• Journey to the Common Good: Fostering Connection and Relational Discipleship During an Epidemic of Loneliness

    Room 33

    Despite the proliferation of opportunities to be connected by social media in 2023, people feel less connected than ever. The increasing lack of connection has been called by some an "epidemic of loneliness." Moreover, the divisiveness over political and social issues in our culture continues to foster alienation and not connection. This lack of connection […]

  • Faith & Parenting

    Faith & Parenting
    Room 24

    Faith & Parenting offers a weekly space for parents of children at all stages to share and reflect on how their personal and familial faith journeys are nurtured and challenged through the vocation of parenting. Brief guided reflections based on scriptures shared in Children's Sunday school will accompany each session.

  • First Steps to Faith

    First Steps to Faith

    Children ages 0-3 and their parents or caregivers gather one Sunday a month in the nursery for seasonal stories, songs, and activities for young families.

  • Children’s Chapel

    Children’s Chapel

    Children’s Chapel seeks to excite and build confidence in children’s experience of worship and sense of belonging at First Church. Children ages three through 3rd grade are invited to experience the wonder of worship and joy of service in a lively, child-friendly setting. Throughout the program year, children take part in the seasons of the […]

  • Connect456

    Connect456

    Connect456 is designed to help children in grades 4-6 connect to the church community as older elementary and middle school students preparing to make their own way at First Church. Each week features a unique means of connecting, including serving in leadership with younger children, learning about our church history and United Methodist identity, observing […]

  • Architecture Tour of First Church Sanctuary and Tittle Chapel

    Sanctuary

    What well-known women's suffrage and temperance movement leader has her own stained glass window at First Church? Who carved the reredos above the altar in the sanctuary ? When was Tittle Chapel built, and who is it named after? Stick around after worship on Dec. 17 for a 30-minute architecture and history tour of the […]