Something does not have to be big or loud or fancy to be sacred. Holiness doesn’t rest in the décor, or formality of a place. We build sanctuaries and play organs and gather in beautiful buildings and wear nice clothes to remind ourselves of the greatness of our God, and our need for one another, not because that is where God lives.
For all of the struggles, anxieties, and challenges of this season, it has offered a lot to First Church, an unexpected gift: family time. While we are in this season, you’ll be receiving simple “Family Sunday School” guides each week. These aren’t for children, or teenagers, or adults, they are for whole families to talk about faith together, maybe in a way we didn’t have a chance to before.
Are you a baby who was born in 2019 (or late 2018)? Well congratulations on being able to read at a very advanced level. Now go get one of your parents to read the rest of this. I’ll wait.
Hopefully by now you know that choir is about SO much more than singing.
This Sunday is the finale of our 16th semester of Academy Sunday School! If you haven’t yet taken an opportunity to thank your child’s teacher, I hope you will.
This Sunday our Mission Classes are having their annual Mother’s Day Mission Shop.
Thank you to the more than 40 kids (and their grown-ups) who came out to support the Challenger League players.
Academy Sunday School
Music Programs
Annual Events
Baby Registry
Baptisms
Sunday Nursery
Music Programs
Parents’ Night Out
Acolytes
FUMC Day School
Worship & Weekly Programming
Retreats
Mission Trips
Local Service
Events
Basketball
Confirmation
Sunday School
Outdoor
Men
Women (UMW)
Young Professionals
Wesleyan Adventurers (Seniors)
Singles
Grace Groups
Welcoming Ministries
Lay Leadership
Focus First
Volunteer
Neighbor 2 Neighbor
First Street Methodist Mission
Food Pantry
Infant Formula
Food 4 Kids
Clothing Bank
Home Start-Up Kits
Room in the Inn
Methodist Justice Ministry
Kids Hope Mentoring
Community Advocate
Dementia Friendly Fort Worth
United Community Centers
Project Transformation
Mission Teams
Costa Rica Mission
Kenya Mission
Disaster Response
Habitat for Humanity
Short Term Domestic Mission Trips
UMCOR
Methodist Children’s Home
Wesleyan Homes
Providence Place