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SUMMARY:Friends Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Sundays | January 18 – June 28\, 2026\n6:30 – 8:30 am | Wesley Hall\nServe First through our Friends Breakfast\, where we extend the love of Jesus to those in transition or experiencing homelessness through a hot meal\, warm hospitality\, and genuine respect. Your service is vital to this ministry\, and we encourage you to participate in various ways—whether by contributing items or volunteering your time. \nContact: Rev. Brenda-Brooks Alexander \nvolunteer
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SUMMARY:Casseroles & Curiosity | Summer Potlucks
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays | July 8 – August 5\nWesley Hall | 6:00 – 8:00 pm\nRegistration Requested\nSummer at church is a different animal. Bible studies are taking a sabbatical\, Sunday School is doing its own thing\, and frankly\, we’re all just trying to stay hydrated. But for four Wednesday nights this summer\, we’re firing up Wesley Hall for Casseroles & Curiosity—because the two go better together than you’d think. \nHere’s the deal: show up at 6 with a dish. Your grandma’s casserole\, that pasta salad you’re weirdly proud of\, a bag of chips you grabbed on the way over—no judgment. We’ll eat\, we’ll laugh\, we’ll argue (kindly) about whose dessert is best. \nThen at 7\, pick your curiosity. This summer’s classes include: Communal Serving Projects (do good\, feel good)\, Why Four Gospels (four takes\, one story)\, When Women Were Priests (the history you weren’t taught)\, From Crown to Conferencing (United Methodist roots)\, Singing the Faith (why we sing what we sing)\, It’s All Greek to Me (cracking open the Bible’s original words)\, Survival Guides with Youth (because they’re listening more than you think)\, and Experience First Street Mission (and how you can help). \nCome hungry. Leave fuller—in more ways than one. \n  \nClass Schedule and Descriptions\n\n\n\nClass\nRoom #\nTeacher\nJuly 8\nJuly 15\nJuly 29\nAugust 5\n\n\nWhy Four Gospels?\n340\nRev. Evve Kuykendall\nX\nX\nX\nX\n\n\nLove through Service (Hands-On Service Projects)\n352\nRev. Brenda Brooks-Alexander\nX\nX\n\n\n\n\nGetting to Know 1st Street Mission\n154\nElizabeth Becker\n\n\nX\nX\n\n\nFrom Crown to Conferencing: Methodism and the New Republic\n333\nKevin Walters\n\n\nX\nX\n\n\nWhen Women Were Priests: Women’s Roles in the Early Church\n336\nDr. Jenn Pick\nX\nX\n\n\n\n\nIt’s All Greek to Me: Looking at the Bible’s Original Languages\n336\nDr. Jenn Pick & Kagan Parker\n\n\nX\nX\n\n\nStories from the Methodist Justice Ministry\n332\nAaryn Lamb\n\nX\nX\nX\n\n\nSurvival Guides with Youth\n331\nKylie Campbell\, Claire Manno\, & Macie Grosskurth\n\n\nX\nX\n\n\nSinging the Faith: A Brief History of Church Music\n154\nThomas Williams\nX\nX\n\n\n\n\n\nClass Descriptions:  \nWhy Four Gospels? \nIn this seminar\, we will look at why our scriptures have four different tellings of essentially the same story\, how that story differs from telling to telling\, and explore reasons why those differences likely exist. This presentation will not be a study of scripture so much as it will be an exploration of how one of the most common aspects of the Bible—4 gospel narratives of Jesus’s life\, ministry\, death\, resurrection\, and ascension—came to be an overlooked aspect of our faith and practice. \n  \nLove Through Service \n  \nFirst Street Mission Experience \nPoverty Simulation: Help participants experience the trade-offs\, stress\, and decision-making \ninvolved in living with limited resources\, not to “play poverty\,” but to build empathy and \nunderstanding. The simulation will show how quickly difficult choices arise. \n  \nFrom Crown to Conferencing: Methodism in the New Republic \nJoin us as we view and discuss this video series created by the General Commission on Archives and History of the UMC. We’ll explore the challenges and successes of the early Methodist movement in the wake of the American Revolution and what this legacy means for us today. \n  \nWhen Women Were Priests: Women’s Roles in the Early Church \nPhoebe was a deacon. Junia was an apostle. Paul’s letters are full of women who led\, taught\, and presided in the earliest churches\, and then there’s that one verse in 1 Timothy that’s been quoted at women ever since. We’ll start on familiar ground\, sitting with both the permission and the prohibition in the texts we think we know. Then we’ll step past the canon entirely—to a Roman governor who tortured two women he called ministers\, and a runaway named Thecla so beloved the early church couldn’t stop telling her story. Two weeks. Come for the history you probably weren’t taught. Stay for the questions it raises about who we are now. \n  \nIt’s All Greek to Me: Genesis 1 and Revelation 21 in their original languages \nEvery English Bible you’ve ever read is already an interpretation. Translators made choices about which word\, which tense\, which shade of meaning\, and those choices shape what we hear. Over two weeks\, Dr. Jenn and Pastor Kagan will sit with two short passages in their original languages and show what opens up when we slow down. Week one: the first five verses of Genesis in Hebrew\, where “in the beginning” might not mean what you think. Week two: Revelation 21 in Greek\, where a new heaven and a new earth turn out to be stranger\, and more hopeful\, than the English lets on. No Hebrew or Greek required. \n  \nStories from the Methodist Justice Ministries \n  \nSurvival Guides with Youth \nOur first seminar on July 29th will be a Survival Guide to Social Media w/ Youth Intern Macie Grosskurth. Trying to responsibly navigate the worlds that social media creates is difficult for anyone who is close to youth. Come and learn the ins and outs with our youth intern Macie Grosskurth. The second seminar on August 5th is on understanding the tweens and teens in your life. What are they actually saying with all the slang? What’s going on developmentally in their brains? Plus all sorts of other helpful information. Come join Kylie and Claire and learn from their experience. \n  \nSinging the Faith: A Brief History of Church Music \nHave you ever wondered why Christians have always sung in worship? From the Psalms of ancient Israel to Gregorian chant\, from Martin Luther and the Reformation to the hymns of Charles Wesley and today’s worship songs\, music has shaped the faith\, theology\, and spiritual life of the Church for centuries. \nJoin us for a two-week journey through the history of church music as we explore how worship developed\, why congregational singing matters\, and what the Church’s musical heritage can teach us about worship today. Whether you love hymns\, choir music\, contemporary worship\, or simply want to understand why the Church sings\, this class will offer insight\, discussion\, and inspiration.Register\n\n                \n                        \n                             \n							"*" indicates required fields \n                        					\n						Δ\n						\n						\n\n					\n                        Name*\n                            \n                            \n                                                    \n                                                    First\n                                                \n                            \n                            \n                                                    \n                                                    Last\n                                                \n                            \n                        Email*\n                            \n                        Phone*What class are you attending?*\n			\n					\n					Why Four Gospels?\n			\n			\n					\n					Love Through Service\n			\n			\n					\n					Getting to Know 1st Street Mission\n			\n			\n					\n					From Crown to Conferencing: Methodism and the New Republic\n			\n			\n					\n					When Women Were Priests: Women's Roles in the Early Church\n			\n			\n					\n					It's All greek to Me: Looking at the Bible's Original Languages\n			\n			\n					\n					Stories from the Methodist Justice Ministry\n			\n			\n					\n					Survival Guides with Youth\n			\n			\n					\n					Singing the Faith: A Brief History of Church Music\n			Will you need childcare for this event?*\n								\n								Yes\n							\n								\n								No\n							Please list the names\, ages\, dietary restrictions\, and allergies for all children needing childcare.*CAPTCHA
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SUMMARY:Bundles of Hope Community Baby Shower
DESCRIPTION:February 8 | Pick up list of items needed\nMarch 1 | Drop off items\n9:00 am – 12:00 pm\nWesley Hall\nFirst Church is hosting Bundles of Hope\, a community baby shower in partnership with JPS Health Network\, to support mothers\, babies\, and young children from newborn to 4 years old. \nThis joyful event is our way of surrounding families with love\, dignity\, and practical support during critical early stages of life. \nWhat Is Bundles of Hope?\nBundles of Hope is not a traditional baby shower—it is a collective act of compassion. Together\, we will gather essential items and assemble age-specific gift bundles that will be distributed through the JPS Mom & Baby Program. \nEach bundle represents care\, encouragement\, and the promise that these families are not alone. \nHow You Can Participate\nBring a gift for one of the age-specific bundles\n(Newborn\, Infant\, Toddler\, Preschool\, or Mom Care) \nSponsor a full bundle or donate individual items\nServe on the day of the shower by helping organize and prepare bundles\nPray for the mothers and children who will receive these gifts \nWhy This Matters\nYour generosity helps provide:\nSafe beginnings for newborns\nDevelopmental support for growing children\nRecovery and care for mothers \nWhen we come together\, small gifts become powerful expressions of hope. \nLet us shower our community with love—one bundle at a time.
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