United Methodist Women (UMW) held their closing meeting the garden this week — the first in-person meeting they have had since February 2020.
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Join the FSMM Scavenger Hunt! This week’s item: Spaghetti Sauce
You’re probably familiar by now with our weekly “Mission Scavenger Hunt” emails that alert our First Church family to the specific food needs of our Mission for the coming week.
Volunteer teams are invaluable in times of disaster, absorbing some of the expenses and personnel needed to face the tasks.
The mission of MJM is to provide light and hope to families who have experienced neglect and domestic violence by providing free legal representation and ongoing support to ensure that the children with a caring and protective caregiver.
Looking for a nice way to get out in the October sunshine and do some good in our community?
This past month retired FUMCFW pastor Rev. Chuck Graff, along with first church UMCOR trainees Kim Gudimetla and Rusty Thompson traveled to Deridder, Louisiana with our First Church trailer to help with debris cleanup following recent storms and flooding in the Lake Charles area.
The decision not to hold services indoors wasn’t made out of fear, but rather with our deepest respect for health and life. Our love for God and our neighbor drives us, and we are called by John Wesley to do no harm.
Kudos to our Kids Hope USA Mentoring program and its dedicated leader, Gay Ingram, who received some nice publicity this week on our denomination website, UMC.org in a wonderful feature article. Read here to find out more and to read the full article!