Church Council Update: September
Your Church Council met September 1 to prepare for our program year. You’ll here the details from teams soon, but we have a great line up of classes,…
Help assemble UMCOR Hygiene Kits
on Rally Day, The Global Missions Committee will be collecting UMCOR Hygiene Kits from congregants to help those that have been affected by Hurricane Ida in Louisiana and…
Pastoral Letter: giving thanks, and looking forward
Dear First Church family, Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. It’s always good to begin with gratitude. I want to express my gratitude to the worship team at…
August Church Council Update
Your Church Council had its first meeting of the new church year on August 4. Planning for the church year began, despite uncertainty about the impacts of the…
Support for Afghan Refugees & Haiti Earthquake Recovery
Grace and Peace First Church Family, We feel a sense of fragility as news of the devastation in Haiti continues to surface. We feel a deep heartbreak as…
Looking Forward to Livestreamed Worship
Dear First Church family, When I was a youth, “choose your own adventure” storybooks were all the rage. You would read a story about exploring a secret cavern,…
Pride + Faith August Gathering
Greetings friends! Our first in-person Pride + Faith gathering since COVID will be this month! The planning team put a lot of thought into how to gather safely. Instead…
Church & Society/Social Justice Committee: The gun violence crisis in WA state
On Saturday, July 17, the Washington Nationals game in the other Washington (DC) was suspended due to gun fire in the parking lot that left three people injured. …
Pastoral Letter: “All are needed”
Dear First Church Community, As First Church begins to take steps towards gathering back together to worship in-person, we are reminded of another season when our congregation faced…