Announcing Alicia Choi’s Departure
Dear First Church, This is my last week as your director of communications. A lot has happened since January 2017 when I first walked through the doors of…
PRIDE + Faith T-Shirt Orders
We are offering PRIDE + Faith T-shirts and Aprons this year for you to order. Wear your shirt or apron on Pride Sunday as we hand out cookies…
Offering of Letters with Bread for the World
Now through Sunday, June 4th Advocate to End Hunger Write Letters to U.S. Congress and bring them to Church! Hunger Facts: The Majority of Americans (51.4%) will live…
The Spirit Moves us Forward: Why a Capital Campaign Now?
You might be wondering why First Church in embarking on a capital campaign now. This presentation, put together by Greg Wallace and our Debt-Free Future workgroup, lays out…
United Methodist Church Native American Ministries Sunday
The United Methodist Church, the world and our communities are in a time of transition and we are invited to partner with God in this season of restoration.…
Ecumenical Advocacy Days Reflection: “From Swords Into Plowshares”
In February, a few of us attended an interfaith statewide advocacy event at our state capitol through one of our partner organizations, The Faith Action Network (FAN). This…
Nogales Mission Team Report
The week in Nogales, Arizona with the UMVIM team was amazing and went by quickly. The first two days we fixed a leaky roof instead of a painting…
National Ecumenical Advocacy Days Virtual Event
Swords into Plowshares – Achieving Enough for All & Pursuing Peace April 25-27, 2023 Join with other Christian advocates and activists from across the country and from many…
Virtual screening of “The Wisdom of Trauma” + Panel Discussion
The Church & Society/Social Justice Committee would like to invite you to attend the following event: Friday evening, April 21 at 6:30, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)…
Update from the Nogales Mission Team
Three people from First Church volunteered to join three others from different northern Washington UMC congregations to visit El Mesias UMC in Nogales, Arizona. Nogales is on the…