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From Pastor Duane

From Pastor Duane

From the Pastor’s Desk: A Journey Through Easter Season

Dear Beloved Community, Easter morning has come and gone, but the good news still echoes: Christ is risen—risen indeed! What a joy it was to gather in worship on Easter Sunday, surrounded by blooming lilies, bright hallelujahs, and the warmth of your presence. Together, we stood in that sacred space Read more…

By First Church, 3 weeksMay 2, 2025 ago
From Pastor Duane

Reflections on the Spring 2025 GBCS Board Meeting in Los Angeles

By Rev. Duane Carlisle, Board Member From March 16-19, the General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) gathered in Los Angeles, CA, for our spring board meeting. As we engaged in our work of advancing peace, justice, and human rights, we were welcomed with deep hospitality by Faith United Methodist Read more…

By First Church, 1 monthApril 7, 2025 ago
Lenten Message from Pastor Duane
From Pastor Duane

Everything [in] Between: A Lenten Message from Pastor Duane

Dear Friends, As we enter this sacred season of Lent, I invite you to journey with us through Everything [in] Between—our worship series that acknowledges the middle spaces of life, the places between what was and what will be. Lent itself is an in-between time, a season of 40 days Read more…

By First Church, 2 monthsMarch 14, 2025 ago
From Pastor Duane

Drawing the Circle Wider

Dear First Church Family, There is so much going on in the life of this church that I am so excited about. We have been sharing news of new leadership in our family ministries, more learning and connection opportunities for all ages, and exciting ways our First Church family is Read more…

By First Church, 3 monthsFebruary 14, 2025 ago
From Pastor Duane

A Ministry of Reconciliation

“All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us.” 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 NRSV PASTOR Read more…

By First Church, 1 yearMarch 22, 2024 ago
From Pastor Duane

Celebrate, DREAM, Invite — A Message from Pastor Duane

On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary, his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their Read more…

By First Church, 1 yearJanuary 22, 2024 ago
Church News

Welcome Diane Dahlgren to the Family Ministry Team!

Dear First Church Family, I am excited to share some wonderful news with you about a recent addition to our Family Ministry Team. Diane Dahlgren, an experienced educator with a passion for organization and community engagement, has graciously stepped forward to lend her expertise to our team. In our recent Read more…

By First Church, 2 yearsOctober 31, 2023 ago
From Pastor Duane

Touch the Basket

“For it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.” – Philippians 2:13 NRSVUE My heart overflows with gratitude and thanksgiving for this church. On Sunday, October 22, we concluded our Consecration season with a meal together. For Read more…

By First Church, 2 yearsOctober 26, 2023 ago
From Pastor Duane

Come to the Table: Our Theme for the Season of Stewardship and Generosity

We are fast approaching the season when we will use our indoor dining room tables a whole lot more. We won’t be firing up the grill as often or sitting out on our patios and decks. The kids are now well into the rhythm of a new school year, and Read more…

By First Church, 2 yearsSeptember 21, 2023 ago
From Pastor Duane

The Message of the Psalms

Have you ever been stuck? Have you had that feeling where you have a general sense of what you want to say, but you can’t find that beginning point that gets you started? For me the solution has usually been solved by finding a scriptural touchstone. A good scripture always Read more…

By First Church, 2 yearsJuly 24, 2023 ago

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