Monthly Prevue Newsletter

Adult Education

Adult Education: Devotions, Fellowship, Connections

Sundays 9:45 am – 10:45 am Room 209 This beloved class is returns this January! If you have been wishing for a fellowship class that provides time to connect with one another, make new friends, and includes meaningful devotional time, this is the place for you. We will begin with a four-part video series: Common Ground by Amberly Neese (no book required). One reviewer says this about Neese: “[She] is a speaker, humorist, and encourager with a Read more…

By First Church, ago
Messy Church

Messy Church — Is there any other kind?

Last month at our Charge Conference, First Church joined with other congregations at St. Andrews UMC to explore a taste of Messy Church. We enjoyed a light meal and then we played with various hands-on activities—arts, crafts games, all connected to a biblical verse and theme. It was really fun! I first encountered the Messy Church concept several years ago when serving at Robert Park United Methodist Church in Indianapolis. Rev. Dr. Andrew Scanlan Holmes, Read more…

By First Church, ago
pastors and staff gift

Pastors & Staff Christmas Gift

Join the Staff Parish Relations Committee in a FUMC Christmas tradition of giving a Christmas gift to our pastors and staff as a way of showing our appreciation from throughout the year and say Merry Christmas. There are several ways to give:  1. Mail your check to the office payable to First United Methodist Church with the note “Staff Christmas Gift.”  2. Leave an envelope and donation in the offering with the note “Staff Christmas Read more…

By First Church, ago
Adult Education

Advent Education Series

Rediscover the gift of Advent that comes without packages, ribbons and bows. This Advent season we will look at a familiar holiday classic through the lens of faith and see how Christ speaks to us through our culture. Our discussions and Advent lessons will be based upon the Christmas classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas using the book The Heart That Grew Three Sizes: Finding Faith in the Story of the Grinch* by Matt Rawle, Read more…

By First Church, ago
Church News

Special Offering: United Methodist Student Day — November 27

Students are the future of The United Methodist Church In the 18th Century, our Wesleyan roots were formed around the importance of education and its role in spiritual formation. In fact, the original Special Sunday was created to help advance education for children – and today we call it United Methodist Student Day. By investing in our students, the Church supports potential in students who will one day pay the investment forward to society. Together, we Read more…

By First Church, ago

Rebuild Lives with a Gift to the Lucille Raines Residence

The Lucille Raines Residence (LRR) is a facility owned and operated by United Women in Faith of Indiana. Located in downtown Indianapolis since 1977, it houses up to 49 individuals recovering from alcohol and drug addiction.  LRR’s 12-step recovery process and meetings help residents rebuild their lives and relationship with God.  LRR offers a safe, clean and sober environment for residents, and the opportunity to work on a “self-help” program.  In need of a new elevator, the Read more…

By First Church, ago
food drive

Food Crisis in Fondwa

Friend of First Church, Rev. Jamalyn Peigh Williamson of Zamni Fondwa has reached out to our congregation for assistance with the Food Crisis in Fondwa. Friends of Fondwa, Good afternoon. I just finished a phone call with our Haitian Director of Operations, Luckner Raymond who is reporting that there is a food crisis in Fondwa. He says, “The country is locked and no one can find the key. It is the worst situation I have Read more…

By First Church, ago

November Missions Updates

Klondike Kids Club @Work and @PlayThe pictures which appear in the Prevue this month are made possible by the generous gifts of financial support, volunteer time, and the prayers of the faith family which calls FUMC home. Because of you, the children attending Klondike Kids Club are fed, nurtured, tutored and given the opportunity to discover more about themselves and their gifts.  They also have the opportunity to learn about more their community and what it offers, by Read more…

By First Church, ago
LUM Jubilee Christmas

LUM Whobilee (Jubilee) Christmas

Lafayette Urban Ministry coordinates Jubilee Christmas, which is a program sponsored by many of the LUM member churches and other community organizations that organize events for local families at several different host sites. Using this model, we maximize participation of many churches and organizations – and serve many more low-income families. For 40 years, Jubilee Christmas has made parents the heroes on Christmas morning with their children. Jubilee Christmas invites selected families a host site Read more…

By First Church, ago