Monthly Prevue Newsletter

Easter: Seeking Beyond Where the Sidewalk Ends

On the north wall of our Sanctuary space (which we call the Christian Life Center or “CLC”) the worship team has mounted a display of interactive visual elements. Our Lenten conversations have explored questions that emerge from the stories in our weekly Gospel texts. These questions are sometimes curious and hopeful—“How do we begin again?” Sometimes they invite restoration—“Can these bones live?” Most often they are challenging—“Who will we listen to?” We are seeking beyond Read more…

By First Church, ago
fortune cookie

Don’t Listen to a Fortune Cookie

By Diana Hoke ‘Tis the season we pay our share of earnings to the government. Income tax time! Completing all the forms is unlikely to be an enjoyable experience, especially if you do it yourself, which is akin to pulling your hair out one strand at a time over the course of numerous dreadful hours of tax revelations. For many taxpayers, it’s a grim time. Money is the root of all evil, they say. But Read more…

By First Church, ago
easter centerpieces

Easter Centerpieces for Tippecanoe Acts

Diana Hoke will be selling Easter centerpiece-gift creations between the 9 am and 11 am services on Palm Sunday, April 2 as a fundraiser for our FUMC mission, Tippecanoe ACTS.  Each 5″x4″ Butterfly Box contains three homemade, hand-decorated sugar cookies (one large Easter egg and two smaller springtime shapes such as butterflies or tulips.) A little bag of other treats completes the goodies inside.  Outside, the box represents the Resurrection of Christ through the metamorphosis of a butterfly Read more…

By First Church, ago

Klondike Kids Club Needs Help

Klondike Kids Club is an after school program sponsored by First United Methodist Church, offering tutoring and food to families at no charge.  When school is in session, children gather in the Point West Mobile Home Community Club House Monday through Thursday to eat a nutritious snack and do their homework. They are encouraged and tutored by a staff and volunteers who are from Purdue University.  From March 13-18 Purdue will be on spring break and Read more…

By First Church, ago

New Church Sign Debuts for First Church

First United Methodist Church is proud to announce the unveiling of our new welcome sign, a project three years in the making! The plan for a new sign began back in 2019 when congregational leaders and members decided it was time for an upgrade. Located off State Street next to Todd’s Creek bridge, the old sign was small and sat about 80 feet back from the road, making it difficult for visitors and newcomers to Read more…

By First Church, ago
Adult Education

Youth Confirmation Experience

Our 2023 Youth Confirmation Class will be done a little different this year. It will be led by Pastor Duane and will have two parts. The first part will be a joint learning experience with the whole church using the study Creed: What Christians Believe and Why. This study will begin on the first Sunday of Lent and go through the six Sunday during Lent (February 26 to April 2.) Confirmands will use their own youth study Read more…

By First Church, ago
where the sidewalk ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends

There is a place where the sidewalk ends and before the street begins, and there the grass grows soft and white, and there the sun burns crimson bright, and there the moon-bird rests from his flight to cool in the peppermint wind.  Many folks are familiar with the artist Shel Silverstein. Shel found creative expression in prose, verse, artwork, and music. His eccentric poetry and his accompanying line drawings have been a favorite of teachers, parents, and children for decades. Read more…

By First Church, ago
Operation Restoration VBS

Operation Restoration VBS

Summer is just around the corner and we’re planning an exciting Vacation Bible School (VBS) experience! Are you looking for a safe, friendly, and fun environment for your kids? Join us for Operation Restoration VBS! First United Methodist Church will be hosting Operation Restoration: Mending God’s World VBS. During the program, kids will learn how to be menders of the universe as they explore daily themes of feed, heal, forgiven, pray, and rest. In just one Read more…

By First Church, ago
Family Promise of Greater Lafayette

Helping Family Promise of Greater Lafayette

Dear Lafayette Faith Community, I am currently serving as the president of the board for Family Promise of Greater Lafayette.  If you are not familiar with Family Promise, we are the only homeless shelter that serves families while keeping them together as a family unit.  There is a large house behind the Northend Community Center.  It is our shelter, but it looks like a house… purposefully.  While there the families receive case management services.  During COVID, Read more…

By First Church, ago

Guest Sermon: Creating Change and Love through the Environment

The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad,the desert shall rejoice and blossom;like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing.Isaiah 35:1-2 Rebecca Eyrick is part of the family ministry team at First United Methodist Church. A senior at Purdue University studying Environmental Public Health, Rebecca has a passion for ecological restoration and community education. She delivered a sermon based on Isaiah 35:1-10 on December 11, 2022 at First Church. Read more…

By First Church, ago