Monthly Prevue Newsletter

First Church is considering a proposal to install solar panels on the education building. Posters explaining the project have been placed in the Narthex. Benefits of solar panels are economic and environmental. The Governance Board has requested that the Foundation provide the funds for the project, and the savings be budgeted for programs. The Foundation Board has not yet voted on the request. Update: On Tuesday, July 21, the FUMC Foundation Board voted positively on Read more…

Photo credit: INUMC Annual Conference First United Methodist Church West Lafayette attended the 2026 Indiana United Methodist (INUMC) Annual Conference held June 3-6 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. We are grateful to Pastor Duane Carlisle, Pastor Kory Pritchett, Charis Vander Plaats, Diana Hoke, and Anna Clark for representing our congregation at Annual Conference. A special thank you to Pastor Duane for his leadership at the conference. In addition to staffing the Read more…

Enter the Contest by Tuesday, June 16 Do you have a joke worthy of a legendary dad-eye roll? We’re looking for the punniest, most groan-worthy dad jokes in the congregation! Submit your best clean, family-friendly dad joke to Ronda at rkroeschen@fumcwl.org by Tuesday, June 16, to enter our Dad Joke Contest. Our church staff will judge all entries, and the winning jokes will be featured on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21, during the 11:00 AM Read more…

This spring, the First Church community garden has steadily taken shape through the hard work and dedication of volunteers and leaders like Talitha Huber, First Church Family Ministry Instructional Coordinator. Over the past several weeks, the garden space has transformed from preparation work into a flourishing area filled with raised beds, fresh soil, and growing plants. The first stage of the project focused on preparing the garden beds and surrounding space for planting. First Church Read more…