Monthly Prevue Newsletter

The Wesley Foundation would like to invite you to its final farewell event to their beloved building at 435 W. State Street on Saturday, June 1, 2024. This will be a special time to reunite with old friends for the last time before their big move. Come back and share memories, eat, and learn about Wesley Foundation’s plans for a new ministry center at 2nd and Waldron. Wesley will be open from 11am to 8pm! See details below. Read more…

Join us on Sunday, May 19, for Pentecost Sunday! We have two services: 9 AM First Up Worship and 11 AM Celebrate Worship. We sometimes call Pentecost Sunday “the birth of the church”—the day we celebrate the beginnings of a movement of God’s Spirit that spread around the world in a unique and powerful way. Symbols of Pentecost include flames, wind and descending doves in red, yellow orange and white. This year, in addition to Read more…

The postponed General Conference of the United Methodist Church is just around the corner! General Conference is scheduled for April 23 through May 3, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina. There is much that can happen and many who are hoping and praying for change in our denomination. Pastor Duane is a delegate to General Conference and part of the leadership in both the Indiana Room For All Coalition and Indiana Reconciling Ministries Network. Please join Read more…

Registration for First Church Vacation Bible School (VBS) is now open! Our JUST Like Me: Digging in & Growing Deep program is June 3-7, 2024, from 9-11:30 AM, and is open to all kids who have just completed pre-k through fifth grade. Register online here. You can also register by phone (765-743-1285) or email (Ronda at rkroeschen@fumcwl.org). VBS Volunteers Needed. If you are interested, please complete this form. In JUST Like Me VBS, kids will Read more…

Barbara Krause has been a devoted Methodist since the early 1950s when she joined the MYF group in Indianapolis. A member of First Church since 1962, she’s served in various roles, including secretary of the Administrative Board, usher, greeter, liturgist, communion steward, women’s circle leader, and volunteer office receptionist. Barbara remains actively involved in Sunday School classes and church committees, embodying a steadfast commitment to her faith and service to others. Once upon a time, Read more…