Trustees Update: Tankless Water Heater

Monday, December 16 marked the day FUMC transition to a tankless, on-demand water heater system from a conventional water heater was complete. Trustees began considering replacement options last May when our service contractor informed us that our 100 gallon unit was well beyond the expected 10 year lifetime and could fail at any time.  In addition to replacement with a …

Stewardship Update, December 20, 2024

Dear FUMC Family, We are incredibly grateful for the outpouring of generosity we’ve witnessed during this stewardship campaign. To date, members of our congregation have pledged $727,879 towards our ambitious goal of $850,000. This matches our pledge levels last year, which is great news! However, we still have a ways to go in order to balance our budgets and press forwards with the …

Green Team Times – December 2024

This holiday season, we’re encouraging everyone to buy less, buy better or buy nothing. Let’s focus less on stuff and more on joy! We want to get back to the original joy of the season. Here are some meaningful things we can spend our time and money on: DID YOU KNOW? Our Green Team has bought a big box that …

A Message from the Finance Committee

On November 19, the Church Council passed FUMC’s budget for 2025. It is a balanced budget! This budget includes $70,000 for FUMC’s annual mortgage payment to First Foundation. It also includes substantial capital expenditure for a purchase of a new HVAC system and a new boiler. (We are hoping to achieve funding for a needed second boiler but that is …