August 6, 2025 Dear First Church Family, With deep gratitude and tender hearts, we share that Rev. Nancy Childress will be concluding her role as part-time Assisting Pastor for Pastoral Care at First United Methodist Church. Her last Sunday with us will be August 31, when she will preach during worship. We hope you will join us for a reception …
School will be resuming all too soon at our Adopt-a-School, Hawthorne Elementary. It is already time to be helping out with backpacks, school supplies and snacks in preparation for the coming school year. Suggested items: #2 pencils, markers, glue sticks, pocket folders, tissues, loose leaf paper, and scissors. Athletic shoes of all children’s sizes are also needed. The food pantry …
This Sunday, 11:15am, Zoom They will begin discussing “Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God” by Catherine Nixey on Sunday, July 13. Contact George Gay for more information. Zoom Meeting ID: 850 0324 3391 Passcode: 489851
The leadership of the United Methodist Church have been prayerfully discerning a new vision. This Summer, First Church’s worship will center around work of the Council of Bishops and the Connectional Table. Read more about it here. In addition to preaching on these themes, we’ll be hearing from Pastor Kook Ho Kim and Pastor Mike Weigand along with First Church …
Thursday, July 3, 6-8pm Choose from the planned activities below or start your own: We’ll conclude the night with a short gathering, blessing, and goodbye. Please email info@fumc.org with any questions.
Put on your dancing shoes and join us at the Monona Terrace Rooftop on July 10, 6-9pm! Listen to the Eddie Butts Band (considered a “must see” band). There will be a table will be reserved for us. Please RSVP to Rev. Nancy Childress below. RSVP to Rev. Nancy
Want to hang out with the First Church’s Pastors? Want to get to know the people from church who live in your part of town? Join is us in area parks through the summer and get to know one another! We’ll gather near the playground at each park between 4:30-6:30pm. Bring a drink and some snacks to share, or just …
Attending Annual Conference last year required a two-and-a-half-hour drive to Green Bay. This year the trip was less than 10 minutes for Gerry and 20 or so for Ann to attend the Wisconsin Annual Conference in Middleton as your Lay Members to the Annual Conference from FUMC-Madison. We were blessed with beautiful and meaningful music, inspiring sermons from Rev. Dan …
Saturday, July 19, 8:15am-3pmFirst UMC will participate in another Habitat for Humanity build day on Saturday, July 19 from 8:15am-3pm. This is a multi-generational event. There is work to be done building and work to be done supporting those that build. Either way, we need to know if you are interested in this event. If you are interested, please contact Nancy as …
This week, new, high efficiency boilers are being installed. Thanks to the Trustees for their careful work, the grant writers that helped cover more than $60,000 of the cost, and for your continued giving that help First Church care for the building that supports our ministries. Handrails are also being installed in the Sanctuary this week! We’ll have two rails that …
