• A Place at the Table (Peace): Second Sunday of Advent

    Like the childhood game of “musical chairs,” we are convinced that there are not enough places at the table. And so we shrink the guest list just in case there is not enough, and we scramble to occupy the chairs first. And yet our sacred texts invite us to imagine and make real the gathering…

  • Advent Concert Series: The Sweetbriar Sisters

    Advent Concert Series Returns to First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo for 2021! December 9 at 12pm: The Sweetbriar Sisters, an all-female ukulele trio known for close harmonies, vintage songs and fun! Join us in the sanctuary for this special concert event! We ask all attendees to remain masked to ensure hospitality and protection for…

  • How Much is Enough? (Joy): Third Sunday of Advent

    On this Gaudete Sunday that calls us to dare to rejoice, we will fill the stable with prayers and with diapers. During worship, you will be invited to write down the prayers of your heart and place them in the manger. For those who worship online, we encourage you to write your prayers in the…

  • Advent Concert Series: Bill Cessna Jazz Piano Trio

    Advent Concert Series Returns to First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo for 2021! December 16 at 12pm: Bill Cessna Jazz Piano Trio Join us in the sanctuary for this special concert event! We ask all attendees to remain masked to ensure hospitality and protection for all vulnerable populations. Freewill offerings will be gratefully accepted, but…

  • A Room with a View (Love): Fourth Sunday of Advent

    This has been an Advent season of prophets: Jeremiah, Baruch, Isaiah, Micah. And now the prophet is Mary–the woman who was the original house for the holy. She was “the inn,” her womb gestating love for the world. With all her heart, she proclaims that the lowly are lifted, the hungry are fed, mercy reigns.…

  • 4pm Children & Family Worship

    This service will include a sweet and simple retelling of the night of Jesus’ birth and the singing of Christmas Carols. During this child friendly and interactive worship, the children…

  • 7pm Lessons & Carols

    This traditional favorite celebrates the birth of Christ through the reading of scriptures and the singing of favorite Christmas carols. The organ, a brass ensemble and the choir will lead…

  • 9pm Carols & Communion

    This worship will be similar to the 7pm (and will feature the choir, organ and brass ensemble, as well as "Silent Night") with the addition of communion being served. Seating…

  • 11pm Silent Night on the front steps

    Last year our only in person event was “Silent Night” on the front steps. As the snowflakes drifted from the dark night sky; we knew we had come upon a…

  • The First Sunday after Christmas: Dwelling

    There will be no in person or live streamed worship service at FUMC Kalamazoo on December 26, 2021. A welcome from Pastor Julie Kline will be streamed at 10am on…

  • First Sunday After the Epiphany

    You're invited to join us for coffeehouse worship! As we continue to experience the Epiphany, we celebrate Light being revealed to the world. Our worship will seek the light as…