Last Sunday, we heard of the “Reckless Sower.” Today we hear the second of seven parables in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 13. This parable is also about farming and […]

This week in worship Pastor Matt will be reflecting on the Parable of the Sower from Matthew chapter 13 and together we will wonder, “whom or what is the parable […]

This week, come be a part of the Second Sunday Worship Team's service. Pastor Matt will be delivering a sermon called "The Way of Jesus," drawing from Matthew, Chapter 11. […]

“Whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple -- truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward." ~Matthew 10:42  What are you thirsty for? What is the thirst of our neighbor, our world? Thirst is your body’s way of telling […]

The mission of Kalamazoo First United Methodist Church is to “Experience, Celebrate and Share God’s Love. Our mission is love. Love is our calling and our vocation as individual participants of our church and as a body. It is our strong conviction that God’s love changes us and has the capacity to change others who […]

Nearly two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation a Union general named Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to inform enslaved African Americans of their freedom. The date was June 19, 1865. Ever since that moment black people in The United States have celebrated Juneteenth through prayers and worship, […]

Join us this Sunday in-person or online. On this second Sunday after Pentecost, we are reminded of the ways we might be filled with the sudden and fiery Spirit of God. Arising from the spirit of bold resistance, Pride month began through the action of trans women of color following a violent police raid on […]

Join us this Sunday in person or online at 10:00 A.M We're reminded of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego's courageous faith, standing unflinching in the face of earthly power, assured of God's protection. As we delve into this Scripture, we witness God's deliverance from life's fiery furnaces, a testament to the divine protection available to all […]

Join us this Sunday in person or online at 10:00 am. Pentecost has arrived. It is the fiftieth day or the seventh Sunday from Easter Sunday As modern Christians we […]

Join us this Sunday for a very Special day. On this day, we will gather together to celebrate and acknowledge those who are taking a pivotal step in their spiritual […]

“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever.” John 14: 16   An advocate is one who is called to the […]