Sing Out Sunday

Join Us this Sunday in person or online at 10am for Sunday Service. Let us begin by acknowledging that Peter actually walked on the water. This miracle is not to […]

All Saints Day

All Saints is a day of remembrance for the saints. We celebrate the communion of saints as we remember those who have died and give thanks for our connectedness as […]

Consecration Sunday 

“They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all they do, they prosper.” ~Psalm 1: […]

Letting Go of What No Longer Serves Us

“Sing to the Lord, a new song” -Psalm 96: 1a  “He will come ready to clean the grain, separating the good grain from the chaff.” -Luke 3: 17a  The process […]

Euodia and Syntyche

Join Us this Sunday October 15th in-person or Online at 10:00 am for worship This Sunday the scriptures call us into a practice of discovering who God is and therefore […]

Second Sunday | Philippians 3:4b-14

Please Join us this Sunday online or in person at 10:00 am In our worship this Sunday, we reflect on the words found in Philippians 3:4b-14, where the Apostle Paul […]

World Communion ~ Shalom

“The wrong first question is, What do we need to do? The right first question is, Who do we need to become?”         ~ Benjamin McBride  “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”          ~Matthew 6: 10  “Blessed are the peacemakers, for […]

God Sized Vision & Provision

The first week of our worship series, “Braiding Our Stories: Aligning our Values, Vision, Mission, and Generosity” finds us in the Book of Exodus discovering the gifts of God’s provisions. This portion of the Exodus story reveals a people who are distraught with the worry of how they might survive. Their doubts grow and they […]

Rejoice Sunday

On REJOICE SUNDAY we celebrate and we anticipate all that God will accomplish in and through First UMC in the days ahead. We lift up our mission to EXPERIENCE, CELEBRATE, and to SHARE God’s love. We make a conscious choice among all the other choices available to come together as the church. So what makes […]

“Love Opens the Door”

Join us this Sunday in-person or online at 10 AM We are called to: Experience God’s love. Celebrate God’s love. Share God’s love. This is the mission of Kalamazoo First United Methodist Church that was discerned by church leadership in 2001. Since this time, we have been discerning and discovering how it is that we […]

Exodus 1:8-2:10

Last week we heard the narrative of Joseph at the end of the Book of Genesis. It was a narrative culminating in God’s newness, abundance, safety, and a promise of wellness for Joseph and his family. This Sunday we find ourselves at the beginning of Exodus the story picks up and we find Joseph’s descendants […]

Genesis 45:1-15

In this passage, Joseph reveals his true identity to his brothers. They had sold him into slavery many years earlier out of jealousy, thinking they had rid themselves of him for good. However, through a series of events, Joseph had risen to a position of great power in Egypt, becoming the second-in-command to Pharaoh. When […]