Please join us on Sunday, May 8 after 10am worship at First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo for the dedication of a new Peace Pole in memory of Emerson and Zola Eidson. We will also rededicate a former Peace Pole that was built by the late Rudy Hansen. It will have a new location on […]
Godly Play is offered for children 4 and older, as well as nursery care on the 2nd floor of First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo for infants through 3-year-olds with fully vaccinated staff. Please contact jlibrizzi@umc-kzo.org with any questions.
The message for May 8 is called “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?” (Credit to Lin Manuel Miranda…) We’ll reflect on the 23rd Psalm in song form and we’ll hear a story of resurrection from the book of Acts. With the Psalm we are reminded of God’s presence in the shadows and even […]
“When they had gone ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” ~John 21: 9-10 “Come and have breakfast” the resurrected Christ invites the disciples to a meal of fish and bread on the shore of […]
If you would like to further explore the commitment and joy of membership in The United Methodist Church, please contact Pastor Julie at jkline@umc-kzo.org. Class will take place online and meet each Sunday on Zoom from April 24 through May 15, 2022. New members will be received on May 22, 2022.
You're invited to Living the Questions, a DVD-based discussion class featuring noted theologians and church leaders. It seeks to be an alternative to studies that attempt to give all the answers and instead creates an environment where participants can interact with one another in exploring what’s next for Christianity and for us as Christians. Each […]
We are now in Eastertide on this Second Sunday of Easter and our scripture this week takes us to the upper room, on the evening of Jesus’s resurrection. While every Sunday is a “little resurrection” it is always helpful and important to remember that Easter is not one day, rather Easter is a Season of […]
After nights of deep darkness, we come in the bright light of Easter morning celebrating that Christ is risen indeed! Resurrection is possible. It is a glorious morning filled with tulips, lilies, brass and timpani, voices raised in joy, all proclaiming “Alleluia!” On this glorious morning let us listen for a stone rolled away and […]
After nights of deep darkness, we come in the bright light of Easter morning celebrating that Christ is risen indeed! Resurrection is possible. It is a glorious morning filled with tulips, lilies, brass and timpani, voices raised in joy, all proclaiming “Alleluia!” On this glorious morning let us listen for a stone rolled away and […]
Tonight we will hear the story of Jesus’s passion through the 14 stations of the cross. Sometimes we will listen, sometimes we will sing, and sometimes we will be invited to rise and move to new spaces for experiential prayer. This is the night of Jesus’s crucifixion. This is the night Jesus asks us to […]
You are invited to Holy Thursday worship to come and listen, to be silent and to exam our hearts in this holiest of weeks. Breaking the bread and lifting the cup of grace, Jesus asked that we remember him and dedicate ourselves to a new covenant. This is the Feast of Love, come kneel at […]
For those joining us in person, we will meet on the front church steps at 9:30am to walk together to the community Blessing of the Palms at the Bronson Park bandstand at 9:45am. Today in coffeehouse worship we celebrate the liturgy of Palms, and we turn with Jesus towards the cross of Jerusalem in the […]
