God in the Storm
Join us this Sunday at 10:00 AM in person or online! This week, we join the disciples on their journey of ministry following the feeding of the 5,000. As Jesus […]
Join us this Sunday at 10:00 AM in person or online! This week, we join the disciples on their journey of ministry following the feeding of the 5,000. As Jesus […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
“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 […]
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 speaks of his own journey of faith and the surpassing worth of knowing Christ. we are called to remember our past, acknowledging the achievements and […]
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 who we are. And as we come to these two texts we learn that we are a people meant to live decidedly alternative to how […]
“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 of letting go can be painful, it can also be liberating as space is made for something new. We often think that we can be […]
“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: 3 “Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.” Matthew 22:3 In Matthew’s telling of the story, Jesus was involved […]
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 Christians. The Christian festival of All Saints Day comes from a conviction that there is a spiritual bond between those on heaven and on earth. […]