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 […]
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 […]
"If young people are the future of the church, come hear what a world-wide expert on young people knows about the present." We are honored to have Joy Eva, a worldwide authority on youth advocacy and global migration, join us on Sunday, May 21st. This event is a rare opportunity to gain insights from someone […]
“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 […]
There are many storytellers at work in this brief text from Acts chapter 7 that we will hear on this day in worship. The “old guard” storytellers casting stones at […]
The Twenty-third Psalm is a great comfort to us as we imagine the green pastures and still waters. It also recalls the dark valleys and calls us into the not-so-easy […]
This Sunday we delve into the powerful story of the Road to Emmaus, found in Luke 24:13-36. We'll gather to reflect on the scripture where Jesus reveals himself to two […]
Join us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship, please review our updated mask optional practice. Easter is now one week behind […]
