This second Sunday of Lent we raise the congregational value of COMMUNITY. How fitting then to celebrate the baptism one of our youngest disciples as the community reaffirms our own baptismal covenants and welcomes a child into the covenant. In our Baptism we put on the grace of God through Jesus Christ, and we commit […]
Inclusion seems to be a buzz word of the time with many organizations and entities claiming inclusion as a value. For Christ followers, inclusion is an ancient spiritual practice that was embodied by Jesus. His life and ministry consistently exemplified that love and community must include the marginalized as they too were God’s beloved. Jesus […]
In the Old Testament, when Moses raised the staff of the serpent any who had been bitten by a venomous snake could gaze on the staff and be healed of the serpent's poison. It is a strange reference to an obscure story. The point is, those who look to Jesus who was lifted up on […]
“Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain, but if it dies it bears much fruit” ~John 12:24 We are called to experience, celebrate, and share God’s love. This is our mission as First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo. Our call […]
Led by: Rev. Matt Weiler Bulletin: https://www.umc-kzo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Bulletin_March_24_2024.pdf It is Palm Sunday, a time when we remember Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. And so we, like those who hailed Jesus on that day wave our palm branches, shouting “Hosanna – Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.” However, by the time […]
Join us in person or online March 28, 2024 at 7:00 PM With water and a basin, we remember that Jesus tells the disciples that he wants to wash their feet. They are bewildered by this gesture of humility and service that reverses all normal roles of authority. In humility, we symbolically wash our hands […]
Christ the Lord is risen! Alleluia. Come, join us for Easter as we sing our praise and raise our joys and triumphs high with brass, choir, organ, and timpani declaring that love’s redeeming work is done. Easter begins in the dark and moves into our lives as the dawn lights up the sky and our […]