by Rev. Beverly Fest I recently took a course on the Franciscan Way, looking at the life and teachings of St. Francis of Assisi. Most people know St. Francis as a statue or birdbath for their garden. The guy who loved all the animals and birds. In fact he did! However, he also chose a […]
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September 1, 2020 Dear Friends, I am new to Boulder and new to First Church, so this may sound strange for the newcomer to say, but I want to say this to you: I really miss standing in the sanctuary with you, lifting our voices in praise and joy, standing near one another, near enough […]
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If you aren’t able to join us for worship on Sunday morning, you can still watch our services here. Sunday, January 17: The Season of Epiphany continues, Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Rev. Michael Mather preaching CLICK HERE to view/download the worship bulletin for the January 17 service. Sunday, January 10:Baptism of the […]
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, First United Methodist Church of Boulder has closed our building until further notice, and moved our worship services ONLINE. Worship With Us on Sundays There are 2 WAYS to participate: Worship With Us on OUR WEBSITE (web page will go live at 10:30 am MST Sunday). Worship With Us […]
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will postpone our ONE THING collection until we are able to meet in person again, and bring items to church. Thank you for your generosity so far, and we’ll continue with our collection as soon as we safely can. During Lent, our congregation is engaging with our community partners […]
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At our Charge Conference Celebration on Sunday, February 2, longtime FUMC member and FUMC’s Photographer-in-Residence, Richard Saxon, shared a video that he created from photographs of our church community taken during the past year. We thank Rich for this moving, beautiful, and fun retrospective of 2019 at First United Methodist Church of Boulder!
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Now that the first residents are moving into the Attention Homes (AH) Apartments, on-going efforts to support them are underway. Our neighbors at St. John’s Episcopal Church, across Pine Street from FUMC, are opening their Whittier Pantry to AH Apartments residents to help them with toiletries and other household needs. The items most needed […]
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Bishop Karen Oliveto of the Mountain Sky Conference preached at First United Methodist Church of Boulder on March 5, 2017, our twentieth anniversary celebration of becoming a Reconciling Congregation, fully welcoming of LGBTQ people and their loved ones. After this uplifting service, the members and friends of First United Methodist Church came forth to speak […]
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We were delighted to participate in the 2018 Boulder Pridefest celebration in Central Park on Sunday, September 9, 2018. Our friends at Out Boulder County worked so hard to organize this event, and it was spectacular! The weather was beautiful, the entertainment was excellent, the food trucks were yummy, and the wide array of vendors […]
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Welcome Home Sunday was September 9, 2018! This special Sunday was the first day of our new children’s Sunday School year (new curriculum and schedule this year!) and was also our Chancel Choir’s first Sunday back after their summer break. After church, we all enjoyed an ice cream social on the patio. The weather was […]
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