First United Methodist Church of Boulder welcomes the Crafting a New Normal gathering on Saturday, March 16, as the first part of our 22nd anniversary celebration of becoming a member church of the Reconciling Ministries Network, fully welcoming of LGBTQ persons and their loved ones. The celebration continues in our worship service on Sunday, March […]
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First United Methodist Church of Boulder is delighted to welcome Richard Saxon’s photography exhibit, “Art Through the Lens,” to our sanctuary gallery space from March 1-May 31. Rich will host First Friday receptions for his exhibit on March 1 and April 5. Between March 1 and May 31, you may also come and enjoy Rich’s […]
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Arts for Kids’ Souls (AFKS) Camp, our arts-focused day camp, returns in 2019! This year’s camp will be August 5-8, 2019. AFKS is a week-long day camp for children, rising Kindergarten through 5th grade, of music, art, dance, yoga, drama, and storytelling! Camp takes place right here in our church building. Our church’s Director of […]
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RE-SCHEDULED: The Boulder Police have re-scheduled their safety presentation for us. It will now be held on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 7:00 pm in our Church Parlor. We will learn how to prepare for and protect against “active shooter in building” situations, discuss various responses to take, learn how to contact the appropriate authorities, and […]
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2019 marks First United Methodist Church of Boulder’s 160th birthday! We will be celebrating throughout the year with special events; check back to this page often for details about anniversary year happenings! As First Church prepares to celebrate the 160th anniversary of its founding this year, 2019, a weekly Fun Fact about the church will […]
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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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Dr. Celene Lillie, our church’s Director of Adult Education and Spiritual Formation, is also a Biblical scholar and author of the book The Rape of Eve: The Transformation of Roman Ideology in Three Early Christian Retellings of Genesis. Over 6 Monday evenings this fall, September 10–October 15, 7:00-8:30 PM in the youth room (second floor), […]
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First United Methodist Church has been blessed to be the beneficiary of a major bequest from the estate of longtime FUMC member Thelma Haydon (1913-2017), who died last year at age 103! Half of the bequest was designated for the Endowment Fund, and the other half is undesignated. In order to be good stewards of […]
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