We at First United Methodist Church of Boulder are very grateful for the vision, passion, and dedication that our Bishop, the Rev. Karen Oliveto, brings to the Mountain Sky Conference. We created a special video to show our support for Bishop Karen.
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 […]
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 […]
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), […]
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 […]
On two upcoming Sundays, August 12 and 26, come to two special Forum programs (9:00 am in the church parlor) entitled “Facing Futures: Dark, Winsome, Bright, and Violent,” led by author, professor, pastor and returning Theologian-in-Residence (TIR), Dr. Hal Taussig. These 75-minute sessions combine spiritual exercises, conversation, and the reading of a recently-discovered early Christ […]
Driven to Abstraction is an exhibit of abstract paintings by NoBo (North Boulder) Art District member artists Linda Bice, Betsy Cole, Jennifer Johnson, Lori Mattina and Connie Slack. Located in the sanctuary gallery space of our historic downtown church, these beautiful and colorful paintings are enhanced during daylight hours by sunlight streaming through the stained […]
Though our Arts for Kids’ Souls (AFKS) Camp is on a one-year hiatus this summer, mark your calendars for a special AFKS event on the first Saturday of August! This AFKS event will take place at First United Methodist Church of Boulder. SATURDAY, 8/4, 5:30-6:30 pm AFKS music instructor (and FUMC member) Jason Malmberg […]
In recognition of our historic landmarking of seven downtown properties in 2017, First United Methodist Church (FUMC) of Boulder was celebrated at the Boulder Heritage Roundtable Archaeology Historic Preservation Month Awards Ceremony at the Chautauqua Community House on Monday, May 16, at 6:00 pm. Pastor Matthias Krier, and FUMC Boulder members William Arndt, Ruth Irvin, […]
We are excited to present our summer music series, Music for the Soul, from June 3 through the first Sunday of September! During the summer months, our Chancel Choir takes a much-deserved break, so we invite guest musicians to perform during our 10:30 am Sunday worship services. This summer’s line-up runs the gamut from classical […]