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 […]
As the seasons change, many folks do some closet cleaning. If you come across like-new clothes you no longer need, please consider bringing them to church for the Fall Clothing Drive, organized by our youth. The youth group is, once again, collecting new and slightly-used WARM clothing to bring to the Nederland Clothes Closet/Food Pantry […]
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 […]
First United Methodist Church of Boulder is delighted to welcome our next Theologian-in-Residence (TIR), Dr. Kathryn Recklis, in July! Kathryn will lead 5 Forum programs (9:00 am on Sunday mornings in the church parlor) during her stay with us as together we explore Art, Spirituality and Social Justice. Since at least the 19th century, art […]
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 […]
Our Director of Music and Organist, Dr. Gerald Holbrook, will be leading a four-week series, A Brief History of Church Music, in Forum during the month of June. Forum meets on Sunday mornings from 9:00—10:15 AM in the church parlor. All are welcome! June 3: an introduction to Gregorian chant and other music of the […]
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 […]