The following passages of Scripture will be read and considered in our 10:30 AM worship service on Sunday, February 24, 2019: Job 32:7-8 I thought, “Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.” But it is the spirit in mortals, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding. I Corinthians 16:13-14 Be on your […]
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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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Arts for Kids’ Souls (AFKS) Camp, our arts-focused day camp, returns in 2019! This year’s camp will be August 5-8, 2019, and registration is now OPEN! 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 […]
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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, culminating in a special service marking this milestone on Sunday, November 24, at 10:30 AM, with Rev. Chuck Schuster as our Guest Preacher. Check back to this page often for details about anniversary year happenings! […]
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The Reverend Wallace D. Finley transcended this plane on December 29, 2018 while on vacation with his wife, Mary, in Cancun, Mexico. Wally was born in Canon City, Colorado, on January 27, 1931. A first Celebration of Life will be held on January 12, 2019, at 2:00 pm at our church. A second Celebration will […]
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Experiencing God as Love: Care of the Earth Scripture: 1 John 4:19 “We love because he first loved us.” This scripture brings back memories of catechism from my youth. This is one of those verses I can actually remember hearing, “We love because he first loved us.” Yet, even upon hearing it as a young […]
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Experiencing God as Love: Care of the Earth Scripture: Matthew 22:36-40 “‘Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?’ He said to him, ‘“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second […]
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Experiencing God as Love: Care of the Earth Scripture: Isaiah 9:2 “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness on them light has shined.” God created the heavens and the earth, and God said, “It was good.” God gave us stewardship to care […]
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Experiencing God as Love: Care of the Earth When I can enter that space where I really notice the world around me—those moments where the beauty of creation just leaps out at me—God’s love seems to come into a particular kind of clarity. I am able to notice the perfection of the earth. I notice […]
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