SAVE THE DATES: our 25th Reconciling Ministries Celebration is March 26-27! Reconciling Ministries at First Church invites you to mark your calendars for our upcoming 25th anniversary celebration with special […]
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A Statement in Response to the Feb 26 Vote at General Conference
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Yesterday, the General Conference of the United Methodist Church voted to enforce the ban on churches ordaining LGBTQIA+ clergy and performing same-sex weddings. As a Reconciling […]
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22 Years as a Reconciling Congregation: Crafting a New Normal Gathering on 3/16, Bishop Tonyia M. Rawls Preaches Sun, 3/17
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 […]
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We Support Bishop Karen Oliveto
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 […]
Read MoreCelebrating 19 Years of Welcoming Everyone on March 6
With Love from Pat On Sunday, March 6th, our 10:30 am worship service will celebrate our nineteenth Anniversary of becoming a United Methodist Reconciling Congregation. On March 4, 1997, our […]
Read MoreNewtown and Boston
As I write this post I am watching the early morning MSNBC reports of the shoot-out and killing of one suspected Boston Marathon bomber and the extensive manhunt for the other suspect. I am hearing that everyone in the city of Boston should “shelter in place” which means stay indoors. News reporters say this kind of lock-down is unprecedented. All public transportation has been shut down. Now there are reports of other persons of interest in custody.
Read MoreMoving Forward from General Conference
Yesterday (Thursday) even as the Colorado Civil Union Act moved out of the House Judiciary Committee with bipartisan support, the General Conference of the United Methodist Church defeated all changes that would remove from The Book of Discipline the discriminatory and hateful language that declares that homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching, that self-avowed practicing homosexuals cannot be ordained, that United Methodist pastors cannot officiate at same sex marriages or even bless holy unions, and that such services cannot be held in our church buildings.
Read MoreHope and Rainbows
I would like to share a couple of things today. First, the opening week of the General Conference of the United Methodist Church ends tomorrow. General Conference began with major speeches from the Council of Bishops, Laity and Young United Methodists. The Young United Methodist presentation featured Krin Ali, a member of Park Hill United Methodist Church in Denver.
Read MoreThoughts on General Conference
Every four years 1000 delegates from United Methodist conferences around the world meet to discern the priorities of our denomination, to develop the policies that shape our life-together, to allocate the dollars that fund ministry and mission, and to shape the organization that supports ministry in mission around the world. These decisions are found in The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, which is updated and published following each General Conference.
Read MoreAn Easter Story
Easter is coming. Last Easter season I told this story. I want to share it with you again in these days before Easter:
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