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Youth Service Trip 2024
Leading VBS for 25 years In June 2024, 25 youth along with 13 adult counselors traveled to the Upper Peninsula to serve the community in and around L'Anse, Michigan. For 25 years now, FUMC youth have led Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Zeba United Methodist Church's outdoor chapel for the children...
Family Worship
Piloting a service for families In June 2024, FUMC piloted a new worship experience for families as part of Rev. Nancy Lynn’s doctoral research project. The service was designed to be a space for children and their grownups to deepen their faith together. The Family Worship team, composed of Kids...
FUMCN’s Book Walk 2024
10th annual Book Walk In May of 2024, First United Methodist Cooperative Nursery (FUMCN) preschool had their 10th annual Book Walk. This big community event takes place on the Wesley Lawn at the end of the school year and is centered around a book, with different activities relating to the book...
Civil Rights Pilgrimage 2024
Learning about slavery in America In late January 2024, 10 pilgrims from FUMC traveled to four cities in Alabama to learn more about slavery in America, the struggle of blacks post slavery and the civil rights protesters that fought for equal rights for all. They visited prominent sites of the...
Family Camp
A beloved FUMC tradition At the end of May 2024, FUMC families gathered together for a weekend in nature filled with fun, adventure, faith and fellowship. Family Camp is a beloved FUMC tradition where participants grow closer together and with God. For the second year in a row, Family Camp took...
Love Thy Neighbor
Supporting the Ann Arbor Community for 15 Years Love Thy Neighbor (LTN) started in 2008 as an outreach of First United Methodist Church of Ann Arbor to meet the need for meals among hungry people in Ann Arbor. Every morning, 52 weeks a year, LTN provides non-perishable food to the food-insecure...
Tuesdays Together
Nourishing the mind, body & soul In the fall of 2023, we kicked off our first six-week program to nourish the mind, body and soul called Tuesdays Together. On Tuesday evenings, everyone was invited to the church to enjoy a community meal together followed by intentional explorations. Around 40...
Advocacy Day 2024
Petitioning for better mental health care On March 13, 2024 we joined United Methodists from all over the state to spend the day advocating with state legislators. We petitioned our lawmakers for better access to mental health care, assuring that all persons have access to affordable care and to...