Sharing the Good News
Last Green Wood Service
Saying goodbye to our Green Wood location On March 29, 2025 we had a wonderful worship service and celebration before closing our Green Wood location. More than 90 people came for the service including some who hadn't been there for more than 15 years!Giving Gratitude Katie Geddes and her group...
Advocacy Day 2025
Petitioning at the Capitol On March 12, 2025 we participated in Advocacy Day at the Michigan State Capitol. We spent the day advocating with state legislators about the crisis in care resulting from the 2019 auto no-fault insurance changes in Michigan. The legislation we focused on would provide...
Creative Adventures in Holy Troublemaking
Reflecting together In February 2025 FUMC held a half-day retreat to delve deeper into the Holy Troublemakers and Unconventional Saints worship series. Participants ignited their creative spirits, relaxed, and reflected together, all fueled by the spirit of holy troublemaking.Activities & art...
Souper Bowl
Annual fundraiser In February 2025 Youth Ministry held their annual Souper Bowl fundraiser. This fundraiser takes places over Super Bowl weekend and provides a great opportunity to have fun, build community, play games, and enjoy a homemade meal of soup, all while supporting the youth program.Food...
Christmas & Cocoa
Gathering around the fireplace In December 2024 Kids Ministry hosted their Christmas and Cocoa event. The event took place in the Wesley Lounge where everyone gathered around the fireplace and enjoyed the tree.Slowing down It’s easy in the holiday season to become overwhelmed by all the excitement...
Advent Tea Grounds Us in a Busy Season
Being mindful during Advent FUMC held their 10th annual Advent Tea in December at Green Wood. The seed for Advent Tea goes back 20 years when an FUMC group named Wowmoms met weekly to support each other in parenting and to study how to live faithfully as Christ followers. It was noticed that young...
Buhr Park Clean Up
Adopting a Garden In fall 2024 FUMC Ann Arbor adopted a Buhr Park garden to clean up. A group of volunteers spent a couple of hours weeding and planting the garden area by the Buhr Park pool entrance.Taking care of God’s creation The activity was led by FUMC’s Creation Care group, which encourages...
Trunk or Treat 2024
Trunks and trick or treating In October 2024 we held our annual Trunk or Treat at Green Wood. The turnout was great with 20 trunks decorated and over 40 kids trick or treating. The trunks were incredibly creative, and included a haunted library, a dinosaur party and Little Red Riding Hood's...
Community Reconnect 2024
Reconnection with each other In fall of 2024 we held our annual Community Reconnect where the congregation gathers on the Wesley Lawn for food, games and reconnection. This event is one of the few times during the year our whole church family comes together. We often welcome back those who have...
Habitat Build 2024
Enabling home ownership for families Through Good News Group in association with Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley, FUMC carries out a mission each summer to enable home ownership for families who would otherwise not have this opportunity. In the summer of 2024, FUMC worked along with 13 other...