Jul 24, 2024 | Success Stories
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...
Jul 18, 2024 | Success Stories
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...
Jul 3, 2024 | Success Stories
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...
Jun 17, 2024 | Success Stories
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...
Jun 3, 2024 | Success Stories
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...
May 29, 2024 | Success Stories
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...
Apr 22, 2024 | Success Stories
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...
Apr 15, 2024 | Success Stories
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...
