Sharing the Good News
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...
Just Like Me! Vacation Bible Camp
Celebrating their identity as God's beloved creations First United Methodist Church of Ann Arbor hosted Just Like Me! Vacation Bible Camp (VBC) in July 2024 where kids learned how to celebrate their identity as God’s beloved creations just as they are! Kids had fun learning bible stories, playing...
Service Sunday
Connection with God and one another FUMC values our connection in Ann Arbor and our partnerships with local nonprofits, living into our United Methodist commitment to social holiness and personal piety. In the spirit of worship that moved deeper into connection with God and one another, we held...
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...