Dec 9, 2024 | Success Stories
Buhr Park Clean Up Adopting a Garden This fall, 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...
Nov 19, 2024 | Success Stories
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...
Nov 4, 2024 | Success Stories
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...
Oct 14, 2024 | Success Stories
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...
Sep 3, 2024 | Success Stories
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...
Aug 7, 2024 | Success Stories
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...
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...
