Worship Online with Us

If you are unable to attend our Sunday morning worship services in-person, please join us online. We stream both services Sunday mornings live at 9 and 11 a.m. and both are available to watch later if you can’t watch live. We also have many previous services available to watch if you missed one. Please don’t forget to let us know you are watching with the “I’m Here” button at the top of the page.

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Pastor David’s Corner

We wanted to use the Pastor David’s Corner spot this week to highlight our wonderful mission’s team! This Sunday, a group of volunteers from our church are headed to Louisiana to help pack disaster relief kits with UMCOR. We are very proud of our team and ask that you cover them in prayer while they are gone.

Day 1- Pray for safe travels and that they are able to settle in smoothly

Day 2- Pray for energy and excitement as they start their work for the week

Day 3- Pray for the people they will be helping and that their work will make an impact in the lives of those who need it the most

Day 4- Pray that they will bond as a team, growing closer to one another

Day 5- Pray that their relationship with God has grown through this trip

Day 6- Pray for safe travels home and that they will be able to rest and recuperate after their trip

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Congregational Prayer Requests

(Please join us in lifting up the following items in prayer!)

PRAYER QUILT IN THE NARTHEX

The prayer quilt displayed in the narthex is for Lynda McCoy. Lynda is a long-time member of FUMC. We invite you to stop, tie a knot, and pray for healing, grace and comfort.

 

DEATHS

None

 

PRAYERS FOR OUR SPECIAL CARE

Bob Young, Selena Alderman, Carolyn Allen, June Becker, Bill Carpenter, Ruth Clark, Mary Anne Cooper, Laura DeNinno, Yvonne Fischer, Barbara Harvey.

 

OTHER

None

 

PRAYERS FOR OUR CHURCHES

First UMC- Glendale

First UMC – Phoenix

First UMC – Sun City

 

(Got a prayer request? Need someone to pray with? Need support? Our congregational care team is here for you! Please contact the church office to have them forward your request to the congregational care team, fill out the form on our website https://firstchurch.church/prayer-requests/, or reach out to the congregational care team directly by emailing patricia@firstchurch.church.)

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Congregational Celebrations and Praises 

(Please join us in praising God for these celebrations!)

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES (Celebrating 50 or more years of marriage)

Jack and Linda Smalley 4/1

Mike and Cecilia Gowey 4/10

Dave and Charlene Kingston 4/10

Jack and Susan Sneathen 4/22

 

SENIOR MILESTONES (Celebrating 80+ birthdays)

Pat Barnes 4/7

Ken McGinty 4/9

Innocent Abiaka 4/16

Karen Champagne 4/18

John Ward 4/20

John Harapiak 4/24

Al Asendorf 4/25

Iglesia Aliento Street Festival

Iglesia Aliento is hosting a street festival on Sunday May 3^rd from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, which will feature tacos, burgers, hotdogs, games, face painting, as well as various booths that provide social services, including domestic violence counseling, and free clothing for those who need it. This is a great opportunity to support their ministry, have some fun, as well as socialize with other UMC churches who have been invited. Come join in!

*If you are interested in volunteering at this event, please contact Dan Cox Gonzalez at dcoxgonzalez@gmail.com or at 602-463-2197.

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Groups and Gatherings Committee- Get Engaged!

Do you have a knack for bringing people together? Do you like planning a great movie night for your friends, or family activities after the big game? If so, we have a great way for you to serve your church!

We’re developing a Groups and Gatherings Team to plan events and activities for our church throughout the year. The team will be able to plan as few or as many events as they’d like, with no pressure, and will have support from church leaders when needed.

Unlike our established administrative committees, there are no regularly scheduled meetings, no minutes to take, and no reports to present! The team will meet/communicate as needed to share ideas and plan some fun events for our church and the community, including things like board game nights, movie nights, outings to go to dinner, attend a theatre performance, or whatever else sounds fun to you!

Does this give you some ideas? If you are looking for a way to serve that is creative, flexible, and FUN, please email Sammi at sammi@firstchurch.church to join today. Thank you for bringing more engagement to our church!

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Sunday Social Hour

Please join us for our First Sunday Social Hour Gathering every first Sunday of the month between services at 10 a.m. in Wesley Lounge. The next one will be May 3rd. We look forward to seeing you!

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Afternoon Book Group

The Afternoon Book Group meets on the fourth Tuesday of most months at 1:30 p.m. in the library. We welcome all who love to read and discuss and travel the world through books. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 28th. The book is North Woods by Daniel Mason.

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Community Yoga Classes

First Church offers two weekly yoga classes to our community. Classes meet Tuesdays, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., and Thursdays, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. The cost is $12 per class or four classes for $40. Email the church office for more information: info@firstchurch.church.

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First Church Business Directory Updates

Business Directory July 2025

Here is an updated first church business directory.

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Visit our website https://FirstChurch.church and click on the “Give” button at the top of the home page, or scan the QR code at the bottom of this message with your mobile device for a quick and easy link to the giving page. You can set up a recurring frequency or give when you want to by making a one-time gift using your checking or savings bank account.

You may also give electronically using your bank’s bill pay service.

Another way to give electronically is Text-to-Give with your debit or credit card.

1. Enter (888) 599-4262 in your cell phone text messaging program and type GIVE $xx as the message (example: type GIVE $20 to give twenty dollars).
2. You will receive a reply with a link to enter your contact and bank information.
3. After you complete the registration, you will receive a verification text as well as a receipt by email.
4. For future giving, simply send a text message with GIVE and the amount you wish to give. That’s it!

 

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Check Your Spam and Junk

Sometimes email from our Church’s domain, “.church” isn’t recognized by all email providers. Please check your spam and junk mail folders periodically to see if something from First Church or other senders to your address might be filtered out of your inbox.