Category: Congregation
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Advice to Our Students by First UMC member Mira Pak.
1. For every hour you spend in a class, you need to plan on two-three hours of independent study time. 2. Do not schedule classes, work, and practices back-to-back. Schedule time in between so that you can process the first class before you rush off to the next. 3. Learn about the services available for…
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Inspired by Saints: Larry Wilson Honors Fallen FBI Agents – By Shalimar Carducci
Church member Larry Wilson worked in the Los Angeles Field Office of the FBI for 15 of his 25 years as an FBI Agent. Needless to say, he and his colleagues have had some interesting experiences and seen some things, many of which he isn’t at liberty to share. Back in 1986, as a result…
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African American Spirituals by Jack Fry
Did you know that there are 27 African-American spirituals in The United Methodist Hymnal, and that there are 13 in The Faith We Sing? Many African-American spirituals are familiar to us, as we have sung them in school, church and Sunday school and have listened as they were sung by famous musicians. Sometimes one inexplicably…
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First UMC Community Pop-Up Library!
First UMC is proud to announce the opening of the Community Pop-Up Library. The library was designed and handmade by First UMC member Robert Hedges. We thank Bob for his committment to this year-long process, and his craftsmanship that is apparent in the beauty of the structure. Bob says constructing the library “was an interesting…
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Story of a Blood Donor by Dorothy Williams
Article from the First UMC monthly newsletter, Sentinel, in April 2016