First United Methodist Church

Service Times

9am Contemporary | 11am Traditional

Cancelled: Reeves Center Fall Festival

This event is cancelled due to Hurricane Martin. We hope you will join us next year for our Fall celebration.

Church Conference

This annual Church Conference is a gathering of our congregation to recommend candidates for leadership positions and to establish salaries for the pastors. Join us on October 23rd at 6pm in the Fellowship Hall!

Ruth Circle Rummage Sale

The fall rummage sale is coming October 27-28, 2023! This year our Winter Park Student Ministry and Ruth Circle are working together to raise money for church and community charities.

DONATION DROP-OFF:

  • Sunday, October 22, 12pm-3pm 
    Drop off donations at the Matthias Family Life Center
    Accepting donations of used household items, including furniture (no mattresses).

SALE DATES:

  • Friday, October 27, 8am-4pm:
  • Saturday, October 28,  8am-12pm:

Children’s Ministry Volunteer Training

All those volunteering with youth and children this school year are invited to this mandatory training session on Sunday, September 10th at 3pm in the Fellowship Hall. Nursery will be available by RSVP.

American Harp Society Concerts

TWO FREE HARP CONCERTS

  • Anne Sullivan, Solo Harp Concert:  Friday, July 28, 7pm
  • Ensemble of 12+ Harps, “Music of the French Composers”: Sunday, July 30, 3pm

This summer, July 28 – 30, 2023, the Central Florida Chapter of the American Harp Society is hosting a Weekend Harp Workshop.  Harpists from Florida and surrounding states will gather to learn new techniques from Guest Clinician, Anne Sullivan.  Ms. Sullivan began her career at age twelve when she appeared as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra.  She is a nationally known recitalist and chamber musician, performing regularly with SPARX Flute and Harp Duo, Duo Parisienne Violin and Harp Duo and Trio Montage.  She was a member of the Curtis Institute of Music Faculty from 1982-2002, is the author and arranger of numerous works for harp and presents workshops nationwide.  Through her website at Harpmastery.com, she teaches harpists worldwide.

The weekend begins with a Solo Harp Recital presented by Ms. Sullivan and ends with ALL the workshop participants performing together in a large harp ensemble concert.  Don’t miss this beautiful visual, as well as aural, experience.  If you are a harpist interested in participating in the Weekend Harp Workshop, visit the website, www.centralfloridaharp.org.

3rd Grade Bible Presentation

We will present bibles to our 3rd grade students during worship on Sunday, September 28th in Worship. Any 4th and 5th graders who have not received a Bible are also welcome to participate.

Please RSVP by September 19th for the Bible Presentation in Worship. 

Connect Sunday

Join us August 11th as we kick off a new school year with a Connect Sunday in the courtyard and fellowship hall at 10am. We will have information about new connect groups, classes, and upcoming events. We will also have snacks and drinks for all and the playground will be open. Come meet someone new and find a way to get connected!

Preschool Playdate

Families with little ones (birth-5yrs) are invited to join us for a Preschool Playdate on September 9th from 9-11am! We will gather in the gym for breakfast, inflatables, and games. This will be an informal time of play and connection with other families. Parents should stay for this event to join in on the fun. Please bring a breakfast item or drinks to share. Cost is $5 per family to cover some of the cost of our inflatables.

Back to School Blessing

Join us in worship on Sunday, August 11 for a blessing for our community of students, teachers, parents, and administrators as they begin this new school year.

We hope you will join us in worship for this special blessing where kids will receive a backpack tag for the year. You are welcome to bring your backpack or school bag for the blessing.

Summer Campus Workday

Join us at our Winter Park Campus on July 22 for a workday as we repair, replace, and freshen up our playground and church buildings. On this day, we will have an assortment of jobs & tasks to be accomplished and we will need your help to make it happen. Below is a list of jobs we hope to complete. Please sign up for the project you wish to help with!

Projects Include: 

Painting: We will be painting our MSEE playground equipment, campus gates, and building sections that have been damaged over time. For this project, we are asking the volunteers to bring paintbrushes, paint rollers, trays & drop cloths.

MSEE Playground Refurbishment: We will be emptying the sand in the MSEE sandbox, replacing the wood surrounding it, and refilling it with new sand. For this project, we will need shovels, drills, screwdriver bits, and wheelbarrows to carry the old sand down to the lakefront.  There are also boards on the playground equipment that needs to be replaced as well (treehouse and boat).

Pressure Washing: For this project, we are looking to pressure wash buildings, sidewalks, MSEE chairs. The church will provide the pressure washer to use.

Inside Cleaning: This is a low-impact project that will involve cleaning safety cones, inside tables, chairs & cabinets.

Items to Bring:

As mentioned above, there are several items we will need to make this day a success. Below is a list of items you can sign up to bring.

  • Paintbrushes & Paint Rollers
  • Paint Trays
  • Drop Cloths
  • Shovels
  • Power Drills
  • Screwdriver Bits
  • Wheelbarrows
  • Water Bottles
  • Trash Bags
  • Disinfected Cleaning Spray/Magic Erasers
  • Paper Towels/Cleaning Rags

Please note, we encourage you to wear work clothes, closed-toed shoes, and bring your own work gloves/masks if needed. We will have some equipment available – you do not need to bring supplies in order to participate.  Come for all or part of the time. Refreshments will be provided! 

Childcare is available, please RSVP during registration.