Becoming a member of FUMCWP is not a requirement for attendance or involvement, but we believe you’ll find the process both enlightening and enjoyable.
Church Location
125 N. Interlachen Ave
Winter Park, FL 32789
407.644.2906
Join us in-person or watch sermons live online.
Activity Center
1100 N. Fern Creek Ave. Orlando, FL 32803
407.894.2237
Reeves Ministries:
TCA Preschool
Studio 150 Dance*
Jobs Partnership
4 Pillars Counseling & Enrichment Center
*Takes place at both campuses
Join us on July 23 for our Summer Family Movie Night to watch The Lorax! All ages are invited to the gym at 5pm to watch the movie that inspired our worship sermon series.
Dress comfortably and bring blankets, pillows, camp chairs. Pizza, popcorn, and drinks will be provided, but please RSVP.
Cinnabar is a monthly film series designed around hospitality and curiosity. Films engage our full selves. They inspire, reveal, challenge, question, and enchant us. Our church’s Kinfolk young adult ministry sponsors Cinnabar as a form of spiritual creativity in our Orlando community.
This is one of the most provocative, layered, unique, and dangerous films I’ve ever seen. This is NOT like The Passion of the Christ (people keep asking that). Let’s just say the book it’s based on was banned and a theater in Paris was burned to the ground by religious terrorists when they showed it. But it’s also NOT anti-religious. It’s one of the most honest, raw, and imaginative films I’ve seen that wrestles with religion and spirituality. It’s a film that demands a response, and a curious community like Cinnabar is the perfect place to watch it.
NOTE: First-century Palestine was not a family-friendly place. This film is intended for adults and contains graphic violence, sexuality, and nudity.
Find us at Ligature Coffee, just look for our signs! 6:30 for snacks and chats and the film will start soon after. Tickets are available below as a way to donate to the cause, but registration is not required.
Let’s kick off Summer together! Families with children are invited to gather for dinner, inflatables, and crafts in the gym on Friday, May 19th from 6:00-8:00pm.
This will be a great night of connection and fun for all ages. Parents should join their kids at this event.
6:30am Sunrise (Lakefront Chapel)
9am Contemporary (MFLC Gym)
10am Fellowship & Refreshments (Courtyard)
11am Traditional (Sanctuary)
Join our hearts in one accord to celebrate the Risen Lord! It’s the most joy-filled day on the Christian calendar and we encourage you to be a part of our on-campus celebrations. Exciting music and an engaging sermon help us rediscover how Jesus calls us to experience living.
April 6: 5-7pm & 8-9pm | April 7: 5-7pm, Fellowship Hall
Join us for a self-guided experience that follows Jesus to the Cross. Seven stations await your presence, each reminding you of a different factor in our Savior’s suffering and offering a prayer of reflection. Designed for those who seek a time to quietly contemplate the deeper meanings of Easter.
This NEW experience is sponsored by Inua Partners In Hope!
7pm Traditional, Sanctuary
Revisit that infamous day when Jesus was crucified as the Chancel Choir and a full Orchestra present “Seven Last Words,” a music-driven Service of Darkness. This experience will challenge you to reconsider your response to Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice.
7pm Contemporary, MFLC Gym
Maundy means “Mandate” and reflects the command that Jesus gave his disciples after he washed their feet, “Love one another just as I have loved you.” This gathering renews the importance of those words and draws us into what it truly means to follow Christ.
Join us on Sunday, April 2nd for Lenten Serve Day! On this day, we will hold one Palm Sunday worship service followed by several opportunities for relational service in our community. Our hope is to spread God’s love, lend a helping hand, and build relationships both in and out of the church!
Worship: 10-11am, Sanctuary
Service Projects: All projects will start after the worship service. Start times vary slightly based on the project. Please see the details in the descriptions below.
Register for one of the projects and please visit the Resources section of your registration for additional items to complete prior to April 2nd. After registering, please read your confirmation email for additional details.
Project 1: Campus Beautification at Trinity Christian Academy
Leaders: Stacie Wilson, Kathie Olsen, Dave Olsen
Location: Trinity Christian Academy, 1100 N. Fern Creek Ave. Orlando, FL 32803
Time: 11:30am – 2:00pm
Seeking enthusiastic painters to refresh the equipment on the preschool playground, as well as several classrooms. This painting project will protect the playground equipment and ensure that the children have a clean and bright space! Come prepared to get messy in clothes that can withstand paint splatters. If you have them, please bring your own roller handles and/or paint trays. Remember to label your own equipment. Other supplies and lunch will be provided. This project is meant for adults and youth in 6th grade and above. No young children please.
Project 2: Distributing Street Eats Snack Bags
Leaders: Caroline Payne, Jacqueline DeVane, Dylan Kling
Location: Lake Eola Park – Walt Disney Amphitheater
Time: 11:30am – 1:00pm
Follow in the steps of our Youth to distribute street eats snack bags in fellowship with one another. Please meet the group at Lake Eola Park, hear a devotion and prayer, and walk around the park distribute bags in small teams. We will then meet up again as a group to share our experiences.
Project 3: United Against Poverty Member Grocery Stocking and Cleaning
Leader: David Witwer
Location: United Against Poverty Orlando, 150 W. Michigan St. Orlando, FL 32806
Time: 11:30am – 1:00pm
Join the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee at United Against Poverty’s Member Grocery and Marketplace. We will stock shelves, add price tags and clean. The grocery and marketplace are low-cost stores that families can browse and make choices about which items to buy, rather than accepting food that someone else has chosen for them. Closed-toed shoes and waiver are required. Please see the “Resources” are of this registration to access the waiver. This project is available for adults and youth age 10 and older. All youth under age 18 must have a parent or adult chaperone present.
Project 4: Killarney Elementary Teacher Appreciation
Leader: Peter Gaughan
Location: FUMCWP
Time: 11am- 12:30pm
Let’s show the teachers at Killarney Elementary some love and appreciation for all their hard work. We will write notes of encouragement, create small treat bags, and donate gift cards/self-care items for their teacher raffle. As part of this registration process, please consider signing up to bring specific raffle items and self-care gifts for teachers.
Project 5: United Methodist Children’s Home Activity Baskets
Leader: Rachel DeLaune
Location: FUMCWP
Time: 11am – 12:30pm
Maybe you have heard of the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home, but you don’t know all that it does. Join us to create activity baskets for the youth living there and write notes of encouragement to remind the youth just how special they are to God. As part of this registration process, please consider signing up to bring specific items to fill the activity baskets. Sign up for specific items coming soon.
Additional Support
If you would like to be part of the day but can’t be there in person, you can register to offer additional support. Options available include offering teacher appreciation items, goodies for United Methodist Children’s Home baskets and other supplies and snacks. We love your extra support!
“Telling the truth is a tricky endeavor, and yet, it is a freeing one…to get [free], the church has a lot of work to do.” — Kaitlin Curtice, Native
Join our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Ministry on March 22nd at the Winter Park Library for a special Author Salon with Kaitlin Curtice. Kaitlin exists at a profound intersection of Christian and Indigenous inheritance as a woman writer and poet. She carries stories, energizes communities, and imagines the freedom which comes from loving one another fully.
Kaitlin Curtice is an award-winning author, poet-storyteller, and public speaker. As an enrolled citizen of the Potawatomi nation, Kaitlin writes on the intersections of spirituality and identity and how that shifts throughout our lives. She also speaks on these topics to diverse audiences who are interested in truth-telling and healing. Kaitlin will offer a 45-minute lecture and book signing but does not do Q&A.
All are welcome at this free event, but registration is required through Winter Park Library. This event is presented in partnership by the DEI Ministry of First UMC Winter Park, Knowles Chapel at Rollins College, and the Winter Park Library.
Join us for our Enrichment Workshop on Safety & Self-Awareness. Here you will learn practical skills focusing on mindset, risk reduction, and safety awareness. Our goal is to educate our community on ways to mindfully protect themselves in day-to-day scenarios.
This is a course on self-defense fundamentals rather than physical defense. Topics to be discussed range from domestic & dating violence to street awareness. Whether at your school, work, or community event – we want you to be safe in your surroundings.
The presenter for this event has a background in law enforcement and an abundance of experience to be shared. This is a free workshop with donations greatly appreciated.
There is no registration for this event!
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407-644-2906
Reeves Center 1100 N. Fern Creek Ave. Orlando, FL 32803
407-894-2237
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