Join us for Worship!
We invite you to join us for worship every Sunday at 10am. We are excited to come together in our beautiful sanctuary and celebrate Advent and the coming season. Won't you join us?!
There will be time for Children and Youth at each service.
We will be featuring special events and services throughout the season so stay tuned to our social media and website for more information.
We look forward to welcoming you this season!
November & December @ FUMC 2024
Fall in New England is finally here and we are excited to be celebrating all of the goodness with our church family. We’d like o have you join us! There are a number of activities for families and kids and opportunities to engage with the community. Check out this post for all of the details: https://fumcmelrose.com/2024/11/01/november-december-fumc-melrose/
Bring a friend or two and we look forward to seeing you soon.
"The Redemption of Scrooge"
Our Advent study will be based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, using the book 'The Redemption of Scrooge' by Matt Rawle. A fun journey as we look at this timeless story through the lenses of faith.
The study will be an online class in conjunction with Carter Memorial UMC, Monday evenings at 7pm. The class will run from November 25th to December 16th, 2024.
We hope you will join us. Please email the office at fumc@fumcmelrose with your name, email address and phone number to be added to the class.
Melrose Community Freezer
November 2024 update
Huge thanks for keeping the Melrose Community Freezer stocked with healthy homemade meals! In 2023 we provided over 2500 meals through this program, and we’re able to do this because of YOU. We’re providing an average of 60 to 90 meals each week.
Meal donors should deliver DIRECTLY to the Community Freezer at Melrose First United Methodist Church, 345 Main Street Melrose. Donations are no longer being taken at Sargent Street.
Meal Drop off Days and Times as of November 1, 2024
Monday & Wednesday 12:30pm - 3pm
Tuesday & Thursday 9am - 1:30pm
Friday 12:30pm - 2pm
Note: call Margo in the church office at (781) 662-7060 in advance on weekdays to confirm the hours.
Process:
Park in the circular driveway in front of the church.
Ring the buzzer at the front door, and Margo will answer.
Place your meals in the “Incoming” freezer at the end of the first hallway on the right.
Text us at (781) 214-1030 with your name and the meal name(s).
Know that you’re making a tremendous difference!
Sign Up Genius Link:
The SignUpGenius link is the following, and we would still love for you to sign up so we can anticipate the number of meals each week. Here’s the link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D44A8AA22ABF8C70-community#/
Details for Meal Preparers:
COOK a meal to donate, double your dinner recipe for donation, or save extra dinner portions.
PACKAGE individual meals in single-serve microwave-safe containers. Takeout containers are ideal, so reuse clean ones you’ve collected, or use the containers we’ve provided at Melrose FUMC next to the freezer. Family-size meals can be packaged in aluminum containers for the oven, but please note that otherwise we are not able to accept styrofoam, aluminum, or Ziplocs.
LABEL each container with your name, the donation date, the meal name(s), any dietary specifics: GF (gluten f ree), VE (Vegetarian) VG (Vegan), LS (low salt)
Important Requirements
Meals must be complete, including protein, veggie and starch
Meals should freeze well and reheat well
Meals must be individually labeled to enable guest choice
Make what you love to eat!
Most Requested Meals
Roasted/grilled meat & fish of all types with accompanying potatoes/rice & veggies
Soups & stews of all kinds
Macaroni & cheese, plus protein (chicken, pulled pork, etc.) & veggies
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for making this mission a success in our community!
Participate in our services online
Live streaming link for our services
Our services are now live streamed. You can access them at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs9NaZyiEx2FLdUWmAwWYMw
The link takes you to our YouTube channel, where you can also view videos of our past services.
When a service is in progress, you will be able to find the live stream here.