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Dear FUMC Family and Friends, I am proud to be the pastor at First UMC of Melrose for a lot of reasons. One of the important reasons is our commitment to mission ministries. We support our mission ministries in a number of …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, A number of staff changes are coming to our church. As most of you know, our Church Administrator, Sandra, is moving to Qatar. Jayleigh has agreed to take the Church Administrator’s job along with her Christian Education …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, When I was in seminary, I heard a story of a man who used various passages of the Bible to prove that his Old Testament professor was the beast described in the book of Revelation. The …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, One of the many blessing of serving as pastor at First United Methodist of Melrose for the last two years has been working with Sandra. She is an excellent Church Administrator and she has helped me …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, I am excited. In past years, our church has participated in the town Union Services. While these services were great and celebrated our common faith, I believe that it is time for us to hold our own …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, As you may be aware, our church has entered into a partnership with The Food Drive, a Melrose-based, community-driven food rescue nonprofit, that has been founded by two of our church members, Jana and Tony …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, As you know, traditionally many of the churches in Melrose hold Union services in July, where each church hosts the other congregations for a Sunday. This year, due to a number of issues around COVID-19, the …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, This Sunday we are celebrating our church being a Reconciling Congregation as part of our celebration of Pride Month and as a part of our commitment to working for a fully inclusive Methodist church and …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, Sunday is Pentecost, the day we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit empowering the first followers of Jesus to go into the world and share the Good News of God’s redemptive love in Jesus. In …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, This week we held the funeral for Barbara Stone at church. We required everyone to wear masks, use hand sanitizer, and social distance. We also asked that anyone who has been feeling sick not come. It was …