645 Main St, Melrose, MA || 781-662-7060 || fumc@fumcmelrose.com || Sunday Worship at 10am
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 …
The other day, I logged onto the internet and MSN had an interesting headline, no doubt curated by my search history and designed to get me to click. It read, “14 Christian Beliefs That Have Faded into History.” Their algorithm is good …
A few weeks ago, Chuck and I had a Facebook “chat” about the deep privileged to be the pastor of First UMC Melrose. Our church is a gift and a blessing. The reason that it is such a wonderful church community can …
“I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?” Over the last two weeks, I have been sending you updates about the United Methodist General Conference. So much has happened and is …
Last Sunday during our prayer time Bert told us that students in Melrose will be taking part in the ‘Day of Silence’ this Friday, April 12. Yesterday, I went to the https://www.glsen.org/dayofnosilence website to learn more about it. Here is what …
The Leadership Team is planning a display for the church front lawn to be a welcoming symbol to people in our community and to celebrate our status as a Reconciling Congregation. We will be painting doors in different colors of …
Bonjou! Koman ou ye? No, that wasn’t a typo. It is “Good morning. How are you?” inHaitian Creole. I am greeting you this way this morning because I am excited for ourHaitian fundraiser lunch on Sunday, January 21 following worship. …
As we move deeper into winter, the possibility of a snow or ice storm on a Sunday morning increases. If we need to cancel in-person Sunday services due to weather, we will send that message via email, post it on …
The church sanctuary will be decorated with poinsettias on Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24. If you would like to purchase a poinsettia plant (6 1/2″ pot/$12 each) in honor or memory of a loved one, please fill out the paper …
We invite you to follow along again this summer as we read passages in Psalms and other portions of the Bible. Here is the schedule for this July! July 1st: Philippians 2:5-11 It is believed that here Paul uses one …