A note from Pastor Travis 1/3/24
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2025! I pray that this will be a blessed year for you and for our church. If the rest of the year is as eventful as January will be, then our church will have a banner …
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A note from Pastor Travis 11-21-24
This Sunday is a very important day in the life of our church. We will be holding two important events. The first of these is Pledge Sunday. It is hard to overemphasize how important our pledges are for the church. …
A note from Pastor Travis 11-15-24
Can you believe that 2024 is almost over? Soon we will be saying goodbye to this year and welcoming 2025. Yet, before we do that, there are a lot of great things in store at our church. We will be …
Sunday Free Meals – Fall & Winter 2024/25
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 …
Advent Study 2024
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“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 …
A note from Pastor Travis 11-7-24
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.” Philippians 4:4. “Rejoicing always” is a tall order. To be honest, there are times when I do not feel much like rejoicing. Why would Paul write this? He wasn’t naive. …
November & December @ FUMC Melrose
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Tuesday Morning Bible Study: 10:30am in the FUMC Library. Everyone is invited to join us for Bible Study. Bible study is an open group that prays together, offering knowledge, enjoyment, and a wide range of spiritual and non-spiritual benefits …
A note from Pastor Travis 10/31/24
I know that it is hard to believe, but in a few weeks, we will be celebrating Thanksgiving. On November 24, the Sunday before Thanksgiving, we will have our “in-gathering” of food that we have collected and sing those wonderful Thanksgiving …
A note from Pastor Travis 9/19/24
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 note from Pastor Travis 9/12/24
Last Sunday we had a wonderful time at the Victorian Fair. We met lots of people, gave lots of dogs treats, and enjoyed sharing Kindness Rocks with children. It was a wonderful way to introduce people to our church and …