For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” –Joshua 1:9 Day 2 didn't disappoint. The kids came excited after such a fun day yesterday. They were also ready to have their pictures taken so they could find themselves in our closing slideshow for the day. Our 28 children, 23 adults, and 8 youth volunteers spent their day doing the following things:Our kid's crews started God Sightings today. ...  Read More

Your unfailing love will last forever. Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens.–Psalm 89:2 With Day 1 over and done, we're thrilled to spend the day with 41 exceptional children! Our focus for the week is God's, Monumental Love. Here are some things they learned and did:"God loves us no matter what!" He's an "Amazing God!" (This is our big takeaway.)Joseph's family had feuds (Genesis 27), ...  Read More

There are lots of ways people show love. According to Gary Chapman in his book The 5 Love Languages, there are 5. I wanted to pause and point out that through the past 6-weeks, we as a family have received all 5.  Read More

We are four weeks into our Summer Fun program and half-way through summer break. Each week our youth have the opportunity to participate in: swimming, team sports, arts & crafts, theatre, dance, music lessons, and ropes course. Teenagers ages 15 - 17 years old are enhancing their life skills by volunteering or working, cooking, gardening, and attending college/career readiness workshops. Marie Maz...  Read More

Have you ever thought about what it means to be a blessing to someone? According to the dictionary, the word blessing (n) means (1) God's favor and protection or (2) a prayer said before or after a meal. However, the verb...  Read More

"Stop Going to Church" is an odd for me, your pastor, to say. But I'm saying it because...  Read More

The Kitchen Is Open!   Every week, the community comes together to nourish both body and soul of anyone who is hungry.   FIUMC small groups will staff The Kitchen’s Middleburg location on the third Saturday of each month serving hot soup, salads, fruit and sandwiches.   On July 16th the More to Life small group will be preparing and serving lunch.   Be sure to save the upcoming dates to your calen...  Read More

Make one change to your Sunday worship habits and help share our church with others. Find out more...  Read More

When the movie and the company are good, you couldn't ask for a better night! Check out how the Pace Island small group had a fun evening of multi-generational fun...  Read More

It was such a wonderful Sunday on the 12th. The one good time about being sick–you get to slow down a bit. In my slowing down, I decided to reflect on all the things recently I’ve been blessed by…  Read More

I’ll admit, there are always moment during Annual Conference that I get tired and wonder why I travel for meetings and reports. But there are moments…  Read More

Over the past week, as I have been cleaning, painting, moving furniture, and preparing the office, I’ve been thankful for the time…  Read More