In the coming months, the courier will feature new and old voices as we invite people with disabilities to share their stories. Disability is defined as “Having a physical or mental impairment that af...  Read More

Friends,It has come to  my attention that yet another phishing email has gone out in my name. I wanted to publish the exact text of the email here so I can walk through how you might spot these “phish...  Read More

United Women in Faith will celebrate summer's end with, special guests at the luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 10.Aimee Khuu, executive director of Tacoma Community House and Carlos Garcia, Director of Yo...  Read More

We are Hiring! First UMC Olympia is looking for the right person to lead our youth ministries. The Youth Ministry Leader will plan, facilitate, lead, and participate in Youth Ministry programming and ...  Read More

Did you know that our seasonal newsletter (Seasons) is hand-folded and labeled by a team of dedicated volunteers? If you've appreciated getting Seasons in the mail  and would like to be involved in th...  Read More

Many of you may have seen the recent news that FAN and community advocate Muhammad Zahid Yussef was taken by ICE this week. We encourage you to join FAN staff and many other organizations and people o...  Read More

Youth (Middle and High School) Sunday School begins again on September 14th!As we prepare for another program year, we are looking for a few volunteers who would enjoy serving as a Youth Sunday School...  Read More

Would you like an opportunity to get to know the folks of our church on an informal basis? One of the best ways to do this is by volunteering to be on a Hospitality Team! You get to greet people on Su...  Read More

We will not hide them from their children; we will tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord and his might and the wonders that he has done.Psalm 78:4No one likes to think about dea...  Read More

The CommonGround Choir is starting again for the year. Our first rehearsal of the fall season will be Thursday, September 4, at 6:45 pm. We will sing our first anthem on Sunday, September 14. That giv...  Read More

Thanks to a generous grant from the Endowment Committee, the Great Hall kitchen is set for a thorough cleaning and re-set on Friday, September 5th. A professional cleaning crew will minister to cabine...  Read More

Feeling Craft-y? United Women in Faith is hostess-ing several crafting afternoons during August.On Monday, August 18, Violet Crase will lead a session on "scrubby" making from 12:30 to 3 pm in Room 22...  Read More

Join our friends at the Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation for their used book sale!Their entire catalog of used books is now available 24/7 online with new donations every month. So please v...  Read More

If you heard Ben Kirschner read the liturgy last Sunday, you heard him encourage others to give being a liturgist a try. If you can read, you can do this! I provide a script with instructions and all ...  Read More

A BIG THANK YOU to Miss Brittney, the FUMCO Families and Kaleidoscope Kids for being at St. Andrew's UMC this past Sunday. Seeing the kids and families encouraged and inspired folks here to dig in and...  Read More

Are you interested in learning more about the Bible?Growing in faith with the encouragement and support of other people? One way to do that is participate in a long-term Bible Study group; a group tha...  Read More

We have seen an increase in phishing emails being sent out impersonating Pastor Heather. Often, the emails start by asking for some kind of favor. If you reply, the email author will eventually ask fo...  Read More

With our nonprofit status, we are able to participate in the Fred Meyer Community Rewards program! You can connect your account with a nonprofit like us, so that your shopping will go toward helping t...  Read More

On July 20th the South Sound Cooperative Churches gathered for a fun day at the Rainier’s Baseball game. Over 100 local United Methodists were in attendance!This year was extra special because our Com...  Read More

Our United Women in Faith invite you to gather at the home of Sue and Terry Raymond at 11am on Wednesday, August 13, for their traditional mid-summer BBQ. Spouses are included in the invitation to goo...  Read More

Through Washington State’s Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA), families like ours are given a set number of respite hours to help relieve the ongoing demands of caregiving. Unfortunately,...  Read More

This coming Sunday, July 27, Green Bags will be handed out. Fill the bag with Canned fruit. Canned protein (chili, meat, high protein soup), Mac & Cheese, Peanut butter or any other non perishable foo...  Read More

The next Compassionate Meditation will be on Tuesday July 29th at 7:15pm at The Nalanda Institute (1620 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98506). This Compassion Meditation Series is currently offered to membe...  Read More

Are you interested in kayaking with the South Sound Co-op? Here are some of our upcoming opportunities to spend time with members of the other churches in the community.July 26th, Saturday, 9am, our f...  Read More