After our Olympia United Women In Faith Board meeting from 9:30 to 11:00, we will have a short lunch and then gather to discuss training new people to work in our March Rummage Sale until 1 pm. Bring ...  Read More

Beautiful, handmade Valentines are on sale in the Narthex on Jan 28, Feb 4, and Feb 11. All funds raised from the sale of Valentines will go to Church World Service for the purchase of emergency blan...  Read More

Your pastoral team and SPRC are excited to announce that we have hired Savannah Hemmings as Facilities and Program Support Coordinator. Savannah will be managing the church use calendar, scheduling ro...  Read More

Pastors Kellen and Alexa, as overseers of youth ministry this year, are so excited for our youth to connect with other young people across the Greater Northwest Area, and the wise leaders of the Yakam...  Read More

As we continue our year of intentional connection with the wider community, we are leaning into our South Sound United Methodist Cooperative relationships. In January, Tumwater UMC is hosting Affinity...  Read More

On Sunday, we will welcome several new members, and celebrate a baptism. Yay! It is always a profound joy to name the inherent belovedness of one another, remember our own baptisms, and welcome folks ...  Read More

Tonight! Anti-Racist Film Club meets to discuss A Million Miles Away (2023) over Zoom. Discussion begins at 7pm.A Million Miles Away (2023) is the true story of Jose Hernandez as he journeys from bein...  Read More

One of our new families just received a life changing gift this weekend!Wyatt, a 12 year old, was the recipient of a new kidney on Saturday morning! we've been receiving updates that he is doing well ...  Read More

For most of my years of pastoral formation, so far, I’ve thought I was called to be a church planter. In the 2010s, especially here in the Pacific Northwest, the call from the church seemed to be chur...  Read More

You're invited to stick around after worship on Sunday (1/7) to take down our Christmas tree and other Christmas/Advent decorations as we move into the next season of the church-year, Epiphany!We are...  Read More

We are aware that there are a few folks who were missed and not included in last year's published directory. This was not purposeful exclusion, and we sincerely apologize to anyone who was missed. For...  Read More

I was partially raised by a Catholic family; the woman that provided childcare for my family when my parents were working is Catholic. She is a second mother to me, and I am, what she fondly refers to...  Read More

Christmas Eve is on a Sunday this year! Here's what our worship schedule looks like:10am - Traditional ServiceJoin us for traditional organ carols with the Common Ground Choir and Jeffords Memorial Ha...  Read More

Christmas Eve around the South Sound United Methodist Co-op:Tumwater United Methodist Church:10:45am - Advent 4 Worship6:00pm - Christmas EveShelton United Methodist:10:00am - Advent 4 worship5:00pm -...  Read More

Because of the New Years holiday, ARFC has a slightly different schedule next month. We'll be meeting over Zoom on the SECOND Thursday night (1/11) to discuss the film A Million Miles Away (2023). Fir...  Read More

As we continue our year of intentional connection with the wider community, we are leaning into our South Sound United Methodist Cooperative relationships. In January, Tumwater UMC is going to host 4 ...  Read More

In January and February, while the kids are at Kaleidoscope Kids, Pastor Heather will be leading a five week series examining the church, and specifically First United Methodist Church, through the le...  Read More

If you're planning to turn in a stewardship pledge card and haven't already, please do so ASAP. If you don't have your physical copy to bring in on Sunday, you can still fill out our online form here ...  Read More

In worship on Sunday, we shared a video about a leadership acceleration cohort I am participating in this year. If we missed it, you can click this link to watch the video we shared. In the video, I m...  Read More

Christmas Eve is on a Sunday this year! Here's what our worship schedule looks like:10am - Traditional ServiceJoin us for traditional organ carols with the Common Ground Choir and Jeffords Memorial Ha...  Read More

From our partnering organization, World Relief:"I hope your Advent season has been full of wonder so far! All of World Relief’s refugee families wrote down their Christmas wish lists at the Thanksgivi...  Read More

Part of the joy of this season is being able to share the blessings we've been given. Because of the generosity of our church community, we were able to deliver over $1,000 worth of gift cards to Madi...  Read More

The Tumwater UMC Women's Bible Study meets Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:20 via Zoom. This Advent season, we're studying Heaven and Earth, Advent and the Incarnation, by Will Willimon.And If you'd l...  Read More

I end up at the ER from time to time either as a pastor visiting someone who has been admitted or with someone who needs care. It is never an easy place to be.Recently, I spent six hours sitting in th...  Read More