We will be offering several Meet and Greet opportunities for you to casually chat with and get to know our new pastors. There are four different opportunities for this that will be outdoors or online ...  Read More

I have always considered myself someone who doesn’t mind change. It is an inevitable part of life and it keeps me alert to the fresh movements of the Spirit. New song in church? Great, I am eager to l...  Read More

If you are interested in serving on the Meal Team to provide meals to members of our church family in times of need, please contact Ruth Barnard to sign-up or for further information.jbkayak@aol.com o...  Read More

Our church is proud of our long-standing relationship with Madison Elementary School across the street. Over the decades we have committed to supporting the students and staff so that all may have wha...  Read More

FUMCO Gleaners helped to harvest about 11 crates of Fava beans on July 21. It appears the Food Bank will be able to continue crop production well into the fall. Our gleaners will be working on Aug. 18...  Read More

A mistranslation in the King James Version of the Bible reads like this, “Without vision the people perish.” While this translation doesn’t really capture the meaning of the original Hebrew words, the...  Read More

First Church! My name is Kellen Corliss (he/him), and I am so excited to be joining this community as your Visitation Pastor. Beyond that, my wife, Victoria, and I are so excited to return to the Paci...  Read More

Hello! I am Rev. Alexa Eisenbarth, but you can call me Pastor Alexa. I know I share a name with the Amazon devices in your homes, but I associate my name with a few other things. Alexa means 'Defender...  Read More

Come See Our New Peace Pole! Under our old oak tree in the lower parking lot, there is a Peace Pole placed in memory of Rod Hanson, with its message “May Peace Prevail On Earth” in a number of languag...  Read More

At First United Methodist Church in Olympia, Washington, we take seriously Jesus’s call to be peacemakers and John Wesley’s encouragement to “do no harm, do good, and stay in love with God.” We believ...  Read More

Hi, I’m Rev. Heather Sparkman but I like to be called Pastor Heather.  I am so delighted to be serving as your new pastor!  My life in ministry began when I was asked to be youth director at Shelton U...  Read More

You've asked for it, and we've delivered! Staring this Sunday, come to church ten minutes early for a hymn sing, with Daryl at the organ. We will be singing out of the hymnals, so bring your favorite ...  Read More

Dear ones:I awakened on Monday morning bright and early with the realization that I was really and truly retired. The emotions of Sunday's amazing send off still swirled in my heart and mind. Words ca...  Read More

Our new pastors, Heather and Alexa, have selected their sermon series for the summer/fall: Faces of Faith, which will begin July 10. Each week in worship we'll be discovering some lesser-known but sti...  Read More

United Women In Faith are hosting two picnics this summer, both from 11:30am-1:30pm:July 13 at Timberline Trailer Park Picnic area (4707 Black Lake Belmore Road)August 10 at the home of Sue and Terry ...  Read More

Dear church family,I’ve written farewell letters each time I’ve moved appointments but this one is different, because I am leaving as a retiree this time. I am not only thinking of the past 8 years wi...  Read More

The work of the pastor is a great privilege. Pastors get to be a part of the lives of the people of the church, and we begin to feel like family. These relationships, many of them nurtured online thro...  Read More

You may have noticed that our new website went live last week! If you have not seen it, good news... you're here right now! At the moment, only the most critical pages are live (homepage, worship page...  Read More

First Olympia has accepted the invitation from the General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) to participate in their Racial Justice Prayer & Action Challenge. This challenge begins on June 19 (J...  Read More

Dear Church Family,The time has come to say goodbye.I believe that in Christ there are never truly any goodbyes, just benedictions – blessings that send us with love and purpose out into the world. In...  Read More

On June 11 from 9-11:00am, we are hosting our next Green Bag Saturday, when we collect food donations for the Thurston County Food Bank! All canned food-donations accepted! Please bring them in a brow...  Read More

Friends,In the eight years I have been a pastor, I have noticed that my life has become a series of layers. Each week has a specific focus based on preparation for the next Sunday.  And Sundays group ...  Read More

Since January, our church’s One Parish One Prisoner team has been faithfully communicating with Michael, our incarcerated friend. Through letters and emails we have been learning about ourselves, each...  Read More

Please save some June dates to say goodbye to our dear Pastor Peter and Pastor Amanda! We will celebrate Pastor Amanda on her last Sunday,  June 19. Then we will celebrate Pastor Peter on his last Sun...  Read More