Merry Christmas!May your Christmas be filled with the wonder and awe of God-come-to-us! The Christmas story, Jesus born to a poor family in a manger, never ceases to fill me with hope. In our messies...  Read More

Pastor Alexa will be leading a six week Bible Study, guided by the book Signs and Wonders.When: Tuesdays at 5:30pm starting January 10th. Where: First UMC Olympia, Room-TBD, and on Zoom!In Signs and ...  Read More

After a remarkable career, Bishop Elaine Stanovsky is retiring at the start of 2023. One of Bishop Stanovsky’s special areas of focus has been making reparations to indigenous people who have been dis...  Read More

Join us December 21st at 7pm at Tumwater UMC to mark The Longest Night of the year! In many traditions and spiritualities, this night is significant. For Christians, in a season where we are celebrati...  Read More

The holidays are a time of joy for many people but not all of us find this season to be a happy one. Grief, anxiety, depression, other health issues, or simply the stress and chaos of the holidays can...  Read More

Dear FUMCO Family,Thank you for choosing to make a difference for so many families in Thurston County this year. This was the Thurston County Food Projects biggest year yet! For 2022 we have collectiv...  Read More

The First Olympia Women in Action (FOWIA) have beautiful hand-made holiday and greeting cards available for sale. Cards are $5 each or 5 for $20. You can see them at this link: FumcOlyCards.100% of th...  Read More

Dear Friends, Over the last ten days we have become aware of quite a few COVID cases in the congregation. As a precaution, we are asking everyone to mask for in-person worship this coming Sunday Decem...  Read More

It is the time of year for giving and we have a giving tree in the Narthex/Library area to help some local families in need! The tree has ornaments that feature one gift item for a local child or yout...  Read More

Join us for a fun night of board games, friendship, and eating! What can beat that? Mark your calendars for Wednesday, December 14 from 6-8 pm in the church Library/Gathering area. Bring a side dish o...  Read More

Green bag Saturday will be held this Saturday, December 10 from 9 - 11 am. Because of the 11 am memorial service, we will be collecting in the lower parking lot. Enter the lot from Legion, drive to th...  Read More

On November 20, 2022, Pastor Heather talked about HOPE during her sermon as we start our Stewardship drive. As a part of the stewardship drive in 2000, First United Methodist Church of Olympia started...  Read More

THIS Saturday December 3rd from 9 am to 3 pm United Women In Faith's Bazaar (formerly United Methodist Women) will return as an in-person event.Mark your calendars to come check out $25 Fresh Christma...  Read More

Thank you for supporting the First Olympia Women in Action Fall/Halloween card sale! Thanks to you we raised $450 which is being sent to Safeplace, a local organization that provides services and sup...  Read More

Madison Elementary School is pleased to coordinate our 3rd annual Giving Tree gift card program. Open to all Madison families, the Giving Tree program supports families during the holiday season.Parti...  Read More

What is your favorite Thanksgiving dish? I can never choose between pie, mashed potatoes, and rolls slathered with melting butter. Recently, sweet potatoes are a new favorite, ranking higher than they...  Read More

On Monday December 5th, come watch the Olympia Youth Chorus Concert held right here in our sanctuary at First Olympia (1224 Legion Way SE, Olympia WA, 98501). The concert begins at 6:30 pm and admissi...  Read More

Have you filled our Pledge Cards yet? Well... you still have time.This Sunday, November 20th is the last week of our 2022 Stewardship Series: Tender Mercy and officially Pledge Sunday. So, if you do p...  Read More

Advent is almost here... and this year, our Advent Worship Series will be called "Everything is Sacred" and we need YOUR help putting together our graphics. All you need to do is send us photos of the...  Read More

We in the Greater Northwest Episcopal area have been assigned a new bishop! Beginning January 1, 2023, newly elected Bishop Cedric Bridgeforth will begin serving as our bishop.Bishop Bridgeforth was e...  Read More

Our amazing Director of Congregational Life, Angelina Goldwell, will be taking six weeks off for vacation and renewal leave. SPRC granted Angelina's request for leave with prayers that she will find t...  Read More

On Nov 22 at 6:30 pm we will gather for the annual Charge Conference Business Meeting. The meeting should last about an hour. All are welcome to attend. At this meeting we will conduct the following c...  Read More

It's time to start thinking about Advent! Even though its still a couple weeks away, our Advent Worship Series this year will be called "Everything is Sacred" and we need YOUR help putting together ou...  Read More

For years now, pastors have been asked, “what is the future of The United Methodist Church?” My answer has been, most often, “I don’t know.” Which, unfortunately, is representative of the frustration ...  Read More