FOWIA (First Olympia Women in Action) says thanks to the congregation for supporting the Other Bank drive. We asked for diapers, adult hygiene products, toilet paper, toothbrushes and toothpaste, and ...  Read More

The Hospitality Team will have a training on Tuesday, November 15th from 6-8 pm in the Gathering Place. If you are already on the Hospitality Team, or would like to be in the future, please feel free ...  Read More

One of our fall traditions is to send our young adults care packages. Whether the young adults (18-22) in your life are in college, military service, trade school, working or still figuring it out, th...  Read More

This Sunday we are celebrating All Saints Day in worship. This day is a time when we remember those who have gone before us into glory.  We remember through the reading of names, those from this churc...  Read More

Are you interested in becoming a member of this church? Wondering what that means?  Interested in learning more about United Methodism? We are hosting a new member information lunch on Nov 13 after ch...  Read More

Since September 18 a number of you have taken the time to fill out an Affinity Groups interest form - thank you! If you haven't had a chance yet, you can do it here: Affinity Group Interest Form. Base...  Read More

The United Women in Faith are making peanut brittle in the great hall kitchen on Friday Nov 11th. We will also be doing packages of bean soup mix but we need help weighing the peanut brittle and packa...  Read More

Join us from 1:30-3:30 pm on October 23rd for a Charge Conference Co-op Laity Gathering with our District Superintendent, Rev Kathleen Weber. There will also be pies!First Olympia is hosting the event...  Read More

Our next worship theme and stewardship campaign is entitled, Tender Mercy. Our church and our world have seen so much change recently. The pandemic, America's contentious political climate, amplified ...  Read More

This is your last week to reserve your very own Christmas wreath!Beautiful, fresh Christmas wreaths are offered by United Women in Faith again this season. Cost for the 14 inch wreath, complete with h...  Read More

Pastor Alexa, Pastor Kellen,  and I have finished all of our Meet and Greets! We loved getting to have conversation with you and getting to know this wonderful congregation.  We so appreciated your th...  Read More

Great news! Last Saturday, Thurston County collected a total of 8,325 lbs of food. That's 2000 more than just last month. In addition, $3,100 were collected for the Food Bank and another $545 for the ...  Read More

First Olympia Women in Action is holding a drive for items needed by the Thurston County Other Bank through October 23. Items needed are:Diapers, sizes 4 and 5Adult incontinence briefs (they don’t hav...  Read More

If You Receive An Email from a Pastor Asking for Money…Impersonating pastors and sending emails asking for money is one of the internet’s most frequent scams. This scam preys on the good intentions of...  Read More

Greetings Friends,It is a joy to write this first COVID update as your new pastor. I know that many of you will receive the changes outlined below with glad hearts. I know for others, these new polici...  Read More

This fantastic community-oriented event is happening on Saturday October 29,1-4 pm at the church. There are so many ways you can support this event: Volunteer Sign UpTrunk N' Treat trunk hosts decorat...  Read More

Please consider how best to let our pastoral staff (including Angelina Goldwell, our Congregational Life Director extraordinaire) how much you appreciate them!Cards, notes, emails, or whatever works f...  Read More

Exciting news! One member of the refugee family we support here at First Olympia is our newest citizen!19 year old Zawadi Kezia (daughter of Janet Manguna), passed her US citizenship test last Tuesda...  Read More

If you haven't had a chance yet to grab a card from our First Olympia Women in Action team, they're still available!Handmade Halloween, fall, and greeting cards are still on sale online and can be fou...  Read More

United Women in Faith (former United Methodist Women) will be hosting author, Debbie Stevens – mother/grandmother/great-grandmother, sharing with us about her cookbook, My Family Cookbook, Mothers Aga...  Read More

About 800 years ago St. Francis of Assisi experienced a moment of grace while walking outside. He questioned his life choices, and wondered if he should have chosen a more traditional life rather than...  Read More

The city of Olympia is constructing micro-houses that measure 8’ x 8’ as a mitigation site for houseless persons. The houses are located at the corner of Plum and Quince. This site replaces the previo...  Read More

It's all happening this Sunday! Join us after worship at the Celebration of Ministries! We have over 20 active ministries in our church and new ways to be the church together this fall. Everyone will ...  Read More

By Jeanne KirkpatrickAre you a caregiver or would like information about caregiving? If you are interested, pleasejoin us for an evening featuring Kaleigh Bernal “Community Relations Director” at Olym...  Read More