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

Our Free Little Food Pantry is looking for some easy-to-eat, grab and go foods, such as:Pop tarts, protein bars, sleeves of saltines/crackers, small jars of peanut butter, shelf-stable milk, single-se...  Read More

Each year we support our neighbors at Madison Elementary School by providing school supplies for several classrooms. We are so excited to support Madison in this way!You can give to the school through...  Read More

On Saturday from 12-2pm, OSD4All (a body of the Olympia School District) will be at the Capitol Theater at 206 5th Ave SE in downtown Olympia. Join us in person or register to receive the livestream l...  Read More

The United Methodist Church has a long history of being served by both ordained clergy and lay people. From the beginning, lay people have been involved in preaching, leading, offering care, teaching,...  Read More

Our July selection is the musical, West Side Story (2021)!The most recent cinematic adaptation of this classic musical take on Romeo and Juliet, Spielberg's West Side Story follows an interracial rela...  Read More

With deep gratitude to the Fuchs' extended family, United Women in Faith is pleased to share that our updated Sock Drive total for Union Gospel Mission has now hopped up to more than 1000 pair! Some o...  Read More

Hundreds and hundreds of our unhoused neighbors have sought and received shelter at Sergio’s on Martin Way during the last six months. This is a place where everyone is treated with respect, can expec...  Read More

Join us this weekend for Capital City Pride! We'll be hosting a booth at the festival on Saturday, and walking in the parade on Sunday morning as a witness to God's love for all their children, made i...  Read More

If you'd like to grab your own copy of the new church photo directory, stop by the table set up in the Narthex after church on Sunday or check in with the office during normal office hours (Mon-Thurs ...  Read More

Looking for another way to serve here at FUMCO?Donations of cookies and similar snacks for Sunday morning coffee hour would be gratefully appreciated by Coffee Hour hosts! While the church provides t...  Read More

The Community Kitchen has let us know that they are in desperate need of volunteers in January 2025. If you or anyone you know are interested in volunteering, please reach out to Carol Gruen (gruencl1...  Read More

Softball season is here! Come cheer on the Tumwater UMC softball team each Friday night this Summer. And remember our famous team motto: win or lose... we're going to Dairy Queen! All TUMS games are p...  Read More

Come join us at the Capital City Pride festival! On Saturday, 6/28 from 10am-6pm, First Olympia will have a booth at Percival Landing/Port of Olympia. Stop by to say hello or speak to Savannah about v...  Read More

Why I Support Interfaith Works Financially and Otherwiseby Judy Mason, FUMCO’s Interfaith Works Program Council RepresentativeThe Bible tells us to love our neighbor as ourselves and clearly demonstra...  Read More

Many thanks to this generous congregation for their overwhelming response to our "ad soc" drive on behalf of Olympia Union Gospel Mission's summer program. United Women in Faith have delivered more th...  Read More

Affinity Nights are almost on break! But, om June 11, we will have one more Wednesday potluck dinner from 6-8pm. Dinner will be served at 6pm and we'll break into BBQ activities at 7pm.Kaleidoscope Ki...  Read More

Our June selection is the sports-comedy, Next Goal Wins (2023)!After a devastating 0-31 defeat in a single game, the American Samoa football team continues to struggle for over ten years. They have ne...  Read More

"What's on your Plate for Summer" is the theme of next Wednesday's (June 11) lunch meeting of the United Women in Faith. The gathering starts at 11:30 am in the Great Hall.The literal answer is soups ...  Read More