First United Methodist Church  40 Tuttle Rd  Middletown, CT  06457    203-410-3221         Worship 10:00 AM Sundays
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School Supplies Needed!

8/17/2018

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It’s that time of year! As students prepare to go back to school, there are some who do not have access to the necessary school supplies. We are asking for donations of school supplies like: pencils, erasers, crayons, pencil boxes, notebooks, backpacks, etc. for our youth attending the Middletown Public Schools.  We can help by providing some of these basic supplies to support our local families within our community. Please bring your donations to church August 19th & 26th. Help support our local schools and ensure that all students have the resources to be successful this school year!
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Are You Searching for a New Spiritual Experience?

5/14/2018

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Are you feeling empty and know that life must have a greater meaning?
Do you want to be part of a growing Church where you are family,
and everyone knows your name?
Then come as you are, bring your family, and worship outdoors,
May 20th – 10 am
as we consecrate our new property on the
corner of Tuttle and Newfield Streets-Middletown CT.
(RAIN LOCATION - Elk's Club, Middletown, CT)
First United Methodist Church
something is happening here!
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What's Next?

1/14/2018

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​We had a very productive brainstorming meeting today after church about how we can utilize the land we purchased to help serve the community. Below are some of the ideas we came up with. Please feel free to comment with any of your suggestions. We look forward to implementing these ideas over the next year and are hopeful that you will join us on our property on Tuttle Road in Middletown!

  • Labyrinth
  • Free library
  • Picnics
  • Selling pumpkins and Christmas trees
  • Caroling
  • Yoga
  • Zumba
  • Easter sunrise service
  • Vacation bible school
  • Marriage grotto
  • Concerts
  • Demonstrations- martial arts, cheerleading, tumbling classes
  • Community garden
  • Hayrides
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Join Us for a Thought Provoking Book Discussion

8/28/2017

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Small Great Things is a novel by Jodi Picoult which tackles the profoundly challenging yet essential concerns of our time: prejudice, race, and justice. We encourage you to read and come discuss with us on Thursday September 28th at 7:00pm at the FUMC Parsonage, located at 221 Ridge Rd in Middletown. The book is available at Barnes and Noble, Target, Walmart, and various local libraries. This book club discussion will be combined with the Hartford United Methodist Church. We look forward to seeing you there and engaging in meaningful dialogue that is pertinent to our world today!
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Send the message of faith in Pentecost!

6/3/2017

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You know from our Pentecost worship service how important is it to share faith with others - people who we invite through God's Holy Spirit to join us in worship are the logs that our faith is meant to set afire in Christ, so that we can be a strong and faith-filled church. We are here not just to sustain one another in faith - we are here to transform the world through faith!

In your Sunday church bulletin we included a greeting card. We encourage you to send it to someone who you know needs to be touched by faith - not necessarily a friend, but someone who you know needs to be touched by God. The card is attractive, and it should make it easy for you to touch one person or one family with the invitation to be present in the warmth of God's love this summer. 

Do you know ONE person or family who needs to be touched by God? For the price of a postage stamp - or less- you can encourage that person to be transformed by God through our church.

If you want to send this card to MORE people, feel free -below is the Microsoft Word file to print it out. Ask the church office for help if you need it. If you're visiting this post as a member of another church, feel free to adapt this design to your own outreach efforts. A church on fire is a church that invites other people to be set on fire. Let's do it!
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Facing Opioid Abuse: You Can Help to Spread God's Hope

5/31/2017

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When [the man possessed by demons] saw Jesus, he fell down before him and shouted at the top of his voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?" ~ Luke 8:28
Good people can be possessed by  powers greater than themselves that drive them to insanity, and death. In Jesus' time, people saw these powers as demons. Today, we are afraid to call out the demons that affect our loved ones - until, sometimes, it is too late. Addiction to prescription drugs, especially opioid painkillers, is sweeping through our community like wildfire, and leading people to cheaper and more dangerous "street drugs" such as impure heroin.

What does Jesus have to do with opioid abuse? It is up to us to answer the Gerasene demonaic's question to Jesus through faith, for today's people in need. On Wednesday, June 14th, at 6.30PM in the Elks Lodge Crystal Ballroom, First United Methodist Church Middletown is hosting Ginger Katz, a renowned national speaker on the effects of drug overdoses on everyday families like hers.

The death of her son by drug overdose is repeated again and again in our community, and has touched families in our church. Our hospitals, schools, social programs and law enforcement can do only so much to help these people in need. We can help through letting people who we know hear Ginger Katz' words of love and hope, to refer people who hear her to appropriate support, and to pray with them for healing and hope.

HOW TO HELP
Please join our Brighter Visions ministry team in spreading the word about this event. You can print the poster below to give to friends and family, or email it to them. You can pray for the success of this event. You can attend the event, and let people know that you're attending on Facebook. You can share this link to the event summary/

The power of God in Jesus released the Gerasene demonaic from his demons. Though faith and devoted service to our community, we can help God do the same, today.
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First UMC Middletown Hosts National Speaker on Drug Abuse

5/12/2017

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Ginger Katz, a renowned national speaker and author, will tell the very moving story of how drug abuse killed her son, and discuss how we can prevent such tragedies, at a community forum in Middletown on Wednesday, June 14th, from 6:30PM. to 8:30PM, in the Elks Lodge Crystal Ballroom, 44 Maynard Street, The event is sponsored by the Brighter Visions community outreach and support program of First United Methodist Church, Middletown, in cooperation with Elks Lodge #771. Admission is free, and the public is encouraged to speak with event coordinators afterwards for prayer and referrals.

Prescription painkiller abuse is at record levels today, affecting families in Middletown, Connecticut and elsewhere with overdoses, deaths, and ruined lives as never before. Virginia (“Ginger”) Katz knows the heartbreaking truth behind those statistics - she lost her son Ian to a drug overdose in 1996, and founded The Courage to Speak Foundation, Inc., to spread her personal story of loss and renewed hope to parents, children, teens, and adults of all ages. 

Ginger’s story is like the story of so many families. "Ian hid his pain.” she said. “I tell all the kids, "Get it out! Don't bury it! There are people out there able to help. If you can talk to your parents, do so. If not, find three adults you can trust who will help you sort things out". Communication is the key to the solution, she observes, and she offers many practical approaches to courageous conversations in the family that can help to break the cycle of drug abuse and denial.

“Whether you are someone with a loved one who you know is abusing painkillers or other drugs, or whether you are just concerned for them or others in our community, this evening can be a turning point for you,” said Barbara Marks, Pastor of First United Methodist Church Middletown. “People in our own church community have lost loved ones very recently to drug overdoses - it can happen to anyone, at any time. We are here to help people to find the strength for a brighter vision of their future.” 
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Still hunting for Easter joy? Keep it rolling with us!

4/18/2017

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Our thanks to everyone for a joy-filled Easter celebration, with bright Easter joy rolling away the stone of our doubts and fears in the light of Christ's resurrection! Flowers, families, young adults, long-time members, wonderful music - what could be better than to experience faith with such warmth and hope. See our photos below.
Easter is just the start of getting our faith rolling for the year. We invite you to keep your Easter joy rolling in the days and weeks ahead:
  • Add prayer to your daily life; a devotional reading like The Upper Room can help you to get started.
  • Join a study or prayer group.
  • Ask about how you can participate in our worship and mission teams
  • Share your faith life at home and in our community.
  • Reach out for the help that you need to let God heal the dark places in your life.
  • Help others to find new light. Listen to them, pray with them, and invite them to worship.
Take it all at your own pace, but remember, Jesus didn't stop at the door of the tomb - Jesus kept on walking. And so can we, a day at a time!
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What is it like to worship in an Elks Club? Share our new video!

4/3/2017

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First UMC Middletown worship is great, isn't it? Well, how do we explain this to the world? How can we tell how warm, fulfilling and hopeful our church can be?

This video, posted on both YouTube and our Facebook page, tells the story of a typical day of worship and fellowship at our church. It shows how we grow from an empty room to a people filled with faith, empty the room, and then bring our faith and fellowship to our parsonage. It captures the life of our church, which you can share with others online, and in person. We have a GREAT church, one that seeks to bring God glory every day. Share that joy with others - by sharing this video and all of our messages of hope for the world.
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How are we doing on welcoming ministries? Take the quiz!

3/23/2017

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We thank Ted Lawrence for his initiative in taking an online United Methodist Church course on welcoming ministries. His insights will help us to become a more invitational church! You may recall that Ted handed out a questionnaire on Sunday during church announcements. If you haven't done so already, please complete the short checklist questionnaire that he provided and return it to him via his email or in person on Sunday. A printable copy of his checklist is here. Alternatively, you can complete the following online version of the questionnaire and Ted will get the information that way. No personal information is collected. Thank you, your insights are helping us to grow God's mission on earth!
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