News & Events


May 13-20, 2012

Sunday, May 13—Mother’s Day

  • 9:30 am Café Worship
  • 9:30 am Adult & Youth Sunday school
  • 9:30 am Children’s Worship
  • 9:30-noon Purposeful Nursery
  • 10:45 am Sanctuary Worship
  • 6:00 pm Financial Peace
  • 6:00 pm Youth Group

Monday, May 14

  • 6:00 pm Owosso Musicale Dinner & Concert
  • 7:00 pm Member Care Ministry Team

Tuesday, May 15

  • 7:00 pm Staff Parish Relations

Wednesday, May 16

  • 9:00 am UGLI Quilting
  • 9:30 am Staff Meeting
  • 12:30 pm Staff Lunch
  • 4:00 pm Wednesday Warriors
  • 6:00 pm Bell Choir
  • 7:00 pm Chancel Choir
  • 7:00 pm Orchestra Rehearsal

Thursday, May 17

  • 9:00 am Prayer Quilts
  • 1:00 pm Traditional Quilting
  • 3:30 pm Detroit Annual Conference Begins & goes through Sunday

Friday, May 18

  • 6:30 pm Narcotics Anonymous

Sunday, May 20

  • 9:30 am Café Worship
  • 9:30 am Adult & Youth Sunday school
  • 9:30 am Children’s Worship
  • 9:30-noon Purposeful Nursery
  • 10:45 am Sanctuary Worship
  • 6:00 pm Financial Peace
  • 6:00 pm Youth Group
Posted in This Week at First

Purposeful Nursery Welcomes Young Families

We have 2 nursery workers in order to provide better consistency and even better care and instruction for our children from birth to age 3!

Both Sandy Clarke and Judy Nichols are also employed at Noah’s Ark Children’s Center and bless our children with their energy, patience, tenderness, and joyous songs each Sunday morning as our children begin to learn of God’s great love for them!  Here’s what Sandy & Judy have to say about themselves:

Sandy My husband Scott (whom I love and adore) & I have 3 children–Daniel (21), Katelyn (11), and Jacob (7).  We are very proud of them and from oldest to youngest, they keep us very busy.  Although we have been attending First UMC for just over a year, we have felt like part of this Christian family from the beginning.  I’ve been employed at Noah’s Ark for 8 years and love it!  I feel my calling is spending quality time with children.  In my spare time, between helping with homework, making meals, and running the kids to friends or sports, I like spending it laughing and talking.  We love to camp as a family and enjoy swimming, playing indoor/outdoor games and yes, s’mores!

Judy I’m a proud mother of three wonderful children, a daughter and son at OHS, and a daughter earning her Master’s degree at The Ohio State University.  I have a heartfelt passion for FUMC, as it has been my home church since birth.  My husband, Bill, & I taught the 4-5 year old Sunday school class for three years and were the first Family Ministry Team.  With the arrival of the VanderMolen twins, I was blessed to be their caregiver for their first three years.  I am co-coordinator for the UMW’s Social Action committee.  Employed mornings at Advanced Drainage, I also work part-time for Noah’s Ark (joyfully rewarding & fulfilling) and for a local caterer.  I enjoy reading, gardening, crafts (especially card making and paper crafts), UMW’s Joyful Beginnings and catching up with friends

We are excited to be your Purposeful Nursery leaders and to be given the opportunity to assist you in introducing our Lord to your children.  We look forward to meeting you and your young children.  God Bless!

Posted in Children's Ministry

Children’s Worship – Sundays 9:30 am

Introduces children to worship in an environment where they can have fun being “themselves” and also be engaged and encouraged in experiencing their own personal relationship with Jesus.  It is a meld between traditional Sunday school and their own worship service.

Posted in Children's Ministry, Christian Education, Church and Ministry News, Uncategorized

Cafe Worship – Sundays @ 9:30 am

Catch the spirit of casual fellowship.

Owosso First UMC has a 45 minute video-based contemporary worship service called “Cafe Worship” Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m.  Come dressed casual and enjoy coffee house beverages and sit around round tables in the Fellowship Hall.

Posted in Church and Ministry News, Uncategorized