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Our pastor this weekend will be Rev. Dr. Jim Bortell. Jim served as the Senior Pastor here at Normal 1st UMC from 1991-2003. Kent and I are grateful for his wisdom, compassion, and friendship. On Saturday evening, we welcome the families that

On Saturday evening, we welcome our friend, colleague, and Men’s small group leader, Rev. Brent Anderson, to the pulpit. Brent’s sermon is titled “Peculiar People” and the scripture will be Acts 2:1-13. On Sunday morning, another friend, church leader, and our

Would you stop and help someone who was in obvious distress? What if you walked by and someone was lying on the ground moaning in apparent pain? Would it make any difference if you were on your way to preach a sermon

For our Saturday 5:00 worship, church member Kathy Alexander will be preaching. In celebration of Trinity Sunday, the scriptures will be Isaiah 6:1-8, Psalm 29, and John 3:1-7. ** On Sunday morning, Rev. Dr. Anna Kaydor Labala of Liberia will be

This weekend will be a full one in worship!   Our worship will begin Saturday morning (8-12) with the Habitat for Humanity Wall Build at Calvary UMC. This will be worship in action as we join Calvary UMC and Wesley

“Who are We? Community Changers”   “Much of the New Testament is devoted to explaining to, exhorting, and instructing those who follow Jesus what it means to live together as a community” (Future Faith). As followers of Jesus, as followers of

Who are we? Disciples of Jesus                Inclusive Community                Caretakers of the Earth                Conduits of Grace   . . . and Community Changers. These next 2 weekends, we’ll focus on the call upon our lives to be engaged in our community. The misguided

When I was just months from graduating from seminary, my life spun into a deep identity crisis. It seemed like I had spent so much of my life trying to impress other people that I did not really know who

Who Are We? This weekend we will focus on another core value of our church: We are Caretakers of Creation.   We are excited that our children will lead much of our worship this weekend. On Saturday at 5:00 and Sunday at 9:30

Who Are We? We began last weekend with this answer: We are followers of Jesus Christ. This weekend we will focus on a second core value of our church: We are an Inclusive Community. We will look at Galatians 3:28-29 where we are