The Christian Season of Lent – a period intended to help us center our hearts and lives on God’s holiness – begins with Ash Wednesday, falling on February 18, 2026. In addition, there will be a small group Lenten book study.
We start the new year with a special worship series that will integrate Biblical storytelling and teachings, Christian tradition, and socio-political realities. We’re going to risk telling the truth in church; lamenting, protesting, and complaining about what is wrong, yes, but doing so with hope that God has an alternative for us to pursue together. God’s desire is a greater good for us all. Let’s face the falsehoods around us, and seek to hear God’s alternative.
Christmas just is not complete without Christmas Eve worship by candlelight. We hope you will consider joining us for one of our special services to celebrate this holy evening. Each service will feature the traditional singing of Silent Night by candlelight.
Join us this Advent season for our fun and festive Advent worship series: “Christmas Through the Lens of Hollywood”. In addition to entertaining us, movies can have the ability to touch our hearts. We invite you to be join us each week in worship as we reflect on how the traditional themes of Advent (Hope, Peace, Joy, Love) are viewed through the lens of some of Hollywood’s favorite Christmas movies.
In the months of October and November we’ll be exploring, both via a worship series and a weeknight book study, Rev. Adam Hamilton’s book “Half-Truths: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves and Other Things the Bible Doesn’t Say”. In this series, we’ll reflect on the nature of Scripture and then consider some of the “myths” that people attribute to the Bible.
Heather Stein, Director of Family Ministries, will be teaching a beginners class to the Bible in October. This is a four week series of interactive classes geared toward late elementary children and their favorite adult – perfect for our 3rd graders and above.
Summer is almost here, and that brings some schedule changes but also new activities. We will change to two worship services for June and July. Children’s and Youth Ministries are on a summer break but resume on Sunday, July 27 with a Rally Sunday for children (ages 3 to grade 5) and a Back-to-School Kickoff for youth (grades 6 to 12).
Join us for Holy Week and Easter Services! Palm Sunday (April 13), Good Friday (April 18) and Easter (April 20).
Come join the discovery and fun of St. Paul’s UMC Amazing Grace Easter event on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. This will be a time of interactive celebration, remembrance, prayer and praise in the form of family/group conversations, crafts and food. Everyone is welcome!
Mountain Pathways is an original study and small group experience that invites participants to prayerfully evaluate the connection between their beliefs and their behaviors, and then pursue a pathway of growth as a follower of Jesus Christ.
