Begin Lent Right

Come and join your church family at the Ash Wednesday Service on February 10th at 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary.  This is a solemn service of repentance, prayer and the imposition of ashes to mark the beginning of the season of preparation which leads to Easter.  To observe a holy...

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“Souper Bowl Sunday”

FVUMC will be collecting cans of soup at our 10:30 am service on Sunday Morning, February 7th in support of the Souper Bowl of Caring.  This grassroots program was started in 1990 in a South Carolina church from a single line in the pastoral prayer “Lord, even as we watch...

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Living Missionally

As our culture turns more and more away from its Judeo-Christian roots, we who follow Jesus will find ourselves on the outside of the “in crowd.”   And that is okay with me. To be honest, the church gets lazy and soft if the culture is friendly and accommodating to it.  When...

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Church Name Change

As you know, we are currently praying for discernment with regards to changing the name of our church (D.B.A. only, corporate name to remain “First United Methodist Church of Fountain Valley”) so that it will be more relatable to unchurched, younger people. The leadership and the staff of the church...

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Memorial Service for Dillan Morris

Our church will be the location for a memorial service for John and Sylvia Stambol’s youngest grandson, Dillan Morris, who died recently of leukemia. The service will be this Saturday, January 23rd at 1:00 PM in the Sanctuary. The family has requested that those attending wear colorful clothing to reflect...

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Man in the Mirror Study

This is a small group study open to all men.  There will be two classes, one on Tuesday nights at 7:00 pm and one on Wednesday nights at 7:00 pm.  Both classes will meet in Room 204.  The purpose of these classes is to discover God’s plan for our lives...

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Walk Through the Bible

  You are invited to experience a very special day of Bible learning on Saturday, January 23, 2016.  Walk Through the Bible is a fun way to learn the continuing story of the Bible for the whole family (older elementary and up).  It is not a lecture, nor boring “fact...

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All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner!

The youth will be hosting a fundraiser “all you can eat spaghetti dinner” on January 30th at 5:00 pm to help raise funds for their upcoming trip to Alpine. The prices are: $25/Family $10/Adult $5/kids under 12   Come and support the youth of FVUMC in this fundraising effort!

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