Thank you for all the candy donations! Baskets will stay out until the event.

Our Trunk or Treat will take place on Halloween night Friday, October 31st from 5-7pm in the northwest parking lot. This event gives our community a chance for a low key, safe space to gather goodies to celebrate Halloween. If you'd like to help, park your car about 30 minutes before the event in this lot. You can go wild decorating your trunk or keep it simple. Irene Upson will have extra candy ready. See you there!

This past Sunday Chris and Kim McBride received their baptism and joined our family of faith. We are grateful to partner with them on their journey with Christ! Make sure to give them a warm First UMC welcome when you see them.

We are excited to share that Kent and Carol Olson joined our family of faith by transfer of membership last Sunday. Be sure to offer them a warm First UMC welcome next time you see them as well.

Longtime Stillwater FUMC member, Darrel Overholt, passed away on Oct. 27. His celebration of life will be Friday, November 7, at 2pm in the Sanctuary. Please keep his friends and family in your prayers.

Every fall, we challenge those who call our church home to make a financial commitment of support in the coming year. This year, may the challenge reach beyond returning a commitment card and call us to live a life of love.

In their book, On Love: 20 Lessons for the World We Seek, Paul and Janet Chilcote say, “We believe that love is not just an emotion but a skill that can be developed, a practice that can be refined, and a way of life that can be cultivated.” For three weeks in November, get ready to cultivate habits of generosity and love.

A letter with a 2026 commitment card will be mailed at the first of next week. Our stewardship campaign will launch on Nov. 9, with Commitment Sunday on Nov. 23.

This Sunday, we’ll call the names of members who have passed away in the past 12 months. After each name is read, a candle is lit and a bell will toll. Then, we’ll come to the Communion Table together – the rehearsal dinner for the great feast we’ll all share together one day in heaven. All Saints' Day is a time honored tradition that reminds us we have a huge cheering section on the other side, cheering for us to run the good race and finish strong.

At 4:00 pm on Sunday, Nov. 2, we’ll observe the tradition of calling the role for those who have joined the Church Triumphant at Legacy Village. Thanks to Lou Watkins for carrying the vision for this special service since the opening of this assisted care facility five years ago. Those who call Legacy home are a tight-knit community. They feel the loss of one among them who passes away, often in ways that are hard to describe. Due to Lou’s faithfulness in compiling the information, working with Pastor Charla to design the service, we will be able to honor those who’ve passed at Legacy in the last two years.

Next Sunday, November 9, our church will host an area charge conference at 2:00 pm. Seventeen other churches will join us. Our District Superintendent, Rev. Valerie Steele, will preside as we celebrate mission and ministry in 2025. All are welcome to join us in the Family Life Center. Members of our Church Council are voting members of the charge conference.

Sunday, November 16th is Momentum Youth’s Annual Thanks-for-Giving Meal and Dessert Auction. Mark your calendars to attend either the 11:15am or 12:15pm seating.