We welcome Tim & Amy Hardin to our family of faith! They joined by transfer of membership last week. Please give them a warm First UMC welcome when you see them.

On Sunday, November 9, our church will host an areawide 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.

On Sunday, November 16, a traditional Thanksgiving meal is prepared and served by the youth at 11:15am and again at 12:15pm. Each seating includes its own Dessert Auction! The meal is free, but donations are accepted and combined with the proceeds of the auction to help fund our youth ministries. This is the only fundraiser the youth have each year, and it is also their way of saying to the congregation, “THANKS, FOR GIVING!”  

Reservations are not required but are helpful for planning!  So please RSVP for the meal, sign up to donate meal ingredients or a Homemade Dessert for auction by going to their Thanks-for-Giving page:  https://www.fumcstw.org/thanks-for-giving

Thank you to everyone who supported our Trunk-or-Treat event! Your creativity, generosity, and community spirit made it such a fun and safe night for all our trick-or-treaters. We couldn’t have done it without you - from decorated trunks to donated candy, every bit of effort made this event a spooky success! The beautiful weather was an added bonus!
Mark your calendars for next year, Halloween will fall on a Saturday night!

Stillwater FUMC has been invited by Bishop Medardo Vedia to bring a mission team to San Pedro, Bolivia in April 2026 to continue our work on the outreach projects of the El Exodo Methodist Church.

We are now accepting applications for our 2026 mission. Everyone is welcome no matter your skill set. There are always activities that anyone of any age or profession can do.
The elevation of San Pedro is roughly 1500 feet, and the climate is moderate. Temperatures typically range from 60 to 80 degrees. Accommodations are in a local motel with twin beds, in-room bathrooms with showers, excellent air conditioning, and are only 3 blocks from the work site.

We would like to know if you are interested by Thanksgiving so that we can plan a realistic budget. No commitment is necessary at this time. For more information and details, please contact team leader Doug Valley at 405-747-8580 or doug.dvllc@gmail.com, or the church office.

Supplies for this year’s Operation Christmas Child are located in the Tower Room, FLC hallway and Parlor.  Please pick up a box or boxes, fill with items suggested in the pamphlet and drop off at Eagle Heights church. Dropoff begins on Monday, November 17 and continues through Monday, November 24. Dates and times are on the front of the pamphlet. Also consider making a donation of $10 for each box to cover shipping, see the pamphlet for details. Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Momentum Youth will be sending Christmas cards to college students again this year! If you have a student you’d like to include, send their name and mailing address to Janelda Lane at jlane@fumcstw.org or (405) 762-9551. Deadline: November 23rd. Cards will be mailed on November 28th wishing them a Merry Christmas and letting them know we are thinking of them during finals!

Dates: February 21–28, 2026
Location: Lydia Patterson Institute, El Paso, TX
Cost: $200 per person
(50% deposit due by December 15; balance due by February 1)

Join us for a meaningful week of service and spiritual growth at the Lydia Patterson Institute! Participants will help with light maintenance projects such as painting, brush clearing, and vegetation trimming around the campus. In addition to hands-on mission work, you’ll experience the powerful ministry of LPI through time spent with students and a special “Walk in Their Shoes” cross-border excursion. Cost includes transportation by church bus, hotel lodging to/from El Paso, meals, and room & board while at LPI.

Interested? Contact Kathy Tippin at jktippin@gmail.com for more details or to sign up.

We give thanks for the OIMC Mission Team (Rex Largent, Cal Underwood, Brad Hise, Mark Whitfield, Corey Shirey, Doug Wilsey, and Doug Valley) who faithfully completed the renovation of the children’s center bathroom at the Northeast Region Grounds. Through their hard work and servant hearts, the facility is now a more welcoming and comfortable space for the children who gather there. This meaningful project was made possible by the generous support of Stillwater First UMC and the Jexal Foundation.