Emergency Relief

for Victims of the Earthquakes in Haiti

United Methodists have had a long-standing relationship with the Methodist Church of Haiti.  As a result, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has had a field office in Haiti since 2005.

UMCOR has issued a special appeal for relief for the victims of the earthquakes in Haiti this week. If you would like to make a gift, please write "Advance Special #418325" on your check or on an offering envelope with your cash gift.  

Every penny of your gift -- 100% -- will go directly to those suffering from the devastation caused by the earthquake.

First Church Members in Kenya

Adele McDowell and Isabelle Abarr left January 28 for a mission trip to Kenya with the Oklahoma Annual Conference Volunteers in Mission.  You can check their itinerary and follow Isabelle's blog of their experience by clicking here.

Carol Howard Merritt at First Church in February

In addition to the public events listed below, the Rev. Merritt will have a private session with First Church members and some guests from St. Paul's Cathedral and St. John's Lutheran.

This session will begin with lunch at noon on February 20.  It will end at 2:30 p.m.  We plan an informal conversation with Rev. Merritt based on our reading and discussions os Tribal Church.  

If you wish to attend, please call the church office (244-6209), mark on the attendance sheet February 7 or 14, or email the church at pastor@dmfirstchurch.org. Please reserve your space so we have an accurate count for the catered lunch.

The author of Tribal Church: Ministering to the Missing Generation and the forthcoming Reframing Hope: Looking at Vital Ministry in a New Generation will be at First Church for two conversations in February:

February 19, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

February 20, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 

There is a $10 registration fee for each of the public events that may be paid at the door.

Sponsored by the Young Adult Ministries Office of the United Methodist Church in Iowa; the Rev. Martha Hill DeSilvestro, Central District Field Outreach Minister; and First Church.