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Holy Week/Easter
PALM/PASSION SUNDAY Sunday April 5 2020Communion Sunday9:30amClick image above to watch Sunday’s service ONLINE PRAYER SERVICE Wednesday April 8 2020Facebook Live6:30pm Click on the image above to subscribe to “Musings by Pastor Mary Beth” to receive her Maundy Thursday Musings.Click HERE to access the Facebook event. GOOD FRIDAY Friday April 10 20207:00pmWatch our Live Stream on firstallen.org HOLY SATURDAY Saturday April 11Watch your inbox for details Online Holy Saturday Video Devotional6:00amVideo available all day at Facebook.com/fumcallen/videos Children’s Ministry is handing…
COVID-19 Update: March 31 2020
In compliance with the Collin County order of March 24, our FUMC Allen facility is now closed to the public. But the church is alive and well and deployed into action. Weekly News We will continue to send out our weekly newsletter, This Week@FUMC Allen, and we invite you to subscribe to this email to stay in touch. If you don’t get our weekly newsletter, let us know by clicking on the image below to access our subscription form. Or text…
ACO Gift of Food Dedications
In light of recent events, Pastor Mary Beth has made the decision to cancel our Easter lily order. Because so many people are being economically affected by the COVID-19 closings, we would instead like to donate all of the monies collected up to now and until Palm Sunday to Allen Community Outreach (ACO). Your donation becomes a better way for FUMC Allen to help those who are struggling within our community. In turn, we will use this page to list…
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Update From Your Pastor
Following new local and federal guidance, we are extending our closure to help prevent the spread of novel coronavirus. As a result, all in-person gatherings are now canceled through Sunday, March 29. But, as the hymn says: The church is not a building; the church is not a steeple; the church is not a resting place; the church is a people. Friends, we are still the church. Here are the things we can do as the church while we are…
Coronavirus/COVID-19 and Sunday Worship
A Message from Your Pastor We are a people of faith who know that God is sovereign and God is good. We rely and trust in that even in times of great uncertainty. Knowing that we are Better Together, especially when we worship together, the leadership of FUMC Allen has been prayerfully watching and listening for guidance regarding our worship schedule for this weekend. We do not want to react out of fear but rather out of a place of…
FOLLOW UP EVENT SURVEY
This week, we introduce a tool to help us evaluate some of our special events that we hope can help us continue to refine our event planning process. Your first opportunity to offer your thoughts is this follow-up survey for the Youth Roaring 20s Fundraiser, which was held here at the church on February 16, 2020. Please click here to answer five simple questions that will help us shape future events. This survey will close on Friday, March 20.
Change The World Project Application Deadline Approaches
2020 Project Application Deadline Change the World Allen is getting ready for Change the World Weekend on May 15-17, 2020. Project leaders are currently building teams to help residents with exterior home repair and yard work projects. The deadline for 2020 projects for home repair or yard work is March 20! If you, or someone you know, are in need of assistance, please submit a CTW Project Application. You can complete the application online at www.changetheworldallen.org or download for printing…
Missions Cafe Announces First Mission Donations
Our church is committed to serving others. As part of our recent building project, we combined our heart for mission with our appreciation of good food and drinks to create Missions Café. This ministry offers coffee, espresso drinks, smoothies, and a variety of food choices, including donuts and smokies from Max’s Donuts, to raise money to support the mission efforts of our church. Through the support of our Brew Crew volunteers and faithful customers, Missions Café is excited to announce…
An Announcement from FUMC Allen: Coronavirus and COVID-19
At FUMC Allen, we are blessed to be a thriving and growing family of all ages and generations. We believe that God expects us to prioritize both the physical and spiritual health of this family. For that reason, we are collaborating with the City of Allen as we prepare and determine appropriate measured responses specific to houses of worship. As of this afternoon, news agencies are reporting three confirmed cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Collin Country. While the virus…
Missions Focus: Project Transformation
Our March 2020 communion offering will benefit our mission partner Project Transformation (PT). Born right here in North Texas in 1998, Project Transformation is now a national organization. Their mission is to transform communities by engaging children, college-age young adults, and churches in purposeful relationships. Project Transformation believes that transformation, whether as an individual or a community, happens through mutual relationships. Their program intentionally connects children, college-age young adults, and churches. The program engages children to strengthen their literacy, social-emotional,…
Lenten Worship Series
How do we walk with Christ—daily follow him, grow in him, and faithfully serve him? In the Gospels, Jesus modeled for us the Christian spiritual life. The apostles taught it in their writings. And the Church has, through the last 2,000 years, sought to pursue this Christian spiritual life. We’ve based this year’s Lenten worship series on Adam Hamilton’s book, The Walk: Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life. In The Walk, Adam Hamilton focuses on five essential spiritual practices…
Lent
Lent is a season of forty days, not counting Sundays, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday. Lent comes from the Anglo Saxon word lencten, meaning “lengthen” and refers to the lengthening days of spring. The forty days represents the time Jesus spent in the wilderness, enduring the temptation of Satan and preparing to begin his ministry. Lent is a time of repentance, fasting and preparation for the coming of Easter. It is a time of self-examination and reflection. In the early…