Downey United Methodist Church

05/28/2026

I have done my donation. Have you? Thank you for all the way you save and enrich lives every day. 

05/26/2026

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☦️ Nothin’ but the Blood! ❤️🔥🕊️✝️

On Pentecost Sunday, we celebrated the gift of the Holy Spirit, who gave birth to the Church and continues to birth new life in and through God’s people.

As we continue our journey through this Season of Pentecost, we are reminded that the Spirit is still moving, still creating, and still sustaining life today.

The color red reminds us of the flames of the Spirit. 🔥 It can also remind us of something that literally sustains life: blood. ❤️🩸

That’s why we’re sharing this invitation today.

On May 28, Downey United Methodist Church will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive.

We all know someone whose life has been touched by illness, surgery, cancer treatment, emergency medical care, or the need for blood transfusions. Blood donations help make that care possible. Every donation has the potential to make a difference in someone’s life.

As a church, we believe faith calls us not only to pray for our neighbors, but also to care for them in tangible ways. RevChristy will be donating at this blood drive, and Pastor Brad is a regular blood donor. We invite you to join us in this vital act of love and service.

Please consider donating.

If you’re near Downey, you can register for the blood drive here:

🔗 https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=DUMC

05/25/2026

🔥🕊️ Happy Birthday, Church! 🕊️🔥

Today at Downey UMC, we celebrated Pentecost — the birthday of the Church — and the beautiful gift of the Holy Spirit, who continues to unite us, empower us, comfort us, challenge us, and send us out in love.

After worship, many stayed for a joyful birthday celebration and fellowship time together. This year, we gathered around tables grouped by birthday months as a way of sharing community across generations, friendships, stories, and seasons of life.

Through every joy, concern, trial, transition, and new beginning, we are reminded that:
❤️ God’s gift to us is the Holy Spirit.
❤️ We are gifts to one another.
❤️ Together, we are called to be a gift to the world.

Life is not always easy, but God calls us to walk together in love, compassion, justice, mercy, healing, and hope. We are grateful for everyone who stayed, shared a meal, laughed, worshiped, decorated, and celebrated with us today. What a blessing this community is.

May the Holy Spirit continue to unite us and send us out as one people in Christ. May God’s kingdom come. 🔥

If this kind of community speaks to your heart, we would love to welcome you sometime at Downey United Methodist Church. 🙏🏽⛪️

05/22/2026

Birthday parties are always such a blast! 🎉🔥🕊️🎂 Aren’t they?

On Sunday, May 24, 2026, we will gather to worship, praise, and celebrate together in honor of Pentecost — the birthday of the church! 🔥🕊️ Come, Holy Spirit, come! ❤️‍🔥

May God’s children gather in joy, proclaim the Good News, embrace one another in love, and be empowered to seek justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God now and forever. 🙏🏽

Consider this our invitation to you.

Come celebrate the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. Come worship with us. Come laugh, sing, pray, eat, and rejoice together as one family in Christ. ❤️🕊️🔥

Whether you have been in church your whole life, have been away for a while, or are simply searching for a place to belong, there is room for you here.

And yes… the celebration continues after worship in Fellowship Hall! 🎂🥳

A church that prays, eats, and worships together stays together. ❤️

📍 Downey United Methodist Church
🗓 Sunday, May 24, 2026
⏰ Worship begins at 10:30 a.m.

04/27/2026

Worship at and with Lynwood UMC was a profound blessing today. ❤️🙌🏽

Here are a couple of pictures taken during fellowship hour after church.  ❤️

May God continue to bless our connection and empower future worship and fellowship opportunities between our congregations.  🙌🏽

04/23/2026

This Sunday, we will be worshipping at Lynwood UMC with their congregation! Please join us at Lynwood UMC on 4027 Carlin Ave, Lynwood, CA at 10:00AM.

04/21/2026

This past Saturday, Downey UMC hosted a Celebration of Life for longtime church member, Richard Daggett. He was a church member for 75 years and passed away on March 16, 2026. The video in this post was shown at his Celebration of Life service.

Richard far exceeded expectations in life after contracting polio at the age of 13. He lived a long and rich life exemplifying Christian love. Within his Celebration of Life, it was announced that the church's endowment fund will henceforth be named the "Richard Lloyd Daggett Endowment Fund."

The first half of this video was created by Richard many years before his death. Pastor Brad Biggerstaff added the second half of this video from photos from church members over a song that Richard requested. The video lastly ends with a message so many heard from him regularly. Richard received the West District Layperson of the Year award during the summer of 2025 in Indian Wells, CA. He shared these words after receiving his award.

"Every morning, when you wake up, give thanks to God... Then go out and do something!" - Richard Daggett

Remembering Richard Lloyd Daggett

04/20/2026

Yesterday, we had a smudging in our worship for Native American Ministries Sunday. Our church has church members from the Choctaw Nation, and we are grateful for them sharing this powerful ceremony with us.

04/05/2026

Happy Easter!

04/05/2026

Christ is risen!

Beautiful music, welcoming new members, and a baptism made this day so special. Happy Easter!