First United Methodist Church, Jefferson Iowa

06/01/2026

🖤💛Summer is here and our registration for VBS is now open!

Join us Monday, July 27 - Thursday, July 30 for
HELPFUL HIVE: BEE-ING A BLESSING 🍯

Food will be served at 5pm and the programming is 5:30-7:30 with games, science, music, crafts, and Bible stories all about how we can be a blessing to others.

This year, our mission project is to collect boxes of crayons 🖍️ for our Midwest Mission school kits, which we will pack in September.

Bees are fascinating creatures, 🐝but they're so often misunderstood. That's why we have Spring Valley Honey Farms coming on Thursday, June 18th at 10am to teach us about honeybees and beekeeping to get us excited about V-Bee-S!

Register online at https://forms.gle/ch5nuczcd7DFAi3k6

05/28/2026

Tomorrow is the last day of school, which means school supplies will be heading home! If you want to start fresh next year, consider donating your used items to Midwest Mission to be shared with students in Honduras.

Drop off items at the elementary school office through the week of June 12!

05/28/2026

Last night was the Norths’ last night of leading the Webb House! After 29.5 years, Jim North is retiring 👏

We give thanks for years of dedication. Drop a comment ⬇️ below of best wishes or a great Jim North memory.

(Reminder: Webb House will resume student activities with the start of the next school year. Enjoy your summer!😎)

05/25/2026

This summer we invited families to take Jesus wherever they go! Today is Memorial Day, a day to remember fallen soldiers and a day that typically kicks off summer.

Jesus was present this morning at the Old Rippey Cemetery for the program to remember the Rippey Schoolboy Soldiers.

Happy Memorial Day!

05/05/2026

What a blessed Sunday we had on April 26th! Over 500 cereal boxes dropped and donated to the Food Pantry, a truly lovely anthem from our chancel choir, and Jim North sharing stories of God’s providence over the 29 years of Webb House ministry - and announcing his own retirement from Webb House leadership beginning in June 2026.

04/26/2026

We’re ready to drop some cereal boxes this morning!

04/13/2026

One of our magnificent members, Kyra Babcock, is asking for YOUR help to become America's Favorite Teacher and raise money for AC/GC. Vote today and every day to make a difference!

Having the ability to help students channel emotions through making music is an absolute joy. Music expresses so much when words cannot.