First United Methodist Church of LaGrange

06/02/2026

It's time for Annual Conference! Be praying for us this Wednesday-Saturday as we head to Indianapolis.

05/31/2026

You're invited to worship with us!

Welcome to the LaGrange First UMC traditional service in LaGrange, Indiana!Streaming with permission. CCLI #046207

05/29/2026

A big thank you to Lakeland Jr/Sr High School for their donation of school supplies! We will take them next Wednesday to Indiana Conference of The United Methodist Church - INUMC. From there, they will go to Midwest Mission, then on to Honduras!

05/26/2026

On Sunday, we got to celebrate our graduates! We surprised them with a video compilation of their last 4 years here. We had to make some cuts because these grads have been so active in the whole life of the church. They have lived fully into discipleship of Jesus Christ through their worship, prayers, service, generosity, and witness. We can't wait to see what the next chapter holds for them!

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

05/13/2026

We love Camp Lakewood, Camp Adventure, and Epworth Forest and are glad to see this good news!

Camp Lakewood received a massive blessing just a few weeks ago!

The Indiana Conference of The United Methodist Church has received a $19,657,500 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Capital Project Initiative for Residential Youth Camps.

The grant will be divided among the Indiana Conference camps as follows:
Camp Lakewood - $4,820,000
Camp Adventure - $2,410,500
Epworth Forest - $10,000,000
Camp Indicoso - $2,427,000

"We are so excited to receive this generational gift and are looking forward to the impact this will have on students in Indiana,” said Nick Yarde, Director of Outdoor Ministries.

The grant is one of 40 implementation grants being awarded through phase 3 of the Lilly Endowment initiative, which aims to help Indiana residential youth camps improve the overall camp experience and outcomes for youth through new, enhanced and expanded facilities integral to quality youth camp programming. The latest grants, which were competitive, are providing partial support for large-scale capital projects.

This grant is in addition to a Lilly Endowment grant of $6.5 million made in December 2025 through an earlier round of funding in the Capital Project Initiative for Residential Youth Camp.

The Indiana Conference’s seven campsites are located throughout the state, each with its own unique activities, but they all share one thing in common: an intentional setting to get away from daily distractions and engage in life-changing growth.

About Lilly Endowment
Lilly Endowment Inc. is an Indianapolis-based private foundation created in 1937 by J.K. Lilly, Sr. and his sons Eli and J.K. Jr. through gifts of stock in their pharmaceutical business, Eli Lilly and Company. Although the gifts of stock remain a financial bedrock of the Endowment, it is a separate entity from the company, with a distinct governing board, staff and location. In keeping with the founders’ wishes, the Endowment supports the causes of community development, education and religion. The Endowment funds programs throughout the United States, especially in the field of religion, and maintains a special commitment to its founders’ hometown, Indianapolis, and home state, Indiana.

05/11/2026

As we find ourselves in the time between Mother's Day and United Women in Faith Assembly, it seems a fitting time to share about the transformative work of UWF around the globe.

LUMC have two UWF circles that meet once a month: Ruth Circle and Deborah Circle. Both welcome new women to join them as they learn and support missions near and far. This is also a great way to connect with amazing, faithful women leaders in our congregation...and beyond!

From Sierra Leone to Japan, Portugal and Zimbabwe, United Women in Faith's programs help women, children, and youth around the globe so they can improve thei...

05/05/2026

It's time for some May Flowers!

04/29/2026

What an awesome Youth Arts Festival!
10 artists displaying and selling their art
9 performers sharing music
Lots of volunteers and guests!
Thank you to everyone who helped give these kids the opportunity to share their work and talent with us all!

04/21/2026

I spy with my little eye...a pinwheel!

It's Child Abuse Prevention Month and we are connecting with CAPS - Child And Parent Services to draw attention to the things we can do to support families.

See how many pinwheels you can find around the church and help us get the word out about CAPS and other programs that help families.