First Mennonite Church - Lincoln

05/31/2026

There won't be Sunday school during the 9:30 hour (May 31 - July 26). Children's Sunday School will be during the worship service. We will have one class for age 3 - 5th grade with two teachers in the class, one French speaking and one English speaking. In worship, we'll have an anointing service and read James 5:13-16.

05/16/2026

This Sunday is Easter7: the last Sunday of Easter. We'll celebrate POTLUCK and 5 years of FoodNet. We'll read Philippians 2:1-13, Tim will have a good news in outreach from Foster Care Closet and we'll collect our May birthday/anniversary offering (for Foster Care Closet).

From our founder, Leigh Esau, "I am a product of the foster care system and my husband and I fostered over 20 children in our 13 years as foster parents. Through my experience I became painfully aware how very little has been done to focus on those first hours of a child entering into foster care. B...

05/03/2026

This Sunday is Easter5. At our 10:45 service, Janet will have the message from Acts 17:16-31 and Kurt will offer a "Prayers of the congregation" (more below). We are planning a monthly, "prayers of the congregation" during our worship time. While our "prayer after sharing" often looks more inward to focus on our joys, care and ministry to each other (though it can include looking outward to events outside our congregation), this time will intentionally focus on FMC’s relationship to God and the concerns of the wider church, our neighborhoods, nation, and world events. Different people from FMC will offer the "prayers of the congregation," once a month, using differing formats and focuses to help us broaden our prayer ministry as a Peace Church. At FMC, we have a Zoom worship option: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82888171371?pwd=UTdrZW9WWDEyM3Z6ck1kaXlnb1E3Zz09 (Meeting ID: 828 8817 1371, Passcode: 047633)

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05/02/2026

04/29/2026

Hope to see many FMCers there!

04/25/2026

04/15/2026

As part of this year’s Nehemiah Action on April 30, we are forming a pop-up choir! This special ensemble will gather at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church at 5:30 PM for a brief rehearsal and then perform at the start of the Assembly at 6:30 PM.

We already have singers signed up from 13 congregations, and we’re hoping to expand that representation to include voices from all 27 congregations. Whether you’re a seasoned choir member or simply love to sing, you are welcome!

Learn more and sign up: sites.google.com/view/JIAChoir

04/11/2026

This Sunday is Easter2 and POTLUCK (at which we'll celebrate Anita and Ron's wedding), Ben Woodward-Breckbill will have a good news in outreach (Paris Mennonite Center) and the message. We'll Read John 20:19-31.

Next week is Easter3. We'll collect our April birthday offering (for Foster Care Closet) and read Acts 9:1-19a.

Here's the March update from the Woodward-Breckbills and Paris Mennonite center:

Happy Easter from the Paris Mennonite Center! We’re writing to you one week after a big event at our house: the “European Peacebuilders’ Round Table.” This event brought together 22 peace workers from 10 countries for a weekend of conversation, resourcing, and networking. The gathering was c...