First United Methodist Church of Manhattan, KS

First United Methodist Church of Manhattan, KS Connect to Christ ~ Grow in Community ~ Serve the World
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We are so pleased you have stumbled upon our page and we hope you will join our family.

06/11/2026

VBC is coming up!!!! June 22-25. Kids and Volunteers can sign up on the church website! Summer fun is just around the corner, you don't want to miss it!!!

United Methodist Men are hosting the presidents of Flint Hills Praisefest for breakfast tomorrow morning at 6:45am. Joi...
06/10/2026

United Methodist Men are hosting the presidents of Flint Hills Praisefest for breakfast tomorrow morning at 6:45am. Join us for a time of food and fellowship as we learn about the ministry and impact of the largest, free out-door Christian music festival in Kansas.

Pastor Mike's new book study kicks off tomorrow morning at 10 am. Mike will be taking us through Richard Rohr's book "...
06/09/2026

Pastor Mike's new book study kicks off tomorrow morning at 10 am. Mike will be taking us through Richard Rohr's book "Falling Upward." Pick up your copy today, we still have some available in the office. Join the conversation about the two halves of life. We hope to see you here tomorrow morning!

06/07/2026

Sunday Service

It began to feel a bit more like summer this week. The office is quieter with fewer visitors, no children’s voices wafti...
06/06/2026

It began to feel a bit more like summer this week. The office is quieter with fewer visitors, no children’s voices wafting over from the WEE side of campus, and on Monday after staff meeting, an ice cream tasting in the kitchen.

We are also heading into a time when all of us will be heading off on vacations of one sort or another. Here’s a pastoral encouragement/request for those journeys:

While you’re away, wherever you are, make it a point to be in worship on Sunday. Visit a local United Methodist church if you can. Be truly in worship first but also, notice the style and content of worship. Grab a bulletin. Think about things that are different from the way we do things. When you get back home, feel free to share your experience.

Here in Manhattan this week, we will be opening scripture to the Book of Job and to James’ epistle as we think about wisdom and “The Sense God Gave Us.” See you in church!

8:45 - Contemporary Service
10:00 - Fellowship Hour
11:00 - Traditional Service

Blessings, Mike

After 47 years of faithful ministry, leadership, compassion, and service, it’s time to celebrate Rev. Donna Voteau as sh...
06/03/2026

After 47 years of faithful ministry, leadership, compassion, and service, it’s time to celebrate Rev. Donna Voteau as she begins a well-earned retirement.

Join us for a Come & Go Retirement Party as we share stories, laughter, gratitude, and memories from the many lives she has touched through the years.

📍 Aldersgate UMC – Olathe, KS
📅 Saturday, June 6
⏰ 2:00–4:00 PM

If Rev. Donna has impacted your life, we’d love for you to stop by and help send her into retirement surrounded by love and appreciation.

Please bring a favorite memory to share! 🎉

Our Youth Group starts a new summer series tomorrow! They will be exploring some of the themes in the summer's biggest ...
06/02/2026

Our Youth Group starts a new summer series tomorrow! They will be exploring some of the themes in the summer's biggest movie "Project Hail Mary." The Youth will meet Wednesdays at 3:30pm to discuss topics like Identity, purpose, hope, courage, grace and outer space. Join us!

Contact Jeff for more info [email protected]

Last week, in our staff meeting, we talked about excess things stored in various spots in the church and what we might n...
06/01/2026

Last week, in our staff meeting, we talked about excess things stored in various spots in the church and what we might need to do with them since there was a request for one of the areas to be cleaned out and re-purposed. It’s a funny but predictable thing that no matter what church you visit, it is guaranteed that there will be a space (or spaces) that are unusable because they are filled with items saved “just in case,” or retained because Ms. Jones donated them, or because they are a reminder of a hard decision and taking them out now would open old wounds. Big or small, we are all very much alike.

A lot of relocation takes place in June as the school year ends, so maybe that’s why the staff conversation stuck with me. As an Army brat, a soldier, and a pastor, I have more or less lived my entire life on the move. Hanging on to “stuff” that wasn’t being used but needed to be carried from post to post or parsonage to parsonage never made much sense. When an unopened moving box with three different movers’ stickers turns up, you know that a quick trip to Goodwill is in the offing.

Of course, we all accumulate more than physical “stuff” don’t we? We accumulate
successes, and friends, and accomplishments, and well-being—all things to be
cherished. But we can also accumulate hurts, and grudges, and disappointments—all things that land in our mental and spiritual “junk rooms,” eating up space and cluttering up our lives.

Perhaps moving month is a perfect time to do a quick inventory of all our “stuff” to
see what needs to be moved out or left behind. Ironically, “good will” seems to be the answer regardless of whether the “stuff” is in our garage or in our heart.

Pax, Mike

Address

612 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, KS
66502

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 1pm
Sunday 8:30am - 12pm

Telephone

+17857768821

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