FUMC - First United Methodist Church of Schenectady, New York

09/06/2026

Today's written sermon, complete with the meme referenced when Pastor Sara actually preached it. [https://www.tumblr.com/firstumcschenectady/827046749704273920/the-use-of-money-based-on-amos-57-13-and-umc?source=share]

08/30/2026

Today's sermon: [https://www.tumblr.com/firstumcschenectady/826391102630264833/inevitable-based-on-matthew-1621-28-and-umc?source=share]

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08/15/2026

BIG difference.
What shifts—spiritual, relational, or structural—and that honor and leverage our Wesleyan heritage, would help your local church embody this vision in a life‑giving way? ✨

08/15/2026

If you really want to “save the children,” mean all of them.

The Trump administration is terrorizing LGBTQ+ youth and their families, and it has to stop.

08/09/2026

Today's sermon: {https://www.tumblr.com/firstumcschenectady/824487262360371200/jesus-walking-on-water-by-david-mach-collage-comple?source=share}

💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · Jesus-Walking-on-Water-by-David-Mach-collage-completed-2010-credit-Richard-Riddick@thedpc.com-1 | Geoffrey Holsclaw · “Stepping Out” based on Matthew 14:22-33 and UMC Social Princ…

08/02/2026

Today's sermon: {https://www.tumblr.com/firstumcschenectady/823879098859388928/feeding-the-masses-based-on-matthew-1413-21-and?source=share}

💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · "Feeding the Masses" based on Matthew 14:13-21 and UMC Social Principles “Poverty and Income Inequality” · 5000 men is a lot of people. Particularly when they literally mean men, s…

07/26/2026

Today's sermon brought to you by the wisdom of the incomparable Dr. Amy Jill Levine {https://www.tumblr.com/firstumcschenectady/823225477778014208/trusting-abundance-matthew-1331-33-44-52?source=share}

💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · "Trusting Abundance” Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 · Ah, the parables of the kingdom of heaven! I know these ones. I even started writing a sermon to talk about the principles of good h…

07/19/2026

Today's sermon: [https://www.tumblr.com/firstumcschenectady/822594153730932736/living-peace-based-on-genesis-2810-19a-and-um?source=share]

💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · “Living Peace” based on Genesis 28:10-19a and UM Social Principles “Bullying and Other Forms of Violence” · Jacob and Esau were twins who were nothing alike. They had differen…

07/13/2026

Today's sermon for those who like to read (and those who found the video skipped during the sermon): {https://www.tumblr.com/firstumcschenectady/821982900768686080/yields-based-on-matthew-131-8-and-umc-social?source=share}

💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · "Yields” based on Matthew 13:1-8 and UMC Social Principles Preface to “The Economic Community” · I took the parable today apart from the interpretation the gospels of Matthew and M…