First United Methodist Church Wenatchee

06/08/2026

You're invited to a free author talk on Sunday, June 14, at 2 PM in the Bromley Room. Transgender author and international public speaker Ben Greene will discuss his book, My Child is Trans, Now What? Free and open to all.

Cosponsored by the library and PFLAG Florence.

06/07/2026

Join us as we focus on holy communion through our service of worship. This includes both the sermon and the sacrament. If you would like to participate from home you may use bread/crackers and juice/water.

06/07/2026

Join us at Ohme gardens as we begin our summer worship. This service includes Holy communion and you are invited to participate from home with bread/crackers and juice/water.

06/06/2026

God’s Kin-dom grows when every person is valued, included, and loved.
Read Angela Molloy’s powerful reflection on q***r and disability justice, belonging, and hope in the Church.

Discover more: https://www.r2hub.org/library/building-the-kin-dom-in-the-here-and-now-with-q***rcrip-beloveds

06/04/2026

Bible Study Series: We are going through a short series on how to read the scriptures.

Pastor Debbie starts by offering us a simple approach that anyone can follow:

Pray: Ask God to guide you as you read.

Read: Spend time with the passage, whether silently or aloud.

Notice: Pay attention to words, phrases, images, or questions that stand out.

Introduction video: https://youtu.be/am8uRz6WaZ0
First video: https://youtu.be/1K2l6q0SAXA

06/03/2026

Ephesians 6:10-18 NRSVUE
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power; put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil, for our struggle is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on the evil day and, having prevailed against everything, to stand firm.
Stand, therefore, and belt your waist with truth and put on the breastplate of righteousness and lace up your sandals in preparation for the gospel of peace. With all of these, take the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the
flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the
saints.

"The author isn’t calling for soldiers of a traditional military. The author is calling for a resistance that relies not on the weapons and defenses of this world, but instead, on a power grounded in God. The author is clear, evil is much bigger than all of us. We can’t even see it to identify it properly. It is so much bigger than we are. But it is not bigger than God. So, if we want God to fight, then we need to open space for God to act. That means using the tools of God—the things of God—things like truth, righteousness, and peace." - Pastor Debbie Sperry

06/02/2026

"Ephesians 6:10-20 is the familiar passage of the Armor of God. This passage gives us a visual illustration of putting on God’s armor as we go into the world. This is not a passage inciting us to violence or promoting a romanticized notion of war. Rather, Paul is reminding the church at Ephesus and modern readers that our true protection against the evil and pain in the world is not metal or swords. Rather, true protection involves truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, and scripture."

Source: https://www.faithelement.com/sessions/2012/8/21/gods-armor.html

06/01/2026

This week, the government launched a website that describes human beings as aliens, complete with a map tracking arrests in your neighborhood and a tip line to report your neighbors.

WE WANT TO SAY CLEARLY: this is not the story we believe about the world. We believe every person — regardless of where they were born, what language they speak, or what documents they carry — bears the image of God. That is not a political statement. That is a theological one.

God does not ask us to fear the stranger. God asks us to welcome them. Over and over again, the people of God are reminded: you were once strangers too. Fear tells us to see neighbors as threats. But we belong to a different story, one that begins not with scarcity and suspicion, but with abundance, blessing, and the irreducible dignity of every human life.

No one is an alien. EVERYONE BELONGS. Let us lead with love ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

06/01/2026