Our vision is to reflect the image of God through a thriving artistic community within FirstMC.
Our Mission
● Using the arts to express truth and enrich worship in a way that honors and glorifies God.
● Creating an inviting space for creatives of FirstMC to share their gifts to serve the church and community.
● Creating an inviting space for creatives of FirstMC to share their gifts to serve the church and community.
Our Values
● Creativity - reflecting the creative character of God
● Community - welcoming a variety of ages, experience levels, and stylistic expressions
● Whole-hearted effort - serving humbly to the best of one’s ability
● Encouragement - growing and learning together
● Prayer - asking God to lead and empower the community’s artistic endeavors.
● Community - welcoming a variety of ages, experience levels, and stylistic expressions
● Whole-hearted effort - serving humbly to the best of one’s ability
● Encouragement - growing and learning together
● Prayer - asking God to lead and empower the community’s artistic endeavors.
Creative Arts Community Monthly Newsletter
The Creative Arts Community Council (CACC) is now creating monthly newsletters to provide information on various events the CACC is producing as well as to highlight other opportunities to support the arts both within and outside of FirstMC. These newsletters will contain more information than what will be included in the Midweek Messenger.
The November newsletter was sent out on Thursday, November 2. If you would like to receive our future newsletters to your email, you must opt-in by filling out the form below. If you would like to opt-out of receiving these newsletters, please contact Rachel Wilhelm.
One of the components of the Creative Arts Community is to allow for more of the many talented musicians within our congregation to share their gifts by providing live music near the Coffee Connection Café on Sundays starting at 10 AM. We hope that you will make a habit to come to church early to enjoy the yummy drinks and treat, cherish the time of fellowship with one another, and savor the music.
There is a piano available in the hallway, but this is not limited to only pianists or soloists. Groups of two to three people are welcome to join together. We will not be using a sound system as this is acoustic, background music to help calm our spirits and prepare us to gather for worship.
This can be any style: jazz, classical, gospel, traditional hymns, contemporary. It should not be anything with secular lyrics that people would recognize.
If you have questions, please contact John Gerig.
If you would like to provide 20 to 25 minutes of music on a Sunday before church, please fill out the form below. Be sure to click the red submit button at the bottom of the form when finished.
Our current exhibit is called “Seasons of Change”
The Gallery is open on the north side of the Fellowship Hall with our current exhibit called “Seasons of Change”. We are excited by the participation we received from artists of all ages with their original two and three-dimensional art. We hope you will stop by and see the show!
Important Dates:
September 24 – November 5, 2023: Exhibit open during church hours
November 5 – 9, 2023: Artwork picked up during church hours
Artists:
- Maddie Carrigan (acrylic on wood)
- Samantha & Chloe Derby (acrylic on canvas/paper)
- Caitlin Gaff (hand-built ceramic)
- Brian Gerig (mixed media)
- Julie Gerig (photography)
- Joyce Klaus (oil)
- Sophia Knight (spin art)
- Michelle Lopez (acrylic)
- Devon Ngoh (pencil)
- Lucy Nichols (watercolor)
- Timmy Oberley (oil)
- Corrine Reynolds (marker & pen)
- Isaac Reynolds (marker)
- Rainbow Spinks (acrylic)
- Elaine Stauss (oil)
- Sonja Strahm (watercolor & ink)
- Rachel Wilhelm (photography and mixed media)
- Abby Winters (cut paper & colored pencil)
Additional Youth: Jael Knight (pencil), Noble Ngoh (crayon), and Titi Ngoh (colored pencil)
A place for FirstMC writers to gather (virtually) for inspiration and connection as we use poetry and other written forms to explore and express our lives of faith.
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