Our purpose is to reflect the image of God through a thriving artistic community within FirstMC.

Our Mission is to create inviting spaces for the people of FirstMC to express Truth, enrich worship, and deepen community through the arts.

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.

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 October newsletter was sent out on Wednesday, October 3. 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 unsubscribe to the email or contact Rachel Wilhelm.

Sign up for CAC Monthly Newsletter

In case you missed the October newsletter, you can check it out below! There are also copies available at church or you can download and print your own.

Download October Newsletter

Possible Future Events Survey

The Creative Arts Community Council wants to know how much interest there is in these events.

Thank you for filling this out!

Possible Future Events Survey

Our current exhibit is "Wilderness".

Artwork to enrich our community as we reflect on “The Wild Wild Wilderness” sermon series through the book of Numbers.

Open September 22 until November 3.

Important Dates:

September 22 - November 3: Exhibit open during church hours
November 3 - 7: Artwork picked up during church hours

We are excited by the participation we received from over 20 artists of all ages!  
The Gallery is located on the north side of the Fellowship Hall.

Artists:

-Luke Batdorff (wood)
-Lou Brown (photography)
-Maddie Carrigan (colored pencils)
-Lila Derby (acrylic)
-Caitlin Gaff (ceramics)
-Brian Gerig (markers)
-Anne Harrigan (watercolor)
-Amelia Hornbarger (markers)
-Susi Jones (photography)
-Kate Klaus (color pencils)
-Devan Ngoh (pencil)
-Titi Ngoh (colored pencils)
-Lucy Nichols (acrylic)
-Amy Nussa (acrylic)
-Timmy Oberley (acrylic)
-Corrine Reynolds (colored pencils)
-Nancy Rossiter (cloth)
-Brian Schwartz (wood)
-Luke, Jeanna, and Logan Tuckey (photography)
-Rachel Wilhelm (mixed media)

Our next exhibit is our Tannenbaum Festival

Apply now to decorate one of the trees in The Gallery!

Important Dates:

November 23 - 30: Decorate tree
December 1 - 29: Exhibit open during church hours
December 29 - January 3: Un-decorate tree

Application forms are available at the Creative Arts Community bulletin board.  Completed forms should be placed in Rachel Wilhelm's mailbox in the Volunteer Office.  

If you have questions, please contact Rachel Wilhelm.

Canvas & Cookies

Join us for our first Canvas & Cookies on Saturday, November 9 at 1 PM in Room 126. This will be a 2-hour class led by Samantha Derby who will guide us through creating a specific piece (sample picture coming soon). This is limited to 12 people, ages 11 and up. All supplies will be provided and the cost is $5. Sign up by clicking the "Register Now" button and completing the registration. If you would prefer to pay with cash or check, please see Rachel Wilhelm.

Please bring an apron to wear or clothes that you wouldn’t mind getting dirty as the acrylic paint will stain. If you have questions, please contact Rachel Wilhelm.
Register now

Artistic Interests Survey

As we continue to develop this community, we want to know what your gifts, talents, and interests are in any artistic field. We also want to know if you might be interested in being involved with future projects or a part of new initiatives as we work to incorporate various arts into the life of FirstMC.

To get to the Creative Arts Community Survey, please click the button below. Be sure to click the red submit button at the bottom of the survey when finished.

Creative Arts Community Survey

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.


Submit

Arts in the Community

If you are involved in the arts outside of FirstMC and you would like your event announced in the Creative Arts Community’s Monthly Newsletter, please provide us with the relevant information by clicking the button below to fill out the form.

Please note that the Creative Arts Community Council reserves the right to promote only events
considered appropriate for the entire FirstMC community.
Form for Arts in the Community