Study
Something profound happens when we study, ask questions, serve and wonder aloud with others. There's more insight, wisdom, experience around the circle then we usually have in our individual life. When we connect with each other on a deeper level, the growth and life change that results is powerful. We serve our community together. We care for each other.
Sunday Morning Kids Club
Sundays, 9:30 am | Education Wing
Join us on Sunday mornings as we journey through the Sparkhouse Lectionary curriculum. We enjoy music, a story, games and the Bible lesson with Ms. Becky & Mrs. Donna. We are so excited to have you join us.
Contact: Becky Dickinson
Youth Group for 6-12th grade students
This year we will meet from 11:00 am-12:30 pm. Questions about our youth community?
Contact: Nathan & Abbie Braaten
Claiming Grace: Confirmation for Adults
Sundays, 11:00 am | Room 142
Every time we offer confirmation for our young people, we have adults who say, “Goodness, I wish I could take a class like that!” Well, this year, you can! This fall, we are offering Claiming Grace, a class that will discuss the same subject matter as our youth confirmation class, but pitched to adults. We will join the youth on site visits to other places of worship.
This class is for you if:
You are new to United Methodism and want a better understanding of our approach to faith.
You have left a high-control religion that didn’t encourage questions, and now you have lots of questions.
You’ve been part of the church for a long time, but have deeper questions that you’d like to discuss with other committed folks.
Contact: Pastor Tanya
Sundays
Mondays
TBD
Tuesdays
Mary & Martha Sisters Group
Tuesdays 9-10:30 am | Room 142
M&M Sisters is a women’s group that meets on Tuesday mornings for spiritual growth and fellowship. We have used a variety of book studies to guide us and newcomers are welcome! Our studies for fall and Advent are below.
Study #1 - Sept. 29 - Nov. 3 - Jesus is Lord by Tom Berlin. Published 2026. 6 week study, Leaders guide and DVD.
Summary: Many Christians are thankful for their salvation, yet wonder why their daily lives look much like those who do not follow Christ. The difference often lies in one powerful declaration: Jesus is Lord. With clarity and insight, Berlin shows how the Lordship of Christ impacts every part of our lives: our relationships, our habits, our priorities, and our values. Drawing on a variety of biblical texts, including Exodus, the Psalms, the Gospels, and the Epistles, he invites readers to discover how saying yes to Jesus as Lord leads to lasting joy, renewed purpose, and a deeper faith.
Study #2 - Nov. 17 - Dec. 8th Advent study. Heaven and Earth by Will Willamon. Published 2023. 4 week study. Leaders guide and DVD.
Summary: It’s not within our own power to make a fresh start. If we’re to have a future different from the past, it must come as a gift, something not of our devising. What we need is a God who refuses to be trapped in eternity, a God who not only cares about us but is willing to show up among us and do something with us, here, now. In Advent we celebrate and anticipate the earth-shaking, life-transforming good news that God is coming to us. Watch out. Get ready. God is on the way.
Contact: Sarah Summers
Wednesdays
Mid-Week Dinner & Studies
An essential part of a faithful life is reflection, study, and discussion with others in community. We will meet this Fall on Wednesday nights for dinner at 6:00 pm and discussion groups at 6:30 pm. We have two adult classes to choose from. Mrs. Becky will lead a class for our Kids Club and Pastor Tanya will be leading Confirmation class for the youth.
Come make new friends, practice your discipleship, find hope, and be nourished in body and spirit by God’s community!
John, The Shakespeare of the New Testament
Wednesdays, 6:30pm | Room 143
What if the Gospel of John is not only a gospel we read, but one we are meant to envision? In this six-session study, Pastor Tom Albright will help us explore John as a master storyteller whose Gospel unfolds through dramatic scenes, memorable characters, vivid dialogue, irony, misunderstanding, suspense, and surprising reversals. We will look closely and experience the wedding at Cana, Nicodemus and Jesus, the Samaritan woman, the healing of the man born blind, Lazarus, the trial before Pilate, and the encounters with the risen Christ. We will ask not only, “What is John telling us about Jesus?” but also, “What is John wanting us to experience?” No special background is required—only a willingness to see one of the New Testament’s most familiar gospels with fresh eyes.
Conversations that Build Bridges
Wednesdays, 6:30pm | Green room
When a community or nation feels divided, how can the church help bring people together? Can we help people hear each other, and find common values of inclusion, grace, and community? MUMC member Melinda Moats-Mulvaney, a licensed therapist, has developed a class that will help us have conversations across differences, emphasizing working together for the benefit of all in the community. Areas of discussion include:
Parameters for calm, clear, courteous, and curious conversations
How to clarify the values that inform the discussion
Practicing conversations and role playing to move beyond road blocks.
This class is not a discussion of issues, but an exercise in understanding the person across from you. It might get into political issues, but they are not the main focus.
Pastor Meredith will assist Melinda, bringing in stories from the Bible to add perspective to the conversation. Jesus responded to people from a variety of circumstances and backgrounds, and found a way to build bridges around things that mattered. She will also lead a session of the class about Christian Nationalism: what it is, why it divides us, and how to have conversations about it.
Melinda believes that what people need is a good listening to. We all need to remember that we are better off with each other than without each other. Can we follow Jesus’ commandment to love our neighbors when the conversations are difficult? Melinda says yes, and will help us do just that.
Youth Confirmation
Wednesdays, 6:00 pm | Youth Room
Confirmation is a special, set aside time when our youth are able to claim their baptism and faith as their own. They spend many weeks learning and discussing as a group what it means to be a Christian. As confirmands, they have the opportunity to become full voting members of the church and publicly profess their faith to the community. In a lot of ways, it’s the church’s equivalent to getting your driver’s license—it’s a rite of passage. Confirmation will be offered for youth 7th grade through high school.
Pastor Tanya will lead the class, along with support from adult mentors, previous confirmands, and occasional guest leaders. We will arrange this session of Confirmation around 10 weeks in the fall and 10 weeks in the spring. We will take the busy holiday season off.
Confirmation covers the basics of Christian belief and thought. We like to ask lots of questions in Confirmation, such as:
The Bible: What do we do with discrepancies in the biblical text?
God: Why do bad things happen?
Jesus: How is this person relevant for me today?
The Holy Spirit: What exactly is it?
Resurrection: Did this really happen?
The church: The church has done harm in the last 2,000 years---what do we think about that? Do I need to agree with everything the United Methodist Church does today? & more!
It’s not all discussion either! There will be plenty of time for games and hanging out with your new friends. And, in 2027, we will visit other places of worship of different religions and welcome some guest speakers. Friends are welcome, even if their family doesn’t attend MUMC.
Kids Club: Fruit of the Spirit
Wednesdays @ 6:30 pm |
This fall the children of MUMC are welcome to join Mrs. Becky Dickinson and Ms. Becky Hall to learn about the Fruits of the Spirit through song, game, crafts and scripture.
Thursdays
Friendship Circle
1st & 3rd Thursday of the month 12:30 to 2 | Room 120
We will be meeting the 3rd Thursday of every month from 12:30 to 2:00. For the fall we will be discussing the virtues in the book "The Character of Virtue" by Stanley Hauerwas. We spend a few minutes catching up and sharing prayer concerns. Please feel free to invite a friend or acquaintance or a neighbor you think might enjoy the discussion and fellowship.
Fridays
Check back for more happenings!
Saturdays
Men’s Group
1st Saturdays, 8-9:30 am
Breakfast, at The Village Taphouse & Grill, 1204 3rd St, Marysville. Includes conversation & coordinating a work project.
United Methodist Women In Faith
3rd Saturdays, 9-10:30 am | Narthex
Discussion, prayer and being in supportive fellowship of each other. All women and those who identify as women are invited. We are open to newcomers.
