Greetings Topeka First UMC,

I hope that you are having a great week! 

Sunday in worship will be a very special day! The youth mission team will be presenting part of the message, and looking at how God blessed us and the people we worked with on the mission trip. The theme of the mission trip and the theme for this Sunday is "Be the Light!" The youth and adults did some amazing work, and left a lasting impact on a number of families. I hope you will join us Sunday to celebrate the youth mission trip! Because of the mission trip presentation, we'll celebrate Holy Communion together on Aug. 10 instead.

The 3rd Annual Downtown Block Party is next Saturday from 5 - 7 pm! If you are volunteering, please check in with Shawna Sunday between services. An email with full Block Party details will be sent Tuesday. 

See you Sunday,

Pastor Brad

Come and join us on August 10 at 9:30 am in Fellowship Hall as Max shares their adventures through 7 Civil War Battlefields, The USS Yorktown and USS Laffy along with stops at the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter and 9/11 United 93 Crash Site Memorial!

Max is a great storyteller and this will be a great time for fellowship and fun!

We will be sure to have some treats for attenders too!

No registration required.

Hello Church Family,

Sign up here to be a greeter.

*****Doorstep is one of our mission partners and September is the month our church was chosen to supply volunteers on Mondays and Thursdays. The volunteer spots are indoors at Doorstep (1119 SW 10th) and are available in either a 3-hour morning or a 2-hour afternoon shift. Use this link to sign up to help our mission partner Doorstep!****

Join the Mobile Access Partnership (MAP) at it's new location at Let's Help, 245 SW MacVicar. Topeka Rescue Mission (who supplies volunteers for MAP) sent this information to us "Here is the link for volunteers to join our TRM hub called VOMO. 

If it is easier for you to volunteer during the evening, our mission partner Topeka North Outreach has volunteer spots open the first Thursday of each month (during the school year) from 6 pm - 7:30 pm at Indian Creek Elementary School, 4303 NE Indian Creek Rd, Topeka, KS 66617. TNO assembles Weekend Food Sacks for 700+ students at 14 area schools and community centers in an effort to alleviate childhood hunger in Topeka and to encourage children in need. Volunteers should go directly to the school to volunteer. Use this link to sign up to help our mission partner, Topeka North Outreach! Use this link to sign up to help our mission partner Topeka North Outreach!

Thanks, Shawna