New Church Center App Means Stronger Connections and Improved Experience At First Church, we are making a switch to a new app called Church Center, which you can download here. Why change? We are committed to improving the user experience and believe that Church...
Immigration Care Team Our January mission emphasis is the Immigration Care Team (ICT), a ministry offering active support and provision to asylum seekers and other immigrants. The ICT began in 2020 when we sponsored an asylum seeker from a central African country who...
Church Office Schedule The church office will be closed on Monday, January 20, to observe Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 21, at 9:00AM. Our pastors are on call at 512-478-5684, press 213, and leave a message for a...
Get ready for A...ROAD TRIP! Kids' Camp 2025June 9-12The LORD your God is with you wherever you go. —Joshua 1:9Discover God's presence on ROAD TRIP: KIDS' CAMP 2025 as we explore new places, make new friends, and experience God's goodness together. Join us in a...
Church Office Holiday and End-of-Year Giving Schedule The church office will be closed from 1:00PM on Tuesday, December 24, through Thursday, January 2, for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, with the exception of a half day on Tuesday, December 31. For details,...
This Christmas, strengthen community by helping Black Mamas Village (BMV) build bridges to health and belonging that change lives. At a time when many families face housing insecurity, food shortages, and health disparities, Black Mamas Village provides connection,...
Diaper Collection Now-Sunday, January 5 | Sanctuary and FLC Foyers We are collecting diapers for the Austin Diaper Bank from Advent through Epiphany. A clean diaper means a happy, healthy baby, and recent studies say that nearly fifty percent of families with young...
Advent Devotional Materials Available As we enter the season of Advent, First Church is offering a selection of daily devotional materials to help enrich this season of expectant waiting. With options for different stages of life, choose the guide that most speaks to...
Christmas Poinsettia Sale Honor or remember loved ones at Christmas by purchasing a florist quality poinsettia plant to beautify our Sanctuary from the Third Sunday of Advent (December 15) through Christmas Eve. Each plant costs $20. Your poinsettias may be picked up...
Donate Books for December Pickle Elementary Book Sale Donations: Sundays, November 17 and 24 and December 1 Book Sale: Friday, December 6 at Pickle Elementary School Spread the holiday cheer by donating new/very gently used books or money (using the " Pickle...
Jesus said, “Which of these three...was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” [The man] said, “The one who showed him mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” —Luke 10:25-37 Each month we highlight a ministry that we see transforming...
How will your gifts and skills transform this community of faith? At First Church, we say, “transformation happens here,” though the truth is that it doesn’t happen on its own. God works in transformative ways to move us toward wholeness and integration, but we are...
New Grief Support Group: Through Loss to Life Saturdays, October 19-December 14 | 9:00-10:30AM | FLC Garrison ChapelGrief is hard. It is a process. You do not have to do it alone. Through Loss to Life is a spiritually-based program to support adults who are grieving...
September Mission Emphasis: Feed My People Breakfast Twice a week for more than 20 years, our Great Hall has hummed to life by 5:15AM to host the Feed MyPeople Breakfast, a program of the Foundation for the Homeless. For our guests, it is a brief escape from dangers...
On Sunday, August 25, the Church Conference approved total expenditures in the amount of $13,020,000 to complete the repairs and restoration of the Sanctuary Building that were outlined in the "Exterior Add-On" Package, available for review at fumcaustin.org. We...