Friends of Federal Way UMC,
I hope and pray that you and your loved ones are staying safe and cool during this heat wave. This weekend is the time we celebrate the Independence of our Nation on July 4th. I pray that you have a great time celebrating and connecting with your community.
This Sunday, we begin a new sermon series “Anything but Ordinary” focusing on the Abrahamic family through the summer. I’m excited about this time or learning and hope you join us.
As promised, here is an update from our Jeremiah 29 team regarding adding in-person gathering to our church.
Grounding Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11-12:
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Guiding values:
We are in an ever evolving place of socially distant guidelines from the United Methodist Church, local government and the Center for disease control. Our guidance is subject to change based off of the current state of the pandemic and guidance of church council. Our primary mandate is to “Do No Harm”. We understand that we are all a work in progress, we desire to listen, learn and serve to the best of our abilities for the glory of God.
Jeremiah 29 team updates
Our survey is open and available! Click here to take our 5-minute church survey
We’ve approved our preschool to begin the process of reopening this fall.
We’ve added a webpage to keep folks up to date through FWUMC.org
To email our team Jeremiah29fwumc@gmail.com
FAQ’s
Currently, we ask that everyone entering the church building wear a mask. We also ask that people entering the building be vaccinated (currently ages 12+)
We will add key announcements toward the end of the service
We will information with Community group leaders 1x a month
We are be open to feedback, comments and concerns using the email address fwumcJeremiah29@gmail.com
We have add a section on our website for Covid-19 updates and communication.
Our team meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, your prayers are welcome.
The preschool has permission to begin meeting in the Fall and preparation that is needed to prepare.
Any group using the church facilities must have first approval of our church Admin Sharon Wisenburg. She will provide a checklist that the leader of the group (currently the Preschool and those leading worship) will use to sanitize immediately after using church facilities.
Grace and Peace be with you,
Pastor DJ