In the aftermath of Charlottesville, I’ve been asked by many, “How should the church and Christians in general respond to all of this?” 

For many years, Len Wilson, who currently serves as the Creative Director at St. Andrews United Methodist Church in the Frisco area, has pulled together available data to identify the Top 25 Fastest Growing Large United Methodist Churches. We were pleased to make that list in his 2015 edition of this study. At that time […]

I have been asked this question several times in recent weeks. For those who regularly use our First15 devotional to dedicate the first fifteen minutes of your day to God, you have probably recognized that our readings in recent weeks have been provided by a guest author by the name of Ben Simpson. So, who […]

Below is an email I sent out to those in our First Methodist Family who serve in law enforcement and their families in response to the tragic shooting in Dallas on July 7th, 2016. To the Officers & Families in our First Methodist Family, On behalf of all of our pastors today, I wanted to […]

This is a message I received this week from our episcopal leader, Bishop Mike Lowry, addressed to our entire First Methodist Family. Dear David and Members & Friends of First United Methodist Church, I greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! For the past 20 years, Mike Ramsdell has served with notable […]