Ash Wednesday Services
Wednesday, February 18
Traditional | 12:15 p.m. | Sanctuary
- Our lunchtime Ash Wednesday service is a traditional service featuring hymns, scripture readings, and the imposition of the ashes. This is a short service and perfect for people who work downtown. Childcare is not available for this service.
Family | 6:00 p.m. | Sanctuary
- Our evening Ash Wednesday service is oriented to the whole family and features worship songs, a homily, scripture readings, and the imposition of the ashes. This service lasts around one hour and is a great service for the entire family.
Lenten Fast
Fridays, February 20-April 3
The practice of fasting has been a part of Christian discipleship from the very beginning. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “And when you fast…” in Matthew 6:16. The church is a fasting community.
Lent has traditionally been a season of fasting in the church. Many people give up things during Lent, but this year we want to do something different. We want to call the church to fast. Join us in fasting on Fridays during Lent. We will eat supper on Thursday night and not again until Friday at supper. As we go to bed, as we rise, and as we go through the day on Friday, we will pray. We will pray for our church, for the lost, for ourselves, and most of all, we will pray for God to come and meet us.
Make a commitment during Lent to fast on Fridays and register today to let us know you’re joining us!
Lenten Daily Devotionals
February 18-April 5
Subscribe to a short daily audio devotional from Pastor Matthew by enabling the “2026 Lenten Devotional” notifications in your First Methodist App.
- Download the First Methodist App.
- Click on profile (top right)
- Scroll down to “notifications” in App settings
- Enable “2026 Lenten Devotional”
The audio devotionals will be delivered to you each morning by notification.