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9th Sunday after Pentecost
“When the Person You Love is…Different”
Acts 15:36-41 | Romans 12:1-8

“A God Who’s Merciful to All”
10th Sunday after Pentecost
“A God Who’s Merciful to All”
Genesis 21:1-21 | Romans 11:25-36

11th Sunday after Pentecost
“How to Know Its Working”
Luke 7:18-23 | Philippians 1:3-11

12th Sunday after Pentecost
Rev. Carly Sawyer preaching

Tacos & Talk
Pastor Alex's summer conversation series at Brazos Tacos in Ix Park Come get your tacos and join us at the reserved table. Then stick...
Charlottesville City Cooperative Parish
“Let’s Travel This Road Together For Awhile:An Unexpected Partnership" Congregational Skills & Gifts Assessment Please click this link to...
The Whole City Podcast
The Whole City Podcast is a series of conversations with Rev. Alex about Charlottesville and how we can allLOVE THE WHOLE CITY, LOVE THE...
Sundays at First UMC
First UMC is open for in-person worship at 10:00am each Sunday. What to expect when you arrive: - Observe the summery pool noodles which will...
Latest Church Announcements
With so many changes to our daily routines and schedules it can overwhelming trying to keep track of what has been canceled, postponed,...

Church must think more critically about digital presence
Technology is changing us, and we ignore its impact — and its implications for the church — at our own peril.
It's time to remove the grave clothes
The slayings of two Black clergywomen show the need for the church to loosen its bonds in order to respond, just as Jesus ordered Lazarus unbound after raising him from the dead.
Laity leadership revitalizes church’s young adult ministry
Instead of relying on a pastor to oversee its young adult ministry, First Korean United Methodist Church in Wheeling, Illinois, entrusted it to a devoted and committed volunteer layperson with a calling and vision.

101 E. Jefferson Street • Charlottesville, VA 22902

Phone: (434) 296-6193
Rev. Alex Joyner, Lead Pastor