Archery Tag combines dodgeball, paintball and laser tag with the skill of archery. The Youth Archery Tag will take place at 6-8pm in the FLC. This event will require a signed waiver (see link below). This event is FREE! Feel free to bring a friend, or two. We hope to see you for this evening full of food and fun! If you have any questions, reach out to James (jamesl@fumcg.org) or Hayley (hayleyp@fumcg.org).

Join Dr. Cindy Ryan at the Women's book club as we consider what it means to “Be still and know that I am God.” During the months of March and April, we’ll discuss how to incorporate times of rest and renewal into our daily lives. In March, we will be reading "Growing Slow" by Jennifer Dukes Lee and "Rhythms of Renewal" by Rebekah Lyons in April.

Whether you’ve read the whole book, or haven’t cracked it open yet, you are welcome to come for discussion, reflection, and fellowship.

We will meet in Leach Hall for dinner, fellowship time, a celebration of March birthdays, games, and our campfire devotion. All 4th graders through 6th graders are encouraged to come and bring a guest. Prizes will be awarded to game-winners. Join us Friday, March 25, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. If you have a favorite game from home that we can all play and raise the competition level, by all means, bring it on! Please indicate if you have a birthday and what kind of cake you like. Questions, email sandyr@fumcg.org.

Sign Up Here

The next blood drive, offered by First Grapevine and Carter Blood Care, will be held in the Family Life Center on Sunday, April 10 from 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM. You may use the QR code or link below to make your appointment online with your phone or contact Miriam Ward at the email address below. (Appointments are made in 20 minute increments, beginning at 9:30.) For questions, contact Miriam Ward (817-488-1650;(miriamward524@yahoo.com).

First Grapevine is excited to announce that we will be starting a new service, Family First, for families who are seeking tools to equip and disciple themselves and their children. The "Family First" services will kick off on April 17 at 9:30 AM in Founders Chapel. Children are welcome. Please feel free to invite friends and family who may be interested in this type of service.

If you are interested in helping Elisa make more dolls please contact her (ElisaOcallaghan2002@gmail.com).

We will be collecting for Support Our Troops Care Packages from April 24 until May 15. You will find Support Our Troop blue bins in both foyers. Immediately following the 11 AM service on May 15, we will pack the donations for mailing in the Family Life Center. Everyone is invited to stay and help prepare the care packages. Visit our website for a full list of items needed for the packages. Some examples are socks, protein bars and hair products. 

Our Endowment Fund is getting ready for the Annual Legacy Society Dinner. Save the date for Tuesday, May 3, at 6:30 PM. We will have Mark Lucas-Kelly, Director of Community Relations and Celebrant Services at

Lucas Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, as our keynote speaker with the message, “A Legacy of Giving.” Everyone is welcome. Dress code is business attire. Seating will be limited. Tickets will go on sale soon at $30/each!

The Costa Rica Village is excited to announce the restart of mission trips to Costa Rica with the upcoming trip to the Hogar Metodista Children's Home from May 21-28, 2022! This trip is a wonderful opportunity for young adults, families, and more seasoned adults to engage in construction projects at the Home, engage with the children through playtime and VBS, and grow spiritually serving others. Please contact Jon De La Cruz (jondlc@hotmail.com) or Cathy Jackson (slcfbmom@aol.com) if interested or if you have questions.

Our Never Go Hungry Ministry provides food to families and individuals in need. We are currently in need of casseroles to stock our freezer. Please bring casseroles in disposable aluminum containers labeled with what is inside and cooking directions. We thank you for sharing your gifts with those in need. Casseroles can be dropped off at the church office during the week. For more information, please contact Pastor Allen (allenl@fumcg.org).

Here in Children’s Ministry, we are gearing up for Vacation Bible Camp (VBC) now! We are putting together the VBC leadership team and invite you to consider how you can use your gifts to touch the lives of children and receive in return the blessing that comes with that. This year VBC runs four days, July 25-28, from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. with a closing program held at 7:00 PM on Thursday, July 28. We would like to have these leadership positions filled before VBC registration on March 26, 2022. If interested or if you want additional information, reach out to Desha Schaelkamp, 2022 VBC Director (deshacreecy@gmail.com), Monica Lackey, (monical@fumcg.org), or Sandy Robinson, (sandyr@fumcg.org).

VBC Director Apprentice – the apprentice shadows the VBC Director to learn all aspects of directing, expecting to take the Director’s role the following year. The Director oversees all activities related to registration assists Children’s Directors in recruiting leaders, communicating to parents, ordering t-shirts, preparing name tags, and other tasks. Requirements: ministry safe certification, flexible schedule from March – July 30. The week before VBC week, volunteer hours are 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM, VBC week volunteer hours are 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

Bible Storyteller: A good storyteller who enjoys communicating; can creatively tell the Bible story. Resources are provided, so don’t worry; we offer a video resource for this and give you creative license to modify. Requirements: ministry safe certification, attendance at pre-vbc training meeting, VBC week volunteer hours, 9:00 AM-noon, Monday – Thursday.

Missions Director: Presents mission for the week to VBS leadership team. Oversees preparation and setup of missions area; provides daily updates,  works with VBC director to determine the mission focus for the week, and implements. Set up goals, competition, and rewards for reaching goals. Requirements: ministry safe certification, individual preplan time, completing the donation process to the mission recipient.

Host Team: Greets and helps with the check-in/registration process. Requirements: ministry safe certification, attendance at the pre-vbc training meeting, VBC week volunteer hours, 8:15 AM – 9:30 AM, Monday, Tuesday – Thursday, 8:30 AM-9:30 AM.

Small-Group Leader: The primary contact for a group of up to 12 preschool kids or 15 elementary kids; stays with the same group all week; encourages spiritual growth, relationships, discussion, and other activities; not responsible for teaching lessons. This is a relational volunteer position. Requirements: ministry safe certification, pre-vbc instructional meeting, VBC week volunteer hours, 8:15 AM – 12:30 PM, Monday, Tuesday – Thursday, 8:30 AM-12:30 PM.

Snack Coordinator Apprentice: Trains with Snack Coordinator learning the snack coordinator position. Snack coordinator purchases and organizes all food and kitchen supplies needed for the snacks; oversees preparation and setup of snack area; facilitates snack activities; manages and trains snack helpers; ensures that good hygiene is maintained. They will provide snacks for allergy-sensitive children as close to the snack of the day as possible. Requirements: ministry safe certification, individual preplan time, attendance at pre-vbc training meeting 8:30 AM -12:00 PM, Monday – Thursday VBC week.  

Please prayerfully consider where you can provide leadership this year. Contact Desha, Sandy, Monica, or Hayley as we’d like to have these leadership positions filled prior to opening general registration on March 26.

The Zen Zone is a new room at Grapevine Middle School for kids to use when they are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or maybe just need a few minutes to decompress.

Counselor, Roy Rodriguez, mentioned in a meeting with the Grapevine Village team, how much success they have had with the room. Before entering the room, the kids take a little survey on how they are feeling and then take another survey when they leave. The Zen Zone has been very successful at lowering the stress levels for many students.

First Grapevine has been able to provide some much-needed furnishings and equipment as part of our partnership with our neighboring schools. Through your donations to the Grapevine Village, we purchased a sound machine, several light-up tables, fidgets, bean bag chairs, and lamps. Please listen to GMS Principal Dr. Laura Koehler's response to the new furnishings and support.

(video here) Here is a tour of the Zen Zone. (video here) What a blessing to be a part of a congregation who loves their neighbors in such unique ways,

The Grapevine Village Team

We are excited about our ministry and missional events. This is just a friendly reminder that we have some procedures to make your ministry or missional events successful. Our Media and Communication Guide lists deadlines for e-news, updates to the website, ministry spotlights, videos, and more. The First Grapevine Brand Identity Standard Guide will help to ensure that your marketing materials are in line with the church's brand standards. If you have an upcoming event, be sure to let us know by filling out the Room Request form on our website (FirstGrapevine.org/roomrequest) or by entering it into ServiceU so that our staff can help make your event possible. We couldn't do church without you. Thank you for helping others experience and share God's love!

First Grapevine, A United Methodist Church

FirstGrapevine.org | Link to E-News