Important Message from Rev. Trudy:

These days are complicated. Yet our tendency is to make things simple. We yearn for simplicity thinking it would eliminate the chaos and bring things under control. But in our attempt to make things simple, we cause harm. We listen for hard truths and avoid recognizing nuance. We evaluate actions and inactions. We judge people.

Christ calls us to love neighbors, enemies, ourselves, all people. Christ calls us to bring grace with us wherever we are. Christ calls us to enter difficult situations with a word of truth, even if it is complicated truth.

The San Diego Pride Parade contains a complicated truth this year. My Jewish friends who are involved in monitoring and protecting people against increasing antisemitism say this: “Kehlani is scheduled to headline the Pride Festival in San Diego. [But] the dangerous rhetoric that Kehlani has publicly endorsed and amplified…have crossed into outright dehumanization of Jews, with real-world consequences.” I hate that my friends are being threatened, their children are bullied in schools, attacks are killing people.

Another complicated truth is that since the war began, over 54,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed, over half of them women and children, and more than 125,000 Palestinians have been injured. An estimated 1,700 Israelis have died. I hate that war took anyone. I hate that soldiers are being killed. I hate that women are being killed. I hate that children are being killed.

As the Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church says, “We lament the suffering of Palestinians and Israelis, urging an immediate ceasefire, the protection of all civilians, and a just peace rooted in dignity for all.”

Bishop Julius C. Trimble, the General Secretary of the General Board of Church and Society writes, “It’s important for Christians to advocate for the safety of Jewish people with an understanding of their history, as well as their present pain and suffering.”

The complicated truth is that San Diego Pride is a celebration of Queer people whom FUMCSD honors, affirms and loves AND is highlighting an artist who might be fueling antisemites who will act on that hate. 

While searching for a simple answer as to how to deal with this tension, I’d like to offer this one: Love your neighbor, enemy, yourself, and everyone you encounter. Bring God’s grace with you wherever we go. Enter into all complicated situations with a word of truth, compassion and love. And walk in the Pride Parade with a sign and a spirit that beseeches all hate to stop.

~Rev. Trudy

SD Pride: Spread the Message of Stopping All Hate

Seeking 20 people to donate $100 each to cover costs: Donate

Help us further our message of loving your neighbor and stopping hate at the SD Pride Parade: We still need $2,000 to cover parade entry and giveaway costs.

Want to contribute? Please donate online or by cash or check. If giving in person, please include a memo indicating that the money is for Pride Parade. We're also accepting non-branded giveaway items that are lightweight (so they are easy to carry and handout).

And be sure to mark your calendar for Sat. July 19 to come participate in the parade! We'll share specific parade participation details as we get closer to the date.

FUMCSD Prayers & Squares 20th Anniversary

Sun. June 22 | Bring Your Prayer Quilt!

Join us in celebrating our Prayers & Squares ministry during our 9AM worship service on June 22. This ministry has touched so many lives over the years! If you've received a prayer quilt from First Church at any time during the life of this ministry, we invite you to bring it with you on June 22 and drape it on the pew.

Annual Rummage Sale: We Need Your Donations!

Sun. June 22 | Linder Patio | Bring your gently used items

Donate your gently used items for the upcoming UWF Rummage Sale! Suggested items: housewares, small-scale furniture, functional electronics, sports equipment, smaller gardening tools (no lawn mowers), plant pots, decorative items for gardens, toys, bicycles, knick-knacks, gently used clothing (no stains or holes!) shoes, purses, hats, jewelry, bedding, and even tools! 

Bring your donations during these dates and times:

• Sun. June 22 | 8-9 AM, 10-11 AM | Linder Patio
• Sun. July 13 | 8-9 AM, 10-11 AM | Linder Patio
• Sun. Aug. 3 | 8-9 AM, 10-11 AM | Linder 2
• Sun. Aug. 10 | 8-9 AM, 10-11 AM | Linder 2

 Donations will also be accepted during the week starting Wednesday, July 30. Donations must be made by August 14 at 4 PM!

Community Conversations: Mission Valley Property Affordable Housing

Sun. 6/29, 7/13, 8/24, 9/7 | 10:15 AM | Linder Hall & Zoom | RSVP

Join our Property Transition Team for guided discussions to help shape the direction we take with our Mission Valley campus. These sessions are tentatively scheduled for June 29, July 13, and August 24 between our Sunday morning services. We will also have a Zoom meeting available at the same days and times for everyone unable to join us in person! Be sure to register on Realm for the Zoom details or contact Jason Tucker for more details.

Missed our June 1 community gathering? Watch a recording of the informational session on our website.

Join the No-Commitment Summer Choir!

Sun. June 15 - Aug. 31 | Service Call Time: 8: 15 AM | Music Center

Adults & Teens: Beginning June 15, come to the Music Center to learn a simple anthem or two that we'll sing during that day's Traditional Worship service. The attire is "come as you are." Come one Sunday or come to as many Sundays as you are available!

The choir is open to anyone with any vocal range. Bring your beautiful voice and singing heart regardless of your previous experience! For more information, email Brian Lustig, Director of Choral Activities.

Children, Youth, Hand Chimes will take a break for summer but music will be part of our VBS programming!

Summer Sings Registration Now Open

Weds. July 9-30 | 6:30-9 PM | Music Center | Register Now

Sing with us this summer at FUMCSD! Learn from a different conductor each week and broaden your choral music repertoire. Sign up for specific weeks or register for all four sessions. Registration is $20 per session or $65 if you sign up for all four. Students are free!

Racial Justice Grants Applications

We're now accepting applications for our next round of grants!

This year, we'll award a total of $36,000 with a special focus on addressing basic immediate needs, such as food, clothing, and emergency shelter. Please share with any San Diego County nonprofit that is working toward a more just and equitable San Diego, especially for our neighbors and communities of color.

Applications will be accepted through July 31. Additional details and application are available on our Racial Justice Grants webpage.

Reflect, Learn, Discuss

Join us each week as we uncover new understandings of scripture, theology, and life. We hope you join us!

REFLECT: Tapestry Worship Service | Sundays in Trotter Chapel

Gain a fresh perspective as you question, listen, and see God through non-traditional and interactive worship.

LEARN: Perspectives Podcast | Sundays

Featuring two of our pastors talking theology, life, and faith.

DISCUSS: Convergence | Sundays at 12 PM in Trotter Chapel

Join our in-person or online Convergence Discussion Groups to talk about the themes from Tapestry and Perspectives. This is our reimagined Pastors Bible Study.

Prayers of the People

Pray for church family

Weds, 9:30 AM | Zoom

Email Rev. Brittany

Heart of Christianity

Member-led book study

Sundays, 11 AM | Zoom

Register for Zoom

VBS is Coming & We Need Volunteers!

Register to help: Sundays, July 13 - August 3

We're going on a Road Trip, and you're invited to help! VBS will take place across four Sundays from 12 to 3 PM each day. Please join us in making this a fun, memorable, and safe experience for our kids! Supplies, curriculum, and scripts are provided. This is an easy and fun way to connect with the younger generation of our church!

Sunday School Volunteers Needed!

Help our kids! Only 35 minutes on assigned Sunday | Email Rev. Brittany

Sunday School starts immediately following A Time With Children – it's just a 35 minute commitment, and our goal is to get enough volunteers that you'll help just once a month. Materials and lesson plans are provided, so you get to focus on interacting with the kids. Email Rev. Brittany if you'd like to work with our phenomenal children and youth.

Samaritan Store

It's time to restock the pantry!

We're seeking donations to help fill the clothing closet, food bags, and hygiene kits that we make available to our neighbors in need. Here are some items that would be especially helpful: Ramen noodles (Beef and Chicken), applesauce, peanut butter, soup, SpagettiO's, Chef Boyardee, tuna (can or packet), boxed mac & cheese, fruit cups, vienna sausage, bottled water. If you are donating canned foods, please look for pull tab tops for easy opening.

Donations can be brought to the church office on Sundays and during the week.

Get to know your church neighbors!

San Carlos / Del Cerro

Tues. June 17 | 5:30 PM | Emiliano's Mexican Restaurant 6690 Mission Gorge Road, San Diego CA 92120 | RSVP Carol Hartupee or Jack Hoover

Downtown / Coronado / Point Loma / Ocean Beach

Wed. June 18| 11:30 AM | The Bay Club Bar and Grill (in the Bay Club Hotel and Marina) 2131 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego CA 92106 | RSVP Bruce Johnson

North Park / South Park / University Heights / Normal Heights / Kensington

Sat. June 21| 11:30 AM | Elijah's Restaurant 7061 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Suite 213, San Diego CA 92111 | RSVP Richard or Laurie Willis

Younger Adults 4th Sunday Brunch

Sun. June 22 | 10:45 AM | If you're a younger adult (20's to 40's) and want to connect, join us every 4th Sunday! We meet at different local eateries – email Jason Tucker for more details.

Serra Mesa / Mission Valley

Wed. June 25 | 5:30 PM | Elijah's Restaurant 7061 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Suite 213, San Diego CA 92111 | RSVP Bill or Barbara Horton

North County

Sat. June 28 | 12 PM | Filippi's Pizza Grotto Scripps Ranch 9969 Mira Mesa Blvd, San Diego CA 92131 | RSVP Carol Blessing | New folks are always welcome! Please bring cash for lunch payment.

Senior Fellowship Group

Fridays | 12 - 3:30 PM | Linder Lounge

Potluck lunch followed by games! You may bring a food contribution serving 6. No RSVPs needed. No charge. Questions, call Ginger: 858-302-9592 (no texts).

Get Your Free Name Tag

Email Mike Sisson to get yours!

Our church members would love to get to know you – so they're offering free name tags to help with the process! Contact Mike Sisson if you'd like an easy-to-wear name tag for Sunday services.

Childcare for infants to preschool is available during all services.

Tapestry

Sundays | 11 AM | Trotter Chapel

Valiant Faith: Fear Mitigated by Action

Scripture: Matthew 10:23-27

Let’s gather together to check out the resources of hope at our disposal and create a safe space with others to rest in that hope.

Children and Youth Ministries Sunday Schedule

PRE-K, INFANTS, AND TODDLERS | Sundays 8:40 AM - 12 PM

This program offers a loving and nurturing environment in the Multipurpose Room located in the Children's Growing Center.

Sunday School is on Summer Break Starting June 29!

We'll have our regular Sunday School on June 22, then we'll be off July and August. We'll resume in September. We invite kids in grades K - 12 to worship in the Sanctuary with their families during the summer.

Until then, please sign your kids in in the Lower Sanctuary before the start of service. We start in the Sanctuary for 9 AM Traditional Worship and then leave as a group immediately following A Time With Children. Parents pick up kids from The Cove immediately following service. No Sunday School on the 1st Sunday of the month – kids are encouraged to worship with their family and participate in Communion.

Middle School and High School students are invited to sit together in the Sanctuary every Sunday to worship as a group!

Now Enrolling Infants Through Pre-Kindergarten

CGC has openings! Call 619-295-1915 or visit fumcsd.org/cgc

Our school is accepting new students ages 0 - 5! Please share with your friends, family, and neighbors who have kids. Details about the school are available online at fumcsd.org/cgc or you can call 619-295-1915 to speak with the school staff and learn more.

ACOLYTES | Grades 4-12

Sign up to assist in Sanctuary worship service! Contact Demmie Divine.

Deaths: Check our website for weekly updates regarding deaths, memorial services, and funerals.

Would you like someone to talk to?

Our Stephen Ministers are ready to listen, care, encourage, and provide emotional and spiritual support. You'll meet privately—by phone, video chat, or in person—for care and support. Contact Rev. Brittany for more information.

Prayers & Squares Quilt Prep & Fellowship

1st Sat. & 3rd Thurs. of the month: June 19 | 9 AM - 12 PM | Linder 2

Learn more about the Prayers & Squares Quilt Ministry or request a quilt for another person. To sponsor a prayer quilt for someone in need of prayer, be sure to ask for their agreement to be a recipient. 

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group

3rd Thursday of the month: No meeting in June! | Join us July 17 | 11:30 AM - 1 PM | Free | RSVP

Providing care for someone with Alzheimer’s and Dementia can have severe emotional and psychological impacts. If you're a caregiver, we offer you a place to feel heard, connected and empowered with those who understand this unique struggle.

Concert: Summer Chorus '25 - A Mosaic Mass

CCSD Summer Chorus | Sat. June 21 | 6 - 7:30 PM | FUMCSD Sanctuary | $12.51 | Buy Tickets

CCSD's Summer Chorus is performing “Mosaic Mass,” a creative spin on the traditional sung mass framework that blends music from different composers and styles to create one festival mass setting in the British Choral Tradition. Led by British choral composer, conductor, and Cathedral chorister Benjamin Thiele-Long.

Church Office Hours

Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4 PM



Church Office will be closed Thurs. June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.

Church Council Meeting Postponed

Our upcoming Church Council meeting has been postponed. We will communicate date, time, and other details once they have been confirmed!

Giving: How to Give

1. Deposit your gift in the offering plate during worship.
2. Give online using your credit/debit card or ACH transfer from your checking account. Gifts can be one time or automatically recurring each week or month.
3. TEXT to Give. Just text MYCHURCHGIFT to 73256 and see how easy it can be!
4. Mail your check directly to the church via US postal service: First United Methodist Church of San Diego, 2111 Camino del Rio S., San Diego, CA 92108.

Contact Jason Tucker with your questions about giving and tithing to First Church.

Worship Attendance

6/8/25, in-person services (9 & 11 AM)

Combined number of attendees: 252

6/8/25, livestreamed service - 9 AM

Unique viewers: 252

Avg. watch-time: 26:05

First Church YouTube subscribers: 3,462

To subscribe, log in to your Gmail account, go to First Church YouTube channel, click the subscribe button. You can choose to be notified when we livestream.

Hosting an event? We have space available!

Contact David Patterson for details, including exclusive pricing.

Hi folks! I’m David Patterson, the Events Coordinator here at First Church. Throughout the year, we host an amazing variety of events—concerts, art shows, book presentations, and more!

As a First Church member, you can get exclusive deals on these wonderful spaces for your upcoming events. Whether it's a high school or family reunion, birthday celebration, or wedding anniversary, we’ve got the perfect space to bring your ideas to life.

Let’s make your next event unforgettable! Send me an email at dpatterson@fumcsd.org, and we’ll start planning together. I can’t wait to help you create something special!