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Midweek Activities
Join us on Wednesdays through February 11 for a time of fellowship and dinner followed by programming for all ages.
KidConnect (for K-5th Grade)
Wednesdays | 3:00 - 5:15pm | Start in Wesley Abbey
Register Online
All children in Kindergarten through 5th Grade are invited to join us for KidConnect, our midweek connection time filled with worship, classes, and choir! Each week from 3:00–4:25pm, kids will gather for worship, enjoy their selected classes, and connect with friends. From 4:30–5:15pm, children may participate in our Elementary Choir/Music program. When registering, kids will choose from a variety of class options, with more details available during registration. Parents may drop off children in Wesley Hall and pick up at 5:15pm in the Activities Center.
Fellowship Dinner
Wednesdays | 5:00 - 6:00pm | The Wright Place
Join us for a time of fellowship and delicious food, reconnect with old friends, and meet some new ones. The cost of dinner will be $10/Adult, $4/child, $27/Family Max. This week's menu (February 4): Spinach Lasagna, Garlic Bread, Salad, and Dessert
Pastor’s Mid-Week Lectionary Study
Wednesdays, January 7 - February 11 | 6:00 - 7:00pm | The Wright Place
Join Pastors Geoffrey, Brennan, and Emily for a six-week lectionary-based Bible study on Wednesday evenings. Each week, we’ll take a conversational look at the Scripture passage that will be preached the following Sunday, offering space for reflection, questions, and deeper understanding.
First Kids: MidWeek (for Preschool–5th Grade)
Wednesdays | 5:50 - 7:00pm | Gym, Ed. Building
After dinner, this Wednesday evening program is a great time of fellowship and faith building for Preschoolers and Elementary kids. Each age group will have a devotion/story and play time while parents enjoy a class and fellowship with others. Drop-off and pick-up is in the gym.
First Students: Mid-Week (for 6th – 12th Grade)
Wednesdays, Starting January 7 | 6:00 – 7:00pm | Youth Building
Students, 6th to 12th Grade, are invited to the Youth Building for fellowship, games, learning, and worship on Wednesday evenings.
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Serve Together Sunday
Sunday, February 8 | All Services
As part of our Founders’ Year, First United Methodist Church of Pensacola is launching Serve Together—a renewed focus on shared service and community. Join us next Sunday to hear stories of how people serve, explore ways to get involved, and learn how personal invitation helps ministry grow.
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Souper Bowl Sunday
Sunday, February 8
Bring your canned goods to support Serve the Hungry for our annual canned food drive! Youth will be standing at donation boxes all over campus on Sunday morning. Current ministry needs are: Canned Vegetables & Canned Tomatoes. Please NO SOUP.
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Lunch Out - Cactus Flower Cafe' / 12th Avenue
Thursday, February 12 | 11:30am
Click HERE to Register by February 10.
Join us for our monthly lunch outing with friends. We will gather at Cactus Flower Cafe' for fellowship and California Style Mexican Cuisine. Enjoy a delicious lunch made with a fusion of fresh ingredients, family recipes and love. Feel free to bring a friend.
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Burning of the Palms Service
Sunday, February 15 | 10:45am | Front of Sanctuary
Join us for a brief service to prepare for the coming Lenten Season. We will burn the palm branches used at last year’s Palm Sunday service, and the ashes will be used to mark the crosses on our foreheads in the Ash Wednesday service.
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"Fat Sunday" Celebration
Sunday, February 15 | 9:00 - 11:00am | Gym
Join your church family for a fun pancake breakfast with assorted toppings and bacon as we prepare for the season of Lent. This church-wide event will have beads, moon pies, and jazz music!
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Ash Wednesday Services
Wednesday, February 18 | 7:30am, 12:00pm & 6:00pm
Begin the season of Lent with one of three Ash Wednesday services, each offering a meaningful way to pause, reflect, and receive ashes. A brief 15-minute Morning Service will be held at 7:30am in the Chapel, with Rev. Brennan Peacock ideal for those starting the day. At 12:00pm, a 30-minute Noon Service takes place in The Upper Room, offered in connection with our Respite Ministry and designed as an accessible, judgment-free, and flexible space for the community, with a sermon by Rev. Brennan and music from our music ministry. The Traditional Ash Wednesday Service will be held at 6:00pm in the Main Sanctuary, featuring a sermon by Rev. Emily Kincaid and music led by the Sanctuary Choir. The evening service will include Nursery care for infants through age 5; there will be no additional children’s programming, and families are encouraged to worship together.
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Unplugged: Women’s Retreat
February 27 - 28 | Embassy Suites, Destin | $85 Registration Fee + Cost of Lodging
Click HERE to Register
Join us for Unplugged, 2026 Women’s Retreat, February 27 – 28. Step away from the noise and reconnect with what matters most. Unplugged is a refreshing, 24 hour, women’s retreat hosted by First United Methodist Church of Pensacola, offering space to rest, reflect, and renew your heart through intentional time with God. We welcome, guest speaker, Reverend Lynn Kilbourne.
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PENSACON is coming back to First Church!
February 20 - 22
This February, First Church will welcome thousands of Pensacon visitors from across the Pensacola area and beyond. Pensacon is the Gulf Coast’s premier comic and pop-culture convention, and last year alone we hosted more than 5,000 guests on our campus.
Several ministries—including Missions, Youth, and Youth Choir—will be selling parking and concessions. To make this weekend possible, we need 148 volunteers and 116 concession donations. This is one of our largest volunteer efforts of the year—and we need you to be part of it. There are two important ways you can help support these ministries and extend hospitality to our community:
1) volunteer to be a greeter, concessions worker, or parking attendant during any of the eight shifts that weekend, and several pre-Pensacon prep shifts, by clicking HERE.
2) volunteer to provide some of the concessions we will sell by clicking HERE.
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Joe Harrell Bible Study & Lunch
2nd & 4th Wednesdays | Noon | The Wright Place, Dining Hall
Looking to grow spiritually, understand God’s Word more fully, and be in fellowship with other men? If so, the Joe Harrell Men’s Bible Study Lunch may be for you.
This small group meets twice a month for lunch and informal discussion. Lunch is $10, with your first lunch free. Founded over 50 years ago by longtime FUMC leader and local attorney Joe Harrell, this group has a rich history of gathering men around Scripture and fellowship. Today, the group is sponsored by United Methodist Men and continues to welcome new participants. Guided by the Holy Spirit, the group studies the Lectionary Scriptures used in Sunday worship; often the same texts preached from the pulpit, allowing members to reflect more deeply together in an open, conversational setting. As one member says, “Fellowship is the reason I come.”
Questions? Call or text Frank Brown (850-361-9098), Tim Price-Williams (850-572-6516), or Dixon Moseley (850-501-8665).
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If you would like to add an announcement or purchase flowers, please contact: Ginger Raines at GRaines@FUMCPensacola.com. NOTICE: The cost for our Sunday Flower arrangements has increased from $130.00 to $165.00 ($82.50 each).
In Memoriam
Loved ones who have passed away:
We offer our Christian love and sympathy to Denise Russell on the passing of her mother, Barbara Hubbard.
Births
The birth of Annie Jo Truncale on January 26, 2026. Annie Jo is the daughter of Christine and Joseph Truncale.
Baptisms
Jayveon English was baptized on January 18, 2026.
Marriages
Congratulations to Katharina DeWeese and Tyler Dittmer. Kat and Tyler were wed in the new ICON, UPPER ROOM on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
New Members
Kevin Leake
Celebrations
Congratulations to Ruby Seacrest (12th grade WHS), who has been nominated for the Women's Empowerment Award in the Youth Women in Leadership award for her work with Change Makers
The DuDads are a band made up of FUMC Dads (Parker Payne, Kevin Vitale, William Griffin) who have been performing at our community day and even a fraternity party in Mobile. The DuDads have graciously given all their proceeds, over $1000, to the FUMC Weekend Feeding Kids Program. Thank you, DuDads!
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Three Weekly Worship Services
8:30 & 11:00am Traditional Services | Main Sanctuary
11:00am ICON Service (Modern) | The Upper Room
Online Worship
8:30, 11:00am, and ICON at 11:00am
Facebook & FUMCPensacola.com
Nursery
8:30am – Noon | 1st Floor, Education Building
Available for Infant - 4 years old. Click HERE for more info.
Adult Sunday School
9:45 – 10:45am | Click HERE for more info.
First Students: Sunday School (6th to 12th grade)
9:45 – 10:45am | Youth Building
First Kids: Sunday School (Preschool to 5th Grade)
9:45 – 10:45am | Education Building
The Consulate Café
9:00 – 11:00am | The Consulate
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MIDWEEK ACTIVITIES
Winter Session: January 7 - February 11
Ash Wednesday: February 15
Lent Services: February 25 - March 25
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KidConnect (for K-5th Grade)
Wednesdays | 3:00 - 5:15pm | Start in Wesley Abbey
Register Online
Mid-Week Fellowship Dinner
Wednesdays | 5:00 - 6:00pm | The Wright Place
February 4: Spinach Lasagna, Garlic Bread, Salad, and Dessert
February 11: Red Beans, Sausage, and Rice, Cornbread Biscuit, Salad, and Dessert
February 18: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Salad, Bread, and Dessert
February 25: Chicken and Sausage Creole, Cole Slaw, Bread, and Dessert
Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal
Wednesdays | 6:00 - 7:30pm | Choir Room
Pastor’s Mid-Week Lectionary Study
Wednesdays | 6:00 - 7:00pm | The Wright Place
First Kids: MidWeek (for Preschool – 5th Grade)
Wednesdays | 5:50 - 7:00pm | Gym, Ed. Building
First Students: Mid-Week (for 6th – 12th Grade)
Wednesdays | 6:00 – 7:00pm | Youth Building
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Commit this season to reading scripture each day. It's good practice. If you don’t already have a daily devotion, the scriptures below are designed to expand the range of biblical reading in worship and personal devotion. You can find them in the bulletin each week. The Daily Readings are taken from “The Daily Office Lectionary” in The Book of Common Prayer, Year 2. Read the Bible each week. It will be a blessing.
February 2 - 7
Monday: Psalm 64, 65; Gen. 19:1-17(18-23)24-29; Heb. 11:1-12; John 6:27-40
Tuesday: Psalm 68:1-36; Gen. 21:1-21; Heb. 11:13-22; John 6:41-51
Wednesday: Psalm 119:73-96; Gen. 22:1-18; Heb. 11:23-31; John 6:52-59
Thursday: Psalm 74; Gen. 23:1-20; Heb. 11:32--12:2; John 6:60-71
Friday: Psalm 73; Gen. 24:1-27; Heb. 12:3-11; John 7:1-13
Saturday: Psalm 23, 27; Gen. 24:28-38, 49-51; Heb. 12:12-29 ; John 7:14-36
Next Sunday's Scriptures (February 8):
Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 112:1-10; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16; Matthew 5:13-20
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