Miracle Sunday
SUNDAY, MAY 17 @ 10 A.M. we will celebrate Miracle Sunday with 30,000 United Methodists congregations around the world. Help fund 500 annual scholarships for theological education in Africa, Europe, and the Philippines through a special offering that will be collected that day.
Music Sunday
Dearborn First UMC MUSIC SUNDAY, May 17 @ 10 a.m. Come worship and praise God through the love of music, led by our own music staff and congregational musicians! Worship in person, or via livestream on our LIVE page, on Facebook LIVE, and on YouTube.
Clergy & Staff Appreciation Sunday
Sunday, May 17th we’ll recognize and thank our dedicated clergy and staff for all their hard work and service over the last year. Monetary gifts of appreciation can be given online, or via cash or check payable to Dearborn First UMC, “Staff Appreciation” in the memo line.
Memorial Sunday
Sunday, May 24 @ 10 a.m. we will honor and remember beloved DFUMC military personnel who died in service to our country. Submit your loved one’s information to be remembered, using the online form (DearbornFirstUMC.org/memorialday) or contact the office (313-563-5200 ext. 0) by Tuesday, May 19.
DFUMC OFFICE CLOSED
In honor and remembrance of those who gave their lives in service to our country, Dearborn First UMC offices will be closed Monday, May 25. In case of pastoral emergency, contact Pastor Suzy: 313-563-5200, ext. 1
Michigan Annual Conference
Michigan Annual Conference, the yearly business/legislative session of the United Methodist Church in Michigan is fast approaching. Catch the event schedule and summaries of resolutions, special services and other activities at https://2026.michiganumc.org
Mission Crafting
Tap into your creative side and use your skills for a good cause! Come to SUMMER MISSION CRAFTING & MOVIE NIGHTS 2nd Wednesdays (June - August), 5 - 8 p.m. in DFUMC’s Creator Space. Projects include creating a non-traditional worship banner from pop cans, weaving mats from plastic grocery bags for unhoused persons, and whatever you may propose and wish to lead!
Last Day of Sunday School
Celebrate on this last day of Sunday school before summer break!
All-Church Tigers Game
ALL-CHURCH OUTING: A Detroit Tigers Game! Friday, June 19, 6:40 p.m. @ Comerica Park. Reserve your tickets by Monday, May 19 - or as soon as you can - fill out the online form or contact the church office.
FREE Family Fun Day & Community Picnic
IT’S A BACKYARD BIBLE BASH at the FAMILY FUN DAY & COMMUNITY PICNIC! Saturday, July 11, 10 A.M. - 2 P.M. Dearborn First UMC parking lot and grounds. Enjoy a day of FREE outdoor fun, accompanied by a FREE community hot dog picnic! Details at DearbornFirstUMC.org/family-fun-day
Concert: Scholares Minores Pro Musica Antiqua
SATURDAY, JULY 11 @ 7 p.m. - Experience an amazing musical performance mixed with culture, history, and beauty. The world-renowned Polish youth choir, Scholaris Minoris pro Musica Antiqua, will be sharing their talents through voice, instruments, and dance in our sanctuary. A free will offering to help offset their travel expenses will be collected.
The Book Club at Dearborn First UMC
The Book Club at Dearborn First UMC meets every 2nd Thursday of the month at 2 pm via In-person/Zoom hybrid. Email bookclub@dearbornfirstumc.org for the zoom link, or contact the church office during business hours (M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) 313.563.5200. The schedule of book titles through the year can be found at DearbornFirstUMC.org/book-club.
Blessing in a Backpack Pack Session
6 - 7 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO PACK LUNCHES FOR BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK! Take part on the 2nd Tuesdays of the month, at 6 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church. Dearborn First UMC takes on monthly packing sessions to help fight hunger in Dearborn.
Mission Crafting
Tap into your creative side and use your skills for a good cause! Come to MISSION CRAFTING Wednesdays, 5 - 6 p.m. in DFUMC’s former library space. Projects include creating a non-traditional worship banner from pop cans, weaving mats from plastic grocery bags for unhoused persons, and whatever you may propose and wish to lead!
Together We Clean!
Saturday May 2, starting at 10 a.m. - It’s time for Creation Care in our community! Help clean the trails and gardens at University of Michigan Environmental Interpretive Center in Dearborn. Bring gloves, water bottle and tools if you have them. RSVP by April 15 so organizers know what kinds of jobs to assign!
Mission Crafting
Tap into your creative side and use your skills for a good cause! Come to MISSION CRAFTING Wednesdays, 5 - 6 p.m. in DFUMC’s former library space. Projects include creating a non-traditional worship banner from pop cans, weaving mats from plastic grocery bags for unhoused persons, and whatever you may propose and wish to lead!
Mission Crafting
Tap into your creative side and use your skills for a good cause! Come to MISSION CRAFTING Wednesdays, 5 - 6 p.m. in DFUMC’s former library space. Projects include creating a non-traditional worship banner from pop cans, weaving mats from plastic grocery bags for unhoused persons, and whatever you may propose!
Mission Crafting
Tap into your creative side and use your skills for a good cause! Come to MISSION CRAFTING Wednesdays, resuming April 15, 5 - 6 p.m. in DFUMC’s former library space. Projects include creating a non-traditional worship banner from pop cans, weaving mats from plastic grocery bags for unhoused persons, and sewing dresses from pillow cases for children in Africa.
Blessing in a Backpack Pack Session
6 - 7 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO PACK LUNCHES FOR BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK! Take part on the 2nd Tuesdays of the month, at 6 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church. Dearborn First UMC takes on monthly packing sessions to help fight hunger in Dearborn.
Lunch Packing for NOAH at Central
Dearborn First Missions invites you to help assemble 300 sack lunches for NOAH at Central. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 in DFUMC Welcome Center/Library area. 5:00 p.m. - FREE PIZZA. 5:30 p.m. - lunch sack packing until all 300 are finished. You can also volunteer to make sandwiches at home, donate online, and/or deliver the sandwiches to Central UMC in Detroit on the morning of Thursday, April 9, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m..
Holy Week Breakfast
The FREE event will feature a guest speaker, Doug Marks, a long-time educator and DFUMC member, as well as a light breakfast. RSVP using the online form, or contact the church office: 313-563-5200, ext. 0
A Night of Art & Protest
THURSDAY, March 26 @ 7 P.M., come to Dearborn First UMC to experience a night of advocacy and justice-seeking through art of all forms: visual arts, music, storytelling, and spoken prose. This event will focus on faithful resistance to violations of peace and justice in our communities.
Michigan UMC ADVOCACY DAY
Michigan UMC Advocacy Day, Wednesday, March 18 in Lansing, Michigan. Michigan United Methodists and friends will gather to impact change in the area of food insecurity. Activities include meeting with lawmakers, writing letters, and peaceful gathering, prayer and worship.
UMCOR Sunday
UMCOR SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 10 a.m. - Donate to support the operating expenses of United Methodist Committee on Relief, so that 100% of all relief donations can go directly to those in need.
A Night of Art & Protest
THURSDAY, March 12 @ 7 P.M., come to Dearborn First UMC to experience a night of advocacy and justice-seeking through art of all forms: visual arts, music, storytelling, and spoken prose. This event will focus on the militarization in our communities.
CHORAL REHEARSAL - A Night of Art & Protest
THURSDAY, March 12 @ 5:45 P.M., come rehearse “Light, Surround Us” as part of a combined chorus performing that same evening during the Night of Art and Protest Event. The song is “dedicated to those practicing non-violent resistance and those stolen from our communities, and is an adaptation of a protection prayer, set to music by a Minnesota resident in the wake of the ICE encounters in Minneapolis.
The Book Club at Dearborn First UMC
The Book Club at Dearborn First UMC meets every 2nd Thursday of the month at 2 pm via In-person/Zoom hybrid. Email bookclub@dearbornfirstumc.org for the zoom link, or contact the church office during business hours (M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) 313.563.5200. The schedule of book titles through the year can be found at DearbornFirstUMC.org/book-club.
Blessing in a Backpack Pack Session
6 - 7 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO PACK LUNCHES FOR BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK! Take part on the 2nd Tuesdays of the month, at 6 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church. Dearborn First UMC takes on monthly packing sessions to help fight hunger in Dearborn.
Game Night!
Come have fun at Wednesday Game Nights, starting February 25, 6 - 7 p.m. in the Wesleyan Hall! All are welcome!
Mission Crafting
Tap into your creative side and use your skills for a good cause! Come to MISSION CRAFTING Wednesdays, starting February 26, 5 - 6 p.m. in DFUMC’s former library space. Projects include creating a non-traditional worship banner from pop cans, weaving mats from plastic grocery bags for unhoused persons, and sewing dresses from pillow cases for children in Africa.
Knowing Who We Are Online Study - Evening
Starting Tuesday, Feb. 24, Join Michigan United Methodists in a 6-week online study during Lent: “Knowing Who We Are” by Laceye Warner in preparation for annual conference, which will focus on our United Methodist identity. Choose a noontime or evening session. Pastor Suzy will lead this study again at Dearborn First UMC in June. More details at DearbornFirstUMC.org/study
Knowing Who We Are Online Study
Starting Tuesday, Feb. 24, Join Michigan United Methodists in a 6-week online study during Lent: “Knowing Who We Are” by Laceye Warner in preparation for annual conference, which will focus on our United Methodist identity. Choose a noontime or evening session. Pastor Suzy will lead this study again at Dearborn First UMC in June. More details at DearbornFirstUMC.org/study
Sacred Wounds Discussion Group
Are you feeling lost, hurt or confused due to religious or spiritual trauma? Do you know somebody who is?
Join Pastor Suzy through this compassionate roadmap to healing.
This 3-week small group study starts February 15, 7 - 9 p.m. and meets in the DFUMC parlor.
Ash Wednesday Worship Service
Mark the beginning of Lent with this service of ashes Wednesday, February 18 at 7 p.m. The is a service of witness to our personal sin and to our communal failure to protect our neighbors from the oppression of persecution and deportation.
Sacred Wounds Discussion Group
Are you feeling lost, hurt or confused due to religious or spiritual trauma? Do you know somebody who is?
Join Pastor Suzy through this compassionate roadmap to healing.
This 3-week small group study starts February 15, 7 - 9 p.m. and meets in the DFUMC parlor.
New Member Welcome
SUNDAY, February 15 @ 10 A.M. Dearborn First UMC will welcome new members into this inclusive, affirming faith community during worship.
The Book Club at Dearborn First UMC
The Book Club at Dearborn First UMC meets every 2nd Thursday of the month at 2 pm via In-person/Zoom hybrid. Email bookclub@dearbornfirstumc.org for the zoom link, or contact the church office during business hours (M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) 313.563.5200. The schedule of book titles through the year can be found at DearbornFirstUMC.org/book-club.
Michigan UMC ADVOCACY DAY Lunch and Learn
Michigan UMC Advocacy Day Lunch and Learn via Zoom on FEBRUARY 11 @ 12:15 P.M. Learn more about Advocacy Day which will address food insecurity at our state capitol on March 18.
Blessing in a Backpack Pack Session
6 - 7 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO PACK LUNCHES FOR BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK! Take part on the 2nd Tuesdays of the month, at 6 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church. Dearborn First UMC takes on monthly packing sessions to help fight hunger in Dearborn.
Michigan UMC ADVOCACY DAY Sneak Preview
Michigan UMC Advocacy Day Sneak Peek Preview via Zoom on JANUARY 26 @ 7 P.M. Learn more about Advocacy Day which will address food insecurity at our state capitol on March 18.
Office Closed: MLK Day 2026
MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2026 - DFUMC Offices will be closed in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For pastoral emergencies, contact Pastor Suzy: 313-563-5200, ext. 1 or pastor@dearbornfirstumc.org