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..

EASTER SUNDAY WORSHIP, Sunday, April 5 @ 10 a.m. Celebrate the hope of New Life in the Risen Christ! Come celebrate in person, or via livestream here on our website (DearbornFirstUMC.org/live) on Facebook (DearbornFirstUMC.org/facebook) and on YouTube (DearbornFirstUMC.org/youtube).

GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP, Friday, April 3 @ 7 p.m. at Dearborn First UMC - Come reflect on the Final hours of Christ through dramatic readings. Worship in person, or via livestream on our LIVE page: DearbornFirstUMC.org/live, on our Facebook page: DearbornFirstUMC.org/facebook or on YouTube: DearbornFirstUMC.org/youtube.

Good Friday, April 3, noon - 1 p.m. DFUMC Music Director provides music for quiet meditation and reflection on this day of Christ’s crucifixion. This is an open format, so you are invited to come and go anytime during this one-hour period.

MAUNDY THURSDAY WORSHIP, Thursday, April 2, 7 p.m. Experience the Last Supper of Jesus and His disciples with Holy Communion, open to all.

PALM SUNDAY WORSHIP, Sunday, March 29 @ 10 a.m. Come experience Jesus and his triumphant entrance into Jerusalem in person, or via livestream here on our website (DearbornFirstUMC.org/live) on Facebook (DearbornFirstUMC.org/facebook) and on YouTube (DearbornFirstUMC.org/youtube).

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

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.

Food Distribution takes place the third Saturday of every month. Show up at Good Shepherd UMC from 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. to serve, or to be served. Learn more on our food ministry web page.

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, 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Come have fun at Wednesday Game Nights, starting February 25, 6 - 7 p.m. in the Wesleyan Hall! All are welcome!

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.

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

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

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.

Food Distribution takes place the third Saturday of every month. Show up at Good Shepherd UMC from 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. to serve, or to be served. Learn more on our food ministry web page.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

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 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.

SATURDAY, JAN. 24 @ 10 A.M. - Help shape the future of the UMC. Take part in the first of three webinars, focusing on our identity as a denomination and what it means to love boldly.

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