RMN board member Mary Gladstone-Highland shares insights about the evolution of Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN) to promote intersectional justice , the important role of Reconciling Congregations to support welcoming and inclusion, and what that means to her own congregation of Dearborn First UMC.

Four profiles of activists fighting for race equality in health care, commerce, environment, and historic identity, representing only a fraction of the countless Black individuals fighting for equality throughout our nation’s history.

As we look forward to honoring graduates and celebrating Pride Month, we will also observe Communion Sunday, taking part in Holy Communion as one united body in Christ. Learn more about the inclusive nature of Holy Communion in the United Methodist Church.

Our 2023 Confirmation class attended the Lake Michigan Camp Confirmation Retreat, April 28-30. With sessions on Methodist history, Christian theology and more, they had time to learn and discern God’s call in their lives.

Dearborn First UMC recognizes 2022 graduates.

Dearborn First UMC’s library ministry has been in operation for more than 40 years and boasts more than 3,000 books, both secular and non-secular. Open to anybody, the library is back in circulation following the Covid shutdown, and ready to welcome you. Check it out!

Motor City Wesley, brings community, creativity and conspiracy to Lent, impacting lives of college students and young adults while striving to bring goodness to the community in which it serves.

Dearborn First UMC Prayer Shawl Ministry has been providing hand-knitted and crocheted shawls, lap robes, and baby blankets as a token of compassion and love for 13+ years. Anyone can make or take a prayer shawl or lap robe for somebody needing comfort.

These profiles of poets, composers, world leaders, abolitionists, and activists is only a symbolic fraction of the countless achievements of Black individuals throughout history.

In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson established the first celebration of Black history and achievement. That first celebration was propelled to modern-day Black History Month. Read about its importance and the role it plays in ministry at Dearborn First UMC.

John Wesley’s Covenant Prayer helps us renew our commitment to God. Dearborn First UMC’s Covenant helps us to live it out.

After 18 months in the shadow of pandemic, how can we use our gifts from God to make a positive impact in the world? Pastor David Nellist reveals Dearborn First UMC’s call to stewardship and building a community of justice through faith for future generations.

Christian summer camps offer a multitude of experiences for campers of any age! Camping is the perfect way to connect with God, nature, and other campers just like you. Make new friends and new memories that will last a lifetime!

Long-time worship ministry at Beaumont Commons becomes new outreach for Dearborn First UMC.

Each day our Dearborn First Youth and their adult counselors will have the opportunity to serve alongside Detroit neighbors on projects of economic, environmental and community justice. Each afternoon Motown Mission staff will help our team reflect theologically on issues like poverty, injustice, resiliency and beloved community. Each evening our team will return to their homes for COVID-safe accommodations.

Dearborn First UMC is a long-time supporter of JFON-Michigan, providing free, immigration legal services to those in need. Read how JFON continues to stand with immigrants, despite the pandemic.

How to reconcile race relations? That’s a question Dearborn First UMC will seek to answer in 2021 - one step at a time. This edition covers Step 3: Normalization.

Pastoral letter announcing upcoming renewal Leave - a valuable time for clergy to experience personal, spiritual and vocational growth.

Our church regularly asks young people to take the faith of their childhood and make it their own through Confirmation. $100 projects might be another way that we can take Confirmation to new levels.