Redding First United Methodist Church

Join us on June 19 at 6pm for a special GONG meditation session with Shasta Interfaith, the Zen Buddhist Priory and Redding First UMC. Dress comfortably and feel free to bring a yoga mat to recline on carpeted floor or lay down in our pews.

Natural light and wonderful acoustics afford a peaceful, soul affirming experience with our amazing gong musician, Kristin.

So join us and recenter your spirits as she brings a calming, restorative approach to mindfulness.

All are welcome at this FREE event!

1825 East Street in the big upstairs Sanctuary! June 19th at 6pm

GRADUATION season is upon us!

On behalf of our Youth Program and the entire Redding First United Methodist Congregation, we congratulate Lucia on her accomplishments and wish her well at Shasta High this fall!
She and her family are active members and enrich our community regularly with their time, insights and positive example!

Looking for personal spiritual growth? Feel alone, anxious or just disconnected? Please join us at Redding First United Methodist for one of our many bible study groups, our Friday mediation sessions or our special events like Gong mediation, inclusive ministries, united women in faith luncheons…or just check out our fundraising monthly thrift store event to find some great deals, do some collective good and meet positive, like-minded new friends! ALL are welcome!

Sunday worship services are at 10am. No need to be a member or have a specific faith denomination…just bring an open heart and mind!

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”
— Hebrews 13:8

My friends,

As we say thank you to Pastor Charles and prepare to welcome Pastor April, we remember that while leaders change, Christ remains the same. We give thanks for faithful ministry in the past and look forward with hope to what God will do next.

Summer is here…a season of change, growth & renewal is upon us! Please join us in these and the many events happening here at Redding First United Methodist Church this month.
ALL are welcome!

Sunday services at 10am every Sunday…please come be part of our vibrant, inclusive faith community

Open Hearts, Open Minds & Open Doors!

The FaithWorks Walkathon was a huge success! The event raised nearly $11,000 total towards their mission to provide housing and supportive services for the unsheltered and at risk!
Our Redding First UMC team raised $1000 of that and got their steps while putting “LOVE Into ACTION”! Our thanks to all who donated and to our amazing volunteers!

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1463242749164117&id=100064352186653&mibextid=wwXIfr

💔 Our hearts are heavy this morning as we learn of yesterday's attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego - ICSD, where three people were killed, including a security guard whose courageous actions saved many lives. Children were at school on those grounds. Families were gathered in a place meant for prayer, learning, and community.
We grieve with our Muslim neighbors. We grieve for the families of those who were killed. We grieve for the children who ran for their lives, and for a community now carrying wounds that will not quickly heal.
🕊️ We stand in solidarity with the Islamic Center of San Diego and with Muslim communities across our state and nation. A house of worship – any house of worship – should be a place of safety, welcome, and peace. When hatred takes aim at one faith community, it wounds us all.
🙏 Please join us in prayer:

✝️ For the families of the three who were killed, that they would know God's nearness in their unbearable loss.

🧒 For the children who witnessed violence at their school, that they would find healing and feel safe again.

🕌 For Imam Taha Hassane and the leaders of the Islamic Center, that they would be strengthened as they shepherd their community through grief.

🤝 For our Muslim siblings everywhere who are afraid today, that they would feel the love and support of neighbors of every faith.

❤️ And for our nation, that we would have the courage to confront the hatred in our midst and choose, again and again, the harder and holier path of love.
📖 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." – Matthew 5:9

Thanks to our wonderful writer/editor Vicki Ono for our larest copy of The Advance!

💐HAPPY MOTHERS DAY 2026💐

Click this link or visit our church’s youtube page to see our Mothers Day video we made last year!

https://youtu.be/_hBcjFP4ITs?si=U12U5Ueo2-78_KcJ

God Bless all you wonderful souls!

Proverbs 31:28 (NIV)
“Her children arise and call her blessed…”