FLC will again be a part of Feed My Starving Children’s food packing event at Asbury United Methodist Church on Saturday, September 9, from 2:00-4:00 pm.

Churches from all around our community come together to pack food that will offer basic nutrition to families around the world in need from famine or disaster. Children through adults are welcome.

Asbury UMC is located at 1751 27th Street in Columbus, near the ambulance station on Central.

FLC has committed to provide 20 packers for this event. Sign up by contacting our Director of Youth Ministries, Jimmy Collins, or by following this link: http://volunteer.fmsc.org/Register/Group/JoinGroup.aspx?gid=1204584

FLC is also collecting funds to help pay for the food. Last year, we collected just over $2900; this year, let’s see if we can top $3000. Make the check to FLC, designated to FMSC.

More information about the Feed My Starving Children ministry is available at the FMSC web site, http://www.fmsc.org

(The August event at Sandy Hook United Methodist Church is a separate event.)

See Jimmy if you have any other questions.

On Wednesdays through July 26, First Lutheran Church hosts a lunch for neighborhood school and pre-school children. FLC is located at 3600 25th Street, near the neighborhoods of Richards and Smith schools.

Each Wednesday, food and a variety of games will be shared from 11:30 am until 1:00 pm. Come enjoy the warmth of summer with us and with our neighbors!

Celebrate the new life Jesus offers each and every person with FLC on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017. Through his resurrection, Jesus declared victory over sin and death, and invites all to a new life of God’s grace.

On Easter Sunday, we come together for one worship service at 9:00 am (with music before the service). We share in brunch together afterward, and end the morning with an Easter egg hunt for children and a scavenger hunt for everyone.

All are welcome to celebrate Jesus with First Lutheran Church in Columbus!

First Lutheran Church presents “The Living Last Supper”, a chancel drama, three times during Holy Week: Palm Sunday, April 9; Wednesday, April 12; and Maundy Thursday, April 13. Each presentation begins at 7:00 pm.

The Living Last Supper reviews the night Jesus Christ was betrayed from the perspective of Jesus’ twelve disciples. With references to the Biblical narratives and ancient church traditions, twelve brief monlogues explore each disciple’s thoughts and emotions. Each disciple shares his own experiences with Jesus as he ponders if he could be the one to betray his master.

The presentation ends each night with an invitation to receive Holy Communion. Communion at First Lutheran is always open to all God’s people, regardless of church background. (Young children may come forward to receive a blessing.)

Thirteen men from First Lutheran Church present this drama, supported by many men and women working on costumes, sound, lighting, and refreshments.

We pray that this drama will help you better see how Jesus changed the lives of ordinary people and worked through those ordinary people to change the world.

Lent (from the Old English word for “spring”) is a time of reflection, repentance, and renewal. In ancient times, baptism was frequently celebrated around Easter, after candidates experienced a period of training and instruction. This grew into Lent, when all Christians are invited to reflect upon their faith, confess their ongoing need of God, and submit to the Holy Spirit’s renewal in each of our lives.

First Lutheran observes Lent with a series of Wednesday evening reflective worship service. For 2017, these begin on Ash Wednesday, March 1, at 7:00 pm. Participants are invited to receive a small cross of ashes on their forehead or hand. Each Wednesday thereafter during Lent, we’ll gather for simple meditation and reflection, preparing our congregation for the Easter celebration of Christ’s resurrection.

On Wednesday evenings during February, First Lutheran Church provides the Community Hot Meals for Love Chapel. Meals are served from 5:00-6:00 pm at the Love Chapel Kitchen on Center Street in Columbus.

You can help prepare part of the meal, serve dinner to guests, or both. Contact the FLC office to sign up.