“What are the key priorities & ideas that will shape the future of Love First UMC?”

Spirit-Led



  • Embracing uncertainty in community
  • Contemplative service & prayer
  • Continue to connect Trauma Responsive work to our spirituality

Music



  • Diversify music group offerings
  • Include youth and children in music, service

Nature



  • Develop trails/trailhead to be another path to FUMC
  • Native prairie as community park
  • Community gardens
  • Building nature programming- spirituality center, pre-school, retreats
  • Promote United Methodist camping

Operations &

Systems

  • Funding Infrastructure
  • Funding Miracles 
  • Master Planning for lands & building
  • Centralized directory for volunteer opportunities and groups
  • Activities message board
  • AI translations for the live stream
  • Videotape church folks- preserve institutional memory

Connection to Community



  • Larger community presence- events, bringing others in
  • Build community event (festival) with music
  • Mission experiences - local & distant
  • Queer Prom
  • Becoming brave advocates of values & beliefs
  • Continue practicing welcoming all denominations, the unchurched, and everyone
  • Leverage reconciling model to welcome other groups
  • Research to support legal immigration and a loving way to deal with illegal immigration
  • Outreach to immigrant communities for collaborative social justice
  • Identify a way to support an immigrating family

Welcome, Connection, & Support

  • Expand welcoming and church community integration rituals
  • Customized onboarding- connect people to passions
  • Intergenerational pairing opportunities- project/fun/learn
  • Known as safe space for marginalized groups/individuals
  • Men’s social activities - life skills education
  • Physical activity groups
  • High top tables- points of connection
  • Balancing safety with welcoming & diversity

Learning & Development



  • Volunteer expansion & development
  • Spiritual Foundation learning plan
  • Leadership development opportunities for all ages
  • Adult growth- learning sessions, on-going groups
  • Intentional trainings around healthy conflict & inclusion skills
  • Realm Training