Advent Study – An Unlikely Advent

This Advent, the book An Unlikely Advent will inform our Sunday worship. Also, we’ll be running it as a weekly book study. If you’re interested, let Pastor Steve know. Here’s some information on the book:

Experience the unexpected this Christmas.

This Advent season join Rachel Billups and read through the themes of hope, love, joy, and peace by sharing the stories of Elizabeth and Zechariah, Herod, the Magi, and the shepherds. Each set of unexpected characters has something to teach about living faithfully on the journey to Christmas.

A Service of Bells and Carols

Sunday, December 8th, at 5pm we’ll have a handbell concert in our sanctuary, followed by a carol sing, and a potluck supper. All are welcome! Feel free to bring a dish or a dessert for all to share!

Christmas Worship Opportunities

First UMC is offering several opportunities to worship this Advent and Christmas season. We will have our regular 10:30am worship on Sundays, plus a Blue Christmas service on the 21st, and our Candlelight Christmas Eve service. And join us on the 29th for Breakfast Church!

Advent Worship

Come join us Sunday mornings at 10:30am and Christmas Eve at 5pm for our Advent Worship series!

Meet Our Pastor!

Rev. Stephen Dale

Steve started the Bennington AfterDark community in late 2018, and was invited to serve the Pownal UMC as pastor in July 2019. He began his appointment at New Hope UMC in July 2020, and came to Pittsfield in the summer of 2022.

Steve started serving in 2010 as a Licensed Local Pastor, serving for five years in Boston until he graduated from Boston University School of Theology in 2015. He was ordained an Elder in the United Methodist Church in 2019.

His interests include practical theology, new expressions of faith communities, and radical hospitality. His hobbies include photography and riding his motorcycle.

Visit Us in Person…

Join us in person during our Sunday morning worship service. Come with your family or a friend or by yourself. Our welcoming congregation is ready to help you feel at home.

Sunday morning service

10:30am

55 Fenn Street

Pittsfield, MA 01201

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… or Visit Us Online

Watch our most recent worship service, or click the button below during Sunday worship time to view our live stream.

Our services are available on YouTube and Facebook, and are streamed live on Facebook every Sunday morning, or watch previous services on our YouTube channel!

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Welcome! Plan Your Visit!

Join us for our Sunday morning service at 10:30 am for our Contemporary Service with our Praise Band, or at 11:45 am for worship in the Ghanaian Methodist tradition.

On the First Sunday of each month, our two congregations join together for one worship service at 10:30 AM which includes Holy Communion.

No need to dress up. Bring your whole family. Bring your friends.

We are more than a church. We are love, we are spirit, we are fellowship. Whether you’re new to town and looking for your new Sunday home, looking to further develop your relationship with God, or you just need to feel some compassion, we welcome you with open arms and open hearts.

How We Serve

When asked what the greatest commandment is, Jesus answered with two: “You must love the Lord your God” and “You must love your neighbor as you love yourself” (Matthew 22:34-40).

Following Jesus’s call, founder of the early Methodist movement John Wesley taught us to grow in our faith by “doing good of every possible sort, and, as far as possible, to all” (General Rules).

United Methodists around the world are active in our local communities, and through our global connection of congregations and agencies, we participate in ministries thousands of miles from where we live.

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Harvest Table

Community meals

Breakfast 8-9am Tuesdays
Supper 4-5:30pm Tuesdays

Food Pantry

4-5:30pm Tuesdays

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Community of diverse people

Inspiring Worship, Praising God

Meet Our Worship Team

Rev. Stephen Dale

Rev. Stephen Dale

Pastor

Joshua Sprague

Joshua Sprague

Music Director

MaryEllen Pariseau

MaryEllen Pariseau

Certified Lay Minister