​Edinburg First United Methodist Church

Dear Edinburg FUMC family, As we head into November, I offer you the poem “When the sun returns” by Sarah Browning. it is hallelujah time, the swallows tracing an arc of praise just off our balcony, the mountains snow-sparkling in gratitude. Here is our real life —  a handful of possible peonies from the market —  the life we always intended, swallow life threading the city air with our weaving joy. Are we this simple, then, to sing all day — country songs, old hymns, camp tu

Beloved and Sent “Just as [Jesus] was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.’ And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness.” Mark 1:10-12, NRSV Dear Edinburg FUMC family,   Over the past month, our Bible study has been journeying through the Gospel of Mark together. And it’s been a great time! If you haven’t b

“How weighty to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! I try to count them—they are more than the sand; I come to the end—I am still with you,” Psalm 139:17-18 NRSVue Dear Edinburg FUMC family, September is here, and that officially marks two months of our journey together! I want to sincerely thank you for your warm welcome, kindness, and all your help as I have stepped into this role as your pastor. It has been such a joy to get to know you more deeply, t