Alpena First United Methodist Church

Thank you for allowing us to host this important event each week.

Join us to move your body, and meet other folks with Parkinson’s who understand your fight against this terrible disease. Contact us with any questions. We’re here to support you! 🩵

Dr. Ashley Boggan was a wonderful speaker. If you want to learn more about our heritage, listen to her messages!

What does it mean to be a United Methodist in today's world?

The final Daily News from the 2026 Michigan Annual Conference reflects on Dr. Ashley Boggan's powerful teaching sessions, which challenged United Methodists to reconnect with their Wesleyan roots, embrace holy disruption, and put mission ahead of comfort. The issue also recaps key actions of the conference, including approval of the 2027 budget, the announcement of Michigan's four new districts, celebrations of mission giving and ministry impact, and the recognition, commissioning, and ordination of clergy leaders.

Read more about the conversations, decisions, and moments that shaped this year's Love Boldly Annual Conference: https://mailchi.mp/michiganumc.org/your-2026-ac-daily-news-wrap-up-9719595?e=6e5b2cc709

"Each little flower that opens,
each little bird that sings,
God made their glowing colors,
and made their tiny wings." 🎶

"All Things Bright and Beautiful" (no. 147 in The United Methodist Hymnal) was written by Cecil Frances Alexander, an Irish writer, in 1848. It notes the work of God's creation in both the majestic--like "purple-headed mountains--and the minute--like an open flower. It invites in us an awareness of God's work around us.

🎵 "God gave us eyes to see them,
and lips that we might tell
how great is God Almighty,
who has made all things well."

💭 Where are you noticing God's good works today?