Sunday Worship

9AM: We offer a simple 45 minute service in the Sanctuary. This service is informal and geared for our families, so come in your t-shirts and enjoy!

11AM: Our traditional Worship service is live-streamed and features music from the Organ and Chancel Choir. If you worship with us, sign in using our connect card.

Food Drive

Our next food drive will be March 2 from 12:30-1:30 pm at the North Candler entrance.

Most needed items:

• Reusable Bags/Large Paper Bags/Shopping Bags

• Tuna Fish, salmon, Vienna sausages

• Canned fruit

• Jelly

• Canned Beans (Baked Beans, Pinto, Kidney, etc.)

• Sugar substitutes (ex: Equal, Splenda, etc.)

• Canned Veggies (Corn, Green Beans, Mixed Veggies, Carrots, etc.)

• Canned Chilli

• Canned Beef Stew

• Saltine Crackers

• Cereal

• Toilet Tissue

• Paper Towel

• Pop-Top Meats

• Sugar

• Instant Coffee

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

Decatur First hosts its third annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on Tuesday, March 4 from 5pm-6:30pm! All money raised will go towards funding our summer youth retreat to Chattanooga, TN! 

Ash Wednesday

You are invited to an Ash Wednesday service on March 5 at 7pm in the sanctuary.

A Path to God: Enneagram as Spiritual Practice

March 8, 9-2pm

The Enneagram is an ancient, powerful tool for the spiritual life. It helps us identify specific ways we are invited to share God with the world, the patterns that get in the way of doing that, and the spiritual practices that can return our focus to God and our true calling. Whether you have studied the Enneagram or will be encountering it for the first time, join us as we learn how to use the Enneagram in spiritual formation. Cost is $20.

Scholarships

The DFUMC Scholarship application is open for the 2025-2026 school year. The deadline for general applications is May 15, 2025. Scholarships are available to church members and staff. For more details and to apply visit decaturfirst.org/education-scholarship

Vacation Bible School Registration is open!

From Nile to exile and palace to Promised Land, we’re going on an unforgettable trek across ancient Egypt this summer at Vacation Bible School. Rising kindergarten through 6th graders—along with volunteers of all ages!—are invited to follow Moses as he encounters God and learns to look at his life through heaven’s eyes.

Mark your calendars for Monday, June 2nd - Friday, June 6th from 9am-12pm for this exciting event featuring songs from “The Prince of Egypt” and timeless stories from the book of Exodus. You can sign up a camper or to volunteer at the links below.

Cafe Decatur

Wednesday Night Supper

Please join us Wednesday nights at 5pm in the Fellowship Hall! Cafe Decatur gives you the night off from cooking and gives you the opportunity to spend time with your Decatur First family and friends.

Service of Healing and Help

Cafe Decatur Evening Service

Join Rev. Dave Diamond Wednesdays at 5:30pm in Room 211 for a simple 30 minute service. This service encourages us to release our burdens and our lives to God’s love, wisdom and power.

Preschool Registration

Preschool registration is open for the 2025-2026 school year.