If you cannot access your Realm account and need to change your password, please send an email to Dana Palmer at financialsect@cvillefirstumc.org.  You can still use the automated  password change request through Realm, but alternately Dana can send you the information.

 

Once you know your password, you can set up your account for text sign-in!   Signing in by text involves sending a unique code to your registered mobile number. You must register your number ONCE to link it with your account’s email address. After registration, you can quickly signin using a code sent via text to your phone or tablet.

1. Open the app/browser page
2. At the bottom, you will see ‘Send a one-time code to login’
3. Click ‘Register/Update Mobile Number’ then ‘continue’
4. Enter your email and password
5. Enter your Country Code (USA) and phone number
6. Enter the code that is sent to you and click ‘verify’ and ‘continue’

You can now login using a text code rather than your password!

 

Holy Week services begin on Thursday with a service of remembrance and communion at 6 PM. This service will be held with Zion UMC (1674 Zion Rd. Troy, VA 22974). Members of Zion joined us for our Last Supper presentation last year. Pastor Alex and Pastor John will join Rev. David McWilliams in presiding. An optional time of foot washing precedes the service beginning at 5:30 PM.

 

Directions from Charlottesville: Take I-64 East to exit 129 and turn right onto Black Cat Rd. Then turn left onto Rt. 250. In 3.4 miles turn left again onto Zion Rd. The church will be on your left in about 2 miles.

 

This Friday evening we gather for Good Friday worship — and this year the service is a little different.

 

We've stepped back from the full Tenebrae structure and built something quieter: six movements through the Passion story, woven with ancient poetry and song from the church's long tradition. Taizé chants. A spiritual. Julian of Norwich. The kind of service that asks you to slow down and stay with what happened before rushing to what comes next.

 

We don't do this very well as a culture — sitting with grief, waiting in the dark, resisting the urge to skip to Easter. Good Friday is the church's counterproposal. Come and see what it feels like.

 

The service is open to all. We'll end in silence.

Join us on Holy Saturday at CFUMC starting at 10am. Together we will walk to the different stations for a time of reflection. Everyone is invited and all ages welcome.

The sun is coming up on Easter morning — and so are we. ☀️

 

Join Charlottesville First UMC for our Easter Sunrise Service:

 

📍 Market Street Park, downtown Charlottesville

🕕 Sunday, April 5 · 6:45 a.m.

🍳 Free donuts on the church steps to follow

 

Outdoor worship, live music, communion, and the oldest story in the world — told at dawn, the way it was meant to be heard.

 

All are welcome. Bring a friend. Bring a jacket.

 

The 10:00 a.m. Easter worship service will also be held at Charlottesville First UMC for those joining us later in the morning.

Free Speech Wall on the Downtown Mall, 605 E. Main St.

The Charlottesville Clergy Collective continues to hold vigil each week for those impacted by Policy Violence: direct ICE raids against our neighbors as well as the sometimes quiet violence that occurs due to cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, health care and housing assistance.

 

Next month’s Friendship Lunch on Tuesday, April 21, at 12:30 PM at Aldersgate UMC, 1500 Rio Rd E, will feature Rev. Chris Allen from United Methodist Development (UMDEVCO).

Rev. Allen will offer an inspirational and informational talk on personal finances, and will stay afterward to speak with anyone interested in learning more about Planned Giving, Investing, and the work of UMDEVCO.
Lunch is catered by Wood Grill Buffet. A contribution of $12.50 per person is appreciated — just place it in the envelope you’ll find on the table.

If you plan to attend, please let us know by Tuesday, April 14, so we can give an accurate headcount for the food order. You can RSVP to office@cvillefirstumc.org.

On Wednesday, April 23 at 7 PM, three of our own will represent Charlottesville First UMC at Wordplay, the annual spelling bee fundraiser for Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle. Pastor Alex, Dubie Dubendorfer, and Alyssa Marlowe will compete as the Saints of Charlottesville First at the Paramount Theater — and they need your cheers!

 

A limited number of audience tickets are available for just $10. Come out to support our team  and a great cause that helps our neighbors build life-changing literacy skills.

 

For tickets, contact office@cvillefirstumc.org.

RISE (Rise Against Hunger) is April 25.

 

Be on the lookout for the sign up. It’s fun and we pack 20,000 packets of nutrition for our brothers and sisters in need! 

Join us for our 2nd annual Soup, Songs & Solidarity Celebration. Enjoy an evening of homemade soups, fresh bread, desserts, live music from The Lua Project and powerful stories - all in support of Sin Barreras!

 

This event isn't all about fundraising - it's about bringing Charlottesville together, creating change and celebarting our shared humanity.

 

Tickets are available here.