Our purpose is to reflect the image of God through a thriving artistic community within FirstMC.

Our Mission is to create inviting spaces for the people of FirstMC to express Truth, enrich worship, and deepen community through the arts.

Our Values

● Creativity - reflecting the creative character of God
● Community - welcoming a variety of ages, experience levels, and stylistic expressions
● Whole-hearted effort - serving humbly to the best of one’s ability
● Encouragement - growing and learning together
● Prayer - asking God to lead and empower the community’s artistic endeavors.

Creative Arts Community Monthly Newsletter

The Creative Arts Community Council (CACC) is now creating monthly newsletters to provide information on various events the CACC is producing as well as to highlight other opportunities to support the arts both within and outside of FirstMC. These newsletters will contain more information than what will be included in the Midweek Messenger.

The November newsletter was sent out on Wednesday, January 8. If you would like to receive our future newsletters to your email, you must opt-in by filling out the form below. If you would like to opt-out of receiving these newsletters, please unsubscribe to the email or contact Rachel Wilhelm.

Sign up for CAC Monthly Newsletter

In case you missed the January newsletter, you can check it out below! There are also copies available at church or you can download and print your own.

Download January Newsletter

Possible Future Events Survey

The Creative Arts Community Council wants to know how much interest there is in these events.

Thank you for filling this out!

Possible Future Events Survey

Our current exhibit is Woodworkers featuring Brian Schwartz and Luke Batdorff

Important Dates:

January 19: Meet the Artists/Opening of Woodworkers Exhibit @ 9:30 AM
January 19 - March 2: Exhibit open during church hours

Our next exhibit in The Gallery will be Woodworkers featuring Brian Schwartz and Luke Batdorff. This will be open from Sunday, January 19 until Sunday, March 2. We will have a special reception on Sunday, January 19 from 9:30 to 10:25 AM where you can come for the opening of the exhibit and to meet the artists. The Coffee Connection will be opening early to serve muffins and other goodies in addition to the usual cookies and coffee. We hope you join us!

Our next open exhibit is called Promise

Artwork to enrich our community as we reflect on God’s Promises.

This is open to all FirstMC creatives of all ages and abilities with their original two and three-dimensional art. This exhibit will be juried by the CACC.

The deadline for submissions with completed forms is March 16, 2025.

Important Dates:

March 9 - 13 & 16, 2025: Artwork dropped off during church hours
March 17, 2025: Submissions juried
March 20, 2025: Exhibition installed
March 23, 2025: Meet the Artist
March 23 - May 4, 2025: Exhibit open during church hours
May 4 - 8, 2025: Artwork picked up during church hours

You can pick up printed copies at the CAC Bulletin Board or download and print your own.

Download Promise Call to Entry Form

Artistic Interests Survey

As we continue to develop this community, we want to know what your gifts, talents, and interests are in any artistic field. We also want to know if you might be interested in being involved with future projects or a part of new initiatives as we work to incorporate various arts into the life of FirstMC.

To get to the Creative Arts Community Survey, please click the button below. Be sure to click the red submit button at the bottom of the survey when finished.

Creative Arts Community Survey

Classical Praise

On February 23, the Creative Arts Council presents a Classical Praise concert, featuring musicians who are members and friends of our church. If you would like to share a piece of music that evening, please fill out the online form below or contact Julie Gerig. If you would like to just come and listen, mark Sunday, February 23 at 5 PM on your calendar now! We hope to plan a special evening of offering our musical gifts to the Lord and to each other.

Form for Performing

One of the components of the Creative Arts Community is to allow for more of the many talented musicians within our congregation to share their gifts by providing live music near the Coffee Connection Café on Sundays starting at 10 AM. We hope that you will make a habit to come to church early to enjoy the yummy drinks and treat, cherish the time of fellowship with one another, and savor the music.

There is a piano available in the hallway, but this is not limited to only pianists or soloists.  Groups of two to three people are welcome to join together.  We will not be using a sound system as this is acoustic, background music to help calm our spirits and prepare us to gather for worship.  

This can be any style: jazz, classical, gospel, traditional hymns, contemporary.  It should not be anything with secular lyrics that people would recognize.

If you have questions, please contact Julie Gerig. 

If you would like to provide 20 to 25 minutes of music on a Sunday before church, please fill out the form below. Be sure to click the red submit button at the bottom of the form when finished.


Submit

Arts in the Community

If you are involved in the arts outside of FirstMC and you would like your event announced in the Creative Arts Community’s Monthly Newsletter, please provide us with the relevant information by clicking the button below to fill out the form.

Please note that the Creative Arts Community Council reserves the right to promote only events
considered appropriate for the entire FirstMC community.
Form for Arts in the Community