Families & Fellowship

Support for families is an important ministry at Duluth First United Methodist Church.  Parenting classes with childcare provided offer help and support to families.  Activities for the family to do together are also a part of the church calendar.

A variety of events are offered for Christian fellowship for all ages – singles, couples and families.  Movie night, dinners, Trunk or Treat, and Christmas Caroling are just a few examples of the fellowship events at Duluth First United Methodist Church.

Family and Fellowship Events

Join us at Duluth First United Methodist Church throughout the week as we offer many activities for families and fellowship!

  • trunk-or-treat:

    sunday, october 26th

    Trunk or Treat is Sunday, October 26th, in the front parking lot from 5 to 6:30 p.m.! We still need trunks, candy, and volunteers. AND we need you to come and enjoy time together! We will have candy, games, and pizza available for purchase.

    Trunk or Treat is an excellent opportunity to invite your friends, family, and neighbors and bring them to Duluth First United Methodist Church for fun, food, and, of course, going trunk to trunk collecting candy. This is such a great way to share your love of church community with others!

     

    Everyone is invited to participate by:

    • Attending! Come have fun!
    • Passing out candy! You can decorate your trunk or just come, pop up your trunk and hand out candy. Please click on TRUNK OR TREAT to claim your spot. You can also claim your spot by visiting one our Trunk or Treat boards, located in the Veterans Memorial Gathering Room and outside of the main entrance to Hinton Hall, and putting your name and contact information on one of the blank cars.
    • Volunteering to help set up, break down, and help refill trunks with candy. Please click on TRUNK OR TREAT to volunteer.
    • Donating bags of candy. You can put your donated candy in one of the Trunk or Treat Candy Totes located in the Veterans Memorial Gathering Room, in the Atrium, on the 1st floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center, and outside of the main entrance to Hinton Hall.

    Set-up time begins at 4:30 p.m. and trick-or-treating begins at 5:00 p.m. We hope to have lots of fun and lots of decorated trunks! Please contact Rev. Dr. AnnaKate Rawles with any questions by e-mail at arawles@duluthumc.org, or call 770-476-3776, ext. 128. Thank you for your support!

  • Wednesday Night Dinner in Hinton Hall:

    October 22nd

    Our Food Ministry staff, along with our amazing Dinner Belles and Beaus volunteers, prepare excellent meals at very reasonable prices. Enjoy fellowship around the table with family and friends.


    The menu for Wednesday, October 22nd, is pot roast with gravy, oven roasted potatoes, fresh carrots, peas, rolls, and dessert. For the kids - hamburgers and French fries.


    Dinner service hours are 5 to 6:30 p.m., with to-go boxes available from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

     

    The prices for Wednesday Night Dinners are:

    • $10.00 for adults (including seniors and from 11 years up);
    • $7.00 for children 10 years and younger;
    • $30.00 for family meals (nuclear family members only – husband, wife, their children under 18 years);
    • $7.00 for salad bar only, which includes the salad bar, a choice of baked potato or sweet potato, dessert and a drink.

    Credit/debit card payments, as well as cash and checks, are accepted.

  • WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACTIVITIES:

    SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

    Make plans to join us on Wednesday evenings at Duluth First United Methodist Church and take part in activities for everyone:

    • Wednesday Night Dinners:  5 to 6:30 p.m. in Hinton Hall, 2nd floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center;
    • Book Bunch for kids (ages 3 – 4):  6:15 to 6:30 p.m. in the Louise McDaniel Memorial Library, 2nd floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center;
    • DuluthKids (ages Kindergarten through 5th grade): 6 to 7 p.m. in the Children’s (C and D wings) classrooms;
    • Youth Bible Study (grades 6 – 12): 6 to 7 p.m., room F149, 1st floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center;
    • Parent Connection Group: 6 to 7 p.m., room F145, 1st floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center;
    • “The History and Archaeology of the Bible” Class for Adults: 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in room F145, located on the 1st floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center;
    • Happy Sacks: 6 to 6:30 p.m., room F152, 1st floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center;
    • Yarn Art Ministry: 6 to 7 p.m., room F205, 2nd floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center;
    • Handbell Ensemble rehearsals: 6 to 7 p.m., in the Sanctuary;
    • Chancel Choir rehearsals: 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Don Lee Music Suite.
  • WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOOD DRIVES

    The Wednesday Night Food Drives at Duluth First UMC for the Hands of Christ Duluth Co-op are our weekly mission project, combined with the many Wednesday evening activities offered at the church.


    Items needed during the month of October are:

    • October 22nd: Canned fruit;
    • October 29th: Cans of diced tomatoes.
  • Wednesday Night Dinner in Hinton Hall:

    October 29th

    Our Food Ministry staff, along with our amazing Dinner Belles and Beaus volunteers, prepare excellent meals at very reasonable prices. Enjoy fellowship around the table with family and friends.


    The menu for Wednesday, October 29th, is Coq au Vin (chicken braised in red wine), roasted Brussell sprouts, broccoli, rolls, and dessert. For the kids – chicken tenders and French fries.

     

    Dinner service hours are 5 to 6:30 p.m., with to-go boxes available from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

     

    The prices for Wednesday Night Dinners are:

    • $10.00 for adults (including seniors and from 11 years up);
    • $7.00 for children 10 years and younger;
    • $30.00 for family meals (nuclear family members only – husband, wife, their children under 18 years);
    • $7.00 for salad bar only, which includes the salad bar, a choice of baked potato or sweet potato, dessert and a drink.

    Credit/debit card payments, as well as cash and checks, are accepted.

  • wednesday night dinner in hinton hall:

    November 5th

    Our Food Ministry staff, along with our amazing Dinner Belles and Beaus volunteers, prepare excellent meals at very reasonable prices. Enjoy fellowship around the table with family and friends.

     

    The menu for Wednesday, November 5th, is turkey and dressing with gravy, sweet potato casserole, green beans, cranberry sauce, rolls, and dessert. For the kids – chicken tenders and French fries.

     

    Dinner service hours are 5 to 6:30 p.m., with to-go boxes available from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

     

    The prices for Wednesday Night Dinners are:

    • $10.00 for adults (including seniors and from 11 years up);
    • $7.00 for children 10 years and younger;
    • $30.00 for family meals (nuclear family members only – husband, wife, their children under 18 years);
    • $7.00 for salad bar only, which includes the salad bar, a choice of baked potato or sweet potato, dessert and a drink.

    Credit/debit card payments, as well as cash and checks, are accepted.

  • Wednesday Night Dinner In Hinton Hall:

    November 12th

    Our Food Ministry staff, along with our amazing Dinner Belles and Beaus volunteers, prepare excellent meals at very reasonable prices. Enjoy fellowship around the table with family and friends.

     

    The menu for Wednesday, November 12th, is hamburgers on buns, French fries, baked beans, cole slaw, and dessert. For the kids – the same.

     

    Dinner service hours are 5 to 6:30 p.m., with to-go boxes available from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

     

    The prices for Wednesday Night Dinners are:

    • $10.00 for adults (including seniors and from 11 years up);
    • $7.00 for children 10 years and younger;
    • $30.00 for family meals (nuclear family members only – husband, wife, their children under 18 years);
    • $7.00 for salad bar only, which includes the salad bar, a choice of baked potato or sweet potato, dessert and a drink.

    Credit/debit card payments, as well as cash and checks, are accepted.

  • “Bundle Up for Buffalo” Fundraiser: November 15th and 16th

    Bundle Up for Buffalo, our annual fundraiser to assist the Senaca Street UMC in Buffalo, NY with their winter heating costs, is on Saturday, November 15th, and Sunday, November 16th. If you like to bake, sew, paint, or craft, this is the chance to offer up your creativity for a very worthy cause. The rest of us get to admire your work and do some Christmas shopping!

     

    Please bring the sale items donations to the Dorothy L. Rainey Fellowship Hall on Friday, November 14th, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. You will be assigned a spot to display your creations, and please bring a small tablecloth if you like. Expect the sale items be crowded together, as our sale has grown in the past years.

     

    Bundle Up for Buffalo begins at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 15th, and closes at 2:00 p.m.  It will open on Sunday after the 8:15 a.m. service has ended, will be closed during both 11:00 a.m. services, and will re-open at noon and finish by 1:00. We ask you to please take any of your unsold items home with you, as there is no place to store them at the church once the sale is over. You can share them with Sherry Ferguson who has a wonderful place for them at her school.

     

    All proceeds go to Seneca Street UMC in Buffalo, to assist with their winter heating costs. There is a great need for the heat to be kept on in part of the church where 65+ children arrive after school every day. Heat is on from October to April (and often May) in that part of our country. The afterschool program provides them with a healthy snack, warm greetings, and volunteers to help them with their homework until their moms get home from work.

     

    Pastor Dee Finch, Pastor Brian Rotach and Cheryl Bird will be coming from Buffalo. If you would like one of them to speak to your Sunday School on November 16th, please make your request as soon as possible.  You can also join the Forum Sunday School class that day where one of them will be scheduled. For more information, please contact Beth Intondi at 404-408-1657.

  • wednesday night dinner in hinton hall:

    November 19th

    Our Food Ministry staff, along with our amazing Dinner Belles and Beaus volunteers, prepare excellent meals at very reasonable prices. Enjoy fellowship around the table with family and friends.

     

    The menu for Wednesday, November 19th, is chicken pot pie with a biscuit crust topping, baked apples, green beans, biscuits, and dessert. For the kids – chicken tenders and French fries.

     

    Dinner service hours are 5 to 6:30 p.m., with to-go boxes available from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

     

    The prices for Wednesday Night Dinners are:

    • $10.00 for adults (including seniors and from 11 years up);
    • $7.00 for children 10 years and younger;
    • $30.00 for family meals (nuclear family members only – husband, wife, their children under 18 years);
    • $7.00 for salad bar only, which includes the salad bar, a choice of baked potato or sweet potato, dessert and a drink.

    Credit/debit card payments, as well as cash and checks, are accepted.

  • wednesday Night Dinner in Hinton Hall:

    December 3rd

    Our Food Ministry staff, along with our amazing Dinner Belles and Beaus volunteers, prepare excellent meals at very reasonable prices. Enjoy fellowship around the table with family and friends.

     

    The menu for Wednesday, December 3rd, is Chicken Parmesan, noodles with marinara sauce, sautéed zucchini, English peas, garlic bread, and dessert. For the kids – chicken tenders and French fries.

     

    Dinner service hours are 5 to 6:30 p.m., with to-go boxes available from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

     

    The prices for Wednesday Night Dinners are:

    • $10.00 for adults (including seniors and from 11 years up);
    • $7.00 for children 10 years and younger;
    • $30.00 for family meals (nuclear family members only – husband, wife, their children under 18 years);
    • $7.00 for salad bar only, which includes the salad bar, a choice of baked potato or sweet potato, dessert and a drink.

    Credit/debit card payments, as well as cash and checks, are accepted.

  • Wednesday Night Dinner in Hinton Hall:

    December 10th

    Our Food Ministry staff, along with our amazing Dinner Belles and Beaus volunteers, prepare excellent meals at very reasonable prices. Enjoy fellowship around the table with family and friends.

     

    The menu for Wednesday, December 10th, is BBQ pulled pork on a bun, corn pudding, Brunswick stew, cole slaw, and dessert. For the kids – hot dogs and French fries.

     

    Dinner service hours are 5 to 6:30 p.m., with to-go boxes available from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

     

    The prices for Wednesday Night Dinners are:

    • $10.00 for adults (including seniors and from 11 years up);
    • $7.00 for children 10 years and younger;
    • $30.00 for family meals (nuclear family members only – husband, wife, their children under 18 years);
    • $7.00 for salad bar only, which includes the salad bar, a choice of baked potato or sweet potato, dessert and a drink.

    Credit/debit card payments, as well as cash and checks, are accepted.


    PLEASE NOTE:  This will be the final Wednesday Night Dinner in Hinton Hall for 2025. Wednesday Night Dinners in Hinton Hall will resume on January 7, 2026.