As followers of Jesus, we at First UMC of Unadilla are called by God to reach out to those around us through acts of service and compassion and the sharing of the good news of the gospel. We offer a wide variety of opportunities to reach out to others in our church, in our community and around the world. God has called us to go beyond the walls of our church building and reach out to the neighborhoods around us. We rely on many volunteers to serve and reach out to others in service projects with local non-profit partnerships in the community. 

As we look to future mission outreach, we see our church family growing individually and collectively. We are beginning to feel a tug to reach out further to our family, friends and our community.  As we reach out, we’ll equip and lift each other up to EMBRACE those things that God reaches out to tell us to fulfill in our world  by Serving, Connecting, Inviting, Giving AND THEN  WE  CELEBRATE!.

Our Group Objective

Make certain both congregation and community are involved in development of new programs & projects that broaden outreach and say, “We are growing our faith to move into the future”. 

Our Goals
                       
 1. Experience Growth SPIRITUALLY
 2. Increase PARTICIPATION  with our Community of Faith

Measures of Success

With our vision to make the church a living part of the community, we seek and create opportunities to fulfill our mission. Connection increases our church’s engagement in the life of our community. Initially, we will measure our progress by tracking one time and recurring events that reach people. Opportunities to be in touch with the community and to be somewhere we haven’t been before will be monitored. 

ENJOY THIS WRITING ON WHAT METHODISTS ARE & DO...QUOTED FROM FACEBOOK POST 4/1/2020:
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​GARRISON KEILLOR ON "METHODISTS" --
We make fun of Methodists for their blandness, their excessive calm, their fear of giving offense, their lack of speed, and also for their secret fondness for macaroni and cheese. But nobody sings like them. If you were to ask an audience in New York City, a relatively Methodist-less place, to sing along on the chorus of "Michael Row the Boat Ashore," they will look daggers at you as if you had asked them to strip to their underwear. But if you do this among Methodists, they'd smile and row that boat ashore and up on the beach! And down the road! Many Methodists are bred from childhood to sing in four-part harmony, a talent that comes from sitting on the lap of someone singing alto or tenor or bass and hearing the harmonic intervals by putting your little head against that person's rib cage. It's natural for Methodists to sing in harmony. They are too modest to be soloists, too worldly to sing in unison. When you're singing in the key of C and you slide into the A7th and D7th chords, all two hundred of you, it's an emotionally fulfilling moment. By joining in harmony, they somehow promise that they will not forsake each other. I do believe this: People, these Methodists, who love to sing in four-part harmony are the sort of people you can call up when you're in deep distress. *If you're dying, they will comfort you. *If you are lonely, they'll talk to you. *And if you are hungry, they'll give you tuna salad. *Methodists believe in prayer, but would practically die if asked to pray out loud. *Methodists like to sing, except when confronted with a new hymn or a hymn with more than four stanzas. *Methodists believe their pastors will visit them in the hospital, even if they don't notify them that they are there. *Methodists usually follow the official liturgy and will feel it is their way of suffering for their sins. *Methodists believe in miracles and even expect miracles, especially during their stewardship visitation programs or when passing the plate. Methodists think that the Bible forbids them from crossing the aisle while passing the peace. *Methodists drink coffee as if it were the Third Sacrament. *Methodists feel guilty for not staying to clean up after their own wedding reception in the Fellowship Hall. *Methodists are willing to pay up to one dollar for a meal at the church. *Methodists still serve Jell-O in the proper liturgical color of the season and think that peas in a tuna casserole adds too much color. *Methodists believe that it is OK to poke fun at themselves and never take themselves too seriously. And finally, You know you are a Methodist when:
It's 100 degrees, with 90% humidity, and you still have coffee after the service. You hear something funny during the sermon and smile as loudly as you can. Donuts are a line item in the church budget, just like coffee. When you watch a Star Wars movie and they say, "May the Force be with you," you respond, "and also with you." And lastly, it takes ten minutes to say good-bye!