Welcome to Buffalo United Methodist Church's website! We are a church made up of many ages, personal experiences and faith backgrounds, who celebrate our God-given graces and gifts together in worship and service. We share a common faith in Jesus Christ and a desire to grow in faithfulness, but we're diverse in that God speaks to each of us uniquely. We have different learning styles, we like different styles of music, and we have different ways of expressing our growing faith. A quote from Methodist church founder, John Wesley, sums it up well: “In essentials unity, in all else charity.”
We are serious about following Jesus, but casual about most everything else. We are Biblical in focus, with scripture as the first source of our faith, reflected on using our reason, experience, and faith tradition. But, we also believe that we do not have to agree on everything to love one another or to serve together.
We are grateful to be a generationally-diverse church with over 125 years of history in this community and a rich denominational heritage and connection. While respectful of church traditions, we are continually asking “What is God calling us to do today and tomorrow?”
We strive to share unity, grace and the joy of knowing Christ in our community and in the world. Come visit anytime!
We are serious about following Jesus, but casual about most everything else. We are Biblical in focus, with scripture as the first source of our faith, reflected on using our reason, experience, and faith tradition. But, we also believe that we do not have to agree on everything to love one another or to serve together.
We are grateful to be a generationally-diverse church with over 125 years of history in this community and a rich denominational heritage and connection. While respectful of church traditions, we are continually asking “What is God calling us to do today and tomorrow?”
We strive to share unity, grace and the joy of knowing Christ in our community and in the world. Come visit anytime!
Are you a parent or guardian wishing you had others to share parenting ideas with? If you are, then we have the class for you! There will be three weekly sessions based on this book by Brené Brown. NO reading required prior to class—come watch a short video and share in discussion around parenting techniques/ideas.
When: Mondays—August 13, 20 & 27
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 pm (FREE childcare provided!)
Who: Parents of babies through teens
Where: Buffalo United Methodist Church
(6 blocks West of Perkins)
To register online, please click HERE
**Ideal to attend all three sessions, but feel free to attend as your schedule permits..
Summer Reading in the Park!
Our free Summer Reading in the Park program kicks continues each Wednesday from 9:30 – 10:30 am through August 22. It happens right by our parking lot in Methodist Church City Park and Playground. Adult readers will read aloud, and there will be activities, too. Books will be available for kids of all ages to read on their own as well. Playtime and snacks to follow reading time! If it rains, we'll still hold it indoors. |
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Life Happens! So what do I say? How can I help?
When “life happens” to someone you know, what do you say? Sometimes when people we know experience difficult circumstances, we end up saying the wrong thing. Or perhaps we say nothing at all and avoid the topic altogether. Come to this free session and learn some of the helpful things we can say and do to bless others.
Life Happens! is a new monthly ministry each second Monday of the month from 7:15-8:15 pm at Buffalo United Methodist Church.
Guest speakers will share first-hand experiences on a variety of difficult topics and we’ll share in a time of listening, learning, caring, and dessert. All are welcome! The August 13 session is with Christy Eckenrode, talking about what it's like to have a child with Life-Threatening Allergies.
When “life happens” to someone you know, what do you say? Sometimes when people we know experience difficult circumstances, we end up saying the wrong thing. Or perhaps we say nothing at all and avoid the topic altogether. Come to this free session and learn some of the helpful things we can say and do to bless others.
Life Happens! is a new monthly ministry each second Monday of the month from 7:15-8:15 pm at Buffalo United Methodist Church.
Guest speakers will share first-hand experiences on a variety of difficult topics and we’ll share in a time of listening, learning, caring, and dessert. All are welcome! The August 13 session is with Christy Eckenrode, talking about what it's like to have a child with Life-Threatening Allergies.
We Can Be the Change August 17-19
We invite you to join us as we reach out to help those in our communities nearby, lending a hand with tasks for others. We'll help with yard work, painting, clean-up jobs - whatever will help someone out. Call and talk with Curtis Rieck if you'd like to do a "grace happens" act of kindness.
Also, we're hosting a blood drive for Memorial Blood Center here in the church parking lot on Sunday, August 26 from 9 am to 1 pm. Give the gift of life! Go online to sign up for a time slot at Hero Hub and enter sponsor code 4223. What an amazing gift!
We invite you to join us as we reach out to help those in our communities nearby, lending a hand with tasks for others. We'll help with yard work, painting, clean-up jobs - whatever will help someone out. Call and talk with Curtis Rieck if you'd like to do a "grace happens" act of kindness.
Also, we're hosting a blood drive for Memorial Blood Center here in the church parking lot on Sunday, August 26 from 9 am to 1 pm. Give the gift of life! Go online to sign up for a time slot at Hero Hub and enter sponsor code 4223. What an amazing gift!
We Are a Missional Church!
Buffalo UMC has joined other United Methodist churches across the country in boldly asking God to work through us in new ways. We have adopted five new missional ministry initiatives as a pathway we are following to increase our fruitfulness in reaching more people with the good news of Jesus Christ. These five initiatives (and twelve new ministry teams) are adding vitality and momentum to our ministries of meeting, listening to, learning from, and loving other people in the name and Spirit of Jesus. We are on a journey of becoming fearless, selfless, and hopeful disciples, doing whatever it takes to bring the love of Jesus to hurting, lonely, and left-out people. Find out more by reading the full MCCI report here.
Buffalo UMC has joined other United Methodist churches across the country in boldly asking God to work through us in new ways. We have adopted five new missional ministry initiatives as a pathway we are following to increase our fruitfulness in reaching more people with the good news of Jesus Christ. These five initiatives (and twelve new ministry teams) are adding vitality and momentum to our ministries of meeting, listening to, learning from, and loving other people in the name and Spirit of Jesus. We are on a journey of becoming fearless, selfless, and hopeful disciples, doing whatever it takes to bring the love of Jesus to hurting, lonely, and left-out people. Find out more by reading the full MCCI report here.
