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. It's not too late - join us for the next session!
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..
Church Rummage Sale going on now at Buffalo UMC! Through 7:00 pm on Thursday, August 16 and from 8:00 am to noon on Friday, August 17. All proceeds support missions.
Summer Reading in the Park!
Our last free Summer Reading in the Park program kicks is on Wednesday, August 22 from 9:30 – 10:30 am. Paddington Bear will be here to read to the children!! It happens right by our parking lot in Methodist Church City Park and Playground. Activities follow the reading session. We also have a Little Library with children's books that you can take home. Come join the fun one last time! Playtime and snacks to follow reading time! If it rains, we'll still hold it indoors. |
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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!
Saturday Awakenings Concert - August 25, 7:00 pm "Stardust, Garlic & Wonder"
Our next Saturday Awakenings concert here at Buffalo UMC features Marienne Kreitlow along with Mike Miller, Kendall Bishop, Debbie Bishop and Troy Adams with an interesting mix of themes and music woven together to celebrate our universe! Don't miss this unique concert with talented musicians. Additionally, local artist Sue Davies will create a painting live during the concert to add a visual component to the experience. As always, the concert is free, though a freewill offering will be received, with have benefiting a local charity, and refreshments will follow. Come join the fun and bring a friend!
Our next Saturday Awakenings concert here at Buffalo UMC features Marienne Kreitlow along with Mike Miller, Kendall Bishop, Debbie Bishop and Troy Adams with an interesting mix of themes and music woven together to celebrate our universe! Don't miss this unique concert with talented musicians. Additionally, local artist Sue Davies will create a painting live during the concert to add a visual component to the experience. As always, the concert is free, though a freewill offering will be received, with have benefiting a local charity, and refreshments will follow. Come join the fun and bring a friend!
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 September 10 session is with Alison Dibben talking about Understanding Celiacs. Alison lives with Celiacs and the gluten-free diet it requires, and is also a nurse so she can explain some of the symptoms to help us all understand this condition better.
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 September 10 session is with Alison Dibben talking about Understanding Celiacs. Alison lives with Celiacs and the gluten-free diet it requires, and is also a nurse so she can explain some of the symptoms to help us all understand this condition better.
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.
