Church Acticities
Christmas Day Service
Our annual Christmas Day service is a celebration of the Christ child. Come join us for Christmas Carols, beautiful performances from our members, and to hear the gospel story.
Musica Viva
Musica Viva will be performing at our church on Thursday, December 18th at 7:00 p.m. This concert series is called Advent Reflections Through Words and Music: Hope and Mercy with Susan Doering, violin and Dieter Wulfhorst, violoncello.
Bethlehem Village
Come to the Fellowship Hall on December 14th from 5-7pm for a celebration of Bethlehem village as it was in Jesus’s day. This is an event for all ages! And don't miss the reading of the Christmas story and carols from 6:45-7 pm. This event invites you to visit different stations to learn about the people and times of the Bible.
John Rogalsky Memorial
We will celebrate John’s life in our sanctuary, with a light meal to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be given to Camp Keola.
Needles and Notions
A sewing group.
Needles-n-Notions welcomes you to meeting in person, Tuesdays at 9:30 am. Fabric/material donations graciously accepted.
Come and join our sewing group every Tuesday as they chat with one another and occasionally put a prayer comforter together. You are invited to join in whatever project is going on or bring your own project. Knitting, crochet, quilts, comfortors, or sewing, all kinds of needlework finds a home with this group. We make prayer comforters together for people who are sick, lost a loved one, graduation, and more. These are physical reminders that our church family care for one another.
Needles and Notions
A sewing group.
Needles-n-Notions welcomes you to meeting in person, Tuesdays at 9:30 am. Fabric/material donations graciously accepted.
Come and join our sewing group every Tuesday as they chat with one another and occasionally put a prayer comforter together. You are invited to join in whatever project is going on or bring your own project. Knitting, crochet, quilts, comfortors, or sewing, all kinds of needlework finds a home with this group. We make prayer comforters together for people who are sick, lost a loved one, graduation, and more. These are physical reminders that our church family care for one another.
Needles and Notions
A sewing group.
Needles-n-Notions welcomes you to meeting in person, Tuesdays at 9:30 am. Fabric/material donations graciously accepted.
Come and join our sewing group every Tuesday as they chat with one another and occasionally put a prayer comforter together. You are invited to join in whatever project is going on or bring your own project. Knitting, crochet, quilts, comfortors, or sewing, all kinds of needlework finds a home with this group. We make prayer comforters together for people who are sick, lost a loved one, graduation, and more. These are physical reminders that our church family care for one another.
United Thanksgiving Sunday
Our entire church will meet for a united service on Sunday, November 23rd at 11:00 a.m. This worship service will be centered on the great cloud of witnesses, faithful people who have inspired us, from Hebrews 11:36-12:3. Come to sing music from both services, and hear three pastors preach (Pastor Juan will be away visiting family). This service will be in both English and Spanish.
Afterwards, we will share a meal prepared by our congregation. This meal will include turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, zwieback rolls, and pie. We invite all members of this church to bring a pie or dessert for the meal.
Jim Compton-Schmidt Celebration of Life
We will be celebrating the life of Jim Compton Schmidt in our Sanctuary with a fellowship meal to follow in the Fellowship Hall.
Needles and Notions
A sewing group.
Needles-n-Notions welcomes you to meeting in person, Tuesdays at 9:30 am. Fabric/material donations graciously accepted.
Come and join our sewing group every Tuesday as they chat with one another and occasionally put a prayer comforter together. You are invited to join in whatever project is going on or bring your own project. Knitting, crochet, quilts, comfortors, or sewing, all kinds of needlework finds a home with this group. We make prayer comforters together for people who are sick, lost a loved one, graduation, and more. These are physical reminders that our church family care for one another.
Needles and Notions
A sewing group.
Needles-n-Notions welcomes you to meeting in person, Tuesdays at 9:30 am. Fabric/material donations graciously accepted.
Come and join our sewing group every Tuesday as they chat with one another and occasionally put a prayer comforter together. You are invited to join in whatever project is going on or bring your own project. Knitting, crochet, quilts, comfortors, or sewing, all kinds of needlework finds a home with this group. We make prayer comforters together for people who are sick, lost a loved one, graduation, and more. These are physical reminders that our church family care for one another.
Needles and Notions
A sewing group.
Needles-n-Notions welcomes you to meeting in person, Tuesdays at 9:30 am. Fabric/material donations graciously accepted.
Come and join our sewing group every Tuesday as they chat with one another and occasionally put a prayer comforter together. You are invited to join in whatever project is going on or bring your own project. Knitting, crochet, quilts, comfortors, or sewing, all kinds of needlework finds a home with this group. We make prayer comforters together for people who are sick, lost a loved one, graduation, and more. These are physical reminders that our church family care for one another.
Dinner at Church
Come enjoy a meal at the church. Meal details to be decided.
We will be eating in our Fellowship Hall, which is building along L street, between 12th and 11th. Our sidewalk side doors are tinted, but come on in.
This will be a fundraiser for our dineout fund which will pay for our thanksgiving meal.
Spanish language Bible study, bilingual Kid’s club, and bilingual youth group to follow.
Needles and Notions
A sewing group.
Needles-n-Notions welcomes you to meeting in person, Tuesdays at 9:30 am. Fabric/material donations graciously accepted.
Come and join our sewing group every Tuesday as they chat with one another and occasionally put a prayer comforter together. You are invited to join in whatever project is going on or bring your own project. Knitting, crochet, quilts, comfortors, or sewing, all kinds of needlework finds a home with this group. We make prayer comforters together for people who are sick, lost a loved one, graduation, and more. These are physical reminders that our church family care for one another.
Needles and Notions
A sewing group.
Needles-n-Notions welcomes you to meeting in person, Tuesdays at 9:30 am. Fabric/material donations graciously accepted.
Come and join our sewing group every Tuesday as they chat with one another and occasionally put a prayer comforter together. You are invited to join in whatever project is going on or bring your own project. Knitting, crochet, quilts, comfortors, or sewing, all kinds of needlework finds a home with this group. We make prayer comforters together for people who are sick, lost a loved one, graduation, and more. These are physical reminders that our church family care for one another.
Needles and Notions
A sewing group.
Needles-n-Notions welcomes you to meeting in person, Tuesdays at 9:30 am. Fabric/material donations graciously accepted.
Come and join our sewing group every Tuesday as they chat with one another and occasionally put a prayer comforter together. You are invited to join in whatever project is going on or bring your own project. Knitting, crochet, quilts, comfortors, or sewing, all kinds of needlework finds a home with this group. We make prayer comforters together for people who are sick, lost a loved one, graduation, and more. These are physical reminders that our church family care for one another.
Peace Center
The Central Valley Partnership is adapting open space and popular assembly practices to create an environment where all voices can be heard, leaders can step forward, and nonviolent actions can be lifted up through broad-based validation, agreement and consensus.
The open space meeting model empowers participants to generate action. It is our commitment to harnessing community power by opening a democratized space for collaboration, solidarity and movement building. It is designed to address concerns directly through in-depth discussion, trusted relationships and consensus decision making.
Join us as we introduce this new method of nonviolent community organizing in Reedley. Bring snacks to share. Drinks will be provided.
Reedley Peace Center is a seperate organization hosted at our church.
Needles and Notions
A sewing group.
Needles-n-Notions welcomes you to meeting in person, Tuesdays at 9:30 am. Fabric/material donations graciously accepted.
Come and join our sewing group every Tuesday as they chat with one another and occasionally put a prayer comforter together. You are invited to join in whatever project is going on or bring your own project. Knitting, crochet, quilts, comfortors, or sewing, all kinds of needlework finds a home with this group. We make prayer comforters together for people who are sick, lost a loved one, graduation, and more. These are physical reminders that our church family care for one another.
Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School is Monday June 23rd to Friday June 27th. We meet from 5:15pm to 8:00 p.m. every day. This year’s theme is Wonder Junction, we marvel at Jesus and live for his glory.
Needles and Notions
A sewing group.
Needles-n-Notions welcomes you to meeting in person, Tuesdays at 9:30 am. Fabric/material donations graciously accepted.
Come and join our sewing group every Tuesday as they chat with one another and occasionally put a prayer comforter together. You are invited to join in whatever project is going on or bring your own project. Knitting, crochet, quilts, comfortors, or sewing, all kinds of needlework finds a home with this group. We make prayer comforters together for people who are sick, lost a loved one, graduation, and more. These are physical reminders that our church family care for one another.
Dinner at Church
Join us for a Middleeast focused meal. You are invited to bring your table service to make cleanup easier. All people are invited to come and bring guests. Come for the delicious food, stay for the fellowship with one another. After the dinner at 6:45pm, Stanley and Marylin George will present on their time in Palestine.
We will be eating in our Fellowship Hall, which is building along L street, between 12th and 11th. Our sidewalk side doors are tinted, but come on in.
This will be a fundraiser for our dineout fund which will pay for our thanksgiving meal.
Spanish language Bible study, bilingual Kid’s club, and bilingual youth group, and Ash Wednesday Service to follow
9:30 a.m. Service
Join us for our early service in the FMC Sacntuary located at the corner of 12th and L. There are stairs on the 12th street side and a wheelchair ramp on L street side. Hearing assistance and printed sermons available.
Come for a service of progressive Mennonite theology, hymn music, and cookies & coffee fellowship.
Come to the Table of God Pastor Barb will take us through Acts 6:1—7:2a, 44-60
This Sunday, David Boldt will accompany our singing with the organ, our church choir will perform, share our thoughts and prayers with one another, and enjoy cookies and fellowship after the service.
All are welcome!
Musica Viva
We would like to invite you to experience some of the most glorious and notable music of Hollywood and explore with us the interconnectedness of and relationships between some of the most fascinating and colorful characters of the 20th Century music scene in California.
You most likely have heard their music but you might not (yet) be familiar with their names: Ernst Wolfgang Korngold, Ernst Krenek, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Felix Waxman, Alexandre Tansman, Bernhard Herrmann, and Kurt Weill.
All of these musicians, and many more, escaped the terror of fascism in Europe and were able to find a safe haven in the United States of America. They settled in the Los Angeles area and worked as composers, conductors, and pianists in the Hollywood movie studios.
Our theme for this set of concerts is “Escape to Hollywood: from Europe Across the Sea”.
This year, 2025, is also the birth and death anniversary of the Nobel Prize winning author Thomas Mann, who lived from 1875 to 1955. Mann resettled from Nazi Germany to the Pacific Palisades outside of Hollywood and was well acquainted with and good friends of many of the composers being presented in these concerts. Interspersed between the musical selections will be readings, excerpts from diaries, and letters written by some of these composers and Thomas Mann.
We had organized the theme of this program before the devastating wildfires occurred in the Los Angeles area in January. A very large amount of historical documents, artifacts, and important records were destroyed or irreparably damaged in the fires and more than 200 musicians were adversely affected, losing their homes, instruments, music, and everything else. A portion of the proceeds of these concerts will be donated to charity to help support the recovery of these musicians.
We hope you will be able to join us for the following four concerts throughout California.
All of our Musica Viva concerts are FREE OF CHARGE and all are welcome. Please feel free to bring your family, a colleague, a friend, or a few friends.
Allen Memorial
The memorial and celebration of life for Allen Linscheid will be in the First Mennonite sanctuary at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 8th. After the memorial will be a light meal in our fellowship hall.
Dinner at Church
Join us for a pulled pork meal. You are invited to bring your table service to make cleanup easier. All people are invited to come and bring guests. Come for the delicious food, stay for the fellowship with one another.
We will be eating in our Fellowship Hall, which is building along L street, between 12th and 11th. Our sidewalk side doors are tinted, but come on in.
This will be a fundraiser for our dineout fund which will pay for our thanksgiving meal.
At 6:45pm, the Mixters will have a presentation of their ministry in the National Park.
Spanish language Bible study, bilingual Kid’s club, and bilingual youth group, and Ash Wednesday Service to follow
Needles and Notions
A sewing group.
Needles-n-Notions welcomes you to meeting in person, Tuesdays at 9:30 am. Fabric/material donations graciously accepted.
Come and join our sewing group every Tuesday as they chat with one another and occasionally put a prayer comforter together. You are invited to join in whatever project is going on or bring your own project. Knitting, crochet, quilts, comfortors, or sewing, all kinds of needlework finds a home with this group. We make prayer comforters together for people who are sick, lost a loved one, graduation, and more. These are physical reminders that our church family care for one another.
9:30 a.m. Service
Join us for our early service in the FMC Sacntuary located at the corner of 12th and L. There are stairs on the 12th street side and a wheelchair ramp on L street side. Hearing assistance and printed sermons available.
Come for a service of progressive Mennonite theology, hymn music, and cookies & coffee fellowship.
Come to the Table of God Pastor Jonathan will take us through Luke 22:14-30.
This Sunday, David Boldt will accompany our singing with the organ, we will celebrate communion, share our thoughts and prayers with one another, and enjoy cookies and fellowship after the service.
All are welcome!
Needles and Notions
A sewing group.
Needles-n-Notions welcomes you to meeting in person, Tuesdays at 9:30 am. Fabric/material donations graciously accepted.
Come and join our sewing group every Tuesday as they chat with one another and occasionally put a prayer comforter together. You are invited to join in whatever project is going on or bring your own project. Knitting, crochet, quilts, comfortors, or sewing, all kinds of needlework finds a home with this group. We make prayer comforters together for people who are sick, lost a loved one, graduation, and more. These are physical reminders that our church family care for one another.
9:30 a.m. Service
Join us for our early service in the FMC Sacntuary located at the corner of 12th and L. There are stairs on the 12th street side and a wheelchair ramp on L street side. Hearing assistance and printed sermons available.
Come for a service of progressive Mennonite theology, hymn music, and cookies & coffee fellowship.
Trust and Yeildness, let us learn from 500 years of Anabaptistism. Pastor Barb Ewy is teaching from Matthew 18:1–5
This Sunday, Paul and Ruth will accompany our singing with piano and violin, we will share our thoughts and prayers with one another, and enjoy cookies and fellowship after the service.
All are welcome!
Needles and Notions
A sewing group.
Needles-n-Notions welcomes you to meeting in person, Tuesdays at 9:30 am. Fabric/material donations graciously accepted.
Come and join our sewing group every Tuesday as they chat with one another and occasionally put a prayer comforter together. You are invited to join in whatever project is going on or bring your own project. Knitting, crochet, quilts, comfortors, or sewing, all kinds of needlework finds a home with this group. We make prayer comforters together for people who are sick, lost a loved one, graduation, and more. These are physical reminders that our church family care for one another.