It’s time to clean out those closets for fall, and we hope that you’ll keep the Holiday Market in mind as you do. The Holiday Market needs new, unwrapped toys and new or gently used goods, along with coats and winter clothing. Collection bins are...
Please join us on Saturday, November 30, at 8:30am for the annual “hanging of the greens” as we decorate our beautiful church for the Christmas season. We’ll serve coffee, hot cider, and sweet treats and play holiday music as we get ready to celebrate this...
The Surviving the Holidays workshop returns on December 1 after the Sunday service. If you’ve experienced grief or loss, you know the struggle of carrying a heavy heart while surrounded by Christmas joy. If you would like support and advice on how to journey through...
Life is full of waiting: waiting in traffic, waiting for a child, waiting for test results, and wondering the whole time where God is and what God is doing while we wait. The Advent season, too, is a time of waiting and hope as we...
Lessons & Carols, a special service of music and Scripture readings, is a beloved Christmas tradition at Fairfax UMC. If you would like to be a part of Lessons & Carols, we invite you to come and sing as a short-term choir member. Rehearsals are...
The Holiday Market returns on Friday, December 20, 5:00–8:00pm. This event provides for local families who have not been sponsored for Christmas and would otherwise be left out of the festivities. We offer parents a night to come pick out a new, unwrapped, age-appropriate gift...
As the seasons of Thanksgiving and Christmas quickly approach, we need your help for the Holiday Market. This event, held on Friday, December 20, at 5:00–8:00pm, provides for area families who have not been sponsored for Christmas. We offer parents an opportunity to pick out...
Our beloved Lessons & Carols service returns for the 9:30am worship service on December 22. This year, the choir will present a special Advent cantata, The Star Arising by Joseph M. Martin, which features a blend of beloved carol tunes and original seasonal selections that...
We invite you to come and bring your friends and neighbors as we gather on Christmas Eve to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the hope and salvation for all the world. Join us at 4:00pm or 7:00pm for music, scripture, and an inspired message....
Come to the Fellowship Hall on March 4 between 5:00 and 7:00pm to enjoy a traditional Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner and fellowship sponsored by the Men’s Ministry. The price of the meal is your generous donation. All are welcome!
On Ash Wednesday, March 5, Fairfax UMC offers services at noon and 7:00pm. Both services include an opportunity for the imposition of ashes. Please join us for this time of prayer and spiritual preparation as we begin our Lenten journeys together.
Celebrate Easter and the resurrection of Jesus with us on Saturday, April 5, at 1:00–3:00pm. Bring your family and invite your friends for crafts, games, sweet treats, and a petting zoo! If you are able to help, please click here to sign up or email...
This Lent, we will study what led up to the cross to help us realize the magnitude of what God has done for us and how it can change the trajectory of our lives. There are two opportunities to participate: one on Sundays, beginning March...
Our Palm Sunday cantata during the 9:30am service on April 13 is a beloved Fairfax UMC tradition. Presented by the Chancel Choir society, this musical experience helps us ready our hearts for Holy Week. If you are interested in joining the choir as a short-term...
On Holy Thursday, April 17, at 7:00pm, we gather to recall the Last Supper and the events leading up to Christ’s crucifixion. Come shift your gaze from the table to the cross as we commemorate our Savior’s sacrifice for us.