Starting in 2026, the Thrive Youth Group expands to include students in sixth grade as well as those in seventh through twelfth grade. The meeting time also changes to 5:30–7:00pm. We’ll launch these changes and the new year on January 11 with our Blank Slate...
Super Bowl sub sales are back by popular request! Thrive Youth Ministry will be making fresh subs for you and your family to enjoy during the big game. Please click here to place your order by Friday, February 6. Paper order forms will also be...
The Endowment Committee is now accepting applications from the congregation for grants from the Endowment Fund. Grant applications should be for projects or programs that support and expand the worship, mission, and ministries of Fairfax UMC or that improve its facilities and are not already...
Mark your calendars for February 1 and bring your favorite chili to share in a chili cookoff during Fellowship Time. This is your chance to show off your secret recipe, compete for bragging rights for the year, and test your chili before the Super Bowl....
Our New Member Sunday has been rescheduled to February 8. If you would like to be stand and publicly commit to becoming part of our church family, or if you would like information about what membership at Fairfax UMC means, please contact Rev. Angela Schroeder...
Please join us on Wednesday, February 18, for a meaningful and intentionally different way to begin the season of Lent together. Traditionally, Fat Tuesday is a final gathering before Lent begins, a shared meal before a season of fasting, reflection, and repentance, while Ash Wednesday...
Fairfax UMC hosts the Hypothermia Shelter in 2026 the week of March 1–8, 2026. During the Hypothermia Shelter, church volunteers and the FACETS staff provide overnight shelter, food, and fellowship for our registered adult guests. We need many people to help welcome, feed, shelter, and...
For our Fellowship Time on March 1, we will have a breakfast spotlighting maple syrup to correspond with our Among the Trees sermon series. We’ll provide waffles and syrup, and we invite you to bring your favorite maple dish — or any breakfast dish of...
At noon on the second Tuesday of each month, bring a packed lunch and gather for Lunch Bunch in the Multi-Purpose Room at Fairfax UMC and enjoy a relaxed lunch full of conversation and laughter with old and new friends. We hope to see you...
On Sunday, March 22, join us from 11:00am to 1:00pm for a family Easter celebration! This event features facepainting, balloon art, crafts, fellowship, food, and, of course, apples. It’s free for all ages, and we can’t wait to see you there!
Join us on Palm Sunday during the 9:30am service for a beloved Fairfax UMC tradition. Presented by the Chancel Choir, the Palm Sunday Cantata helps us prepare our hearts for Holy Week. If you are interested in joining the choir as a short-term member for...
All are invited to a Sunday morning small group study to explore The Good and Beautiful You by James Bryan Smith and discover the person Jesus created you to be. This journey invites us to rediscover who God really is and how God’s grace transforms...
Join us this Lent as we travel through the wilderness with the Desert Fathers and Mothers, those early Christian pioneers who followed Christ and, like Christ, spent formational time in the wilderness. Together, we will enter into 40 days of prayer, simplicity, and renewal as...
As we journey “among the trees” this Lent, Maundy Thursday invites us to linger at the roots of our faith, where love is practiced quietly and transformation begins close to the ground. This day commemorates the night Jesus shared the Last Supper with his disciples....
Stations of the Cross returns for this year’s Good Friday. As you visit the fourteen stations on our self-directed devotional journey and reflect on the provided scripture and prayers, you trace the path of the final hours of Jesus’ life and gain an increased appreciation...