West Des Moines United Methodist Church

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Our new Sunday worship times and Sunday School schedule will be as follows:

Note: The Saturday worship service remains at the current time of 5:00 p.m.

Back for the 6th year - our Christmas Cookie Festival will be December 4 from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Pick out your favorite cookies and put them in the red bucket for $13 or select a pre-filled Gift Box for $10. Proceeds from this fun event will support Bidwell-Riverside and our church projects. Click on our Gingerbread Man to learn all the details.
Click on the tree for an animated invitation:

Sunday, December 19 Travelers Christmas Service5:00 p.m.
Friday, December 24 Blue ChristmasFor those in a season of grief and loss3:00 p.m., Holy Communion, led by Pastor John Children & Family Service5:00 p.m. Traditional Service7:00 p.m., Holy Communion, led by Dr. Daniel Midnight Christmas Service11:00 p.m., Holy Communion, led by Dr. Daniel
Saturday, December 25 Contemporary Worship5:00 p.m. in the Friendship Room, led by Pastor John

Dear Corinthians, I can't tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious life. We didn't fence you in. The smallness you feel comes from within you. Your lives aren't small, but you're living them in a small way. I'm speaking as plainly as I can and with great affection. Open up your lives. Live openly and expansively!