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A Feast of Carols

Sunday, December 18 at 3:00 p.m. Join us live and in person for this year’s “A Feast of Carols” Christmas Concert featuring ensembles of Royal Oak First including our Sanctus Choir, Carillon Ringers, Youth Choirs, Bands and a full orchestra. Be sure to take in the... Read More

Christmas Eve Services 2022

4:00 p.m. – Sanctuary/Livestream Children’s Christmas Pageant – a service for children and families. The children of Royal Oak First will present the story of the first Christmas. Music will be provided by the Children’s Choirs of Royal Oak First. 7:00... Read More

Church Swag Store

Church Swag is Here! Looking for some awesome Christmas gifts? Wanna tell everyone that your church is the coolest one around? We have t-shirts (short sleeve and long sleeve), sweatshirts, hats and even a t-shirt for your doggie (you could try putting it on your cat,... Read More

Spread the Cheer

Saturday, December 9 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. We need everyone’s hands to help us spread holiday cheer! We need people to send cards, people to bake, kids to make cards, people to assemble bags of cookies and people to deliver cookies. Starting on Sunday, November 19,... Read More

Advent by Candlelight

Monday, December 5 from 7:00-9:00 p.m.  This special Advent event for women includes a program of speakers and music followed by dessert. You are invited to host a table for friends and family or sign up to simply attend and we will assign you to a table. It will be a... Read More

Candlelight Vigil

CANDLELIGHT VIGIL—Sunday, November 27 at 6PM Please join us on the church front lawn as we partner with Pronto on Sunday, November 27 at 6:00 p.m. for a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of the Club Q shootings in Colorado Springs. We will honor and... Read More

Crafting a Rule of Life Retreat

Held January 30-February 1, 2023 at the Lake Huron Retreat Center, the Crafting a Rule of Life Retreat guides both Clergy and Laity through the process of imagining and affirming the practices in your life that act as a “truss” – intentional practices and ways of... Read More

Toy and Clothing Drive 2022

TOYS & CLOTHING FOR CASS COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES Now through December 4, our United Women in Faith (UWF) group will be collecting new, unwrapped toys and winter clothes for the kids at Cass Community Social Services. They are accepting gifts for kids ages birth... Read More

Advent 2022

  Click HERE to download a PDF of the Advent 2022 Brochure   CHILDREN’S STORYTIME WITH PASTOR JEFF–FACEBOOK LIVE Every Sunday in Advent starting November 27 at 7:30 p.m. Join Pastor Jeff on Facebook Live every Sunday evening in Advent (11/27,... Read More

2022 Church Conference

Please mark Thursday, September 22 at 7:00 pm on your calendar for our Annual Church Conference. We will be joined by our District Superintendent, Rev. Dr. Darryl E. Totty, to conduct our business meeting, elect our leadership for the next year and be informed of what... Read More

Sock-it-to-Me-September

New socks and underwear are some of the most important items for homeless folks in the winter. Our friends at The NOAH Project (at Central UMC) give out over 10,000 pairs of socks annually as part of their work supporting the homeless of Detroit. It is our goal to... Read More

Hands with Detroit

The goal of Hands with Detroit is for United Methodists throughout the region to join our hands together to support our neighbors in Detroit during the weekend of October 1st. Royal Oak First has signed up to participate in two ways: we will help establish a new dog... Read More

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