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The energy in the lobby of First United Methodist Church is palpable – even at 7 a.m. on the Tuesday before Christmas. Volunteers armed with carts wait expectantly for sponsors to arrive so they can help unload their cars and deliver gifts to one of 283 folding chairs marked with […]

Every Wednesday, the members of Northwest Sound, a Bellevue-based a capella men’s chorus, meet to practice in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church in Bellevue. When they got the idea to hold a benefit concert, they ran the idea by Reverend David Van Heyningen. “Do you have a favorite […]

Jessica is nine years old. She takes the bus to and from school because her mother works long hours. As the days get shorter and colder, Jessica is excited for the holidays but worries about what she will eat during break. She relies on the school meals she receives through […]