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Vacation Bible School 2025

Are your kids ready to go on an exciting "Road Trip" to discover God's presence wherever they go? Our Vacation Bible School invites children to learn how to put their trust in God no matter where they end up!
 

Who: 
Children age 3 (and potty trained) through incoming 5th graders.

Where: 
Faith Church Issaquah (3924 Issaquah Pine Lake Rd Se, 98029)

When:
Monday, August 11 through Friday, August 15
  • Daily Program: 9:00am-12:00pm
  • VBS Celebration: Friday August 15, right after dismissal at 12:00pm (families invited)
  • VBS Sunday: August 17, 10:30 am (families invited)

Cost: 
The fee of $50 per child covers materials, snacks and t-shirts for every participant.
Fee increases to $60 on June 1st.
Scholarships are available.  
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Children's Ministry

Our goal for Children’s Ministry is to teach children in 5th grade and younger about God and the love of Jesus Christ, cultivate environments where kids can make long lasting friendships, and create opportunities for children to serve and lead.

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Youth Ministry

Our goal for Youth Ministry is to teach youth in grades 6–12 about the complexities of Christianity, guide them in a personal relationship with God, and provide them with the love and support they need in their teenage years and beyond.

Our Monthly Schedule:
Bloom Girls Group- Middle and high school girls meet twice a month at the Pine Lake Starbucks to learn about the women in the Bible.

Guys Group- Middle and high school guys meet once a month in our youth room to play video games, have lunch and do a short Bible study.

All Student Youth Group- All our middle and high school students meet 1-2 times a month to watch a movie, play laser tag, do a service project and more! 
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Adult Groups & Classes

"From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work." - Ephesians 4:16

We grow in faith and love together! We're always creating ways for people to connect with one another, deepening relationships and faith. Here are some of the current groups and classes you can jump into. Please contact the church office at hello@faithunited.org to put you into contact with the coordinators of each group!
  • Adult Sunday School, 10:30 am (During the Second Service)
  • Sunday Evening Study with Pastor Ric, 5:30 pm shared meal, 6:00 pm discussion
  • Social Justice Reading & Action Groups, various in-person and zoom meetings
  • Women's "Faith Cafe," Wednesdays at 10:00 am
  • Men's Breakfast, Thursdays at 7:00 am, in-person and zoom
  • Mom's Group, Thursday evenings, twice a month
  • Yoga with Sommer and Melissa, two Saturdays a month, 9:30 am
  • Faith Softball team
Contact us to learn more!

Grow • Pray • Study
Daily Devotional Guide

Our Grow • Pray • Study (GPS) Guide offers daily readings and thoughts that follow along the Scriptural themes of our Sunday Worship services.

In the month of May, we'll focus on the Gospel of Matthew. Join us as we highlight Matthew's emphasis on God's faithfulness to the people of Israel even as God surprises us with Jesus. The GPS will be updated weekly, so check back here often!

G•P•S - Grow, Pray, Study Guide, 4/28/25 – 5/3/25, Faith UMC

MONDAY 4/28/25: John 21:1-19, Peter’s restoration
 As you read the story of Peter’s restoration. What stands out to you? Notice how Jesus calls Peter, “Simon, son of John.” “Peter” is the new name that Jesus gave him, and now Jesus calls him by his old name. This passage ends with “follow me” –the words Jesus first said to him when he was called to be a disciple. No matter how we fail, Christ restores us.

TUESDAY 4/29/25: Isaiah 65:17-25, God’s dream for creation
There are 590 references to Isaiah in 23 books of the New Testament. When the New Testament asks the question, “What is God’s hope or plan for the world?”, the New Testament turns to Isaiah. As you read this chapter, notice the real hope for lives: babies won’t die, the elderly will live out their days, people who work will receive just compensation, etc. How do we work with God to make this dream a reality? That is participation in the kingdom of God.

WEDNESDAY 5/30/25: Psalm 30, You brought me up from the grave
In this psalm, we have a rarely mentioned hope against death or the grave. Ancient Israel’s views of the afterlife were being shaped and evolving over time. Here we have a hope that the grave is not the end. It wouldn’t be right for God’s relationship with creation (and creation’s praise of God) to simply end in death. There is more. God plans to bring life again.
 
THURSDAY 5/1/25: Matthew 1:18-25, He will be called “Emmanuel,” kind of
Matthew begins his Gospel with this declaration of who Jesus is. The story of Jesus’ birth fulfills a prophecy about God’s presence with the people (Isaiah 7:14). Matthew quotes the prophecy, including the part where we will call this child “Emmanuel.” Only, no where else the does Gospel call Jesus “Emmanuel.” Isn’t that strange? Now, look at the last verse of the enter Gospel (Matt. 28:20). Jesus tells the disciples that he will be with them forever, a call back to the promise of “Emmanuel.” Jesus is with us. God is with us.

FRIDAY 5/2/25: Matthew 2:13-23, A New Exodus
Matthew is intent on proclaiming that Jesus’s movement is consistent with and flows from the history and faith of Israel. While John’s Gospel uses a new creation motif, Matthew’s Gospel uses a new Exodus, motif, seeing Jesus as a new (and greater) Moses figure. Jesus walks the road that Moses and the Israelites walk, which include the brutality of imperial leaders (Pharaoh and Herod). His story is their story. He is one of them. As Gentile readers, we get a glimpse of Matthew’s emphasis for the Jewish people. We also receive the invitation to be a part of Jesus’s family and movement.

SATURDAY 5/3/25: Matthew 3:1-17, A Voice Shouting in the Wilderness
John the Baptist was crazy. He was known for breaking tradition, finding God in the wilderness (not only in the temple), and preparing people for the coming King. John represent another tradition of Israel: the Prophets. Prophets called people to see the deeper truth in the Law, even if it required radical demonstration. For Matthew, Jesus is consistent with both traditions of Israel: the Law and the Prophets. What is the heart of the Law according to John’s message?