There will be a combined worship service at 10:00 am on Sunday, December 21, which will include our Christmas Pageant and be followed by Breakfast for Baby Jesus.
We want to say how grateful we are to our church and customers for answering the call for help, whether it was baking, buying, or working behind the scenes.
We will be adorning the sanctuary with small 4.5-inch pots of poinsettias this Christmas.
On December 14th, SUMC will take a special collection for the UMC Western Pennsylvania Conference’s Doors to Hope / Red Stocking programs.
We continue our tradition of collecting Christmas gifts and new hats, mittens, gloves, scarves, and socks for the children and youth at Kidcelerate.
If you are going to discard any of your gently used Christmas items, the UWF will be happy to have them for our 2026 Rummage Sale for Missions.
The Sewickley Food Pantry thanks everyone who contributed to the Thanksgiving food drive.
On Friday, December 5th, we will join in Sewickley’s Light Up Night by hosting live performances in our Sanctuary starting at 5:00 pm.
The United Women in Faith (UWF) thank everyone who helped make the November Rummage Sale for Missions a huge success.
Walking the Talk Charity is taking toy donations for their free Christmas Toy Store, which will be held here at SUMC on December 13th from 9:00 am–2:00 pm.
Stay tuned for opportunities to grow your own awareness of neurodiversity needs, as well as opportunities to support and welcome all who join us for worship and fellowship.
Please join us on Wednesday, December 17th, at 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary to enjoy solo and chamber performances by musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
Wesleyan Voices invites you to lift your voice and be part of something truly special this Advent and Christmas season.
A service will be held at First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh, 5401 Centre Avenue, on November 23, 2025, at 11:00 am.
Men Together will be a Saturday morning gathering from 9:00 to 10:15 am, rooted and grounded in our relationship with Jesus and one another.
Join us for an afternoon of tea, treats, and live Christmas music by the Perfect Fifth Brass Quintet at SUMC’s Holiday High Tea on December 7th from 1:00–3:00 pm.
Beginning Tuesday, November 25th, we will gather in the Simpson Room at 6:00 pm to go through this year’s Advent study, What Do You Fear?
We will hold the pageant on December 21st at our 10:00 am Combined Worship Service, with a Breakfast for Jesus to follow.
We hope you’ll join us for an intimate afternoon concert with two of Pittsburgh’s premier musicians—pianist Ellen Fast and soprano Charlene Canty—as they present Women’s Voices: Music of Ned Rorem and Florence Price on Sunday, November 16th, at 3:00 pm.
Join us on Saturday, November 23, from 12:00–6:00 pm as we turn the sanctuary into a sparkling winter wonderland for Advent and Christmas.