Advent and Christmas 2025

Edmonds Toy Shop is, a project of the Edmonds Food Bank and hosted at Edmonds United Methodist Church. Through the years the program has evolved to meet the needs of over 1000 children in the Edmonds area, and has needs over 200+ volunteers each year for the annual in-person gifting event. New unwrapped toys can be left in a bin in the narthex.

Join us in our sanctuary at 3:00 pm on Sunday, December 7, for an afternoon of Christmas cheer! We are having a community carol sing led by our Director of Music & Worship, David Hendrix, and our organist, Sunghee Kim where you will have your chance to request all those Christmas songs you’ve been dying to sing!

And after the carol sing, you’re invited to join us in the Wesley Room for festive snacks, refreshments, and games facilitated by our Family Ministries team as we look forward to our Christmas celebrations coming up! All are welcome, and it promises to be a joyous event for Christmas lovers of all ages!

For those experiencing loneliness and grief because of a loss of someone dear, loss of family or friend connections, loss of job, health, mobility, or a profound change or loss of something else in their life can be difficult. We remember persons and/or events that have been a part of our lives in the past, but are now changed or gone, and thus, the holiday season brings challenges, sadness, and perhaps anger.

The waiting of Advent is over, and now we arrive at the holiest of holy nights. The star is shining brightly in the east over a tiny stable in Bethlehem where Mary and Joseph settle into a stable where their baby is born. Join us for a scriptural and musical journey to Bethlehem where we light our candles in the dark of night to welcome the coming of the Christ Child, the son of God , the bringer of peace and holiness to waiting world.