Watch our Stewardship Video

Welcome to Fairwood Community United Methodist Church.  We are located in the Fairwood area of unincorporated Renton.  However, our membership, around 550, comes from around the South King County area, from Maple Valley to the Cascade area and from the Highlands to Kent and Auburn.  In the winter, we have two services on Sunday mornings:  a Contemporary service at 9:00 a.m. and a Traditional Service at 10:30 p.m.  During the summer, these are combined into a single service at 9:30 a.m.  We invite you to come and join us.

 The easiest way to reach our church is to turn east from 140th Ave SE onto Fairwood Boulevard, we are on the right after about a mile.  
 
 As a United Methodist Church we belong to the Wesleyan tradition.  Following our founder John Wesley we accentuate the primacy of grace.  Wesley believed that God loves us all, all the time.  As we respond to God’s grace through Jesus Christ, we are called to grow in grace ourselves, reach out to share God’s inclusive love with others, and become servants of God’s justice and peace in the world.  We do this not by ourselves, but in connection with each other, as a community of faith. 
 
 The motto for the United Methodist Church is Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors.  We at Fairwood Community United Methodist Church strive to live out that motto, and we invite you to come and join us!

Office Hours

Monday-Friday, 9:00am to 4:30pm

Pastors' Office Availability:

Pastor Jim Clarke
in the office Monday & Tuesday mornings
Wednesday & Thursday afternoons by appointment

Pastor Paula McCutcheon
in the office Wednesday & Thursday mornings
Monday & Tuesday afternoons by appointment

Sometimes the pastors switch times or pastoral responsibilities take them elsewhere, so it is best to call ahead. Call the pastors to make appointments. Their cellular telephone numbers are available in the church office for urgent messages.

Physical Address

Fairwood Community United Methodist Church
15255 SE Fairwood Blvd
Renton, WA 98058

Telephone

(425) 228-4577

Fax

(425) 228-5922

Church Email

fairwoodumc@msn.com

Webmaster Email

rdcpro@hotmail.com

View our new Video

Jeff Howard, with help from his video crew, has produced this great Stewardship video. If you didn't see this at Church, or if you want to share the Fairwood Experience, you can view this online.

Our Social Principles

Read an Essay by Pastor Jim on our Social Principles

Practicing Inclusiveness

As United Methodists, we firmly believe in our motto Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors. Recently the Judicial Council, our denomination's highest judicial authority, issued a decision upholding a pastors refusal of a gay man's request for membership in the church.

In response, the United Methodist Council of Bishops wrote an open Pastoral letter during the their meeting at Lake Junaluska NC. We think you should read it.

A Pastoral Letter to the People of The United Methodist Church from the Council of Bishops