Join us for a hands-on day of care and collaboration at FCIndy—The Garden’s new home! As part of our welcome, we’re pitching in to help with outdoor projects around the building. Tasks include weeding, brush trimming, raking & leaf blowing, spreading mulch, and general clean-up. If you're able to volunteer, please bring work gloves and any tools you’re willing to use. FCIndy has two wheelbarrows--if you can bring one, even better! Many hands make light work, and we’d love to see yours there. 9:30-11:30 on Saturday, October 4. To help us coordinate, please contact Wendy.

Our Annual All‑Church Meeting will be held on Sunday, October 5, immediately following the 9 a.m. service at the church.  As a United Methodist congregation, this is one of those “official business” gatherings we hold each year. It’s short and simple—we’ll share financial updates, answer questions, and take care of the necessary business of being a church family.Even in our untraditional way of doing things, this meeting is a reminder that we’re in this together—tending The Garden with love, transparency, and care. We hope to see you there!

ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence, a nationwide theatre initiative creates space for teens to confront gun violence by creating new works of theatre that will spark critical conversations and inspire meaningful action in communities across the country. The mission is to promote playwriting as a tool for self-expression and social change, harnessing this generation's spirit of activism and providing a platform for America's playwrights of tomorrow to discover and develop their voices today. The Indianapolis reading will feature performances by New B.O.Y., Inner Beauty, Genesys Solutions, and teens from Shortridge High School. At Indy Art Center 820 East 67th Street Indianapolis, IN 46220.

In preparation for the second NO KINGS rally on Saturday, October 18 at noon, come have some pizza & make a sign. Please bring poster board and markers. Featured guest Nancy Kohn, who has made hundreds of signs for protest rallies, will help with poster words and symbols. Sponsored by the Garden’s Faith in Action Team.

The Niagara Foundation invites you to its Interfaith Breakfast on Saturday, October 11, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Crossroads Community Center, 12115 Visionary Way (Door A) in Fishers. This year’s theme is Christmas, with a focus on the history of the holiday and its celebration in the U.S. Guests will enjoy a Turkish-style breakfast with tea, meaningful conversation, and a presentation by The Garden's Betty Brandt. All are welcome, so bring family and friends. Please RSVP.

Local scholar, writer, and speaker Dan Moseley will graciously lead a three-week study of his book Lose, Love, Live: The Spiritual Gifts of Loss and Change. In it, Dan invites us to explore the many dimensions of loss—those inevitable experiences that shape our lives—and to discover the spiritual gifts they may offer.

“This book is an invitation to wake up to your life, to live your life as you go, and to love your life as you experience it.” —Dan Moseley

Thursdays, October 16, 23 & 30. No fee • Donations gladly accepted • Registration required • Limited to 30 participants

Interested in working in the areas of civil rights, homelessness, reducing gun violence, food insecurity, environmental issues and more? The Garden's Faith in Action team meets via Zoom the 2nd Tuesday of each month. 

The Garden joins other faith communities in a powerful effort to end chronic homelessness. This bold partnership between the City of Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Foundation, the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and faith communities will provide permanent housing and supportive services for 350 of our most vulnerable neighbors by June 2026. Make a donation to the Garden with “Streets to Home” on the memo line today. These donations go towards achieving the faith communities’ goal of $270,000.