Congregations

A child chooses a scooter at a Kids Free Christmas Shopping event sponsored by ARK and Velva United Methodist churches in North Dakota. Photo courtesy of the Dakotas Conference Facebook page.

Small churches offer place for kids to shop

Kids Free Christmas Shopping helps youngsters buy Christmas gifts for their families, and the price is right: free. ARK United Methodist Church in South Dakota and Velva United Methodist Church in North Dakota work together on the project each year. “It is such a joy to see the faces of the children … and the delight in the volunteers that are helping.”

Local Church

With the help of Monticello United Methodist Church pastor Matt Ozment's 5-year-old daughter, the Rev. Bailey Amtower celebrates the 15th anniversary of LifeBridge Church in Shawnee, Kan. Photos by David Burke, Great Plains Conference.

Two churches live in harmony under one roof

Although LifeBridge and Monticello United Methodist churches share a sanctuary, education programs and mission outreach, they remain two different congregations. The Rev. Matt Ozment says they are looking for ways to invite the outside community into their loving church community.

Local Church

On Aug. 1, a group of leaders gathered in the basement hall of Mother African Zoar United Methodist Church in Philadelphia to strategize on how to help community members register and vote. Photo courtesy of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.

Church aims to register 1,000 voters

Mother African Zoar United Methodist Church, under the leadership of the Rev. William A. Brawner, embarked on a campaign to help people in Philadelphia reclaim their political voice. The goal: Help 1,000 neighbors register and vote in the upcoming election.

Local Church

J. Edgar Hoover (center), director of the FBI, stands by a plaque dedicating a large stained-glass window to him at Capitol Hill Methodist Church, today called Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, on June 26, 1966. Also pictured are the Rev. Edward B. Lewis (left), pastor of the church, and the Rev. Frederick Brown Harris (right), chaplain of the Senate. The window is scheduled to be rededicated on Sept. 29 to deemphasize the connection to Hoover, whose longtime home was set in what is now the church parking lot. Photo courtesy of Capitol Hill United Methodist Church.

DC church wrestles with FBI connection

After 58 years, Capitol Hill United Methodist Church in Washington is taking steps to reposition its connection to J. Edgar Hoover, the longtime chief of the FBI whose legacy has gotten murky since his 1972 death

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