To my IHUMC members and friends, Redesigning the website has been a labor of love, but something I’ve been striving to pursue for the last few years in order to match our online presence with the growth of our church. In a world that relies so heavily on digital communications, it’s important for our church […]

Devotional Readings: Reflections on the Passages: Amos was a prophet during a time of prosperity for those in power. Their luxurious lifestyles begin to turn Amos’ attention to those in the margins, the poor, the hungry, the powerless.  Israel eventually became a province of the Assyrian empire, 150 years before Judah fell to Babylon. Amos […]

The Good Faith Network is gearing up for their annual Solutions Briefing. April 6th at 3pm at Grace UMC in Olathe. Join network leaders and other communities of faith as they gather to share the solutions being presented. Learn more about the Good Faith Network and the issues being presented here: https://www.thegoodfaithnetwork.org/

What is Lent? Lent is the 40 day journey to the cross as we prepare for Easter. It is a time of self-reflection and self-examination where we are encouraged to look within our hearts so that we can live as Christ’s disciples to all the world. It is a time to admit the areas we […]

I hear this frequently. “I’m interested in joining the choir/bells, BUT, I just don’t know…” I get it. I put up the appearances of having all my ducks in a row (I don’t) and, okay, yeah, I’ve spent a lot of time and money and time and God-given talent and time fostering my musical talent. […]

I want to thank every single person who helped make our Spring fundraiser a success! To the event team: your dedication, ideas and work are appreciated more than you know. I am so lucky to serve along side such amazing people. To those who help set up, clean up, donated items and time; THANK YOU. […]

Devotional Readings: Reflections on the Passages: Both stories reflect the grace given to all people by God. Rahab saves the two Israelite men and her family is in return saved. The Pharisees say the law of Moses says to stone the adulterous woman to death and Jesus says why? No sin is greater than the […]

Parenting is one of the hardest things I have ever done. I love being a mom, don’t get me wrong, but it is exhausting. My 8 year old went to a birthday party over the weekend and it was of course, on a Sunday. My husband was able to take her and I would pick […]

Devotional Readings: Reflections on the Passages: Joel is a prophet in Judah during a time of devastation. Famine, locusts, and despair is ravaging their homes. Joel sounds the trumpet in Zion for all people to repent and return to God. Joel reminds the people that even when they have turned away, even when they have […]

“And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.” – 1 Corinthians 15:14 (NKJV) An Easter Day standard, “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” is one of the most well-known of the Wesleyan hymns. Dating from 1739, it comes from a period where John & Charles Wesley […]

Church and Society joins Sojourners and other faith-based organizations of the Washington D.C. Interfaith Staff Community to support multiple rallies on the Capitol Hill grounds that call on Congress to prevent executive overreach. Protests held every Wednesday through Lent. https://www.umcjustice.org/latest/capitol-hill-faithful-witness-protests-begin-on-ash-wednesday-4333?emci=ee67dd31-00f9-ef11-90cd-0022482a9fb7&emdi=a3ce8168-03f9-ef11-90cd-0022482a9fb7&ceid=10633991

Justice for the marginalized. Freedom for the captive. Abundance for the poor. Revolution for the oppressed. Hope for the hopeless. Love for all. Something happened when Jesus came to the world and freed us all of the things that pushed the people of God further into the margins. Join Pastor Ali as we continue to explore […]

This article is pulled from https://www.umnews.org/en/news/lgbtq-advocates-aim-to-build-on-2024-gains, written by Heather Hahn. To read more United Methodist news, subscribe to the free UM News Digest. After decades of passionate advocacy followed by heartbreaking votes, supporters of LGBTQ inclusion in The United Methodist Church finally achieved their goals at last year’s General Conference. With the advocates’ persistent organizing and […]

I’m frequently asked how I select music for worship. I wish I could say it’s a simple thing, and some of my colleagues believe that it is. For me, it’s personal. It’s passionate. Worship isn’t just something that is planned, it’s something that I DO. It’s a constantly changing, living, breathing thing that is guided […]

²Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. -Hebrews 13:2 I have been thinking a lot about hospitality. How do we, as the church, offer genuine hospitality to everyone who enters our doors? We are a culture that is divided among race, gender, socio-economic […]