Dear Minooka UMC Found Family,“Practicing Hope.” That was the theme of Annual Conference this week and it is Bishop Dan Schwerin’s vision for guiding our connectional work throughout our Northern Illinois Conference for the next year. Wait, what’s Annual Conference? There are several answers. The most straightforward is the one the name suggests: a yearly […]
Dear Minooka UMC Found Family, I have to make a confession. Something I said in my sermon last Sunday was wrong. I said the United Methodist Church has ordained women for 60 or 65 years. Actually, the Methodist Church first affirmed full clergy rights to women 70 years ago, in May of 1956. Before that
Dear Minooka UMC Found Family, As a world-wide denomination, the United Methodist Church is very diverse. Way back in the 18th Century, John Wesley (widely seen as the founder of the Methodist movement) preached unity through diversity: Though we cannot think alike, may we not love alike? May we not be of one heart, though
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Christmas Eve at Minooka UMC
Wednesday, Dec. 24
4:00PM featuring Pop-up Pageant
9:00PM featuring Communion
