Hope House New Hope United Methodist Church is all about ministry. Sharing with those in need, loving their neighbors, demonstrating God’s love, is what this inner-city church does, and does abundantly! This caring congregation collaborates or partners with several...
Looking Outward For most churches and individuals alike, the COVID pandemic was a time of waiting, waiting for normalcy to return. Ford Street UMC used this time to solidify their plans for a new sanctuary. Members say during that time, the church also renewed its...
Center Chapel United Methodist Church has ministered to the farming community just east of Marion, Indiana for more than 130 years. The original church was built in 1887. One hundred years later, in 1987, they expanded the building. In less than half that time, they...
A Ministry of Place Union Chapel has a long history of serving the Indianapolis community, specifically the area known as Nora. Indiana pioneers worshiped in the area as early as 1827. A church building was built in 1864, just a few blocks from Union Chapel’s current...
A Ministry of Place Union Chapel, in northern Indianapolis, happily completed their long dreamed of project in early 2021. They shared, “The changes to the building increased our capacity to serve our own congregation and the community with a larger, more welcoming,...
A Rich History and a New Parsonage! The Coalbush congregation has worshipped on the same corner of Bremen and Jackson roads in Mishawaka, IN, for 164 years. The church buildings progressed from a simple wooden building in 1856 to a brick building in 1905 and a...
AN UNEXPECTED GIFT – A NON-TRADITIONAL SPACE On Christmas Eve 2017, Upland United Methodist Church worshiped in their new facility. It had taken several years, but the congregation finally had its new, albeit, unusual home. The story began more than a decade before...
Washington Center United Methodist Church is a country church just south of Columbia City. They have ministered to this community for more than 150 years. The original church building was actually a barn that was moved to the site in the mid 1800’s. It was later...
Every church has its own, special story. The story of Old North United Methodist Church in Evansville, Indiana, is unusual because the original, still-standing church building started not as a church, but as a multipurpose building. In 1831, the people in the little...
In 2003, Pastor Mark Hill had a vision that their church should expand by building a family life center. The leadership got behind that vision and they dedicated the Williams Family Life Center in 2004. Just three years later, in June of 2007, tragedy struck! Their...
