On January 8, 2017, Monticello United Methodist Church celebrated the dedication of the large new addition to their church. Pastor Brian Beeks described the day as an Ebenezer moment for their congregation. (In the Old Testament there was a practice of raising a...
In the early morning hours of December 31, 2012, fire alarms sounded from Taylor Chapel’s sanctuary. It was on fire. Even though the majority of their facilities were saved, the sanctuary sustained tremendous damage. It was a total loss. Sadly, the sanctuary was...
Oak Chapel UMC (a rural church, just East of Marion, IN) has a great United Methodist history! The congregation still worships in the original building, built in 1876. Over the years, this building has touched many lives. It’s hosted all of life’s big events;...
On April 3rd, the church celebrated a long labor of love. Building Committee Chair, Jim Smith, shared the story at their recent Dedication Service: It began with a dream that had been percolating for many, many years. In 2012, they started talking seriously about a...
It all started with the discovery of structural instability in an older addition to their church. There was no doubt that it had to be torn down, but their dream was to replace it with a 3,000+ square foot new addition that would consist of classrooms, a larger and...
The Gethsemane United Methodist Church had been a part of the Muncie Community since 1954. Located on the corner of Virginia Ave. and McGalliard Road, a main thoroughfare for this bustling college community. On any given Sunday, they normally have around 300...
St. Paul’s UMC (near Evansville, IN) has a great United Methodist heritage! The congregation itself was founded over 200 years ago and members of the founding families are still members and leaders of this congregation! Poseyville, with a population of just over...
Following two-plus years of meetings and the acquisition of Wesley Hall, former property of the Wesley Foundation’s campus ministry, construction began for a major renovation of this space at College Avenue United Methodist Church in Muncie, Indiana. The renovation...
Moving your family to a new town, new home and starting your children in new schools can cause concern. Those concerns could have intensified for Hammond UMC, the new pastor and family. To ease the concerns of all, the Hammond First UM congregation decided they needed...
Since its March 17, 2002 launch out of a storefront, many things have changed at The Promise Church, one of Indiana’s fastest growing United Methodist church starts. Since December 19, 2004, the church has been in a new 23,000-square foot facility—a multi-purpose...
