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...
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...
