Sermon, July 13-August 3, 2025: Pastor Rob Hamilton leads a 4-week series, “Blueprint for Abundant Life.”

Jesus offers us a blueprint for living as citizens of His kingdom, marked by generosity, forgiveness, and intentionality. This series uncovers the principles that guide us on the path to the abundant life God desires for us. From the Beatitudes to Unlimited Forgiveness we’ll discover how to embody the resurrection life in our everyday actions and relationships. 

JOIN US!

We are helping to host the 4th annual Pride at the Park picnic on Saturday, July 12, from 1-4 pm. We hope to see you there!

There is a Sign Up Genius for this event if you would like to contribute something — check it out here.

BRAINSTORM WHAT YOUTH GROUP WILL LOOK LIKE THIS YEAR!

If you’re in 6th–12th grade, come hang out @ The Sweet Shop @ The Commons on Saturday, August 3rd, 3-4:30pm for Boba & Brainstorm with Pastor Heather. We’ll sip some bubble tea and talk about what you want youth group to look like this year—what’s working, what’s missing, what could be awesome.

Bring your thoughts, your questions, your wishlists. We’ll buy the boba.

It’s time for our annual Cougars Game together!

Tickets are $9 when purchased ahead of time through church (deadline July 18) — Click the image for the form. Tickets and parking passes will be available in the church office July 23 – Aug 1.

UMCG is Staying United Methodist

Across the nation and around the globe, The United Methodist Church –one of the largest Christian Protestant denominations with twelve million members worldwide- is starting to look more un-tied than united. Hundreds of local churches are voting to leave the denomination over key cultural and doctrinal issues – primarily over LGBTQ rights and inclusion. Read the rest of our statement here.

CARING FOR CREATION

In our commitment to work to be more sustainable, UMC of Geneva has replaced our aging HVAC system with a geothermal one. But that’s not the only thing we are doing!

Watch Pastor Rob’s video about what we have been doing at UMCG and read more about it on our Creation Care page.