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A group seeking to create space for adults in roughly their 20s through 50s to build meaningful relationships, grow in faith, and find joy in shared life together. But… Where’d This Name Come From? A Bit of History In 1738, the Anglican priest John Wesley (founder of Methodism) experienced a profound spiritual awakening in London. On the evening of May 24, 1738, Wesley was attending a meeting on Aldersgate Street in London, where someone was reading from Martin Luther’s commentary on Romans. What happened there became one of the defining moments in the birth of the Methodist movement. Wesley later recorded the experience in his journal: “InRead More →

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Graduation season has a way of shining a spotlight on individual achievement. And that’s good for the most part. Afterall, the graduates and scholarship recipients we know have studied hard, shown up faithfully, overcome challenges, made sacrifices, and taken meaningful steps toward the lives they are building. They deserve to be celebrated. But one of the gifts of being the church is that we also know a deeper truth: none of us are self-made. Every one of us becomes who we are through the people who love us, teach us, challenge us, forgive us, encourage us, pray for us, and make room for us whileRead More →

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This June, both World Refugee Month and Pride Month, the Missions and Church in Society Teams invite our UMCG and wider community into a simple but meaningful practice: walking one mile a day in solidarity with people who are on the move. At first glance, a mile may not seem like much. It might be the distance around your neighborhood, through a local park, or even across a vacation destination. But when we walk with intention, our steps can become embodied prayer. They can remind us that while many of us walk by choice, millions of people around the world walk because they must…seeking safety,Read More →