Easter Cannot be Canceled
Bishop Bruce R. Ough
Never in my wildest nightmare could I imagine asking my ministry colleagues to not hold in-person Holy Week or Easter worship services. But after much consultation, prayer, processing of data, and seeking to comply with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and our three state governments, I am extending my earlier request and now asking that all our congregations suspend in-person worship until at least May 10, in compliance with the CDC’s eight-week ban on gatherings of 50 people or more and the closure of schools and many public places in the Dakotas-Minnesota Area. I will of course continue to monitor new data and directives, or relaxed restrictions, and update or modify my request as appropriate. {To read more, click on the title above.)

COVID-19 Update from the Minnesota Annual Conference
of the United Methodist Church

When the threat of COVID-19 is over, we hope you will join us for worship on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. The Sunday morning services follow a traditional order of Christian worship with a variety of music, prayers, and a sermon. Sunday School classes for children and youth begin at 9:45 (after Children’s Time). Our services are very visitor-friendly, last approximately one hour and are followed by fellowship time in the Fellowship Hall.

Adult Sunday School class canceled.

April Faith in Action

40 days of Lent: Find your own spiritual path

March is Minnesota Food Share Month.
Because of the COVID-19 virus, church services have been canceled. Food that we already had collected has been delivered to Neighbors because of the great need now. To make it easier for Neighbors to get supplies, please consider sending a check directly to Neighbors, Inc., 222 Grand Avenue West, South Saint Paul MN 55075. If you put “Faith UMC” on the Memo line on your check, we will find out how many dollars/pounds we collected – and see if we reached our goal of collecting 2,020 dollars/pounds this year.