January 26th, 2025, our 6th Annual Connect Chili Cook-Off and Great Bake-Off! It’s back! Bring the Heat and Sweet! Start planning and gathering ingredients for your special or secret recipes. Register to enter one or both categories. Great “trophy” and winners get bragging rights for a full year! Don’t cook? You can still participate. Taste…
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Original poem by M. Shawn Kittredge (Member of ConnectUMC) – Video created and shared by author.
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Join us this Sunday for Easter Worship. Service starts at 10:15 am Join us for our annual children’s Easter Egg Hunt immediately after morning worship.
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It does not take much bible study to find out how much God values unity among Christians. We are certainly all expected to love each other and be united in mission. However, it is ridiculous to not understand the difference between unity and uniformity. Disagreeing and living out our faith in different ways has always…
Read MoreSometimes it can be scary to think about all of the things Jesus asks us to do. In a world of darkness Jesus asks us to bring light and stand against evil. The weight of this calling can sometimes feel overwhelming to me. In 1947 Jackie Robinson was asked to do something that must have…
Read MoreOne of the most important things about being a disciple of Jesus is remembering we stand for something bigger than ourselves. I encourage you to read 1 Corinthians chapter 12. In this chapter of Paul’s writings we learn that each of us is the body of Christ. Because we are the body of Christ our…
Read MoreToday we will continue talking about the life of Jackie Robinson. The faith of Robinson is often an understated part of his story. However, the faith of Jackie Robinson was absolutely essential in giving him the strength to successfully break segregation in professional baseball. In 1947 Jackie Robinson became the first black baseball player to…
Read MoreThis week we will be talking about the lives of 2 men. Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey. Like the rest of the country, professional baseball was segregated for many years. Branch Rickey was a devout Methodist who believed this segregation and discrimination was not only and injustice, but a sin against God. Therefore, Rickey vowed…
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