When I reflect on what happened to me in terms of my faith, I see God’s grace allowing me to find in this distressing experience a greater empathy for those less fortunate than myself. I have been given the opportunity to shine a little light on what others suffer in our flawed criminal justice system.
Join us on Sunday, May 5th as we offer our gifts to support Native American Ministries. This is a life-changing and life-giving ministry of the United Methodist Church!
As we have in the past, Elkhorn Hills will be joining with area churches to build a home in Waterloo this summer. Our members will have opportunities to contribute financially to this house, to help build the house, to provide lunch to volunteers, etc.
Financial donations are requested for the conference disaster response fund. Money given to this fund is provided by the conference directly to people who need it following a disaster such as flooding.
We invite you to take a short quiz to test your knowledge about fathers and some of the men who shaped The United Methodist Church. We encourage you to share the link with friends, too, so you can compare scores later. Click here to print and share this quiz. Visit this page to take quiz.…
This article is from A UMC.org Feature by Joe Iovino* Dads sometimes find it challenging to express the pride and joy their children bring them. Some, like John Wesley’s father, wait for big moments to share what we feel. Taking some small steps will help dads (and moms) share their love for their children every…
Experts from the age of five to ten, as well as the Rev. MaryJane Pierce Norton, talk about the traditions of the Easter egg — from hunting eggs, to coloring them, to the egg as a symbol of new life. The egg became associated with Easter somewhere near the 400s and was often a food…
The Olympic Games demonstrate how the power of communication and engagement can help churches using four key components. Look at the sport of curling for example. You turn on your television and see a large rock sliding down what looks like a shuffleboard made of ice. In front of this rock are two people, sometimes…
You’ve seen the photos, now you can relive the hilarious moments from last Sunday’s Pie In the Face Fundraiser finale. Join all your friends from Elkhorn Hills as we witness Cheryl smash Pastor Rebecca in the face, Ashley’s dropped pie fiasco, Jenny’s ‘nice’ pie to the, and the Tyler Pie fake out. You’ll laugh,…
Sunday was a fun-filled, action-packed day for the members of Elkhorn Hills United Methodist. With the Christmas Cantata in the morning followed by a ‘smashing’ pie-in-the-face event, who would time for much more than an afternoon nap? Elkhorn Hills met up at Marcus Village Pointe theaters Sunday afternoon for an awesome group gathering to…
