You’re invited to join us every Wednesday during Lent, beginning March 13th, at 6:00 p.m. for an hour long study on the book “Give Up Something Bad for Lent” by James W. Moore. For more information, call the church office at 217.386.2237 or Pastor Rachel at 217.710.2899.
The United Methodist special session begins Saturday, the 23rd, in St. Louis. The goal of the meeting is to find a way through the Global UMC disagreements on same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy. To understand the purpose of the session better and to follow the session, click on the link below. …
— Vicki Good will be leading us in worship this coming Sunday, February 10. — Our Mission Minute collection will be for the Illinois Balanced and Restorative Justice program. Restorative Justice is a philosophy of justice that emphasizes repairing harm caused by criminal behavior. For 35 years, the program operates…
During the winter we can experience frigid temperatures and icy roads. Please do not risk your safety to attend our worship services on Sunday morning. Instead — you may listen to Pastor Rachel’s sermons and the beautiful offertory music here! They are posted the week following the service. Just click on the “Worship” tab…
UPDATE on the Dysart Family Concert: The concert scheduled for Sunday, the 20th, has been cancelled due to, not only the weather forecast, the illness of a member of the group.
UPDATE: Our book collection has been very successful! Thank you to all you have contributed. If you’d still like to help with this project, we are accepting monetary donations for shipping costs. Contact our office at 217.386.2237 if you’d like to make a donation. Emma Wright will be our guest speaker…
The Dysart Family, from Macon, Missouri, will return to the Loda UMC for another wonderful concert January 20th at 7:00 p.m. Please join us for Gospel music by this family that has been nominated for numerous awards, had their singles played on the radio (reaching the Top 80 and the…
Please join us for a Christmas Eve service at 7:00 p.m. where we will hear the story of the birth of Jesus, sing carols, and conclude with singing “Silent Night” by candle light. This moving inspiring service is beautiful and we’d like to share it with you and your family…
We’re going to have another wonderful concert ! 🌲“Christmas in the Country” 🎸 🎶 🎻 will be held Sunday, December 16th, at 7:00 p.m., at the Loda UMC. Perfoming will be Bluegrass Demolition, Andy Kaufmann, and Mickey Matthews. And, maybe some surprise performers! ✴ The free-will offering donations will go…
