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Faith in action, together in community.

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Seven Beautifully Odd Habits Holding Faith Alive UMC Together in 2026
Community Life

Seven Beautifully Odd Habits Holding Faith Alive UMC Together in 2026

No committee, no budget line, no perfect plan—just a borrowing shed, a text thread, and a casserole brigade with a sense of humor. Here are seven small experiments that are making our church feel more like a neighborhood and less like a meeting.

The Theology of a Crooked Casserole: What the Potluck Table Keeps Teaching Us
Faith & Reflection

The Theology of a Crooked Casserole: What the Potluck Table Keeps Teaching Us

Mismatched chairs, a gluten-free label taped to a dish, and a Jell-O salad nobody can identify—the church potluck is easy to joke about and hard to forget. This reflection looks at what happens when everyone brings something and no one is in charge of perfect.