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See children transforming worship

Worship for children

The Making Meaning Together initiative is impacting how churches create spaces for meaningful worship for children. Read about the transformation underway in Michigan and apply by October 12 to become… Continue Reading See children transforming worship

Apply now to be an MMT partner

Praying over children's Bibles

Join the Making Meaning Together initiative, a growing community of partner churches already engaged in creating meaningful worship experiences for children.

Make worship meaningful for children

Making Meaning Together, an initiative of the Michigan and Rio Texas Conferences, seeks partner churches for 2027. Sign up for one of the online informational gatherings on April 29 or… Continue Reading Make worship meaningful for children

We are ‘a singing people’

Man singing

Continuing our Lenten series on United Methodist identity and beliefs, Phil Lynch explains how heartfelt, expressive worship paired with doctrinal study became a hallmark of Methodism.

Conference partnership gives updates

Making Meaning Together, a grant-funded initiative to nurture children in worship and prayer, announces its 2026 church partners and provides several important updates.

‘Bind us together in love’

Woman wearing craft wings

On the occasion of her installation service, District Superintendent Rev. Kristi Hintz speaks about the beauty of designing worship and experiencing it together as the body of Christ, and the… Continue Reading ‘Bind us together in love’

‘Let us find our rest in thee’

Page from a hymn

Phil Lynch’s new album of Charles Wesley hymns set to new tunes illuminates the doctrine of sanctification, a tenet of Wesleyan theology that he believes our denomination needs right now.

‘I have a confession to make’

Bishop preaching

Bishop Lanette Plambeck, resident bishop of the Dakotas-Minnesota Episcopal Area, preached during the opening worship of the 2024 North Central Jurisdictional Conference.

Be salt and light

Bishop Julius Trimble

Friday morning’s worship service of the 2022 North Central Jurisdictional Conference was punctuated by a powerful sermon by Bishop Julius C. Trimble of the Indiana Conference and a word and… Continue Reading Be salt and light

Innovative worship institute kicks off

Photo of Rev. Cynthia Wilson from Discipleship Ministries

The Rev. Cynthia A. Wilson leads a new innovative worship institute which will provide training for musicians and worship leaders in the sacred music of Africana church traditions.