Prospect Park United Methodist Church
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Greetings!

Let me welcome you, not only to our website, but to the community of faith-seekers known as Prospect Park United Methodist Church. When I first saw the church building, nestled in the arms of oak trees near the grounds of Tower Hill, I immediately thought of a bubbling spring bringing life and hope to all who pass by.

Now that my family and I are living in the neighborhood, I realize how the church is located at a creative and diverse crossroads. We're so close to the University of Minnesota, right across from Pratt Elementary School, near a burgeoning arts community, and connected to the parks, bike paths and river walkways. While many members of the congregation live in Prospect Park, there are many others who come from Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the surrounding suburbs.

We are an urban congregation, yet there's also the feeling of close, caring connections. All people are welcome to worship and grow in faith through the spiritual small groups and social justice ministries. As the colorful, hand painted sign says out front, "Love grows here!" In a time when simple answers leave us thirsty for the taste of deeper waters, we dream of a day when people of all ages will feel they belong to God's "beloved community" (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.).

Prospect Park United Methodist Church stands in the tradition of John Wesley, who encouraged people, especially those on the edges, to experience the means of God's grace and find their lives transformed. We seek to live out this grace through compassionate caring for others and the earth as a whole.

Blessings, and may you discover the wellspring of life, either here or along your journey in the future!

-- Nancy Victorin-Vangerud

Click here for this month's From the Oak Tree - the online monthly letter from the pastor.

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