Pratt Parking Lot Unavailable Jun 16 – Sep 3
From June 16th – September 3rd, the parking lot at Pratt Elementary School will be unavailable due to construction. During this time, please park on the streets around the church, carpool or use public transportation. We ask that parking near the church doors be reserved for those with health conditions or impairments that make it difficult to walk a long distance. You are also invited to join us via Zoom as another alternative since parking will be limited. Please contact…
Welcoming the Advent Season
Advent is here, and we begin the Christian year anew with a season of waiting. As the days grow darker, we draw closer to the arrival of the Light that turns the world upside down—or right-side up! The journey toward and beyond the manger is one of reversing expectations, encountering what we thought we already knew in brand new ways, and receiving good news in unexpected places. So, with one foot in the prophets and another in the Gospels, we…
2023 Fall Arts & Food Fest: Saturday, November 4!
The PPUMC Fall Arts & Food Fest (formerly known as the Bazaar & Art Fair) is BACK for another year! Join us on Saturday, November 4 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm to get a head start on your Christmas shopping. The Fest includes:-Artisans selling wares such as pottery, quilts & fabric art, jewelry, cards, and so much more!-Breakfast and lunch available for dine in or to-go!-“Silent auction” of food items prepared & delivered during November, December, and January!-Fresh, homemade…
Kicking off our 2024 Stewardship Campaign: SPLASH Love Around!
During the month of October, we will be raising money for 2024 via our Stewardship Campaign. This year’s theme is: SPLASH Love Around! We need $160,000 in pledges to meet our 2024 budget and we are asking you to prayerfully consider how you can contribute to the pool that makes all our work possible. This money will go towards funding vital parts of the church such as staff salaries, children’s programming, and more. It will also help to fund ongoing…
Welcoming Rose Craig Tyler, Director of Music Ministry!
This Sunday, September 3, we welcome our new Director of Music Ministry, Rose Craig Tyler! Rose will be planning music for worship, directing the choir, and providing accompaniment on the piano and the organ. We are so excited to welcome Rose to PPUMC and look forward to her music ministry! Rose Craig Tyler (she/her) is a current master’s student at the University of Minnesota studying wind band conducting. Prior to beginning her masters, Rose taught middle school band for five…
Announcing the 2023-2024 season of the Community Concert Series!
Join us as we kick off the 2023-2024 season of the Prospect Park UMC Community Concert Series with Pad the Road! “‘Pad the Road with Me’ is an old Scottish ballad involving coming together and spending time walking or ‘padding’ the road together creating a little craic. We perform Celtic music from around the Irish Sea (Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales) and other folk music. Vocalists and multi-instrumentalists Alex Aavang (whistle, pipes), Danielle Hantla (fiddle, spoons), and Justin O’Carrick (guitar, hammered…
Children’s Programming: Building Beloved Community
Building Beloved Community is a program tailored for preschool through 4th graders to learn about caring for the earth and caring for each other. Care for the Earth: Saturday, August 5, 10:00 – 11:30 am (RSVP by July 29, 2023)Care for Family & Friends:Saturday, September 9, 10:00 – 11:30 am (RSVP by Sept 2, 2023)Care for All:Saturday, October 7, 10:00 – 11:30 am (RSVP by Sept 30, 2023) Programming will include music, art, and other activities tailored to different ages/developmental needs. Children can attend individual sessions…
PPUMC at Pride
The 51st annual Twin Cities Pride Festival will be held at Loring Park and Parade Park in Minneapolis June 23 – 25, and will feature local BIPOC and LGBTQ+ vendors, food courts, a beer garden, and music stages. Visit tcpride.org for a full list of events happening all month long. PRIDE promotes self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. It is observed in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, a tipping point…
Annual Conference 2023 Recap
The 169th session of the Minnesota Annual Conference took place May 31-June 1, 2023 at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud. Drawing on Luke 24:13-35, the theme of this year’s gathering was “Encounter. Transform. Respond. The Emmaus Experience.” We heard from Rev. Dr. Michael Beck, co-pastor of Wildwood and St. Mark UMC in FL concerning Fresh Expressions. Pastor Isiah Dennis was recognized as a Licensed Local Pastor, Rev. Chris Kliesen Wehrman was honored for her time in ministry…
Pastor’s Corner: May/June 2023
Good Family, May 2, 2022 at 6:30pm was when I walked into the doors of PPUMC and met with Pastor Chris, members of the SPRC and District Superintendent Rev. Dan Johnson in community hall. The Bishop and members of the cabinet through prayerful discernment concerning me coming to Prospect Park as the next lead Pastor. I received word a week before I went to Germany that by unanimous vote, it was approved. June 5th was when I graduated from Luther…