06/11/2026
This week a memorial tree was planted at the Noble entrance to BUMC in remembrance of the late MN House Representative and Speaker of the MN House, Melissa Hortman, who was tragically assassinated in the summer of 2025,. The tree was donated by the United Women in Faith of BUMC and selected by congregational vote at the Earth Day worship service.
This Sunday marks the one year anniversary of that tragic day. Today the service berries are ripening and will provide shelter and nourishment for our birds and animals for years to come.
Setting all politics aside, Representative Hortman was a resident of Brooklyn Park, a neighbor, a wife, a mother, and a beloved child of God. May her memory be a blessing.