Choteau - Brady - Dutton United Methodist Churches

12/16/2025

Join us for The Longest Night Service, a contemplative holiday service for those who are experiencing difficulty during the holidays. All are welcome!! Sunday, December 21st at 7PM at Choteau United Methodist Church.

10/07/2025

Listen to this week's sermon here. When you are making a decision, do you pause and ask yourself, "Am I making a decision out of fear or out of faith?"

Message: "Faith Over Fear" by Rev. Kaitlin ElmoreScripture: Luke 17:5-10

10/07/2025

When I was a kid my mom would attempt to wake me up for school by singing “This is the Day That The Lord Has Made.” It’s a cute song that lends itself to being annoying when sung louder and louder and faster and faster. She did just that. This is the day! This is the day that the Lord has made! I will rejoice, I will rejoice and be glad in it! I know you’re singing along now. As I clenched the covers over my head tighter and tighter she kept singing louder and louder. I didn’t want to get out of bed, but I knew I had to. So, reluctantly, to shut her up, I got out of bed, slammed the door, and got ready for the day. Cranky or not, this was the day that the Lord had made and I could get glad in the same pajamas I got mad in!

I don’t know why, but on days that I know are going to be hard I wake up with this song in my head. On the morning when we had to close a United Methodist Church that had served the people of Denver for 160 years, I woke up hearing “This is the Day the Lord Has Made.” The morning after my beloved 4 year old dog died, it happened again. And the morning of my best friend’s funeral, the hardest day of my life thus far, I heard it once again.

I don’t think that God sends me this fun childhood song to me in difficult times to sugar coat the tragedy and loss I experience, but to remind me that especially on this day, God is with me. The pain I have is loud and it’s annoying and I don’t want to do life today because of it! But, God reminds me that each and every day is a gift that God has made and no matter what there is SOMETHING worth rejoicing and being glad about.

Grief is complicated. It’s messy. It’s ugly and it’s beautiful and it’s everything in between. No one person grieves the same in public or in private and every day looks a little different. So we want to offer a time for those who are experiencing grief and loss to be together in a loving, non judgmental space to share the burden and to find some joy in this day together. Join us for our grief and loss support group any time.

Good Grief will meet on the 2nd Wednesday every month at 2PM at Choteau United Methodist Church. This is a grief and loss support group that is open to anyone wanting to connect with others experiencing loss. Loss is complicated and grief doesn’t just come when we experience the death of a loved one. It includes loss of independence, divorce, pet loss, miscarriage, and so much more. If you are experiencing loss in your life of any kind and would like to connect with others who are on a journey of grief and healing, this group is for you! Please join us! All are welcome.

For questions about the group contact Rev. Kaitlin Elmore at [email protected] or call 903-276-7857.

09/11/2025

Good Grief, life is hard sometimes! That's why we are offering a grief and loss support group. Anyone is welcome no matter the kind of loss you are experiencing or your faith background. You are welcome to be your full self here. Good Grief will meet on the 2nd Wednesday every month at 2PM at Choteau United Methodist Church.

Loss is complicated and grief doesn’t just come when we experience the death of a loved one. It includes loss of independence, divorce, pet loss, miscarriage, and so much more. If you are experiencing loss in your life of any kind and would like to connect with others who are on a journey of grief and healing, this group is for you! Please join us! All are welcome.

For questions about the group contact Rev. Kaitlin Elmore at [email protected] or call 903-276-7857.

09/11/2025

Please join us and invite your friends and family to the annual Community Fall Dinner Sunday September 28th 12PM-3PM at Choteau Methodist Church!

09/08/2025

You have been fearfully and wonderfully made! God searches and knows each and everyone of us. How can we search and know one another?

Check out this week's sermon.

Message: "Search and Know" by Rev. Kaitlin ElmoreScripture: Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18

09/04/2025

Who will you invite to sit at the table? Check out Sunday's sermon here!

Message: "Who Will You Invite to Sit at the Table? by Rev. Kaitlin ElmoreScripture: Luke 14:1, 7-14

09/04/2025

We had a great day at our Meet and Greet event at the parsonage! Fun, food, and s'mores were had by all!

08/19/2025

Come spend the afternoon with us on Sunday August 24th from 4-7PM on the parsonage lawn at 16 1st Ave SW across the street from Choteau Methodist Church! We will have a s'mores table and other goodies. Bring a lawn chair and come and go as you please! All are welcome!

07/02/2025

Join us this Sunday July 6th at 11AM at Choteau UMC as we welcome our new pastor, Rev. Kaitlin Elmore, and hear a message from her on "Welcoming the Stranger." We would love to have you!

06/19/2025

On Sunday, June 22, there will be only one service at Choteau UMC. We will be saying goodbye to Pastor Alyssa and celebrating her new appointment at Washington UMC in Washington, Iowa. There will be a potluck dinner after the 11AM service and we invite you to come and share a favorite dish.