Hope United Methodist Church, Naperville,IL

08/02/2026

Join us for our service. We are housed at Community UMC, 20 Center Rd, Naperville.

06/21/2026

Join us in prayer for Spokane County, Washington, as the Upriver Fire continues to quickly spread across the region. Since the fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon, more than 200 acres have burned, nearly 12,000 residents in the densely populated area nearby have been evacuated, and 15 homes have been damaged, with thousands at risk.

As firefighters work to contain the fire, UMCOR is in communication with the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference disaster response coordinator. As the needs of those impacted become known, we stand ready to support their immediate and long-term responses to this disaster.

05/09/2026

05/05/2026

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Today is the 70th anniversary of the granting of full clergy rights for women in the Methodist Church!

The first Methodist woman ordained in the US was Helenor Davisson--almost 160 years ago, on Aug. 24, 1866.

Maude Jensen became the first woman full member of an annual conference (full clergy rights) soon after the 1956 General Conference.

*Much earlier, in 1847, one of our predecessor denominations, the United Brethren Church, commended the first woman to preach, approving licensing and ordaining women, and granting conference membership in 1889.*

https://www.gbhem.org/ministry/clergy-leaders/clergywomen/

04/21/2026

Fear divides, but trust connects. When we choose to see people beyond what makes them different, we create space for genuine relationships.

See more: https://www.r2hub.org/library/25-traits-of-the-beloved-community