Oberlin United Methodist Church

Oberlin United Methodist Church Welcome home! We are located in Oberlin Kansas, a rural based farming community. We believe church can happen anywhere. Church can happen anywhere.

We are proud to celebrate being God’s people in this place for 132 years. There is a rich history of faith and it is exciting to anticipate what God will do among His people in the future. The church exists to worship God, and proclaim the majesty and glory of the Lord. Our desire is to bring people to Jesus and membership in his family, nurture them to Christ-like maturity, and help equip them fo

r their ministry in the church and life mission in the world, in order to magnify God's name. It happens when we create learning opportunities that transform lives. It happens when we create safe environments where children can play and learn. It happens when education makes the path to citizenship a little easier. And when our sacrifices help nourish students’ minds and bodies. That’s putting beliefs into action.

He has Risen! He has Risen indeed! Join us in celebrating our Risen King at 11am, in-person or online.
04/05/2026

He has Risen! He has Risen indeed!

Join us in celebrating our Risen King at 11am, in-person or online.

The disciples return to their homes, but Mary Magdalene stands outside the tomb crying. Jesus appears to her in a precio...
04/05/2026

The disciples return to their homes, but Mary Magdalene stands outside the tomb crying. Jesus appears to her in a precious exchange, ultimately telling her: "I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.”

Through the course of this day and the days following, Jesus appears to his disciples and hundreds of others.

Through his death and resurrection, all things are made new.

He is risen...
He is risen indeed!

By now, the Roman guards are meeting with Jewish leaders about their incredible experience with the angel who moved the ...
04/05/2026

By now, the Roman guards are meeting with Jewish leaders about their incredible experience with the angel who moved the stone – money is being paid, stories created. Remarkably, it seems the Jewish leaders believed the soldiers.

The disciples, in contrast, did not believe the women who reported that the tomb was empty and that angels had spoken to them.

Peter and John run to the tomb.... it is open – the body is gone!

It is now the Feast of First Fruits – celebrating the miracle of the seed: planted in the earth to die, so that it might grow and yield a bountiful crop.

Sabbath ended at 6pm – 12 hours ago. The women are able to gather what they need to complete the burial rites. Jesus’ di...
04/05/2026

Sabbath ended at 6pm – 12 hours ago. The women are able to gather what they need to complete the burial rites. Jesus’ disciples are still in hiding, so the women will do it alone.

Jesus has now been in the tomb 3 days (part of Friday, all of Saturday, and part of Sunday).

When the women arrive at the tomb, the Roman guard is gone and the tomb is open. The women enter the tomb, but the body of Jesus is gone!

Instead, they encounter an angel who tells them, "Why are you looking for the living among the dead? Jesus is not here, he has risen just as he said."

The women hurry back to tell the disciples – "afraid, yet filled with joy”.

He is Risen – proof that his sacrifice was found acceptable to the Father.

Good Friday is over and Sabbath begins. Jesus is in the tomb, which is sealed by a stone and guarded by Roman soldiers. ...
04/03/2026

Good Friday is over and Sabbath begins. Jesus is in the tomb, which is sealed by a stone and guarded by Roman soldiers. Jesus predicted, "Like Jonah was in the belly of a fish three days, the Son of Man will be in the earth for three days.”

The disciples are in hiding – probably wanted men.

This day begins the feast that follows Passover: the Feast of Unleavened Bread, an agrarian celebration commemorating the ‘good seed’ that must go into the ground and die to yield a crop. Our ‘good seed’ is in the ground.

The next feast, the Feast of First Fruits, begins Sunday, acknowledging God's faithfulness to ‘bring in the crop’.

By now Jesus’ body is off the cross. The Jewish leaders learn that the body of Jesus has been given to Joseph of Arimath...
04/03/2026

By now Jesus’ body is off the cross. The Jewish leaders learn that the body of Jesus has been given to Joseph of Arimathea. They appeal to Pilate to seal the tomb and post a guard, and Pilate gives the order.

Though Jesus’ disciples have long fled, the women have not. They cursorily wrap the body, lacking the customary oils and spices to complete the job before Sabbath restrictions apply. Sabbath restrictions – created by God – require that the women must return to finish the job on Sunday – after the Sabbath.

Now the Jewish leaders have a problem – the bodies of all three crucified men must come down off the crosses before sund...
04/03/2026

Now the Jewish leaders have a problem – the bodies of all three crucified men must come down off the crosses before sundown – Friday at 6:00pm – the beginning of one of the year's most important Sabbaths.

If a Jew touches a dead body on Sabbath, he or she is ‘unclean’ for the Sabbath.

As well, an unusual Mosaic regulation found in Deut 21:22-23 instructs that a body hung on a tree must come down before sundown. To speed up death, the legs of the crucified men are broken. Jesus, however, is already dead. Roman soldiers confirm this with a spear to Jesus’ side, and blood and water pour out.

Joseph of Arimathea hurries to Pilate to ask for Jesus’ body, and –surprisingly – is given permission.

3pm (the 9th hour) At 3pm, several things occur at once:Jesus: "It is finished." He breathes his last and gives u...
04/03/2026

3pm (the 9th hour)

At 3pm, several things occur at once:

Jesus: "It is finished." He breathes his last and gives up his spirit.

The earth shakes and rocks split. The Centurion praises God and exclaims, "Surely this was the Son of God!”

Tombs open and the dead bodies of holy people are raised to life and appear to citizens of Jerusalem.

The temple curtain is torn from top to bottom.

The Creator God – in human form – dies naked on a cross.

Jesus is still on the cross. Darkness covers the land.The Roman executioners realize this is no ordinary darkness, and t...
04/03/2026

Jesus is still on the cross. Darkness covers the land.

The Roman executioners realize this is no ordinary darkness, and this is no ordinary criminal.

"At the sixth hour, darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,” when Jesus dies at 3pm. Read Amos 8:9-10 a...
04/03/2026

"At the sixth hour, darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,” when Jesus dies at 3pm. Read Amos 8:9-10 and marvel! As in Egypt at the time of Moses and Pharaoh, the plague of darkness will precede the final plague: death of the firstborn son. This time, however, it is God's son. This death occurs on the anniversary of the very plague that gave the children of Israel the feast of Passover: the blood of the lamb brings deliverance!

The people hurl insults and mock him. Little do they know that David predicted their behavior and very words a thousand ...
04/03/2026

The people hurl insults and mock him. Little do they know that David predicted their behavior and very words a thousand years earlier.

Psalm 22: "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me..."

The Psalmist describes the piercing of Jesus’ hands and feet, the casting of lots for his clothing and the insults hurled at him by those observing his pain and agony. Yet the Psalm concludes in victory, glory to God, and salvation to the nations.

Address

102 N Cass Avenue
Oberlin, KS
67749

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 12:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 12:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 12:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 12:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 12:30pm
Sunday 8:30am - 1pm

Telephone

+17854753067

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