Our Mission and Vision
Our vision at McKendree UMC is to be a church that glorifies God in all we do!
Our mission is to...
Win.We must bring people into a life-changing relationship with Christ. |
Disciple.We help people grow into fully devoted followers of Jesus. |
Serve.We equip and send these disciples into a hurting world as ambassadors of God's love. |
What We Believe
| The Apostle's Creed |
| I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried;* the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic** church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen |
(pg. 881 of The United Methodist Hynmal Copyright © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House) |
Our History
In 1883, a small community of devoted Christians came together to worship as part of a circuit of churches. In 1915, they built the white frame church on the hill (now our youth center).
For more than 100 years, since the time of the original brush arbor and frame schoolhouse with outhouses, McKendree UMC has been the center of the community. The church was named after Bishop William McKendree, who was the first American born bishop of the Methodist Church. We currently occupy three facilities - the "Main Building" (where we worship), the Education Building, and the Lockridge Center (the white frame chapel and fellowship hall building on the far side of the cemetery).
Since 1984, McKendree has grown from 35 in one weekly service to over 700 in three Sunday morning worship services. The church is home to a Preschool of over 200 students, 20 different Scouting organizations and a wide variety of church related ministries. McKendree is an historic church with an exciting past and a promising future.
Led by the Risen Lord, this body is continuing to grow not just in numbers but also in spirituality, as we forever seek to praise, learn, and serve as directed in the Scriptures. Whatever your interest, wherever you sense God is leading, you are sure to find it here.