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Ash Wednesday devotional

Allowing God to heal us requires letting go so that we can fully experience transformation. This reflection encourages us to embrace lifegiving change.

Grow during Lent

There is discomfort when it comes to thinking about money and its relationship to our faith, but reflecting on our wealth can lead us to a life of transformational service.

Reflect and grow on Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday is February 18. With a little creativity, you can find ways to observe this holy day that begins Lent in the midst of your ordinary weekday routines.

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Lent Photo-a-Day 2026

Our photo-a-day practice for Lent offers a meaningful daily spiritual practice for reflecting on the meaning of this leading up to Easter and joining in reflective community.

A portrait of Ida B. Wells-Barnett circa 1893. Photo by Sallie Garrity, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons; graphic by Laurens Glass, United Methodist Communications.

Ida Wells Barnett was a pioneering journalist and Mary McLeod Bethune a pioneering educator.

A local United Methodist church’s workforce development program seeks to abolish economic, relational and spiritual poverty.

A local United Methodist church’s workforce development program seeks to abolish economic, relational and spiritual poverty.

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