Hillcrest United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, celebrates 2022 World Communion Sunday with a Festival of Nations event and worship service. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

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A Festival of Nations, hosted by Hillcrest United Methodist Church, brought together five diverse congregations and offered a glimpse of the Kingdom of God.

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Communion is celebrated during a Shrove Tuesday celebration at West End United Methodist Church, Nashville, Tenn. Photo by Joey Butler, UM News.

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