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Still Standing, Still Celebrating: 4 Years as a Reconciling Church
June 2, 2025A Note from Pastor Jon Dear Friends, Still Standing, Still Celebrating: 4 Years as a Reconciling Church In June of 2021, after a thoughtful and prayerful discernment process, the membership of Hilliard United Methodist Church overwhelmingly voted to become a Reconciling Congregation in the United Methodist Church. It was more than a statement. It was a commitment—to justice, to radical love, and to the full dignity and sacred worth of all persons in the life of the church.…
You Belong, Revisited
June 19, 2024A Note from Pastor AprilGreatest Hits Dearest Friends, During this month of Pride, after we have celebrated our third anniversary of being a Reconciling Congregation, helped sponsor the Hilliard Pride Fest for the fourth year in a row, and provided musical leadership at last Friday’s Reconciling Ministry worship service, it’s beautiful to remember where we were two years ago on our first anniversary. Belonging The desire to create a space for belonging remains just as true today as…