BROADWAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Are you interested in helping decide where Broadway’s mission contributions are going? Do you have ideas about what organizations you’d like to see us contribute to? Do you have favorites you think we should be contributing to? Then please come to the SOWers meeting on Sunday, January 19 at 12:45pm when we will choose our Mission Minutes for the rest of the year. Food will be provided. And we’d love to have you join us to become a Sower. We need to sprout more Sowers! People with new ideas and a commitment to growing Broadway’s connection to our local and worldwide community. Hope to see you on the 19th. Facebook event here.

We gather for a time of prayer, worship, Q & A, and music, with special guest Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith, Senior Associate for Pan-African and Orthodox Church Engagement at Bread for the World, who will present “Slavery’s Enduring Legacy of Disempowerment: 1619-2019.” (Learn more about Rev. Walker-Smith here.) A light supper will be served after closing worship. No registration required. This free event is brought to you by the Northern Illinois Conference and the Commission on Religion & Race, and supports our conference goal to live out our conviction that racism is incompatible with Christian teaching.

We have a small parking lot off of Buckingham to the rear of the church that you are welcome to use when attending church functions. There is also metered parking and street parking nearby, but please note permit parking restrictions. The 36 bus stops near our front door, and we are about a 10-15 minute walk from either the Belmont or Addison el stations. You can get driving directions or public transportation options here. Our building is accessible at both entrances and we have a lift to our basement area. Other questions? Please feel free to contact us at 773-348-3679 or by email!

The Broadway United Methodist Choir is a dynamic opportunity for anyone who loves to sing to contribute to ministry. The choir welcomes singers of all experience levels, and we pursue a diverse repertoire. Join us for rehearsals Wwednesday evenings at 7:00pm and Sunday mornings at 10am! Questions?  Contact  Robert Eldridge Galbreath, Jr., Director of Music Ministries, at ziggy6870@gmail.com.

They have invited Rev. Dr. Mary Nelson, the Executive Director of Christian Community Development Organization, to train us on community development and organizing through the lens of our three strategic goals: Discipleship, Anti-racism, and Vital Congregations. They will begin with an opening worship and then roll up our sleeves for a couple of hours of interactive learning and dreaming. Cost: $10 per person or $75 per church. More information and registration here.

• Property Caregivers on Monday, January 20, after the MLK Dinner.
• Broadway Ministry Advocates on Monday, January 27th at 6:30pm. 

These meetings are open to the congregation.