Resources

BROADWAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

BULLETINS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 18, 2025

Broadway adapts its liturgy from:

Are you willing to assist in worship by reading our Offering Invitation/Prayer, or Scripture; providing special music such as solos, duets, groups on vocals and/or instruments; or assisting with media? Click here to sign up.

MINISTRY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE LINKS

Many clergy and lay leaders have expressed concern regarding how to navigate some challenging topics within their congregations. The Office of the Connectional Ministry, Conference Board of Church and Society, and Rockford Urban Ministry have worked together to put together a document containing valuable resources to support churches in their advocacy efforts.

Click here to view.

Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR)

Equality Illinois

Illinois Department of Human Rights

Democracy Forward

Chicago Missing Persons Guild

United Methodist Church Northern Illinois Conference

ONE Northside

Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN)

Chicago Faith Coalition on Middle East Policy

White Folks Guide to Protesting

Rev. Nadia Bolz Weber’s pastoral letter (6/5/2020) which includes a number of books and resources

UPPER ROOM

NIC PRAYER NETWORK

The Upper Room magazine's mission is to provide a practical way to listen to scripture, connect with believers around the world, and spend time with God each day. Click here to read the Daily Devotional.

The NIC Prayer Network page hosts a weekly prayer calendar with a Bible verse and devotion by a NIC pastor along with some holy humor and other resources. We will be encouraged to pray for a NIC church, pastor, events of the week, and more.

BROADWAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

POLICIES AND REPORTS

SEASON OF INCLUSION

INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE POLICY

SAFE SANCTUARY COVENANT

2022 ANNUAL CONFERENCE REPORT

A COVENANT WITH CHICAGO

2024 ANNUAL CONFERENCE REPORT

Updates from 2024 Annual Conference Session of Northern Illinois Conference

At our Community Celebration of MLK day, we created a BUMC Love and Resistance playlist, to inspire and empower us towards creating the Beloved Community, a world in which everyone is cared for, absent of poverty, hunger and hate. We created this list as a padlet, and you can view it at this link to the right. To watch a video, click on the "play button" - a triangle over a circle that is on top of the picture of the video.

BUMC LOVE AND RESISTANCE PLAYLIST

BUMC STATEMENT AGAINST RACISM AND AAPI HATE CRIME

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

NOURISHING HOPE (FOOD)

HOWARD BROWN HEALTH

THE NIGHT MINISTRY

NURSING HOME ABUSE

MEALS ON WHEELS

SMART 911

HELPING SURVIVORS (Sexual Abuse & Assault)