Words of Grace Blog
📖 Join Us This Summer for a Study of Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman
Join our summer book study on Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman—Tuesdays starting June 24. Explore faith, justice, and the gospel’s call to stand with the disinherited.
🥫Beacon of Hope - Our June Mission of the Month
Learn how to support our June Mission of the Month, Beacon of Hope, a Madison County organization connecting and empowering our community through food.
✊🏿 Honoring Juneteenth: Join Us at the Third Annual Community Celebration
Join us in celebrating Juneteenth with our neighbors at a community potluck and pool party hosted by the Madison County Racial Justice Coalition.
🕊️ Pentecost Sunday with Rev. Kris Kramer: A Spirit-Led Homecoming
This Pentecost Sunday, we joyfully welcome Rev. Kris Kramer—son of longtime member Connie Kramer and a child of Mars Hill UMC—back to the pulpit.
❣️ Our Guest Speaker for Worship on May 25 Joins Us from La Esperanza
Our May 25 worship will feature a guest speaker from La Esperanza: Jennifer Guierrez.
🎓 With Gratitude and Hope: Mars Hill UMC Celebrates the Class of 2025
On Sunday, May 18, Mars Hill United Methodist Church honored and blessed our graduating students during worship—marking a sacred moment of transition and possibility.
🥫A Community Ministry: Our Little Free Food Pantry
Learn how you can love and serve our neighbors in the coming days, weeks and months
❤️ Pastor’s Discretionary Fund: Our May Mission of the Month
The Pastor’s Discretionary Fund is our May Mission of the Month.
🌿 Scenes of Sacred Justice: Our Holy Week Photo Album
Our Holy Week Photo Album captures a sacred journey from Palm Sunday to Easter—where protest met praise, and holy resistance gave way to resurrection hope. Through worship, witness, and shared meals, we lived into a gospel of justice, love, and liberating grace.