Fall Worship Times
Begin October 2nd
Sundays at 8:30 and 10:30 am
Sunday School for all ages at 9:30am
A city on a hill.
A lamp on a stand.
Sunday Mornings
8:30 am
In-Person Worship only
(masks optional)
9:30 am
Sunday School for all ages
(masks optional)
10:30 am
In-Person Worship and Live Stream on YouTube
(masks optional)
Join us for worship this Sunday, October 2. We will be celebrating Holy Communion, and Pastor Kristina will preach “Wrestling with Childhood Bible Stories” from Genesis 6:11-22, 17-24. We will be returning to our two service schedule this week– worship will be in-person at 8:30, and in-person as well as livestreamed on YouTube at 10:30.
The memorial service for Jeanne Chelikowsky will be this Saturday, October 1st at 11:00 am at Lovely Lane United Methodist Church. The service will be in-person and also live-streamed on YouTube.
The people of Lovely Lane UMC humbly strive to be light, love and leaven to the world.
We stand with those who are devalued in our society because of their color, gender, marital status, creed, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental ability, immigration status or economic condition.
We serve those in our neighborhood and our community who are in need of food, housing, education, or health care.
We heal the world through collaboration with the national and international missions of the United Methodist Church, because where our hands cannot be, our hearts can.”
Find Us
2424 42nd St. NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(319) 393-6674
The corner of 42nd Street and Wenig Rd. next to KennedyHigh School
Blessed to be a Blessing
Our campaign to ensure the future of Lovely Lane ministries for the next 50 years.
Nourished
The Missional Campus of Lovely Lane.
Nourished strives to be a holistic healthy community that grows in Spirit and serves in love and justice.
Our vision is to reflect God’s glory in our congregation, in our world, and in our hearts. Forgiven by Christ, we forgive. Accepted by God, we accept. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we equip, enable and inspire God’s household to servant leadership.
Our vision is to reflect God’s glory in our congregation, in our world, and in our hearts. Forgiven by Christ, we forgive. Accepted by God, we accept. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we equip, enable and inspire God’s household to servant leadership.
Lovely Lane News
BASE is a Multi-Faceted Ministry to Children, Young Adults and Parents
This picture was taken seven years ago by a BASE staff member named Miss Paige. Paige started working in BASE when she was a high school student at Kennedy. She continued working with us while she attended Kirkwood Community College and obtained her degree in Early...
Confirmation Class
All 8th grade students are invited to participate in confirmation classes. Sessions start this month. The Rev. Steve Pudinski will lead the group while Pastor Kristina is on maternity leave.
Introducing Annie Walker
Hi! My name is Annie Walker and I am your new Director of Family Ministries. A little bit about me. I grew up north of Marion and went to Linn-Mar from K-12th grade. I then matriculated to Kirkwood and earned an Associates Degree in Education, after which I continued...
AcabeLLa Bell Choir to begin rehearsals
Bell Choir, AcabeLLa, will begin rehearsals on Wednesday, September 7th, at 7 PM. Before Covid, there were 2 bell choirs: Zamar and AcabeLLa. If there is sufficient interest, the second bell choir could be restarted. If you are new to ringing and wish to learn, here...
Pastor Scott’s Study Group
Study groups will start again on Wednesday, September 21st. We will have a Zoom gathering in the morning at 9:30 AM. The evening group will meet in the Library at 6 PM. Meetings will continue on Wednesdays moving forward. The study book is “Signs and Wonders” by...
Family Ministries Beginning
Children’s Sunday School will gather after the children’s time on Sunday mornings, September 18 and 25. Regular Sunday School for all ages will start again on October 2 at 9:30 am. Kid’s Club and the weekly family meal starts again on October 5 at 5:30 pm. More...
Youth Group Co-op News
We recently announced that we were forming a youth co-op with Peoples Church, but you may be wondering, "What does this mean and how will the Youth Co-op work? In the co-op, we are going to focus on two types of gatherings: Experience and Exploration Based; and Faith...
September: What a Wonderful Month
It’s time for cooler temperatures, back to school, autumn colors, harvest of summer labors, and football. September is a time for welcoming and considering change—a time for releasing the old and focusing on the new. It’s also Healthy Aging Month, a time to focus on...
United Women in Faith – September News
UNITED WOMEN IN FAITH (LOVELY LANE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN) UNITED WOMEN IN FAITH TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY Our UMW Tuesday AM Bible Study group resumes meeting on October 11th. We had previously just begun looking at Paul’s letters to the Corinthians, and will now...
Celebrating Sixty Years
In June, 1962, Dr. H. Hughes Dill, a retired member of the North Iowa Annual Conference of the Methodist Church, was appointed to serve as pastor of a new congregation in northeast Cedar Rapids. Following this appointment, worship services took place in the Chapel of...
Youth Group in August
-Sunday, August 7th: Youth Council Applications are due -Sunday, August 28th, 5pm-6:30pm: Youth Group at the church About Youth Group: Each week the youth group explores an element of faith thru four kinds of activities: Intentional Play, Learning Adventures,...
A Summer Poem
A Summer Poem by Ethan Brunelle Once on a summer day, I was happy in a different way. I realized I had two months to spare, Of enjoying life without a care. I spent it with the ones I love, And thanking God up above. Thanking God for the times I had, The times of good...
“For it is the God who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.”
2 Corinthians 4:6
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