Sunday Morning Worship Services
8:30 am – In-Person Worship
10:30 am – In-Person and Livestreamed Worship
Sunday Mornings at Lovely Lane
Worship services are in-person at 8:30 and 10:30 am. The 10:30 service is also live-streamed on our YouTube channel.
Children’s Sunday School is at 10:45 after the children’s sermon in worship.
Adult Sunday School classes are at 9:30 am.
Join us for coffee and donuts in Fellowship Hall between services.
We have Sunday Morning in-person worship services at 8:30 and 10:30 am. The 10:30 service is also livestreamed on our YouTube channel.
February 1, Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, Pastor Scott will preach, “What God Wants from Us,” Micah 6:1-8.
Connect with Us!
Please click on the button and fill out our Connection Form so we know you worshipped with us online.
We love that you are able to join us in online worship! But we miss connecting in person. We invite you to reach out to Pastor Scott or Pastor Alecia with prayer requests, joys and concerns or just to tell us that you worshipped with us.
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
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NOURISHED
Beginning in 2026, the Nourished Community gathers at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids. Updates and news are coming.
Lovely Lane is a dynamic faith community that seeks to welcome all people, nurture one another in the faith, and reach out in ministry and service.
Lovely Lane is a dynamic faith community that seeks to welcome all people, nurture one another in the faith, and reach out in ministry and service.
Lovely Lane News
Kennedy Food Pantry List
As of January 2026, these items are needed at the Kennedy Food Pantry: Apples Canned Fruit Peanut Butter Jelly Ramen Noodles Fruit Roll-Ups and Fruit Snacks Toothpaste Aluminum Baking Dishes Muffin and Cake Pans Cake Mixes Popcorn Chips Cheeze-Its Snack Crackers Tuna...
Prayer Shawl Group
The Prayer Shawl Group continues to meet on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 9:45 am in the Fireside Room. They stitch prayer shawls for new babies, Lovely Lane graduates, those who are ill, and those who are grieving. Blankets and shawls are knitted, crocheted...
Pastor Scott’s Study Groups – January
Study groups with Pastor Scott meet on Wednesdays. The morning group meets on Zoom at 9:30 am. The evening group meets in the library at 6:00 pm. The current focus is on World Religions. The book is "God is Not One," by Stephen Prothero and started on Wednesday,...
Women’s Book Study – January
The book for the next study is "The Difficult Words of Jesus." This study will start on Janary 14th, at noon, in the Fireside Room. Books are in an available in the church office. The cost of each book is $10. Please contact Annie Walker with any questions,...
World Religions – by Pastor Scott
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you“– Matthew 7:12 (NIV) Theologian Paul Tillich once defined religion as “ultimate concern.” For Tillich, religion wasn’t necessarily about specific gods or rituals, but those qualities that provide...
Peace to You – by Pastor Kristina
With the itinerant system in the United Methodist Church, pastors tend to move throughout their career to different churches that can use their gifts. As a pastor’s kid in the UMC, we moved a lot, and I will say it was always hard. Change has always been a hard thing...
Driven or Called – by Pastor Scott
"God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship..." ~ 1 Corinthians 1:9 (NIV) Driven or called? Which way do you lean? Folks who are driven tend to find gratification through accomplishments and achievements. Driven individuals are always looking for “more” and...
Telling Our Stories
“We will not hide them from their children; we will tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord and his might.” – Psalm 78:4 (NRSV) As we find ourselves in this final stretch of 2025, we have some big festivities around the corner. Coming up, we will...
Beware of Scams!
Please pay close attention to emails you receive that may seem like they are from the pastors or other staff at Lovely Lane requesting for you to purchase gift cards or give financially. If you are unsure if an email is for real, please call the church office to verify.
Never Give Up – by Pator Scott – October 2025
For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength." ~ Philippians 4:13 (NLT) We are currently in the middle of the football season. On all levels, weekends are full with games on the gridiron. Whether we cheer for our local high school, the Hawkeyes or...
Prayer Shawl Group
The Prayer Shawl Group continues to meet in to the fall on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 9:45 am in the Fireside Room. They stitch prayer shawls for new babies, Lovely Lane graduates, those who are ill and those who are grieving. Blankets and shawls are...
Siding Replacement Project
In 2020 Lovely Lane underwent a large renovation project on both the inside and outside of the building. Because at that time we anticipated an upcoming office expansion project, the wood siding between the 2 entrances to the church was left as is. This wood siding...
“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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Church office hours:
Monday - Thursday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
The office is closed on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.