Union United Methodist Church

A Congregation of Imperfect People Celebrating and Sharing a Perfect Love

Open Hearts - You don't have to be perfect in order to be welcome at Union.  After all, we make no claim to be perfect ourselves!  But, we are brought together, and held together, by the perfect love God has shown to us in Jesus Christ.  It's the Good News of that love which we hope to share with you.

Open Minds - We don't claim to have a monopoly on God's truth, and we don't require you to stop thinking for yourself in order to be accepted by God or us.  In fact, we think that an active faith must be one which wrestles with hard questions and a humble faith doesn't claim to know everything.

Open Doors - We strive to create a welcoming community of faith in which all people will experience genuine hospitality and grace.  We also work to reach out to people who do not know of God's love for them, and to prove that love through our actions. Union has a proud history of being in mission to Quincy and to people in need around the world.

We're Connected!

Union United Methodist Church is part of a larger family of Christians who are connected to one another in a global community of faith.  This enables us to do far more together than we could ever accomplish separately.

Listed below links to web sites that can tell you more about the United Methodist Church.

The United Methodist Church Web Site: www.umc.org

The Illinois Great Rivers Conference:  Union is part of this Conference which stretches from Kankakee and the Quad-Cities in the north to Cairo in the south.  www.igrc.org  Bishop Sharon Brown Christopher presides over our Conference and is currently the President of the Council of Bishops for the entire United Methodist Church.

The LaMoine River District: Our Conference is made up of ten smaller units known as "districts."  Ours is the LaMoine River District.  The District Superintendent is Randall Robinson. The web site is at www.gbgm-umc.org/lamoinedist

Chaddock School:  Chaddock is a ministry to troubled young people and families which is supported by the United Methodist Church and located right here in Quincy.  Union has been a long-time supporter of Chaddock.  Find out about them at www.chaddock.org

Sunset Home:  Also located in Qunicy, and also actively supported by Union, is the Sunset Home retirement community which offers quality housing and care for seniors.  Their web site is at www.quincynet.com/sunsethome/

Devotional Reading & Spiritual Growth:  The Upper Room Ministries provide devotional reading and spiritual growth programs to millions around the world.  They are also part of the ministry of the United Methodist Church.  They can be found at www.upperroom.org

United Methodist Committee on Relief: UMCOR is one of the most widely respected disaster relief agencies in the world.  Wherever there is war or natural disaster, UMCOR is there, delivering desperately needed aid in the name of Jesus Christ.  Our connectional church makes it possible for this far-flung ministry to operate.  Learn more about UMCOR at www.umcor.org

Colleges & Universities:  Methodism has always valued learning.  Within our Conference alone, there are three institutions of higher learning which we help to support...

MacMurray College in Jacksonville... www.mac.edu

Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington... www.iwu.edu

McKendree College in Lebanon... www.mckendree.edu

Need More Info?

If you need more information about any aspect of the United Methodist Church, you can contact our helpful information service known as Info-Serve.

E-mail: www.infoserv.umc.org

Call: 1-800-251-8140