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    Church closes with generosity to community, beyond

    6/30/2026
    Mayfield Federated Church closed after its final service June 28, but its legacy will live on thanks to the ...

    Institute campers take on ‘Wilderness’ in 115th edition

    6/30/2026
    BALDWIN CITY, Kan. — Chris Partridge has found family at United Methodist Youth Institute.  In his last year...

    Bishop reflects on Indigenous contributions on nation's 250th birthday

    6/29/2026
    Indigenous nations filled the land that is now the United States long before the first European settlers ...

    ConnectioN Point reaches out to Lincoln neighborhood with Peacemakers Camp

    6/24/2026
    Rev. Katherine Ebling-Frazier says many churches, including her own, fall into a common summertime trap. “We ...