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I grew up in a ELCA Lutheran Church that always had coffee and a diverse supply of donuts available for folks in between our two Sunday morning churches services. There was a basket available on the table and people could contribute money if they liked. Most people threw in a dollar or two. One of […]

On May 6th, Dodgeville United Methodist Church will participate in a community event along with other churches and civic organizations called “Love Dodgeville.” This is the Third Annual Love Dodgeville event, and folks have the opportunity to participate in several different community service and improvement projects. “Love Dodgeville” is patterned after the “Love Madison” day […]

As the Feeding Friends Community Meal grew and as we became more aware of the needs that some of our community members had, Jeff and Juanita Starr were making clothing and household items available to folks at no cost during Feeding Friends through their New Beginnings ministry. Each Wednesday morning, they would set-up tables in […]

Dodgeville United Methodist Church celebrates the sacrament of Holy Communion on the first Sunday of each month. In an attempt to reach out to those members that we have who: (1) may find it difficult or impossible to leave home or (2) have residence at a nursing home or assisted living facility, we have created […]

On the advice of my District Superintendent, I held small group meetings with members of Dodgeville United Methodist Church, seeking to find out what our members saw as the strengths of our church, along with a vision for what they would like to see the church doing five years down the line. I did this […]