Important message from Pastor Shandon
Friends, I want to be honest with you because I trust you. Our giving is about where it was last year, but our ministry has grown and we committed to a larger budget for 2026 because of it. As of October 1st, our budgeted giving shortfall has increased to $57,000. And we must make up this difference in our monthly giving.
Creation Care, Grief, and the Gift of Joy: Reflections from my first Service and Learning trip
Creation care is about more than cleaning beaches, studying ecosystems, or appreciating beautiful landscapes. It is about relationship. Relationship with the earth. Relationship with one another. Relationship with God. And sometimes, relationship with the people whose love and lessons continue shaping us even when they are no longer physically beside us.
The first days of the community crisis response at park avenue
These beautiful totems serve as both a memorial and a reminder of the ways art helps us process grief, heal from trauma, and strengthen connections within our community.
Howard Thurman: Reflections on a Luminous Life
So we join them and look to the historic Jesus as the model for our faith and the guide through existing challenges of racism, Christian nationalism, false teachings, and empire-influenced actions…
Announcing The New Park Avenue Senior Pastor
Reverend Shandon Klein describes herself as a Spirit-led disciple who loves Jesus and is passionately dedicated to leading a multi-ethnic, radically inclusive ministry of Christ
Park History Series Part 2
In 1900, Hennepin Avenue UMC, through the Methodist City Missionary and Church Extension Society, paid off the debt on our behalf.
Park History Series Part 1
They felt it was too far to commute to their Methodist church at 13th Ave and 10th St (2 miles away!), so they asked their pastor to start a Sunday School and Sunday afternoon preaching series in the back of a nearby drugstore. Later that year, the church was formally organized with 13 charter members and purchased two lots at the corner of Park Ave and 34th St. for $3000.
Seeing Christ in the Refugee
As we celebrate Latino heritage, we celebrate a spirit of perseverance that is deeply aligned with the gospel. We honor the contributions of those who have come to this nation seeking refuge and opportunity. And we are reminded specifically that our calling as Christians is to see the face and presence of our savior especially in refugees regardless of status. For more than 2000 years we have affirmed that a child and refugee is precisely how God chose to reveal himself to us.
Finding Peace in a Busy Fall
Their party made swift progress for about two days and the next morning the explorer found indigenous pack bearers sitting solemnly and making no preparations for further travel. When asked about the delay, a native guide explained that they were waiting; they would not move until their souls caught up with their bodies. If within your household communication is
Leadership at Park
At Park Avenue United Methodist Church, leadership isn’t just about titles; it’s about stewardship, service, and growing the gifts God has given each of us.