Central UMC Blog

  Victor and Yeilen, husband and wife, and Pastors in the Cuban Methodist Church.   Three years ago, this young couple moved from their home in eastern Cuba and moved to Havana, a place to which they had never been. In fact, they had never been away from home. But like Abraham, they...

Days are getting longer, warmer weather is here, and yes the last day of school is fast approaching. Summer is around the corner…and what’s a parent to do? The thought of long summer days on the horizon with suddenly no activities can seem quite daunting. No worries! Your...

Interested in what’s been going on here at Central? Our Quarterly Report, The Review, is now here! In our latest Review you can watch a video about the latest Genesis’ Resource Fair, read about our mission trip to Cuba earlier this year, as well as seeing what our students have...

On the first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday, followers of Christ were invited to join in a forty-day season of spiritual preparation before the celebration of Easter. The invitation to observe a holy Lent includes self-examination, repentance, prayer, fasting, self-denial, and reading and...

  All of us attending Morning Manna here at Genesis are on a journey of faith to the Cross and the Resurrection this Easter. As we begin taking steps of faith it is imperative that we have faith in the one True King. The Way, the Truth, and the Life – the Word made Flesh. God among...

I wish you could know me.And still be my friend.   I’m a middle-aged gay man who has been in the closet for the last thirty-five years—divorced, with a grown child. I attend church every Sunday at Central. I don’t sit in the shadows. One or two of the pastors might...

  I recently sat down with someone who was indifferent about God and the teachings of Jesus. They didn’t necessarily want to deny God’s existence, but they also didn’t desire to follow Jesus’ way of living. This is a totally valid viewpoint. While, in my opinion, the...

The question I get asked the most is, how can you be Jewish and believe in Jesus? If a black person chooses to follow Christ, do they stop being black? Of course not. This goes with being Messianic. My father is Jewish and my mother is not. My great - grandmother died in Auschwitz during the...

During Morning Manna worship at Genesis on Sundays, we've been looking at living with intention, and what that means for our lives.   Everyone knows about the ‘Evil Empire’ that is the six-time Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots (love or hate them) who live with great...

Decision of the Special Session of the United Methodist General Conference 2019   The Special Session of the United Methodist General Conference concluded Tuesday evening February 26 in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates from all over the world voted on the church’s stance...