Welcome to McKendree United Methodist Church

Let's share God's love by providing these families in need with gifts so they can have the best Christmas possible!

$25 per gift limit, new items only please. Smaller items can be packaged together to reach $25 if desired. Return your wrapped gifts to the church by Sunday Dec. 14th with a label with the item's gift code and child's age/gender. Example: 26B2 Female: Age 3

Please email Crystal Cox or Sarah Brown at raiseemup@mckendreeumc.org with any questions or if you need to have something shipped.

Go to the 2025 McKendree UMC Giving Tree Gift Donation Sign Up where you can view the list of available gifts and sign up. We will also have a table in the hall behind the welcome desk after each Sunday Service to assist with sign ups.

What: A time for men to gather via Zoom to pray for our families, church, community and nation, as well as, ourselves. We'll generally gather for a couple of minutes, begin lifting up topics of prayer & praise, then wrap up after 15 to 20 minutes.

Why: 1 Timothy 2:8 - Men of God Pray!

When: Every Tuesday at 7:00 AM to 7:15 AM/7:20 AM

How: Join Zoom Call. Meeting ID: 873 2397 3948 Passcode: 0NH7hM

There’s room at the table for you! No reservation is required.

Menu: Meatloaf, Parmesan Garlic Linguine, Broccoli, and Desserts Kids - Hot Dogs and Fruit Cups

Dinner is served from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM.* $6.00 per adult, $3.00 per child and $7.00 for To-Go meals

*The serving line is open from 5:00 to 6:00 PM for in-person or carry-out. If you can't make it before 6 o’clock, pay online before 4:00 PM and your order will be ready for you to pick up when you arrive. Pay Online ($7.00 per meal)

There’s room at the table for you! No reservation is required.

Menu: Chicken Pot Pie, Salad, Dinner rolls and dessert Kids Kids Menu: Chicken Nuggets / fruit cup

Dinner is served from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM.* $6.00 per adult, $3.00 per child and $7.00 for To-Go meals

*The serving line is open from 5:00 to 6:00 PM for in-person or carry-out. If you can't make it before 6 o’clock, pay online before 4:00 PM and your order will be ready for you to pick up when you arrive. Pay Online ($7.00 per meal)

Women's Connect meets monthly. This time we invite the Cantata members to join us for breakfast. After breakfast, the Cantata members will leave for rehearsal and the Women Connect will have a White Elephant exchange game.

When: Saturday, December 13th, 2025

• 8:45 AM - 9:25 AM - Breakfast - Women Connect Members and Cantata Members

• 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM - White Elephant Gift Exchange - Women Connect Members

Where: Fellowship Hall

Menu: Cheese Grits, Scrambled Eggs, Turkey Sausage, Fruit, Muffins, Coffee, Juice, & Water

RSVP thru McKendree UMC App

For more information email INFO@MCKENDREEUMC.ORG

A joyful musical celebration of Jesus birth at both worship services. Come at the time, 9:30 AM or 11:00 AM, that best fits your schedule.

This year, our cantata celebrates the theme, “The Promise” - recognition of the joy that the coming of our Savior brings. Our troubled world compels us to live from a place of fear. But this Advent, we recognize the joy, hope, and peace that Christ’s coming brings. We place our worldly worries at the foot of the infant Christ’s cradle, and center ourselves in the faith of the promised salvation that His arrival brings.

Through powerful readings and music, we journey from the quiet hope of Bethlehem to the triumphant proclamation of God’s glory revealed to all flesh. The cantata invites us to trust in the promise fulfilled—a child named Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, and Prince of Peace—whose light shines in the shadows of our lives and whose joy transforms the world.

This sacred offering reflects on God’s faithfulness and reminds us that Christ’s joy is for all people, in all times and places. Through music and word, we are invited to witness again the wonder of a child born to bring peace and hope to the world. Let this cantata be a moment to pause, to reflect, and to celebrate the profound truth: “Joy to the world, the Lord is come!”

There’s room at the table for you! No reservation is required.

Menu: Breakfast for dinner - Spinach Quiche, Scrambled Eggs, Pancakes, Sausage, Bacon, Fruit, and Biscuits

Dinner is served from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM.* $6.00 per adult, $3.00 per child and $7.00 for To-Go meals

*The serving line is open from 5:00 to 6:00 PM for in-person or carry-out. If you can't make it before 6 o’clock, pay online before 4:00 PM and your order will be ready for you to pick up when you arrive. Pay Online ($7.00 per meal)

On Monday, December 22 from 4:30 - 7:30 PM, join the Vasser Family to sing carols and hand out cookies and cocoa to clients at the Lawrenceville Co-OP (52 Gwinnett Drive) for our 4th annual Caroling, Cookies, and Cocoa.

We are expecting about 200 people and need 20 dozen cookies to be donated in addition to as many Christmas Carolers as we can get to help spread holiday cheer! If you can't join us to sing, please consider donating homemade cookies for us to hand out. Thank you and sign up!