Holy Trinity United Methodist Church follows God’s directive to love all and welcome all with open arms. We celebrate God’s gift of diversity and value the wholeness made possible in community equally shared and shepherded by all. We welcome and affirm people of every gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, who are also of every age, race, ethnicity, physical and mental ability, level of education, and family structure, and of every economic, immigration, marital, and social status, and so much more. We acknowledge that we live in a world of profound social, economic, and political inequities. As followers of Jesus, we commit ourselves to the pursuit of justice and pledge to stand in solidarity with all who are marginalized and oppressed.
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The Methodist church developed from the British Methodist revival movement led by John Wesley, and was brought to the American colonies in the 1760s. The contemporary United Methodist Church continues Wesley’s original ideals of study, service to others, and work on social issues, especially those connected with race, poverty, and peace. Women have been accepted for full ordination since 1956 and the first woman bishop was elected in 1980. Holy Trinity is part of the River Valley District (District Superintendent Rev. Michelle Hargrave), in the Minnesota Annual Conference (Bishop Lanette Plambeck), in the North Central Jurisdiction (Bishop David Bard, President.)