Sunday Mornings
Sunday School
Adult Sunday School at 9:30 (in-person only)
Children’s Sunday School at 10:30
(after the “Time for Young Disciples” during worship)
Welcome to Lovely Lane!
PasWe have two Sunday Morning worship services — one at 8:30 AM and one at 10:00 AM. The 10:30 AM service is also live-streamed on our YouTube channel.
April 14, Scott will preach, “Lessons from St. Thomas Aquinas,” Difference Makers, Psalm 103:1-8.
Connect with Us!
Please click on the button and fill out our Connection Form so we know you worshipped with us online.
We love that you are able to join us in online worship! But we miss connecting in person. We invite you to reach out to Pastor Scott or Pastor Kristina with prayer requests, joys and concerns or just to tell us that you worshipped with us.
Sign up for church directory photos
We are putting together a new photo directory at church. We are doing this in-house. You will have access to the final pictures for your personal use, but there will be no sales pitch to purchase photos. Photos will be taken at the church from April 20 to May 2.
You can learn more and sign up for a time at the button below.
The people of Lovely Lane UMC humbly strive to be light, love and leaven to the world.
We stand with those who are devalued in our society because of their color, gender, marital status, creed, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental ability, immigration status or economic condition.
We serve those in our neighborhood and our community who are in need of food, housing, education, or health care.
We heal the world through collaboration with the national and international missions of the United Methodist Church, because where our hands cannot be, our hearts can.”
Find Us
2424 42nd St. NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(319) 393-6674
The corner of 42nd Street and Wenig Rd. next to KennedyHigh School
Blessed to be a Blessing
Our campaign to ensure the future of Lovely Lane ministries for the next 50 years.
Nourished
The Missional Campus of Lovely Lane.
Nourished strives to be a holistic healthy community that grows in Spirit and serves in love and justice.
Lovely Lane is a dynamic faith community that seeks to welcome all people, nurture one another in the faith, and reach out in ministry and service.
Lovely Lane is a dynamic faith community that seeks to welcome all people, nurture one another in the faith, and reach out in ministry and service.
Lovely Lane News
The Future of Our Denomination
As Holy Week and Easter approach, I realize that church life might look different next year. As some of you know, our denomination, The United Methodist Church, has been discerning its future for a long time. Our denomination goes back to the life and teachings of...
Think Spring!
March 20th is the first day of spring and it’s not too early to start planning your garden and outdoor living space. For inspiration, plan to attend one (or more!) of the Linn County Master Gardener Library Talks currently taking place at local community libraries....
Discipline for the Journey – from Pastor Scott
This month we move into the season of Lent. Lent is a season of spiritual preparation that leads to Holy Week and Easter. Lent is forty days and forty nights that recalls Jesus’s surrender and retreat into the desert. Whereas Easter rejoices in the resurrected...
Five Tips to Help You Practice Self Love*
The idea of practicing self-love can be daunting. We’re constantly facing internal and external challenges, such as busy schedules that make pausing for self-love or self-care seem impossible. However, taking small steps each day or week to take care of and love...
Moving Forward – from Pastor Scott
One word that has been on my mind, and probably all of our minds, is "Perseverance." We have seen the need to persevere during the pandemic, derecho, economic uncertainty, and hiring challenges in the workplace. Perseverance is often defined as a continued effort to...
The Joy of New Life from Pastor Kristina
My husband and I had a great visit to Los Angeles, California this past January. It was apart anniversary trip, remembering our honeymoon to California just two years prior, but it was also a trip to celebrate the new birth inside of me. We were thrilled to finally...
Post Holiday Blues
The 3rd Monday of January is “Blue Monday” - the most depressing day of the year. Post holiday blues include fatigue, loneliness, financial stress, anxiety, and low mood. Try this recipe to make this New Year of 2022 a positive one from the start. You need: 1 Bottle...
Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice
Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice (f/k/a Iowa Justice For Our Neighbors, or JFON) Our top 3 moments from 2021: 1) Iowa MMJ exists! Thank you for your support (and patience) as we transitioned, launched and continue to evolve! 2) We served over 500 new clients! This is...
Listening to Others – from Pastor Scott
Ernest Hemingway once said, “When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” Regrettably, our society has become increasingly distracted, inclined to multitask, and not willing to give full attention to the matter at hand. We have not become good...
Who are we now? Who do we want to become? – From Pastor Kristina
Who are we now? Who do we want to become? While visiting family in Texas after Christmas, I’ve been working on my ordination paperwork in preparation for the January 8th deadline. There’s so much to submit for ordination: Bible studies to write, sermons to send in,...
Staying Fit in Winter Months
No need to hibernate in the winter; you can stay active. Though experts recommend you exercise for at least 30 minutes, 5 days a week, 5-10 mins. of movement a day (or several times a day) will help with weight loss, improve your mood, and increase your heart health....
All Generations Will Call Me Blessed – from Pastor Kristina
I’ve been enjoying working through the Advent Devotional that we purchased for this Advent season at the church. You can pick up your copy of “God With Us” at the church in the Narthex on the welcome table. We have Advent devotionals for adults and families. Week one...
“For it is the God who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.”
2 Corinthians 4:6
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Church office hours:
Monday - Thursday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
The office is closed on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.