Thank you to Rev. Hillary Taylor for delivering a special guest message this week for Heritage Sunday
Scripture Lesson: Luke 24:44-53
On Heritage Sunday, United Methodists honor their past and envision their
future. Honoring our past and visioning with holy insight is important for us,
especially in light of what is currently happening in the church. Heritage Sunday is
linked to John Wesley’s Aldersgate experience on May 24, 1738, when he felt his
heart “strangely warmed” and experienced assurance of his salvation.
Heritage Sunday provides an opportunity for all Wesleyan communions to
remember and reclaim their evangelistic heritage. It also reminds us that we
stand on traditions from a variety of sources and streams that have fed us as the
people called Methodist. This is an opportunity for us to look to the church we
are becoming by embracing our rich history and traditions, and always trusting