News Stories from October 2025

Beyond the Pews: Church on the porch

October 6, 2025 / By Shelby Winchell, Director of Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

For Pastor J Lanni, ministry doesn’t end at the doors of Middlesex United Methodist Church or Vine Valley UMC. It stretches well beyond the pulpit, pews, and stained-glass windows. This summer, that ministry found a new home—on a front porch in the middle of a neighborhood—where an honest conversation about life and faith began.  It started when Matt, a man wrestling with questions …more