We've Been Waiting for You!

At The Beloved Community, we welcome explorers, questioners, long-time Methodists, and newbies to Jesus. We welcome all on the faith journey wherever you are.

We are a new congregation, in name, with historical roots. During COVID-19, Highland, Rankin Memorial and Ward Street Mission UMCs all began worshipping together online. In the process, Rankin Memorial and Ward Street churches voted to merge together to form a new congregation. When Highland UMC voted to close, Rankin and Ward Street were gifted the Highland property to start a new congregation. In 2023, The Beloved Community came into official existence as a Reconciling Congregation of The United Methodist Church.

In August of 2026, the congregation celebrated 206 years of ministries. 2026 is Ward Street's 100th Anniversary and Rankin Memorial's 106th year of ministry (their 100th happened during the pandemic and so not much was done to celebrate).

We have a new youth program and multiple partnerships in the area providing food for feeding programs.