Advent 2025

Enjoy daily devotions through the season of Advent written by people within our church.  A daily devotion can center your day and it is always meaningful to read encouraging words written by those in our faith community.  You may pick up a book at church or read it online through our church website at sunprairieumc.org.

Join the Sun Prairie Area Chorus and other choirs from the Sun Prairie area to raise money for the Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry on Friday, December 5th at 7pm at Our Saviors Lutheran Church. This event is one of the pantry's biggest fundraisers of the year. Feel the joy of the holidays by experiencing uplifting music while supporting an amazing cause! You can learn more here: Join the Sun Prairie Area Chorus and other choirs from the Sun Prairie area to raise money for the Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry. This event is one of the pantry's biggest fundraisers of the year. Feel the joy of the holidays by experiencing uplifting music while supporting an amazing cause! You can learn more about this event by following this link. 

In the spirit of gift giving to those in need, the SPUMC St. Nicholas Fund is used to assist members and friends of our congregation this Christmas and throughout the year at the discretion of Pastor Jenny and staff.  Please mark your gift ‘St. Nicholas Fund.’

This Advent study by United Methodist pastors Mike Slaughter and Rachel Billups will focus on the love, humility, lifestyle and obedience of Jesus that came down to earth at Christmas.  The study will explore what the Christmas miracle means to each of us.  Using stories and Scripture, the study will challenge us during the Advent season with down-to-earth love, humility, lifestyle and obedience.

Join us on Wednesdays from noon to 1 pm in the Chapel:  December 3, 10 and 17, or on Sundays from 10:15-11 am in the Conference Room:  November 30, December 7, 14 and 21.  Pastor Jenny will teach the Wednesday class and Pastor Brad and Amanda Hinthorn will teach the Sunday class.  The Friday Grace Cafe small group will also be offering this Advent study from 9:30-11 am.

Please contact the church office to sign up for a class and reserve a book 608/837-5554 or office@sunprairieumc.org.

Date: December 13

Time: 5:30-7 pm 

Journey with Mary and Joseph to the stable in Bethlehem and witness the miracle of The First Christmas. Drive through with a cup of hot chocolate and look at scenes vividly brought to life with live animals and members of the Sun Prairie United Methodist Church. 

Date: December 21

Time: 9 am 

On December 21st during worship be prepared to join our children in a surprising journey to the stables of Bethlehem, where A Child Shall Lead us from the miracle of Christ unto the world to the miracle of Christ who lives on in the hearts and commitment of each and everyone of us. This “Christmas in a Bag” program will be full of surprises, as all who attend worship may have the chance to be invited in as part of the story. Arrive like any other Sunday, but be prepared because you may just be randomly handed a bag with a role and a costume. When the Children’s moment starts, get suited up and listen for your cue to come up to the stable scene as the story unfolds. With poetry and narration brought to life by our confirmation volunteers, this is sure to be a moment to remember.

We will offer a Christmas Blessing and the sacrament of Communion in a drive-thru style in our church parking lot from 12:30-1:30 pm and then in the lobby of the Colonial Club at 301 Blankenheim Ln. in Sun Prairie from 3:30-4:30 pm on Monday, December 22.  This is for anyone who would like to receive a Christmas Blessing and Communion, but may be particularly meaningful if you are not able to come to Christmas Eve worship.  Invite others to join you!