Lent 2026

During the season of Lent, our theme will be Placed for a Purpose:  Being the Hands and Feet of Jesus in Your Neighborhood.  We will explore in a variety of ways how we know our neighbors, how we serve in our neighborhoods, what our purpose is in our neighborhoods, and how we can be the hands and feet of Jesus to our neighbors.

  • Lent Devotional

    Members of our church staff will be writing a Lenten devotion to be sent out via email each Wednesday in Lent, beginning on Ash Wednesday, February 18.

  • Lent Studies

    Our Lent Studies this year will use the book Placed for a Purpose by Chris and Elizabeth McKinney. 


    Many of us don’t know our neighbors.

    If we do know them, we aren’t sure how to grow the relationship or talk about our faith with them. Placed for a Purpose provides a theologically rich framework for neighboring that helps people live missionally where God has placed them. Authors Chris and Elizabeth McKinney seek to provide a sustainable vision for the “low and slow” lifestyle of neighboring and supply practical tools that help people invest in their communities, value each step in the process, and build meaningful, gospel-motivated relationships with their fellow image-bearers right next door.



    Lent Study Options will include:

    - Sunday mornings at 10:15 am from February 22- March 29 taught by Director of Community Engagement Amanda Hinthorn

    - Sunday evenings at 7 pm on Zoom from February 22- March 29 (This class will need a minimum of 6 participants to happen.) taught by Director of Community Engagement Amanda Hinthorn.

    - Wednesdays at Noon February 25- March 25 taught by Pastor Jenny.

    - Friday Morning Grace Cafe



    Books cost $5. To sign up please contact the church office at office@sunprairieumc.org or call 608-837-5554. 

  • Lent Splash

    Chidren, youth, and their families are invited to join us for intergenerational activites on Sunday mornings during Lent in the Chapel at 10:15am. Daniel will lead these activites.

  • Dinners with Daniel

    Starting on Ash Wednesday we will begin having dinner together in Fellowship Hall at 6pm all throughout Lent. Our first meal together is a potluck where you are invited to bring a dish related to a family tradition. This could be a holiday favorite, a comfort meal, a passed down family recipe, anything with a story you are willing to share together! This meal time will focus on dialogue and growing in our connection together as a church family and getting to know our Director of Family Ministry Daniel Taylore. Future dinners will be provided by the church and come with some cost. The cost of dinner is $5 per person in attendance. Dinners will be pay-at-the-door, cash or check. If you have questions or concerns about payment let Daniel Taylor know (familymin@sunprairieumc.org) RSVP here https://forms.gle/ZrEGwMKpFEaEDg1Y9 .


  • Easter Egg Hunt

    Join us on Saturday April 4th at 9am for our community Easter Egg Hunt. We will have opportunities for pictures with the Easter Bunny, refreshments, and information on our Summer VBS available.


    We are looking for volunteers to help throughout the event with roles such as Setup/Takedown, Manning the table for signup, Manning the treat table, Governing hunt areas, providing direction for more information email Daniel Taylor at familymin@sunprairieumc.org


  • Holy Week Worship

    Palm Sunday – March 29, 9 am Sanctuary and Livestream


    Maundy Thursday/Tenebrae Service with a live reenactment of the Last Supper – April 2, 7 pm Sanctuary and Livestream.



    Good Friday Prayer Time:   Join us on April 3 in the Sanctuary for a time of individual prayer during the hours that Jesus suffered between noon and 3 pm.  Guided prayer resources will be available if you wish to use them or just spend time in quiet prayer.