April 5
8:15 & 11am in the Melrose Sanctuary
9:30am in the Melrose MAC
9 & 10:30am in the Greenwood Sanctuary
All are welcome, no exceptions. Also streaming our 9:30, 10:30, and 11am services at BUMCOnline.org.
March 11, 18 & 25
Food truck & dinner: 4:30 PM
Teaching & discussion: 6:00 PM
Melrose MAC
Join us for a three-week Lenten journey designed for all ages—children, students, and adults alike.
Each evening begins with a food truck on site and a relaxed dinner gathering, giving families and Life Groups time to connect and unwind together.
At 6pm, we’ll gather for meaningful teaching featuring a multigenerational panel, followed by small-group conversation. Childcare for birth through preschool is provided, so everyone can fully participate.
February 18
6:45pm
Melrose Sanctuary
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent—a sacred time when Christians prepare their hearts for Easter through prayer, fasting, repentance, moderation, and/or spiritual discipline.
This service centers on two powerful themes: our human sinfulness and our mortality. Ash Wednesday invites us to honestly face both, while also remembering that neither has the final word. Through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, sin and death have been overcome.
Ashes are an ancient and meaningful symbol in the life of faith. In Genesis, we are reminded that God formed humanity from the dust of the earth (Genesis 2:7), and later declares, “You are dust, and to dust you shall return” (Genesis 3:19). Throughout Scripture, ashes are used as a sign of repentance, humility, and a longing for forgiveness. The ashes used in this service are made by burning the palms from last year’s Palm Sunday, connecting the journey from celebration to the cross.
As ashes are imposed, we come before God acknowledging our humanity, confessing our sin, and opening ourselves to God’s transforming grace. This service invites us to remember who we are—and who, by God’s grace, we are becoming.
Childcare will be available for children ages 4 and under.
We will also livestream the service at BUMCOnline.org for those unable to attend in person.
March 29
At all regular service times
Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter, named for the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem as people waved palm branches and laid their cloaks on the road in celebration—something like an ancient parade.
Palm Sunday begins Holy Week, a time when Christians remember the events leading to Jesus’ death and resurrection. It’s a paradoxical celebration: we rejoice in Jesus’ welcome even as we remember the suffering that followed.
This Sunday invites us to wonder, celebrating a God who still surprises us and pointing us toward the miracle of the Resurrection to come.
April 2
6:45pm
Melrose Sanctuary
Join us for Maundy Thursday, also called Holy Thursday, as we begin three sacred days remembering the events surrounding Jesus’ crucifixion. The word Maundy comes from the Latin mandatum, meaning “commandment.”
On the night before his arrest, Jesus shared the Last Supper with his disciples, washed their feet, and gave a new commandment—to love one another as he loved them. We remember this night together as we share Holy Communion.
Childcare will be available for children ages 4 and under.
We will also livestream the service at BUMCOnline.org for those unable to attend in person.
April 3
10am-7pm
Greenwood Sanctuary
In observance of Good Friday, our Greenwood Campus is hosting a self-paced Stations of the Cross experience which will combine art and special elements to allow us to journey along a path of reflection and remembering the last few hours of Jesus’ life.
April 4
9:30am
The Foundry (531 W 11th Ave, Bowling Green, KY 42101)
Help us celebrate Easter with our friends on the West End at our annual event at The Foundry.
This year’s hunt will be Saturday, April 4th starting at 9:30am with staggered hunt times for the kids starting at 10:15am.
All are invited to join in the fun.