In 1838, after considerable campground activity in the area, a church organized about four miles west of Decatur at a place called Lily Dale. Because the congregation of this church would later make ...

Dec. 2—Using thousands of white and gold beads and 82 patterns, 14 women spent hundreds of hours creating more than 240 Chrismon ornaments. The beaded Chrismons, which appear in the shape of crowns, ...

DECATUR — Residents traveling south on Main Street in Decatur on Tuesday may have noticed crews removing the flame portion of a giant cross towering over Grace United Methodist Church.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The Decatur Fire Department was called out for a fire at First United Methodist Church Thursday night. When crews arrived in the 200 block of W. North St. at 10:40 p.m. to find ...

DECATUR — Funeral service for Jeflyn Landers Baggs, 96, of Decatur, will be Monday, April 28, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Decatur First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Charles Boling officiating and Peck ...