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Lots of Christian music, a community-wide worship service, and a tent showing off ministries that are making a difference in Madison, will all be a part of the Bakertilly stage at Madison’s Brat Fest on Sunday, May 28, 2023. At 9am Heartland Church Band and Pastor Jon McNary lead off with a lively and energetic community-wide worship service. And then the music takes over. 11:50 – JP Got Saved 12:55 – Project Brave 1:55 – Nicky Gracious 2:55 – Kelly Roose 3:55 – One Way North 4:55 – Stars Go Dim 5:55 – Alexander Pappas 7:00 – Britt Nicole From…

By Melissa Perry – Wisconsin State Journal – The largest Methodist congregation in Dane County has voted to break from the United Methodist Church over disagreements regarding gay marriage and gay leadership, leaving people on both sides of the vote brokenhearted and dismayed at the rupture in their church. Members of Asbury United Methodist Church, 6101 University Ave., voted 224-76 Sunday to separate from the denomination. In order to disaffiliate from UMC, two-thirds of those in attendance needed to vote to leave. Read more of this story.

By Andrew Bandstra – WISC TV – JANESVILLE, WI — After 110 years, the First Christian Church held its final service Sunday. It leaves behind a congregation of service, but above all else, it accepts everyone with open arms. Read more of this story.

Daniela Jaime – Wisconsin State Journal – Imagine a Madison where the isthmus between lakes Mendota and Monona is a seeping wetland. Where cornfields stretch from Wisconsin Avenue to James Madison Park. Herds of deer gather on State Street, and waterfalls pour from Wiicawak Bay (formerly Squaw Bay) into the Yahara River. Before the first white settlers arrived in Madison in 1837, that imaginary place was real and called “Teejop” (“four lakes”) by the Ho-Chunk people, said Janice Rice, Clan Mother and Peacemaker of the Ho-Chunk Nation. Dozens of Indian mounds dotted the landscape, from Lake Mendota to Lake Kegonsa,…

WAUNAKEE – One man’s calling has breathed life into another man’s legacy, creating a gift that will resonate with generations of parishioners at St. Victor Catholic Church in Monroe. Read more.

David Murrow has a theory about why more men don’t attend church. "Men don’t come to church because (churches) have a reputation as a place for women and weirdos and wimps," said the author of "Why Men Hate Going to Church" Read more.

The St. Benedict Center, a Benedictine ecumenical community serving Madison for the past 40 years, has ended its ties to the Roman Catholic Church. Read more.

COMMENTARY Among the many signs of summer are fireflies, fireworks and national church conventions riling up the concerns of the faithful. Read more.