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 ...

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 ...

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.

While a United Methodist bishop comforted members of the Gardendale church whose pastor is charged with murdering his wife, the tragedy also loomed over the pastor’s former flock in Decatur during ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – Care packages for U.S. military troops serving overseas. The 24-year tradition at Grace Methodist Church in Decatur is called Operation Enduring Support. “We’re looking for ...