πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Domestic Church Series #3: Prairie Hope Church

 

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Domestic Church Series #3: Faith Rooted in the Fields — Prairie Hope Church

Posted on: May 21, 2025
Author: Project DISK


🌾 Church Name: Prairie Hope Church

πŸ“ Location: Mattoon, Illinois
πŸ•Š️ Denomination: United Methodist


🏑 A Church Where Simplicity Meets Faithfulness

Prairie Hope Church is a small congregation located in the heart of America’s farmland.
With a weekly attendance of just under 80, this church may be small in number, but it's mighty in spirit.

Every Sunday, families who have known each other for generations gather in a red-brick building beside cornfields.
Their slogan is simple: “Rooted in God, growing together.”


✝️ Worship That Feels Like Family

The worship here is simple but sincere.
Piano-led hymns, handwritten prayer requests, and a potluck meal every first Sunday of the month.
The pastor, Rev. Susan Clark, preaches from a wooden pulpit built by a church member in 1979—still used today.


🌽 Ministry in a Rural Context

  • Harvest Sunday: Each October, the church dedicates a service to thank God for the crops and farmers.

  • Barn Bible Study: Summer small groups meet in actual barns across the county, hosted by farming families.

  • Neighbor Care Team: Volunteers deliver meals and groceries to elderly shut-ins each week.


πŸ„ Testimony from a Local Farmer

"When I lost my barn in a storm, the church showed up with tools and love.
That’s what Jesus would’ve done."

— Dale M., 3rd-generation corn farmer


πŸ“· Suggested Blog Images

  • A small country church with a steeple and farm fields around

  • Families gathered for outdoor worship under the sky

  • A Bible resting on hay bales during barn Bible study


In rural America, the faith may be quieter—but it runs deep and steady, like the roots of the prairie.
Prairie Hope Church is a powerful reminder that the Kingdom of God grows faithfully, even in the smallest places.


πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ κ΅­λ‚΄ ꡐ회 μ‹œλ¦¬μ¦ˆ #3: λ“€νŒ μœ„μ— λΏŒλ¦¬λ‚΄λ¦° 믿음 — ν”„λ ˆλ¦¬ ν˜Έν”„ ꡐ회

μž‘μ„±μΌ: 2025λ…„ 5μ›” 21일
μž‘μ„±μž: Project DISK


🌾 ꡐ회λͺ…: ν”„λ ˆλ¦¬ ν˜Έν”„ ꡐ회 (Prairie Hope Church)

πŸ“ μœ„μΉ˜: 일리노이주 맀툰 (Mattoon, Illinois)
πŸ•Š️ ꡐ단: 감리ꡐ (United Methodist)


🏑 λ‹¨μˆœν•¨ 속에 κΉŠμ€ 신싀함이 κΉƒλ“  ꡐ회

Prairie Hope ChurchλŠ” λ―Έκ΅­ λ†μ΄Œμ˜ 쀑심에 μžλ¦¬ν•œ μ†Œκ·œλͺ¨ κ΅νšŒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
주일 μΆœμ„ 인원은 μ•½ 80λͺ… μ •λ„λ‘œ λ§Žμ§€λŠ” μ•Šμ§€λ§Œ, 영적 열정은 κ²°μ½” μž‘μ§€ μ•ŠμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

뢉은 벽돌 건물 μ˜†μœΌλ‘œ μ˜₯수수 밭이 νŽΌμ³μ§„ 이곳에, λŒ€λŒ€λ‘œ μ•Œκ³  μ§€λ‚Έ 가쑱듀이 ν•¨κ»˜ λͺ¨μ—¬ μ˜ˆλ°°ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.
ꡐ회의 μŠ¬λ‘œκ±΄μ€ **“ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜ μ•ˆμ— λΏŒλ¦¬λ‚΄λ¦¬κ³ , ν•¨κ»˜ μžλΌλ‚˜λŠ” ꡐ회”**μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.


✝️ κ°€μ‘± 같은 예배

이 ꡐ회의 μ˜ˆλ°°λŠ” λ‹¨μˆœν•˜μ§€λ§Œ 진심이 담겨 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
ν”Όμ•„λ…Έ 반주둜 찬솑가λ₯Ό λΆ€λ₯΄κ³ , μžν•„λ‘œ μ“΄ κΈ°λ„μ œλͺ©μ΄ κ³΅μœ λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€.
맀달 첫 번째 주일엔 λͺ¨λ‘κ°€ μŒμ‹μ„ λ‚˜λˆ„λŠ” ν¬ν‹€λŸ­ μ‹μ‚¬λ‘œ ꡐ제λ₯Ό λ‚˜λˆ•λ‹ˆλ‹€.
μ„€κ΅λŠ” 1979년에 ν•œ 성도가 직접 λ§Œλ“  λ‚˜λ¬΄ κ°•λ‹¨μ—μ„œ μ „ν•΄μ§‘λ‹ˆλ‹€.
μ§€κΈˆλ„ μ—¬μ „νžˆ κ·Έ 강단이 μ‚¬μš©λ˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.


🌽 λ†μ΄Œ μ§€μ—­ νŠΉμ„±μ— 맞좘 사역

  • μΆ”μˆ˜ 감사 예배 (Harvest Sunday): λ§€λ…„ 10μ›”, ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜κ»˜ λ†μž‘λ¬Όκ³Ό 농뢀듀을 μœ„ν•œ 감사 예배

  • ν—›κ°„ 성경곡뢀 (Barn Bible Study): 여름철, μ‹€μ œ λ†κ°€μ˜ ν—›κ°„μ—μ„œ μ—΄λ¦¬λŠ” μ†Œκ·Έλ£Ή 성경곡뢀

  • 이웃 λŒλ΄„ νŒ€ (Neighbor Care Team): λ§€μ£Ό 거동이 λΆˆνŽΈν•œ μ–΄λ₯΄μ‹ λ“€μ—κ²Œ μŒμ‹κ³Ό μƒν•„ν’ˆ 전달


πŸ„ λ†λΆ€μ˜ 간증

"ν­ν’μœΌλ‘œ 헛간이 λ¬΄λ„ˆμ‘Œμ„ λ•Œ, κ΅νšŒλŠ” 망섀이지 μ•Šκ³  도ꡬ와 μ‚¬λž‘μ„ λ“€κ³  μ™€μ€¬μ–΄μš”.
그게 λ°”λ‘œ μ˜ˆμˆ˜λ‹˜κ»˜μ„œ ν•˜μ…¨μ„ 일이라고 μƒκ°ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€."

— Dale M., 3λŒ€μ§Έ μ˜₯수수 농사λ₯Ό μ§“λŠ” 농뢀


πŸ“· λΈ”λ‘œκ·Έ 이미지 μΆ”μ²œ

  • μŠ€ν‹°ν”Œμ΄ μžˆλŠ” μž‘μ€ μ‹œκ³¨ κ΅νšŒμ™€ μ˜₯수수밭

  • μ•Όμ™Έμ—μ„œ μ˜ˆλ°°λ“œλ¦¬λŠ” κ°€μ‘±λ“€

  • κ±΄μ΄ˆλ”λ―Έ μœ„μ— μ˜¬λ €μ§„ μ„±κ²½κ³Ό ν•¨κ»˜ν•˜λŠ” ν—›κ°„ 성경곡뢀 μž₯λ©΄


미ꡭ의 λ†μ΄Œ μ§€μ—­μ—μ„œ λ―ΏμŒμ€ μ‘°μš©ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ, λŒ€μ§€μ˜ 뿌리처럼 깊고 κ²¬κ³ ν•˜κ²Œ 이어져 κ°‘λ‹ˆλ‹€.
Prairie Hope ChurchλŠ” ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ˜ λ‚˜λΌκ°€ μž‘κ³  κ²Έμ†ν•œ μžλ¦¬μ—μ„œλ„ μΆ©μ‹€ν•˜κ²Œ μžλΌλ‚˜κ³  μžˆμŒμ„ λ³΄μ—¬μ£ΌλŠ” κ·€ν•œ μ¦κ±°μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

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