Check out photos from the 2018 Christmas Concert, “Procession to Bethlehem,” performed Dec. 9, 2018 by the Oconee Street UMC Chancel Choir.
Procession to Bethlehem
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VIDEO: “The Work of Christmas”
The Oconee Street UMC Chancel Choir performed “The Work of Christmas” to more than 150 audience members on Dec. 6, 2016 in the sanctuary. The choir performance, directed by Amanda Martin, featured 11 instrumentalists, six actors and a narrator. Click here to see photos from the event.
PHOTO GALLERY: “The Work of Christmas”
The Oconee Street UMC Chancel Choir performed “The Work of Christmas” to more than 150 audience members on Dec. 6, 2016 in the sanctuary. The choir performance, directed by Amanda Martin, featured 11 instrumentalists, six actors and a narrator. Click here to watch the performance.
All photos by Jaydon Dennis
Honduras Mission Trip Benefit featuring Icatepic
Jazz-infused Latin band Incatepic headlined a benefit dinner and concert Nov. 6 at Oconee Street UMC.
Traditional Honduran food was served as money was raised to support Oconee Street members make a January 2016 mission trip to Honduras.
Community Cookout
Oconee Street UMC hosted a “Community Cookout” on Aug. 22 to celebrate the reopening of its sanctuary after more than two years of construction. Nearly 100 people joined in the celebration, which featured grilled food, live music and games.
Coffee House at 717 Oconee Street
New sanctuary to be ‘surrounded in prayer’
by Joe Dennis
ATHENS — Nearly two years after a fire gutted Oconee Street UMC, church members concluded their Jan. 11 service in their new sanctuary, slated for completion in spring. Before sheet rock and insulation is installed, church attendees wrote prayers on the outer sanctuary walls and concluded the service with singing and prayer. “In a couple of weeks … Read the rest
The return to Oconee Street
Oconee Street UMC returned ‘home’ on Sunday, April 13, holding its first worship at its Oconee Street location since a fire destroyed the church’s sanctuary nearly one year earlier. The congregation is temporarily meeting in its recently renovated education building while the sanctuary is being built.
Photos: Groundbreaking Ceremony
Steeple Demolition
The steeple of Oconee Street United Methodist Church is demolished.
© Joe Dennis, 2013
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