Check out photos from the 2018 Christmas Concert, “Procession to Bethlehem,” performed Dec. 9, 2018 by the Oconee Street UMC Chancel Choir.

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.
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
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.
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.
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 steeple of Oconee Street United Methodist Church is demolished.
© Joe Dennis, 2013
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