Staff Report BUDA —The Buda United Methodist Church (BUMC) Food Pantry and Land Sale TX are celebrating with a ribbon-cutting and courtyard reception directly prior to their Wednesday May 4 food distribution at the BUMC, which will be the first time the food distribution will be a walk-up in over 2 ...

Volunteers from the parish at the Buda United Methodist Church gathered Friday morning to plant 375 crosses on the church grounds to recognize the Hays County residents that have died of COVID-19. Senior Pastor at the church, Lisa Straus, said since the crosses were made a few days ago — nine more p...

Since he first began exploring issues related to the LGBTI+ community more than two years ago, Buda United Methodist Church Minister Jim Philpott has seen the good and the bad. There’s been blowback and “a couple of families” who decided they would rather worship somewhere else but there have also b...

On Sunday, July 1 Buda United Methodist Church welcomes their new minister Rev. Lisa Straus. Rev. Straus comes to Buda UMC from Westlake UMC in Austin and holds degrees from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary (MDiv) and from Boston University (MTS). Buda UMC invites everyone to welcome this ne...

Non-profit organizations in the community got the news Tuesday that the Buda City Council would award $25,500 in grants from the general fund. The agenda originally called for distribution of $20,500. The presentation was made July 18 at a special budget workshop. Various local non-profit organizati...

hings are changing in the United Methodist Church. And this church is not alone. As congregations begin opening their arms to gay members performing wedding ceremonies, baptisms and more, some of the traditional denominations are questioning their members churches. Earlier this month, the First Bapt...

By Jonathan Gonzalez As the fall season arrives, so also are the various pumpkin patches being established at local churches in surrounding areas. The Buda United Methodist Church (BUMC) is currently hosting a pumpkin patch where visitors can come through and pick out their own pumpkin amongst the h...