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What is Advent About?

Anticipating what the world is becoming

This Advent season, we’ve gathered the best resources from across the United Methodist connection to help you and your church prepare, share, and welcome with joy.


This Advent season, we’ve gathered the best resources from across the United Methodist connection.

These tools are designed to help you and your church prepare, share, and welcome with joy.

As a bonus, when you subscribe to The Source,


you’ll get immediate access to a downloadable pack of Advent social graphics—perfect for sharing hope across your church’s digital platforms.

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Advent wreath and candles at Sixty-First Avenue United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tenn. UMNS photo by Kathleen Barry Sixty-First Avenue United Methodist Church in Nashville, TN. has 80 members who reach out to the community in a variety of ways. Copyright 2011 by Kats Barry.

The United Methodist Publishing House and Upper Room Books (a ministry of Discipleship Ministries) have new books and resources available to order or download online to help cultivate a spirit of hope during Advent.

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Advent is the beginning of a new year of waiting, but it is an active and watchful waiting. It is tapping into the world's longing for redemption, salvation, and transformation.

GCORR 2025 Advent Series

The General Commission on Religion and Race presents their 2025 Advent courses for churches, leadership and small group studies, including the new FREE course "God With Us: Advent Promises for a Just World."

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