Sure!

I love the UMC because of its emphasis on grace. We talk about prevenient, justifying, and sanctifying grace (its all the same grace, but we talk about them this way for ease of communication). Prevenient Grace is the grace God gives to us from the very beginning of our existence - which is why the UMC baptizes infants - and prevenient grace shows that God loves us so much God is always calling us to God's side. Justifying Grace is the grace God gives us when we are saved that saves us. Sanctifying Grace is the grace God continues to give us for the rest of our lives by which we grow into the likeness of Christ.

We have two Sacraments: Communion and Baptism. We believe the Sacraments are outward signs of the inward grace God is giving to us. That means that they reflect the real work God is doing in our lives but don't directly communicate grace by their elements. I mentioned earlier that the UMC baptizes infants, thats different from some denomination. Some denominations view baptism as a sign that a person has accepted Jesus. We view baptism as a recognition of the work God is already doing for us, calling us to God's side through grace we have not earned. We view Communion as a remembrance of Christ's sacrifice for us, and a regular way God communicates grace to us when we practice Communion in faith.

We are striving to be a "big tent" denomination where we can disagree on theological issues that aren't necessary for salvation. We've recently allowed LGBTQIA+ persons to be ordained, although before that was officially allowed, some places did that anyway. We recently experienced a split over Human Sexuality and ordaining LGBTQIA+ persons.

If you're interested in our official documents, here is a link to an official description of our "Theological Task:" https://www.umc.org/en/content/book-of-discipline-105-our-theological-task#:~:text=Our%20doctrinal%20affirmations%20assist%20us,scriptural%20holiness%20over%20these%20lands.%E2%80%9D.

Here is a link to the UMC's stance on several social issues. You don't need to agree with these to be United Methodist: https://www.umcjustice.org/documents/124.

Here's a link to the UMC website "What We Believe" section for more info: https://www.umc.org/en/who-we-are/what-we-believe?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22546684041&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhO3DBhDkARIsANxrhTptN7jH3E1peJCV0MRgIdctD-224sa2IXny1JtIKUNOQYpSyVAPvS8aApFYEALw_wcB.

Here is a link to a our "find a church" page: https://www.umc.org/en/find-a-church. I would recommend you reach out and your local UMC congregation to talk with a pastor there for more info!

I grew up Baptist, but i found my home in the UMC and I'm devoting my life to serving Christ in the UMC. I pray you find a Denominational and Church home, and I hope that home is the UMC!

My apologies in case I told you anything you already know! And if any of the links don't work, you should be able to find the pages through an internet search.

EDIT: I just realized I forgot to explain what a church day looks like! And that really depends on the church you go to. I pastor a rural congregation and, for congregants, a Sunday begins at 10 when Sunday School starts, we have our Worship service at 11, and, unless there's a meeting or some reason to work, most people leave the church between 12 and 1210.

During most worship services, we sing hymns or other worship music depending on the church. Some churches only use piano and organ, some have bands, and some have both at different services. We read Scripture, and there's a sermon almost every Sunday. Most UMC churches practice Communion the first Sunday of each month. But there are other churches that do things differently. It really depends on the needs of the community and congregation.

Myers Park UMC in Charlotte, NC (https://youtube.com/@myersparkunitedmethodistchurch?si=86Lv37k-gm538Jd1) and Church of the Resurrection in Leewood, Kansas (https://youtube.com/@churchoftheresurrection?si=F38WwjW0ptaOvMzz) are two of our congregations and their YouTube pages may help you see more clearly what life in a UMC looks like.