Broadway United Methodist Church

About this church

Broadway United Methodist Church's 10 a.m. Sunday worship takes place at 609 East 29th Street in Indianapolis, both in the sanctuary and online. In-person visitors enter through Door 2 from 29th Street, marked on Sunday mornings by six-foot white flags. Worship includes stories of faith, laughter, singing, shared joys and concerns, prayer, and passing the peace throughout the congregation.

Children can remain connected to the main service through JoyLand, a flexible worship area that provides more room to move while staying part of the gathering. Kids and teenagers are surrounded with family support, spiritual curiosity, and community rather than isolated from the wider church. Broadway describes its neighborhood approach as the Beloved Community, focusing on gifts already present among residents and members instead of defining people mainly by needs. Fellowship and study groups include meals, conversation, Bible learning, and interest-based connection. The congregation began in 1873 as Pattison Methodist Episcopal Mission Church; the muddy trail to its forty-foot-square building was covered with pulled ragweed, earning the nickname “Ragweed Chapel.” That local, neighbor-built origin still informs its community emphasis. A newcomer can use the flags to find the correct entrance, join online first if desired, and expect a single expressive service where children, longtime members, and neighborhood participants share space.

Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed August 26, 2026. Sources: Official worship page, 10 a.m. in-person and online service, sanctuary, Door 2, · Official identity page, Beloved Community, neighborhood gifts, joys, concerns, s · Official kids-and-teens page, JoyLand, movement during worship, family support, · Official history page, 1873 beginning, Pattison mission, first building, donor,

Service times

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Ministries and visitor notes

• JoyLand Children’s Worship Space — During Sunday Worship

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