Skip to Main Content

Local church turns communion cups into artwork

Content and photo for the story by Rev. Katie Ricke, Beresford Zion UMC.

BERESFORD, S.D—About six months, ago a group of ladies who work a lot in the kitchen at Beresford Zion UMC, found a couple of boxes of old, mismatched, glass communion cups that were no longer in use. The communion cups were in the back of a cupboard in the kitchen.

Photo: Michelle Carlson poses by the artwork she created out of communion cups that were no longer in use at Beresford Zion UMC.

The group had the idea of creating a piece of artwork out of the cups, but they weren't very crafty.  “I really liked the idea and so they took the cups to a lady in our church, Michelle Carlson,” explained Rev. Katie Ricke, Beresford Zion UMC.

Carlson made a beautiful piece of artwork out of the communion cups. It is the United Methodist cross and flame with a blue heart around it and the words, "open hearts, open minds, open doors".  The piece hangs in the narthex of the church so everyone who comes into the church will see it.

Ricke said, “What I really love about this is how having her create this artwork spurred Michelle on to lead our church in participating in our local craft fair.  So many people created wonderful things, including our Sunday School children, to sell for that fundraiser.  We are truly blessed with some very creative and talented people in our church.”

UMC

Dakotas Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church 605.996.6552 https://www.dakotasumc.org./media/library/fluid-mod-setting/12/logo/logo.png https://www.dakotasumc.org./media/library/fluid-mod-page/2/slideshow_home/Advent_Study_1698x720 px.jpeg 1331 University Ave. Mitchell SD 57301-0460 US 43.69689310 -98.03291320 122 W. Franklin Avenue Ste 400 Minneapolis MN 55404 US 0.00000000 0.00000000 1331 W University Ave Mitchell SD 57301 US 0.00000000 0.00000000 1331 University Ave Mitchell SD 57301 US 0.00000000 0.00000000 http://www.facebook.com/dakotasumc http://www.twitter.com/DakotasUM https://vimeo.com/dakotasumc https://www.instagram.com/dakotasumc https://www.flickr.com/photos/dakotasumc/albums