Our Church

We are a Christian community where you can bring ALL your friends and family. With a focus on following Jesus and a life of discipleship, we follow the early church's insight from Acts ch. 10: "However, God has shown me that I should never call a person impure or unclean… I really am learning that God doesn’t show partiality to one group of people over another." (Acts 10:28, 34)

You'll notice inclusivity on your first visit. You see:

people not following kosher (like in Acts 10)
women preaching
men & women
tattoos, jeans, shorts, hair coloring
LGBTQ+ people
Democrats & Republications
children, teens, young adults, middled aged, seniors

Some of us grew up Methodist, but most didn't. Following Jesus means that what binds us together is loving God, not how we think. We are like-hearted, not like-minded. And we know that following Jesus will continually call us to question our own conclusions as we grow in holiness.

We approach Scripture as a primary way that God calls us to faith. The inspired writings handed down by our ancestors in faith reveal God's faithfulness then and God's call to discipleship now.

Kuna United Methodist Church is an historic church in the center of Kuna, Idaho. We started in a tent, literally. We gathered, praised God, heard the Word, grew in discipleship, and supported each other. The church grew. We built our sanctuary in 1911 and remodeled it several times.

And we served our community. We have been involved in food ministry for decades and hosted the Kuna Community Food Bank until they moved out in 2024.

We come together in Christian community to journey together on the path of discipleship. We uplift each other, challenge each other, and strive to be a community of discipleship and safety. We love it when new people join our mission.

Pastor Mia Crosthwaite

We enjoy having one of the few (only?) female pastors in Kuna. Growing up unchurched, Pastor Mia brings an ecumenical background that reflects our congregation, including the Catholic, Lutheran, and Episcopal churches in her journey. She is an ordained ELCA Lutheran pastor serving our church through an inter-ministerial agreement.

With a Bachelors of Science from Boise State University, a Master of Pastoral Studies from Loyola University New Orleans, and a Master of Divinity from Luther Seminary, Pastor Mia is an Idaho native with strong roots in the Treasure Valley. She and her husband have nine children, including adopted special needs children.

"At the end of the game, it's all about Christ," says Pastor Mia. "We've heard the call to 'come and follow me,' so we stumble along, striving to learn and grow, keeping our eyes on Christ, and becoming the human beings God created us to be."

United Methodist Church

Making disciples for the transformation of the world.

We are part of the United Methodist Church, a world-wide church body founded by John Wesley and fueled by missionaries in the 18th and 19th centuries. Remember those camp revivals from the early 1800s you learned about in school? That was us!

We are one of the largest Christian denominations with a proud heritage of evangelism and discipleship. Like all faithful communities, change never ends.

The mission of The United Methodist Church, as found in Scripture, is "to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world." So simple, so challenging, so engaging.

Each one of us has been called to discipleship, called to citizenship in the kingdom of heaven, and called to play a unique part in God's good mission for the world.

This mission drives us to taking an active stance in society, with well developed and gospel compelled social principles.

The United Methodist Church believes God's love for the world is an active and engaged love, a love seeking justice and liberty. We cannot just be observers. So we care enough about people's lives to risk interpreting God's love, to take a stand, to call each of us into a response, no matter how controversial or complex. The church helps us think and act out a faith perspective, not just responding to all the other 'mind-makers-up' that exist in our society."

Learn more at UMC.org