For that groundbreaking day, the Elgin Methodist Church pastor, Lavern Johnson, rode a horse to the new church, a distance of 2 to 3 miles, re-enacting the old "circuit ridin’ preacher ...

Bishop Scott Jones speaks during an oral hearing before the United Methodist Judicial Council, the denomination’s top court, on May 22, 2018, in Evanston, Illinois. Photo by Kathleen Barry/UMNS ...