Oak Lawn United Methodist Church is inviting the community to attend the ceremony to consecrate the church’s newly-painted Rainbow Steps at noon on Sunday, Nov. 2, following morning worship services.

The Dallas Landmark Commission voted to allow Oak Lawn UMC to keep its rainbow-painted steps as a temporary art installation. The approval is valid for 12 months. Then the church must return to the ...

Oak Lawn UMC's rainbow steps are complete (Photo by Chad Mantooth) Dallas Voice received this message from Oak Lawn United Methodist Church on New Year’s Eve. The church’s leadership and congregation ...

Dallas leaders are deciding if Oak Lawn UMC violated city code by painting its front steps in rainbow colors without landmark approval. The church painted the steps as a show of inclusivity following ...

DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES, October 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Oak Lawn United Methodist Church (OLUMC), a long-standing inclusive faith community in Dallas, is ...

On Monday, a group of Dallas city commissioners will weigh in on the future of a church's front steps. Last year, parishioners at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church painted their front steps in rainbow ...

A bold show of defiance that church leaders are calling an act of faith is coming to life on the steps of a Methodist church in Dallas. In response to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s order removing a Pride ...

Re: “Rainbow steps stay, and Dallas keeps its soul — Landmark Commission had no choice but to say ‘Amen’ to Oak Lawn UMC,“ by Robert Wilonsky, Wednesday Opinion. When power demanded that Texas cities ...