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We invite you to join us each Sunday in worship where the inclusive love of the gospel is proclaimed in word, music and ritual. We’re a growing congregation of all ages, with nursery care and Sunday School during worship for the young ones or rocking chairs for nursing mothers right in the sanctuary. Designated a “safe sanctuary”, we’re dedicated to providing a safe place for our children. We have a thriving youth program and a small but committed group of twentysomethings seeking fellowship and spiritual growth.
True to our Methodist heritage, we emphasize personal faith and social responsibility. Our congregation has been active in Habitat for Humanity, Heifer Project International and sponsoring a Somali refugee family. We also founded the Pioneer Valley Free Health Service (now located at 281 Maple Street).
Our challenge together is to not only find God in the warm hospitality amongst the body of Christ gathered on Sunday mornings, but also to ask ourselves where God is in the stranger and where are those places of no hope. Our mission is to identify those situations where we are called to risk ourselves in raising the level of hope for those who need our love and justice.
Shalom,
Pastor Kelly
Pastor Kelly
