The barn will be coming down eventually, Marks said, with the intention to repurpose some of the wood in the new building. Her great-grandfather had owned and farmed the property and his old barn still sits atop the ridge behind the construction zone. Ironically, the site has connections to the family of Debbie Camp, a member of the trustees and the church council chair. “God has given us this site,” Marks said. The site is also in close proximity to the middle and high schools. it has better demographics than the old church area.” She said that there are a number of single parent families nearby, and there are plans for 140 apartment units in a mixed residential and retail project.
“We were just looking for real estate that was available in Middletown,” said Pastor Barbara Marks, who has led the church for four years. Bickerton, Connecticut District Superintendent Alpher Sylvester and other members of the cabinet the bulldozers came in earlier this summer and work has progressed steadily ever since. The groundbreaking for the Tuttle Road building took place in October 2018 with Bishop Thomas J. They’ve since left that location and are worshiping with the South and First Congregational churches. They first moved their worship services to the ballroom at the local Elks Lodge which held its challenges with the weekly setup and teardown. Their last service on Old Church Street was on August, 31, 2014 the sale of the building had been all but finalized. The congregation made the difficult decision to sell what had been their home since 1931, citing dwindling membership and increasing expenses. A 2,000-square-foot church is being constructed on former farmland about five miles from their old sanctuary in the middle of town. Read more about Join us for Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m.T he First UMC of Middletown, Conn., as it appeared on August 25.Ĭome Christmas, the First United Methodist Church of Middletown, Conn., is hoping to leave behind their itinerant days of the last five years and settle into a new home.Recordings of past worship services on Zoom are available on our website here. Our live-streamed worship service will continue to be available for viewing on YouTube at any time. We are singing during our worship services, however, our Chancel Choir Board voted to continue wearing masks at this time. We encourage everyone to become familiar with CDC guidelines and use their best judgment. There will be no tracking method for checking vaccination records. Masks are now optional in the church building and during worship according to recent CDC and State of Illinois Health Department updates.įor those who have not received a complete COVID-19 vaccine yet, wearing a mask is suggested. We have made the following changes to our policy in response to the recently revised CDC and State of Illinois guidelines: Our live-streamed worship service will be available for viewing on YouTube. for worship in person and live-streaming on YouTube! Click here to join us! Read more about 2022 Annual Giving Commitment.
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Every gift, no matter how big or small, furthers that mission and helps bring the message of Jesus to the world striving to provide full inclusion recognizing our strengths and our diversity. By making this investment, you commit to the success of the church’s overall mission of enriching the spiritual lives of the congregation and the community. The activities of our church require a large financial investment for our beautiful, but old, church building, the spiritual leaders of our youth and music programs, and our mission work. Our youth ministries, inspirational music programs, dedicated staff, and most of all, our finest traditions of relishing the glory of God in our lives, are still there but look a little different. On Commitment Sunday (October 24) we celebrate the exciting opportunities for the church as we stream forward with new technologies that we can utilize now and in the future.Ĭhrist is always with us, and our church is always there for us as well.
This October, we explored our membership vows of presence, prayer, service, gifts, and witness. Our church has gone through so many changes, yet our core values of Open Hearts, Open Minds, and Open Doors (in person and online) remain constant. Thanks to your contributions in the name of God, our church and community have been Growing Our Gifts for New Life Together in vibrant new ways. Thank you for your gifts to God through Downers Grove First United Methodist Church in 2021! Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, our church has remained faithful with recurring gifts that have made all of our programs, ministries, missions, and community connections impacted by the world possible and viable.
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