Peace be with you!
We’re so glad you reached this page on our website. That means you are doing more than just passing through; you are curious about the nature of this congregation. Your curiosity is a sign of your wondering (and perhaps wandering?) about your faith journey, and what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ. In "churchy" language, we call that curiosity “prevenient grace,” meaning God is already at work in your heart and mind and soul. What good news!
Here at Shelburne United Methodist Church, we encourage growth in all of the ways God asks us to love Jesus: with all of our heart and mind and soul and body. Growth occurs through long-standing ministries and emerging ministries. Here are just a few of the ways we love Jesus and his people in the world.
Worship: Through our worship service at 9:30am each Sunday (in the sanctuary and online), we encourage people to draw close to God’s Word in Jesus through God’s word in scripture. If you want to check us out before coming in person, you can watch our services live on Sunday via Zoom.
Fellowship: We share fellowship time after worship every Sunday, on Wednesday mornings at 10am, along with meals throughout the year.
Service in the World: We serve the wider community through supporting the local food pantry, shelter for unhoused people in Burlington, along with a missionary dentist in Nicaragua. Our Missions page has more information.
Spiritual Formation Classes: Don’t worry if you don’t know much about the Bible, we’re all learning all the time. Throughout the year we offer classes for adults to reflect on the Bible and living as Christians today. We also have a one-room Sunday School for children from 1st grade-6th grade, and a youth group that meets monthly.
Just as our lives change, so does the life of a faith community. We expect them to continue to change. But here’s the thing – Jesus doesn’t invite us to be couch potatoes, or maintain the status quo. Jesus asks us to do two things: To love the Lord with all of our heart and mind and soul, and to love our neighbor as ourselves. We love our rituals, but we also love to learn and grow, and growth as followers of Christ means change.
So if you are thinking of making a change in your life, and coming to a church for the first time, hallelujah! If you are thinking of making a change in your life, and return to a faith community, hallelujah! We are praying in advance that you will experience joy and challenge here at Shelburne UMC, and also become a deeper, stronger follower of Jesus.
We look forward to meeting you.
Peace & grace,
Pastor Janet