Welcome

The theme of our church’s new, updated website is: “Come Get to Know Us.”  However, this begs the question, “Why would you want to come?”  In a time when organized religion is on the decline, when many people who grew up in the church now identify as unaffiliated, when busy people have a multitude of choices for activities on a Sunday, why would you want to come to the Wethersfield United Methodist Church?

Rather than talk to you like a salesman, I’d like to tell you the reasons I come and why I so deeply value this community of faith – reasons that go far beyond the fact that I was appointed to be WUMC’s pastor two years ago.

I choose to be a part of this church because its ministry is comprehensive and inclusive.  Our active membership includes a healthy cross-section of age groups – children, youth, young adults, mid-lifers, and seniors.  We are open to all Christians and seekers regardless of denominational background, race, or sexual orientation.  Our worship service features a healthy blend of traditional and contemporary elements.  Our ministry embodies a healthy balance between reaching inward (caring for our own members, creating a sense of family) and reaching outward (service to the community and mission to the world). 

You may have noticed a recurrence of the adjective “healthy.”  This is why I come to WUMC.  In a diseased, dysfunctional world, this church offers a haven of health.  But don’t just take my word for it.  Come and see for yourself.  “Come get to know us!”

Grace and peace,
Rev. John Thomason, Pastor