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Fall & Winter Sunday Services

Worship 11:00 am
Children leave for Sunday school after the Children's message
Sunday School at 11:00 and 9:30
During 11 am worship a nursery is available, and we have Sunday school classes for pre-school through 6th grade.
At 9:30 we have a teen discussion class including food, fun, and a chance to tackle real issues and ideas for today's youth; while elementary children are welcome to a Biblical history class featuring crafts and dramas, as well as those crucial snacks; and adults are welcome to a dynamic class discussing video presentations by pastor and scholar N.T. Wright, on the topic of Christian faith and life in the 21st century.
Nursery 10:30 - 12:00 am
(Children 0-3)

Fall Activities

October is Environmental Ethics Month at WGUMC!

October 12th, Friday 7:30 pm -- The church will host an ethics discussion group. Just how evil is it to use paper towels? Come and share your thoughts on how to carry out our personal responsibility to combat global warming... All welcome!

October 22nd, Monday, 7:30 pm -- Please join us for a program on Faith and Science as we address the threat to God's creation posed by global warming.

"Exploring the Limits of Science: Evolution, Environmentalism and Science Literacy" (Faith and science must work together, as we address critical environmental issues with scientific knowledge.)
Presenter: Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Professor of Biology at Butler University, and Founder of The Clergy Letter Project. Contact: Pastor Judy Young, 301 869-3753

October 28th, Sunday, 9:30am -- Halloween walk for Gaithersburg HELP
Children are invited to come in costume at and to walk around near the church as a "mini-walk" fundraiser for Help of Gaithersburg (contributions welcome).

Nov. 21st, Wednesday, 7:30 pm -- This year's Interfaith Thanksgiving service will be held at the church Amid the music, Abraham Lincoln is expected to appear in person to read his declaration establishing the national holiday...

Our home is located at 303 Chestnut Road in Washington Grove, Maryland where Methodists, in the 19th century, held summer camp meetings.

Today, the town of Washington Grove sits as a tree-lined community on the southeastern edge of Gaithersburg, Maryland. The town retains much of the charm of its earlier days. Tall oak trees dot every road and avenue. Town meetings are held in historic MaCathran Hall. Our tranquil location is an ideal place for reflection and prayer.

The architecture of many homes reflects the early camp meeting tents. The town seems far removed from the hustle and bustle of the metropolitan area that surrounds it. It has the aura of a small New England or Midwestern town.

We stand with one foot in the Maryland history of the Methodist church and the other foot grounded in ministry to the Washington Grove community and beyond.

If you have a request to use the church or church parking lot, click on this link for a Building Use Request Form.htm.