Author: Kenna Marcus

Pastor's Note

Witness of the Table

This week we wrap up our worship series “This Is My Story.” We have been thinking about our Christian witness, one of the five parts

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Youth

Youth Sunday Mornings

youth sunday mornings Come hang out with us on Sundays! Manchester Youth offer a variety of Sunday morning programming during the 9 & 11a worship

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Pastor's Note

Let Them Hear

Go out and tell our story, Let it echo far and wide. Make them hear you. Make them hear you. These words, from the 1996

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Sermons

Salt and Light

The metaphors of salt and light help us define what our witness should look like. Salt and light are both helpful things, and our witness

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Pastor's Note

Be the Good News

Friends- I am writing you today because I have been invited to be the preaching pastor this weekend at MUMC!  In the eight weeks I

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Sermons

All Nations

Jesus sends his disciples out into the world – to “all nations” – in order to share what they have learned from him. The Greek

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Pastor's Note

This is My Story

We are coming out of a truly wonderful worship series that we called “We Are Manchester.” Over these past few weeks, we have heard from

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Sermons

We Are Worship Arts

Worship is the pulse of the Body of Christ. In the John 4 conversation, it is made clear that style and location are secondary considerations

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About

Fall Programming

2023 Fall programming Beginning September 10 Manchester UMC will kick off Fall programming on September 10 with the Homecoming celebration! All are invited to the

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Sermons

We are Congregational Care

Congregational care happens best in community, the people of the church caring for one another. The ministry of Congregational Care is a group project, and

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We Are Generosity

Financial discipleship has always been a vital part of what it means to follow Jesus. Paul writes to encourage the church in Corinth to give

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Pastor's Note

Do All the Good You Can

The Methodist tradition has a few phrases that are fairly well-known. Perhaps the most familiar is some advice given to Methodists about how we should

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Adult Classes

Faith & Facts

Church & Society Classes Starting Fall 2023! The General Board of Church and Society is dedicated to the work of living faith, seeking justice, and

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Pastor's Note

We Are Manchester

This Summer, our worship series will focus on … well, us!  The worship series is titled, “We Are Manchester,” and it will run from July

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Sermons

Is it Well?

Our lessons for today help us to consider some of the many facets of defining and understanding our FAITH. I would say that having faith

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Sermons

My Chains Fell Off

Conversion is a key idea in Wesleyan theology, and was a central part of the faith stories of both John and Charles. And conversion isn’t

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Sermons

Always Easter People

The day of Pentecost is considered the “birthday of the church” and so it is good to just stop everything and celebrate. Celebration for celebration’s

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Sermons

Get Busy Living

Judging someone else comes from your own insecurities. In our ministry (and in our lives), we cannot be guided by our insecurities. If you hate

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Sermons

Solidarity

The entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem is not merely triumphalism, it is a “ritual of solidarity.” Jesus presents himself in solidarity with the people welcoming

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Rage

Jesus was angry at the Pharisees for their hardness of heart, and it motivated him to heal the man’s hand. Embracing anger can be hard

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Sermons

Truth

“Confession is just spiritual language for truth-telling” (from the Arthur Riley devo). When we confess, sharing the truth about ourselves with God and with one

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Sermons

Lament

Lament is a gift from God. It allows us to name and appropriately celebrate the goodness of what was lost. Lent is a season for

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Human Resources

Employee Time Off Request

Manchester UMC employees should use the below form to request/report time off from work. When possible, please complete the form at least 1 month in

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Sermons

Mortality

There is meaning in mortality, there is a balance between life and death. Lent is a season that creates the time and space to reflect

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Sermons

Hunger

Matthew tells us that Jesus was “famished” after his time in the wilderness. Pain is a hunger that looks not for nourishment, but for numbing.

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Sermons

Changed for Good

In Wicked, there is a difference between being changed for the “better” and changed for “good.” “Better” is the standards of the world, the expectations

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About

what we believe

mission & vision We are called to be an inclusive community of people who love Christ deeply, worship him passionately, and serve him boldly. We

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Sermons

Patience

We live in a culture that does not like to wait. However, Scripture teaches that we ought to be patient, and upholds patience as a

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Sermons

Here is My Servant

At the beginning of a calendar year, we pause to renew and refresh ourselves. As we do, we look ahead into the year to come

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Latest News

Check back weekly for the latest news and events at Manchester UMC! Youth Small Group Serving at the Tree Lot Night at the BistroTickets are

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Pastor's Note

Discipleship Promises

The next two weekends are important ones for Manchester UMC. The church calendar is relatively empty, as we experience a few weeks of hiatus before

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ABOUT | CHILDREN & FAMILIES

children and families ministry Grow together in faith Welcome to Manchester UMC Children’s and Family Ministries. At Manchester UMC, we offer many ways for children

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ABOUT | KENNA

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Youth Sunday Mornings

youth sunday mornings Come hang out with us on Sundays! Manchester Youth offer a variety of Sunday morning programming during the 9 & 11a worship services as well as...

Salt and Light

The metaphors of salt and light help us define what our witness should look like. Salt and light are both helpful things, and our witness should also be helpful,...

All Nations

Jesus sends his disciples out into the world – to “all nations” – in order to share what they have learned from him. The Greek phrase lacks the word...

This is My Story

We are coming out of a truly wonderful worship series that we called “We Are Manchester.” Over these past few weeks, we have heard from so many different people...