Join Us Each Sunday Morning at 10:00 am for Worship. No Sunday School until Fall.

We offer both in-person worship and a live stream on our YouTube channel, which also includes recordings of past services.

The church is located at 401 Quincy Street between Hancock City Hall and Quincy Green. Parking is available on the street and in the bank parking lots across the street.

Pastor’s May Newsletter Column

Embracing Love

It is May, blooming trees and flowers. May is a month when we give thanks for the      blessings God has given us. On the first   Sunday, we celebrate Confirmation and    Baptism; on the second Sunday, we celebrate Mother’s Day; on the third Sunday, we       celebrate Pentecost; on Monday, the 27th, we have Memorial Day to commemorate those who gave their lives for our country.

From May 28 to 31, I will be attending the  Annual Conference, so Lay Speaker Jerry Parker will be delivering the message.

I will introduce an episode to think about the mission of the church. During World War I, a battle occurred in a rural French village. A  soldier was dead in a fierce battle. So the comrades went to see a church to bury the body of the dead comrade. They asked the pastor who was guarding the church to bury the comrade’s body in the cemetery in the churchyard. However, the pastor refused to bury the dead soldier because the soldier was not a Christian. Instead, the pastor told the soldiers to bury the body of their comrade in the cemetery outside the church fence. 

After the war, the soldiers returned to the cemetery of the dead comrade. But strangely, they couldn’t find the grave. They asked the pastor where the dead were buried. Then the pastor pointed to a place with his finger, and when the soldiers saw it, the tomb of a     comrade, which was clearly outside the church fence, was changed inside the fence.

The pastor said this to the soldiers, who were confused. “I prayed after you left because I couldn’t sleep for several days. While praying, I realized that the cemetery’s location was not important to God’s love. So I couldn’t move his grave inside, but instead, I decided to tear down the church fence and move the fence out of it.”

The church needs to go beyond its walls and reach those worldwide. Therefore, if we ask how far the church fence is, this is the church fence as much as we can embrace the world. If you don’t think about the wall, it’s a church trapped in it.

Ironically, after the Holy Spirit filled the early church at Pentecost, it became the subject of persecution. Because Jesus’ believers were arrested and imprisoned, they were scattered to other parts of the country. They thought the church was in turmoil, but they spread the gospel beyond Jerusalem to Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth.

At some point, we expand our boundaries. God ordered a new appointment through the bishop this year. Through this appointment, God will use our church to go beyond the church walls and serve our community.    Worship to God is not only on Sunday; it is every moment the church embraces the world. The church is us. I hope you have a happy May by serving your loved ones

In Jesus,

Taegyu Shin

Weekly Events

Sunday School 9:30 am. (off until Fall)
Sunday worship 10:00 am for the Summer
Wednesday – 8:00 am Men’s Prayer Group
Friday Coffee Fellowship – 10:00 am

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We want to meet you where you are in your faith life and help you take the next steps to growing an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ

  • Here, you will find a place to become involved and make a difference in our world.
  • Here, you will find a home – a place you can be yourself and honestly explore your spirituality.
  • Here, you will find opportunity to study scripture and pressing issues of the day with other Christians in an open-minded environment that encourages discovery.

Children, teenagers, university students, families, empty-nesters, and seniors work together to build community and to share the blessings of God with those who are less fortunate.

Now is the perfect time to come and check out the many activities and opportunities for personal and communal growth.

If you’re visiting for the first time you might not know where to park. There are a couple of parking lots we use across the street, on both sides of the bank building, and behind the bank building. You can also park in the spaces on the street. The first, or East door is the main door, but either one will get you where you need to be.