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Friends, to Stratford United Methodist Church Welcome
Friends, to Stratford United Methodist Church 
Located at: 2600 Main Street
Stratford, CT 06615
across from the Town Hall and Stratford High School
Our Purpose:
To celebrate and proclaim the love of God in Jesus Christ within the Stratford United Methodist Church fellowship, the surrounding community and the world, through sacrificial dedication to prayer, praise, education and service, with an open and loving acceptance of all.
Stratford United Methodist Church is a Christ-centered community of rich heritage and a promising future ready to extend a warm greeting to you.
Telephone: (203) 375-5851
Fax: (203) 375-6890
email: stratfordumc@yahoo.com
History of Stratford United Methodist Church
8:15 a.m. Worship in the Chapel
9:00 a.m. Adult Sunday School
10:00 a.m. Worship in the Sanctuary &
Sunday School Classes
Nursery Care provided at 10:00 a.m. Service
Fredric O. Jackson, Pastor
Arthur T. Tedcastle, M. Div., Pastor Emeritus
Meg Boxwell Williams, Director of Music
Ellen C. Williams, Director of Music Emerita
Tara Brophy, Director of Christian Education
June Baker , Secretary
Robin A. Costa, Preschool Director
Lanette Kardos, Youth Coordinators
Henry Lee, Custodian
Are you looking for a church...
Where people are friendly?
Where people are growing in love and faith in Christ?
Where there is a mix of contemporary and traditional music?
Where families with children are welcome?
Where the preaching from God's Word is relevant to everyday life?
Where people are excited about their faith in God?
We joyfully welcome you in the name of our Risen Lord Jesus Christ, who loves and cares for you! If you do not have a church home, we invite you to come grow with us as we seek to worship & serve God, and experience the transforming love and power of God in Christ Jesus!
Sunday School
for children of all ages
Youth and Cherub Choirs
Acolyte Program
Vacation Bible School
UMC Summer Camps
Scouting
SUMC Preschool
(203) 386-1818
Junior and Senior United Methodist Church Youth Fellowship
Weekend Events
Church Service Projects
Confirmation Class
Prayer Chain - Email or call church office to have someone added to our prayer list.
Early Morning Prayer - Every Wednesday, 7:30 AM in the chapel.
Adult Choir - New voices are always welcome. Rehearsals Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM.
Handbell Choir - There will be some openings in the "Grace Notes" hand bell choir this fall. You do not need to know how to read music to play. If you can count to four you can become an accomplished bell ringer. The "Grace Notes" rehearse for one hour on Tuesday nights in the Music Room beginning at 7 p.m.
Senior Methodists
United Methodist Women
Bible Study Groups
Habitat for Humanity
Support for More Than Thirty Local, National, and Global Ministries
Thrift Shop - Thursday - Friday, 9am - 1 pm / Saturday, 9am - noon
History of Stratford United Methodist Church
The Methodist Preacher, Jesse Lee, first preached in Stratford on July 4, 1789. On May 19, 1790, Mr. Lee and the Rev. Daniel Smith, formed the fist Methodist Class in Stratford. From this class came the Methodist Society of Stratford. Bishop Francis Asbury, the father of American Methodism, preached here in 1791, 1794, and 1795. Four houses of worship have been built and occupied in Stratford by nine generations of Methodists. The gospel has been preached by sixty-eight itinerating circuit preachers and fifty-three stationed pastors. Children have grown to adulthood and adults have grown old in the faith. Christian influences have been exerted in the community, in the nation and world-wide. A long and honorable line of servants of God have worked, worshipped, taught, prayed, and loved in this place. The Stratford Methodist Society has served God in this place for over two hundred years. A complete history of the church can be found in the book entitled In This Place, A History of the United Methodist Church, Stratford, CT, 1790-1990, by J. Oliver Carson.
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