Waterford UM Community Life

The Waterford Charge Community

Stained glass window at Waterford Church: Jesus in the garden

Our mission:

To be faithful to the Great Commission of Jesus Christ:

Going out in the world, show all people how to be disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to do the things that Jesus has showed us.

Member visiting another in a nurisng home

Our hope:

The promise of Jesus of the constant, loving presence of God:

And keep this in your mind, I am and will be with all of you, for all time, yes, even until time comes to an end. (Matthew 28:19-20)

Our purpose:

To know Jesus and make him known, individually and as a community.

We share the love we have received. We share it and celebrate it with joy. We want everyone to be able to share with us, because we have received a wonderful gift.

We are able to love because of this: he first loved us.

(1 John 4.19).

Enjoying sausage at a Saturday breakfast.

Our guide:

The Holy Spirit leads us to tell about and share God's love for us. This is the love that was made known through Jesus Christ. We worship together as a community to share this love, and we share our lives. We rejoice in prize-winning events and share together in times of loss. We grow together as we grow individually.

Just as a body is one, but has many parts in it that are all parts of that one body, we, though there are many of us, are part of one body--this is how it is in Jesus. (2 Corinthians 12.12).

Our Community:

Waterford Township, the home of approximately 750 people, is on the Muskingum River about 18 miles west of Marietta, Ohio. The incorporated town of Beverly, home to 1,463, is just one-half mile across the river from the Waterford United Methodist Church. In addition to recreational opportunities, this area is a great place for history buffs to explore. Click here to read a history of the Waterford Church.

Area industry includes Globe Metallurgical which currently produces more than 120 silicon metal and ferro alloy products in electric furnaces at two plants, one in Beverly, the other in Selma, Alabama.

Sunday school for children, eager faces! American Electric Power operates the Muskingum River Plant, which employs 285 people from our region. This plant supplies electricity to seven states via the national power distribution grid.

There are also chemical plants in the nearby towns of Belpre and Marietta, in addition to farming, finance, shopping, education, and tourism.

Wolf Creek in Waterford and Fort Frye in Beverly, School Districts serve our children and youth. Secondary educational opportunities include Washington State Community College, Marietta College, and Ohio University at Athens among others.

Other Christian churches in the Beverly - Waterford area:

Beverly Baptist Church 984-2504

Beverly Open Bible Church 984-4036

Clowing around at a camping retreat. Beverly Presbyterian Church 984-4256

Beverly United Methodist 984-2100

Beverly 5th Street Church of Christ 984-4180

Beverly Ullman Street Church of Christ 984-4603

St. Bernards Roman Catholic 984-2555

Waterford Charge United Methodist 984-4234

Waterford Church of the Nazarene 984-4665

Bible translations by Tim Vermande