We are a community of faith seeking to follow Christ, and to worship God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, while reaching out to South Portland and the World with God's Love in Christ through word and deed.  We serve our community in a variety of ways, through our Missionary Luncheons at noon on the first Wednesday of each month, by collecting for the food bank, through prayer and study, through our greater United Methodist connection, and our members are involved in a variety of other ways as well.

Is that it, you ask?

Of course not! There's our famous bean suppers, on the fourth Saturday of every month. We seat at 4:30 and 5:30 PM, and we'd love to see you there!

And yes, we do meet for worship!

We gather together and hope you will join us to worship the Lord every Sunday at 11:00 AM.  Our services are also broadcast on South Portland Community Television on most Saturdays and Sundays at 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

So what does it mean to be United Methodist, you ask?

That is a great question - Elm Street United Methodist Church is a Christian fellowship, and as United Methodist Christians we are called together to serve Christ in our communities.  With all Christians, we believe in the Triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and that through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God and human beings can be reconciled and brought into loving relationship.

What's different about United Methodists?

The United Methodist Church comes from the Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren traditions, both of which have long histories in North America.  On our Methodist side, we trace our heritage to John and Charles Wesley, brothers and Anglican priests in the 1700's who were significant in a major revival in England that gave birth to Methodism.  Our EUB heritage comes from German preachers in America influenced by Methodism and German Pietism.  You can find out more about the history of The United Methodist Church here, and about what we believe here.   We are a congregation of the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church.

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