Our Congregation

Who are we?

About Us

We are a small congregation of 100 souls ranging from 90 years of age to an infant born this spring. We are farmers, retired teachers and preachers. We are highway maintenance workers, nurses, and a John Deere Tractor factory worker. We are greeters at Wal Mart, an insurance company secretary, and a chiropractor.  In short, we are a cross-section of our nation. We are united in our love of Jesus Christ, who is the perfecter of our faith.

Spiritual Life

United Methodists help one another grow as disciples of Jesus Christ.

John Wesley, historic founder of the Methodist movement, succinctly described the plan of discipleship in what he called The General Rules. As Christians, we are to (1) do no harm by avoiding evil of every kind; (2) do good to all people; and (3) attend upon all the ordinances of God like participating in worship, taking Communion, reading the Bible and praying.

Center Chapel United Methodist Church is an Open and Affirming Reconciling Congregation.

We celebrate God’s gift of diversity and value the wholeness made possible in community equally shared and shepherded by all.

We welcome and affirm people of every gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, who are also of every age, race, ethnicity, physical and mental ability, level of education, and family structure, and of every economic, immigration, marital, and social status, and so much more. 

We acknowledge that we live in a world of profound social, economic, and political inequities. As followers of Jesus, we commit ourselves to the pursuit of justice and pledge to stand in solidarity with all who are marginalized and oppressed.

United Methodist sacraments, rites and rituals

The United Methodist Church recognizes two sacraments, baptism and communion. These two acts have a special place in the church because Jesus commanded them and participated in them.

Through the years, Christians have used other sacramental acts to draw closer to God like confirmation, marriage, and reconciliation. While we do not recognize these others as sacraments, we participate in many of them in some way.

For more about the beliefs of the United Methodist Church, please click here.