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Post Office Box 297
121 Church Street
Mathews, Virginia 23109
 
Church Office: (804)725-2832
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Parsonage: (804)725-3332
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"I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord."
-- Psalm 122:1

      Welcome to Central United Methodist Church, a growing congregation, serving a rural community in scenic Mathews County, Virginia. Central offers worship and fellowship, as well as a close-knit, loving church family. The congregation seeks to serve God and the community through individual acts as well as its small groups, United Methodist Women and United Methodist Men.

      Central has been a visible presence in the community since 1873 and continues to worship God with song and preaching of the Word. Come and join the celebration of God's goodness and His love!

Worship and Sunday School

We worship on Sundays at 9:15 a.m. Sunday School is meeting in the church Fellowship Hall on Sundays at 10:15 a.m.  Online Sunday School for all ages begins at 10:30 a.m. on Zoom.  Our worship style is considered traditional, with responsive liturgies, dynamic hymns, powerful Scripture, and dynamic preaching. Our worship team keeps our services interesting and you will not want to miss a Sunday!

Weekly Schedule

Sunday Worship: 9:15 
(In-Person and on our YouTube Channel)
 
In-Person Sunday School: 10:15
  
 Please see the calendar for a schedule of all church activities.

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We have a YouTube channel!

 In addition to our in-person worship service, either live or a recorded video of our worship service is available weekly on Sundays at 9:15 a.m.  View the archive of these videos any time on our YouTube channel.

News From the United Methodist Church

  • Minnesota pastor testifies to U.S. Congress
    The Rev. Mariah Tollgaard, senior pastor of Hamline United Methodist Church, spoke to a U.S. House committee about the impact of the federal crackdown on her parishioners and state. “No nation can build a true future on the terror of its own people,” she said.
  • Pastors walk a political tightrope
    Political and moral polarization is prominent in the United States, and United Methodist pastors are treading carefully on these issues as they lead diverse congregations.
  • Podcast: Finding unity in diversity with the Rev. Daniel Hawkins
    In “Signs of Life,” a new podcast from UM News, Ben Ward talks with the Rev. Daniel Hawkins about bringing diverse church members to the table and having sometimes hard conversations to be in community together.
  • Winter guard meets Wesleyan warmth
    St. John’s United Methodist Church in South Carolina opens its doors to out-of-state teen performers at a moment’s notice, showing the United Methodist connection at work.
  • With DEI dismantled, ministries still work for diversity
    Several United Methodist annual conferences have staff members whose job titles call for them to promote multicultural ministries and racial equity. They’re doing this work at a time when DEI policies have been targeted by the Trump administration.

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The Daily Light

Thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name.
  • This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
  • Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken ... but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, ... for the Lord delighteth in thee. And as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee. -- He hath sent me ... to comfort all that mourn; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.
  • I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
  • I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness and in mercies.
  • Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?

Eph 5:32; Isa 62:4,5; Isa 61:1‑3; Isa 61:10; Hos 2:19; Rom 8:35