
Nantucket United Methodist Church Founded 1823
Pastor, Rev. John Haney
Sunday Services 10am
2 Centre Street
Nantucket, MA
Main Photo: Sharon & Dirck Van Lieu
Pastor, Rev. John Haney
Sunday Services 10am
2 Centre Street
Nantucket, MA
Main Photo: Sharon & Dirck Van Lieu
Sunday Services are held at 10am at 2 Centre Street at the top of Main Street. From early April to early October services are held in the first floor main sanctuary - enter thru the main front door. From early October to early April services are held in the lower level - enter thru the side door on Rose Lane.
Nantucket United Methodist Church is available for weddings in main sanctuary. We also have a Performance Center and Church Hall that are available for rental. Click below to learn more about having your wedding, event or meeting at the historic Nantucket United Methodist Church.
Click below to learn about the history of the Methodist Church on Nantucket Island
The Two Centre Street Restoration Project, Inc., the secular non-profit that since 1995 has been raising funds to restore this historical Nantucket building we use for our services, has completed a major project to restore and paint all the sanctuary facing altar white wood work, plus replacement of all of the altar and aisle carpet. The first five pictures show the restored altar woodwork and new carpeting. The last two pictures show the old worn out carpet and the woodwork before restoration.
We are grateful for all the financial support everyone provides. There are three ways to make recurring (weekly, monthly, periodic) financial contributions.
· Recommended Option - The easiest way for you to make a contribution is through the Church account on Tithe.Ly - download the Tithe.ly APP onto your smart phone device. Once you set up your account, search for Nantucket United Methodist Church to set up your contribution—whether it is recurring or one time. You can use this for one time as well as recurring contributions. You will be able to have the contribution come out of your bank account or charged to your credit card. Tithe.Ly automates your contribution so you do not need to remember each week/month. At any time you can look up and download a list of your contributions. The Church also receives a report which helps us track contributions. Tithe.Ly charges you a small fee on each contribution and gives you an option to cover this fee so the Church receives your full contribution.
· Mail A Check - You may also mail the Church a check made payable to “Nantucket United Methodist Church” - please write a a note in the Memo section on the check indicating Recurring, Parsonage Window Project, Easter Flowers, or whatever project of initiative the contribution should be credited to. Mail your check to” Nantucket United Methodist Church, PO Box 264, Nantucket MA 02554.
· Collection Plate—If you attend Sunday Services in person there will be a collection plate available.
We hope you will take advantage of the Tithe.Ly option since this makes contributing easiest for you, helps the Church with collecting and tracking all contributions, and in today’s current/post Covid touch-free world, helps avoid unnecessary touch points. We thank you for your past, current and future financial support of Nantucket United Methodist Church.
Please join us in welcoming our new minister, Reverend John Haney.
One of Nantucket's oldest churches featuring the historic Appleton Organ. The church was built in 1823 during the Golden Age of Whaling. The Nantucket United Methodist Church was added to the Massachusetts Register of Historic Places in 1998 and is part of Nantucket Island's National Register Historic District.
Two Centre Street Restoration Project, Inc., is a secular nonprofit organization governed by an independent board of directors dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the Nantucket United Methodist Church building. This majestic Greek revival structure sits grandly at the top of Main and Centre Street in downtown Nantucket, Massachusetts.
The organization formed in 1995 as an independent coalition of church members and non-church community volunteers with expertise in historic preservation, construction, finance and development in order to save and restore this historically significant structure that nearly deteriorated beyond repair.
The work that has been accomplished over the past 25 years has been under the guidance of experienced restoration and preservation architects along with skilled members of the building trade all with the same goal of keeping its’ structural integrity intact. Since inception, Two Centre Street Restoration Project, Inc. has funded over $2 million in projects to restore the interior main sanctuary and the exterior of the building. There still remains significant work to be done.
Please consider donating to help restore this important Nantucket building.
Thank you!
Two Centre Street Restoration Project Web Site Click HERE
We believe the connections we have nationally, regionally, and locally enhance and encourage Christ’s mission in the world. The benefits of identification, collaboration, and cooperation are critical to who we are as a Church and what we do as disciples of Christ.
United Methodist Church (UMC)
We are proud to be part of the United Methodist Church https://www.umc.org/ nationally, and the New England Conference https://www.neumc.org/ and the Seacoast District of the UMC. Rev. Wanda Santos-Perez is our District Superintendent SCDS@neumc.org
Nantucket Interfaith Council (NIFC)
We are members of the Nantucket Interfaith Council https://nantucketinterfaithcouncil.org/ which brings together representatives from all faiths of the Island, promoting, ethical, and social welfare and addressing pertinent issues and emergencies in the Nantucket community. I.t operates the Nantucket Food Pantry and the Fuel and Rental Assistance Program.
Nantucket Mechanical-Action Organ Project
We are part of the Nantucket Mechanical-Action Organ Project. Nantucket has many "only on" attributes, one of which is that it is the only location in the country with 100% of it's pipe organs being mechanical-action. The island is home to six mechanical-action instruments, four of which are over 100 years old; two are 185 years old. We are also the only location with the oldest American built pipe organ in the country still in regular use, our own Appleton organ.
508-228-1882
2 Centre Street
Nantucket MA 02554
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 264
Nantucket MA 02554
Pastor Rev. John Haney
Lay Leader
Chair - Administrative Marianne Stanton
Chair – Altar Guild Nelson Eldridge
Chair – Trustees Amy Eldridge
Chair Emeritus – Trustees Nelson Eldridge
Chair – Communications Marianne Stanton
Chair – Mission and Outreach
Chair – Staff Parish Relations
Chair – Stewardship and Finance Marianne Stanton
Chair - Communications
Whether you help through monetary donations, volunteering your time, or spreading our mission through word-of-mouth, thank you. We couldn't accomplish our mission without the help of supporters like you.
To make a one time or recurring contribution to Nantucket United Methodist Church, download the Tithe.Ly app or go to www.tithe.ly - cre
Whether you help through monetary donations, volunteering your time, or spreading our mission through word-of-mouth, thank you. We couldn't accomplish our mission without the help of supporters like you.
To make a one time or recurring contribution to Nantucket United Methodist Church, download the Tithe.Ly app or go to www.tithe.ly - create your account then search for Nantucket United Methodist Church.
You may also mail a check payable to Nantucket United Methodist Church to 2 Centre Street, PO Box 264, Nantucket MA 02554
Thank you for your support of Nantucket United Methodist Church.
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