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Nantucket United Methodist Church Founded 1823
Pastor, Rev. Dr. Thomas M. Richard
Sunday Services 10am
Bible Study Wednesday 7pm
Main Photo: Sharon & Dirck Van Lieu
Pastor, Rev. Dr. Thomas M. Richard
Sunday Services 10am
Bible Study Wednesday 7pm
Main Photo: Sharon & Dirck Van Lieu
Effective November 14, 2021, Sunday Services are being held In-Person at the Church in the Lower Level and virtually via Zoom. In the Menu of Information drop down menu select Attend In Person/ Online for the Zoom link and to download the weekly bulletin and hymns.
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.
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 - go to this website or download the APP on your smart 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. Below are two screen captures—the first shows when you search for our Church, the second shows one you click on our Church. 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.
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Rev. Dr. Thomas Richard has been part of Nantucket since he was three years old, when his father served the First Congregational Church of Nantucket in the 1950's. Tom returned to the Island in 1986 to serve FCC until 2001.
Since his ordination in 1973 he has served seven churches in five states, and from 2001-2013 he served as the Executive Director of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches.
During his fifteen years of ministry here on the Island, he was deeply involved in several non-profit groups and active in ecumenical and interfaith ministries.
He and his wife LeeAnne have six children, and five grandchildren. In early April 2020 Tom was appointed as pastor of the Nantucket United Methodist Church. He returns to ministry in a tradition in which his grandfather was a lay minister, and his father first began his ministry.
After traveling throughout the country since 2001, he and LeeAnne are happy to call Nantucket home again once again.
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 nonprofit organization governed by a board of directors dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the Nantucket United Methodist Church. 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 a coalition of church members and 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.
Please consider donating to our Project.
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. Dr. David Calhoun is our District Superintendent SCDistrict@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
church@nantucketunitedmethodist.com
2 Centre Street
Nantucket MA 02554
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 264
Nantucket MA 02554
Pastor Rev. Dr. Thomas M. Richard
Isaiah Williams/Mollie Glazer
Organist/Pianist
Lay Leader Sylvester Baptiste
Chair - Administrative Board Zona Butler
Chair – Altar Guild Nelson Eldridge
Chair – Trustees Toby Brown
Chair Emeritus – Trustees Nelson Eldridge
Chair – Communications Marianne Stanton
Chair – Mission and Outreach Kathryn Batchelder
Ch
Pastor Rev. Dr. Thomas M. Richard
Isaiah Williams/Mollie Glazer
Organist/Pianist
Lay Leader Sylvester Baptiste
Chair - Administrative Board Zona Butler
Chair – Altar Guild Nelson Eldridge
Chair – Trustees Toby Brown
Chair Emeritus – Trustees Nelson Eldridge
Chair – Communications Marianne Stanton
Chair – Mission and Outreach Kathryn Batchelder
Chair – Staff Parish Relations Zannie Johnson
Chair – Stewardship and Finance Marianne Stanton
Chair - Communications Ray Brusca
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 click HERE
You may also mail a check payable to Nantuc
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 click HERE
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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