About Our Congregation
Welcome…
NEW IN TOWN? Stop by the church office or give us a call. This might become your church home, and we’d be really happy if it does. But even if it doesn’t, we’re your neighbors. We’d like to meet you and we’ll be happy to help you sort out who’s who and what’s where. The office phone number is 926-3260. The church is located at 19 Gloucester Hill Road. There is a map link on the Home page.
OUR PASTOR IS THE REV. KELLI WHITMAN. Kelli is a life-long member of the United Church of Christ. She grew up in central Pennsylvania and is a graduate of Susquehanna University and Eden Theological Seminary. She has been in ministry in Maine since 2010, serving local churches, counseling at Pilgrim Lodge, and teaching worship for the Maine School of Ministry. She has a passion for vibrant worship and is a certified Trainer with the Worship Design Studio. Kelli lives in Saco with her husband Bryan and daughter Abigail and her cats. In her free time, Kelli enjoys baking (especially attempting new cupcake recipes), working on a variety of arts and crafts, and listening to pop-culture podcasts. She’d love to meet you!
JOHN TERISON, OUR DIRECTOR OF MUSIC, joined us in September, 2012. John loves the piano, but is crazy about the organ. We’ve heard him play his trumpet and a transverse flute, and we’ve seen him take a lick out of a couple of old violins and a banjo, but we’ve heard he plays just about every instrument you can name…and he’s a fine baritone, too! If you would like to sing with the Sanctuary Choir(7 pm Wednesday) or play with the Bell Choir(6 pm Wednesday), you are welcome to ANY rehearsal. Our Community Orchestra plays occasionally throughout the year, and we welcome church members and friends on any instrument and any skill level to play with us.
WELCOME TO WORSHIP: The worship service begins at 9:30 am each Sunday. You’ll find great music, thoughtful preaching, and good energy in a lovely old sacred space. Dress is comfortable casual. We have activity bags for our youngest friends as well as a coloring table and rocking chairs at the back of the sanctuary for anyone who needs a little room to wiggle. After worship, we usually gather in our Vestry for coffee, fellowship and refreshments.
There’s plenty of parking, and you can enter the sanctuary by the formal entrance you see on our home page, or follow the crowd entering the building from the back parking lot. There is a wheelchair-accessible entrance (and bathrooms) to the right of the sanctuary front porch.
WORSHIP ON-LINE: You can join us for worship on-line via ZOOM each Sunday at 9:30am. Send us an e-mail if you’d like the link. We also post recordings of our service on our YouTube page so you can worship with us anytime.
