Welcome to Saint Peters United Methodist Church in Montpelier, Virginia – where faith, community, and love come together. Join us for uplifting worship, inspiring messages, and a warm, inclusive family.
About Us
We are a people of hope who believe that the promises of Jesus Christ can transform lives.
Worship
Our faith community is committed to following the life and teachings of Jesus. Join us every Sunday at 10am.
Our Missions
We believe in spreading Christ’s love through various community missions and outreach. Learn more.
Our Staff
Our staff is committed to guiding our church family with love, integrity, and a passion for God’s work
Pastor Ponderings
We are a sent people. Many of Jesus’ teachings, especially at the end of the gospels, were about disciples going out into the world with good news, with healing, with risk-taking mission. In John 20:21 “Again Jesus said, ‘Peace be with you! As the Father sent me, I am sending you!’” In this effort we are not alone, Jesus’ sends Holy Spirit with and ahead of us.
We are in the season of the spirit, season after Pentecost; a time for living into a practice of being a sent people. This liturgical season is our longest, spending six months exploring how scripture guides us in becoming disciples, living Spirit-led. It is our growing season for active faith. As sent people now is time to explore, experiment, find new opportunities to pour God’s love into the world with hope.
Sometimes called Ordinary Time, this season is about what ordinary followers of Jesus do with extraordinary grace. Ordinary relationships, ordinary actions, ordinary daily experiences all tuning to God’s extraordinary holiness of heart and life. All fueled by Holy Spirit fire.
“Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” Galatians 5:25. Now is the season of growing fruit of the spirit with intentionality “… love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” Gal 5:22
May this Pentecost Season find us following Holy Spirit; a people sent out to love as Christ has loved us “…being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion…” Philippians 1:6
Blessings this Holy Spirit season,
Pastor Gretchen
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Proverbs 11:25
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"Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."
— Matthew 5:16
