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.
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Our faith community is committed to following the life and teachings of Jesus. Join us every Sunday at 10am.
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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
Blessings to you and yours,
September marks “Season of Creation” throughout our Christian connection.
This season celebrates Creation as God’s gift, and our responsibility to honor and act as stewards of this home of ours, earth.
Many congregations focus and study what it looks like to be a “Green Church,” integrating our loving care for the natural world into worship, discipleship, stewardship, evangelism, and mission ministries. I encourage an exploration of this commitment as followers of Christ.
For me, Creation Care or environmental stewardship isn’t just another “social justice issue” among many. I believe that we all exist, everything that is, within God’s full presence, and that this same life that animates flora and fauna is God’s Spirit that breathes life into humanity and guides us in our paths. We are interconnected through Holy Spirit, all peoples as well as more-than-human world.
A hymn that captures this understanding for me is Oh, the Life of the World by Kathy and Ian Galloway, found in the Upper Room Worship book:
Oh, the life of the world is a joy and a treasure
unfolding in beauty the green-growing tree,
the changing of seasons in mountain and valley,
the stars and the bright restless sea.
Oh, the life of the world is a fountain of goodness
overflowing in labor and passion and pain,
in the sound of the city and the silence of wisdom
in the birth of a child once again.
Oh, the life of the world is the source of our healing.
It rises in laughter and wells up in song;
it springs from the care of the poor and the broken
and refreshes where justice is strong.
So give thanks for the life and give love to the Maker
and rejoice in the gift of the bright risen Son,
and walk in the peace and the power of the Spirit
till the days of our living are done.
I love how this hymn weaves together the natural world, human experience, worship and service, justice and theology — all together. God loves all of us because we are all made by God – who is Love – for the purpose of love. We live into our purpose when we recognize our relationships with all people and all creation; loving God by loving all that God has made. May we find joy in discovering together how to do this in new ways!
Serving and celebrating with you in Christ,
Pastor Gretchen
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