Each Wednesday (March 9 - April 13) during Lent there will be a Lenten Luncheon from noon to 1 p.m. at Glenn Dale United Methodist Church. Homemade soup and dessert are served. After each lunch the Rev. John M. Blanchard, Jr. will preach a brief devotional. A sign-up sheet is posted on the church bulletin board [...]
The second Sunday of the month has now been set aside as a service which will provide a somewhat different worship format than our conventional/traditional one. The service will have more laity involvement and the music will include more of a contemporary praise and worship component. Our intention is to bring more diversity to both [...]
We hope you will join us for our Christmas services this week. You will be glad you came. Our Christmas celebration begins Christmas Eve with a family service at 7 p.m. in our main sanctuary followed by a warm and intimate candlelight service at 11 p.m. in historic Perkins Chapel, which is just past the main church [...]
The scent of sugar cookies, hot cocoa, and plenty of holiday glee will fill the air at our free 4th Annual Children’s Holiday Fest on Saturday, Dec. 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The day will begin with music and movement where children and brave adults will participate in high energy exercises and games. [...]
Candlelight Advent services will start Wednesday, Dec. 1, and run through Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, at historic Perkins Chapel next to the parsonage. The half-hour candlelight services will start at 7 p.m. They will include Christmas carrols and a short sermon by the Rev. John M. Blanchard, Jr. A nursery will not be provided, but children [...]
Tempt your taste buds and treat your pocketbook to a delicious home-cooked meal at bargain prices at Glenn Dale United Methodist Church’s Annual Smorgasbord on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 4 to 6 p.m. The low all-you-can-eat prices are $10 for adults, $5 for children 6 to 12, and free for children under six. Dine on [...]
Once again we will support the Samaritan’s Purse Project Christmas Child. Samaritan’s Purse is an evangelical Christian organization providing aid to people around the world. Project Christmas Child is an initiative providing a wrapped shoe box filled with items for a child’s gift. These are provided to poor and needy children around the world. These [...]
Glenn Dale United Methodist Church celebrated its 195th anniversary at Perkins Chapel on Sunday, September 19. The small church was packed with current and past parishioners and friends. Long-time member Shirley Seaton Brumbaugh and Pastor John Blanchard led the service devoted to our rich heritage. Jean Hall presented the history of our original church, Pleasant [...]
Glenn Dale United Methodist Church’s parishioners and our friends will celebrate our heritage on Sunday, Sept. 19, during the 10:30 a.m. worship service at Perkins Chapel, our historic Methodist chapel. The small, white nineteenth century church is located at 8606 Springfield Road, one-quarter mile north of Glenn Dale UMC at the intersection of Good Luck Road and Springfield [...]
Many parishioners at Glenn Dale United Methodist Church have seen pictures and heard about the mission trip to Merger, Haiti, Stephanie Blanchard and Kent and Marilyn Hills participated in this summer. They joined eleven others to form the United Methodist Volunteer in Mission (UMVIM) team, led by Rev. David Graves of Bowie United Methodist Church. The team visited Merger, [...]