Information about College Avenue UMC:
College Ave is a church whose membership is dedicated to experiencing the Word of God, to receiving, learning, teaching, and sharing that Word in fellowship with Christ. We hope to open our hearts, minds, and doors in order to respond to the Word of God and the love of Christ in a way that reaches out in renewal, rebirth, in healing to all.
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College Avenue United Methodist Church, as a people of God claiming Jesus Christ as our savior, affirms that its primary mission is to be faithful in our ministry with the people in our church and community. We want to live our faith in all relationships. We want to exemplify in our public ministry our faith in God's grace and our understanding of faith as a reaching out to all people, including gay, lesbian, and bisexual persons. We would love as we are loved--unconditionally. We wish to be an open community, welcoming and affirming everyone, just as Christ is welcoming and affirming of everyone.
We believe all persons are created in the image of God, and all are offered God's love and grace. We desire to make explicit and public our past and present practices. Therefore, we affirm the full participation of all--regardless of sexual orientation, race, or gender--who confess Jesus Christ as savior, in all aspects of church life. These include baptism, confirmation, membership, funeral rites, and positions of leadership. We believe the Disciplinary prohibition against ordination of gay Christians is inconsistent with the offer of God's grace to all.
We believe a welcoming congregation to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of all, regardless of sexual orientation, at every level of congregational life--in worship, in program, in ministries, in social occasions--welcoming not only the presence but celebrating the unique gifts of each life. We join with the Reconciling Congregation Program within the United Methodist Church to "Open the Doors" to all persons. We hope with God's grace to be instruments of reconciliation to all persons who, because of prejudice, homophobia, or ignorance find themselves in exile from the family of God.
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By the T:
Take the Red Line to Davis Square. Go out the College Avenue exit. When you reach ground level, you will be facing Store 24. Turn to your right and walk up the street (College Avenue). College Avenue UMC will be the first church on your left, at the corner of Chapel Street and College Ave. There are many other ways you can reach College Avenue by the T. The MBTA's trip planner can assist you in discovering which ones would work best for you, MBTA trip planner. Use 14 Chapel ST, Somerville as the final destination.
- By Car - from Boston or east of Somerville:
Take Massachusetts Avenue towards Porter Square, Cambridge. Turn onto Beech Street (one block north of Porter Square at the Episcopal Church). Make a left on Elm Street where Beech ends. Follow Elm and then bear right when you can no longer go straight. Make sure you are in the left lane at this point. Turn left onto Highland Avenue at the traffic island. The first traffic light after turning onto Highland is Davis Square. Make a right at this light onto College Avenue. College Avenue United Methodist Church will be the first church on your left, at the corner of Chapel Street and College Ave.
- By Car - from north of Somerville via I-93 South:
From I-93 South, take exit 31 and once you leave the highway, make a right at the stop light and continue going straight onto Harvard Street. Go through several traffic lights until you come to Powder House Circle (rotary). Go halfway around the rotary and onto College Avenue. (College Ave. will be between the small convenience store and a small park). The church is several blocks down on the right at the corner of Chapel Street and College Ave.
- By Car - from south of Boston via I-93 North:
Head straight off exit 29 (Somerville-Everett) past Home Depot and Loews Theaters and go through one light. Head north on 38. Once on 38, take left at second light onto Harvard Street-- you will just have passed a Sunoco and Burger King. Go through several traffic lights until you come to Powder House Circle (rotary). Go halfway around the rotary and onto College Avenue ( College Ave. will be between the small convenience store and a small park). The church is several blocks down on the right at the intersection of Chapel Street and College Ave.
- By Car - from Arlington or Lexington:
Take Broadway to Powderhouse Circle (rotary). Turn right immediately onto College Avenue (between the small convenience store and a small park). The church is several blocks down on the right at the corner of Chapel Street and College Ave.
Address: 14 Chapel ST, Somerville MA 02144 Phone: (617) 776-4172