Reconciling Statement

We, the friends and members of the Havre de Grace United Methodist Church (HdGUMC), acknowledge that in the history of the United Methodist Church (UMC) people have been condemned and excluded from full participation in the Church based on race, nationality, culture, gender, economic status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. While some progress has been made for many of these groups, condemnation of the LGBTQ+ community, or tolerance of such, through silence still stands. As a congregation that believes everyone is a child of God, we pledge ourselves to reconcile and seek to eliminate all intolerance by The UMC directed towards anyone, especially members of the LGBTQ+ community. Furthermore, we declare ourselves to be an open and affirming congregation, welcoming into the full life and ministry of the HdGUMC people of all aforementioned groups. As a reconciling congregation, we commit to strive to become a community of faith and spirit that works towards unconditional inclusion, offering safety, justice, equality, healing, and wholeness of life for all people. 

Welcome!

The Havre de Grace United Methodist Church, a congregation with a proud history and a bright future, invites you to worship and fellowship with us. Our beautiful facility, located at the intersection of Union and Congress Avenues in historic Havre de Grace, has served as a community cornerstone of faith for more than 100 years.

Indoor Worship has resumed!

We resumed worshipping inside the sanctuary, and as a precaution, households are asked to sit together and be six feet apart from those in other households. We enter the sanctuary via the front doors/ramp, and exiting will be explained in worship (one-way traffic only).

We also livestream our services on our Facebook page every Sunday at 11:00 AM. If you aren't able to tune in, don't worry - the recorded sermon will also be uploaded on our YouTube channel every Sunday afternoon in addition to the livestream.

Watch the latest sermon below:

Devotionals: Click here for daily devotionals from the Upper Room. Upper Room staff will be posting a live morning prayer on their Facebook page every day at 12:00 PM EST. Additionally, the Upper Room's Prayer Wall is available for posting prayers and praying in response to the prayers of others.

Commitment Cards can be found on the Stewardship page along with an update from the Stewardship Committee.

Electronic Giving: It's fast, easy, and secure. Support the work of our church through a donation made electronically. Have your weekly or monthly contribution debited from your checking/savings account and transferred directly to the church safely and electronically. You'll never have to remember your checkbook again! Major credit cards are also accepted. Click here to access instructions for performing electronic giving.

Latest News

COVID is still with us. Please wear a mask, wash hands, get vaccinated when you can, stay physically distant but socially connected. Vaccines are available to ALL Maryland residents 16 or older. Pray for an end to the pandemic.

Two important contacts to locate vaccination sites:

1) COVIDvax.maryland.gov OR

2) Call 1-855-MD-GOVAX (1-855-634-6829) or text "MDREADY" to 898-211, for those who do not have internet access.

Vaccine registration may be done through the Harford County Health Department. Email: https://harfordcountyhealth.com/harfordcovidvax/ or call: 410-838-1500.

Cecil County Health Department: https://cecilcountyhealth.org/coronavirus/vaccination/.

Grace Place & St. John's Cupboard need to stock their pantry (please no glass jars, outdated food or fresh bread or milk).

They would be grateful to receive the following CANNED ITEMS: Tuna fish, chicken, soups, spaghetti sauce, "Spaghetti O's," ravioli, chili, meat, baked beans, "Oodles of Noodles," fruit.

OTHER PRE-PACKAGED FOOD: Mac & cheese, peanut butter, jam or jelly, instant noodles, spaghetti or other boxed pastas, instant oatmeal.

OTHER ITEMS: Reusable cloth grocery bags, diapers in sizes 5 and 6, pull-ups in sizes 4T-5T (boy or girl), baby wipes (un-scented), toiletry items like toothpaste and toothbrushes (no razors, please).