Visiting Marticville UMC?
Here's What You Should Know & ExpectFinding the Church
Marticville UMC is easy to find. We’re located right on PA-324 a few miles south of New Danville, near Lancaster. You will find the church at the top of the hill, on the left, if you are heading south from the New Danville and Millersville area.
Parking spaces literally surround the church. We have accessible spaces near the ramp to the front door, and over 30 spaces available in the parking lot in front and around the side of the building.
Traffic usually is not an issue, though you may occasionally find yourself waiting behind Amish families travelling by horse drawn buggies along the roads.
What Do I Wear?
Clothes. Seriously, we don’t hold a standard on how people need to dress to attend church. Use your best judgement. Swimsuits and pajamas? Maybe not. Jeans and a t-shirt? Sandals? Sure.
Jesus tells us that we don’t need to worry about what we wear because are all “clothed in robes of righteousness”. Not only that, when we believe in Jesus we join in that great number of saints seen by John in the Revelation, wearing the white robes of the saved. That said, we don’t want to be a stumbling block to our brothers or sisters and tempt them to sin, so modesty is always the best choice.
How Can I Relate?
We keep the messages relevant and applicable to life today, but most people ask this question in terms of music. Our worship services tend to be more traditional, and we use both hymns and contemporary worship music in the worship services. Scripture readings are newer translations, which are accurate and meaningful, and at the same time are easy to understand. Long story short, we’re people just like you who work together as a family of faith to grow closer to God, through Jesus Christ.
Do I Have To Join?
The short answer is, no, but we’d love it if you felt like making Marticville UMC your spiritual home! The United Methodist Church offers an “open table” when it comes to sacraments like Communion. You don’t need to be a member of this particular church to participate in anything, or attend services, Bible study, or our adult fellowship on Sunday mornings before the service. More than anything, we want you to feel at home here and that this is a place to celebrate your faith with a real faith-family.
What Is There To Do?
Tons. And yet at the same time, we’re always looking to expand and grow our community. For example, we have children that attend with their families, and will often have messages for the children during our services. There’s an area of opportunity for everyone to expand their personal ministry and path towards God in discipleship. We have special events throughout the year and many opportunities to become part of this faith-family.
What Is There For My Kids?
Children’s ministries, Bible Studies, and family activities are some of the most important to us. We hold events and activities for children throughout the year, and we do have activities for children on Sunday mornings – and your entire family is always welcome in the worship service. Basically, this faith community is what we can make of it together, in service to God!