Aldersgate United Methodist's doors are open for any and all to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ and see what God is doing in the lives of the church and community.
We welcome all to attend any of our programs, but our Sunday Service is one you won't want to miss!
We are holding our second blood drive!
Our Christmas Blood Drive was so successful we decided to have another!
We are holding our second blood drive on Saturday, July 6th 2024 from 9AM to 12PM. Once again Solvita will be offering their services for this life-saving gift.
Remember one gift is enough to save the lives of three!
You can sign-up in on the sign up sheet in the fellowship hall or by visiting the website below and reserving a time:
DONOR TIME WEBSITE
Can't give? Help us by encouraging others to give. Send them to the site above or encourage them to show up the day of (walk-ins are welcome)!
We would love for you to worship with us!
Our worship experience begins at 10:00 AM Eastern Time and lasts approximately one hour.
You can find us at: 5464 Old Troy Pike Huber Heights, OH
Can't experience in person?
You can also find our worship experience broadcast via live stream on our YouTube page as well as our Facebook page. Previous broadcasts are available on our YouTube page.
We are a church striving to be faithful followers of Jesus Christ. We seek to be both multi-generational and ethnically diverse as a representation of our community and the diversity and variety in the Kingdom of God.
We began in 1959 and celebrated 60 years of faithful and fruitful ministry in 2019.
Our location on Old Troy Pike was possible through the generosity of the Booher family and a deal struck with Charles Huber during the initial development of Huber Heights.
We hold many of our beliefs in common with other Christians while others are special emphases of our tradition as United Methodist Christians who count John Wesley as our spiritual father:
Triune God - God is one God in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost).
Scripture - The writings in the Old Testament and New Testament are the inspired word of God.
Sin - While human beings were intended to bear the image of God, all humans are sinners for whom that image is distorted. Sin estranges us from God and corrupts human nature such that we cannot heal or save ourselves.
Salvation through Jesus Christ - God's redeeming love is active to save sinners through Jesus' incarnate life and teachings, through his atoning death, his resurrection, his sovereign presence through history, and his promised return.
Sacraments - We recognize two sacraments: Holy Baptism and Holy Communion. In Holy Baptism, the Church believes that "Baptism is not only a sign of profession and mark of difference whereby Christians are distinguished from others that are not baptized; but it is also a sign of regeneration or the new birth." It believes that Baptism is a sacrament in which God initiates a covenant with individuals, people become a part of the Church, is not to be repeated, and is a means of grace.
The United Methodist Church generally practices Baptism by sprinkling, pouring, or immersion and recognizes Trinitarian formula baptisms from other Christian denominations in good standing.
The United Methodist Church affirms the real presence of Christ in Holy Communion, (the bread is an effectual sign of His body crucified on the cross and the cup is an effectual sign of His blood shed for humanity), anamnesis of Jesus' death, believes the sacrament to be a means of grace, and practices open communion.
Free will - The UMC believes that people, while corrupted by sin, are free to make their own choices because of God's divine grace.
Grace - The UMC believes that God gives unmerited favor freely to all people, though it may be resisted.
Pastor: Mary Jo Yeakel
Adult Sunday School: VOLUNTEER DRIVEN
Administrative Assistant: Emily Wilson
Instrumentalist: Denise Nicholson
Technical Director: Martin Zufall
Aldersgate also houses several community-oriented groups that serve the Huber Heights community at-large
Alcoholics Anonymous: Acceptance in the Heights - 10a.m. Saturday morning meeting
Aloha at the Gate - 7p.m. Wednesday evening meeting
Big Book Study Group - 12 noon Wednesday meeting
U-Learn Academy (ULearnAcademy.com) - School season only
Regular Calendar Happenings
Sunday Adult Bible Study: 9:00 - 9:45 AM (in the parlor) “Listen: Praying in a Noisy World” - Books available in the Fellowship Hall Sign Up table by kitchen
Our participation in the Huber Heights Community Garage Sale was a great success!
Thank you for coming by and we will see you again in the fall!
Upcoming Special Events
Several of the ladies of Aldersgate recently completed three projects for Crayons to Classrooms, an organization that provides free supplies to area teachers. The first involved a little stitching as we created 'pocket hugs' for children who need sensory input to calm them or help them concentrate. The other two required printing covers and assembling and stapling journals that are used for art projects, writing or math assignments. In all we donated 15 pocket hugs, 43 construction paper journals and 231 full sized journals! We received the following thank-you note:
"We wanted to take a moment and thank you and the other volunteers from Aldersgate UMC so much for volunteering with us by completing Journals, Color Journals and Pocket Hugs! We hope the group had fun working on these. If you are ever interested in doing this again, or sending a group to volunteer on-site please let me know!"
Our Love-in-a-Bag program benefits the local elementary school by providing in-need students with essential items to get them through the weekend.
Matthew 25: Ministries accepts donations of empty plastic pill bottles for inclusion in shipments of medical supplies. Their pill bottle program fulfills the dual needs of improving medical care in developing countries and caring for our environment. We would like to contribute to their efforts, so please start saving your bottles!
Acceptable collection items include:
Prescription and over-the-counter pill bottles
Large and small pill bottles
Pill Bottles with and without secure caps (child-resistant)
Please remove labels on your prescription bottles, but it's not necessary for over-the-counter pill bottles. Donations can be dropped off in Fellowship Hall. Thank you!!
Fiber Arts Fellowship occurs every first Sunday of the month at 4:00 PM at the church.
All in the community are welcome to join us for this outreach program.
Bring your current projects and enjoy a time of sharing and friendship!