How We Worship
We worship in a relaxed and personal style, blending aspects of traditional and modern worship forms. Consistent with Methodist tradition, we offer an open communion table, where all are welcome regardless of faith background, including those seeking or struggling to believe. Worshippers come to our current worship home at the Masonic Lodge or join us online for our livestream on Zoom. Whether in person or online, our worship of God grounds us in a reality beyond ourselves and connects us more deeply with one another, helping us to overcome some of the aloneness and isolation of this difficult time. Come as you are – you are always welcome!
SERVICES
Worshiping together as a community has been central to the Christian experience since the earliest times of the church.
Joint Summer Worship through August 25, 2024: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
Torrington United Methodist Church
21 Fern Dr, Torrington, CT 06790
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Beginning September 1, 2024: Sundays at 10:00 a.m.
St. Paul’s Lodge #11, 17 Meadow Street
Litchfield, CT 06759
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Everyone is welcome, whether you are a regular churchgoer or not.
SERMONS
April 9, 2023 Sermon:
March 19, 2023 Sermon:
December 13, 2022 Sermon:
November 13, 2022 Sermon:
August 2022, Welcome Pastor Parker:
MUSIC
Music Director Marianna Vagnini Dadamo
An accomplished soprano and music educator, Marianna brings out the best in our small but mighty choir. Her accomplishments include operatic roles in Europe and North America, and soloist in many musical productions here and abroad. In her career as a music educator Marianna has won accolades, most recently awarded the prestigious title of Outstanding Music Educator by the National Federation of State High Schools, citing her exceptional dedication, innovation and leadership in music education. We feel fortunate to sing with Marianna, who not only guides and inspires us, but is an important part of our spiritual team.
Marianna makes her home in Naugatuck, CT with her husband and two children.
Our Expanded Community: The Cooperative Parish
It’s no secret that the Methodist faith has been in a flow state for some time, not just in Connecticut but worldwide. To help individual churches form bonds in support of each other, Connecticut and New York Methodist churches have been formed into cooperative parishes, small groups of churches not just allied geographically but also missionally.
UMC Litchfield & Bantam is part of the Farmington River Cooperative Parish, consisting of Methodist churches in Simsbury, Pleasant Valley, Copper Hill, North Canton and Washington Hill. At monthly cooperative parish meetings, representatives from member churches share insights into how to best promote the Methodist faith, not just in terms of bolstering church attendance, but in carrying out mission work, planning events, etc. Getting to know what is going on in our fellow churches has been a powerful experience for UMC Litchfield and Bantam, because this fellowship has gotten us out of the “silos” of our individual towns, and given us a more transcendent vision of what it means to be a Methodist in a quickly evolving modern world.