Calvary United Methodist Church
185 W. Madison Ave, Dumont, NJ
This website is still ACTIVE during our renovations! See info and links below about Worship, Donations, Food Brigade, MLK Day and other Volunteer Activities!
Key information during this time:
WORSHIP - Due to the spikes in Covid cases, our worship services will be virtual for an indefinite period of time. You will find them on Calvary United Methodist Church, Dumont, NJ YouTube and Facebook pages.
Check out our Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/CalvaryUMCDumont
And our YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObsWMjZzwF__wymRKI--wQ
WORSHIP JANUARY 17TH AT 9:30 AM OR THEREAFTER
Jesus doesn't call us to sit on the sidelines in life, but rather to be part of making our communities and world a place where peace, justice, and compassion toward one another abound. What a relevant message! Enjoy this worship service with Pastors Rev. Elaine Wing and Rev. Dr. Carolyn Thomas along with our music ministry teams. The service is posted at 9:30 AM on Sunday and it, and other services, can be accessed in our worship archives at any time. https://youtu.be/zV1-p_-Y_fM
DONATIONS BY MAIL OR ELECTRONIC
We appreciate your support of the diverse ministries which assist people in need of tangible and spiritual assistance. Donations can be mailed to Calvary UMC 185 W. Madison Ave, Dumont, NJ 07628. To make ELECTRONIC DONATIONS just Click the purple “Make a Donation" button above and you will be redirected to our online electronic giving page.
FOOD BRIGADE - Calvary is the site of the Food Brigade which distributes free food boxes and milk to persons in need during the Pandemic. Here are the two links to use to request assistance:
(1) for assistance for ONLY yourself - https://foodbrigade.org/assistance
OR
(2) as a "distribution partner" - receiving food for yourself AND others to whom you will deliver food (even just one other person) - https://foodbrigade.org/partner
These links will take you directly to the specific assistance form you need to complete in order to receive food. Food is distributed every Wednesday. Please send an email to Calvary185@verizon.net for more information or to volunteer.
DR. MLK DAY ACTIVITY - CLOTHING GIVEAWAY FOR PEOPLE IN NEED
Help us SET UP the clothing tables on Monday, Jan. 18, from 9 AM to 3 PM and / or PACK UP any remaining clothing on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 5 to 7 PM. Families will be selecting their free clothing during the week. (Note: we are NOT accepting any additional clothing. We will receive gently used tennis shoes and boots). Volunteers are asked to sign up for 1-2 hour time slots by contacting Calvary by email (calvary185@verizon.net) or phone 201 384-3630. We will confirm your volunteer time. Recipients are invited to the "giveaway" through a Pastor, Social Services, or the Food Brigade Distribution Partners.
KID'S ARTWORK CHASES AWAY THE BLUES - GET COLORING TODAY!
MANY seniors and persons in group homes are very depressed due to CV-19 isolation. Please ask your kids (or kids at heart) to draw pictures or encouraging phrases like "God loves you". Put in the tub placed outside the church office door 24/7 facing our parking lot at 185 W. Madison Ave., enter off Cooper St. We will deliver your artwork through the Food Brigade and Dumont Social Services.
RECOVERY MEETINGS - Our building remains open for NA and AA meetings. We follow ALL CDC and State Covid-19 Safety Guidelines
WORSHIP
We worship every Sunday at 10:00 AM. Dress is casual. The worship service is informal, interactive, and designed to be meaningful for persons who are new to worship, exploring questions about God, or more comfortable in their faith walk. We start off with a diversity of music genres to wake us up and center us before moving into a Biblically grounded and relevant message that intersects with contemporary issues, concerns or joys in life.
On The Wings, a fabulous new Praise Band, joins us once a month. Other Sundays we're led in music by our choir and Music Director Ace LiPuma. Music is vital to our worship because it moves us closer to the Holy One differently than the spoken word or visuals.
Children and Youth are an important part of Calvary UMC! We've just begun "J.A.M." a new program that kicks off the morning with high energy fun for kids ages 4-12 yrs. The kids then head into one of two age level classes while the adults continue to worship. Our junior and senior high youth are encouraged to help in JAM by taking pictures or videos or assisting the teachers. Younger children can stay with their parents in the "toddler's corner" of the sanctuary where we provide quiet toys! :)
The first Sunday of the month is generally our Intergenerational Worship Service where ALL AGES stay together in the Sanctuary for a lively worship service. Kids and youth are invited to take an active role in this service by greeting, ushering, reading, participating in the interactive sermon, singing or playing an instrument, or assisting with the audio-visual elements.
Holy Communion is offered to all ages and persons on the first Sunday of every month.
We realize that not everyone can get to worship every Sunday due to work or family conflicts so we distribute the sermon by email or postal mail the following week. Our service is shared via Facebook Live to watch live or later. Contact us if you'd like the sermons!
OUR CHURCH
We are an imperfect group of people who strive to authentically live out our faith and belief in a loving and just God. Calvary UMC has earned a reputation as a "church for the community." We feel it is important to serve our community and to "be" God's love in action.
We host two Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, four blood drives a year, a Bike Rodeo and Picnic, Halloween Party, Holy Week for Kids, a Cinco de Mayo Fiesta, Scout Troops, Dinner-Concerts, a monthly dinner for 80-100 people with developmental disabilities and mental illness, Bible studies and special worship/educational series to bring God's word of hope to people in our area. We also place a priority on interfaith and ecumenical work, so you'll often find Calvary hosts events that celebrate our religious commonalities and diversity, or that bring folks together for mission.
Calvary has an active congregation of 100+ people of many backgrounds, interests, and ages. We prioritize ministries that strengthen our individual and communal relationship with God through Jesus Christ.
