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
OUR HISTORY
The movement called "Methodism" was founded in the mid 1700s by Englishman John Wesley. Methodism in Dumont started in 1901 with a small German Mission Sunday School. Rapid growth led to several successively larger church locations until the opening of the present facility in 1952. From its inception, Calvary UMC has been a "serving church" providing a home to Scouts, community organizations, recovery groups, and even the Dumont schoolchildren when nearby Lincoln School was overcrowded. Calvary has sponsored refugees from Hungary and Ethiopia and sent work teams to Haiti and Appalachia. Six members have served full time as missionaries and four have become ordained clergy.
United Methodism has a very rich and exciting history with an even greater present and future. We are people of hope and action. For more information about our denomination's beliefs, structure, and practices throughout the world and United States, please speak to our Pastor or go to these links:
www.umc.org (for the worldwide church)
www.gnjumc.org (for the Greater NJ Annual Conference)
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