We are a community of faith, pilgrim people on a spiritual journey seeking to live by faith, to do justice, and strive to build the beloved community. We find wisdom from Scripture and tradition, experience and reason to guide us in confronting life's deepest questions and uncertainties and as a sacramental community we gathered around the table of the Lord, where all are welcome; communion is at the heart of what we do and who we are.
Since 1901, our congregation has provided a faithful witness to the love of God as expressed through the Methodist tradition. We are a community of faith where the sorrowing find comfort, the needy find help, the despairing find hope, the seeker finds a fellow traveler, the lonely find a home, the fearful find calm, and the stranger finds welcome.
Welcome Statement
In the name of Jesus Christ, and in his spirit of love we bid you welcome to Swarthmore United Methodist Church
You are welcome here if you are married, divorced, or if you are single;
For we will partner with you.
You are welcome here if you are a single parent, or a parent couple or acting as a parent;
we will be a family to you.
You are welcome here if you are Black, Brown, White, Asian, Native American or a combination of any of these
diversity is God’s gift to the world.
You are welcome here if you know what you believe, and you are welcome if you have no idea what to believe;
we will share the journey of faith with you.
You are welcome here if you are a person with disabilities and/or care for someone who does..
We are all the body of Christ.
You are welcome here if you are gay or straight,
You are welcome here if you are queer or transgender
God is affirmed in all our identities.
You are welcome here if you have papers or are undocumented,
You don’t need a visa to be called a Child of God.
You are welcome here if you look like a model or just feel like one
We are all made in the image of God.
You are welcome here if you are a saint, or a sinner;
God knows all of us are both.
You are welcome here with or without tattoos, with or without body piercings, with a suit and tie on or with flip flops and Bermuda shorts.
No matter who you are, no matter where you are on life’s journey,
YOU are welcome here!
Since 1901, our congregation has provided a faithful witness to the love of God as expressed through the Methodist tradition. We are a community of faith where the sorrowing find comfort, the needy find help, the despairing find hope, the seeker finds a fellow traveler, the lonely find a home, the fearful find calm, and the stranger finds welcome.
Welcome Statement
In the name of Jesus Christ, and in his spirit of love we bid you welcome to Swarthmore United Methodist Church
You are welcome here if you are married, divorced, or if you are single;
For we will partner with you.
You are welcome here if you are a single parent, or a parent couple or acting as a parent;
we will be a family to you.
You are welcome here if you are Black, Brown, White, Asian, Native American or a combination of any of these
diversity is God’s gift to the world.
You are welcome here if you know what you believe, and you are welcome if you have no idea what to believe;
we will share the journey of faith with you.
You are welcome here if you are a person with disabilities and/or care for someone who does..
We are all the body of Christ.
You are welcome here if you are gay or straight,
You are welcome here if you are queer or transgender
God is affirmed in all our identities.
You are welcome here if you have papers or are undocumented,
You don’t need a visa to be called a Child of God.
You are welcome here if you look like a model or just feel like one
We are all made in the image of God.
You are welcome here if you are a saint, or a sinner;
God knows all of us are both.
You are welcome here with or without tattoos, with or without body piercings, with a suit and tie on or with flip flops and Bermuda shorts.
No matter who you are, no matter where you are on life’s journey,
YOU are welcome here!