Church News

You can now help support the Chatham United Methodist Church and our missions by purchasing fun, high quality CUMC branded items in the new CUMC online store! 

A percentage of every item purchased is donated to the church.

Visit the new store at: chathamumc-store.org

Every time you're out and about wearing one of our clothing items you will be helping to spread the word about our church and all of the amazing work we do.

For a limited time, save 10% at check-out by using the promo code KICKOFF10!

Library News

A flier, just outside the CUMC Library, features the story of Jackie Robinson, the American professional baseball player who was the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers’ signing of Robinson heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball, which had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s. This was a significant step for major league sports, a move that led to the inclusion of many other Black and Brown athletes in professional sports organizations. Robinson’s number, 42, was retired from MLB, but on Jackie Robinson Day (April 15), all ballplayers wear number 42….

(Taken, in part, from Wikipedia)

For the second Sunday in Lent, and as part of our “Questions to God”, we’ll be asking questions about the Bible. We’ll start with your favorite verse from the Bible. What makes it your favorite? Who really wrote the Bible and when? Are all the stories in the Bible true; did they really happen? And what does it mean that the Word of God is living? Come join us in the Asbury room after worship at 11:15am this Sunday. Just bring your curiosity!

You're Invited!

Wherever you may be on your faith journey, we welcome you to connect with others for conversation, reflection, and prayer during the six-week season of Lent. Each group meeting lasts approximately one hour, and participants are welcome to attend one, some, or all sessions.

The Sunday morning Lenten Small Group will use Questions to God, part of the United Methodist Church’s “Breakthrough Series”. Asking questions, such as Who is God? Why do bad things happen to good people? and How can I face the future? are common questions we might ask God. 

Print copies of lessons will be available each Sunday of Lent, and by email (contact Ron Yarger at ryarger01@gmail.com).

For the Monday group our guide and companion through the season will be the daily devotional Living Well Through Lent 2026: Cultivating Healing and Wholeness In Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind. It offers a holistic approach to exploring healing and wholeness for ourselves and for the world.

Print copies are available in the church office, and various digital options are offered at livingcompass.org and on Amazon.

Groups will meet in “hybrid” format – in person in the Asbury Room, and via Zoom on:

• Sundays (2/22 – 3/29) at 11:15 am (Ron Yarger, facilitator)
• Mondays (2/23 – 3/30) at 7:00 pm (Pastor Sharon Yarger, facilitator)

For further information or to receive the Zoom invitations, contact Assoc. Pastor Sharon Yarger at scyarger@optonline.net

Our annual Interfaith Iftar Dinner is next Tuesday, March 3^rd at 5:15 PM.

There are just a few spots left for this popular event. To register, click on the picture above, or email Catriona in the church office at csmith@chathamumc.org

To support the community and ministries here at

Chatham UMC.

Feel free to keep writing checks, or giving through our website, or now through Zelle!

Thank you for your generous support of our community and ministries here at Chatham UMC!

With Gratitude, The CUMC Finance Team