A place at the table, whoever you are.
An old stone church on the corner of Chapel and Linden. Come for an hour of hymns, scripture and bread on Sunday — stay for coffee, and for as long as you like after that.
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Sunday 9:00 am
Said Communion
Quiet, spoken, 45 minutes. Sunday School runs alongside.
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Sunday 11:00 am
Sung Worship
Choir, organ and hymns, about an hour. Nursery available.
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Wednesday 6:30 pm
Supper & Study
A shared meal in the hall, then an hour with the week's readings.
This Sunday on the road to Emmaus.
We are halfway through Road Stories, an autumn series on the people God meets on the way to somewhere else. Here is the whole service, just as it is printed in the bulletin.
Read the sermon notesThe Order of Worship
Sunday, September 27 · the 18th Sunday after Pentecost
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Gathering Hymn 432 · Be Thou My Vision
All stand as they are able.
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The Word Luke 24:13–35
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Sermon Bread for the Road
Rev. Anna Whitley
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The Table Holy Communion
Everyone is welcome to receive, or to come forward for a blessing.
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Sending Hymn 118 · Now Thank We All Our God
Coffee follows in the hall.
Large-print bulletins and hearing loops at the welcome table.
You do not need to believe everything, or anything, to walk through our doors. Bring your questions and your doubts. We keep a seat and a cup of coffee for you either way.
Life together the rest of the week.
Sunday is where it starts. Most of what we do happens between Sundays — in classrooms, kitchens and living rooms all over town.
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Sunday School
Sundays, 9:00 am
Stories, songs and snacks for ages three to eleven, in the classrooms off the hall.
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Youth Group
Fridays, 7:00 pm
Pizza, honest questions and a service project each month for grades six to twelve.
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The Choir
Thursdays, 7:30 pm
No audition, just a willingness to learn the tenor line. Robes provided.
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Food Pantry
Saturdays, 9:00 am
Groceries for around two hundred neighbors a week, packed and handed out by volunteers.
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Home Groups
Weeknights
Eight to ten people, a living room and a kettle — scattered across town most weeknights.
Recent sermons
Every Sunday’s sermon, written out in full for the week.
- September 20, 2026 · Rev. Anna Whitley Bread for the Road Two tired disciples walk away from Jerusalem, and a stranger walks with them. They only recognize him when he breaks the bread.
- September 13, 2026 · Rev. Anna Whitley The Stranger at the Door Abraham runs to meet three travelers in the heat of the day. What we owe the people who turn up unannounced.
- September 6, 2026 · Deacon Marcus Hale A Well in Samaria Jesus asks a woman for a drink at noon, and a conversation nobody was supposed to have changes a whole town.
Your first Sunday starts at the red doors.
Nobody will single you out, and nobody will ask for anything. Here is what the morning looks like.
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Arrive
Park on Linden Avenue or in our lot behind the hall. A greeter at the red doors will point you to a seat, the nursery, and the coffee.
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Worship
About an hour of hymns, scripture, a twenty-minute sermon, and communion. Everything you need to follow along is printed in the bulletin.
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Stay
Coffee and something baked in the hall afterward. No sign-up sheets, no pressure — just a chance to meet a few people.
- Find us
- 214 Chapel Street, Springfield
- Worship
- Sundays at 9:00 and 11:00 am