After its first two months of existence, the Lighthouse Cooperative Parish gathered on August 31 for its first Sunday Service together — in a unique setting. Seventy-five members of the Thornton Heights, Peoples, and Cape Elizabeth United Methodist churches prayed, sang, listened to scripture and praised God on a magnificent […]
Our church will host a Sunday service in the Outdoor Chapel on August 31 at 10 a.m. All members of the Lighthouse Cooperative Parish are invited to attend. If possible, bring lawn chairs. The Outdoor Chapel is located on the trail at the back of the church parking lot. Lay […]
Our church’s Eco Team, with the help of many volunteers, hosted families from the Greater Portland Family Promise network on Saturday, August 23 for a gathering in our Outdoor Chapel and nature walks in Chapel Woods. Following the walks and discussions about the quality of the woods and the peace […]
On four mornings over three weeks, members of the church’s Eco Team and other volunteers built new benches for the Outdoor Chapel, replacing aging ones originally constructed during four Eagle Scout projects dating back to 1994. The new benches are modeled after ones at the United Methodist’s Camp Mechuwana in […]
Don’t miss an evening of Boadway music performed by Faith York and the Peaks Island Musicians at our church on Sunday, August 17 at 7 p.m. The group performed last summer at our church (photos from last year) and it was amazing! There is a suggested donation of $15 per […]
Steve Hill, our lay leader and head of the Administrative Council, recently applied for, and ultimately received, a $2,000 grant to provide Greater Portland Family Promise clients with monthly supplies of diapers. The grant was a Mustard Seed Migration Grant awarded by Global Ministries and the United Methodist Committee on […]
On Thursday, July 24, the Thornton Heights United Methodist Church hosted an Ice Cream Social for the newly formed Lighthouse Cooperative Parish. Members of the Peoples UMC, our church, and Thornton Heights attended the event on a perfect summer evening and the first time the three churches came together to […]
The Rev. Gwyneth Arrison spent a busy Sunday morning on July 6 preaching at three churches and pulling together what is now the Lighthouse Cooperative Parish. She opened with the service at Peoples United Methodist Church at 8:30 a.m., moved on to the Thornton Heights UMC at 9:30, and finished […]
Transitions in life can be difficult, filled with uncertainities, paths we might not want to follow, but also a time to decide on priorities and determine if a transition is one in which we hope to find comfort and peace. Over the past few months, this is what members of […]
On June 29, Bishop S. Clifton Ives delivered a message during our Sunday worship that told of transitions during his ministerial career and offered heartfelt advice on how our congregation should make its own transition to a full-time minister serving three churches as part of the new Lighthouse Cooperative Parish. […]
Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church 