Our Worship

Our worship services are held at the Worship Center at 10:30 a.m.  Sunday School is offered at the same time as the worship service from September through May. Services are generally one hour long and informal. Words of welcome, a call to worship, invocation, a children’s time, Scripture reading, prayers sharing our joys and concerns, and a morning message are accompanied by favorite hymns and choral music. A nursery is available.

Chatham Community Church maintains ties to the two founding denominations — United Church of Christ and United Methodist — and elements of both denominations can be seen in the worship services.

We welcome persons of all denominations to worship with us. We hold Communion on the first Sunday of each month and it is open for all to partake.

The Worship Committee and pastor plan special services as the Christian year progresses. The Ash Wednesday service that leads us into the Lenten season and includes the imposition of ashes is preceded by a soup and sandwich supper. We join with nearby churches for Sunday evening Lenten services. A Hanging of the Greens ceremony begins the Advent season. A special candlelight Christmas Eve service is one of the highlights of our worship year.

Our lay speaker fills in when the pastor is unavailable on a Sunday.

Volunteers supervise a children’s nursery during the worship services. Normally the children stay with the parents through the invocation, then listen to the pastor tell them a story at the altar, after which they go with the nursery supervisor to the Sunday School area. Older children stay in the pews with their parents. Activity boxes with crayons, pencils and note pads can be found in the foyer and can be taken to the pews.

If you have a question about our worship services, please contact the pastor or the Worship Committee. They welcome input.

2010 Combined Lenten Service Schedule

Chatham Community Church joins with other area churches for combined Lenten services on Sundays at 7 p.m. A combined choir will sing. Fellowship sponsored by the host church follows each service. This is the 2010 schedule:

  • February 21 @ York UMC; Rev. Dave Howell from Chatham Church preaching
  • February 28 @ Spencer UMC; Rev. Jim Patterson from Waltz/Poe UMC preaching
  • March 7 @ Black River Church: Rev. Will Smith from Litchfield UCC preaching
  • March 14 @ Chatham Community;  Rev. Joe Burkhardt from York UMC preaching
  • March 21 @ Litchfield UCC; Rev. Mark Teal from Black River Church preaching
  • March 28 @ Poe UMC; Rev. Tim Morrison from Spencer UMC preaching