Marysville United Methodist Church

I grew up in this congregation and my mother was a member for over 50 years, in fact she had one of the very longest memberships. She was almost 102 when she died. She spent MANY years giving serve to planning wedding receptions, memorial services, and funeral services. She also spent many hours helping at these events. When she passed it seemed fitting to hold her memorial service in the church she had spent so many years serving. After her service my brother was sent a bill for well over $1000 for this service! It totally drained my mother’s checking account which was left to cover additional expenses of her death. My brother was terribly upset couldn’t sleep, so I contacted the church to express my unhappiness to the fees for what should have been a free service. (After discussing this with my own Paster). The church called my brother out on this! He is not one that can deal with any confrontation so he agreed to pay this bill and because he was so humiliated by the whole event he has not spoken to me in 7 years. (I lived out of state, so they could have emailed me as they had that information). I’ve never discussed this before but it has left a sour taste in my mouth for a long time. It seemed to me that “collecting $ “was a top priority rather than a service out of love. The church did tell my brother that IF the service had been for a funeral rather than a MEMORIAL it would have been free!

I love these people. They're gracious, can see nuance and hold tension in a variety of ideas and with a variety of people. This is no small feat in today's world. They know their perspective on faith isn't for everyone and that's okay. But for those who know God is bigger and deeper than the Christianity many of us were taught, this community is a breath of fresh clean air. I can breathe deeply with these people. It feels like home.

This is my home church and I love it!

This used to be a wonderful family church. This place has gone down hill ever since they stopped following the Bible!

This is the most loving and welcoming church I have ever been to and I have been to several. Very strong sense of community but will respect your right to hang back. God is truly alive in this church family. Some churches claim to love everyone but fall short. Not this church. We fully recognize, love, and affirm our LBGTQA friends and you are completely and utterly welcome here just as you are and always will be. That goes for people of all color as well. Heck, that goes for everyone. This is also the most laid back church you have every been to. If you’re too shy to come on Sunday then watch some sermons online until your ready. A lot of us have found our home here because our first, second, third, or fourth religion was lacking in some way. I promise you will find the love of Jesus Christ here.