Welcome
Welcome to Trinity United Methodist Church in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina. We're a congregation of 222 years, striving to be authentic and faithful followers of Jesus Christ. Whatever your background or life situation, we'd be pleased to welcome you. Sunday worship is at 11:15 a.m. When you come, dress comfortably. You'll find us at 273 Meeting Street (corner of Meeting & Society Sts). Our Location/Parking page will get you here and help you find convenient parking.
Why Jesus? One pastor has said, "knowing Jesus makes me a better person...a better friend, a better citizen, a better employee, a better wife/girlfriend, a better husband/boyfriend" and so on. Becoming a better person happens as we grow in understanding and practice, through study, serving others, and prayer and meditation. We understand salvation not as a one-time event ushering us to a heavenly will-call window. We understand it as an opportunity everyday to be transformed. How we live life and live it with others is important here and now.
Why church? Church is where we come to hear and experience God's good news through a message, a hymn, or another person. Church is where people rub off on us and us on them. Church is where we can discover and use God's gifts. Church is where God works through the efforts of many to turn problems into opportunities. Church is where you can heal. Church is where someone will pray for you.
Why this congregation? What's unique about it? We do think you'll experience a warm and open welcome. We love traditional worship but don't think you'll find us stiff or stuffy. On Sundays at 10:00 a.m. and on weeknights, you'll find some interesting study opportunities for adults, college students and other young adults, and children. We offer a great opportunity to reach out to the homeless and working poor and to work with children in our downtown schools. We also offer a great location, great space, and we enjoy hosting musical and other events here.
Why Jesus? One pastor has said, "knowing Jesus makes me a better person...a better friend, a better citizen, a better employee, a better wife/girlfriend, a better husband/boyfriend" and so on. Becoming a better person happens as we grow in understanding and practice, through study, serving others, and prayer and meditation. We understand salvation not as a one-time event ushering us to a heavenly will-call window. We understand it as an opportunity everyday to be transformed. How we live life and live it with others is important here and now.
Why church? Church is where we come to hear and experience God's good news through a message, a hymn, or another person. Church is where people rub off on us and us on them. Church is where we can discover and use God's gifts. Church is where God works through the efforts of many to turn problems into opportunities. Church is where you can heal. Church is where someone will pray for you.
Why this congregation? What's unique about it? We do think you'll experience a warm and open welcome. We love traditional worship but don't think you'll find us stiff or stuffy. On Sundays at 10:00 a.m. and on weeknights, you'll find some interesting study opportunities for adults, college students and other young adults, and children. We offer a great opportunity to reach out to the homeless and working poor and to work with children in our downtown schools. We also offer a great location, great space, and we enjoy hosting musical and other events here.
College Students Gather For 11:15 a.m. Worship and Sunday Nights, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Whether you are a new or returning college student, welcome to Trinity United Methodist Church! If you are an undergraduate at the College of Charleston, The Citadel, Trident Technical College, Charleston Southern University, The Art Institute, or the American College of the Building Arts, we'd like to be the place where you worship, study, reach out to the homeless and working poor or to school children, and enjoy life with your peers. (Graduate students, see our young adult group on our Formation page.)
Join us for Sunday worship at 11:15 a.m. Then come to our college ministry gathering, Sundays, 6:00-7:30 p.m., in the two-story red-brick Carroll Building beside the sanctuary. We eat a catered supper, then we have a discussion around a topic relevant to college students. Come play ping-pong at 5:00 p.m. before the supper if you like. Blessings on your work this school year! Join us at: www.facebook.com/TrinityMeetingSt
Join us for Sunday worship at 11:15 a.m. Then come to our college ministry gathering, Sundays, 6:00-7:30 p.m., in the two-story red-brick Carroll Building beside the sanctuary. We eat a catered supper, then we have a discussion around a topic relevant to college students. Come play ping-pong at 5:00 p.m. before the supper if you like. Blessings on your work this school year! Join us at: www.facebook.com/TrinityMeetingSt
Young Adults Eat and Study Monday Nights, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
We welcome young adults (22 to early 30s) to 11:15 a.m. worship and we'd love you to check out our Young Adult group, which meets each Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. The group has a catered supper together in the Carroll Building (to the right of the sanctuary), followed by an hour of study on an interesting topic or book of the Bible. You don't need a reservation nor do you need to be a scholar. Just come. Our Location/Parking page will get you here. For more info, e-mail us at 273metst@bellsouth.net.
Trinity United Methodist Church . 273 Meeting Street . Charleston, South Carolina 29401 . 843-722-8449 . 273metst@bellsouth.net
