St. Paul's United Methodist Church

Welcome!

Welcome to the online home of St. Paul’s UMC in Kensington, Maryland, a Reconciling congregation of the United Methodist Church.

We, the community of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Kensington, welcome you in love. Jesus Christ accepts all, excluding none. So we welcome and affirm you who are gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer. We welcome you without regard to your sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, culture, race, ethnicity, ability, education, or age. We welcome you no matter your immigration, marital, or economic status. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, we welcome and affirm you as one of God’s children into our community of God’s unbounded love.

All are celebrated here and all are safe.

Worship & Office Hours

Worship each Sunday

In-person in the Sanctuary

September-May at 9:00 AM* & 10:30 AM

June-August at 10:30 AM only

Livestreaming each week at 10:30 AM - Click HERE to visit the Worship at Home page.

Drop-in & Phone Hours:

September-May: Monday-Thursday, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

June-August: Tuesday-Thursday 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Individual staff & clergy schedules may vary. Additional hours by appointment!

Church Office: stpaulsunited@stpaulsk.org, 301-933-7933

Click here to find our clergy and staff on the Meet the Staff page.

Read about our policies for weather-related schedule changes by clicking here.

* 9:00 worship is not held on "Fifth Sunday, One Community" days and in the summer. Please read more on our Worship page.

Featured Events & Links

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Weekly News Announcements

Still Wednesday - July 16

SPY Summer Series Trip to Bowlero - July 20

Bible & Brews - July 20

Potluck Retirement Celebration - July 27

Frequently Visited Pages

Staff Contact Information

Community Pancake Breakfast

Memorials

Submit a Prayer Request

Hunger Ministry

Online Giving

Stay Safe from Scams!

Scammers will use publicly available information (like the name of the pastor) and fake email accounts to pose as church leaders, attempting to scam the community by requesting money or gift cards. Please donate ONLY through stpaulsk.org or by sending donations to the church's physical address at 10401 Armory Avenue, Kensington MD 20895. Read more here.

Inclement weather POlicies

St. Paul's offices and building follow Montgomery County Public Schools students' schedule for all weekday delays, closures, or cancellations.

If Montgomery County students are reporting on a 2-hour delay, St. Paul's offices will also be on a 2-hour delay and will open at 12:00 noon (Mon-Thurs).
When students do not report to school, or when school weekend activities are canceled, St. Paul's building will be closed and any scheduled events will be canceled, rescheduled, or moved to off-site/virtual platforms. Please contact group leaders directly if you have questions about a specific event.
When the church is closed, staff may be temporarily unavailable. Individuals may choose to work from home or flex their weekly hours. Power outages, family circumstances, and other conditions on a "Snow Day" may affect response time.
For Sunday Worship: The pastors will track potential weather events and make a determination about worship by 5:00 PM on the day before. Worship will be available online at 10:30 AM each Sunday, even when we are not gathering in-person.

For contact information, please see our Meet the Staff page.

Please use your own best judgment and choose to be safe before venturing out in any weather!