TWENTY YEARS OF OPEN DOORS
150 Years of Faith
20 Years in Our Hadley Home
This October we give thanks for twenty years in this place — and commit it to the next twenty years of justice and peace.
Wesley UMC has been a community of faith for more than 150 years. Twenty years ago, in 2006, we moved into our home here in Hadley — and ever since, this building has been more than a sanctuary. Through music, hospitality, and partnership with our neighbors, it has been a gift to the whole community. This fall we don’t mark the age of our church; we celebrate twenty years in this place and all that God has done here.
We received this building twenty years ago. For twenty years it has served our neighborhood. We now commit it — for the next twenty years and beyond — to the work of justice and peace.
What’s Happening
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Celebration Sunday
Our culminating worship service, with a custom liturgy honoring our history, our mission, and our identity as a reconciling congregation. Former pastors and church leaders who have shaped Wesley over the years will take part.
SUNDAYS IN OCTOBER · 10:00 AM
Sundays in October
Each Sunday in October, our worship marks the anniversary together:
- October 4 — Building on Our Past
- October 11 — Providing for Our Future Ministries
- October 18 — Honoring Our Missions
Read Our Story
In 2006, as Wesley moved from Amherst to its new home in Hadley, church members Liz Bell and Terry Tarr compiled Wesley United Methodist Church, Amherst and Hadley, MA, 1876–2006 — 130 years of our story: the people of Wesley, our three church buildings, the music, the Cambodian refugee ministry, and the building of this church. As we celebrate twenty years in Hadley, we invite you to read it.
Be Part of It
Save the date
Join us Sunday, October 25 for our Celebration Sunday worship.
Stay connected
Make sure the church office has your current email so you don’t miss an update.
Invite someone
A neighbor, a friend, or a former member of our Wesley family.
