All Are Welcome!
Join us for worship Sundays at 10:00am. Gather In Person or online via Zoom. Welcoming All Who Seek to Find Community
We are a community of faith that seeks to grow in our love of God, serve our neighbors, be a community of inclusion, transforming the world through Jesus’ love.
What's Coming Up
Sunday, January 12, 10:00am Worship – Rooted: Grow Deeply
Sunday, January 12, 4:00pm Messy Church + Dinner
Sunday, January 19, 10:00am Worship – Rooted: Read Faithfully
Sunday, January 26, 10:00am Worship – Rooted: Love Actively
Sunday, February 2, 10:00am Worship – Rooted: Embrace Widely
Saturday, February 8, 6:00pm UMC Youth Night (Kent UMC)
Sunday, February 9, 10:00am Worship – Rooted: Serve Impactfully
Sunday, February 9, 4:00pm – Messy Church + Dinner
Sunday, March 30, 11:00am – Church Potluck
About Sumner UMC
Worship
Our faith community worships together each Sunday at 10:00am. Our service is centered on the pattern of Word and Table. Worship includes music, prayer, scripture readings, preaching and community time (coffee & snacks), sometimes followed by a service project together.
Our Beliefs
Sumner UMC is a welcoming Christian community that seeks to love God and neighbors, by offering hospitality, congregational care and community to all. We embrace individuals and families of all gender identities, sexual orientations, ethnicities, races, and economic backgrounds.
We seek to provide a spiritual home for our congregation and engage in service and ministry to Sumner, Bonney Lake and surrounding communities.
Our congregation affirms the following core values and strategic directions, as expressed in our 2024 strategic planning.
Values
- Growing in Love of God
- Serving Our Neighbors (Meeting Needs)
- Inclusive and Welcoming
- A Place of Belonging, Connection and Community
- Embracing Formation, Growth, and Legacy
Strategic Directions
- Be an Inclusive Church (Affirming all of God’s children)
- Ministries focused on growth in Christ (spiritual formation) and communal life that’s intergenerational.
- Leadership and Decision Making (Integrated Structure)