Arlington United Methodist Church in Bridgeton, Missouri

Arlington United Methodist Church in Bridgeton, Missouri Arlington UMC is an intergenerational community with a passion for worshipping Christ and serving the community! Worship every Sunday at 10:00 a.m.

here on Facebook Live At Arlington UMC, we believe that God loves everyone - No Exceptions! Come join in the fun with opportunities of all kinds! Worship Services at Sunday Mornings at 10am in the Sanctuary. Throughout the year, you will find Bible Studies, Craft Nights, Potlucks,, Arlington's Care & Learn Daycare, a school year Parents' Day Out, Recovery Groups, Boy Scouts. The full-size gym is a

perfect place to find walking groups every Monday, Wednesday, & Friday at 9 am or a spontaneous pick up basketball game! For more information, visit www.arlingtonumc.org.

Don’t forget to stay after service on September 20, 2026! AUMC will hold a State of the Church information session to sh...
09/15/2026

Don’t forget to stay after service on September 20, 2026! AUMC will hold a State of the Church information session to share an honest look at where we stand today and where we're headed over the next 3–5 years. A light lunch will be provided, followed by the meeting at approximately 12:15pm.

A follow-up listening session will be held October 25, 2026 so we can hear directly from you. Watch for more details in the coming weeks — your voice matters in shaping AUMC's future!

09/13/2026

September 13, 2026 Worship Service. Welcome to Arlington UMC’s worship service led by Rev. Daniel Shanks and the Worship Team!

Join us tomorrow for Volunteer Appreciation! Arlington UMC wouldn't be what it is without its AMAZING volunteers! See ...
09/13/2026

Join us tomorrow for Volunteer Appreciation! Arlington UMC wouldn't be what it is without its AMAZING volunteers!

See you in church at 10am!

I know you will find this shocking, I think my family is fantastic! They are loving, fun, fiercely devoted, and so incr...
09/11/2026

I know you will find this shocking, I think my family is fantastic! They are loving, fun, fiercely devoted, and so incredibly supportive. One of them Is always sending me a writing or interview or historical fact and they will include, “I thought maybe you could use this in your devotion writing.” Well, this one is from my sister. We both loved Dolly Parton…I mean who didn’t. So many people have expressed what a loss it was when she passed on August 25th. One friend posted on Facebook a list of all her musical accomplishments and awards and the list is unbelievable. But then it added that we weren’t remembering her for her awards but in the way she lived her life. I want to share part of one more article written about this incredible woman. And I want you to think about your relationship with God as you read it.

From a site called “Old Historical Pictures.”
"Dolly Parton spoke openly about her faith for decades, explaining that she did not see it as formal religion. Instead, she described it as a personal and ongoing conversation with God.
""I say, 'Hey, Dad.' So, I talk about everything. I talk out loud," she once explained. Parton described speaking to God throughout her day in much the same way she would talk to a parent. She traced this connection back to a moment in an abandoned church, where she said she ""truly found God"" for the first time. She described feeling a deep sense of peace during that experience. Parton often spoke about God as an important part of her creative life. She called God her ""co-writer and co-pilot"" and said her music had always felt more like ministry than simply a job. Even though she became known for her glamorous style, colorful outfits, and rhinestone-covered image, Parton said her faith remained genuine and deeply personal. She once explained, "I'm not that religious, but I'm very, very spiritual."
Her words showed that faith was not something she kept separate from her everyday life or career. Instead, it was something she carried with her and used as a source of guidance, comfort, and inspiration.

I hope you talked to God often. I hope you look at your life as a ministry you are called to live in. And I hope we can learn to be as genuine and giving as Dolly.

THIS SUNDAY!We are so excited to announce that Sunday School is back for the year! Join us in this Sunday, Sept. 13th i...
09/10/2026

THIS SUNDAY!

We are so excited to announce that Sunday School is back for the year! Join us in this Sunday, Sept. 13th in the Sunday School room at 9am for a fun Sunday School hour!

09/06/2026

September 6, 2026 Worship Service. Welcome to Arlington UMC’s worship service led by Rev. Daniel Shanks and the Worship Team!

And Jesus said, “Come.” Then Peter got out of the boat and was walking on the water toward Jesus. But when Peter saw th...
09/04/2026

And Jesus said, “Come.” Then Peter got out of the boat and was walking on the water toward Jesus. But when Peter saw the strong wind, he became frightened. As he began to sink, he shouted, “Lord, rescue me!” Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him, saying, “You man of weak faith! Why did you begin to have doubts?” Matthew 14:29-31

Have you ever played the “either/or” game? It’s a great car game where you ask a question and you must choose between two things. For example, “Pancakes or waffles?” I’m totally a pancake person. “Mountains or Ocean?” The mountains are beautiful but for me, it’s the ocean. I love the water, I love to be in the water, and I love to be in a boat on the water. Which is probably why I always liked the story of Jesus walking on water and calling to Peter to come to him. Oh Peter! We are always so hard on him in this story. Don’t doubt! Get out of the boat! Keep your eyes on Jesus! Have enough faith to walk on the water, Peter! But recently I heard a different take on this story. A pastor I like to listen to said this:
“We spend so much time talking about Peter that we miss what Matthew is trying to tell us about Jesus. If the story is about Peter, it’s not a very good story. Peter gets scared, Peter sinks, Peter needs rescuing. Of course, Peter sinks, he is human. But when Peter yells out, “Lord, rescue me” Jesus reached out his hand immediately and caught him.”
What the pastor was saying is that Jesus was reaching before he was teaching. Jesus pointed out that Peter didn’t have enough faith a little later, but first, he saved Peter. Haven’t we all needed saving, probably more times than we can count. We needed saving before we were ready to learn. We should probably be treating others the same. It’s hard to love others before you know what it’s like to be loved. It’s hard to come to church when church to you has been hurtful and judgmental. And it’s hard to learn about anything when you don’t know when you will eat again. In our “doing good work” let’s remember to do that work in the right order.

*Reach before you teach – quote from Rev. Joseph Yoo

08/30/2026

August 30, 2026, Worship Service lead by Reverend Daniel Shanks

A Church has always been a community rather than a building. The joy of a community is that life and worship become shar...
08/29/2026

A Church has always been a community rather than a building. The joy of a community is that life and worship become shared experiences. The hard part of community is how to do we healthily share our lives with one another.

Scripture is filled with stories of how community has grown and thrived and been a blessing to their neighbors and how communities have failed spectacularly.

Join us tomorrow as we begin our new 3 week sermon series "Living Life Together".

We will be looking at priorities, conflict management, and forgiveness.

I’ve been thinking about “being called” recently. It’s come up in several conversations and I have to say, I really do ...
08/28/2026

I’ve been thinking about “being called” recently. It’s come up in several conversations and I have to say, I really do believe that everyone is called to something. Many times, our calling involve something we are good at, a spiritual gift that God has given us. Take Dolly Parten for example. With her passing this week, the internet was full of all the wonderful things she did with her life. God gifted her with musical talent, with a sense of humor, with a passion for people, and a desire to make a difference. What makes Dolly great is that she chose to do something with these gifts. How many of us are “called” to do work that we don’t want to do? So, we find any excuse to get out of it. “No, I’m not good enough,” “I’m too old to do that,” or “Someone else will take care of that.” Here is a story I came across on the internet:
At the Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine, there was once a cat who ran out of mice on his own island, so he simply swam to the mainland to find more. His name was Sambo Tonkus, though everyone called him Mr. T, a twenty-pound ginger tabby who belonged to lighthouse keeper Eugene Coleman in the 1930’s. The island had plenty of mice when he arrived. It did not stay that way for very long. Once Sambo had cleared out his own territory, he did something nobody expected from a house cat; he waded into the tidal channel and swam the whole stretch to the mainland to hunt there instead. Then he swam back. Sambo made the crossing three or tour times a day, like it was simply his commute. People on shore started showing up just to watch, and he obliged them, paddling across, shaking the saltwater off his fur, and strutting past the onlookers like he had somewhere to be. Local newspapers wrote him up as the famous swimming cat of Nubble Light. He never learned to be afraid of the water; he just decided the mice on the other side were worth the swim.
Always remember that the smallest creatures are sometimes the most fearless ones. And never stop looking for your next call. Be sure you are listening for God’s voice to call you into holy work.

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3770 McKelvey Road
Bridgeton, MO
63044

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 8am - 12pm

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+13147390434

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