Monocacy Valley Church

01/24/2026

Worship is CANCELED for tomorrow, Jan 26! Enjoy our worship music on our YouTube channel...

01/23/2026

12/25/2025

Christ the Savior is born! Thank you for all who participated in this evenings Christmas Eve service. Merry Christmas! ✝️

11/26/2025

Text of Pastor Susan's Congregational Prayer from Sunday, November 23:

"Lord of the Harvest, we your children come to you this morning in thanks for who you are.

You have poured out upon us blessings like abundant rain.
Our barns are full of grain; and our vineyards overflow with the wine of your goodness.

We rest in your providence, your generosity, your loving kindness.
Time and time again, you have shown us that you are present in our midst.

Whether we have had little or much, whether we have suffered or prospered, You have been our faithful and sustaining God.

When Monocacy Valley was a young church plant, you were there.

When we lost our founding pastor to Alzheimer’s, you were there.

When our numbers shrank from 200 to 75, you were there.

When we prayerfully began a preschool in the midst of COVID, you were there.

When we were in need of leaders, you provided them.

And today, as your faithful followers, we come before you in gratitude that you are with us still.

Since You have been faithful in times past, we can ask in confidence that You minister also to our current needs….

We pray that You will continue to guide us as we move into the future, discerning Your will—and Your will only—for this church.

We pray that You continue to protect us from all evil and harm, especially our children and our most vulnerable.

We pray that You intervene to bring a person of your choosing to be our Senior Pastor.

We pray that You will help us be good stewards of our church’s money until such time as we have a larger and more consistent flow of income.

We pray that our property—when sold—will house business establishments that honor You.

We, Your children, come to You this morning rejoicing in You, O Lord. You have dealt wonderfully with us. You have led us by your hand. You have redeemed us. You have provided us with committed leaders and faithful members, and You have walked ahead of us as we have tried our best to follow.

And now, we ask that, as You have led us, you will pour out Your spirit on us so that we are able to accomplish Your purposes for a new heaven and a new earth. And for the next generation—we ask that You invade the hearts of our sons and daughters, our children and grandchildren. Give them courage to dream Your dreams; Give them eyes to see Your visions.

Mold and shape us all by those dreams and visions to be faithful and passionate witnesses of Your love, grace, and truth in the days, months and years ahead.

And so, Lord of all seasons, we lift our grateful harvest prayer to You today. In the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen."

~ inspired by the Mennonite Church USA Archives

11/19/2025

First evening of Food Bank food distribution: 17 families served! We've only just started!

11/15/2025

Starting this Tuesday, November 18th our church will be supporting a congregation member and her ambition to feed the hungry! Please join us for Fresh Grace food distribution starting at 5pm until we run out. Please pass this along should you know someone who could benefit from this program.

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28

10/14/2025

What an amazing turn out by the community and support for the Alzheimer’s cause!

09/09/2025

We couldn’t be more blessed to have such great leaders in the ministry join us on Sundays to share the good word of the Lord! Many thanks to Katie Roeloffs and Minister Pat Lespoir and Lynne Stevenson!
Check out our YouTube channel to review and prior services.

08/03/2025

What a blessing it was to have Rev. Dr. Ben Snoek speak today through the readings of Philippians 1:12-22, 27-28, “Whatever Happens”. Check out our YouTube page to watch the recap!

08/03/2025

It’s never too late to reflect back on the children learning the Fruit of the Spirit! The fruit of the spirits is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control.

06/16/2025

Today marks the 23rd anniversary for when we broke ground to begin building this church! What a remarkable milestone! 🎉

06/15/2025

Happy Father’s Day to all, both biologically and spiritually!