Chestnut Grove Methodist Church

05/30/2026

See you Sunday, 8:55 am, at Chestnut Grove. Enjoy being with a friend of yours that you just met or had for 70+ years!

05/24/2026

05/22/2026

See you Sunday, 8:55 am, at Chestnut Grove.

05/15/2026

See you Sunday, 8:55 am, at Chestnut Grove!

05/08/2026

If you are not sure what to give your Momma for Mother’s Day....
just sit next to her in church on Sunday morning.
See you at 8:55 am, at Chestnut Grove, where there is plenty of seating and parking.

05/02/2026

See you Sunday, 8:55 am, at Chestnut Grove.

The Church in the Wildwood" was written by Dr. William S. Pitts in 1857. Inspired by a scenic valley in Bradford, Iowa, Pitts composed the song before the church was actually built. The hymn was famously popularized by The Carter Family in 1932.

1 There's a church in the valley by the wildwood,
No lovelier spot in the dale;
No place is so dear to my childhood
As the little brown church in the vale.
Refrain:
Come to the church in the wildwood,
Oh, come to the church in the vale;
No spot is so dear to my childhood
As the little brown church in the vale.
2 Oh, come to the church in the wildwood,
To the trees where the wild flowers bloom;
Where the parting hymn will be chanted,
We will weep by the side of the tomb. [Refrain]
3 How sweet on a clear Sunday morning,
To list to the clear ringing bell;
Its tones so sweetly are calling,
Oh, come to the church in the vale. [Refrain]
4 From the church in the valley by the wildwood,
When day fades away into night,
I would fain from this spot of my childhood
Wing my way to the mansions of light

04/29/2026

Stand By Me

Author: Charles Albert Tindley (1905)

1 When the storms of life are raging, stand by me;
when the storms of life are raging, stand by me;
when the world is tossing me like a ship upon the sea,
Thou who rulest the wind and water, stand by me.
2 In the midst of tribulation, stand by me;
in the midst of tribulation, stand by me;
when the host of hell assail, and my strength begins to fail,
Thou who never lost a battle, stand by me.
3 In the midst of faults and failures, stand by me;
in the midst of faults and failures, stand by me;
when I’ve done the best I can, and my friends
misunderstand,
Thou who knowest all about me, stand by me.
4 In the midst of persecution, stand by me;
in the midst of persecution, stand by me;
when my foes in war array, undertake to stop my way,
Thou who rescued Paul and Silas, stand by me.
5 When I’m growing old and feeble, stand by me;
when I’m growing old and feeble, stand by me;
when my life becomes a burden, and I’m nearing
chilly Jordan,
O Thou Lily of the Valley, stand by me.