Ames UMC

Welcome

Welcome to the website of Ames United Methodist Church. While we are a small country church, we seek to connect people with the gospel and the life that God intends for us. The purpose of this website is to give you a little taste of who we are and invite you to stop in, sit a while, and join us while we worship and grow with our Lord.

Pastor Marty and the Ames Church family

Newsletter

Contact

The office is open Wed. and Fri., from 9 a.m. to 12p.m.
Office phone number is 410-673-1805.

Please call office by Wed., for any announcements or prayer needs to be put in the bulletin.

Deadline for bi-monthly newsletter is in the office by noon on the last Monday of the even numbered month.

To contact the church office by phone, call 410-673-1805, or parsonage at 410-673-2411

or email ameshumcoffice@yahoo.com

Our mailing address is: Ames UMC- P.O. Box 145 – Preston, Md. 21655

History

Ames Church United Methodist Church

Ames Church had its origin in the Oaks School House near Hobbs. Rev. W.Z. Crouse rode from Preston on horseback and held church services in the school. In 1876 the present church was built on land donated by William G. Horsey. Saulsbury Hobbs, W. H. Willey, and William Seth Evetts were members of the building committee. The Rev. William C. Ames, whose name the church bears, dedicated the church in 1877 and served as the first pastor. A little later the same year, it became a part of the Caroline Circuit of the Methodist Protestant Conference. In the 1930s, the Oaks School was bought by Ames Church and moved into Hobbs as a community building. Ham and oyster suppers, Christmas pageants and birthday parties were held in the old building until it was sold in the late 1980s.

The original church has been remodeled three times and new pews added. The original arrangement had two aisles. In 1956 the Sunday school attendance grew and a new room was added to the back of the auditorium with money and labor donated by local people. Curtains divided the room for three classes. Three more Sunday school rooms were added in 1961. In the late 1980s the first indoor plumbing was installed and the old outhouse moved. At the same time, one large room and a kitchen were made from the several small Sunday school rooms.

Brother churches on the charge with Ames have been Piney, Burrisville, Prospect, Thawleys (in Hickman), Grace (Denton), St. Lukes and Harmony. At the time the church was on the charge with Burrisville, in the 1920s and 1930s, the parsonage was located in Hobbs.

The church, though small by most standards, is growing and thriving here in the 21st century. The history of all successful churches is a commitment to growth and to spreading the Gospel. Throughout the Eastern Shore there are numerous small churches that have lost membership and now stand vacant beside the roads. With the help of God and the time and talents of the members and pastors, this will not be the fate of Ames.

Upcoming Events

Saturday, May 19, 2012 – Men’s breakfast at Harmony at 7a.m. food for body mind and spirit provided

Sunday Morning Worship at 9:30am.

Saturday, June 2, 2012 – Men’s breakfast at Harmony at 7a.m.

Sunday June 6th Short VBS meeting following worship service.

Sunday June 10, 2012 Farewell party for Pastor Marty at the Towers.

Weds. June 13th First night of VBS “National Parks” 6pm-8:15pm at Ames

Satuday June 16th Mens Breakfast at Harmony 7am

Weds. June 20th Second night of VBS from 6pm-8:15pm at Ames.

Weds. June 27th Third night of VBS at Ames from 6pm-8:15pm

Weds. July 11th, Fourth night of VBS at Ames from 6pm.8:15pm.

Weds July 18th, Fifth night of VBS at Ames from 6pm-8:15 pm.

Weds. July 25th, Sixth and final evening of VBS 6pm-8:15 Family picnic fun for the whole family.

Prayers

Directions

Located at the juncture of Sennett Rd and Hobbs Rd, southeast of Denton; if traveling north toward Denton on MD 404, turn right onto Sennett Road and travel 1.7 miles until it intersects with Hobbs Rd.

For GPS directions, enter 26405 Hobbs Rd, Denton, MD

For more directions, go to www.mapquest.com

Small Groups

Small groups are forming!

• Young Adults Group (ages 18-29): This group plans to focus on discovering God’s plan for our lives and growing in faith. They are currently doing a study by Andy Stanley called “Discovering God’s Will.”  For more info and meeting dates contact Kelsey Moran or the church office.
• Youth Group for teenagers plans to meet the first Sunday of every month. For more information contact Tammy Lednum at tammysmithlednum@hotmail.com
• Emmaus Reunion Group meets after morning worship at Ames every 3rd Sunday.
• Men’s breakfast group meets every other Saturday at Harmony at 7a.m. See calendar for dates.