Church of the Master United Methodist

Welcome to Church of the Master UM!

It is my joy and privilege to serve as the Senior Pastor of Church of the  Master  United Methodist! Since its birth in 1851 to serve the Otterbein  Community, this congregation has been dedicated to creating a faith  community that would connect head and heart faith, and would nurture the  faith of students, faculty, and staff connected to the Otterbein campus  as well as the surrounding community.

It  is my hope that if you are looking for a church home, a place and a  people with whom to worship, a community of faith to explore your  questions with, a safe and loving place for your children to grow, a  smile, a warm welcome, etc, that you will find it here. We are a  welcoming community of faith that strives to serve God and our community  with the love of Christ. We invite you to walk with us as we work to  live out the lyrics to this Welcome song with which we currently begin  our worship:

Let’s walk together for a while and ask where we begin to build a world where love can grow and hope can enter in,to be the hands of healing and to plant the seed of peace,singing welcome, welcome to this place.You’re invited to come and know God’s grace.All are welcome the love of God to share 'cause all of us are welcome here;all are welcome in this place. ("Welcome" by Mark A. Miller and Laurie Zelman, 2011.)

May  the welcome be warm and wide, always. May the deep and abiding love of  God abound in your heart and in the hearts of all. And may you  experience that here.

Grace and Peace,

Pastor Jay