Welcome to the Lake Sunapee United Methodist Church website. Many of our Sunday Sermons are posted here on our Sermon Blog. Please join us for in-person worship on Sundays at 11:00am. You can also follow us at on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LSUMC ).
Food Pantry Needs
Thanks to all who help keep our community food pantry shelves stocked! The following items are currently in short supply:
Bread/Muffin Mix
Instant Rice
Instant Potatoes
Juice & Veggie Drink Boxes
Canned Fruit - Family or Individual Size
Individual Size Shelf-Stable Milk
Fruit & Veggie Pouches
Yogurt Pouches
Snack Pack Pudding
Canned Vegetables - Corn, Peas, Wax Beans, Potatoes, Carrots
Soup/Soup Mix
Individually Wrapped Toilet Paper
Fragrance-Free Laundry Detergent
Deodorant
Heavy Duty Plastic Shopping Bags (sold at register for .10 each)
In lieu of cash, grocery cards in $20 - $25 denominations are greatly appreciated! They will be used to help supplement the dry goods in the Food Pantry with fresh meats, produce, etc. – or to help fill Pantry shelves.
Items may be dropped off at the Sunapee Town Office 24/7 or in the basket here in the downstairs entrance.
Our mission is to know Christ, grow in Christ, and show the love of Christ within our church, our community, and the world through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Our Beginning
In May 1853, Sunapee became a Methodist Episcopal Station, an official congregation. The Reverend Joseph D. Emerson was sent to Sunapee by the New Hampshire Conference. In that first year 40 people joined the church. In October 1856 a new church building was dedicated and by 1862 the congregation numbered 80 souls and in 1869 a bell was set in place.
On June 10, 1871, a fire burned the church and several homes and businesses. Services were held at the North Meeting House or Union Church at the intersection of Lower Main Street and North Road. A new site, across the road from the burnt-out church, was given for a new church by John Smith. The finished building was dedicated in June 1874.
Over the years several renovations were made, the most recent a two-story addition to the back of the church which added an elevator, stair, accessible restrooms and offices and meeting rooms.
Chalmers, Barbara Bache (2018). Community Methodist Church. Sunapee’s Historic Buildings & Places, Volume One, 178.