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Food Pantry Needs
Thanks to all who have been keeping our food pantry shelves stocked throughout the cold winter months! The following items are currently in short supply:
Individual & Family Size Juice
Individual & Family Size Canned Fruit
Shelf-Stable Milk & Yogurt
Jelly
Canned Peas
Instant Potatoes
Chef Boyardee Single Servings
Tuna/Chicken Singles
Baking Goods
We can also use personal care items such as:
Deodorant
Shampoo
Razors
Light Day Pads
Fragrance-Free Laundry Detergent/Sheets (Earth Breeze)
Household Cleaners
Dish Soap
Dry Dog & Cat Food
Items may be dropped off at the Sunapee Town Office 24/7 or in the basket here in the downstairs entrance.
MEACHEM SCHOLARSHIP
Each year the Lake Sunapee United Methodist Church (LSUMC) awards college scholarships to two Sunapee High School graduating seniors.
Students begin their scholarship application process at the high school in the spring, working with a guidance counselor. Two members of the church work on the LSUMC Scholarship Committee reviewing the many applications. The awards are based on need and active religious affiliation, as well as completion of the application process. The religious affiliation need not be with the LSUMC but must be active and ongoing.
The Meachem Scholarship was originally established by Mona Meachem in memory of her husband Ralph. It is a small fund and the church adds to it each year through donations. Donations are also made at the Friday night Coffeehouse events that takes place in the church vestry. If you would like to donate to the Meachem Scholarship Fund, click here and note in the comment section that your donation should be directed to the fund.
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.