Worship Center
Trinity Park
(across from the Tabernacle)
P.O. Box 2580
Oak Bluffs, MA. 02557
508.693.4424
Hours of Worship:
Sunday Morning Worship:
September-June @ 10 AM
Summer: July & August,
11 AM @ Trinity Worship Center
Trinity Park
across from the Tabernacle, Oak Bluffs
Pastor Richard M. Rego, 508.693.0589
Organist & Choir Director: Edward Rose
Directions:
From Edgartown: Take Beach Road into Oak Bluffs, make a left onto Oak Bluffs Avenue, which turns into Lake Avenue. Make a left onto Dukes County Road, and another left into the Campgrounds, traveling around Trinity Circle to the church.
From Vineyard Haven (Tisbury): Go to Five Corners and take Beach Road into Oak Bluffs past the main entrance of Martha's Vineyard Hospital, bearing right around the curve. Then bear to the left, passing the State Police on your right, bearing right around the curve onto New York Avenue. When passing Oak Bluffs Harbor on your left, look for and make a right onto Dukes County Road, and then left into the Campgrounds, traveling around Trinity Circle to the church.
From West Tisbury, Chilmark and Aquinnah: Take State Road into Vineyard Haven and go to Five Corners.
Trinity UMC
Pastor Richard M. Rego
Our Vision:
We at Trinity UMC seek, with God's help, to become a vital and joy-filled center of year-round ministry in Oak Bluffs. We will provide nourishment to the spiritually hungry, welcome all in Christ's name, and remain open to growth and change, guided by the Holy Spirit.
Our Mission:
Trinity United Methodist Church is a church family whose members seek to be living examples of the love of Jesus Christ in an atmosphere of acceptance and mutual support. Through ministries of nurture, Christian education, worship, outreach, and witness, we seek to know Christ and make him known. As United Methodists, we strive to have open hearts, open minds, and open doors to all.
Church History:
Trinity United Methodist Church, located next to the Tabernacle in the center of the historic Campmeeting area of Oak Bluffs, has been a source of inspiration to tens of thousands of members, friends and visitors over the years. The church and parsonage across Sunset Lake, were built in 1879, a year before the Tabernacle was erected. The church was built in order to provide a year-round Methodist presence on the island. The cost was $10,000.
Eight years later, in 1886, a chapel was built across the street from the church, and in 1966 the chapel underwent major renovations to become the Parish House, a place for church and community activities, including an active Sunday school. The Parish House has recently been refurbished, with interior painting and floor refinishing, in 2004, and a renovated Sunday School room completed in 2003.
In June of 1999, during the pastorate of Rev. Daniel Freitas, a three-year capital campaign was undertaken to restore the church to its original Victorian appearence. A dedicated group of members and friends of the church, under the leadership of George Fisher and Rev. Doug Dorchester, helped to raise more than $400,000 for major reparis and renovation to this historic building. The church once again stands as a fine example of Victorian architecture in the midst of the Campground. Its chimes ring out at noon and 6:00 PM every day, playing familiar hymns to remind Campground residence and visitors alike of the presence of God in their midst.
Trinity United Methodist Church is a year round congregation which supports a growing Sunday School, as well as United Methodist Women. Our choir is open to all who love to sing (rehearsals are Wednesday evenings from 5-6 PM). We provide space for Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and other community groups, and are involved in ecumenical and interfaith activities, as well as with other Methodist congregations on the island through the United Methodist Society of Martha's Vineyard.
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