We offer a variety of ministries to the community. Some people participate to learn, while others participate to teach and serve. The joy people get from participating in these ministries makes the effort that people put into them that much more rewarding.
Members of our congregation are not required to participate in any of these, but we do hope you’ll find something that resonates with your passions, interests and strengths. Please feel free to inquire about any of these or if there is a particular interest you may have that you do not see here.
CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP It comes from Psalms 100:1&2 (New American Standard Version) “Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth. Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing.” The blueprint for worship - shout, serve and sing. He asks just three simple things of us to have complete communion with Him.
TRADITIONAL WORSHIP These services are typically one hour long and structured in the traditional way. Our music consists of traditional Methodist hymns from the United Methodist Hymnal with a few gospel and contemporary songs mixed in sung by our choir and played on either our grand piano or our church organ.
RECREATION/SPORTS A time to experience a fun, healthy and worshipful lifestyle! We currently offer Yoga and Upward Soccer.
MISSIONSOur missions team supports a variety of programs from National level - Unalaska, Katrina Rebuild (Volunteers in Mission project) and Henderson Settlement (Kentucky) to more Local : Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity, Church World Service (Blanket Sunday) School kit Ministries (ongoing now), Meals on Wheels, House of Hope, the Rotating Winter Relief Shelter for the Homeless and our local food pantry NCEON and last but not least there is the global level where we support Zimbabwe and our Missionary, Ms. Susan Porter. We have also put together Health kits for emergency situations arising from earthquakes to hurricanes.
There are many ways to get involved in Missions and many of these programs are looking for additional hands.
CHURCH & SOCIETY The Church & Society Commission helps our congregation respond to some of the pressing social issues of our community. Areas of activity include a food pantry and after-funeral luncheons for bereaved families, promotion of recycling and composting so we can be good stewards of our planet and its environment, keeping abreast of legislative issues of particular concern to our church family, urging voter registration, and providing our congregation with information on county services especially for senior citizens. Glen Burnie United Methodist Church has a reputation as the center for Social Action in Anne Arundel County and for this we are very proud. We are always looking for motivated proactive individuals who would like to join us and make a difference in the societal matters of our community and state.
Children's Ministries are for children ages 3 & up. We offere a variety of programs from Sunday school to youth choir.
Youth Ministries Glen Burnie's Youth Group is a Christian based fellowship of 6th to 12th graders. We meet in the church fellowship hall on Sundays from 6pm to 8pm.
Music Ministries Music is a very important part of worship at Glen Burnie. We have music ministries in many different focus areas from a praise band to handbells, drums to a traditional church choir.
