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Join us for worship

Sundays at 10:00 a.m. in the sanctuary and live on Facebook.

Service times

Sanctuary seen from the side, with stained-glass windows, dark wooden pews, red hymnals, and organ pipes behind the cross

Sunday Morning

Every Sunday · 10:00 a.m. · Sanctuary
About 60 minutes of singing, prayer, and a message for everyday life. Holy Communion is celebrated on the first Sunday of each month.

Saturday Evening

First Saturday of each month · 6:00 p.m. · Sanctuary
A monthly evening service with Holy Communion.

Coffee Hour

After Sunday worship · Friendship Hall
Stay for refreshments and fellowship.

Watch online

Can’t be with us in person? Worship with us live on Facebook each Sunday at 10:00 a.m., or watch past messages on our YouTube channel.

Music ministry

Singing and ringing together builds unity and lifts our worship. New voices and ringers are always welcome.

Sanctuary Choir

Wednesdays · 6:30 p.m.
Leads our Sunday worship. Ages 13 to adult.

Hand Bell Choir

Seasonal
Rings for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Anyone is welcome to join.

The church's wooden organ console with three keyboards, stop knobs, and pedalboard

I will sing of your steadfast love, O LORD, forever.

Psalm 89:1

Meet our Music Director

Tenson Liang, Music Director, smiling in front of an open grand piano

Tenson Liang

Music Director

Tenson Liang is the Music Director at Milltown United Methodist Church and the Founder and Artistic Director of the Milltown Concert Series. An internationally acclaimed pianist and collaborative artist, he holds the Artist Diploma from Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts and has been trained at the Peabody Conservatory, UMKC, and the University of Missouri in Columbia.

Passionate about sacred music and community outreach, Tenson previously founded Classical Music Express, presenting over 50 accessible community concerts. At Milltown UMC, he is devoted to leading meaningful musical worship, fostering an encouraging choir fellowship, and using music to uplift and inspire the entire congregation.

Bulletins & hymns

This week’s order of worship and announcements are posted below. Hymn titles link to the music. Large-print bulletins and hymnals are available from an usher.

  • Bulletin – September 20, 2026

    Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
    Scripture: Exodus 16:2–15
    Sermon: “What Is It?” · Rev. Dale Min

    Order of Worship

    * Please stand as you are able. L: Leader · P: People (bold). Hymn titles link to the hymn.

    Prelude — “Open Our Eyes” with “Be Thou My Vision,” words and music by Robert Cull, arr. Mark Hayes

    Welcome

    *Opening Hymn — From All That Dwell Below the Skies (UMH 101)

    *Call to Worship

    L: Come near to the Lord.
    P: Lord, be with us this day.
    L: Lift your sorrows and joys to the Lord.
    P: Lord, hear the cries of our hearts.
    L: Come, rest in the love and mercy of God.
    P: Bless us, O Lord, that we may be blessings for others in your name. Amen.

    *Gloria Patri — UMH 70

    Unison Prayer (Prayer of Confession)

    You know how fickle we are, O Lord. We proclaim your presence with us and then we behave in ways which run counter from your word. We get caught up in our own needs and whine about the injustices we feel in our lives. Help us to place our trust in your mercy and your compassionate love. Forgive us when we stray from your ways and wander into paths of self-pity and self-destruction. Lift us from the deep morass and put us back on track. Give us confidence in your presence and your direction throughout our lives, for we ask these things in Jesus’ name. Amen.

    Choral Anthem

    Children’s Chat

    Hymn of Illumination — God the Spirit, Guide and Guardian (UMH 648)

    Offering

    *Doxology — UMH 95

    Offertory Prayer

    Generous God, you have blessed us with so much. Take these gifts and cause them to work for you in this world which you have loaned to us. Amen.

    Prayers of the People

    Prayers of Thanksgiving
    L: Thanks be to God.
    P: Amen.

    Prayers of Petition
    L: Lord, in your mercy,
    P: Hear our prayers.

    The Lord’s Prayer

    Scripture Reading — Exodus 16:2–15 · Read it in the NIV →

    L: The word of our Lord.
    P: Thanks be to God.

    Sermon — “What Is It?” · Rev. Dale Min

    *Closing Hymn — Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us (UMH 381)

    Benediction — Rev. Dale Min

    Postlude

    Announcements

    • Come sing with us! Our choir is looking for sopranos, and all who enjoy singing are welcome. You do not have to be there every week. To join, contact Tenson, our music director.
    • Nomination Committee Meeting: Tuesday, September 22, 7:00 p.m.
    • Church Council Meeting: Tuesday, September 29, 7:00 p.m.
    • Holy Communion offering: September’s offering goes to the American Red Cross.
    • Food pantry needs: pasta sauce, tuna, canned chicken, canned stews and dinners, instant potatoes, canned vegetables (no corn), pancake mix and syrup, individually wrapped snacks, juice, and cleaning products.
    • Blessings to all children and teachers who have returned to school!

    Large-print bulletins and hymnals are available from an usher.

We would love to meet you

Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors. All are welcome to journey with us in the way of Christ.