Our History
Central United Methodist Church, founded over 130 years ago. Originally we called ourselves Central Methodist Church. Through the years the church and our society have changed but the heart of who we are hasn’t. We are a group of mission minded people, who have a deep desire to make a significant impact on our city. Over the years Central has had multiple sites that we have called home, as well as numerous worship services and styles but our mission has stayed the same: We want to bring new generations of people together to serve and worship Jesus Christ, not only in our city, but beyond.
Who We Are
We offer in-person worship services, intentional online worship, a variety of small groups, a blossoming children’s ministry, and an engaging student ministry. We welcome and celebrate everyone. We are allies of and offer support to a growing LGBTQ+ community. We believe we have a duty to fight racism and white supremacy, and we have a commitment to serving our city and our world. These are just a few of the ways in which we live out our commitment to follow Jesus. We look forward to the future and hope that you will be a part of our emerging history and what God is doing through our growing community.
We are a community of grace and forgiveness, glad for our diversity and differences. Disagreements will come, but we are willing to to remain a part of the community and part of the conversations so we will not walk out or close our hearts or minds.
Our Mission
When we say “All means all”, we mean it. Whether you are a republican or a democrat or independent, gay or straight, life long resident of Albuquerque or a newcomer - we want you to feel at home. We are all on the journey of discovery, all seeking to be faithful followers of Jesus Christ and we want to nurture and grow our spirituality. We are all learners and all teachers. We all have gifts to share. We work to listen and to learn from each other, treating each other with respect and dignity.
In his poem “Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front”, Wendell Berry writes about practicing resurrection and we desire to do so in all aspects of our lives. So when we find that we have brought what feels like death into a relationship we do everything we can to repent and practice resurrection - bringing life into the space that was death.