Transformed by God’s grace in order to transform the world with His grace

Chesterbrook UMC has a wide variety of ministries that support the needs of all members of the congregation for all stages of their faith.

Education Ministry

The Education Ministry at Chesterbrook UMC is a dynamic and vibrant ministry with a vision to raise up young people to live boldly because they know who they are in Jesus Christ. We desire to see our next generation to really understand they are deeply loved by Jesus and therefore they are free to love God, love people, and even themselves. Our…

Discipleship Circles

Discipleship circles at CUMC are small gatherings where church members get to know each other more intimately, sharing life experiences and growing in their faith. Our discipleship circles include members in various life stages as well as different places in their faith journey. We support each other as we strive to learn more about the teachings of Jesus and how they apply…

Local Missions

Our local mission effort is focused on Little Lights Urban Ministries located in Washington DC. Little Lights Urban Ministries is a non-profit organization that empowers under-served youth and families in DC. Little Lights serves youth and families in Southeast DC through tutoring; Christian mentoring; job skills development; seasonal programs such as back-to-school backpack drives, providing Thanksgiving groceries, gift cards, and prayer; and…

Global Missions

While we support a variety of different missions, we primarily focus our global missions on the Academia Natanael in Mexico. Academia Natanael was constructed in 2007 as the central location for the Association for Collaborative Development in Mexico (ADU). The Academy’s goal is to aid the children and community of Cacalchen and the Yucatan. Our full-time pastor in Mexico, Kyle Wilson, has…