We welcome you as you are! You'll see everything from suits and dresses to jeans and casual attire in our congregation, so please wear whatever makes you comfortable for worship.

ESUMC has three different worship services on Sunday mornings. Each service lasts around an hour and includes a time of singing, prayer, scripture, a thought-provoking message, and weekly communion.

8:00am - Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary

9:00am - The Gathering Contemporary Worship in Kerr Hall

11:00am - Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary

Kids of all ages are always invited to join their families in worship! ESUMC loves to have kids as a part of worship - so all of our offerings for kids are always optional based on what’s best for your family.  All kids staff and volunteers are trained and background checked.

If you arrive with nursery age kids, stop by the nursery desk located on the second floor. The nursery is available for children from infants through Pre-K during all worship services. Our team will need a few minutes to register your child so plan to arrive about 10-15 minutes early. 

Early in the 9:00am and 11:00am services, kids age 3 through 1st grade are invited to join other children in worship for a prayer followed by “Wiggler Worship,” where they will participate in an age appropriate liturgy, before returning to their families for communion after the sermon.

Yes! For all ages! Sunday School is offered from 10:10-10:45 on the 3rd floor for rising 3 year olds through 5th grade.

• Preschool (Ages 3 and 4 by 8/31/2024) Room 316A

• Kindergarten and 1st Graders- Room 314

• 2nd Graders- Room 306

• 3rd and 4th Graders- Room 305

• 5th Graders- Room 300

YOUTH 6-12 Graders

• 6-12 Graders - Bulla Youth Building (301 W. Jones St.)

ADULT CLASSES CLICK HERE

See the map below. Dedicated parking is available for first time visitors in our main parking lot accessible from Dawson Street and McDowell Street between Edenton Street and Jones Street:

If you are traveling south on Dawson Street, turn left into our main parking lot between Jones Street and Edenton Street. If you are traveling north on McDowell Street, turn left into our main parking lot between Edenton Street and Jones Street.

Parking is also available at no cost in the paved lot located directly west of our main campus on the corner of Dawson Street and Edenton Streets. (This lot is managed and enforced by My Power Parking outside of regular church operating hours, but free for church goers on Sunday and during speacial worship times!)

Yes! As a United Methodist congregation, we welcome everyone to the table. You don’t have to be a member of ESUMC or of any church in order to partake of communion. Communion is open to people of all ages. In an effort to make communion as accessible as possible, we use grape juice and also offer gluten-free options.