2024 GRAND ILLUMINATION WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14TH!
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SPIRITUAL LIFE
Sunday Services
MVCMA services are held 9:30AM on Sundays in July and August.
Services are interdenominational and all are welcome.
Want to watch, but not on island? A LIVE stream is also available and accessible below.
We traditionally pass a collection basket, but are also making online donations available for your convenience. We appreciate your contributions! Monthly options are available.
A link to our archived Sunday Service recordings will be added in soon.
We hope you will join us!
Live Stream
Guest Preachers
Summer 2023
June 25th
Rev. Ross M. Allen
South Acton Church, Acton, MA
Rev. Ross M. Allen ministers with South Acton Church (UCC) in Acton, MA. Ordained in the Christian Church (DOC), he represented the denomination as an emerging theologian at the World Council of Church's 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany. He also serves as a research fellow with the Christian Century and is under contract with John Wiley & Sons as a contributor to an academic monograph on ecumenical theology, scheduled for publication in early 2024.
July 2nd
Rev. Dr. Linda Forsberg
Salve Regina University, RI (Evangelical Lutheran Church)
Rev. Dr. Linda Forsberg is ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. She graduated with a BA from Brown University (Religious Studies), a Masters of Divinity from
Harvard University (New Testament), and a Doctorate from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia (Spirituality). For the past 26 years she served as the pastor at First Lutheran
Church of East Greenwich, RI, stepping down in 2023 to serve full-time as the Assistant Director of Retreats and Discernment at the Mercy Center for Spiritual Life at Salve Regina University in Newport, RI.
July 9th
Revs. Gloria and Ray Hammond
Bethel AME Church, Boston, MA
Ray Hammond and Gloria White-Hammond co-founded Bethen A.M.E Church in Boston. Rev. Ray Hammond earned a master's degree in religion, focusing on Christian and medical ethics, from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He is co-founder and chairman of the Ten Point Coalition. Rev. Gloria White-Hammond currently serves as the Resident Practitioner in Ministry Studies. She is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School.
July 16th
Rev. Don Bliss
East Freetown Congregational-Christian Church
Reverend Don Bliss has served the East Freetown Congregational-Christian Church since 2001, having formerly served churches in Boston, Hyannis, and Wareham, Massachusetts. As a consultant in Educational Ministry, Rev. Bliss has helped various denominations, churches, and Christian publishers. He teaches Advanced Theology for the Lay Ministry Training Program of the National Association of Congregational-Christian Churches. He is married with two children, three grandchildren, and a dog.
July 23rd
Rev. Doug Dry
First Baptist Church of Wakefield, MA
Rev. Doug and Beth Dry have served churches in Connecticut, Colorado and Massachusetts for the past 40 years in youth ministry, church planting, church pastoring and currently church revitalization. Doug received his Masters of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary and is ordained with the CMA and ABCUSA. Beth is a trained facilitator with Entrust Ministries of Colorado Springs and is a Certified Life Coach. They have a passion to help people encounter God and to see the Church thrive in New England.
July 30th
Rev. Stephen Kendrick
First Church Boston, Unitarian
Rev. Stephen Kendrick began serving as a minister at First Church in late 2001. Before that, he served at churches in West Hartford, Columbia, Md., and chapels in the Burmingham area of England. He is a published author of four books and has written in various publications including the New York Times and Boston Globe.
August 6th
Rev. Randy Thames
Peoples Community Baptist Church
Rev. Randy Thames uses his gifts of exhortation to inspire people to fulfill their purpose through Christ. His 18 years of service as pastor, preacher, and national speaker, are supported by his 10 years as an adjunct teacher and lecturer along with 34-year professional career that includes current board member, and executive coach/advisor to Fortune 50 executives. Rev. Randy and his wife Deacon Trina Thames serve leaders at Celebration Church at Columbia, MD and preacher at-large to People’s Community Baptist Church.
August 20th
Rev. Edward Beck
Passionist Community
Father Edward L. Beck is an ordained Roman Catholic priest, an author, playwright and television commentator. His three books are God Underneath (2001), Unlikely Ways Home (2004),
and Soul Provider (2007). For the last fifteen years Father Beck has worked in mainstream media as an on-air TV correspondent for religion, faith and ethics. He has contributed on ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News and CNN.
August 13th
9:30am
Bishop Jeffrey Williams
The King's Cathedral, Providence, RI
Jeffrey A. Williams, D.Min., MPA, is the Founder and Chief Empowerment Strategist of the Williams Empowerment Group LLC, whose sole mission is to help others Achieve their dreams. Dr. Williams has an earned Doctorate from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a Master's in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and a Bachelors degree from Brown University.
August 27th
Rev. Kathryn Joy Toll-Chandler
Rev. K. Joy Toll-Chandler is an ordained elder in the United Methodist church. She retired from full-time pastoral ministry a year ago, after serving in various churches throughout New England since 1985. In addition to an M.Div from Drew University School of Theology, Joy also received a Master of Church Music degree from Concordia University Wisconsin, with an emphasis in handbells. She continues to serve in pastoral care and pulpit supply, as well as a part-time handbell director.
August 13th
12:30pm
Rev. Raphael Warnock
Ebenezer Baptist Church, GA
Rev. Warnock is an American Baptist pastor and politician who is currently serving as the junior United States Senator from Georgia. He has been the Senior Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta since 2005.
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September 3rd
Rev. Joanne Hus
Rev. Joanne Hus has recently become the pastor of The United Methodist Church of Martha's Vineyard in Oak Bluffs. She got her Master of Divinity from Boston University.