Shutesbury Community Church

In November of 2009 worship was re-established at the historic 1827 Meeting House on the town common in Shutesbury, Massachusetts. Worship had not been held on Sunday mornings since 2006 and the sanctuary was in disrepair, but through the efforts of many volunteers from the community and from “With His Hands” ministry of Second Baptist Church in South Hadley, the sanctuary was restored and our doors reopened.

In 2012, through the faithful offerings of our members and the generous support of friends from the community of Shutesbury, we were able to restore our steeple and the exterior of the Meeting House. It is our joy and privilege to carry on a tradition of Christian worship at this site that was “set apart” for the Lord nearly 200 years ago.

Our worship includes both traditional and contemporary elements including hymns, worship songs, prayer, and sharing from the Word of God. We believe in the inspiration of Scripture: accepting that the Bible is “God-breathed” and that the human writers were “Carried along by the Holy Spirit.” In our services it is our hope that the Holy Spirit will continue to “carry along” our church and that God’s peace will be with us as we seek to worship in “Spirit and Truth.”

Our fellowship has a heritage dating from the late 1700’s from both the Baptist and Congregational churches of Shutesbury and was established as the Federated Church in 1911 and ultimately Shutesbury Community Church in 1985. With this heritage in mind we encourage a freedom to think under the authority of Scripture affirming the historic Christian faith without stressing distinctive doctrines and we encourage open mindedness and honest questions.