SMUMC - Rancho Santa Margarita United Methodist Church

Highlights

Our Church

“I believe faith is a journey.” “I believe God has a sense of humor.” “I believe we can learn a lot from children.” “I believe God loves us equally regardless of race or sexual orientation & calls us to do the same.” “I believe we have an obligation to leave the world better than we found it.” “I believe Jesus has the power to change lives.” “I believe that in the end, love is what matters.”
~ words from the people of SMUMC
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Youth Group

SMUMC’s Youth fellowship is a warm and welcoming community for youth 6th -12th grade. Join us for Youth Group gatherings, youth Sunday School, Confirmation, mission opportunities and fun. Everyone is welcome!
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Shepherd of the Hills Preschool

The Santa Margarita campus of this preschool offers 2, 3, & 5 day a week learning and care. The staff are dedicated Christians who have been hired on the basis of education, experience and maturity. We are proud of the high degree of professionalism our staff exhibits. We are fully committed to you and your child and are excited to be part of your child’s growth and development.
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Friends In Faith

Made up of young families, we meet weekly for dinner and fellowship. Together we learn, share leadership and make a difference in our church and world. A warm and welcoming community, this group is always open to new people (single and married) and children are always welcome! Come join in!
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Children

Children have a special place at SMUMC. From excellent nursery care, weekly quality Sunday School and family friendly gatherings, we welcome children to SMUMC.
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Santa Margarita United Methodist Church

Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors

Welcome to Santa Margarita United Methodist Church, a growing church located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. A community of all ages, we celebrate, worship, learn and serve together. As part of the United Methodist Church, we have more than 11.4 million members worldwide.

Our mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Check out our Faith and Life Statement to learn how we live out our faith.

If you are new, welcome! Please check out our First Time Visitor, Preschool and Youth Group information. Join us Sunday for worship at 9:30 AM (relaxed traditional) and 11 AM (new music, band). You can also view a short video of Campus Scenes and Activities to learn a little more about the goings on.

SMUMC has adopted a Covenant for Cooperative Ministry with Shepherd of the Hills UMC. We believe our two churches will become more effective in ministry together than apart. That is what this is all about - being effective in reaching our community with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Our diversity is our strength and our welcome is universal.
No matter who you are or where you have been, you are welcome at SMUMC!

Sunday Info

This Week at SMUMC

This week we are continuing our series on "rEVOLution" - we will discuss how God moves in the world in often small, revolutionary ways when we have faith the size of a mustard seed. This week we will look at Matthew 13:31-35.

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Cooperative Parish with Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church - Learn more about our Covenant for Cooperative Ministry here...

Dave Roberts, lead musician in our worship band, released his first CD several months ago. Recently, his music was picked up by UMCOR, the United Methodist Committee on Relief, and used in a video they created and posted on their website! View the video here....