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Worship Volunteer Opportunities Our morning worship services are the highlight of the church week. You can make an important difference in our worship experience by contributing a little amount of time and effort on Sunday mornings. Fellowship Time Sign up to help with Fellowship Time between services on Sundays. Learn More Sign Up Communion Servers Sign up to help serve communion on the 1st Sunday of the month. Learn More Sign Up Ushers Sign up to serve as an usher at worship on Sundays. Learn More Sign Up Acolyte Children in 1st - 12th grade are invited to sign up to serve as acolyte during worship. Learn More Sign Up Lay Readers Sign up to read scripture during worship on Sundays. Learn More Sign Up CLICK HERE to sign up to volunteer for Holy Week and Easter Sunday Worship Services Advent & Christmas Eve Volunteers Advent Candle Lighters Sign up to light the Advent Wreath candles. Dec 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 24th Learn More Sign Up Christmas Eve Communion Server Sign up to serve communion on Christmas Eve. December 24th @ 3pm, 5pm, & 7:30pm Learn More Sign Up Christmas Eve Usher Sign up to serve as an usher on Christmas Eve. December 24th @ 3pm, 5pm, & 7:30pm Learn More Sign Up Christmas Eve Lay Readers Sign up to read scripture on Christmas Eve. December 24th @ 3pm, 5pm, & 7:30pm Learn More Sign Up

< Back Lay Readers Sign up to read scripture during worship on Sundays. Lay Readers are assigned scripture once every 2-3 months. They receive a speech-type copy of the week’s scripture the preceding week. They can pre-record their reading. Click Here to Sign-Up Please contact Steve Larkin at jstephenlarkin@gmail.com for more information. Previous Next

< Back Andreas Barrett Worship Leader Email: abarrett@aldersgate.net Phone: (703) 765-6555 x609

EVENT INFORMATION < Previous Event Back to Upcoming Events Back Next Event > Christmas Market 2024 UNITED WOMEN IN FAITH EVENT Saturday, November 9th | 9:00am - 2:00pm Aldersgate UMC (Churchwide) This year's United Women in Faith (UWF) Christmas Market will be on Saturday, November 9th, from 9am - 2pm. The whole church and community are invited, so mark your calendars. There will be something for everyone and a great place to get a jump start on your holiday shopping. All money raised at the Christmas Market will go to missions and charities supported by the Aldersgate UWF. Frozen Casserole Sale Elizabeth Circle is sponsoring the sale of frozen casseroles at the Christmas Market. If you would like to prepare any of your favorite recipes (no desserts or seafood) for the event, you can pick up a pan and blank recipe card (including complete instructions) any Sunday during Fellowship Time throughout the month of October. Frozen casseroles will be collected in Wesley Hall on Friday, November 8th, from 10am-1pm. Please contact Shirley Burgett at saburgett@gmail.com or 703-780-7966 with any questions. White Elephant & Collectibles Sale Esther Circle needs your treasures that you are willing to part with to be sold at this year's market. Donations can be dropped off in the Guback Center on Thursday, November 7th, from 4-7pm, and Friday, November 8th, from 9am-4pm. Please enter at Door 7. PLEASE NO CLOTHES OR BOOKS. Please contact Karen Latta at klatta@fourthwave.com for more information. Calling All Bakers! All cooks and bakers are invited to prepare homemade baked goods and preserves for the Ruth Circle Baked Goods Sale. Bags and ties are available in Wesley Hall during Fellowship Time on Sundays throughout the month of October. Please package the goodies in small quantities, mark them as "Bake Sale," and deliver them to Wesley Kitchen on Friday, November 8th, from 9am-5pm. "Hostess gift" items are welcome, too. Please contact Mary Ellen Carawan at mimi.car415@gmail.com with any questions. Please Donate Your Once-Loved Jewelry Lydia Circle is collecting once-loved jewelry, hats, handbags, and scarves, and will be selling them in Founders Hall. If you have any of these items to donate, please drop them off at the church in the basket next to the Receptionist desk by Door 3 through October 30th. Faith Cafe Lunch will be served from 11:00am - 1:30pm on the day of the Christmas Market. We will be serving Chick-Fil-A sandwiches, nuggets, veggie wraps, and assorted chips and drinks. Let Your Neighbors Know Pick up a yard sign in Wesley Hall Sunday, November 3rd, to help spread the word about the Christmas Market. Return the yard sign in Wesley Hall on Sunday, November 10th. This year's United Women in Faith (UWF) Christmas Market will be on Saturday, November 9th, from 9am - 2pm. The whole church and community are invited, so mark your calendars. There will be something for everyone and a great place to get a jump start on your holiday shopping. All money raised at the Christmas Market will go to missions and charities supported by the Aldersgate UWF. Frozen Casserole Sale Elizabeth Circle is sponsoring the sale of frozen casseroles at the Christmas Market. If you would like to prepare any of your favorite recipes (no desserts or seafood) for the event, you can pick up a pan and blank recipe card (including complete instructions) any Sunday during Fellowship Time throughout the month of October. Frozen casseroles will be collected in Wesley Hall on Friday, November 8th, from 10am-1pm. Please contact Shirley Burgett at saburgett@gmail.com or 703-780-7966 with any questions. White Elephant & Collectibles Sale Esther Circle needs your treasures that you are willing to part with to be sold at this year's market. Donations can be dropped off in the Guback Center on Thursday, November 7th, from 4-7pm, and Friday, November 8th, from 9am-4pm. Please enter at Door 7. PLEASE NO CLOTHES OR BOOKS. Please contact Karen Latta at klatta@fourthwave.com for more information. Calling All Bakers! All cooks and bakers are invited to prepare homemade baked goods and preserves for the Ruth Circle Baked Goods Sale. Bags and ties are available in Wesley Hall during Fellowship Time on Sundays throughout the month of October. Please package the goodies in small quantities, mark them as "Bake Sale," and deliver them to Wesley Kitchen on Friday, November 8th, from 9am-5pm. "Hostess gift" items are welcome, too. Please contact Mary Ellen Carawan at mimi.car415@gmail.com with any questions. Please Donate Your Once-Loved Jewelry Lydia Circle is collecting once-loved jewelry, hats, handbags, and scarves, and will be selling them in Founders Hall. If you have any of these items to donate, please drop them off at the church in the basket next to the Receptionist desk by Door 3 through October 30th. Faith Cafe Lunch will be served from 11:00am - 1:30pm on the day of the Christmas Market. We will be serving Chick-Fil-A sandwiches, nuggets, veggie wraps, and assorted chips and drinks. Let Your Neighbors Know Pick up a yard sign in Wesley Hall Sunday, November 3rd, to help spread the word about the Christmas Market. Return the yard sign in Wesley Hall on Sunday, November 10th. < Previous Event Next Event >

EVENT INFORMATION < Previous Event Back to Upcoming Events Back Next Event > Caroling on the Corner ENGAGE EVENT Sunday, December 15th | 4:30pm-5:30pm Aldersgate UMC (Front Lawn) ALL ARE WELCOME! BRING A FRIEND! Join us on Sunday, December 15th, for an evening of celebrating the coming birth of Jesus Christ through praise, fellowship, and song! We'll have refreshments and will even get the fire pit going. In the event of rain (or other foul weather), we will shift inside to Founders Hall. We are in need of musicians (brass and woodwind players) and lay readers for this year's Caroling on the Corner event. If you would like to participate in this event as a musician or lay reader, please CLICK HERE to sign up. Musicians should contact Jeff Long ( jweblong@gmail.com ) with any questions or for more information. If you have questions or would like more information about this event, please contact Beth Bachmore ( bbachmore@aldersgate.net ). ALL ARE WELCOME! BRING A FRIEND! Join us on Sunday, December 15th, for an evening of celebrating the coming birth of Jesus Christ through praise, fellowship, and song! We'll have refreshments and will even get the fire pit going. In the event of rain (or other foul weather), we will shift inside to Founders Hall. We are in need of musicians (brass and woodwind players) and lay readers for this year's Caroling on the Corner event. If you would like to participate in this event as a musician or lay reader, please CLICK HERE to sign up. Musicians should contact Jeff Long ( jweblong@gmail.com ) with any questions or for more information. If you have questions or would like more information about this event, please contact Beth Bachmore ( bbachmore@aldersgate.net ). < Previous Event Next Event >

DAY SCHOOL INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY As the snows and ice of winter approach, please be reminded of Aldersgate Day School's inclement weather policy: If Fairfax County Public Schools are closed, the Aldersgate Day School is closed If Fairfax County Public Schools are delayed, the Aldersgate Day School will open at 10:00 am (Lunch Bunch as scheduled) If Fairfax County Public Schools dismiss early, the Aldersgate Day School will dismiss at regular time (Kindergarten, 5-hour classes, and lunch bunch will typically dismiss at regular times; however, parents will be contacted if conditions warrant an earlier release)

EVENT INFORMATION < Previous Event Back to Upcoming Events Back Next Event > Phoenix Rising Sandwich Making LOCAL MISSIONS & OUTREACH Thursday, November 7th | 5:00pm - 7:00pm Aldersgate UMC (Wesley Hall) Phoenix Rising meal packing happens once each month, on the Thursday before the second Friday (not always the second Thursday). We pack meals at 5:00 p.m. in Wesley Hall. For more information about Phoenix Rising or to be added to the volunteer email list, please email Linda Bishop . ​ For more information on Phoenix Rising and other local missions and outreach, please visit the Local Missions and Outreach page on our website. Phoenix Rising meal packing happens once each month, on the Thursday before the second Friday (not always the second Thursday). We pack meals at 5:00 p.m. in Wesley Hall. For more information about Phoenix Rising or to be added to the volunteer email list, please email Linda Bishop . ​ For more information on Phoenix Rising and other local missions and outreach, please visit the Local Missions and Outreach page on our website. < Previous Event Next Event >

Volunteer for Worship Lent & Easter 2024 CLICK HERE for regular Sunday morning volunteer sign-ups. Acolyte Children in 1st - 12th grade are invited to sign up to serve as acolyte during worship. Learn More Sign Up F ull S ign -U ps The following sign-ups for Lent & Easter are full. Thank you for volunteering your time! Palm Sunday Usher This sign-up is full . Thank you!!! View Sign Up Maundy Thursday Lay Reader This sign-up is full . Thank you!!! View Sign Up Easter Sunday Usher This sign-up is full . Thank you!!! View Sign Up Maundy Thursday Usher This sign-up is full . Thank you!!! View Sign Up Good Friday Usher This sign-up is full . Thank you!!! View Sign Up Easter Sunday Communion Server This sign-up is full . Thank you!!! View Sign Up Maundy Thursday Communion Server This sign-up is full . Thank you!!! View Sign Up Good Friday Lay Readers This sign-up is full . Thank you!!! View Sign Up Easter Sunday Lay Readers This sign-up is full . Thank you!!! View Sign Up

DAY SCHOOL PROGRAMS The Weekday Education Program at Aldersgate Day School provides classes for children ages one to Kindergarten and is offered as an outreach ministry of Aldersgate United Methodist Church. ​ Aldersgate Day School is open five days per week; most of our class programs are 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (Lunch Bunch and Extended Day offered until 2:00 pm), however we offer one Pre-Kindergarten class and one Junior Kindergarten class from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm. Our Kindergarten class will be in its 3rd year and runs from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Our school year runs generally from the week after Labor Day through Memorial Day and closely follows the Fairfax County Public School calendar, with Kindergarten lasting 7 days longer. Major Program Goals The Day School staff strives each day to provide a positive supplement to the home so the child: Grows in self-awareness and discovers that group experiences are gratifying Finds and accepts love and care from adults other than parents Matures in an awareness of God Achieves a sense of belonging in the church environment Our program activities are specifically designed to affirm each child’s self-worth through: Development of unique skills and talents Enhancement of social development Preparation for a successful kindergarten experience Under Three Programs Toddler I and Toddler II (9:00 am – 12:00 pm) These programs are for children who will not yet be 30 months old by October 1st . They are divided into two classes by age. A child can be enrolled one, two, or three days each week; however, these enrollment days should be regularly attended; this is not designed to be a “drop-in” program. Two to three adults in each room provide quality care in a warm, loving environment. Activities are varied from day to day based upon the age and readiness of the child. Both classes enjoy daily indoor and/or outdoor play. ​ Pre-Threes (9:00 am – 12:00 pm) The Pre-Threes class is for children who will be 30 months old by October 1st. A child can be enrolled two or three days each week. More than mere babysitting happens in the pre-threes setting where guided, pressure-free learning occurs during informal, relatively unstructured activities. Our pre-threes have weekly music classes and enjoy plenty of playtime both indoors and out. Enrollment includes 11 to 13 children and a dedicated team of two teachers. Three-Year-Old, Pre-K, and Junior Kindergarten Programs Three-Year Old Classes (9:00 am – 12:00 pm) The three-year-old class is offered to children who will be three years old by October 1st . A child may be enrolled in the two-day, three-day, or 5-day program. Classes are from 9am to 12pm. Each day includes indoor free play/center time, playground time, and dramatic play. Gross motor, fine motor, and other developmental activities are stressed. Show-and-tell and sharing times are incorporated into the schedule to help in the development of oral expression and listening skills. Three-year-olds have weekly music classes, and occasional programs as part of specific instructional units and special events. Enrollment includes 12 to 14 children and a dedicated team of two teachers. Pre-Kindergarten (9:00 am – 12:00 pm or 9:00 am – 2:00 pm) The Pre-Kindergarten class is offered to children who will be four years old by October 1st . A child may be enrolled in the three-day or five-day program. Each day includes indoor free play/center time, playground time, group work, and dramatic play. Show-and-tell and sharing times are incorporated into the schedule to help in the development of oral expression and listening skills. Pre-K students have weekly music classes, and field trips occur as part of specific instructional units and special events. While the primary goal is socialization, low-key academic concepts are introduced and integrated into classroom activities. Enrollment includes 12 to 14 children and a dedicated team of two teachers. Junior Kindergarten (9:00 am – 2:00 pm) The Junior Kindergarten class is offered to children who will turn five years old in late summer or early fall but are not ready for kindergarten . In a semi-structured setting, children work on early academic skills as they stay busy creating, playing, and developing the social skills necessary for kindergarten. A weekly music class is offered as well as occasional field trips to enhance specific instructional units and special events. Enrollment includes 12 to 14 children and a dedicated team of two teachers. Kindergarten Program Kindergarten (9:00 am - 3:00 pm) The kindergarten class offers a full, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)-aligned curriculum featuring Virginia Department of Education approved goals, objectives, and standards of learning. The program is limited to 12 children with a highly qualified teacher possessing a master's degree, as well as two highly experienced aides. A weekly music class and bi-weekly chapel program are offered, as well as occasional field trips to enhance specific instructional units and special events. This program is geared toward children bound for First Grade.

MISSION INFORMATION < Previous Back to Local Missions Next > Mondloch House Volunteers are needed to purchase and deliver fresh produce for the local homeless shelters and transitional housing tenants through the Mondloch House program. CLICK HERE to sign up to volunteer. "Mondloch House" is the name of Aldersgate UMC's longstanding program that provides fresh fruits and vegetables each week to area shelters and to supportive housing operated in Alexandra by New Hope Housing . New Hope Housing is a local non-profit organization dedicated to providing housing and a gateway to a better life for homeless families and invididuals in our community. Mondloch House 1 on Lockheed Boulevard and the Eleanor Kennedy Shelter on Route One provide both short-and long-term housing to homeless individuals, while Mondloch Place provides them with transitional housing. In addition, New Hope Housing runs a number of supportive housing programs to help otherwise homeless families find and maintain subsidized housing. New Hope Housing offers families and individuals more than just food and shelter. It also helps them to develop the life skills needed for successful independent living by offering counseling, teaching employment skills, providing health services, and facilitating transportation assistance. New Hope Housing also operates an employment resources center and provides educational enrichment and recreational activities for children and their parents. For many years now, Aldersgate volunteers have supported the important work of New Hope Housing by providing fresh fruits and vegetables on a weekly basis to ensure that the individuals residing at the Mondloch House and Eleanor Kennedy Shelters have healthy and nutritious food to eat. The program also adds our fresh produce to grocery packages given to the families in subsidized and supportive housing. The time and financial commitment for volunteers is minimal, but the reward is great. How Can You Help? CLICK HERE to sign up to volunteer for a week (or more) this year. Volunteers pick a week of their own choosing to shop for and deliver fresh fruits and vegetables to our central drop off point at Mondloch House 1 (3510 Lockheed Boulevard). Volunteers are contacted early in the week with a list of the produce that is needed. Volunteers are asked to commit to spending at least $50 to purchase to the requested items at a store of their own choosing (and sometimes right from their own gardens!) and deliver them to the Mondloch House 1 shelter during daytime hours that week or weekend. ​ For more information, please contact Patricia Millett at 571-405-4676 or pamking63@verizon.net . < Previous Next >

MISSION INFORMATION < Previous Back to Local Missions Next > Food for Neighbors Would you like to help students in your area receive the healthy food they need to succeed in school? Even in a county as wealthy as ours, one in four kids in our area are struggling with hunger. Through the Food for Neighbors Red Bag Program , you'll make a difference in a local student's life just by adding a few extra items to your shopping cart five times a year. And the best part - our students will immediately benefit from your generosity! Food for Neighbors has asked Aldersgate UMC to help them get the word out into the community and increase the number of donors. For more information about this organization, and to sign up to donate food and/or assist in donation pick up, please visit their website or you may contact Laura Wainwright , Area Manager for Fort Hunt. < Previous Next >

EVENT INFORMATION < Previous Event Back to Upcoming Events Back Next Event > Monthly Wellness Potluck WELLNESS EVENT Wednesday, November 6th | 5:00pm - 6:00pm Aldersgate UMC (Wesley Hall) Join us for a potluck meal on the SECOND Wednesday of every month at 5:00pm in Wesley Hall. Come share a meal and have fun with friends and neighbors. Each family is asked to bring a dish that will serve 8-10 people. Contact Judy Jurkowski with any questions. Join us for a potluck meal on the SECOND Wednesday of every month at 5:00pm in Wesley Hall. Come share a meal and have fun with friends and neighbors. Each family is asked to bring a dish that will serve 8-10 people. Contact Judy Jurkowski ( judy@aldersgate.net ) with any questions. < Previous Event Next Event >