Woodfords Church Welcomes You!
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To learn more about Woodfords and whether it might be a good fit for your spirit, click the button to the left to send a message to our pastor.
Visiting Woodfords Church?
Our new main entrance is on Beacon Street.
Look for doors underneath the red awning.
Parking is available on the Beacon Street side of the sanctuary, and you can use the designated handicap accessible entrance, which features a ramp, awnings, and push-button access.
Note: The Woodfords community no longer has access to the Parish House side of the building, including the elevator.
Community News
A Message from Our Church Moderator
Dear Members and Friends,
I am pleased to share the long-awaited news that we closed on the sale of the Parish House on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. This milestone officially marks the beginning of the "Woodfords Church of the future."
As we move forward, our focus shifts to implement our Building Mission Statement:
"Woodfords Congregational Church, a vital part of the greater Portland community since 1872, envisions its physical building and environs to be in covenant with its core mission of creating community, championing justice, and growing with God. We offer our building and property as a community resource that incubates and nurtures neighborhood organizations and programs that align with our core beliefs—love, peace, and inclusivity. We intend for our building to remain relevant and aligned with our values long into the future, even if it outlasts our faith community’s needs."
Additionally, CHOM will begin mobilizing its team and contractors to bring housing for 85 low-income seniors to our immediate community. Despite various funding and construction obstacles, they are currently on track to begin demolition and construction in early 2027.
We remain committed to our partnerships with organizations that are in our building and support our community: Wayside Soup Kitchen, Project Feed, A Company of Girls (ACOG), Stages, Maine Council of Churches, Verizon, The Bay Group, Munjoy Hill Group, Tuba Group, SSL Support, OA Support, Fresh Start, and Survivors of Suicide Loss Support. We look forward to adding to this list.
None of this could have been accomplished without you, members, friends, and our dedicated staff.
Thank you for everything you do!
John England, Moderator
Kindness 2026
Woodfords' Creating Community team is embarking on a year-long program in conjunction with the United States Kindness initiative (https://www.usofkindness.org/), which is supported by the United Church of Christ. The plan is to engage Woodfords members and the broader community in completing 250 Acts of Kindness, large and small, in support of building a culture of compassion, connection and unity as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary.
Homecoming Celebration and Rally Day!
Sunday September 13
10:00am
After worship. you're invited to join Creating Community Committee a together back-to-school kits for younger students. The completed kits that include school supplies such as colored pencils, markers, crayons, scissors and more will be taken to Maine Needs for distribution to schools.
Creating Community will provide the contents of the kits, but we encourage donations on Sept. 13 of new backpacks, lunch boxes or reusable water bottles for grade-school age children to accompany them.
Creating Community will also provide some fall-themed treats for coffee hour as we celebrate our return to a busy church year.
Hope to see you all on the 13th!
September 20
(Sunday)
3pm
Adam Swanson returns to Woodfords Church with Ragtime Jazz and Piano
One of the world’s foremost pianists and historians of vintage American popular music, including ragtime, early jazz, and the Great American Songbook, Adam Swanson is the only Four-Time World Champion Old-Time Piano Player. He has been a featured performer and lecturer at ragtime and jazz festivals across the United States and abroad, and made his New York debut in Carnegie Hall at the age of nineteen, where he performed with Michael Feinstein.
The program will include a 1929 silent movie short, Liberty, starring comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. This classic was released in January 1929 and was the 28th short comedy the duo had made together. It stands today as one of their funniest achievements but also as an important transitional moment in their film-making.
We invite the community to join us for this entertaining, inspiring
and energetic afternoon of music.
Admission will be a free-will offering, with all the donations
at the door to support the Music Community Outreach Programming.
Parking is available in the church lot next to the main building.
For more information, contact music@woodfordschurch.org.
The Right Rev. Budde (Ninth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington DC) believes it’s a cost worth paying and she has shown us all what courage looks like.
Her keynote address on October 8, “Courage Is Contagious,” will explore how we can all learn to be brave. All proceeds from ticket sales and donations will benefit the Maine Council of Churches, a coalition of Protestant denominations that speaks with a prophetic voice of faith in the public square and connects people within and beyond the church to help build a more just, compassionate, and peaceful world.
More details of this event will be made available very soon!
Community Picture Albums
July 10
"Hot Fiddle"
Featuring the Liberty-Strange Family
June 28
Community Ice Cream Social and Concert
with Bellamy Jazz
June 20
Portland Pride Parade
June 14
Super Senior Sunday
June 13
Concert: The Wesley Ringers
Many Thanks to Our Mission Partners for ...
(Click the logo for the organization's website)
Nourishing Bodies
Emergency Food Pantry
Physical Address: 640 Brighton Avenue, Portland
Mailing Address: 202 Woodford St., Portland ME 04103
FEED is operating out of its temporary home while Woodfords Church is being renovated.
We hope you will visit us on Brighton Ave.
For a list of other Portland food pantries, click here.
Community Meal in Memorial Hall
Enjoy a Free Lunch
Mondays
Noon (12pm)
All are welcome!
Serving Youth
At A Company of Girls+ (ACOG+) we work with youth to cultivate their self-confidence, build resiliency, and create a community of respect and acceptance where uniqueness is celebrated and creativity thrives!
The STAGES Youth Theater Mission:
To unlock self-discovery in young people through the transformative power of theater.
Creating Connections
Inspiring peace, justice
& compassion through
collaborative action