Porchfest: Saturday, June 13

Porchfest: Saturday, June 13

by | May 20, 2026 | News

Winchester Porchfest return to Crawford Memorial UMC on Saturday, June 13!  We are happy to be one of many venues around town, hosting musical groups during this fun, family-friendly tradition in Winchester. Bring a lawn chair or grab a seat at one of our picnic tables and join us under the tent to enjoy musical acts starting at 1:00pm:

1:00: Philip Corcoran and the Ash Street Cowboys, class country and pop from 1950s-80s

2:00: Chuck Foley’s Blues All In My Head, blues in the Mississippi Delta and Hill Country traditions

3:00: Our neighbor and return performer, Randall Kromm, singer-songwriter

4:00 Standard Deviation, featuring our own Kathryn Frisoli on vocals! 

Porchfest Organizers have set a rain date of Sunday June 14. In the event of inclement weather, check the Porchfest website (https://porchfest.win/) for information.

Winchester Pride

Winchester Pride

by | May 19, 2026 | News

Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church is happy to be an event sponsor of Winchester’s 6th annual PRIDEfest, taking place on the Winchester Town Common on Thursday, June 11th, 4:30-6:30PM (rain date Friday, June 12th, same time). This is an outdoor, community-centered, Winchester-based event featuring multiple ways for attendees to educate themselves about LGBTQIA+ rights and issues and celebrate Pride! This is a FREE event for ALL AGES – family attendance is encouraged! For more information, visit https://nfsj.org/events/winchesters-6th-annual-pridefest/.

The Gift of Forgiveness

The Gift of Forgiveness

by | May 17, 2026 | Sermons

One of the lines in The Apostles’ Creed claims that we, as Christians “believe in the forgiveness of sins.” It sounds pretty straightforward, but there’s surprising complexity under the hood. Since we won’t get far in any relationships with either God or each other without it, we’ll look at forgiveness from all angles.

– Pastor Anne

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Dress for Success Clothing Drive, May 17-28

Dress for Success Clothing Drive, May 17-28

by | May 12, 2026 | News

Dress for Success® Worldwide is the leading resource for advancing women in the workplace globally.  Our purpose is to empower women to achieve economic mobility by providing a global network of support, workplace attire, and development tools for success. For the past 8-10 years, Crawford has held a spring clothing drive to help support the important work of Dress for Success. This year’s drive will run from May 17 to May 28.

Bring your gently used women’s OR men’s suits, shirts, shoes, handbags, and other business attire/accessories to church with you on Sunday. There is a clothing rack in the lobby outside of Gifford Hall for items on hangers. Shoes and accessories can be placed in the bin provided. Our collection will take place through May 28 – just under two weeks! So clean out your closets soon!

If you have clothes to donate but can’t make it to church on Sunday, contact the church office (office@crawfordumc.org or 781-729-5056) to arrange a time to drop them off during the week.