Chestnut Grove Presbyterian Church

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Chestnut Grove Presbyterian Church Join us for online worship on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Watch our livestream from Facebook. Find us on the web at www.chestnutgrovechurch.net

Our church was born 171 years ago in the home of a school teacher and circuit-riding pastor; the founding 12 members were mostly farmers. A few of our older members still recall Chestnut Grove as a “little country church,” and we still worship in the sanctuary of our forebears, built in the 1850s (and expanded repeatedly, most recently in 1992). Reflecting our community, many of our members have a high level of artistic, educational and professional attainment, and their willingness to volunteer is a strong support to our programs. There is spiritual curiosity and openness to learning. About half our members have grown up in any of 20 or so non-Presbyterian traditions, or in no tradition. As in many churches, our numbers have declined over a 20-year period, but we retain a core of committed and loving Christians, willing to work for God’s glory.

10/11/2026

2026-10-11 Seven Times Seven

Peter asked how many times he had to forgive. Seven? Jesus said seventy-seven, then told a story about a servant forgive...
10/09/2026

Peter asked how many times he had to forgive. Seven? Jesus said seventy-seven, then told a story about a servant forgiven a debt he could never repay, who walked out and grabbed a coworker by the throat over pocket change.

Week 5, Sunday, October 11
Seven Times Seven | Matthew 18:21-35

This Sunday we look at forgiveness as one of the church's core ministries, and at what it costs to pass it on.

Join us in person or watch online at chestnutgrovechurch.net

10/04/2026

2026-10-4 All God's Creatures

A guitar in a Presbyterian sanctuary used to be unusual. So was a song written in the last ten years. Both sit alongside...
09/30/2026

A guitar in a Presbyterian sanctuary used to be unusual. So was a song written in the last ten years. Both sit alongside the pieces we have sung for centuries.

The catalog is growing. Join us!

Sundays, 10 AM. In person and online: https://chestnutgrovechurch.net/new-here/




The middle schoolers find each other within ten minutes of a potluck. First the food disappears. Then the conversations ...
09/29/2026

The middle schoolers find each other within ten minutes of a potluck. First the food disappears. Then the conversations start. Bring them. They’ll find their people.

Some parts of growing up go better when there’s a community of people who aren’t parents to support them. We have those too.

Worship at 10:00 AM, in person and online. https://chestnutgrovechurch.net/new-here/




Jesus went up the mountain, sat down, and started with the people nobody had put on the list. The poor in spirit. The gr...
09/26/2026

Jesus went up the mountain, sat down, and started with the people nobody had put on the list. The poor in spirit. The grieving. The meek. The ones hungry for things to be made right.

Week 3, Sunday, September 27
Wide Welcome | Matthew 5:1-11

This Sunday we ask who is welcome in the kingdom of heaven, and whether our welcome is as wide as his.

Join us in person or watch online at chestnutgrovechurch.net

This is a real prayer in the Gospels. A father, asking Jesus for help and also asking for help with the asking. Not "I h...
09/24/2026

This is a real prayer in the Gospels. A father, asking Jesus for help and also asking for help with the asking.

Not "I have it figured out." Not "I am sure." Both halves of the sentence at the same time. If that is closer to where you are than the Sunday school answer, you are walking the same path that we are.

Sundays at 10:00 AM. In person or online.

Church can be fun. Bring the kids.Around here, kids show up as themselves: laughing, asking questions, occasionally brin...
09/23/2026

Church can be fun. Bring the kids.
Around here, kids show up as themselves: laughing, asking questions, occasionally bringing their own co-pastor (lol). We make space for all of it.
Sundays at 10:00 AM, in person and online.

chestnutgrovechurch.net/visit

The choir’s eyes are on the director. Most of what goes into Sunday morning happens before Sunday morning. The music is ...
09/22/2026

The choir’s eyes are on the director. Most of what goes into Sunday morning happens before Sunday morning. The music is one of the clearest places you can see it.

Sundays, 10 AM. In person and online:
https://chestnutgrovechurch.net/new-here/

09/20/2026

2026-09-20 Follow the Leader

Address

3701 Sweet Air Road
Phoenix, MD
21131

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 3pm
Sunday 9:30am - 1pm

Telephone

(410) 592-9121

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