Welcome to Cokesbury UMC!

Sundays at 10:00am – Join us for worship!
Location: 14806 Blackburn Road in Woodbridge, VA
Join us on Facebook for info and weekly live stream.
Visit our YouTube channel for previous services.
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Coming Up:

Welcome Table: Join us after worship on the 2nd Sunday of every month when we share a meal and fellowship in the Fellowship Hall. This month, Dec 10th, will be a full blown POTLUCK!
Please prepare and bring your specialty choice of ONE of the following to share:
1. Main Dish (chicken, pork, beef, fish, casseroles, Macaroni and cheese, etc.)
2. Side Dish (mashed potatoes, green beans, green leafy salad, mixed vegetables, etc.)
3. Desert (Apple/Pumpkin/Sweet Potato/Pecan Pies; assorted cookies, brownies, cupcakes, etc.)
4. Beverages (sweet tea, unsweet tea, water, and ice) provided by Cokesbury.
Average attendance is about 30 diners, so please prepare your dish to serve from 6-8 people.
All items should be delivered to the kitchen by 9:30am on the 10th to allow for setup.
If you drop off early, please leave your labeled dish in the left refrigerator (the right refrigerator is for Streetlight).
Thanks to Selina & Theresa for hosting December’s Family Table while the indefatigable Belle Henshaw is recuperating from shoulder surgery!

Christmas Fest: Saturday, 12/23, at 4:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. Fun for children and families in the Fellowship Hall:  cookie decorating, Christmas craft, cider, hot chocolate, and cinema (movie). 

Christmas Eve Candle Light Service: 12/24 at 5pm. There will be lots of music and reading of scripture that tells the story of Jesus’ birth.  
Poinsettias:  Let’s fill up the chancel area with poinsettias!  Please bring a flower that you may take home after the Christmas Eve evening service. 

NoVa District Training Day: Saturday, January 20, 2024:  This year Training Day will focus on “The E Word” as we all continue to work to make disciples for the transformation of the world. We are excited to lean into sessions and conversations about evangelism in different ministry contexts. Participants will experience the Keynote Presentation as well as two workshops of their choice on January 20 and then will have access to all 13 workshops until July 20.
Training day is HYBRID in 2024. Both In-person and Virtual tickets can be purchased.

Featherstone School: 
Weekend Food Bags: All food items should be single serving easy open cups, packets, or small flip top cans – ready to eat or microwaveable. Dry cereal, Chef Boyardee pasta meals, tuna salad kits, tuna packets, chicken packets, soups, Dinty Moore stew, chili cups, rice cups, green bean cups, english peas cups, dried fruit snacks, snack size Ritz cracker sleeves. Also need gallon size zip lock bags and help for assembly after worship each week.

Friday with Friends: Join us on the 3rd Friday of every month at 11am in the Narthex. Bring a bag lunch,

Front Porch Sitting: Wednesdays at 5:30pm to converse and greet neighbors. Bring a lawn chair.

English Language Ministry – Classes will resume in early 2024,

Community GardenWork day to prepare plots for Spring 2024 was Saturday, November 11th, at 9am. 10 plots are ready for Winter.

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Join us for in-person worship every Sunday at 10am. The service is also streamed on Facebook Live and the service will be posted later on our YouTube channel,

We are located at 14806 Blackburn Road in Woodbridge. Click the address for the Google Map link,

Discernment: Please pray about Community garden, English language classes, Flea Market

Spiritual Formation Groups every Sunday: Join us after worship in the Sanctuary. Book is “Questions God Asks Us” by Trevor Hudson,

Prayer group meets every Wednesday at 5:30pm in the Sanctuary,

Choir Practice in the Sanctuary every Saturday at 1:00pm,

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Connect with Cokesbury:
703.494.5400
Gmail : CokesburyUMC@gmail.com
Website : CokesburyUMC.church
Facebook : facebook.com/cokesburywoodbridge
YouTube : youtube.com/@cokesburyumcwoodbridge5242
Instagram : instagram.com/cokesburyumc_woodbridge/