About Us

Our church is located in the lovely village of Suncook and we hope to be as welcoming as the town is beautiful. As a family church, we have people of all age groups eager to welcome anyone and everyone with open hearts, open minds, and open doors.

Our mission is to be grounded in the Bible to grow as disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. That transformation begins through God’s grace in our hearts, moves within our homes, and extends to our community and beyond!

Our Beliefs

As the local expression of the global United Methodist Church, we carry with us the same key theological views expressed in our Wesleyan Heritage.

Distinctive Emphasis
Wesley and the early Methodists were particularly concerned about inviting people to experience God’s grace and to grow in their knowledge and love of God through disciplined Christian living. They placed primary emphasis on Christian living, on putting faith and love into action. This emphasis on what Wesley referred to as “practical divinity” has continued to be a hallmark of United Methodism today.

Grace
Grace is central to our understanding of Christian faith and life. Grace can be defined as the love and mercy given to us by God because God wants us to have it, not because of anything we have done to earn it. John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, described God’s grace as threefold:

Prevenient Grace - Wesley understood grace as God’s active presence in our lives. This presence is not dependent on human actions or human response. God’s grace stirs up within us a desire to know God and empowers us to respond to God’s invitation to be in relationship with God.

Justifying Grace - In his letter to the Roman Christians, Paul wrote: “But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). This verse demonstrates the justifying grace of God. It points to reconciliation, pardon, and restoration. Through the work of God in Christ our sins are forgiven, and our relationship with God is restored. This dimension of God’s grace is a gift. There are no hoops through which we have to jump in order to please God and to be loved by God. God has acted in Jesus Christ. We need only to respond in faith.

Sanctifying Grace - Salvation is not a static, one-time event in our lives. It is the ongoing experience of God’s gracious presence transforming us into whom God intends us to be. John Wesley described this dimension of God’s grace as sanctification, or holiness.

Faith and Good Works
United Methodists insist that faith and good works belong together. What we believe must be confirmed by what we do. Personal salvation must be expressed in ministry and mission in the world. We believe that Christian doctrine and Christian ethics are inseparable, that faith should inspire service.

Mission and Service
Because of what God has done for us, we offer our lives back to God through a life of service. As disciples, we become active participants in God’s activity in the world through mission and service. 

Nurture and Mission of the Church
For Wesley, there was no religion but social religion, no holiness but social holiness. In other words, faith always includes a social dimension. One cannot be a solitary Christian. As we grow in faith through our participation in the church community, we are also nourished and equipped for mission and service to the world.

For a more detailed overview of our Methodist roots, visit UMC.org’s, “Our Wesleyan Heritage” page.

For more information on our doctrinal convictions, visit UMC.org’s, “United Methodist Foundational Documents” page.

Our Pastor

Rev. Bumshik Min joined us at Suncook UMC on February 1. 2022.

Rev. Bumshik Min was born and grew up in South Korea.  He finished his bachelor degree at Methodist Theological Seminary in Korea.  In 2008, he started his master’s degree at Boston University School of Theology and earned two master’s degrees (MTS and STM) in 2016.  As soon as he graduated, he started his ministry in the United Methodist Church in Vermont.  Now, he started his ministry journey with the Suncook church family in February 2022.

He is looking forward to the work of God and the manifestation of God’s infinite love through the vision and mission of Suncook UMC.

With wife, Myoungju, son, Eugene, and daughter Grace, they happily live in New Hampshire.