Our History

It could be said that the heritage of Glen Burnie United Methodist Church consists of “three small churches” plus “three buildings” of this present structure. However important the buildings, it is the people who make the church and we are forever indebted to those faithful servants of our Lord who, for over 150 years, have kept the spirit of God alive in this community.

2017 – Our Social Hall was renovated.
2008 – Our ‘Heart of Worship’ contemporary service was added to meet the changing praise and worship desires of the community.
2001 – Our sanctuary was renovated to modernize our facilities giving it a completely new look and floor plan.
1980 – Our ‘Bus Ministry’ was started to provide transportation to the congregation and Sunday School children.
1968 – We became the United Methodist Church through the merger of the Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren Churches.
1965 – The sanctuary and education buildings were enlarged to accommodate the growing needs of the church.
1963 – Our radio ministry began that continues to this day.
1957 – The parsonage was built and is still used today.
1952 – Because of the growing congregation the church was enlarged with an addition on the South side of the building that almost doubled the seating capacity of the sanctuary.
1939 – The church was renamed the Glen Burnie Methodist Church.
1926 – The congregation relocated to a new and larger brick church at our present site on Crain Highway. This was known as Glen Burnie Methodist Protestant Church.
1922 – After a two year association with Nichols Memorial Church in Odenton, Warfield Chapel became self-supporting and its first full time pastor was appointed.
1906 – The growing congregation built a new and larger one room church on the same site.
1891 – Gideon Chapel was moved to a different site on Crain Highway on land donated by Benson Warfield. It was then renamed Warfield Chapel Methodist Protestant Church and became a part of Marley Circuit.
1860 -Our church first appeared on a map. At that time, our first congregation met in a small single-room church known as Gideon Chapel Methodist Protestant Church, located on the south side of Crain Highway two miles south of our present building. Gideon Chapel was a part of the Anne Arundel Circuit of the Methodist Protestant Church.