Welcome!

Physical (not postal) Address: 1314 Oswell Street [Oswell + Niles], Bakersfield, CA 93306 (select the Location button for driving directions and maps to the church)

Postal Address: PO Box 6577, Bakersfield, CA 93386 or for businesses that can't deliver to PO box: 1436 Crestmont Drive Unit #6577, Bakersfield, CA 93306

Our mission is to go into all the world and help all people be joyous, effective disciples of Jesus Christ.

We are a people whose hearts are open, minds are open, and doors are open to all.

Sunday: in-person plus online broadcast

Newsletter (The Outlook)

Photo Album

Announcements/Special Events

Email: office@wesleybakersfield.org -- Our Facebook place

Office Hours: Monday to Friday from 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Worship is in person (onsite) AND livestreamed. Small groups are done via Zoom.

Phone (area code is 661):

Church secretary: 872-8741

Pastor: 293-7762

Quick Links:

Proposal for new Book of Discipline
Spiritual Practice for Epiphany 2023 -- practices to continue all year!
Growing Faith in Community by Pastor Anne (PDF download)
Disaster Relief in California and in the United States

Online + In-Person Sunday schedule:

Chancel Choir practice Sundays at 9:30 AM in the Sanctuary with another session Wednesday evening at 6:30 PM in the Sanctuary.
10:30 am: Worship online stream via Facebook (link to How to View tutorial) while we worship in-person. Order of Worship link. Note that stream will be visible no earlier than 10:25 AM. Pastor's sermon.

During a livestream, the video may freeze due to internet problems. Just do a refresh of your web browser and it should come right back (assuming the problem is not with the host's network connection).

Midday prayer at 12 noon during the week (Tuesday to Saturday) using Zoom (Pastor Anne will send Zoom info via email only). Prayer liturgy sent via email at beginning of week.

Tuesday Children's Time with the Pastor on Facebook at 3:30 PM.

Wednesday Bible Study at 4 to 6:15 PM followed by Chancel Choir 6:30 to 7:30 PM.

Pastor: Anne Schlesinger

Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors.

The People of the United Methodist Church

Easter: Hate overcome by Love, Death transformed into Life. We are an Easter people!

[Every Sunday is considered a "mini-Easter", so in church seasons with a set number of days such as Advent, Epiphany, Lent, etc., Sundays are not counted.]

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