Clinton UMC
Clinton United Methodist Church (CUMC) began October 31, 1965 and served as a beacon of love, hope, peace, and light in the community of Clinton. It continues to do so today.
CUMC is predominately African-American, yet diverse church that is multi-cultural and multi-ethnic. We is situated near Andrews Air Force Base and have many active duty and military veterans in our church.
We have been blessed to have been led by many wonderful pastors who were dedicated to the mission and vision of Clinton UMC. Each brought their different gifts and graces to their shepherding role of pastor. Currently, CUMC is led by Rev. Melaina Trice.
CUMC is a Methodist church which means that it connectional and in communion with all over the US, and throughout Africa, Philippines, and Europe--more than 13 million Christians globally. The people of the United Methodist Church are putting their faith into action around the world by making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Through this connectional system, we are able to make positive changes around the world (in more than 125 countries).
John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Movement, preached grace as the starting and end points of our lives that perfects us to love wholly and completely. This grace fuels our faith that engages our traditions, scripture, reason, and experiences to be the church that loves all as God loves for the transformation of the world. Grace fuels us to "do all the good we can, by all the means we can, in all the ways we can, in all the places we can, at all the times we can, to all the people we can, as long as ever we can."
Our Staff
Pastor, Rev. Melaina Trice
Secretary, Zilpha Pinkney
Facilities, Alvin Pinkett
Rev. Melaina Trice, Pastor
Rev. Melaina Trice is a Philadelphia native who graduated Morgan State University in 2003 with her Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. She later graduated from Palmer Theological Seminary in 2011 with a Master of Divinity (M.Div). Additionally, she studied Urban Development at Eastern University alongside her M.Div. She served as a Children & Youth Director for over 12 years at St. Luke UMC (Bryn Mawr, PA) and Ashton UMC (Ashton, MD). She loved serving children, youth, and young adults to help them discover their belovedness. She was ordained as a Full Member Elder at Annual Conference 2023. She served as an Associate Pastor for Worship & Communications at Glen Mar UMC and has been there since 2020. She currently serves as the senior pastor at Clinton UMC. She has been the senior pastor since July 1, 2024. It is her hope that all would know the abundance of God’s grace and love, to accept this love and grace, and to become instruments of love, peace, hope, and grace for the transformation of the world. The kingdom of God and “Jesus is Lord” are the foundation of her theology. She believes that everyone bears the image of God, are beloved and invited to the banquet table of God and are free to accept God’s love and be love. She is passionate about social justice and removing barriers to the inclusivity and diversity of God’s kingdom especially for the poor, marginalized, and oppressed. She has been married to Shelton Trice for since September 2011 and have two beautiful children, Israel and Logan. She loves traveling and spending time with her family. She has a passion for fine arts including music, fashion, dance, visual arts, and theater and motion pictures. She enjoys various genres of music including hip-hop, gospel, pop, CCM, R&B, rock, jazz, and little country. She also loves the art of standup /comedy. In her spare time, she paints, sketches, writes poetry and short stories, and enjoys crafting..
Our Certified Lay Ministers and Speakers
Certified Lay Ministers (CLM)
- Carol Bell
- June Fauber
- Stephnie Samuel
Certified Lay Servants (CLS)
- Cameron Barron
- Karmalita Contee
- Alysia Falby
- Owen Johnson
- Doris Mackall
- Barron Neal
- Pamela Stahl
Certified Lay Speaker (CLS)
- Beverly Baker
