If you are visiting in person, there are several parking spaces, including handicapped parking, on the east side of the church and a larger parking lot southeast of the church. From the parking areas, you can enter the building through the door on the east side of the building, or through the front doors on the north side of the building. Our building is handicapped accessible. Use the entrance on the east side of the building closest to the handicapped parking areas to access the elevator. When you enter the sanctuary, an usher will greet you, give you a bulletin for the service, help you find a seat, and give directions to the restrooms and the childcare area. A baby changing station is available in the upstairs and downstairs restrooms.

If you are visiting us online, go to the Home Page and scroll down to “live on our YouTube Channel” to livestream the service. You can also download the bulletin for the Sunday service from the Home Page.

We offer Sunday School for children ages 5 - 12. The children start in the sanctuary for the first 10 minutes or so of worship where the minister offers a children’s sermon most Sundays. The children then make their way downstairs to the Sunday School classroom for lessons from the Bible. Tom Salmon, our music director, also works with the children to learn a song which they sing during worship one Sunday each month.

There is a rocking chair in the back of the sanctuary where parents can sit with infants. There is also a space downstairs in the Vestry with chairs, toys, and games, and a television where parents can watch the service. All of our restrooms are equipped with changing stations. It is our policy to have at least two adults with the children in Sunday School.

Join with other youth from other churches in the Manchester area on Sunday afternoons twice each month for Bible studies, mission work, and recreational activities.

In addition to Sunday School classes and the children’s choir, children and youth join adults for special productions, including our Living Nativity at Christmas and our Palm Sunday play.

It is our policy to have at least two adults with the children in Sunday School.

Services are about an hour long, followed by time for fellowship in the Vestry. Dorset Church is part of the United Church of Christ, a mainline Protestant denomination. You can expect a flow of worship that begins with gathering before God; attending to God’s word proclaimed in scripture, sermon, and Holy Communion; prayers for our world, especially those in need; receiving an offering to care for others; and then being sent to be a Christ-shaped people in the world. Our worship is punctuated with hymn singing, using hymns and songs from a variety of musical styles, and with anthems and offertories by our adult and children’s choirs.

There is no dress code. Come in whatever is comfortable for you.