MCCA

Community Methodist Church

Community Methodist Congregation

Community Methodist Church, formally Community United Methodist Church, and Center was first established in October of 1953 by the Board of Global Ministries Home and Mission Program of the United Methodist Church. The center was first established to serve the Hispanic community on the island of St. Croix.

Mr. Felix Pitterson, and his late wife Dona Consuelo Santiago who were outstanding civic leaders donated parcel #7, Estate Hogensborg on February 1959. The grantee was the Board of Home Missions and Church Extensions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a religious corporation organized and existed by virtue of the laws of the state of Pennsylvania .

The Methodist Episcopal Church in 1960 became a part of the United Methodist Church . The Church made a significant contribution to the religious, social, and educational development of Saint Croix with the development of institutions at #7 Hogensborg and Hermon Hill. The Hispanic congregation worshiped at Community and the English speaking congregation worshipped at Hermon Hill. In 1970 the Hispanic congregation moved to the site in Hermon Hill, and continued to operate as an autonomous Church. The English speaking congregation returned to the Hogensborg site in approximately 1970-1971, with 11:00 AM worship and an early service at Hermon Hill for English speaking members of the Methodist congregation on the Eastern end of the island (more history of Community Methodist Church).

The Community United Center currently serves the multi-cultural community of St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands by providing a daycare center, an early childhood education program, an after school program and conducts community outreach programs.

Currently the congregation is being led by Rev. Gilbert Laban from the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas (MCCA) St. Croix Circuit  of the Leeward Islands District. He conducts the Holy Sacraments of Communion and Baptism.