About Us

Shady Grove United Methodist Church welcomes, teaches and helps all people to know and grow in Christ through stewardship, worship, education and evangelism.
We are a church family reaching out to encourage all people on their faith journey.   With an attitude of worship and a spirit of grace, we serve others in the name of Christ.

Our Staff

Shady Grove UMC's staff is lead by Pastor Chris McLain.  Visit our Staff page for more information.

The church office is located in the white, two-story house located at the end of the main parking lot.  The office is generally open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Thursday, and 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Fridays.  From June through August, the office closes at 1:00 pm on Fridays. Phone 804-360-2600.

Church Leadership

Each fall our leadership nominating committee discerns a slate of church leaders, including members of church council, finance committee, staff parish committee, trustees, and many committee chairs.  The nominations are approved at our annual charge conference, typically held in early November.  

• Shady Grove United Methodist Church Leaders for 2019

Virginia United Methodist Conference

Shady Grove UMC is a member of the Richmond District of the Virginia United Methodist Conference.  Rev. Peter Moon is the Richmond district superintendent and Bishop Sharma Lewis is the head of the Virginia Conference. Learn more about what it means to be a United Methodist with a look at the UMC Handbook.

Weddings

Our beautiful sanctuary and chapel are available for weddings.  Please visit the Wedding page for full details. 

Scouts

Shady Grove UMC is the charter organization for Cub Scout Pack 735 and Boy Scout Troop 735.   Contact Scout leaders for more information.

• Boy Scout Troop 735
• Cub Scout Pack 735

History

Shady Grove United Methodist Church was founded in 1852.  Visit our History page to learn about more about our rich history in Short Pump.

Shady Grove United Methodist Church’s Child Protection Policy

• Shady Grove UMC desires to provide a caring and secure environment for children and youth in all phases of church life and to protect the employees and volunteers of SGUMC from false allegations of misconduct.
• To that end, SGUMC has adopted a Child Protection Policy (CPP).
• The CPP applies to all people associated with SGUMC, including staff, volunteers and non-SGUMC users of the property.
• The CPP includes provisions regarding the use of screening forms, background checks, training, open classrooms, appropriate classroom management and supervision and other procedures designed to protect our children, youth, volunteers and staff.
• The SGUMC Trustees oversee the CPP and regularly review the CPP and confirm compliance with the CPP. 
• If you have any questions regarding the SGUMC CPP, please contact the church office.