I am an evangelical, non-denominational Christian. My faith informs how I live my life. If I hadn’t known of a few Christians before I came to Burlington in August 2009, I might have gotten overwhelmed and lost very easily.
If you are a Christian coming to Burlington (med student or not), this page is the resource that I wish I had been given. May it remind you that God is active in Vermont.
1. Local Churches in the Burlington Area
2. Christian Businesses/Organizations in the Burlington Area
3. Christian Housing Opportunities in the Burlington Area
4. Christian Life at the UVM College of Medicine
Local Churches in the Burlington Area
Each of these churches listed teaches the Bible. They represent a variety of meeting times and denominations, each a different instrument playing a part of God’s symphony.
Calvary Baptist Church
61 Main St
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 878-8341
Services: Sundays. 9:45 AM Sunday School, 11 AM worship service, 6 PM worship and praise
Website: http://www.calvarybaptistvt.org/
Christ Memorial Church
1033 Essex Rd,
Williston, VT
(802) 878-7107
Website: http://cmcvermont.org/
Community Bible Church
2025 Williston Road
South Burlington, VT
(802) 863-1396
Website: http://www.communitybiblechurch.ws/
Community Lutheran Church
1560 Williston Rd
South Burlington, VT 05403-6477
(802) 864-5537
Services: Sundays at 8:30 and 11 AM, 9:45 AM Sunday School
Website: http://www.clc1560.org/
Covenant Community Church
1 Whitcomb Meadows Ln,
Essex Junction, VT
(802) 879-4313
Services: Sundays, 8:30 AM Sunday School, 10 AM service (9:30 AM in the summer)
Website: http://www.jerichocovenantchurch.org/
Daybreak Community Church
67 Creek Farm Rd,
Colchester, VT
(802) 338-9118
Services: Sundays at 10:30 AM
Website: http://www.daybreakvermont.org/
Dwell Missional Church
76 Elmwood Ave
Burlington, VT 05401
(802)-310-8536
Services: Sundays at 5 PM
Website: http://dwellchurch.com/
Essex Alliance Church
37 Old Stage Rd
Essex Junction, VT 05452
802-878-8213
Services: Sundays. Old Stage Campus: 8 AM, 9:45 AM, 11:15 AM. Essex Cinemas: 9 AM, 10:30 AM
Website: http://www.essexalliance.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=34486
First Baptist Church
81 Saint Paul St # 1
Burlington, VT
(802) 864-6515
Services: Sundays. 9:45 AM worship service, 10:45 AM fellowship gathering, 11 AM Sunday School
Website: http://www.fbcburlingtonvt.com/
First Congregational Church of Essex Junction
1 Church Street,
Essex Junction, VT
(802) 878-5745
Services: Sundays. 8:45-9:45 AM traditional worship service, 10:45-11:45 modern worship service
Website: http://www.fccej.org/
Jericho Congregational Church
331 Browns Trace Rd,
Jericho, VT
(802) 899-4911
Website: http://www.jccvt.org/
Living Hope Christian Church
1037 South Brownell Road
Williston, Vermont 05495
802-862-2108
Services: Sundays. 9 AM Sunday School, 10 AM service
Website: http://maranathavt.org/
North Avenue Alliance Church
901 North Ave
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-0501
Services: Sundays. 9:15-10:15 AM Discipleship Hour, 10:30 AM service
Website: http://www.northave.org/
St. Andrew’s Christian Church
81 St. Paul Street
Burlington, VT 05406
(802) 922-3569
Services: Sundays at 4 PM
Website: http://www.standrewsvt.org/
*St. Timothy’s Anglican Mission
Robert Miller Center, 130 Gosse Court, Burlington, VT
Services: Sundays at 10 AM
Website: http://sttimothyburlington.org/
* This is the church I go to. Great intellectual and emotional teaching and a lovely lunch after every service.
Stand Church
UVM Billings Center, North Lounge. 48 University Place, Burlington, VT 05405
Services: Wednesdays at 8 PM
Website: http://www.facebook.com/standchurch?sk=info
Trinity Presbyterian Church
350 South Main St., St Albans, VT
(802) 527-7221
Services: Sundays. 9 AM Sunday School, 10 AM service.
Website: http://trinitychurchvt.org/
Is a Bible-teaching church in the Vermont area missing from this list? Email me at Joshua.Pothen@uvm.edu
Christian Businesses/Organizations in the Burlington Area
CareNet Pregnancy Center
56 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401
802-658-2184
Website: http://www.carenetburlington.org/
Blurb: CareNet is a non-profit Christian ministry for women, and one of the wisest medical ministries I’ve come across. They offer pregnancy tests, options counseling, ultrasounds, sexual education, resources for women who choose to keep the baby and counseling for women who’ve had an abortion. All of these are free of charge. They don’t preach to the people coming in or give out false/incorrect medical information. They see their Christian role as helping each woman who comes in determine what she believes by asking non-pointed questions, and then providing her with all the information she needs to make a decision for herself.
New Moon Cafe
150 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Website: http://www.newmoonvt.com/
Blurb: New Moon Cafe is a wonderful coffee and sandwich place in the Church Street shopping area that’s owned by Christians. It also contains a spacious room down often used for open worship services and Christian events. Contact them for more info.
Is a Christian business in the Vermont area missing from this list? Email me at Joshua.Pothen@uvm.edu
Christian Housing Opportunities in the Burlington Area
Finding housing in Burlington is TOUGH. I was blessed to discover a lovely Christian couple who rents rooms in their house, particularly to other Christians. They live in the Old North End and have four available rooms, two additional beds in the basement and upstairs and a sofa bed in the living room. If you are looking for a place to stay indefinitely or need a place to stay the night, this may be the place for you.
Rent: $115 per week (includes rent, food, utilities (gas/heat, electricity, trash, water, wireless internet, snow removal), washer/drier, off-street parking, and a furnished room)
Info: My husband (John, age 55) and I (Diane, age 49) own a 4-bedroom/2-bathroom house in the Old North End in Burlington and share our house with other Christians. We’ve done this for 20 years. I work at Champlain College and my husband works at Racine’s. The house is located a 20-minute walk from UVM campus or a 10-minute bus ride on the city bus. UVM students can take the city bus for free with their ID card. The bus stop is a short block from our house. We are a 10 minute walk to Church Street, which is the center of Burlington. We will have a room available in mid-August, maybe earlier.
We do not require a lease or damage deposit.
Everyone cooks one night a week for the house and we rotate weekly cleaning chores of the common areas. (We are not looking for gourmet cooks! Everyone seems to really enjoy this feature of our house as we get to share meals & conversation after a day of school/work if your schedule permits.)
We have an 11-year old chocolate-lab female dog, Hannah.
We do request references.
Interested? Email me at Joshua.Pothen@uvm.edu
Is a Christian housing opportunity in the Vermont area missing from this list? Email me at Joshua.Pothen@uvm.edu
Christian Life at UVM College of Medicine
CMDA: The CMDA chapter at UVM is the major Christian group in the med school. Its current leader is Elizabeth Landell. If you want to know more about our group and what we do, contact me (Joshua.Pothen@uvm.edu).
Christian doctors/faculty: Yes, there are Christian doctors and faculty here at UVM connected to our CMDA group, but for their confidentiality now, I won’t post their identities online. Contact me and I will tell you more about them.
Further questions? Please feel free to contact me at Joshua.Pothen@uvm.edu
