About Us
Trinity United Methodist Church is an inclusive multi-cultural faith community with a long history of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
Our History
Trinity is one of the oldest Methodist congregations in San Antonio. Originally a Methodist Episcopal Church, Trinity was located in downtown San Antonio across from the Travis Park Methodist Episcopal Church South. When the northern and southern branches of the church reunited in 1939, Trinity relocated to the Beacon Hill neighborhood. In 1960, the congregation responded to a call to relocate to its current location in the Medical Center.
All of this movement is indicative of Trinity’s willingness to take the gospel to the people. We will do whatever it takes and go where ever God leads to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
Trinity’s second campus was at 1001 West Huisache, on the corner of Huisache and Grant from 1920 to 1961.
Our Ministries
Staff & Volunteers
Meet the team that makes Trinity UMC happen, on Sunday mornings and beyond.
Rev. David Cervantez
Pastor
Cynthia Galang
Office Administrator
Jason Brown
Music Director
Stacie Brown
Handbell Choir Director
Harriet Phillips
Lay Leader
Tyler Brown
A/V Team
Our Community
Our congregation is full of big hearts and willing hands. From chili cookoffs and pumpkin patches to landscaping, gardening, and serving together, we find joy in loving God and caring for our neighbors. We have fun, show up when it matters, and hold each other in prayer as a loving community of faith.
Who are United Methodists?
The United Methodist Church is a global denomination that opens hearts, opens minds and opens doors through active engagement with our world. The mission of The United Methodist Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
A United Methodist is someone who joins in that mission by putting faith and love into action. We believe that God loves all people, and that we share in expressing that love. So the United Methodist tradition emphasizes God’s grace and in serving others. We believe that Jesus Christ is the fullest expression of God’s love–showing us the fullness of God’s care through Jesus’ teachings, death and resurrection.
John Wesley started the Methodist movement in 18th century England. His teachings on practical divinity (living out our faith) and appeals to reason and experience form important aspects of United Methodist practice today.
What do United Methodists believe?
The United Methodist Church shares a great deal with other Christian denominations. We believe God’s grace is open to all, and therefore practice “open Communion”–meaning that anyone may participate in receiving Communion. We believe salvation is an open gift from God, accepted by individuals according to their own free will. The United Methodist denomination is a “big tent” theologically, providing space for theological discourse and, at times, disagreement.
Like many other Christian groups, we affirm the beliefs expressed in the Apostles Creed. These include:
- The belief in one God, who is the Creator and sustainer of the universe.
- The belief in the Trinity, that there is one God in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- The belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who is fully human and fully divine.