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SPIRITUAL LIFE

Sunday Services

MVCMA Sunday Services are held 9:30AM June 29th-August 24th.   


​Services are interdenominational and all are welcome!


Want to watch, but not on island? A LIVE stream is also available and accessible below. 

https://www.youtube.com/@MVCMA​

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We traditionally pass a collection basket, but are also making online donations available for your convenience. We appreciate your contributions! Monthly options are available.

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We hope you will join us!

Bible Study Schedule

July 1, July 3
Rev. Ross Allen​

"Understanding the lifecycles of a Church"

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Tuesday and Thursday: No Specified Readings

July  8, July 10
Rev. John Tamilio III

Tuesday: TBA

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Thursday: TBA

July 15, July 17

Rev. Vicki Kemper

Tuesday: "The Jesus Hermeneutic"

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Thursday: "Consider The Women"

July 22, July 24

Rev. Don Bliss

​Tuesday: A Plumb Line, Amos  7:7-17

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Thursday: A Wife of Harlotry, Hosea 1:2-20

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July 29, July 31

Fr. Augustine Gimia Bangalie 

Tuesday: TBA

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Thursday: TBA

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August 5, August 7

Rev. Randy Thames

Tuesday: TBA

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Thursday: TBA

August 12, August 14

Dr. Brian Jefferson Mosley

Tuesday: TBA​

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Thursday: TBA

August 19, August 21

Rev. Timothy Dooner

Tuesday: TBA

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Thursday: TBA

August 26, August 28

Rev. Sean McMahon

Tuesday: TBA

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Thursday: TBA

Guest Preachers

Summer 2025

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June 29th

Sunday Service - Guest Preacher

Rev. Joanne Hus

United Methodist Church of Martha's Vineyard

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Reverend Joanne Hus worked for over forty years as a visual artist, illustrator, and graphic designer before earning her Masters of Divinity degree from Boston University’s School of Theology.

 

In June 2023, she was commissioned as a provisional elder in the New England Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, where she also serves on the Commission on Religion and Race. She was a member of the inaugural cohort of graduate research affiliates at the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. She is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Ministry degree at BU STH. Her research centers on developing effective and theologically informed methods of antiracist practice.

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July 1st

& 3rd

Bible Study

Rev. Ross Allen

Transformational Leadership Pastor and Consultant, UCC

Managing Director of the Narrative Project, The Christian Century

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Rev. Ross M. Allen is Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Narrative Project at The Christian Century, the flagship journal of Mainline Protestantism, which focuses on reshaping the narrative of American Christianity through compelling storytelling. An award-winning writer, he received top honors from the Associated Church Press for long-form interview, and has had additional work featured in Religion News Service, Chalice Press, WCC Publications, and elsewhere.

 

In parallel to his editorial work, Rev. Allen serves as a Transformational Leadership Pastor and Consultant. Certified as an Intentional Interim and Conflict Transformation Specialist, he has worked with over a dozen congregations across denominations, helping groups navigate complex transitions such as mergers, revitalizations, and dissolutions. His leadership includes guiding the successful merger of two historic United Church of Christ congregations near Boston and currently leading Christ Church United (UCC) in Lowell, MA through their Legacy and Dissolution Process.

 

A graduate of the University of Chicago, Rev. Allen was selected as an emerging theologian delegate to the 2022 World Council of Churches Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany. He also co-founded a rural community development nonprofit and previously served as a Congressional staffer and faith-based community organizer in Washington, D.C.

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June 29th

Sunday Service - Service Leader

Rev. Aliya Browne

Union Chapel​

Reverend Dr. Aliya F. Browne is an ordained minister in the American Baptist church. She currently serves as an associate minister at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset NJ where she leads the Small Group ministry and serves the online church.

 

She is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary where her focus was on practical theology and spiritual direction. She is a graduate of Oasis Ministries with her certificate as a spiritual director. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Ministry at Gordon Conwell Seminary in spiritual formation.

She teaches Christian meditation and enjoys hosting spiritual retreats for women. She lives the scripture to whom much is given, much is required (Luke 12:48). She is a board-certified clinical cardiologist and incorporates spiritual practices into her prescription for holistic health.

 

She is married to her college sweetheart Reggie Browne and they have four adult children.

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July 6th

Sunday Service

Rev. Janet Newton

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Rev. Janet Newton is a third-generation Unitarian Universalist, born and raised in the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, New Mexico. After many years teaching high school English and philosophy, she followed a call to ministry, serving First Parish Church of Berlin and the UU Society of Martha’s Vineyard. Realizing that she missed working with teenagers she returned to the classroom — and she now works to braid both worlds. Her ministry also finds expression in public poetry (Poems for a Kinder World) and music.

 

Theologically rooted in Religious Naturalism, Rev. Janet sees in religion a shared invitation to seek, nourish, and honor the spark of the sacred all around us, that we might live and connect more authentically. Her work centers on creativity, contemplation, deep listening and service as tools to grow the soul, build community, and mend the world.

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She lives on Martha’s Vineyard with her Islander wife, their two kids, an accidental dog, and a flock of chickens. As a high-desert to ocean transplant, she maintains a passion for green chile at breakfast and head-clearing beach walks in high winds.

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July 8th

& 10th

Bible Study

Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III

Congregational Church of Canton, MA | NACCC

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Rev. Dr. John Tamilio has been the pastor of the Congregational Church of Canton, Massachusetts since September, 2012. Previously he served UCC churches in Wakefield, NH, Prairie Village, KS, and Cleveland, OH. 

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July 13th

Sunday Service, Bible Study

Rev. Vicki Kemper

First Church Amherst | UCC

A former journalist for the Los Angeles Times and other publications, Vicki Kemper was ordained to Christian ministry in the United Church of Christ in2008. Since then she has served as pastor of First Church Amherst, a progressive faith community long active in movements for LGBTQIA+, racial,
and immigration justice, creation care, and peace.

 

She is a writer for the UCC’s Stillspeaking Daily Devotional and a certified spiritual director. Rev.
Kemper loves the outdoors, and is an avid rower, traveler, photographer, and doting companion to Scout, her almost-16-year-old rescue pup.

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July 20th

Sunday Service, Bible Study

Rev. Don Bliss

East Freetown Congregational-Christian Church

Reverend Don Bliss has served the East Freetown Congregational-Christian Church since 2001, having formerly served churches in Boston, and Hyannis. He is a lifetime member of the American Congregational Society and has designed and led ministry workshops for many churches, denominations and Christian publishers. Pastor Don is a published author and former theater educator. He teaches Advanced Theology for the Lay Ministry Training Program of the National Association of Congregational-Christian Churches, lectures on Polity at the Boston Seminar, and consults on the Call/Ordination/Installation process in continuing Congregational churches. He lives with his wife Lori, who is a retired teacher, his foster-daughter Eloise , his grandchild Robin, and his fur-baby Penelope in a country parsonage that is so quiet that, at night, you can hear the fish laugh, in the stream across the street.

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July 27th

Sunday Service

Rabbi Caryn Broitman

Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center

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Biography - Coming Soon

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July 29th and 31st

Bible Study

Fr. Augustine Gimia Bangalie

Community Superior and Chaplain

St. Mary’s College in Dublin, Ireland.

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Fr. Augustine Bangalie, CSSp. is a native of Sierra Leone, West Africa; studied for the priesthood in Ireland and ordained in 2004.

 

He first visited Martha’s Vineyard In the summer of 2009 from Duquesne University where he was pursuing graduate studies in philosophy. He has returned to the Vineyard for subsequent summers; initially serving in the Good Shepherd Parish during his visits. 

 

He has previously served in various capacities: in school ministry in Ireland and as Provincial Superior of the Holy Ghost Fathers in his home Province of Sierra Leone and Liberia. 

 

He is passionate about creatively making Christian spirituality accessible to people with little or no theological background.

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August 3rd

Sunday Service, Bible Study

Rev. Randy Thames

Executive Pastor

Inspirit Institute, Inspire Ministries

Pastor Randy is a nationally recognized preacher, professional speaker, author, group facilitator, adjunct instructor, and certified Master Executive Coach and CEO Advisor. With over two decades of dedicated leadership in church ministry, he has faithfully served as Deputy Pastor at Celebration Church at Columbia and as Associate Pastor at The People’s Community Baptist Church.

 

As Executive Pastor of the Inspirit Institute, Pastor Randy leads with a divine mandate to equip and empower individuals through biblical preaching, instruction, coaching, training, and spiritual assessment. His signature framework—the Super Purpose Power Model—is rooted in deep biblical principles and designed to foster cognitive renewal and spiritual transformation. This model challenges individuals to Discover, Develop, and Display™ their inner spirit, leading to the Inevitable Outcomes™ of what God has already ordained in their lives.

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Through the Inspirit Institute, Pastor Randy continues to ignite purpose-driven living and leadership, guiding others to align their spiritual identity with their divine destiny. His work stands as a powerful testament to the impact of faith, intentional growth, and the living Word of God in action.

Introducing MVCMA's inaugural

Revival Week

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August 10th

Sunday Service

Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant

Senior Pastor| New Birth Missionary Baptist Church

Biography Visionary. Civil Rights Activist. Community Organizer. Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient. 2X Grammy Award Winning Artist; Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant combines sound biblical teaching, business acumen, and political insight to propel the Body of Christ to action and greater levels of faith.


Since his youth, Dr. Bryant has prevailed against the odds – rising from a G.E.D. to a Ph.D. Before pastoring, he served as the National Youth and College Director of the NAACP for six years, where he helped to mobilize over
70,000 youth worldwide in non-violent campaigns.

 

Dr. Bryant, a third-generation minister, was the founding pastor of Empowerment Temple AME Church in Baltimore, Maryland, acclaimed as the fastest-growing African Methodist Episcopal church in the denomination’s 200-year history.


With an undeniable gift to bridge generations from the Civil Rights movement to the Black Lives Matter era, Dr. Bryant incites change in the faith community. His ability to reach across social, economic, and political barriers has helped
people experience the life-changing gospel of Jesus Christ and activate success in their everyday lives. His ministry has become an incubator for entrepreneurs, homeowners, and the like. Additionally, programs under his guidance
have aimed to spread the gospel, develop strong leaders, empower the economically disadvantaged, and challenge social injustices.

 

In December 2018, Dr. Bryant was appointed as the Senior Pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia. His leadership efforts have strengthened the multi- generational bond among members,
cultivated families, and expanded community outreach as well as the church’s cultural significance.

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August 17th 

Sunday Service

Rev. Marrisa Farrow

Title - Coming Soon

Biography - Coming Soon

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August 12th & 14th

Bible Study

Dr. Brian Jefferson Mosley

Senior Minister | Bread of Life Ministries

Dr. Brian Jefferson Mosley is the founder and senior minister of Bread of Life Ministries, based in Newark, New Jersey, and Atlanta, Georgia. With over 26 years of global ministry, Dr. Mosley answered God's call at the age of fifteen and has since devoted his life to preaching the gospel, equipping believers, and delivering the message of spiritual authority, healing, and freedom from sin and sickness.

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Raised in the Congregational Church, Dr. Mosley was converted at 13 at St. Matthews Baptist Church. His faith journey deepened as he received the Holy Spirit at the Miracle Temple C.O.G.I.C., and he was later licensed under Bishop Wilson of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Churches of Jesus Christ. Ordained in 1977, Dr. Mosley holds a Doctor of Sacred Letters from Southwestern University and an honorary Doctorate of Divinity.

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In 1982, he was consecrated Bishop of the Original Pentecostal Churches, Inc., and he pastored Greater Bethlehem Healing Temple in Newark for twelve years. During this time, he founded the School of the Prophets at Essex County College, inspiring others to establish similar programs.

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Dr. Mosley is a Prophet and Teacher in the Body of Christ, operating under the gifts of the Holy Spirit. His ministry has taken him worldwide, preaching to a wide spectrum of denominations, including Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, and Apostolic. He has ministered in South Africa and to the Royal Family of Swaziland. His prophetic ministry, which includes healing and restoration, is renowned for transcending cultural and denominational barriers. Dr. Mosley continues to travel extensively, proclaiming the gospel with a powerful message of hope and divine transformation.

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August 10-17th 

Music Ministry

Lauren Riley

Title - Coming Soon

Biography - Coming Soon

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August 19th

& 21st

Bible Study

Rev. Timothy Dooner

Title - Coming Soon

Biography - Coming Soon

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August 24th

Sunday Service

Bishop Rodney Sampson

Title - Coming Soon 

ABishop Rodney Sampson is a consecrated suffragan bishop and member of the College of Bishops of The International Bishops Conference USA; and along with his wife,  Dr. Shanterria Sampson are distinguished graduates of the historic Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University. 

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Sampson’s more than twenty-five year career at the intersection of innovation, finance and faith is best captured in his doctoral dissertation, “Streaming Faith: Building Black Wealth Ecosystems via Clergy Investment Education in the Fourth Industrial Revolution & Beyond” and his best-selling economics book, “Kingonomics: Twelve Innovative Currencies to Transform Your Business and Life, Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” 

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In 2000, Sampson innovated linear streaming via Multicast Media Technologies (today Piksel) and Streaming Faith; and in 2013 with his wife, co-founded Opportunity Hub [OHUB], the nation’s leading inclusive technology, startup and venture ecosystem building platform created to ensure that everyone, everyone has equitable opportunities in the future of work, fourth industrial revolution and beyond as definitive paths to new multi-generational wealth with no reliance on past multi-generational wealth. To date, they have trained thousands for their first tech careers, incubated hundreds of new startups and  invested in over 23 venture capital funds and hundreds of startups that have created thousands of net new American jobs.
 
Sampson is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution; and has held professorships at Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Duke University and The University of North Carolina Kenan Flagler School of Business as a Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professor where he created the Black Technology Ecosystem Investment and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Solutions Certificates. Sampson is a life member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

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As natives of Atlanta, Georgia, Drs. Rodney and Shanterria Sampson are excited about the home and life they are building with their family in the Campground and Martha’s Vineyard.

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August 26th

& 28th 

Sunday Service

Rev. Sean McMahon

Theological Scholar

Seán McMahon has been in Christian ministry since 2011. He received pastoral ordination in 2020 and served at the Community Baptist Church of Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard until 2023, when he joined the Good Shepherd Parish of Martha’s Vineyard.

 

He continues to use his musical, preaching, and teaching gifts to build up the Body of Christ locally in New England, throughout America, as well as online through his podcast and voluminous catalogue of recorded music. His ministry is guided by a broad ecumenical vision and as a self-described “folk theologian” he has the unusual ability to simplify and connect complex Biblical ideas in his theological studies.

CONTACT US
OFFICE HOURS

ASSOCIATION OFFICE
80 Trinity Park Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
Tel: 508-693-0525    
Email: office@mvcma.org

PROGRAMMING & SPECIAL EVENTS
Tel: 508-693-0525   
Email: generalmanager@mvcma.org

MAILING ADDRESS:
Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association
P.O. Box 1685
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

M - F : 9:00AM - 3:00PM

Saturdays
9 AM - 1 2 PM (June - August only)

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