Rooted in Tonawanda
A church for real life.
We’re a warm, neighborhood-sized church following Jesus, growing in grace, and learning to love our neighbors well—right here in the Tonawandas.
Deep roots • open doors • room for you
Tonawanda Free Methodist Church
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When
Sundays at 10:00 a.m.
Where
207 Grove Street
Tonawanda, NY 14150
What is a Sunday like?
Needs confirmation
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Sundays at TFMC
A simple place to begin
Expect a relaxed, intergenerational gathering with prayer, music, Scripture, and a message grounded in everyday life.
- Contemporary and traditional elements, without pressure to know what to do.
- Come in whatever clothing feels comfortable.
- Children are welcome; current children’s details need confirmation before launch.
This Sunday
- Gathering time
- Sundays at 10:00 a.m.
- Location
- Tonawanda, NY 14150
- Address
- 207 Grove Street
Needs confirmation
Worship from home
Join us wherever you are.
On Sundays, join the interactive Church Online experience or watch through YouTube. Between gatherings, catch the latest message or browse the archive.
Streaming links need to be connected before launch.
Meet our pastor
A warm hello from Pastor Ariel
Pastor Ariel serves as TFMC’s lead pastor and would be glad to help you take a comfortable next step into the life of the church.
New, returning after time away, or just looking for someone to talk with? There’s a low-pressure way to meet Ariel online or request coffee nearby.
Bio needs Ariel’s review
What matters here
Faith that takes root in ordinary life
Our life together is shaped by worship, Scripture, and a practical love for our neighbors.
Worship with our whole lives
We gather to honor God, pray honestly, sing together, and carry faith into the rest of the week.
Grow through Scripture
We open the Bible together, ask thoughtful questions, and seek the way of Jesus with humility.
Love our neighbors
We believe every person has equal value and that compassion becomes real through welcome, service, and friendship.
Free Methodist, deeply local
Rooted here. Connected beyond ourselves.
Our church’s story belongs to Tonawanda, to a regional family of churches called the Genesis Conference, and to a worldwide Free Methodist movement.
Here in Tonawanda
A local church with deep roots
TFMC began gathering around 1860 and was incorporated in 1862. Today we remain a neighborhood-sized church near downtown and the Erie Canal.
Read our local story →Across our region
Part of the Genesis Conference
We belong to a network of roughly sixty churches and ministries seeking to be Spirit-fueled, develop leaders, resource churches, and make way for a new generation.
Meet the Genesis Conference ↗Across the world
Free Methodist in a global family
We share a Wesleyan evangelical mission to bring wholeness by loving God, loving people, and multiplying followers of Jesus.
Explore Free Methodist Church USA ↗A next step
How can we meet you today?
You don’t need to have everything figured out. Choose the next step that feels useful.
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