Who We Are

We are a diverse community of people from around the world, living in 10 surrounding towns on a journey to becoming a Christ-centered, Acts 1:8 community.

Maple Ridge Church is part of a larger community called the Christian and Missionary Alliance — a denomination committed to "All of Jesus for All the world" with 700+ international workers serving in hospitals, marketplace, relief work, and church planting.

Where We Come From

Maple Ridge Church first began in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1986, and was originally named Amherst Alliance Church.

The Amherst Alliance Church was started by a group of students from the Alliance Christian Fellowship (a University of Massachusetts Christian student group) and a support group from the parent church, Greenfield Alliance Church in Greenfield, MA. When the church initially began, it was largely comprised of students of various ethnic backgrounds from around the world that attended UMass Amherst.

Today, Maple Ridge continues to reach and care for college and international students from around the world. In addition, our community center welcomes hundreds of people weekly through our tennis courts and a variety of community groups who call our community center home.