The Newtown United Methodist Church has operated in the community for nearly 200 years. It is part of the Connecticut Central District of the United Methodist Church.
The Newtown church offers Sunday worship service and adult Bible study.
Adjacent to the church and sharing the same parking lot is the Wesley Learning Center, which offers a non-sectarian curriculum program for 3- and 4-year-old children as well as pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs for 4- and 5-year-olds. Some extended day programs also are available.
The center is a year-round preschool program that is open every day except for 12 major holidays and cancellations due to snow. An executive director, four lead teachers, eight teaching assistants and a cook, who makes breakfast, hot lunches and snacks for the children, work at the center.
The curriculum includes classes for music, science and yoga. The center, which opened in 1969, also has a fenced outdoor playground and promotes gardening during the spring and summer.