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Sunday FUNday
Categories: UncategorizedCome celebrate with us to kick off the new school year!!!! We will have a huge waterslide/slip and slide and water games for all ages!!! Hot dog dinner also provided!!!! Come wear those kids out and fill them up to prepare them for a good night’s sleep!!!!! This will be a BLAST!!!! Bring a friend, […]
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School Blessing
Categories: UncategorizedBack to School Blessings! All kids invited to bring their book bags for the new school year on Sunday August 25th! Pastor Tom and Pastor Carrie will bless the children and their bags during our worship service!!! Worship is at 10:30am!!!!
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Kids Choir
Categories: UncategorizedIt’s time to register for kids and youth choirs at HLUMC. We are so exited for our year to focus on serving…serving God and serving neighbor. That will be our mission as we sing, give praise, and celebrate all that God is doing in our lives and our community. Rehearsals will be on Wednesday nights […]
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Bake Sale!
Categories: UncategorizedAidan Williams is currently working toward his Eagle Scout rank. Aidan’s Eagle Project involves building industrial shelves for Freedom School Partners for year-round storage of educational program materials. Aidan needs to raise $1,000, through a variety of sources, to fund his Eagle Project and will host a Bake Sale Fundraiser at HLUMC on Sunday, August […]
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Camp Tekoa
Categories: ChurchIt’s Camp Tekoa time again! October 4-6, we will be in Hendersonville for Family Camp Fun once again! Bring your family and friends to enjoy a great weekend in the fall. We will hike in the woods, zip-line across the lake, peddle the paddle boat and row the canoes, and even swim if it is […]
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Preaching
Categories: UncategorizedThis summer we are sharing the preaching schedule. We are looking forward to learning more about the parables and hearing the Word through different preachers! The schedule: 6/16 – Pastor Carrie 6/23 – Pastor Tom 6/30 – Pastor Tom 7/7 – Pastor Tom 7/14 – Rev. Kristen Richardson-Frick (Elder in SC conference) 7/21 – Rev. […]
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Play Softball!
Categories: UncategorizedGrab your leather and get your game on! Softball is near at hand. If you are interested in playing this year on the HLUMC Men’s Softball Team, email Joe Rempson asap. The schedule for this season’s softball games just came out. Our first game will be at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, June 19. Our second game […]
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Theology on Top
Categories: UncategorizedTheology on Top will continue on various dates throughout the summer, at Harris Teeter at Plaza/Midwood. June date are June 3, 10 and 24. Join us 7 p.m. for an hour of fellowship and bible-reading. At 8, we adjourn to a neighborhood pub for more conversation and libations. Come and bring a friend… and if […]
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All Are Welcome
Categories: FeaturedAll are welcome in this place…as many have heard there were significant votes taken at the UM General Conference this past week. While we at Hawthorne Lane remain faithfully United Methodist we also stand strong in our commitment to welcoming all to God’s table. We know we are called to Be Disciples, Make Disciples, and Transform Lives […]
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Music Camp
Categories: FeaturedJoin us for music and arts education camp for 1st-3rd grade, music and arts theatre camp for 4th-8th grade and high schoolers can join us for music and theater youth camp. For more information and to sign up follow the link here.
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Kids Praise
Categories: UncategorizedCome celebrate with the kids at HLUMC – what an incredible God we serve! We are chosen by God – loved and adopted into God’s family! A celebration by KIDS for KIDS (but the grown ups can come too…actually we want you to come jump up and down with us!) We will sing, remember our […]
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Easter Vigil
Categories: UncategorizedWe are getting back to our roots again this year with this ancient prayer vigil service. Historically an Easter Vigil is service held in Christian churches as the first official celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. It is held in the hours of darkness between sunset on Holy Saturday and sunrise on Easter Day – […]
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Holy Week
Categories: Uncategorized12 Noon Song & Prayer Services (Kids worship services at the same time with Ms. Lizanne!) Lunch to follow on thursday.
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BBQ Sale!
Categories: UncategorizedHLUMC Parking lot, PICK UP ONLY June 1 – 11am Delicious slow cooked B-B-Que chicken and pork ribs, slathered in Gene Gardners WORLD FAMOUS tomato based BBQ sauce. Sold in half chicken or half rack rib quantities. Proceeds to go to HLUMCs biggest need. Pre-orders preferred or you can take your chances. We need 100 […]
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SUMMER VBS
Categories: FeaturedTo Mars and Beyond VBS invites Voyagers ages 3yrs – 5th grade on a space travel adventure to explore where God’s power can take them! Along the journey, Voyagers discover a new realm of possibilities as they reach for the stars and encounter the limitless power and love of God! Dates are August 5 – […]
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Lenten Services
Categories: UncategorizedAgain this year on the Wednesdays of Lent, the four churches in the Elizabeth Community and the chaplaincy services of Novant and Mercy, will offer noon-time services for all who wish for a deeper experience of the season. Our theme this year is “Meals with a MESSage.” We will be guided by the “meal stories” […]
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Holy Week Schedule
Categories: FeaturedHoly Week Schedule 4/15/19-4/20/19 Monday – Thursday 12 Noon Song & Prayer Services (Kids worship services at the same time with Ms. Lizanne!) Friday Good Friday Service “Love Unknown” 7pm (The chancel choir will lead with brass, orff instruments, kids, youth, and bells!) Saturday Easter Vigil 11pm! We are getting back to our roots again […]
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Preschool Art Show & Silent Auction
Categories: FeaturedThe preschool will host an Art Show and Silent Auction at Resident Culture! HLUMC members are invited to mix, mingle and socialize with our preschool families and staff as we help raise money for our wonderful school. Please join us April 5 from 5:30 – 7:30pm, you don’t want to miss the fun! Silent Auction […]
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Egg Hunt
Categories: UncategorizedHawthorne Lane will be holding our annual Easter egg hunt Saturday, April 13 from 9:30-11am. The event will be at Aldersgate Retirement Community Epworth-Winter Gardens.
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Ash Wednesday
Categories: Featured, NewsWednesday March 6th is Ash Wednesday. Come join us in the sanctuary at 6:45pm to start off our Lenten season together with prayer, the Word, and reflection…and of course ashes. The service will be 45minutes long and conclude with time to come to the altar and have the sign of the cross in ash put […]
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From Pastor Tom
Categories: FeaturedThe long-anticipated called, special General Conference of the United Methodist Church begins on February 23. Pastor Tom is headed to St. Louis as an observer and will be writing about his experiences, observations and the actions of this singularly significant moment in the life of the UMC. He has created a blog that he will […]
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The Sign and the Sacrifice
Categories: FeaturedThe Sign and the Sacrifice: A bible study for the weeks of Lent. Have you ever wondered what the Cross means? What Jesus death and resurrection signifies? For five weeks during Lent we will consider these questions, using as a resource Rowan Williams’ “The Sign and the Sacrifice: The Meaning of the Cross and Resurrection.” […]
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Safe Sanctuary Luncheon
Categories: FeaturedSAVE THE DATE!!!! Safe Sanctuary Luncheon for ALL workers and volunteers that work with HLUMC Children and Youth Sunday, February 24th after worship Evans Hall More details to come!
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New Blog from Pastor Tom
Categories: Featured, NewsOn January 13, 2019, at HLUMC, we witnessed baptisms, reaffirmations of faith, the receiving of members and prayers for renewal… and celebrated the beginning of our Confirmation class. I saw: a man and his son, kneeling together—one being baptized, the other reaffirming his faith; another man and his two daughters, and yet another man and his daughter and son—all […]
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Summer Schedule
Categories: Featured, NewsSummer plans – make sure you have these dates on your calendar! Music & Arts Week at Lake Junaluska, June 23-28 Senior High Music Camp, July 8-12 1st-8th Grade Music Camp, July 15-19 Youth Mission Trip, July 21-28 VBS, August 5-9 (9-11am, 11-1pm – aftercare)
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Parents Night Out
Categories: Featured, NewsThe Hawthorne Lane UMC Youth Group will have another Parents Night Out Saturday February 2, 2019! PNO is for children, infants through 5th grade. The youth, with adult supervision, will entertain and care for your children for the evening. We will have snack dinner, games, play time in the gym and movies. The cost for […]
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Mission Trip to Costa Rica
Categories: Featured, NewsOur Atlanta partners are gathering another group for a week of mission work at Hogar Methodista in Costa Rica on May 11. Interested in going? Please see Katie Gauntner (kagauntner@gmail.com) or Skeet Sims.
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Room in the Inn
Categories: Featured, NewsThank you to all who have helped HLUMC successfully host 7 weeks of RITI! BUT – it’s time to sign up for the last 2 months of RITI. We need volunteers for Tuesday dinners, breakfast items, “set-up” at 4pm on Tuesday, and help with Wednesday am laundry. Signing up is easy: on-line at WWW.HLUMC.ORG OR […]
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Wednesdays @ Hawthorne
Categories: Featured, NewsJump back into the swing of things with kids choirs, If Gathering, youth bells and choirs, church family dinner, and kids/youth evening activities. Can’t wait to see everyone back again. Starting again January 16th. (new singers are welcome to join in by going online to register and pay the activity fee. Returning singers/ringers are all […]
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Loaves & Fishes – 2019
Categories: Featured, NewsThe Outreach Committee has set a 2019 goal of 4,000 items for our donations to Loaves & Fishes. But more importantly, Loaves & Fishes has sent out a request for FRUIT. The pantry shelves are nearly empty of non-perishable fruit items. Please help Loaves & Fishes meet the needs of the hungry in Mecklenburg County […]
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The worth of what we are doing
Categories: Featured, NewsThe other morning, Jensen gave me a quarter—a bright, shiny quarter, I mean. The preschoolers were on their way back to class after chapel, but he and Ms. Lizanne stopped. She opened the door to the class where I was teaching. Jensen’s three-year-old self walked right over and put the quarter in my hand. In the glint […]
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Coffee House Worship
Categories: Featured, NewsLooking for worship a little off the beaten path? Would love to attend worship but Sunday morning is just too crowded with other activities? Come worship with us on Saturday evening December 15 @ 5:30pm in a more relaxed, casual atmosphere. Come with friends or family in your jeans, grab a cup of coffee and […]
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Nativity Worship – Need Volunteers!
Categories: Featured, NewsSince having Live Nativity Worship on Christmas Eve last year was such huge success we plan to do it again! December 24th @ 5pm will be our family Christmas eve service with elements of the live nativity, including real live animals! It will be outside on the lawn weather permitting, 5:00-5:45pm. Many folks from the […]
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Advent @ HLUMC
Categories: Featured, NewsAdvent is a time of preparation…a time to get ready for the birth of Jesus Christ. This year we connect this time of waiting with our worship theme “Ancestry.faith” by continuing our study of the biblical characters as they connect closer and closer to the baby born in Bethlehem. Not just Mary and Joseph but […]
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Music & Mission
Categories: NewsFirst United Methodist and Hawthorne Lane United Methodist are joining musical forces to share a concert of exceptional music all focused around the heart of missions. Please join us October 14 at 4pm. On the program is Joseph Haydn’s Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo (Little Organ Mass) written for St. John who focused his […]
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From The Pastor
Categories: FeaturedA few days ago we received a call from one Mary Juanita Buckley G_______, age 81, who lives in Las Vegas, NV, with her grown, adopted daughter. As a young girl of 15, on March 26, 1950, Juanita, as she was called then, joined Hawthorne Lane together with her mother, Mrs. Lloyd Buckley (Helen). She […]
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Canoeing the Mountains
Categories: NewsFriends— Thanks, again, for your willingness to come together to talk about Canoeing the Mountains, Hawthorne Lane, and our future ministries together. One goal of our discussions, of course, is to help us discover those leaders who can help guide us and to begin to dream and act upon God directed and God sized plans […]
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Films and Faith
Categories: NewsPastor Tom will be leading a discussion of classic films in view of what they may teach us about our faith on September 12 at 6:45 pm. We will discuss one fllm a month, beginning with Unforgiven, the winner of the 1993 Oscar for Best Picture. It stars Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman and […]
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Wednesdays @ Hawthorne
Categories: NewsIt’s almost time for Wednesdays @ Hawthorne to start back up! Starting September 5th kids/youth bells and choirs, small groups, kids club, YOW and family dinner will begin again! We are so excited to see one another again. See below the whole schedule and notice some changes from last year. Full Schedule 9:45 am Bible […]
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Youth Group Water Tubing Adventure – Rising 6th Graders Welcome
Categories: NewsOn Saturday, August 25th, the HLUMC will travel to Saluda, NC to the Green River Tubing Company. We will fix and eat lunch together before venturing out for 3 hours on the river. The cost is $10 per person. The youth are also inviting the incoming 6th graders to join us to celebrate their arrival […]
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Youth group service day with Samaritan’s Feet
Categories: NewsThe youth will be volunteering at Samaritan’s Feet on August 15th. The youth should meet at church at 11:30 AM, so we can eat lunch together at the church. After lunch, we will leave, and travel over to Samaritan’s Feet. We will watch a short video on their mission, and then begin volunteering. We will […]
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SunDay Funday Celebration
Categories: NewsPlease join us on 3rd floor Sunday, August 26th, as we celebrate our children moving into NEW Sunday school classes for this year! We will have music, snacks and lots of FUN fellowship. Each child will also have time with their Sunday school teachers following the announced promotions!!!!
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Blessing if the Backpacks
Categories: NewsAll children are asked to bring their school back packs to worship in Sunday, August 26th. Pastors Tom and Carrie will offer them a “Back to School” blessing to start the new school year off in the right direction!
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Ancestry.Faith
Categories: NewsOur year’s worship theme is all about people… our people…the people who provide our us our spiritual DNA. The first service at the Hawthorne Lane Sanctuary, on September 2, will feature a five-sentence summary of the entire Bible (really!). Beginning September 9 and running through Advent, characters and stories from Hebrew history (the Old Testament) […]
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SUNDAY FUN DAY
Categories: NewsAugust 26th 4:00pm – 5:30pm What a great way to wash summer away and get ready for a new school year! Please join us for HLUMC Sunday Fun Day as we enjoy waterslides, good food and lots of fellowship!!! It will be a BLAST!!!!!
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Uniting Methodist Conversation
Categories: News07/29/2018 | 12:00 pm Pastor Tom will have just returned from a meeting in Dallas of The Uniting Methodists, a group that is hoping to help our global denomination stay together in the face of the controversies related to human sexuality. He will bring a “boots on the ground” report detailing the “three options” that […]
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Small Groups!
Categories: FeaturedSmall groups are beginning this week and next! At HLUMC we value gathering together in a smaller group to share in bible study, fellowship, and sometimes eating together! Its just good to be with others and learn from one another. Some of our small groups are based on age or gender and some are open […]
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Loaves and Fishes UPDATE!
Categories: NewsWe just collected another 170 items for Loaves & Fishes! That brings our count for the year to 1,541 items. Please help us reach our goal of 4,000 non perishable food items for Loaves & Fishes by the end of 2018.
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Kids Choir Registration
Categories: FeaturedAt Hawthorne Lane we have an incredible kids and youth music program. Our kids are invited to participate in choir as young as 3 years old and we have choirs for all ages through 12th grade. We also have a 2 octave youth handbell choir for ages 4th-12th grade. At HLUMC we work hard to […]
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Summer Schedule, Theology on Top
Categories: FeaturedTheology on Top will meet during the summer on these dates: June 4, 11 and 25; July 9, 23 and 30; and August 6, 13 and 27. Join us at Harris Teeter on Central/Plaza for Bible Study at 7pm; at 8pm we will find something to eat and drink.
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Canoeing the Mountains
Categories: NewsChurches are facing unprecedented challenges (not to mention the USUAL challenges!) Like Lewis and Clark, who took canoes thinking they would float to the great northwest, only to discover the Rockies, churches have with them structures, procedures, memories, expectations, that will not serve them in these mountainous times. Join us for (the first of?) discussion […]
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Summer Worship Participation
Categories: NewsPastor Carrie is looking for youth and kids who would like to participate in worship this summer. Want to read scripture or help with the call to worship? Or have you learned something on your instrument and would like to share it as a prelude/offertory? We’d love to have our kids and youth help lead […]
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Men’s Softball
Categories: NewsHLUMC Men’s Softball is right around the corner. Please let us know if you are interested in joining a fun having, partially athletic, beyond our prime, championship team. Games will begin around mid-June and the tournament will end around the first of August. All games will be played at Providence Baptist Church on Randolph Road […]
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Loaves & Fishes Update!
Categories: NewsLoaves & Fishes Update! Thanks to everyone for bringing canned goods and non-perishable foods on 5/6. We had a total of 360 items donated. That brings our total for the year to 1,127 items.
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Coffee House is Open!
Categories: NewsThe Coffee House is Open! If you’re looking for a place to “hang out” before worship services or other church activities, try out our Coffee House. It’s a great place to “mix and mingle and meet” new folks – in a great casual setting. The Coffee House during summer months will run from 9am to […]
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Summer Worship
Categories: NewsPlanning for summer already?! We are too! This summer we will have worship at 10:30am instead of 11:00am. Many of our members and visitors like to get out to the lake, the beach, the golf course on beautiful summer Sundays. In order to allow for more family time each weekend we will back up our […]
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Special Thank You!
Categories: NewsA HUGE thank you to all who helped make Lent, Holy Week, and Easter amazing at HLUMC. From those who played in the band, sang in the choir, cleaned the church on Good Friday, put out Easter lilies, read scripture, vacuumed the carpet, hung banners, stuffing bulletins etc, etc…There were so many hands helping make […]
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A New Play-list: Hearing Jesus in a Noisy World
Categories: NewsA New Playlist: Hearing Jesus in a Noisy World – Jacob Armstrong Whether we know it or not, we are living with a playlist. Caused by schedule overload and multiple distractions, the playlist sounds like this: You have to do everything. You have to say “yes” to everything. You are supposed to be in all places […]
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Glasses Donations for Urban Ministries
Categories: NewsHawthorne Lane collects and donates prescription glasses to Urban Ministries. Donations can be dropped off in the main office in the “cubby” marked for Glasses Donations. Contact Sylvia Walker at sylviaswalker@me.com with any questions.
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LIVE OUT LOUD – Kids’ Praise
Categories: FeaturedWe will have our annual kids praise event on Wednesday, May 2 @ 5:30pm. Our kids choirs and ringers will lead us in a super fun kid centered worship service to celebrate all we have done this year. We will jump up and down, have fun songs, share cupcakes, do a craft, and lots more. […]
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A Grace-Full Life
Categories: FeaturedA Grace-Full Life -Jorge Acevedo & Wes Olds 04/17/2018 | 06:00 pm Grace is God’s all-reaching, never-ending, game-changing love for you and me. In this series, Jorge Acevedo and Wes Olds examine God’s Word and discover how grace works in our lives and in our world. A Grace-Full Life seeks to answer the questions: In […]
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Holy Land Information Meeting
Categories: FeaturedJoin Pastor Tom for information and details about our pilgrimage to Israel and Jordan this coming October. If you are curious/interested but have not yet registered, this meeting will help you know more about this amazing opportunity. There is still time for you to register! Those have already registered (22 so far!) will be receiving […]
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Worship Readiness
Categories: NewsWe will be offering our Worship Readiness class to all Kindergartners and 1st graders! This class will be led by Mr. Tad Fincher and the class will be 8 weeks from February 4th – March 25th. The children will exit the Sanctuary with Mr. Tad after “Children’s Time” each Sunday. This class will teach the […]
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Kids 501 Worship on Sundays
Categories: NewsIntroducing Kids Worship 501, a worship experience meeting kids where they are! This kids worship service will create an environment where kids can worship, learn and interact on their age level. This service is for kids in 1st- 5th grade. On the first Sunday of every month we will not meet so that we can […]
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Coffee House Worship
Categories: FeaturedAre you looking for something a little different than what we do on Sunday mornings? Or maybe there are some weekends that you’d just like to sleep in and worship at a later time. or better yet – catch the football game and then head over to church for worship. On Sunday January 28th (in […]
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Pot Sundays
Categories: NewsWhat on earth is a Pot Sunday?! No – our church is not “that kind” of crazy. We just love being creative. We take up a monthly mission offering (in addition to our regular giving) to support local and abroad ministries. And we take up the money in a giant SOUP POT! We usually do […]
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Room In The Inn
Categories: Featured, NewsSince 1996, Urban Ministry Center has partnered with colleges and congregations of many faiths to open their facilities to provide shelter and food for homeless people during the winter months, December – March. Each site offers a warm, safe place to sleep, serves 3 meals (dinner, breakfast, and bag lunch) and then returns guests the […]
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Room In The Inn
Categories: FeaturedSince 1996, Urban Ministry Center has partnered with colleges and congregations of many faiths to open their facilities to provide shelter and food for homeless people during the winter months, December – March. Each site offers a warm, safe place to sleep, serves 3 meals (dinner, breakfast, and bag lunch) and then returns guests […]
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More food for Victoria
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Michael Hero Story
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The promise sermons
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Sunday recap 8.11.13
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