A Merged Congregation: A Place to Be

April Project

The United Women in Faith and the Mission Outreach committee will be making flood buckets for UMCOR. Please select a paper “bucket” or several from our mission trees throughout the church and return the item(s) to the bench outside the office or under the trees during April. You may also make donations to help purchase the supplies included in the UMCOR Cleaning Kit Buckets. The kits enable those affected by floods, hurricanes and tornadoes to begin the overwhelming job of

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Martha’s Table

Mark your calendar to join us! Next 6pm community dinner on April 9. This is a great way get to know others in our congregation and community around us. Menu: Easy Chicken & Rice, Green Beans, and Cobbler

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A daily devotional for Lent

The Sanctuary for Lent by Justin LaRosa contains brief readings for each day from Ash Wednesday through Easter Sunday. They include a suggested Scripture, a short devotional and a closing prayer to help us faithfully journey though Lent as we prepare for the joy of Resurrection. This year we’re also making those available directly to your INBOX each day, if you’d like to sign up call or email the office. If you would like to have a print copy you

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Donations to our Chili Festival raised $456 for Hurricane Relief!

On Sunday March 2, we had sixteen wonderfully different chilis to taste, talk about and vote for the winners in the categories of Hottest, Most-Original, and Best Overall. Thanks to all of our excellent chefs! Sam and Kayla Knibb took the blue ribbons (in the form of a certificate and a gift bag) in the Hottest and Best Overall with his “Spicy Carne Asada” chili and her “Southwestern Chicken Chili”. Dale Farlow won in the Most Original category with his

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You are Welcome Here!

Our congregation, College Place, became the FIRST Lighthouse Congregation of The Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church in partnership with The United Methodist Collective. In doing so, we not only commit to remaining a part of The United Methodist Church but also to serving those who have lost their church homes through disaffiliation or closure. We will partner in this work by providing a welcoming place, offering ministry opportunities, helping organize remnant groups in our community, and assisting individuals and groups in discerning their next steps as they find a new church home.