A Merged Congregation: A Place to Be

Holiday Gift Cards

If you usually give gift cards for Christmas gifts, birthday gifts, etc. please consider ordering yours through our gift card program. These are fully activated gift cards from well–known merchants! Ivory colored order forms will be available after Wed., Nov. 20. We will place two orders Dec. 4 and Dec. 11. If you would like an order form by email/US mail or have questions about this program, contact the office. Each purchase returns 1.5%-14% of the values to us! This

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75th Anniversary Organ Concert w/ Dr. Joby Bell

We hope you’ll be here to celebrate our Organ’s 75th year. The Sunday afternoon concert on November 17 at 3:00 promises to hold wonderful sounds to enjoy with the wonderful composers J.S. Bach, Franck, Rowley, Schumann, and Dupre’ as a part of the program. Dr. Bell, Appalachian State University’s Organist and Professor of Music as our guest organist. Our Austin Organ, Opus 21047, was dedicated Sept. 1949 and includes 29 Stops and 1899 pipes. Free Admission Donations for the Organ

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Give to UM Hurricane Relief

UM Response of Offering and Collection of Supplies for Hurricane Devastation Sunday, October 6 and on-going Check out details of ways to give financial gifts marked “Hurricane Relief”. You may also give through the Annual Conference’s website and follow more details from the Annual Conference response Here. Our bishop stated that 22 of the 44 counties that comprise our Annual Conference were impacted by the storm.  If you are interested in completing a flood bucket as a family or group of friends, the

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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.