Join us on the Queens Road lawn from 10:30 am-12:30 p.m. for lemonade, cookies, and fellowship. Each week, a different ministry at our church will be hosting this event. Lemonade on the Lawn will happen each Sunday through August 25, so don’t miss your chance to enjoy this great summer opportunity! We look forward to…
In July, a mission te am of 13 from our church joined with a te am of 22 Brazilians to serve, worship and work at the he Instituto Metodista Carlota Pereira Louro, a Methodist-run nursing facility in Três Rios, outside of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Dr. Howell and Rev. Parker Haynes are leading a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Here, Parker shares updates from the trip.DAY 1 After several delays and a long plane ride, we have arrived in Israel. Day One begins in Caesarea Maritima, where Herod the Great built an opulent palace, Peter visited Cornelius in Acts 10,…
Grief and Great Loss in the Season of Joy This article originally appeared in The Charlotte Observer By J ames C. HowellThe hurting wonder: “Don’t they know what has happened to me?” But God is there, beside us, beneath us, around us, within us. That is what Christmas is about.In “Tuesdays with Morrie,” Mitch Albom…
A Reflection from the Christmas Concerts Written by Craig Fisher Photos by Lisa Howell I felt compelled to write down some of my observations that I witnessed at the day of Sunday, December 4th during the Christmas concerts. I don’t have the elegance with words and thought to speak off the top of my head,…
God, Church, Parents & amp; Children: The Gold Standard Best Practices for Parents, from Dr. HowellDownload a printable version.
Mission Mexico: Meeting Other’s Needs and Our Own by Anna Weddington In August of 2015 I created a spreadsheet of twenty two internships that I would apply to over the next few months. Many thought it was far too early to be planning for the next summer considering the ninety degree temperatures hadn’t even begun…
General Conference 2016 The global United Methodist Church will gather in Portland, Ore., May 10-20 for the General Conference – a time of policy-making, worship and conducting the business of the church. Senior Pastor Dr. J ames Howell and church member Sandy Hieronymus are going as delegates representing the Western North Carolina Conference. Congregations are…