Upcoming Events:
Praise The Lord:
Uplifting Passionate Worship
Upcoming Events:
On Wednesday, May 8th, the Children’ s MGM Choirs will again present their Spring Musical, GPS: God’ s Plan of Salvation at 6:30pm in the Sanctuary. Come support our children as they tell the love of God through singing, acting, ringing, dancing, and more!
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Praise The Lord:
On Sunday, May 5, Dr. Gary Royals, Superintendent of the Metro District( Charlotte Area) was our guest preacher. During that worship service, we learned about our church’ s participation in the My Hope America with Billy Graham campaign. Throughout the month we will learn more about serving God in our lives.
The Renovation Youth Choir has been quite busy during the month of April. On April 10th they partnered with the FUSION Praise Band and led worship at Hawthorne Lane UMC in Charlotte, NC. Before the time of University City, Hawthorne Lane UMC and Belmont Park UMC were pretty much neighbors. The Renovation Youth Choir led the Chapel service at Rebound( Charlotte Rescue Mission) on April 23rd and ministered to a large group of men who were hungry for the love of Christ. Finally, the choir spent most of the month preparing for Youth Sunday where they and the rest of the Youth Group of UCUMC led us in worship on April 28th. April has been exciting, challenging and fulfilling as the choir has continued to minister in our community.
April was an exciting month in worship at UCUMC! We began the month with our Celebration Sunday on April 7, and closed the month with Youth Sunday on April 28. We focused on being Missions Minded, and welcomed in 17 new members.
On Wednesday, May 1st our Children’ s MGM Choirs and Chimes Ensemble presented their spring concert. The 3 & 4 Yr Old Little Lambs Choir, the Beginning and Advanced Chimes, and the K-5 th Grade MGM Choir all participated. This year we featured the Children’ s Musical, GPS: God’ s Plan of Salvation. The presentation on May 1 was enjoyed by more than 175. Participants included 51 children, ages 3 years-5 th Grade, 12 Adult Leaders, and 4 Youth Assistants. Our children and their adult leaders worked diligently since January to prepare this wonderful musical and dramatic presentation. We have learned music, drama, dance, and other special features in this show, and were excited to share GPS with our church community.
Worship celebrations in the month of May will reflect the core value of Called to Serve. One of the ways that we can serve God is by telling others about Jesus, as the disciple Matthew did.
The Renovation Youth Choir is now focused on their Summer mission trip. On June 26th the choir will head north with a stop in Virginia and several days in the Rochester, NY area as they minster through song, service projects, & encouragement to others. Please lift this group in prayer as they minister in new & exciting ways this summer.
We pray that God will bless you and your family in many special ways during this month. We look forward to worshipping with you in May, and look forward to serving God alongside you through the Worship and the Arts Ministry.
Lee Zeigler, Director of Contemporary Worship, 11:00am lzeigler @ ucumc. org, 704-369-8017
Matt Guild, Director of Traditional Worship, 9:45am mguild @ ucumc. org, 704-369-8011