As recent events have proven, the issue of race continues to divide our community in painful, even frightening, ways. In cooperation with the Women's Intercultural Exchange ( http://www.wi-ce.net), a Charlotte group that works to heal social wounds and bring people of diverse backgrounds together, the Cabarrus College of Health Sciences and First Presbyterian Church are hosting three listening and discussion sessions in Davis Hall.  On three consecutive Thursdays ( October 5, 12 and 19) from 6:00-8:00 p.m., voices from Cabarrus County will join to "listen to one another's hearts" and look for ways that we might heal some of the racial divisions that too often keep us apart.  Food trucks will be available outside Davis Hall.  Please help us offer the best hospitality we can muster for these important conversations. For more information, contact Peter Bynum at the church.

  9/20/17 - Peter Bynum and Dr. Doug Kelling will lead a discussion on the book, "Being Mortal."

9/27/17 - Carol Hovey, RN and other CHS educators will lead us in a game to raise awareness about end-of-life plans.

10/4/17 - Dr. Randy Schlisher will make a presentation about Palliative Care.

10/11/17 - Rev. Lynne Keel will lead an educational session on worship concerning Funerals & Memorial Services and share planning resources.

10/18/17 - Mark Shelley, Sam Davis, and Holt Morrison will present and host a panel discussion about Estate Planning

Menu for 9/20/2017:  chicken pot pie, rice, collards, fruit, dessert.

G od gives us many gifts and as a church we joyfully work together to worship, learn, and grow. There are many ways in which you can join in the work that Jesus Christ is doing her e with us. We need your help and we hope that you will joyfully and prayerfully consider joining in the work of God's church.

Help us as we worship! Sign up  here  to be a lay reader to share God's word with us in worship as you read scripture on Sundays. Materials and information will be sent to you for the week that you sign up.

Help us as we learn! Sign up  here  to help support the great work of our Sunday School teachers and be a shepherd in our Elementary, Middle School, and High School Sunday School classrooms.

Help us as we grow! Sign up  here  to help teach our children about faithful worship during Children's Church. As you sign up for this important ministry, rest assured that an easy to follow curriculum and lesson supplies are already in place for you.

You can also help support the children of the church by joining the fun and helping on Wednesday nights with our Wednesday night Remnant program. Sign up here!

Thank you for sharing your gifts with the church!

When should my child participate in communion?  How do I talk to my child about the Lord's Supper?  If you have been asking these questions, you are invited to join us for a First Communion "Lunch and Learn."  First graders and their parents are invited to participate in an afternoon of learning about communion on Sunday, September 24th, from 12:30 -2:30 p.m.  Please RSVP by 9/20/17 using the link on the website.  Lunch will be provided! If your child is older and has not had the opportunity to take this class, please contact Rachel if you are interested in the class.

Sunday, October 1st

Frank Liske Park, 

The Barnhardt Shelter

4:30 p.m. Gathering, 

Dinner at 5:15 p.m.

Bring your chairs, blankets, and a big appetite to Frank Liske Park for an afternoon of fellowship and a great meal of Mr. C's fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, slaw and a roll. The fun will start at 4:30 p.m., and dinner will be served at 5:00 p.m.  The cost is $7 per adult and $5 per child under the age of 10.  You can sign up online or by calling the church office on or before September 26th.