I've recently been reading and enjoying "Setting the Table" by Danny Meyer, a New York City entrepreneur of restaurants like Union Square Café, Gramercy Tavern, and Shake Shack. In the opening pages of the book he traces much of his success back to the power of hospitality, when he writes, "What really challenges me to get up and go to work every day, and has also motivated me to write this book, is my deep conviction about the intense human drive to provide and receive hospitality - well beyond the world of restaurants. Within moments of being born, most babies find themselves receiving the first four gifts of life: eye contact, a smile, a hug, and some food. We receive many other gifts in a lifetime, but few can ever surpass those first four. That first time may be the purest hospitality transaction we'll ever have, and it's not much of a surprise that we'll crave those gifts for the rest of our lives. I know I do."
The significance of Meyer's insight around these simple but specific hospitality gestures of eye contact, a smile, a hug, and some food cannot be underestimated and the good news is we are perfectly set up as a church to offer all four gifts each and every week that we gather across our three sites for worship. Whether you're scheduled to serve in one of our many ministry areas this Sunday or just plan to be attendance, would you join us in our collective effort to offer radical hospitality here in the heart of Raleigh so that many might experience a deep sense of connection not only to us but also to God.
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Lent and Easter Worship
To access our Lent and Easter Worship calendar, please visit our
website for a list of special days, services, and events.
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Ruth Sheets Red Rose Fundraiser
Sat. Mar. 4 at 5:00 PM
The Red Rose fundraiser to benefit the Ruth Sheets Adult Care Center will take place in Kerr Hall. The Red Rose is a great event to benefit a great ministry of ESUMC. For more info email Matt at
mfrazier@esumc.org or call 919-832-7227.
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VBS Registration: Now Open
This annual tradition (for 4 year olds through rising 4
th graders) has 300 children singing upbeat Christian songs, listening to Bible stories, making crafts, conducting science experiments and more! July 17-21!
Register here!
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Join us for our traditional worship service in The Sanctuary at 8:40 and 10:55. These services feature the great hymns of our faith and choral music of the highest order. The services also include acts of praise, confession, thanksgiving, proclamation, and dedication.
  
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The Gathering is a beautiful, welcoming community celebrating worship in a contemporary style on the ESUMC Original Campus. Join us for our 9:30 and 11:00 services in Kerr Hall.
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Our first multi-site community (we call them "tables") and is located on the corner of Morgan and Blount Streets. Services at 9:00 and 11:00. Sign up for CoM Weekly e-mail
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Our Southeast Raleigh Table will be the second multi-site campus of Edenton Street United Methodist Church. The SERT's future home has yet to be identified; however, they are now worshipping weekly at 301 W. Jones St. at 11:00 on Sundays. Sign up for SERT Weekly e-mail
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