Uptown Updates: April 18
Christ is our complete Savior. The world longs for a savior who can help them with their sin, help them approach God, help secure their future. As our complete Savior Christ is the perfect sacrifice who removes all our guilt and restores us forever to God. Christ is our perfect High Priest who allows us to enter the presence of the living God with confidence. Christ is the perfect assurance that our future will be spent in heaven with him. The Book of Hebrews extols the completeness of Christ as our Savior, which becomes a certain hope for all of God’s people. 
Sunday, April 21, 2019
Easter: The Death of Fear
Matthew 28:1-15
Lemonade on the Lawn
Join us for a few minutes after the service this Sunday for Lemonade on the Lawn! We'll have lemonade and cookies just outside the narthex (weather permitting). Stop by, meet some folks, and make plans to get lunch with someone you don't know!
Retreat Recordings Available
Recordings of the breakout sessions from the 2019 Church Wide Retreat are now available through the website and the church app for you to listen and share. This was an extremely fruitful time of learning and discussion and we are excited to make these available to everyone.
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We're Hiring: Full-Time Children's Ministry Director
Uptown Church is beginning the process of hiring a new Children's Ministry Director. As staffing changes happen over the next year we are shifting this role to a full-time position (40 hrs/week). If you or someone you know is interested in applying, please contact Wes Andrews for more information.
Granada Mission Trip
Support the Granada Mission Trip this summer. See details in the link below on how you can pray and give.

Women's Ministry Event
All Uptown women are invited to join the Women's Ministry for our annual fellowship night at the Southpark Whole Foods Market on Thursday, May 2nd from 6:30-8:30. We will enjoy food and fellowship in the beautiful spring air! E-mail Ginni Fischer with questions.
RTS Student Housing Needed
Reformed Theological Seminary’s student body is growing! We are currently searching for housing options for new students as they move to Charlotte. If you have an above-garage apartment, a spare room, or a rental property, would you prayerfully consider renting to a seminary student? Helping house our students is a wonderful way to partner with RTS as we train our students for ministry. For more information, please email Chris Vaughn or call her @ 704-688-4220.
MNA Second Career Ministry - Informational Meeting - May 3rd
Mission to North America's Second Career Ministry is an organization that recruits and provides high quality skilled people who can help serve church planters and church plants that are either under-resourced and/or have specific needs. If you would like to learn more about this organization and how you can partner with the work that they are doing, Jeff and Jeannine Shook will be hosting a dinner with Bruce Wells from Second Career Ministry at their home on Friday, May 3rd at 6:30pm. Contact Jeff with any questions and/or to RSVP.
Online Giving at Uptown Church
We are now receiving online donations at Uptown Church. Please see the link below for all you need to know.
Current Adult Ed Classes Mar/Apr
Identity Theft
Teachers: Melissa Kruger & others
Location: 3rd Floor Boardroom

Who Am I?  It’s a question we all ask ourselves at some point. We may focus our identity on our job performance, marital status, personality type, or social network. However, there’s a larger, more important question to consider:  Who does the Bible tell me I am in Christ?  This women’s Sunday school class will explore what the Bible teaches about our identity in Christ and how that shapes how we understand ourselves and the world around us.
Act like Men: Resisting Cultural Messages and Embracing Biblical Truth 
Teachers: Dave Kulp & others
Location: Resource Center

What does it mean to be a man? Ask this question to 100 people and you might end up with 100 different answers, some of which would certainly be contradictory. Although our culture’s definition of manliness might change over time, the Bible’s message is consistent and clear. This special men’s class is based on 1 Corinthians 16:13 which says,  "Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong."   Each week will cover a different topic which was selected because we thought the men of Uptown Church needed to hear the biblical truth on that subject and thus in these areas needed to be reminded to act like men. Spoiler Alert: The topics might not be the ones you would guess.
Save the Date
Visitor's Lunch
April 28th
Cafe
Come hear more about Uptown Church!
Interested in joining or just new to Uptown? Sign up for the next Inquirer's Class. It's required for membership and only takes place 3 times annually.

Inquirer's Class
May 3: 7-9pm &
May 4: 9am-noon
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Backyard VBS
multiple locations
July 23-25

We need lots of help to pull off VBS at 6 different locations this summer!