All are welcome to join the Open Door Sunday School Class for their study of The Journey by Adam Hamilton during this Advent and Christmas season. This study will meet at 11am beginning on Sunday, November 28. Please reach out to Pastor Cade with any questions about this opportunity.

We will continue to have our weekly Chancel Choir rehearsals on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary. All are welcome! If you have any questions or would like additional information please contact our Director of Music, Zach Thompson at: zach.thompson@dilworthchurch.org

If you are interested in playing an instrument or singing with the Loft Band please contact our Director of Music, Zach Thompson at: zach.thompson@dilworthchurch.org

Please keep Owen Stoker in your prayers this week as he rests and recovers at home. He was admitted to the hospital with asthma complications, but is home now and is doing well.

Bill Parlier has been moved from the hospital to the Asbury Health & Rehabilitation Center. Please continue to keep Bill in your prayers as he recovers.

On Sunday, Norma Thomas will be joining our Dilworth UMC Family! She is moving her membership from First United Methodist Church of Brevard. We are so glad to have Norma with us as we show her the love, kindness, and grace of God that Dilworth embodies.

The church always has lots of exciting things happening and we want to make sure that everyone is able to join us! Under the “Connect” page of the website, we have gathered the electronic sign-up forms into one place. Here you will be able to sign-up for events, volunteering opportunities, and ways to serve with your church. We hope to see you at lots of events in the future!

If you have any sign-up genius forms that you would like added to this section of the website, please email the link to Madison Rubottom (madison.rubottom@dilworthchurch.org)

Ladies of all ages & abilities are invited 4.5 mile greenway “hike” through Matthews from Squirrel Lake Park to Brakeman’s coffee shop in downtown Matthews! Sign up here!

Mark your calendars and pick out your Christmas PJs for our Annual “Christmas Pajama Party”. This year we will be hosted by Bryan and Amy Alenky! Bring your favorite dish to share and Click HERE to RSVP! 

All youth (6th-12th grade) are invited to hit the slopes February 4-6. Let’s go back to Winterplace, WV for a great weekend away. Deadline to sign up is this Sunday, November 14. Sign up here!

Looking for other adventures? Sign up for our Mission Trip (14+) and Wilderness Trail (12+)!

Save the Date! Church Wide Covered Dish & Christmas Tree Competition

Sunday November 28th, marks the first day that you can decorate your tree in the courtyard! All trees need to be up and decorated by December 5th at 3pm! At that time, we will take pictures of all the trees to use for voting!

This year we will have judges along with the online voting portion. Judges will be looking at theme, warm & fuzzy factor, and effort!

Mark your calendars for December 12 at 4:30pm! This is when we will begin the Christmas tree walk-through and at 5:30 we will gather to eat and enjoy everyone's company!

Sign-up here if you have a group that would like to decorate a tree!

Sign up to help Dilworth this winter as we partner with Roof Above to host folks experiencing homelessness through Room in the Inn. Volunteers are needed to help our church show hospitality to those in our community who need it the most. To be a part of this ministry opportunity, search for a weekend (or two!) that you are available and sign up for the role listed that you would like to help in. Please reach out to Pastor Cade with any questions about this outreach opportunity.

There are a few ways that you can sign up to provide the altar flowers. If you are at the church, you can come by Madison Rubottom's office and use the sign-up sheet posted on her door. If you would prefer to sign-up online, here is the link to our altar flower sign-up genius. If you have any questions you can email madison.rubottom@dilworthchurch.org or drop by her office!

Join Dilworth members and friends on our next Amplify team field trip to the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts and Culture on Sunday, November 21st at 3pm. After our tour of the museum, we will meet back at Dilworth UMC for a discussion over a catered fellowship meal provided by Catering by Cordre. Please RSVP to Pastor Cade (cade.barefoot@dilworthchurch.org) to be a part of this trip.

The season of Advent is almost upon us! The four weeks leading up to Christmas are for preparing our hearts, minds, and homes for the coming of Christ. To help our children understand the meaning of this season, we have created Advent at Home packets for every family to use. There are devotions, crafts and activities suitable for ages 3-12 with materials and directions prepped and ready for you. Sign up here to reserve your packet. Pick up on Nov. 28th after church.