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Bread of Life Worship Service on the Patio at Noon Wednesdays

Worship in the Park

Worship in the Park meets every Sunday during the summer (Memorial Day through Labor Day) at  9:00 in the Memorial Park gazebo in Blowing Rock. The service includes hymns, prayers, Scripture, and a conversational message and lasts about 30 minutes in total. Bring a friend or neighbor and worship in beautiful downtown Blowing Rock! 
Connecting with FaithBridge is a safe place to ask questions of our staff and lay leadership about what we believe as a church and how we live that out in ministry in the High Country. It is also the first step in making a covenant commitment to the church, which we will explain in detail during this session. 
Following Christ means more than just putting a toe in the water when it comes to loving others. It means grabbing your knees and doing a cannonball! Join in this fall as FaithBridge explores Everybody Always, by Bob Goff. Participants in this 5-week worship series and church-wide study will seek to become love in a world full of setbacks and difficult people! Copies of the book are available in the church lobby and office for $10. 
Upside Down: Lessons from the Sermon on the Mount
Summer 2018
Often we try and make Jesus tame or comfortable for us. We wish to fit Jesus into our culture or norms. We want to let him have a part of our life or a portion of our heart. But Jesus is different, he doesn't work that way. Jesus requires full devotion. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus calls us to a radically different way of life; one that is contrary to the world around us. It is the life we have been looking for but it feels upside down to the world around us. So join in this summer as FaithBridge explores this "Upside Down" way of living.

Events This Month:

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Wednesdays at Noon: Church Office Building




New Small Groups !
Click here to see an up-to-date listing of our small groups, and new ones are forming all the time. FaithBridge has groups that are meeting everywhere, all the time, and you might find one just right for you in 2016!

BridgeGroups this Sunday at 10am!
We hope to see you early for BridgeGroups! This is a time to connect with each other in small group settings and form deeper relationships with those around us.
Here are the BridgeGroups currently being offered:


Young (and young at heart) Adults with rotating facilitators. NEW!
This is a group for anyone; a time of instruction and sharing.
Location: Church office kitchen

Dragonflies and Kids on the Rock with Elise Sigmon
Ages 4 yr -4th grade
Location: Children's classrooms in the church office building

Sprouts with Ms. Mandy Eagle
Ages birth-3 years
Location: Sprouts room in the church sanctuary building
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Junior Youth Bridge Group
Grades 5-8
Small group leader Melissa Freeman.
Location: "New" Youth House

Youth BridgeGroups 2.0
Small group leaders: Shannon Henries and Daniel Burwell
Ages: 7th-12th grade
Location: "NEW" Youth House



Where to go and what to do with the young ones at 10 AM:

Dragonflies and Kids on the Rock
will meet for their lesson at 10am. Please drop off your child at their classroom in the church office building at 10am. Their teachers will bring them back to the sanctuary at 10:45am.

Childcare
will be offered for Sprouts from 10am-12noon and for Dragonflies during the service (they will leave after the Children's sermon). Please pick up your Dragonfly after the service in the church office building. Thank you!

Sprouts
are babies, toddlers, and preschoolers ages birth-3 years. The kids enjoy a short Bible story from our toddler Bible and a little snack along with lots of fun free play! Our friendly volunteers will greet your child every Sunday, ready to play and teach your child about God.
*Parents-please sign your child in and out at the sign in sheet on the Sprouts door.

Bridge Groups Dragonflies & Kids On The Rock
are kids 4 years old-4th grade who meet from 10-10:45am for their lesson. They have classrooms in our church office building. Please drop them off at their class at 10am and their teacher will bring them back to the sanctuary at 10:45am.
*Parents-please sign your child in at the Connecting Table.


Events at a Monthly Glance

Every Sunday, Bridge Groups 10-11 AM

First Sundays Men's Breakfast 9:30 AM Church Kitchen

Fifth Sundays Church Pot Luck Lunch Noon.

Every Wednesday Food Pantry Open 10:30 AM
Lunch 11:30-1 PM open to public
Bread of Life Worship Service NOON
Praise Band Practice 7 PM

Every Thursday Food Pantry Open 10:30 AM
Lunch 11:30-1 PM open to public

The first Wednesdays Monthly WILD WEDNESDAY 6 PM is worship for families geared toward kids. The whole family participates.

Reminders:

  • Need to make an announcement?  Please submit information to communications@faithbridgeumc.org or call the church office by Wednesday one week prior to announcement date requested. 

Spiritual Gifts Assessment

The United Methodist Church has a spiritual gifts assessment available for free.  If you are interested, click here. 

 Coming up:

All Sundays at 10 AM Bridge Groups / Classes.
See the offering specifics because they change frequently. You can join a Bridge Group at any time because they are "continuous".
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March 6 - April 17 Neighborhood Small groups forming a Lenten study along with the sermon series The Story. Sign up at the church to host or attend a group near you. You may call the office to schedule in case you forgot.
OPTIONS:
1 PM Wednesdays @ Church Kitchen with Pastor Ben
​6:30 PM Thursdays @ Church Kitchen with facilitator 
8-10 PM Thursdays @ Kyle Sigmon's Home
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April 1 Family Movie TIME in the church. 4-6 PM Saturday. "Zootopia" (we aren't fooling you!)  Hosted by Allyson & Benny McFalls.  "Popcorn Bar" available and bring other snacks to share. Donations to the Humane Society can be made.

April 2 Men's Group Breakfast @ 9:30 AM in the Office Kitchen with a speaker & a meal.  Open to anyone.
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​April 5 Wild Wednesdays @ 6 PM is worship for families geared toward kids. The whole family participates in the church.

April 30 is 5th Sunday Feast after Worship. Pot Luck meal.  Bring a little extra for those who are visiting or just forgot.

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We are inviting you to pray with FaithBridge during Lent. Join with us by clicking on the prayer calendar below!
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