All are welcome to worship with us at Central! The setting is casual during our worship service. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Our Weekday Preschool is a wonderful and nurturing program where children ages 2-4 can begin with their education and grow in Christ. See what we have to offer!
Through our children’s ministry, we hope to instill in children a foundation of faith and relationship with Jesus, so that as they age and develop their own walk in Christ.
Youth Fellowship for 7th-12th Grades provides a time of gathering for youth to support one another, have fun, do service projects, and to grow deeper in Christ.
No matter what your age, there is a place for you in Sunday School! Sunday School is held every Sunday morning after the Early Service and before the Late Service.
9:00amPraise & Worship |
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10:15amSunday School |
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2021 Lenten Season Ash Wednesday is February 17, 2021, the beginning of Lent. We will have special readings during our Sunday service beginning February 21 through April 4. Palm Sunday is March 28 and Easter Sunday, April 4.
Central UMC is now doing a fundraiser for Hospice Cleveland County. Hearts are one $1 each and will be displayed in the church until March. You can donate with either cash or a check made out to Hospice Cleveland County. You can mail or drop it off at the church office or during worship service on Sunday morning. Hearts will be available at service on Sunday for purchase. Thanks for your support!
Dear Church family, I am so excited to send this email to you. At Central, we are always looking for ways to draw closer to God and each other. With this new resource, we are taking steps to enhance that process. By now you should have received an email inviting you to RightNow Media. After you have set up your free account you will be able to search through the vast library of resources available. These range from topics such as Bible studies, devotionals, apologetic, marriage, parenting, and many many more. Please take advantage of this wonderful opportunity as much as you can. One of the features that I am most excited about is the ability for anyone to find a resource and share it with others. Because of this, we will be adopting this into our congregational wide Sunday school. Below you will find a link to the study we will be using for the...
We are thrilled to partner with RightNow Media (RNM), an online, user-friendly library for individuals in every age and stage of life. This is a program that offers unlimited access to thousands of Christian videos. And the great thing about it is that it’s free to members of the Central Church Family! If you received an email invitation to join, please click here.
GIVE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT: We have a new project to support a women’s shelter in Shelby. Blank cards are now available in the CAC Hallway for you to fill out and put in the collection box. These cards will be picked up weekly and delivered.
Warming Hearts Missions Committee Project January and February can be hard months for those in need – the weather is cold, many do not have the basic essentials or they have run out after the rush of Christmas donations. Please help us warm the hearts of those less fortunate in our community. In February we will join our Community Kitchen in giving out additional food as well as socks, hats, and gloves. We will be collecting these items during the month of January. If you are not able to drop off the specific items but would like to support this project, you may drop off a monetary donation to the church office (on the memo line please designate it to Warming Hearts). For more information, please see Stephanie Wilson or contact the church office at 704-739-2471. We also have an Amazon Wish list.
Dear Church Family, Due to Cleveland County now being classified as a Covid Red Zone, and in an abundance of caution, Central UMC will now be implementing the additional following actions: All visitors to the church office are required to wear a mask & will have temperature checks performed before entry KID Central will be postponed until further notice due to social distancing concerns Youth will adjust their meeting time to 6-7:00 pm on Sundays, masks will be required and social distancing will be observed There will be modifications to our worship services: Masks are required when attending any service or event. No more than two people on the stage. Outdoor Christmas Service on 12/20/20 at 6:30 pm. There will be no refreshments after service. Thank you for your support and patience in adhering to protocols. Pastor Bruce Gwyn
We wanted to share with you the thank you note from John & Bessie Ott for a donation made from our Missions Fund. Missions Letter 2020
Please consider donating these items directly to the Blessing Box located outside of our church. With your help, the box will be continuously stocked and will help serve so many in our community.
Abba’s Love, the recently transformed women’s shelter ran by Cleveland County Rescue Mission in Shelby is currently seeking new women’s and children’s pajamas (all sizes are needed). A lot of times when women and children flee to seek shelter, they often do not bring any belongings. These PJ’s will be the first thing that they will change into after getting a shower to enter the shelter. Please bring your donations and put them in the collection bin in the CAC hallway. Any questions, please contact the church office.
Starting October 25, we will begin holding a congregational-wide Sunday School in the CAC after service. From 10:15-10:45 AM, we will explore and study our Bible together in this group setting while maintaining social distancing.
Dear Church Family, We are excited to announce that we now have a new platform to view our Sunday morning service without a Facebook page. Visit our website the page link https://cumckm.org/online-service/ where you can access our Embedded Facebook Live Feed. Our service will be broadcasted there every Sunday at 9:00 am. Our Video Library archive is also available on YouTube Channel. Also, for those attending service in person, we now have a Hearing Assist System that will allow you to connect via a belt pack that the church provides or if you have a smartphone, you can use it with your own earphones. Please see Gene Bragg for assistance.
Dear Church Family, We are back inside Sundays at 9 am in the CAC. Please bring your masks but do not bring your chairs, as we will have chairs spaced out and set up for you. We have purchased a fogger sanitizer machine to ensure that our area is safe. We will still continue to Livestream on Facebook. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday!
Our Community Kitchen ministry is transitioning from a ministry that serves prepared meals to one where grocery items (produce, meat, dry goods, canned goods, bread, etc.) will be available for pickup once per week on Thursday afternoons from 3:00 pm-4:30 pm.
Make sure to like our Facebook page @cumckmnc to be able to keep up with the latest updates. If you do not have a Facebook account, you can also view the sermon live-stream at this link. We are on You Tube! Click on this link for our YouTube Channel, to be able to see our sermon archives.
Check Out This Week’s Nursery, Preschool, and Elementary Worship and Bible Lessons on our YouTube channel.