Wednesday March 6th is Ash Wednesday. Come join us in the sanctuary at 6:45pm to start off our Lenten season together with prayer, the Word, and reflection…and of course ashes. The service will be 45minutes long and conclude with time to come to the altar and have the sign of the cross in ash put […]

On January 13, 2019, at HLUMC, we witnessed baptisms, reaffirmations of faith, the receiving of members and prayers for renewal… and celebrated the beginning of our Confirmation class. I saw: a man and his son, kneeling together—one being baptized, the other reaffirming his faith; another man and his two daughters, and yet another man and his daughter and son—all […]

Summer plans – make sure you have these dates on your calendar! Music & Arts Week at Lake Junaluska, June 23-28 Senior High Music Camp, July 8-12 1st-8th Grade Music Camp, July 15-19 Youth Mission Trip, July 21-28 VBS, August 5-9 (9-11am, 11-1pm – aftercare)

The Hawthorne Lane UMC Youth Group will have another Parents Night Out Saturday February 2, 2019! PNO is for children, infants through 5th grade. The youth, with adult supervision, will entertain and care for your children for the evening. We will have snack dinner, games, play time in the gym and movies. The cost for […]

Our Atlanta partners are gathering another group for a week of mission work at Hogar Methodista in Costa Rica on May 11. Interested in going? Please see Katie Gauntner (kagauntner@gmail.com) or Skeet Sims.  

Thank you to all who have helped HLUMC successfully host 7 weeks of RITI! BUT – it’s time to sign up for the last 2 months of RITI. We need volunteers for Tuesday dinners, breakfast items, “set-up” at 4pm on Tuesday, and help with Wednesday am laundry. Signing up is easy: on-line at WWW.HLUMC.ORG OR […]

Jump back into the swing of things with kids choirs, If Gathering, youth bells and choirs, church family dinner, and kids/youth evening activities. Can’t wait to see everyone back again. Starting again January 16th. (new singers are welcome to join in by going online to register and pay the activity fee. Returning singers/ringers are all […]

The Outreach Committee has set a 2019 goal of 4,000 items for our donations to Loaves & Fishes. But more importantly, Loaves & Fishes has sent out a request for FRUIT. The pantry shelves are nearly empty of non-perishable fruit items. Please help Loaves & Fishes meet the needs of the hungry in Mecklenburg County […]

The other morning, Jensen gave me a quarter—a bright, shiny quarter, I mean. The preschoolers were on their way back to class after chapel, but he and Ms. Lizanne stopped. She opened the door to the class where I was teaching. Jensen’s three-year-old self walked right over and put the quarter in my hand. In the glint […]

Looking for worship a little off the beaten path? Would love to attend worship but Sunday morning is just too crowded with other activities? Come worship with us on Saturday evening December 15 @ 5:30pm in a more relaxed, casual atmosphere. Come with friends or family in your jeans, grab a cup of coffee and […]