Need Help Recovering from the Storm? if you live in the Davidson area (Huntersville, Cornelius, Mooresville, Davidson, etc) and need help with trees or branches, call the church office (704-892-5641) and contact the pastor on call. We have some church members who have offered to help. We pray everyone is safe and has power.

Big Sunday Coming! This upcoming Sunday, September 29, we have two reasons to celebrate. First, the Rev. Caitlyn Zold, our Temporary Associate Pastor, becomes our Associate Pastor. In Presbyterian lingo, she is being installed by the Presbytery of Charlotte and in the process she becomes a year-round, permanent associate pastor. She will still focus primarily on campus ministry for and with Davidson College students but will take on some more general duties (mostly in the summer) and also ministry with our own DCPC college students. The installation is during the 11:00 service and Campus Ministry Committee will have a reception in front of the church following worship.

Our second reason to celebrate is that members of UKirk, our DCPC campus ministry group for Davidson students, will lead worship at all three services. We look forward to their sermons, prayers, and the music they have selected.

All services are in person in our Sanctuary and also live-streamed to Facebook and YouTube including a Live Chat feature. You may also listen to last week’s 11:00 service on WDAV (89.9 or WDAV.org). Free childcare is provided for all services.

Sunday School for Children, Youth and Adults – Classes for children and adults meet in the Watson & Dana buildings. Classes for youth and 4th/5th grades meet in the Congregation House.   

Adult Sunday School Classes meet at 9:45 AM. 

• Connections Class – meets with the Covenant Class in Dana 146 to hear from Davidson College chaplain, Julia Watkins.  
• Covenant Class – meets in Dana 146 welcomes Rev. Julia Watkins, Chaplain at Davidson College. Her presentation is on Particularity & Pluralism, Chaplaincy on a Spiritually Diverse College Campus   
• Jubilee Class – meets in Watson 109 and Steve Justus will continue his series on “American Individualism” this Sunday in the Jubilee Class. 
• Maloney Class – meets in Dana 153.  Gus Succop teaches on Moses and Miriam Lead the People in Praise, Exodus 14:21–31; 15:1–21.  
• Pines Class meets in the Davidson Room on the Pines campus. John Kuykendall teaches on Moses and Miriam Lead the People in Praise, Exodus 14:21–31; 15:1–21. 
• Screen and Scripture is an intergenerational Youth/Adult class that meets in the Youth Lounge.  Currently they are watching episodes of Bluey, an Australian cartoon about a family of dogs that is equally beloved by children, teenagers, and adults." 

Pastor Peter Henry has an update on when we will return to the Main Building. Click on the link below to learn more.

Growing in the Fruit of the Spirit



Short-term Sunday School Class, September 29, October 6, 12, 20, 27,

at 6:30 pm via Zoom (note time change!) Join John Ryan and our pastoral staff who will be teaching a companion class to DCPC’s fall sermon series. We will be reading Eugenia Gamble’s book “Tending the Wild Garden.” Please register via Realm by clicking here.

To receive the daily devotions you can sign up by clicking here and selecting “Season of Peace.” You will begin receiving them automatically when the season

begins in September.

Breaking Bread Around the Table of Peace

For five weeks during the Season of Peace, culminating in World Communion on October 6, we will explore the ingredients we need to achieve peace in ourselves, in our relationships and communities, and in our larger world. Join us September 8-October 6 at 3:00 pm in the Congregation House youth lounge as we break bread around the table of peace!

Men's Night Fellowship 

Our fellowship group for men in their middle third of life (aka midldle-aged) meets again on October 4. Our gatherings are on the first Monday night of the month behind Summit Coffee in downtown Davidson. Come by 7:15 if you want to order a drink, check-in begins around 7:30 and the conversation runs to 8:30. 

September is Suicide Prevention Month. With increased awareness of warning signs, risk factors and what to do in a crisis, we may be able to help prevent a suicide. There's always hope, and there's always help. Call 988 to reach the the Suicide and Crisis Lifelline. 

CLICK HERE FOR WARNINING SIGNS, RICK FACTOS AND WHAT TO DO IN A CRISIS.

CLICK HERE FOR WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUTH SUICIDE.

Town Hall Meeting



The Planning Committee invites DCPC members to our Town Hall meeting on Sunday, October 6th from 8:45-9:45 a.m. Leaders of various committees will be present to share information about “The State of the Church,” as well as our renovations and the results of our 10:00 worship survey. The meeting is in the Congregation House. If you have specific questions to ask, please contact the chair of Planning, Van Beck, at cvbeck3@gmail.com

Short Story Theology 

The October story for our monthly conversation about short fiction and faith is now in the Narthex. We will talk about "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" (it is October!) on October 8^th from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. In the Davidson Room at the Pines. Digital copies of the story and a Zoom link for those who cannot attend are available. Just contact the office. We always meet the second Tuesday night of the month.

Election Week Prayer 

The pastors of DCPC invite you to a prayer service on Monday night, November 4 at 7:00 pm in our Sanctuary as we seek peace, unity and hope for the future with Scripture, song and supplication.

Our annual talent and variety show returns on Sunday evening, October 20, from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. We are looking for acts of all kinds by members and friends of all ages. Contact Matt Merrell to get your name on the list- mattlaw22@gmail.com. Non-performers: come for the entertainment and stay for the cookies and lemonade.

Please join us at 7 pm on October 23rd in the Congregation House to hear from Davidson’s new Sustainability Director, Kayla Kovach, about the new Climate Action Plan that the town has recently adopted. ALL are welcome - ALL are invited! Scan the QR Code or click below to register and to

learn more.

Blythe Elementary Needs Our Help.

Can you:

1) Help Organize Math Games

by clicking here.

2) Be a Classroom Helper

by clicking here.

Save the Date - November 2

DCPC's Annual Day of Service

Project Sign-Up Goes Live October 1

Join the DCPC SAGES for an Archery Class taught by DCPC’s own - Sterling Martin! Sunday, November 10th at 3pm * Fisher Farm Archery Range (21215 Shearer Rd, Davidson) RSVP via Realm by clicking here or by calling the church office at 704.892.5641. Capacity is limited to 24 - so register today!

Bring your own chair - S’mores on site!

We are excited that DCPC has a regular monthly date to serve at Angels and Sparrows Community Table! We are scheduled for the first Tuesday of each month. We are responsible for providing seven volunteers. Please see the date, jobs, and time slots by clicking here, and sign up for what works for you. If you have questions, please contact Holly Frisbie at (336) 918-6351 or hyfrisbie@gmail.com.

Caregiver Support Group

Caregivers are invited to our new support group on either or both the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. and/or the fourth Tuesday at 2 p.m. Both meetings each month will take place in the Youth Lounge. Contact Deborah Conner with questions: dconner@dcpc.org or (704) 892 5641.

Join us as you are able and know that your ministry of care is in our prayers.