This Sunday

THERE WILL NOT BE A

9:45 SERVICE.

This Sunday is the Third Sunday of Advent. Please join us for the 2024 Gift Service Christmas Pageant, On the Way to Bethlehem. Priority needs are:  Canned Meat – tuna, chicken, salmon; Canned Fruit – no sugar added or in juice; Canned Vegetables – no salt added or low sodium; Pasta – canned or dry boxed; Cereal – whole grain. We cannot accept food items that are unsealed, expired, loose without listed ingredients, unlabeled, or in glass containers.

The music will be provided by Sarah Allred, David Brinson.

The 8:45 service is in Lingle Chapel, there will NOT be a 9:45 service and 11:00 is in the Sanctuary. All of our services are in person, as well as live-streamed to Facebook and YouTube. Our 11:00 service is broadcast live on WDAV (89.9 or WDAV.org). Free childcare is provided for all services.

Cambria Nielsen, co-chair of Mental Health Matters, will be offering a minute for mission about the Caregiver Seminar (registration below).

All children and adult Sunday School classes meet in the main church building and Congregation House at 9:45.  

·        Connections Class – is meeting with the Covenant Class is the Congregation House.

·        Covenant Class meets in Congregation House ABC – Join John Kuykendall and Jean Johnston for a three-week series of Singing Songs of Advent.

·        Jubilee Class meets Room 216 where Joe Papovich continues a discussion on the book, The First Advent.

·        Maloney Class meets in Room 215 – Van Lear Logan teaches on The Family of Faith, Luke 1:5–23, 57–80.

• Pines Class meets in the Davidson Room on the Pines campus. Bill Cockrill teaches on The Family of Faith, Luke 1:5–23, 57–80.   

Year-End Giving DCPC relies on robust year-end giving to fulfill our commitments to our neighbors and one another. In addition to cash, checks and credit cards, members also give through stock transfers and IRAs. Yes, IRAs. The IRA charitable transfer is a great way to make a gift. Consider making the most of your IRA as you plan your required annual minimum distribution. Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) are gifts to charities made directly from an individual retirement account. This is an easy, tax-advantaged way for you to bless others through the ministries of DCPC. Your giving makes a difference as far away as Kenya and as close as our most recent Habitat for Humanity House in Huntersville (pictured above), our unhoused neighbors through Room in the Inn (which starts tonight) and your fellow worshiper on the pew. That's right. Your giving educates children, provides a home for families and builds up siblings in Christ. Regardless of where it goes, your giving is a blessing! Thank you for your generous giving. Contact Trish Jones (pjones@dcpc.org) for more information about stock and IRA transfers and click on the button below or go to www.dcpc.org to give online.

Two Confirmation Projects this December

Join with local crews at the Habitat of the Charlotte Region Warehouse to build and assemble Tiny Homes for WNC between

Thursday, 12/12 -Wednesday, 12/18.

Over 280 households have a made a pledge for 2025. Over half of those pledges have been increases over 2024. How about you? Ready to step up and support our 2025 ministries? Use the link immediately below and thank you!

Alternative Gifts to Western NC or Sigona Academy in Kenya 

Give a gift in honor of a loved one to bless a family recovering in Western NC and/or our partners in Kikuyu, Kenya. Click Here for more information. Gift cards are available for recipients in the gathering space and in front of the sanctuary.

We partner with Roof Above in Charlotte to host 10 guests every Friday night in the Congregation House. We pick them up in Charlotte and bring them back to a home-cooked meal, warm beds, laundry, breakfast, and a bag lunch. All this plus warm hospitality provided by our members is intended to make for a peaceful night of rest and renewal for our guests. Reach out to Robert Alexander at ralexander@dcpc.org to learn more. 

To learn more about the various opportunities CLICK HERE.  

To Fill out a Google Form CLICK HERE.

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.