Biltmore UMC
Renovations are happening on the bathrooms adjoining the Sanctuary! Follow this link to our facebook page the construction process across the next two weeks!
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ALL of us!!! Below you will see the list of songs submitted by the congregation near and far as favorites for singing in church. Please keep adding to the list via comments below or emails, calls, smoke signal, carrier pigeon…however. Just let me know and I will do my best to use your suggestions as I plan OUR worship each Sunday.
A big THANK YOU to MaryKent for her diligent help in compiling the list below (imagine trying to read and interpret all of the handwritten notes 🙂 .
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Alleluia
All Creatures of our God and King
All Things Bright And Beautiful
Amazing Grace
And God will Raise You Up on Eagle’s Wings
As a Fire is Meant for Burning
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Battle Hymn of the Republic
Be Thou My Vision
Because He Lives
Blessed Assurance
Blest Be the Tie that Binds
Bridge Over Troubled Waters
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Christ the Lord Has Risen Today
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Come Thou of Many Blessings
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Dear Jesus, in Whose Life I See
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For All the Saints
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Gift of Love
Glorious Things of Thee are Broken
Great is Thy Faithfulness
God is So Good
God of the Sparrow, God of the Whale
God of Grace & God of Glory
Guide Me
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Hallelujah Chorus
Hallelujah! What a Savior
Have Thine Own Way
He Lives
He Leadeth Me
Heralds of Christ
Here I am, Lord
How Firm a Foundation
How Great Thou Art
Hymn of Promise
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I Am Your Mother
I Come With Joy
I Love to Tell the Story
I Will Praise You- Oh My Soul
If God was One of Us
If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee
I’ll Fly Away
I’m Satisfied
In Remembrance of Me
In the Garden
It is Well with My Soul
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Jesu Tawa Pano
Jesus, Name Above All Names
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
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Let My People Go
Let There Be Peace On Earth
Lord, I Want To Be A Christian
Lord, I Lift Your Name on High
Love Song
Lord of the Dance
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Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
May the Circle be Unbroken
Morning Has Broken
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Nearer, My God, to Thee
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O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing
Open My Eyes, that I May See
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Pass It On
Precious Love
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
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Rock of Ages
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Send the Light
Shine, Jesus, Shine
Siyahamba
Softly & Tenderly
Something Beautiful, Something Good
Spirit of God
Spirit of the Living God
Spirit Song
Surely The Lord is in This Place
Surely the Presence of the Lord
Sweet Hour of Prayer
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
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Take Time to be Holy
They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love
Tino Tenda, Jesu
The Gift of Love
The Lily of the Valley
The Summons
The Old Rugged Cross
The Unclouded Day
This is My Father’s World
Trust and Obey
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Victory In Jesus
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We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder
Were You There
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
When in Our Music God is Glorified
When the Saints Go Marching In
Wonderful Words of Life
I spent the better part of yesterday at a training the Blue Ridge District had through their Equipping Network. Part of my ridiculously long job title includes the word “equipping,” but it seems that many do not understand what that means and what my job really is. So I thought I would try to clear it up – in as few words as possible!
The idea of equipping comes from Ephesians 4:11-13, “11 He gave some apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers. 12 His purpose was to equip God’s people for the work of serving and building up the body of Christ 13 until we all reach the unity of faith and knowledge of God’s Son. God’s goal is for us to become mature adults—to be fully grown, measured by the standard of the fullness of Christ.” (Common English Bible)
Equipping is the primary purpose of church leaders. We, as leaders, both staff and laity, are called to help the members of the body find and understand their spiritual gifts and calling. The work of the church does not fall solely to the pastor and staff of the church, but is shared by the congregation as a whole through the use of their gifts, talents, experiences and time. My role here at BUMC is to help each member find their place to serve not only within the church itself but outside the church walls. That is equipping. As we grow in our discipleship and relationship to God we feel the calling to serve become greater and greater.
Are you growing? How are you being called to serve our church and our community? We ALL have a part.
We are excited about developing new teams within the church to meet the needs of the church and community. One of the first teams we are creating and building is the Welcoming Team. You may already be part of the Welcoming Team if you are an usher or greeter. On August 18th, we will have a brief and fun lunch and training for the ushers and greeters. We will be expanding this Team to include a Welcome Center host as well. Do you enjoy meeting new people? Do you have a hug and a smile to share? The commitment is one Sunday morning a month, a quarter – you can decide! But we need smiling faces who would enjoy greeting ALL people who enter into our doors on Sunday mornings!
I hope to hear from you about joining the Welcome Team or any other ministry or service you feel called to be part of. It takes all of us.
God Bless ~ Merit
The way we worship God here at Biltmore UMC is an ongoing conversation – and always will be. Being the “new guy”, I don’t know what music you already know as a congregation. I am not aware of your likes and dislikes. I have yet to discern what our future together will be. What I DO know is that Worship is best when it involves as many people as possible. I am convinced that God is pleased with authentic worship that is honest and heartfelt. I will dedicate most of my energies to research, craft, and plan each and every worship experience here at Biltmore. I hope that you will not only pray for me as I do the work of the church but also be sure to share with me what works and especially what doesn’t work for you personally.
One concrete way in which you can be a part of the dialogue is to comment below. The more specific the better…but any comment is better than none. 🙂 And like the words of the hymn Holy God, We Praise Thy Name state, “And from morn to set of sun, through the church the song goes on!” Be a part of the church’s ongoing song below….
For the ones who don’t know my name is Andy.
I was born into a Christian family. We went to church every Sunday no matter what! I accepted Jesus into my heart and had him take permanent residency in my life when I was 13. I knew at a very young age that I needed Jesus like I needed oxygen; I couldn’t survive without him.
In high school I was given the opportunity to preach a few Sundays in Church. I had classmates and teammates come to listen to my sermons. Taking the time to study the Bible brought me closer to Jesus and I felt wonderful being able to share the love I have for him and he has for me with everyone. After that first sermon I got many questions about what Jesus says in certian situations and I would pull out my Bible and find the answer.
During my senior year my faith was challenged when my favorite teacher how was like a second mother to me was walking with her sister and collapsed. The nerve between her brain and her heart failed and she was instantly brain dead. I went to see her twice a day until she died a year and a half later. When I would visit her eyes followed me where ever I went. The day before they took out her feeding tube I said my goodbyes knowing I wouldn’t see her anymore in her physical body. That broke my heart, but I knew Jesus would take care of her.
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” – Winston Churchill
Change. Some people like the word. Others do not. I fall into the category of liking it as long as I agree with it! Isn’t that the way for most of us? But change IS good. Christ calls us to change. We cannot know Christ and remain the same.
Certainly Biltmore United Methodist Church has seen more than its fair share of change over the past 5 or so years. And recently even more. You know it’s coming…BUT…remember – change is good! As the staff here at BUMC has recently changed we hope you know we are here for you – the family of BUMC. You have embraced us and we are grateful. We want the best for this wonderful church community and family. We are excited to be here and be part of the…(yes, here it comes again) CHANGE!
Thank you for your kindness and hospitality in welcoming us. We hope that you will come by, say hi and get to know us – we sure want to get to know you!
As we move forward may we all remember that Christ has called us here for a purpose and that often requires change! As we move in our lives towards perfection in Christ – change is required!
The Biltmore United Methodist Church J.O.Y. Club heads to South Carolina for fellowship and strawberry picking, Thursday, May 9th. J.O.Y., which stands for Just Other Youth, is a group of Biltmore UMC retired folks who meet at least once a month. Join Biltmore UMC for future events like this one.