New Worship Place & Time! In an effort to be good stewards of the resources the Lord has provided us, we decided to sell our property. We thought we could do more for God’s Kingdom by investing in the community instead of investing in an aging building. This means we’ve moved worship to a new temporary location while we discern where God is leading us next. Biltmore United Methodist Church has moved from our previous location on Hendersonville Road. Our new temporary home for worship is Ray’s Chapel at Ray Funeral and Cremation Services. Sunday school starts at 9am and the worship service begins at 10:15am. Worship services are also live streamed on Facebook. Sometimes immediately following worship the congregation will gather for meetings or to head out together into the community for various ministry projects.
We also worship with our siblings at Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Biltmore United Methodist Church and Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church got together for a meet and greet potluck in February 2018 and have been partners in ministry and worship ever since. Our congregations currently gather together approximately once a month for a joint worship service (usually the 3rd Sunday of the month at 11am). We take turns hosting worship, so if you ever can’t find us at Ray’s Chapel, we’re probably at Rock Hill MBC. Rock Hill has a number of ministry efforts in the Shiloh community of Asheville. Let us know if you’d like to learn more about how you can help with Rock Hill’s weekly food distribution days or their summer & after-school program, Project Lighten Up.
Biltmore United Methodist Church will be at Pride! Join Team Biltmore UMC as we walk in the Annual Welcoming WNC Procession at the Blue Ridge Pride 2022 Festival in downtown Asheville, September 24, 2022. (This is also Pastor Lucy’s birthday, so we’re gearing up to have an awesome time!) Walkers start lining up at 9am and the procession starts at 10am. Folks are also invited to meet us after the procession ends at Pack Square (probably around 10:30am). Biltmore UMC is a reconciling congregation with the Reconciling Ministries Network. Inclusion, Y’all! For more information or to join Team Biltmore UMC, contact Lauri at officemgr@biltmoreumc.org.
Walk with Team Biltmore UMC as we sponsor this year’s Crop Hunger Walk, Sunday, September 25th! Biltmore UMC participates annually in this Church World Service event in an effort to end hunger one step at a time. This year’s event starts in North Asheville at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. Want to join Team Biltmore UMC? Can’t walk but still want to contribute? You can join the team or donate by visiting https://events.crophungerwalk.org/2022/team/biltmore-united-methodist-church. You can also connect with Nanette or Lauri (officemgr@biltmoreumc.org) for more information.