The next Providence Chamber Music Recital will be this Sunday, March 15 at 6:30 PM. This particular performance is made possible in part by a grant from the Music Performance Trust Fund. Please plan to attend and invite a friend.

Providence UMC will partner with the American Red Cross on Sunday, March 8, from 10 AM to 2 PM. If you can, please consider donating blood in PUMC's Mission Center that day. Register online HERE!

Our Children’s Ministry is taking orders for caterpillars that will become Easter butterflies. Please order online HERE; the order deadline is Sunday, March 1. Caterpillars can be picked up on Sunday, March 15 in the Atrium. We look forward to releasing the butterflies during the 10 AM Family Easter Celebration on Easter Sunday (more details to come)!

Our Providence UMC Music Ministry will offer two wonderful concerts in February: a Providence Chamber Music Recital, Music of Living Composers, which will feature bassoon, bass clarinet, soprano and alto saxophones, viola, and piano, Sunday, February 22 at 6:30 PM; and the David Bashor Memorial Organ Recital, Friday, February 27 at 7 PM, with organist, Clara Gerdes, which will feature organ music that centers around Marian music, or music that has to do with Mary, the mother of Jesus. Please plan to attend these fine, free musical events and invite a friend or two. Providence UMC is the place to be for free world-class music.

Two Ash Wednesday services will be offered in the Sanctuary on February 18: 12:30 PM, and 6:30 PM.

The 6:30 PM service will be available via livestream. Click HERE to join online.

Join us for Providence UMC’s Valentine’s Dance on Thursday, February 12, from 5:30 to 7 PM in Wolfe Hall (gymnasium)!

It’ll be an evening of fun and festivities for families with preschool and elementary aged children! Enjoy:

• Welcome & Fellowship – Kick off the evening with a warm welcome.

• Photo Booth – Capture sweet memories with your loved ones.

• Games – Fun Valentine-themed family games

• Crafts – Valentine-themed activities for all ages.

• Pizza – Delicious slices to keep everyone energized.

• Balloon Artist – Creative balloon designs for the kids (and kids at heart!).

• Dancing with a DJ – Move to the music and celebrate love and community.

Bring your family and friends for an evening of joy, laughter, and togetherness!!

On Friday, January 30 at 7 PM, our Music Ministry will host the second David Bashor Memorial Organ Concert of the season, featuring Clara Gerdes. Originally from Davidson, NC, Clara studied organ at the Curtis Institute of Music (undergraduate) and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music (graduate). While she has won numerous competitions around the United States, the Charlotte organist community is proud to claim her as a Stigall Scholar here at home. Clara’s concert will feature organ music that centers around Marian music—that is music that has to do with Mary, the mother of Jesus. Plan now to attend this concert and to bring a friend. Providence UMC is the place to be for music, especially for free performances by world-class musicians!

All men are invited to join the regional United Methodist Men (UMM) group for an outreach opportunity with Beds for Kids on Saturday, January 10 from 9 to 11 AM. The address is 4200 Revolution Park Drive, Charlotte NC 28203. Our tasks will include assembling beds, organizing furniture, and loading trucks for future deliveries. If you'd like to join, register online HERE.

Join us on Christmas Eve for one or more of our services!

11 AM - Children & Family Service with The Net (Contemporary in Wolfe Hall)

4 PM - Holy Communion Chapel Service

5 PM - Festival Service (Traditional with Brass in Sanctuary. Nursery will be provided.)

11 PM - Holy Communion Candlelight Service (Traditional in Sanctuary)

The 11 AM and 5 PM services will be available via livestream.

PUMC Christmas Eve Offering

Nourish Up

Each year, Providence UMC dedicates 100% of the Christmas Eve Offerings to making a big impact for God’s Kingdom. This year’s Christmas Eve Offering will address the food insecurity crisis in Charlotte.

The Mission Council seeks to make meaningful changes in the lives of those the world overlooks. Nourish Up helps families in Mecklenburg County facing food insecurity by providing groceries. Click HERE to learn more about the organization.

You may donate anytime this season by noting on a check to “Christmas Eve Offering” or giving online (link coming soon), and/or by bringing an offering to one of the Christmas Eve services.

The Longest Night, a service of comfort and spiritual support for those who are walking through grief, loneliness, loss, hopelessness, or who are just feeling a little down during the Christmas Season, or desire a quiet & contemplative experience, will be held on Sunday, December 21 at 6:30 PM in the Chapel.

Providence UMC, Dilworth UMC, St. Francis UMC, and St. Stephen UMC have a collective men's fellowship group. This group meets quarterly. Dilworth UMC (605 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203) is hosting the next meeting at 6 PM on Thursday, December 11. The free event will include a meal and a program. Click HERE for more information and to register.

During the Sunday school hour on December 7, all are invited to join for "A Night in Bethlehem". Costumed characters will discuss their trades and share stories about that special night when Jesus was born. We will begin downstairs in the Mission Center.

Providence United Methodist Women's Cookie Walk and Christmas Market will return on Saturday, December 6 from 9 AM to 12 PM. Stroll down our cookie line and fill your box with your favorite cookies! Shop our specialty sections with sweet & savory food items, Christmas decor, and more!

All proceeds will support Monarch - UMAR Legacy Fund and the New Hope Hospital in Haiti.

The Twenty-eighth Annual Providence United Methodist Women's (UMW) Christmas Dinner & Program will be held on Tuesday, December 2 at 6 PM in Wolfe Hall. After dinner and the UMW Special Pin Recognition Service, a program of Christmas music will be presented by the Envoys, a Charlotte Gospel Quartet. 

Dinner will be $17.00 per person. To make reservations for the dinner, do so online HERE by noon on Monday, November 24. Please join the UMW for this special way to begin your Christmas season!

The St. John's campus (4305 Monroe Rd. Charlotte, NC 28205) will hold a Thanksgiving meal in its Fellowship Hall on Saturday, November 22 at 3 PM. All are welcome!

A Charge Conference is planned for Wednesday, November 19 at 6:30 PM in Room A102-104 here at Providence UMC. A Church Council meeting will follow. All are welcome. (Voting members of the Charge Conference are the members of the Church Council, as well as retired ordained clergy and diaconal ministers whose membership is with Providence UMC.)

You are invited to Living with Loss During the Holidays, this Sunday, November 16, at 4 PM in the Chapel. The Reverend Walt Windley, a chaplain with VIA Heath Partners/Hospice care, will lead this special gathering. After a candle lighting ceremony and inspirational message, there will be a time of fellowship and refreshments.

On Veterans Day this year, PUMC will recognize and honor its veterans in a special way. In conjunction with Connections in Christ, on Tuesday, November 11, there will be a special program in the Atrium beginning at 10 AM. All members of PUMC and guests are invited, along with veterans and their families.

The program will begin with a Scottish hymn, Rowan Tree, played by our bagpiper and will feature two speakers: Danica Thomas, widow of a combat veteran and Nick Johnson, a combat veteran who will be bringing his service dog, Buddy. The program will end with the singing of Battle Hymn of the Republic by all in attendance. Delicious refreshments will be available.

Please join the festivities and help thank our veterans for their service and their sacrifice.

Save the date! Providence UMC will host Early Response to Disaster Training on Saturday, October 25. More details to come!

Join us at Providence UMC on Sunday, October 19 (4-5:30 PM) for our annual Fall Festival!

Trunk-or-Treating • Face Painting • Hayride • Bounce House • Hot Dog Meals • Pumpkin Patch • Photo-Ops • Crafts • Live Music from Hidden Moves!

If you have any questions, please contact Cannon Hunt HERE.

Candy is needed for the “Trunk-or-Treat” portion of the Fall Festival on Sunday, October 19. Please drop off individually wrapped candy in the “candy donation” bin located in the Atrium. Donations are being collected through Thursday, October 16. Thank you so much for all your support in making the Fall Festival a fun and successful event for the church and community!

Attention young adults: Life is better when you’re connected. Being part of a church family gives young adults a place to grow in faith, build lasting friendships, and find support for every season of life. Whether you’re navigating a new career, relationships, parenthood, or other new beginnings, you don’t have to do it alone.  

We’d love to invite you to a special (and free!) dinner where you can connect with others in our church family who can walk alongside you during this season. We hope you will join us on Friday, October 17 at 6 PM in the Wolfe Hall Annex! Just be sure to RSVP no later than Sunday, October 12!

Click HERE to learn more and RSVP!

Have questions? Please contact Teresa Dunn HERE.

On Sunday, October 5, we will celebrate and bless our animal friends in a Blessing of the Animals service at 2 PM in the grassy field behind Wolfe Hall. You are invited to bring your furry, feathered or scaled family members to be blessed at this meaningful and brief service where we will share a song, some scripture, and smiles all around. We do ask that you ensure that your pet is on a leash or in a carrier.

The Providence UMC Youth Pumpkin Patch is upon us! The pumpkins will arrive on Sunday, September 28 at 12:30 PM. The more helping hands that we have, the easier unloading!

Lunch will be provided for volunteers. If you're able to help us, please let us know HERE.