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FREE Community Meal – All Are Welcome!
Join us Saturday, November 15, from 5:00–6:30 PM in the Harrisburg UMC Fellowship Hall for a free hot meal and a night of good food, friendly faces, and community connection.

Every household will also receive ingredients and a recipe to make another meal at home! ❤️

Come as you are—bring your family, bring a friend, or just bring yourself. We’d love to share a meal and some hope with our neighbors.

Harrisburg United Methodist Church
📍 4560 Hwy 49 S, Harrisburg, NC
⏰ Saturday, November 15 | 5:00–6:30 PM

#HarrisburgUMC #CommunityMeal #AllAreWelcome #LoveYourNeighbor

Link to Daily Devotions.   Advent Devotion 2025

Advent is a season of preparation and anticipation—a time for our hearts to ready themselves for the coming of Christ at Christmas. It begins four Sundays before Christmas and invites us to pause amid the busyness of the season to reflect on hope, peace, joy, and love.

A daily Advent devotional offers a simple way to stay centered during this sacred season. Each reading provides Scripture, reflection, and prayer to help you slow down, draw closer to God, and keep your focus on the true meaning of Christmas. Taking just a few quiet moments each day can deepen your faith, renew your spirit, and bring a sense of peace to your daily life.

• Grow in Faith: Deepen understanding of the Bible and Christian teachings in a structured and supportive environment.
• Build Community: Connect with fellow believers, foster friendships, and share in a sense of belonging and support.
• Engage in Deeper Learning: Explore scripture through interactive discussions, ask questions, and learn from each other

In essence, adult Sunday small groups provides a space for adults to continue their spiritual journey, engage with their faith, and build meaningful relationships within their church community.  An adult class is a great way to get into the boat.

Emotionally Healthy Relationships 

Middle Ground Sunday School, Room 1, Begins this Sunday

Emotionally Healthy Relationships addresses core biblical principles to guide you and others into an experience of discipleship that will deeply change your life. In the EH Relationships Course, everyone will learn 8 practical relationship skills to develop mature, loving relationships with others. And since loving others and loving God cannot be separated, each person will also grow in their personal, first-hand relationship with Jesus by incorporating stillness, silence, and Scripture as daily life rhythms. 

Bible With or Without Jesus

Begins Sept. 14, New Community SS Class, Room 3

Esteemed Bible scholars and teachers Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Z. Brettler take readers on a guided tour of the most popular Hebrew Bible passages quoted in the New Testament to show what the texts meant in their original contexts and then how Jews and Christians, over time, understood those same texts. Passages include the creation of the world, the role of Adam and Eve, the Suffering Servant of Isiah, the book of Jonah, and Psalm 22, whose words, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me,” Jesus quotes as he dies on the cross. (Amazon)

Giddy Up Eunice by Sophie Hudson

Study continually through September

Discussion around three relationships in the Bible: Mary and Elisabeth, Naomi and Ruth, Eunice and Lois, and bringing their relationships into the 21st century. Topical insights into how women can help each other in the body of Christ.

A Healing Presence on Campus:

Our Partnership with Sanctuary Counseling

At Harrisburg United Methodist Church, we believe that healing is an essential part of the Gospel story, and that wholeness involves more than just spiritual well-being. That’s why we are grateful for our continued partnership with Sanctuary Counseling Group, a nonprofit mental health ministry whose licensed therapists work directly from our church campus to provide professional, faith-informed care for individuals, couples, and families.

Some of you may not know that Sanctuary Counseling maintains a full-time office right here in our church building. This quiet but impactful ministry takes place weekly in our sacred space, where individuals receive help navigating life’s difficult moments. All too familiar moments like grief, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, trauma, and so much more. In this way, our church becomes not only a sanctuary in name, but a literal place of refuge, restoration, and renewed hope for many in our community.

This partnership is a beautiful expression of our mission at HUMC: Growing Together In Faith, Love, and Service. Sanctuary Counseling expands the reach of that care in ways that complement what we offer through pastoral ministry, small groups, and congregational care. Their licensed professionals are equipped to walk alongside people in deeper therapeutic ways, bringing compassion, skill, and the steady presence of Christ into each conversation.

We’re especially thankful that this partnership reflects a holistic vision of the church’s mission. It reminds us that the Body of Christ is at its best when we embrace all the ways God works to bring healing—through prayer and sacraments, yes, but also through trusted companions, wise counselors, and mental health professionals trained to meet people in their struggles. In a world that is weary and often overwhelmed, this is sacred work.

If you or someone you love is ever in need of professional counseling, we encourage you to reach out to Sanctuary Counseling directly. (Office 704-375-53584 ext 417) Their intake team will help match you with a licensed therapist, whether at our location or another convenient site. While all referrals are confidential, we want you to know that it is a resource we deeply support.

We also ask you to pray for the counselors who serve out of our building. The work of Daija and Katherine is emotionally demanding and spiritually significant. By welcoming them into our space, we offer more than just a room, we offer our hospitality, our prayers, and our shared commitment to healing in Christ’s name.

Our campus is home not only to worship and community, but to real healing and hope. Our partnership with Sanctuary Counseling is just one more way that God is using this church to bring light to our neighbors, and we are honored to share in that mission.

Rev Dr. Rob Hutchinson

Pastor, Harrisburg United Methodist Church