Announcements for August 31, 2025
Weekly Announcements for August 31, 2025
Please feel free to visit the church calendar for details on upcoming services and events.
Sunday Services and Congregational Midweek for August/September:
- 08/31/2025: House Church Sunday
- 09/03/2025: Congregational (Table Talk) Midweek at the building (7 PM)
- 09/07/2025: Congregational Service at the building (10 AM)
- 09/11/2025: Thursday Zoom Table Talk (7PM)
- 09/14/2025: Congregational Service at the building (10 AM)
- 09/17/2025: Congregational (Table Talk) Midweek at the building (7 PM)
- 09/21/2025: Congregational Service at the building (10 AM)
- 09/25/2025: Thursday Zoom Table Talk (7PM)
- 09/28/2025: House Church Sunday
2025 Quarterly Leader's Meetings and Celebrations:
- Leader's meetings will be held both in person (Fellowship Hall) and online (Zoom Meeting ID: 847 3079 6218, Passcode: 842219)
- October 19th - 12:00pm-1:30pm
- December 21st End of the Year Celebration
"Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Cor 9:8" Please remember that contribution can be submitted online at: https://thecharlottechurch.org/Give or via mail. Send all mailed contributions to: The Charlotte Church 1800 Camden Road, Suite 107-275 Charlotte, NC 28203. Contact the office if you have any questions (churchoffice@thecharlottechurch.org)
One way to contribute that may also provide some tax relief is through stock donation. Please email us at churchoffice@thecharlottechurch.org for instructions
- Weekly Budget (2025)....................................................$17,000.00
- June 2025 weekly average.............................................$13,692.25
- July 2025 weekly average..............................................$17,721.02
- August 2025 (to date) weekly average...........................$18,593.12
- Missions Contribution Collected for 2025.......................$30,901.60
- NOTE: If you need to contact Benevolence, please do so at: (704) 342-1099 option 2. A volunteer will return your call within 2 business days.
- Thank you from James Mimy: I want to thank the Church for your love, solidarity, and words of prayer for my family after the loss of my brother. My family and I felt the love from all of you through the cards, calls, and texts. I really appreciate everything. Again, thank you Church family.
- A Night of Elegance- Marrieds Banquet: Calling ALL marrieds! We’re excited to bring back a time where marrieds dress in their finest clothes, dance the night away, have fun and enjoy a
romantic evening together. Space is limited to the first 50 couples. Deadline to sign up is September 20th - Join us Saturday, October 4th from 6-9pm
- Location: Walter R Davie Conference Center; 4635 Pineville-Matthews Rd; Charlotte NC 28226
- Cost: $75 per couple
- Don’t wait! Secure your tickets NOW, Click HERE
- Perform at the Marrieds Banquet: Calling our creative members! We’re looking for couples and/or individuals who would like to do a performance (short skit, poetry/spoken word, or sing a song) during the banquet. Theme of performance to be the evolution and strength of marriage by staying connected to God. All performances are for the encouragement of the attendees, and not to your individual spouses. If you’d like to be considered to perform, please contact Lucy Ward at lbward0703@gmail.com for further details.
- Food Pantry: The Charlotte Church food Pantry is officially open! The Pantry will be open every Sunday except House Church Sundays from 12:00-12:30. We have a variety of food items donated by our members. We look forward to helping you with your needs. There is no application or forms to fill out. Please feel free to drop by and visit.
- The Closet Donation & Shopping Reminder: The Closet will be open for donations (children's clothes sizes newborn and up) on the 1st Sunday of each month. Please place your items outside the Closet door, located on the 2nd floor. Kindly remember that donations are only accepted on 1st Sundays — we’re unable to receive items at other times. Come “shop” the Closet on the 2nd Sunday of each month from 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. If you haven’t stopped by yet, we encourage you to visit — there are LOTS of great items available!
- CEG Women's Retreat: We are looking forward to our upcoming Carolinas & East Georgia (CEG) Regional Women’s Retreat at Ridgecrest, NC on September 26-28, 2025! Please read this email if you have registered for this event or are intending to do so. So far, we have close to 300 women signed up with the capacity for 200 more. We wanted to remind everyone that the price goes up on JULY 1st from $50 to $60. Remember to register for the event AND for your room & meal plan at www.cegchurches.org/register
Middle School Ministry:
- KaBlaam!: Saturday, September 6th is KaBlaam time at Triangle Church! Don't miss this opportunity to get together with other middle schoolers for a high-energy day packed with games, laughter, and unforgettable fellowship.
Teen Ministry:
- Real Talk: We are very excited for the next "Real talk with Dads and Sons" on Friday, September 5th at 7 pm at Byron Smith's house. All dads and teen boys are welcome, even friends from school or your neighborhood. We will have food and drinks; please see the event information on the Band App.
- Teen Ministry Comprehensive Waiver: Please make sure we have an updated Comprehensive Waiver on file for each teen for the 2025-2026 School Year. A copy of the waiver can be found on Band App or let us know if you need a hard copy. You can send the completed form to: teenevents@thecharlottechurch.org
- Special Gathering for Robert & Davina Lausen: We have exciting news! Robert and Davina Lausen—who faithfully led our Youth & Family Ministry—will be back in Charlotte for a short visit from their new home in Florida. To celebrate and thank them for all their service here at The Charlotte Church, we’re hosting a special gathering in their honor on Sunday, September 7th, directly after church service. We will start in the fellowship hall (joining Lunch Bunch for lunch) and then head over to the gym for the rest of the festivities. Come drop in to fellowship with them before they head back to Florida. Let’s send them off with all the love and joy they poured into our church family!
- High School Retreat (sponsored by Swamp): Camp Swamp (Union Point, GA) is having a High School Retreat from October 3-5. Teens throughout our region will come together to spend quality time and build relationships. This event is for teens in grades 9-12. The cost is $125 per person (price goes up to $175 on 9/23). For more information go to: https://campswamp.com/events/highschoolretreat/
- Teen Ministry Calendar Events: Mark your calendars for these upcoming midweeks, devotionals and events:
- September 3: Youth and Family Midweek
- September 5: Real Talk with Dads and Sons
- September 7: Teen Break-out Service/Lausen Honoring
- October 3-5: Camp Swamp High School Retreat
FOCUS Ministry:
HOPE:
- School Tools Drive: Our 2025 School Tools campaign has begun. We will begin collecting school supplies starting Sunday 7-13-25 and continue through Sunday 9-7-25. All donations will be given to Classroom Central. Collection bins are in the main lobby and in front of the Kids Kingdom office.
- Diabetes Awareness: Thank you to all who attended last week’s Diabetes Awareness discussion. Here are some resources from our speakers to help you on your journey.
- Volunteer Opportunity - Nourish up: We have an opportunity on September 13th with Nourish up, formerly known as Loaves and Fishes, to help our neighbors experiencing food insecurity. Nourish-up is the agency that provides food for the majority of the food pantries that serve the west corridor. They have entrusted us to man their new warehouse on Saturday, September 13th in 2 shifts (8:45am-11am; 10:45am-1pm) to sort donations, prepare food boxes and fill orders for the pantries that they serve. We are in need of 20 volunteers for each shift. Please click here to go to the HOPE Charlotte Volunteer Hub to register. Please note: You must create a HOPE account to participate in these service projects. After signing up on the Volunteer Hub for the Nourish-up service project your registration is complete. You will be asked to sign the Nourish-up volunteer waiver when you arrive. This is an excellent opportunity for you to invite a friend to serve along with you. This project is for volunteers 14 and older. You must wear close-toed shoes.
- Prayer Request: Please send all prayer request (verbal and emailed): announcements@thecharlottechurch.org
- Verbal & Emailed Announcements: (due 12:00 pm Thursday): announcements@thecharlottechurch.org
- Deacons: deacons@thecharlottechurch.org
- Ministry Staff: https://thecharlottechurch.org/Ministries (click on the specific ministry name on the left side of the screen
- Benevolence: (704) 342-1099 option 2. A volunteer will return your call within 2 business days.
- Building Request: facilities@thecharlottechurch.org
- Church Office: churchoffice@thecharlottechurch.org
- Church Website: www.thecharlottechurch.org
- Contact Change Request: Send your updates to churchoffice@thecharlottechurch.org
***Still not sure who to contact, send your questions/inquiries to the Church Office: churchoffice@thecharlottechurch.org