Announcements for March 23, 2025
Weekly Announcements for March 23, 2025
Please feel free to visit the church calendar for details on upcoming services and events.
Sunday Services and Congregational Midweek for March:
- 03/23/2025: Congregational Service at the building (10 AM)
- 03/27/2025: Thursday Zoom Midweek Lesson (7:30pm)
- 03/30/2025: 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)
- April 13th- 12:00om - 1:30pm
- July 20th - 12:00pm-1:30pm
- October 19th - 12:00pm-1:30pm
- December 21st End of the Year Celebration
- Teresa Summers: Please keep Teresa Summers in your prayers! Last Tuesday, she tripped over a paving stone on our front yard, falling into our flower bed. She landed on her left elbow and fractured it in many places. She will have reconstructive elbow surgery with pins on Thursday morning 3/13/25. The Sanchez family is putting together a meal train for the family. If you would like to sign up to bring the family a meal, please use the following link: https://mealtrain.com/y527kl
- Anthony Rhodes: Please be in prayer for the Rhodes family. Anthony is dealing with some health issues, but he’s home resting and recovering per doctor's instructions.
"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
- January 2025 weekly average........................................$16,176.77
- February 2025 weekly average......................................$18,462.71
- March 2025 weekly average (to date)............................$15,432.03
- Missions Contribution Collected for 2025........................$11,141.00
- 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.
- Check out the March 2025 edition of the Deacon's Corner. Click HERE
- TONIGHT - Family Game Night: Please plan to attend "Family Game Night", every third Friday night of the month. The first game night will be Friday, March 21, 2025, beginning at 7:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. There will be games for children as well as Bingo for the adults. Prizes will be awarded to winners playing bingo. Light snacks will be provided. Looking forward to a fun time with friends and family.
- Spring Fling and Bring a Friend Sunday: Be sure to bring the children out for our Spring Fling on April 5th, 1:00-4:00pm. There will be fun festivities
and food! Also, if you would like to come out that day and serve, please click the link. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D44ABAA23A6F4C61-55767901-tccspring#/. Then make sure to invite your neighbors, co-workers, family, and friends to church the next day on April 6th for our Bring a Friend Sunday!
- Women's Day 2025, One Voice, One Purpose: On Saturday, March 29 from 9:30-12:00, join the women of the Charlotte Church, along with our friends and family, as we celebrate the women in our lives with a time of fellowship, singing, prayer, and light refreshments. There will be vendors showcasing their small business and door prizes. As a finale to this exciting day,
we will have the privilege of hearing four women from various backgrounds share their stories to encourage and inspire. Clicking on the link below allows you to register for the Women's Day, sign up to help, and to sign up as a vendor to showcase your business. Childcare will not be provided. Please RSVP no later than March 26, 2025. For any questions, please contact Lavonia Drabot at lavoniadrabot@gmail.com
- Open Positions:
- Congregational Evangelist: The Charlotte Church is seeking a full-time individual to fill the role of Congregational Evangelist. Click here to view the job description. All interested and qualified individuals should email a resume and job application to churchoffice@thecharlottechurch.org. This position will remain open until it's filled.
- Regional Women's Ministry Leader: The Charlotte Church is seeking a full-time individual to fill the role of Regional Women's Ministry Leader. Click here to view the job description. All interested and qualified individuals should email a resume and job application to churchoffice@thecharlottechurch.org. This position will remain open until it's filled.
Children's Ministry:
- 5th Graders: Attention 5th Graders and Parents: Starting Sunday, April 6th, 5th graders will be allowed to start attending middle school services. It is not mandatory, but you decide when your child is ready to begin the transition. Please see April Williams if you have any questions.
Youth & Family Ministry:
- Fundraising Opportunity: The auction is happening this Sunday, March 23rd, after church from 12pm-2pm. Come join us for drinks and light refreshments as you walk the room and put in your bid on some really great auction items. Your bid (support) is helping us raise funds for our youth! All bid card holders will be entered in a raffle. Payments will be collected via check, Zelle or Venmo. If you have questions, contact Davina Lausen at (312) 834-6406 or Crystal Marrow at (646) 256-5096. Click on this link for a sneak peek into some of our items:
- CAMP SWAMP: It's SWAMP time again!! Camp Swamp provides a week-long overnight youth camp for 6 weeks for youth ages 9yrs - 18yrs. The first week is June 1-7 and the 6th week (the last week) is July 13-19. The purpose of Camp Swamp is to help youth see God by providing a loving, faith-building, and intergenerationally connected camp environment where campers experience play, connection, community and wonder. You will be amazed how much "One Week Can Change A Life". Registration is open now. Click this link for more information: summercamp - Camp Swamp.
Teen Ministry:
- Living Loved (for GIRLS): Charlotte Teen Ministry is looking to have a mini retreat in the months of April and May for teen girls. We want to speak God's truth over them, "you are beautiful, you are talented, you are priceless, you are loved." Using the THERE {4} Gathering Teen Conference Livestream materials, we will host sleepovers where we will worship, hear God's word, connect, pray, laugh and maybe even cry. Overall, it will be a BLESSED good time. Look for more detailed information in the teen band app at the end of this month. If you have questions, please contact Davina Lausen.
- Teen Prom: Hey TEENS, it's almost time to suit up in your stylish outfits and get ready for some fun, fellowship, food, music and dancing. There are two opportunities to attend prom in our region:
- The Piedmont Triad Church will host "Greece in Greensboro", themed prom in Greensboro, NC on Saturday, April 12th. Saturday will consist of activities, a sit-down dinner and snacks. The cost is $50 per attendee; registration is open now until April 6th. The prom is for high school students, grades 9th-12th. Click this link for more details: Prom Information - Carolina East Georgia Churches
- Join the Northview Church on Saturday, April 26th for their themed
prom, "A Night in the Emerald City"! The prom is set to be a night of amazing fellowship, memories, dancing and a little bit of “Oz-ian magic”! Doors will open at 7pm and there will be an assortment of appetizers and drinks throughout the evening — teens are encouraged to still get dinner before the dance! The cost is $30 per attendee if paying before April 23, and $35 at the door (cash, checks, or online payments are accepted).
- Youth Service Day: "Don't let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity." 1 Timothy 4:12 CSB. Join us on May 18th for an encouraging and uplifting service where you will see our youth praying, ushering, leading worship and sharing. Let’s support our youth as they lift up praises to our God.
- Teen Cruise/Beach Trip: It's BEACH TRIP time again and the teens have voted. We will visit the beach by way of cruising. We will cruise on Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas June 27-30. The teen cruise is for rising 9th graders - current 12th graders. We have over 30 teens, chaperones and parents scheduled to sail. Keep us in your prayers- pray for safe travels, the bonding and building of relationships, impactful devotions, and for us to honor God while having fun (John 17:14-16). If you have questions, please send them to teenevents@thecharlottechurch.org or contact Robert & Davina Lausen.
- Teen Ministry Calendar Events: Mark your calendars for these upcoming midweeks, devotionals and events:
- March 23: Teen's Break-out Service
- March 23: Live/Silent Auction (12pm-2pm)
- April 12: Teen Prom 2025 (in Greensboro)
- April 26: Teen Prom, A Night in the Emerald City (in Roswell, GA)
- May 3: Teen/Campus/YoPro Event
- May 18: Youth Service
- June 27-30: Teen Cruise Beach Trip
FOCUS Ministry:
HOPE:
- Faith Health Ministry: April is Keep Moving Month. We invite all members of the church to participate in our month-long initiative focused on physical activity. Each member is encouraged to engage in 30 minutes of physical activity per day, five days per week. This can include walking, running, swimming, or any other physical activities that interest you. Please use this form to track your progress. This initiative can be an enjoyable experience for you, your family, and your friends.
- Faith Health Ministry: We’d like to ask all members of the Charlotte Church to participate in this brief survey. The purpose of the survey is to find out how the Faith Community Health Ministry can meet the health interests and needs specific to our church. Please review the instructions before you complete the survey which takes about 10 minutes. The survey will be open until March 9th. Please click on the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2SSTHLL Thank you. If you have questions, please contact mikedames@prodigy.net (704)724-2362.
- (THIS SATURDAY) Health Ministry Walk: Our health ministry will be sponsoring a group walk on Saturday, March 22nd. We are asking everyone who would like to participate to sign up so the coordinators will know who to expect. We have two sites. A group will be meeting in the NORTH at the Concord Mills food court. Please click here to sign up. Your NORTH point of contact is Mike Dames. A group will meet in the SOUTH at Carolina Place Mall food court in Pineville. Please click here to sign up. Your SOUTH point of contact is Lucy Ward. The malls open at 9AM. The walk begins promptly at 9:15 am. Feel free to bring a friend.
- If you have any questions, please contact Mike Dames. mikedames@prodigy.net.
- 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