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A warm welcome to our church website! We are so delighted that you dropped by to visit! The gallery above gives you just a taste of life here at St. Andrew's UMC! If you'd like to visit, please see our church hours to the right. 
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The Chatter Newsletter
Click above to view our  newsletters and learn more about what's going on here at St. Andrew's UMC. To see the April edition, visit here.
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Make disciples, follow Jesus, transform the world."
What's coming up
at St. Andrew's UMC
Invite a friend
and join us! for our weekly Wednesday Night Meals.
Please check out the menu:
For April 25th:
Lasagna, rolls, Caesar Salad, and assorted cookies.

Join us every Wednesday at  5:45 p.m. for dinner and Bible Study program.

Classes that meet:
6:15 p.m. Kid's Into Christ's Kingdom (KICK) includes music program (rooms #20 and #31)
6:30 p.m. Youth Bible Study, #21
6:30 p.m. Habla Espanol - Learning Spanish with Pastor David, #29
6:30 p.m. English As A 2nd Language Class led by Erika Raper, #28
7:30 p.m. Open Adult Volley Ball, #23
7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir, #31 Choir Room.
See you there!
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A FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR GAYLE SMITH
Join us Sunday, April 29th,
from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
for a Farewell Reception for our former Director of Music and Arts Gayle Smith. The reception will be in Fellowship Hall, Room #2 (across from the Sanctuary). Come enjoy refreshments and wish Gayle the best in her new endeavors.

Volunteers Needed:

Snacks & Volunteers Needed for
Project Harmony
Project Harmony, a collaboration between St. Andrew's UMC, Charlotte Community School of the Arts, and Charlotte Symphony, was a great success last fall and now we are gearing up for the second session. We need volunteers! This group, which helps 2nd-5th graders with afterschool enrichment, meets on Tuesdays and Wednesday afternoons. Either day you can serve would be welcomed. It is a fabulous opportunity to share the love of God with the children of our neighborhood. 
ALSO . . . .
WE NEED YOUR HELP with donations for snacks for Project Harmony!! Please signup through the following link to signup genius. If you would like to donate money, we can purchase the snacks for you. If you want to volunteer in the snack and homework room, please sign up here. This is going to be an amazing opportunity for these children and a fabulous opportunity for us as a church to show the love and hospitality of Christ! To sign up, visit here.
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Rock Someone's World!
We have started a new group on Facebook:
St. Andrew's UMC Rocks! This group was started to spread God's love by putting smiles on the faces of others. The idea is to paint rocks and hide them in various locations to brighten someone's day. Find the group on Facebook, request to join the group, then read the instructions. We'd love to have YOU paint a rock! Any questions, email Amanda Newhouse at here.
Prayer Concerns 
Please pray for the following people this week: visit here.
To add a name to the list, please email -
churchoffice@standrewsumc.com.
To view our most recent Committee Chairs,
please click below:
2018 Church Leadership

1901 Archdale Drive • Charlotte, NC 28210
office: 704-553-1327 • fax: 704-553-1329 • map

How to Give to St. Andrew's UMC
 
English and Spanish Giving Forms Available via online giving below:

Please Remember & Renew Today

Please remember what God has done in your life and renew your commitment
to  live a life of discipleship through percentage giving. Thank you.
En Espanol 
Note About Who We Are:
 The direction we believe God has given us is to grow into being a multi-cultural congregation. A one-mile radius around our building includes 4% Asian, 19% African-American, 42% White, and 32% Hispanic or Latino neighbors. We best re-present God's Kingdom and God's love when we are together.
 
This is substantive work. We're getting better at approximating God's goal, but we're not there yet. We need to learn from people like you. We believe in the vision that Jesus gave us when he fed the 5,000, a vision in which we'll all be fed and healed at Jesus' feet together. We hope that we can partner with you in this work.

Helping the Community
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Vacation Bible School
June 26 - 29, 2018
5:45 - 8:30 p.m.
Volunteers are needed for all areas of our summer Connection Time with the children. To volunteer or for more information as well as to sign up your child to participate in this summer's vacation bible school, please click on the link below.
Summer Connection Vacation Bible School Registration Here.
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Join us for . . .
4-Week Study - The Book of Revelation: What Does It Mean?
Offered at two different times:
Mondays at 11 a.m. in the Commons Room (Room #1) and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. in Room #18. The class will look at two primary ways that the Book of Revelation is translated. We hope to give you the tools needed to read and understand the Book of Revelation on your own. Come join us and bring a friend.

7-Week Wednesday Study on "Discerning the Voice of God"
(by Priscilla Shirer) Starts April 11th at 10 a.m. in the Commons Room
Join us for a new book study on "Discerning the Voice of God" by Priscilla Shirer led by Karen Dennison. The study is video-based and will teach on how to discern the voice of God in the midst of the voices we are flooded with from the world. To join us, email Karen at kdennison5749@yahoo.com.

Adult Community - Open Volleyball Night!
on Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Family Life Center.
All are invited to join in the fun! Bring a friend, neighbor! Child care not provided.
For more information or to check their schedule, email Kevin Ward at kjw2517@gmail.com.  

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 Pilgrimage 2018:
"A Journey with God, Through Scripture,
Into Discipleship"
April 2018 - This year, Rev. Dan is going to preach through the Bible. To read along, here is the suggested reading schedule: Last week we read Joshua 13 -Judges 8. This week, we read Judges9 - 1 Samuel 3. Then to finish April, we will read 1 Samuel 4-25. It's never too late to start.
Take the Pilgrimage! For recent sermons - Visit here to listen.

Cross-Cultural Ministry: 
Join us in our Monthly Community Food Cooperative Ministry "Koinonia".
To participate, please sign up in the Narthex, the Family Life Center, or email Pastor David Ortigoza at dortigoza@wnccumc.net.
To purchase a box or bag of local produce: Sign Up the Last Wednesday each month to receive your box of produce on the First Sunday of the next month. The cost of the box/bag will depend on the price of the produce that is purchased. To participate and place your order, please email your name and phone number to Phyllis Lazenby at umcccphyllis@gmail.com 
or call 704-756-3139 or Pastor David Ortigoza at dortigoza@wnccumc.net.
Thank you for your participation!

Click Koinonia to learn more about this program. 
--The Cross-Cultural Ministry of St. Andrew's United Methodist Church - Charlotte.

LHCC (Learning Help Centers of Charlotte)
After-school Literacy Enrichment, Homework & Reading Support
During this year, St. Andrew's UMC is hosting several after-school programs, one of which is Learning Help Centers of Charlotte (LHCC). This group offers a weekly after-school support and tutoring for children ages 4 to 14, utilizing professional resources  in partnership with community Title 1 schools.  Their goal is to assure student success and improve reading, writing, and math proficiency, overall school grades, and reverse the adverse trend among high school drop-outs, the highest being for immigrant children, at 14%. Children are also encouraged to read chapter books every day and participate in a “new words reading challenge.” Their focus also includes Pre-school children with early-learning and literacy.  This year at St. Andrew’s UMC,  there are about 45 children coming to this program every Tuesday evening.  Pastor David Ortigoza, Director of our Cross-Cultural Ministry, has also started having a weekly Bible Study with the parents whose children attend the program. 

Regular Sunday Worship
Please click on the link above for more information about our worship services.

9:00 a.m.  Contemporary music and band
in the Family Life Center

11:15 a.m.  Traditional music, organ/piano
and choir in the Sanctuary

1:00 p.m. Cross-Cultural Worship in the Family Life Center
 
St. Andrew's UMC is located between South Blvd. and Park Rd. South of Tyvola Rd. We are 5 minutes from South Park Mall and 8 minutes from South Mecklenburg High School.
For directions click here.

 
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