Words of Grace Blog
🏳️⚧️ Interfaith Pride Worship to Kick Off 2025 Blue Ridge Pride Festival 🏳️🌈
Celebrate the spirit of Pride and inclusion at the Blue Ridge Pride Interfaith Worship, September 27 at 9 am in Downtown Asheville.
🫶 Neighbors in Need: Our August Mission of the Month
Join us in supporting our Mission Of the Month - Neighbors in Need - a crisis organization serving Madison County residents.
☀️ Blackberry Festival Coming to Mars Hill on July 19
The Annual Blackberry Festival returns to Mars Hill and the Ebbs Chapel community on July 19.
🎒July’s Mission of the Month: Back-to-School Support for Local Families
This July, our church is partnering with La Esperanza and two local congregations to provide back-to-school clothes and supplies for families in need. Help us support 11 families and 23 children as they get ready for a great school year.
📖 Join Us This Summer for a Study of Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman
Join our summer book study on Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman—Tuesdays starting June 24. Explore faith, justice, and the gospel’s call to stand with the disinherited.
🥫Beacon of Hope - Our June Mission of the Month
Learn how to support our June Mission of the Month, Beacon of Hope, a Madison County organization connecting and empowering our community through food.
✊🏿 Honoring Juneteenth: Join Us at the Third Annual Community Celebration
Join us in celebrating Juneteenth with our neighbors at a community potluck and pool party hosted by the Madison County Racial Justice Coalition.
🕊️ Pentecost Sunday with Rev. Kris Kramer: A Spirit-Led Homecoming
This Pentecost Sunday, we joyfully welcome Rev. Kris Kramer—son of longtime member Connie Kramer and a child of Mars Hill UMC—back to the pulpit.
❣️ Our Guest Speaker for Worship on May 25 Joins Us from La Esperanza
Our May 25 worship will feature a guest speaker from La Esperanza: Jennifer Guierrez.