ABOUT ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
GOD'S LOVE -
KNOW IT, LIVE IT, SHARE IT
Rev. Richard Gould, Pastor
Rev. Thomas Weeks, Minister-in-Residence
Tracy Crawley, Administrative Assistant
Jackie Parsons, Music Director
Janice Hull, Organist
Terri Herman, Preschool Director
LOCATION:
3097 Asbury Church Road (off NC 27 East),
Lincolnton, NC 28092
MAILING ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBERS:
Asbury United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 676, Lincolnton, NC 28093
Church Office: (704) 735-6448
Pastor's Cell Phone: (704) 740-8195
Preschool: (704) 748-2201
Parsonage: (704) 736-6727
ON THE WEB:
Church Office E-mail: aumcsecretary@bellsouth.net
Pastor's E-mail: rjgould@bellsouth.net
Church Web Site: www.asburyumc.blogspot.com/
Webmaster E-mail: libby324@charter.net
Photos : www.flickr.com/photos/libby324
District link: www.gbgm-umc.org/gastonia-district
District UMW link: www.gastoniadistrictumw.blogspot.com
WNC Conference link: www.wnccumc.org
SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE:
9:30 am: Church School
10:30 am: Sunday Morning Worship Service
ASBURY PHOTO SITE
Pictures taken at all Asbury United Methodist Church activities and related church and community events are posted on this photo website:
www.flickr.com/photos/libby324
www.flickr.com/photos/libby324
From that site, you can view the photos as a slideshow, save, and/or print them. Go to the United Methodist Church collection, which includes sets of photographs from Asbury UMC worship services, Asbury UMC special activities, United Methodist Women photos, and Western North Carolina Conference events.
HOMECOMING
Asbury United Methodist Church celebrated Homecoming on Sunday, August 16.
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The speaker for the 10:30 AM worship service was Rev. Jackie Hovis Taylor, who preached at her childhood home church for the first time. Her father, Pervie Hovis, and sister Penny Hovis still attend Asbury.
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The Hovis Family - including Jackie's sisters Penny, Janice, and Linda and nephew Josh and his wife - provided special music.
A covered dish meal followed the worship service.
NELSON SPECHT HONORED AT LAITY RALLY
Lunch at J & S in Asheville on the way to Lake Junaluska
Nelson Specht's family and friends from Asbury at the Gathering of the Laity to see him receive 2008 Laity Service Award
Nelson receives pin from Bishop Larry Goodpaster. Statesville DS Dr. Mary John Dye and Conference Lay Leader wait to shake his hand.
CONFIRMATION SUNDAY
Michael Sharpe, music major at Appalachian, played the French horn.
Maddie Edwards, Austin Abernathy, Maddie Edwards, and Dylan Harris became full members of Asbury UMC.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Amber Baker told Bible stories.
Children assembling for the Opening of VBS.
Vacation Bible School - Saturday, July 25, 2009
Kitchen crew: Beckie Finger, Arvida Specht, Nancy Setzer, Phyllis Funderburk
Stephanie Schou and friend Sunny
Rev. Tom Weeks as Jesus with Carol Weeks
VBS Director Joy Buff
UMW SUNDAY
Choir Director Jackie Parsons played the hammer dulcimer to accompany "The Summons" sung by the Asbury Choir.
The Deaf Choir from Long's Chapel UMC in Lake Junaluska interpreted "How Beautiful Is the Body of Christ" sung by Twila Paris.
Carolyn Smith was awarded the 2009 Special Mission Recognition by Asbury UMW president, Faye Lockman.
UMW Sunday guest speaker was Beverly Maulden, WNC Conference Director of Deaf Ministry (in green), surrounded by the Deaf Choir from Long's Chapel UMC.
Kay Free communicating using American Sign Language
Beverly Maulden speaking on the "Call to Serve"
Sally Jo Moore teaching the children to sign "Jesus Loves Me"
APPRECIATION FOR MATTHEW CLARK
Matthew Clark receives a Certificate of Appreciation from Christian Ministry of Lincoln County.
ASH WEDNESDAY
Evangelist Rev. Wes Craven drew this chalk picture during the Ash Wednesday Service on February 25.
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