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Gilchrist Sunday
Gilchrist Sunday is an annual Lenten speaker series that connects Trinity and the wider community with leading theologians and ministers to dig deeper into what it means to be a faithful witness in today’s world. Founded in 1982 and named for charter members Pat and...
Ashes to Go
Ash Wednesday will look a little different this year because of Covid-19. Your staff has figured out a safe way for you to receive ashes while social distancing. Join us in front of the sanctuary on Wednesday, February 17 anytime between 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. to receive...
10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s – A Special Presentation
Join Trinity and the Alzheimer's Association on Thursday, January 21 from 7-8 p.m. for a special presentation called, The 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's. Alzheimer’s and other dementias cause memory, thinking and behavior problems that interfere with daily living....
A Trinity Tradition: Children Receive Christmas Stars
One Christmas many years ago, a Sunday School teacher furnished small wooden shapes, including stars, as a project in her Sunday School class. She encouraged the boys and girls to make ornaments for their Christmas trees. That's how the tradition of gifting Christmas...
Christmas at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlotte
Join us at 5 p.m. on Facebook or YouTube on Christmas Eve for a special online service at 5 p.m. While we can't gather in our Sanctuary, we can still gather as a church family and community online, whether in Charlotte or beyond. As we look to this season of hope and...
Trinity’s Prayer Team Answers a Need
If Trinity’s Prayer Team had a motto, it could be: “No one walks alone.” This group of 17 church members spends countless minutes lifting people up in prayer weekly. Debbie Fisher prays during a morning walk for those on the prayer list. Judith Parker prays their...
ConnectTPC: Connecting with our Neighbor
As part of our 2020 theme, #ConnectTPC, we are launching a new sermon series called: Connecting with our Neighbor. Some of the questions we hope to explore in this sermon series include: Who is our neighbor? (it can be our literal neighbor, or someone far away,...
Operation Sandwich Team Supports Urban Ministry Center (Roof Above)
Just beyond Charlotte’s shiny skyscrapers, a tent city has become part of the landscape outside Urban Ministry Center (Roof Above) in uptown. Homeless people sleeping in tents is nothing new, but the need for shelter has grown as the pandemic settles in on a city...
Trinity Welcomes Rebecca Heilman as our Associate Pastor
The Associate Pastor Nominating Committee joyfully introduces Rebecca Heilman as our Associate Pastor for Engagement and Mission. We are excited to share the news about her with you! Rebecca will begin her time with us on August 24, and her first Sunday worshipping...
Trinity’s Little Free Pantry
The Mission and Outreach Ministry Team is excited to announce Trinity’s Little Free Pantry on Providence Road near the bus stop. This kind of outreach has appeared in many neighborhoods and churches, and Presbyterian Mission highlighted some of these ministries in an...
Doing the Work: Confronting and Addressing Our Role in Systemic Racism
PURPOSETo dig deeper into the nuances of systemic racism, own our part in it, and do the hard work of dismantling racist structures in ourselves; in order that we as white people can more effectively work to dismantle racial systems around us and serve as allies for...
Connecting with Our Church Family
Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, the ministerial team at Trinity Presbyterian developed a plan to more deeply connect our church family. It was always part of our ConnectTPC theme for 2020 (watch video). Then came social distancing. A new normal went into effect. ...