• They Shall Come From East And West

• Grace Lindvall (Isaiah 60:1-9; Matthew 1:1-12) This is a rich text; it is a story about 2 powers that exist in the world, it is a story about faithful people who come from foreign lands, and it is a story about people who follow signs of hope to find Christ. The evangelist, Matthew, does wha... [read more]

 

• A Light Is Dawning - Expecting

• Grace Lindvall (Matthew 1: 18-25) Will you pray with me? God of advent waiting, of hope, and expectation. Sit with us in this time of waiting and preparing, open our hearts to hear your word and open our hearts to receive your presence with us. Move your spirit through our hearts that we wou... [read more]

 

• Our Gratitude Gift 2018

• On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother and they knelt down in homage. Then, opening their treasure-chests, they offered him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Matthew 2:11 Scripture tells us that the Wise Men brought their very best to baby Jesus “in homage.” The word... [read more]

 

• 2019 Elders-Elect

• We are very excited about Trinity’s newest class of elders-elect: Eric Banks, Mike Campbell, Eric McGovern, Jeremy Mobley, Henry Pickett and Fran Worthington. This year’s candidates add to our existing Session to provide a nice balance of age, experience, gender and talents. New Elder Gatherings ... [read more]

 

• On The Way - Spiritual Pilgrimage 2019

• https://vimeo.com/302756986 In the Gospel of Mark, the writer refers often to "the way" - not just as the road one walks on, but the course one's life takes as they follow Jesus. Our goal as people of faith is to traverse this particular "way" with intentionality and with each other. In 2019, ... [read more]

 

• Global Mission Partnership - January 6, 2019

• Dear Trinity family, As you have likely seen and felt, many exciting things are taking place in the life of our congregation these days. God is at work in our church and our community, and I have loved watching the church respond to God’s call for renewal, service, and faithfulness. I write to s... [read more]

 

• Chapter 2 Reflections: The Impact of Segregation (Jeremy Mobley)

• When most of us hear the word “Segregation” our minds tend to drift back to the Jim Crow era south through the Civil Rights Movement of the 50’s and 60’s. We tend to think of segregation as an historical event whose greatest wrongs were repaired long ago. In reading the second chapter in the Leading... [read more]

 

• Meet Jodi Martin!

• I'm pleased to share that Jodi Martin has been unanimously approved by Session to be our new part-time Director of Christian Formation and Youth! Jodi brings three decades of experience in Christian Formation and Youth ministries with churches in Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia. She holds a Maste... [read more]

 

• WDS Volunteer Thank You

• Henry Pickett                                    Hunter Lindsley Fran Worthington                           Connor Lindsley Debbie Fisher                                    Sherese Smith Brent and Sarah Mullis                 John and Judith Parker Cookie Parnell                               ... [read more]

 

• Minute for Stewardship - Steve Griffie

• Our family began looking for our faith family in 2013.  Keep in mind, these were the pre-little ginger children days where we could sleep in and figure out how we would fill our day when we awoke!  But I began realizing I had finally started to grow up…at 45! We also had endured a tragedy that was l... [read more]

 

• Stewardship Recollections

• Good morning. I am Kathleen Schneider and it is my privilege to share my thoughts with you about this entity called Trinity. My faith journey began here at Trinity Presbyterian Church on a beautiful Sunday morning in June of 1985. My family and I had just moved to Charlotte and my husband and I m... [read more]

 

• Intro and Chapter 1 on The Opportunity Task Force report on Charlotte-Mecklenburg (Warren Henry)

• Since this is the first mini-blog, it is so difficult not to try to explain how this task force got started in these crazy times, or to explain all of the work so far and the roadmap presented to address intergenerational poverty in Charlotte, or to explain what our congregation is doing to help in ... [read more]