Upper Long Cane Presbyterian Church

03/17/2026

It's the third Tuesday of the month, which means that our senior citizen group, the Long Canites met!  We had a delicious lunch, a moving devotional by Lynn, and then Diane lifted our spirits with her Irish music!
We meet again on April 21st at noon. Marsha has arranged for Western Carolina to come in and educate us on the changes that we will be facing with the changes in our Internet provider and television streaming.

03/08/2026

03/01/2026

02/24/2026

We live in a culture caught up by Left versus Right, Liberal versus Traditional, Democrat versus Republican, Progressive versus Conservative, the Rich versus the Poor, the Elites versus the People, and so on and so forth. The Church, sadly and unfortunately, often finds itself in the crossfire of the culture war. So how can we as Christians cultivate a discerning and peace-making voice in these times? How can we choose the Way over self-serving agendas of the World that are handed to us by those in power?

Join us this Sunday (March 1st) and next (March 8th) for a special two-part message titled "The Upside-Down Kingdom" that will dig deep into Luke 6 for insights into how we can better follow Jesus.

02/01/2026

This month our sermon series will focus on an important biblical Greek word: KOINONIA! Although the nearest-best English translation of that word is "community" - there are important aspects of what a community is and does that we find in the Bible that our modern world lacks. This is an important conversation for us to have, because if you've been paying attention to trends and analytics about religion and church attendance in this country, then you know that we are declining in many ways. And yet, these same polls often reveal that people are still spiritual or possess a faith of some kind. This means that people are finding community outside of the Church; they are connecting with others in ways that have made Church obsolete for social gatherings and friendships. Perhaps this trend reveals to us that for many decades, we've made Church mostly about your Sunday attendance and little else. But, as I'll teach in my sermon series, there is more to Church than simply showing up on time on Sunday morning.

February 1st (SNOW DAY/VIRTUAL WORSHIP)
"Generous Community"

February 8th (UCMAC/SOUPERBOWL SUNDAY)
"Missional Community"

February 15th (TRANSFIGURATION SUNDAY)
"Transformed Community"

February 18th (ASH WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM Worship)
"Forgiven Community"

February 22nd
"Intentional Community"

12/17/2025

Beautiful music from our Long Canites meeting today. Many thanks to Stan!

12/17/2025

This is the most hilarious version of The 12 days of Christmas ever done!

12/17/2025

Our senior citizens group, the Long Canites, had a delightful Christmas celebration today. We started with lots of delicious finger foods. After we ate, Stan Colbert presented an incredible program with music and words that touched our hearts in this Christmas season. Be sure to watch the second post that has videos of Stan's beautiful music  and the most hilarious version of The 12 Days of Christmas ever performed.

12/10/2025

Our Presbyterian Women's group met at The Gray House for a delicious Christmas dinner, lots of fun and laughter, and a very enthusiastic game of dirty Santa!

10/29/2025

“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever" ~ Psalm 23:6

This month we get to experience a steady rhythm of worship in our church, with each Sunday offering us something different and exciting to look forward to!

November 2nd - All Saints Sunday
"Perseverance of the Saints" Hebrews 12
Please come prepared to honor those who have joined the cloud of witnesses above. Don't get tripped up by Daylight Savings Time this morning!

November 9th - Veteran's Sunday
"Following Orders" Joshua 6
A special military-themed sermon will be delivered in tribute to all who have served.

November 16th - Guest Preacher
Pastor Gordon will be away on a much-needed pastor's retreat. Enjoy this Sunday together!

November 23rd - Kingdom Sunday @ Abbeville Presbyterian (10 AM)
"Sheep and Goats" Matthew 25
We will be hosting the choir and congregation of ULC this morning. Come partake in communion and celebrate the end of the liturgical year! We will NOT be hosting worship services at Upper Long Cane at our usual time this morning. Please enjoy a lunch out then return to ULC for our "Hanging of the Greens" festivities at 2:00 PM, where the preacher will offer an express worship service for those who do not wish to attend APC. Afterwards we will begin decorating the Christmas tree!

November 30th - Advent Sunday @ Upper Long Cane
(Sermon titled and scripture reading TBA later.)
We will have a special "Presbyterianism 101" Sunday School class in our Fellowship Hall at 10:00 AM led by the pastor. Joint worship will begin at 11:00 AM, as we will celebrate the first Sunday of Advent with the congregation of APC! There will be *NO* fellowship meal after worship to facilitate post-Thanksgiving cooking rest.