Mountain Ridge Chrysalis

07/31/2024

From Gary Clark:
“Hey guys. Could you let the old Mountain Ridge Chrysalis Community know that there is a Mountain Top Chrysalis Boys’ Flourney coming up August 31-September 2 at Camp Living Water, in Bryson City? Rodney Vanhook is LD. I’m heading up Big House.” 🐛🦋

09/19/2023

Hey Chrysalis people!

There is a MountainTop Chrysalis girls Flourney coming up the first weekend in October (6-8). It will be at Camp Living Water in Bryson City. Gibby is LD. Gary Clark is doing Big House. If there is anyone interested in serving these kids and hanging out, reach out to Gary Clark! He absolutely would love to serve with everyone of you again (it’s been a long while!). 🐛🦋🌈

09/05/2023

Blue Ridge Emmaus is having a Burrito Dinner fundraiser October 7 at Mills River UMC. This to help supplement the cost of Emmaus walks both past and future. The cost of our walks has gone up just as everything else has. The community is trying to make the cost of the walks as reasonable as possible.
These burritos were served on Chrysalis flights and many people are looking forward to enjoying them this weekend. Mack & Sallie Salley have been involved in preparation of this meal for many years and look forward to sharing it with many others October 7.
Attached are several forms with more information about the dinner. Please make your reservation for a meal or for burritos to be eaten for future meals.
We hope Chrysalis members will enjoy and support our Emmaus Community.

The order form where you can start placing your orders for YUMMY BURRITOS! All you need to do is click on the link below. It will take you directly to your order page. Read carefully and mark how many you want. At the bottom, you fill in your order total. That will be how much you will pay when you come to the event. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Feel free to share this link!

https://forms.gle/FpNgqMgetXYDj3NU

BIG OLE BURRITO DINNER FUNDRAISER OCTOBER 7 - 4:00pm - 7:00 pm DINE-IN or TAKE-OUT Mills River United Methodist Church, 137 Old Turnpike Rd, Mills River, NC 28759 Pre-order by October 1, 2023 On Plate: Chopped tomatoes, shredded lettuce, & chips Condiment table: Grated cheese, chopped onion, sour cr...

08/11/2022

Danny and Vickie have been love in action to so many of us. They have poured into the lives of youth, congregations, ministries and their friends and family, sacrificing their own needs for the needs of others. They will climb mountains to love and support ANYONE in need of tangible needs, emotional needs and spiritual needs. They have served the UMC going wherever the need is. Brandon and Sha are busy parents raising beautiful children, and also love and sacrifice for others. Now let’s do the same for them. We love you all and are here to help carry this burden.

Vickie and Danny Wilson, as well as Sha, Brandon, Liam (age 8) and Rubie (age 5) … Sherri Noble needs your support for The Wilson-Russell's House Replacement

10/11/2019

We are looking for volunteers who would like to participate in the entertainment for the upcoming women's Emmaus Walk (Oct. 24-27) at Bonclarken Conference Center in Flat Rock, NC. Sherri Noble is the Lay Director.

There are many Chrysalis young adults involved in this walk and all would love to see some of your beautiful faces!

David Gaddy will be in the Dining Room on Saturday, Oct. 26th at 2pm, if any of you would be interested in being a blessing to our Emmaus Community! We all remember how the skits touched our lives and we would love to pass that love to these pilgrims.

For more information about how to get to Bonclarken:

07/15/2019

Thanks for a great afternoon reunion. So great to see everyone after so many years. :-)

05/01/2019

A dear Chrysalis friend, Melisa Coates, could use some help. During the flood two weeks ago close to Barnardsville, NC, her family's driveway, culvert, and bridge were wiped out within minutes. The repair cost $6,000! If you're able to help financially, please help this awesome family - and share with those who know her. Thank you!

Please help our friend Melisa in the Paint Fork Community! On the afternoon of April 19, 2019, a once in a century flash flood occurred in the Paint Fork Community of Barnardsville, NC. Over the course of four hours approximately 4.5 inches of rain fell. The local streams overflowed and roads we...

05/04/2017

Ready for a Chrysalis weekend!?! Some Mountain Ridge Chrysalis members will be on the team and would love to see you in the BIG HOUSE!

Accepting Applications NOW for Mountain Top Chrysalis Boy's Flight #33! The deadline for applications is about a month away...

MOUNTAIN TOP CHRYSALIS FLIGHT #33
May 27 - 29 (Saturday - Monday)
Truett Camp, Hayesville
Ron Harless is leading the team.

The deadline for applications is Monday, May 22nd, but sooner would be appreciated. For more information and applications, please see:

01/30/2017

Ladies! There is STILL a reunion group happening just for YOU!

We are still meeting the 1st, 3rd and 5th Monday at Neo Burrito in West Asheville at 6:00.

In fact, we're meeting tonight! $2 tacos! Come join us!

11/16/2016

Mountain Ridge Chrysalis has closed. Please support Mountain Top Chrysalis

Update from Jim Lowe, board Chair

It is with a heavy, sad heart that I must announce the board has voted Nov. 15, 2016 to close our community. We will encourage everyone to begin supporting Mountain Top Chrysalis with our prayers, service and sponsorship. As many of you know, our community helped start MTC and many of you have served both communities. Now we have the opportunity to support our sister community and make it stronger!

We have already shared the reasons which brought us to this decision but here is a summary:

1. We Have Very Little Leadership or Community Support

This is well known. There were around 100 community members at our first crisis meeting, all folks who love Chrysalis and have ALREADY sacrificed for this community. There is not a pool of new leaders. We can blame this on sponsorship, the change in our over committed society, or a new paradigm within church youth groups to provide similar weekends. The time has come to stop asking questions and make decisions.

2. This is a National Crisis

As we have discussed over and over, our local churches as well as the Upper Room who oversees Emmaus and Chrysalis, continues to fight the trend our Chrysalis Communities currently face.

3. We Have Another Chrysalis Community to Join and Support

I have spoken to the board at Mountain Top Chrysalis who welcomes us with open arms and needs our support. If you have served on a team at Mountain Ridge Chrysalis, they will accept you on a team at Mountain Top Chrysalis.

I want to personally thank each of you who have helped us through this process. While this is not the outcome we hoped for, our Heavenly Father knows what is best and we trust HIM to bring good from this to further HIS kingdom.

Fly with Christ!
Jim

10/22/2016

We had a quaint and humbling follow-up last night. It was great to worship and pray with all of you last night. We surely missed those that were unable to make it!