Mars Hill United Methodist Church

06/08/2026

Beloved community happens when we stop hiding behind the same old stories and start looking at the raw truth.

Come sit with us Tuesday at 6:30 pm or Wednesday at 10 am and let’s unlearn together: https://wnc-reg.brtapp.com/BlueRidgeDistrict1946TheMistranslationThatShiftedCulture

06/07/2026

Welcome friends!

We're glad you're worshiping with us today.

There are plenty of tables in life where you wonder if you belong. This isn't one of them.

Today we'll gather around Christ's table with all that we carry: the good week, the hard week, the questions, the gratitude and everything in between.

We're glad you're here. Let's worship together.

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👋👋🏿👋🏻👋🏾👋🏼👋🏽 New here or recently started worshiping with us?
We’re so glad you’re here. Let us know by filling out our online connection card—we’d love to welcome you more fully into our community. https://www.marshillumcnc.org/online-connection-card

You can follow along with today’s service by accessing our Online Worship Bulletin at https://www.marshillumcnc.org/online/worship-livestream

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Your faithful giving empowers this church’s work of justice, mercy, and compassion in the world. You can make a gift at https://www.marshillumcnc.org/give

🌈 Welcoming. Affirming. Celebrating. Loving.
Every child of God. No exceptions, no exclusions.

Mars Hill United Methodist Church welcomes every child of God without exception. We welcome and celebrate into the full fellowship persons of every race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, culture, nationality, creed, faith, mental illness and physical disability, addiction, marital status, or family make-up. We welcome the full participation of all persons in every phase of church life.

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Music, hymns and songs used with permission: CCLI License 11519091 // Streaming License 20126965

06/05/2026

📖let’s talk about the heavy book on the shelf. The sad truth is, people have picked up the Bible and used it like an club, swinging it to bruise ribs, slam doors, cut hearts and draw bleeding lines in the dirt.

It’s a special kind of hurt to be hurt by something meant to be so holy.

Christ’s table isn’t meant to be polished untouchable marble. It’s a wide, scarred and well-worn walnut kitchen table that smells of yeast and cheap wine.

It cracks under the weight of real human bodies. But we don’t sit down because we passed a test or met the requirements for an invitation. We sit down because our stomachs are growling and our spirits stand flat against the wall.

At Christ’s table, there are no gatekeepers. No velvet ropes. Jesus isn’t checking your credentials or counting your flaws. Instead, he’s dragging more mismatched wooden chairs across the old tile floors, making the circle bigger.

If you’re reading this and have a pulse, there’s bread with your name on it.

Bring your scars - your wounds - your burning questions and even your doubts.

We gather Sunday at 9:45 am in Mars Hill and online. Come, let us eat, together. Your chair is already pulled out. 🍷🍞

06/04/2026

On Trinity Sunday, we gather to recognize own our Shata Wilde, who recently returned from Indianapolis where hands were laid upon her at the United Women in Faith gathering.

There, she was consecrated as a deaconess, and during our worship we honored that holy movement and call.

A deaconess puts her boots on the ground, marrying love with justice.

Thank you, Shasta, for your courage of heeding the call.

06/03/2026

In case you missed it, our Trinity Sunday worship was based on a sermon from the Gospel of John and the story of the Disciple Thomas: Do I Have to Believe Everything to Belong Here?

Welcome friends! We're glad you're worshiping with us today.Thi...

06/02/2026

The Spirit doesn’t check our anatomy before lighting a fire in our hearts. 🔥❤️

It breathes in and through the women who stayed to witness the heartbreak of crucifixion and who broke the morning silence as the first to proclaim Resurrection 🌬️

When a woman is called to peach, she stands on that same fierce and sacred Scriptural ground ❣️

Who are we to question what God has already deemed holy?

This billboard will greet approximately 20,000 Southern Baptists arriving in Orlando for the SBC Annual Meeting next week, where the role and value of women in the church will be debated once again.

We want every Baptist woman to know that God calls women to ministry and always has.

Our prayer is that this witness of hope, freedom, and abundant life reaches those who need it most.

06/01/2026

🌈 The warm June sunlight passes through the stained glass on Sunday mornings and hits the old tile floors, warming a seat in a pew just for you.

There are no tests here. No one is checking IDs, asking who you love or demanding to know your gender identity/expesssion before you find a seat.

Like Christ, we break bread and share it with those gathered around His Table. No prerequisites, only radical love and grace.

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Every person who walked through these doors is Holy, created in the image of God.

And, no matter your story, you are a beloved child of God ❣️No exceptions. No exclusions. 🏳️‍🌈

05/31/2026

Welcome friends!

We're glad you're worshiping with us today.

This is Trinity Sunday, a day when Christians reflect on the mystery of God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Our scripture comes from the story of Thomas, a disciple who wasn't afraid to ask questions.

As we worship together, we'll explore a question many of us have wondered at one time or another: Do I have to believe everything to belong here?

Wherever you are on your faith journey, we're grateful you're here.

Like + Worship Subscribe + with us live every Sunday at 9:45 am ET

👋👋🏿👋🏻👋🏾👋🏼👋🏽 New here or recently started worshiping with us?
We’re so glad you’re here. Let us know by filling out our online connection card—we’d love to welcome you more fully into our community. https://www.marshillumcnc.org/online-connection-card

You can follow along with today’s service by accessing our Online Worship Bulletin at https://www.marshillumcnc.org/online/worship-livestream

💛 Give to Support Justice + Mercy + Compassion:
Your faithful giving empowers this church’s work of justice, mercy, and compassion in the world. You can make a gift at https://www.marshillumcnc.org/give

🌈 Welcoming. Affirming. Celebrating. Loving.
Every child of God. No exceptions, no exclusions.

Mars Hill United Methodist Church welcomes every child of God without exception. We welcome and celebrate into the full fellowship persons of every race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, culture, nationality, creed, faith, mental illness and physical disability, addiction, marital status, or family make-up. We welcome the full participation of all persons in every phase of church life.

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Music, hymns and songs used with permission: CCLI License 11519091 // Streaming License 20126965

05/29/2026

“𝙄 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧…”
“𝙄 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩…”
“𝙄 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩…”

Words we’ve recited but have you wondered, “what if I don’t truly understand them all?”

Out of 52/53 Sundays in a year, Trinity Sunday is the only one dedicated to a doctrine, one that asks we consider one of Christianity’s deepest mysteries: how do we experience God the Creator, Son and Spirit?

Sunday, we’ll hear the story of the Disciple Thomas, who is often [mis]remembered for his doubts as we consider:

Do I have to believe everything to belong here?

If you’ve ever wrestled with faith or doubt, you’re not alone. Scripture is filled with examples.

Join us the last day of May at 9:45 am in Mars Hill or online as we wrestle with answers together.