WOMEN’S CARD NIGHT

Tuesday, May 6 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM | 2626 Saint Mary's Street, Raleigh, NC 26709

Calling all ESUMC women ready for some FUN and connection: please join us for a night of Five Crowns at the home of Ellen Powell. CLICK HERE to RSVP, and to let us know if you can bring something to share!

DISCOVER THE JOURNEY

Sundays, March 9 - April 30, 4:00 - 6:00 PM @ Kerr Hall

Join this five-week interactive event that dives deep into the mission, vision, and core values of Edenton Street UMC. Whether you're a long-time member, a newcomer, or a recent attendee, this series is an opportunity to become more connected with ESUMC. We will learn how we worship, connect, serve, give, and grow together. Each session will be held on Sunday evenings from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, and will focus on key aspects of our church life, including worship, connection, service, and giving. There will be no meeting on March 30th due to Spring Break. Register here!

TURBULENT WATERS: NAVIGATING LOSS AND GRIEF IN MODERN TIMES

Thursday, May 8, 9:00 am - 3:00 PM @ White Memorial Presbyterian Church

These are times of turmoil, division, and great loss. How do we navigate these turbulent waters fraught with grief? How do we carry this grief? Where is the hope? Grief and loss are the “stuff of life.” We grieve as individuals, families, congregations, and even as a country. Grief has many faces and manifests in a myriad of ways. While most grief is never fully resolved, it can certainly be integrated into our bigger life story. In this workshop, Khris Ford will introduce the concept of becoming an apprentice to our grief. She will present a framework for understanding the process of grief, what is most often needed in the various movements, as well as the basics of trauma and how to recognize it. Cost is $80.

Register Here

REFRESH RETREATS AT ST. FRANCIS SPRINGS

Friday, May 9th, 2025, 7:30 AM - 5:15 PM @ St. Francis Springs

Join us for a spiritual refresh day retreat at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center to renew your soul with connection, prayer, worship, and intentional silence.

$15 Per Person, Transportation Provided & Lunch Included

Click here to sign up!

Email arigby@esumc.org with questions.

CONNECT WITH OUR PICKLEBALL COMMUNITY

Tuesdays, Starting March 25, 5:00 - 6:00 PM @ Bulla Gym

Looking for a new way to connect at Esumc? Come and join us every Tuesday evening for Pickleball. Experienced player or never played before? All are welcome and invited to join this exciting sport and enjoy some fellowship with new friends. Bring a family member, a friend or maybe a coworker. Come and join us!

PRAYER SHAWL GUILD

2nd Wednesdays beginning April 9 | 2:00 - 3:00 pm | Room 168

The Congregational Care Ministry is excited to announce the re-launching of the ESUMC Prayer Shawl Guild! The Guild knits and crochets shawls, lap robes, baby blankets, neck scarves, and hats to be given to those facing long-term illness, experiencing grief, being baptized, or to those who are a part of the White Flag Ministry. 

Most of the knitting and crocheting will take place at home, but members will gather for an hour beginning at 2:00 pm on the 2nd Wednesday of each month in Room 168. 

The first meeting will be held on April 9. All are welcome! A scarf or a shawl can be a very basic project, crafted with one simple stitch. Even if you have never picked up a needle or a hook, we can teach you the basics in less than an hour. To indicate your interest or for questions, please reach out to Fran Preston at preston.fran@gmail.com.

APOCALYPSE: FINDING HOPE IN A WORLD OF UNCERTAINTY

Wednesdays, May 14 - June 18, 7:00 - 8:00 PM @ Room 164

For many of us, it can be easy to think we're currently living in the end times. We need only turn on the TV to see story after story about the impending threats of climate change, pandemic, war, religious conflict, political polarization, and even emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. Not only does the world seem to be growing more and more chaotic, but most of us feel powerless to do anything about it. How then, as Christians, are we to live faithfully in a world that seems so bent upon its own destruction? And what, if anything, does Scripture have to say about living with hope in such a time and place? In this six-week study, we will explore how the Bible addresses these feelings of uncertainty and fear while also debunking popular Christian interpretations about the end times. We will dive deep into the apocalyptic context of both testaments and explore apocalyptic themes in the Book of Daniel, The Gospels, Paul's Letters, and even the Book of Revelation. Together, we will uncover the true message of hope, resilience, and resistance that the Apocalypse offers in order to better understand what it means to live post-apocalyptically as Christians in today's increasingly chaotic and anxious world. Join Trevor Warren for this summer Bible study!

Questions? Email Trevor at twarren@esumc.org

Register Here

WILDERNESS TRAIL

July 7-12 @ Troutdale, Virginia

Join eStreet Youth on a backpacking adventure through the company Wilderness Trail (wtrail.org). Students will get into hiking groups and spend the week hiking in the Appalachian Mountains. Students must be able to hike about 35 miles over 4.5 days while carrying a full backpacking backpack. This is an incredible retreat that builds memories to last a lifetime. If you have questions before you register, simply reach out to Rush Beam.

ASHEVILLE YOUTH MISSION TRIP

July 20-25 @ Asheville, NC

Join eStreet Youth on a Mission Trip to Asheville! We will be joining Asheville Youth Mission for a week of service. Asheville Youth Mission is about mission, creativity, and transformation with young people. A lot of our work at AYM is planning and implementing youth mission trips for middle schoolers and high schoolers. We also use a lot of arts in our reflections on these mission experiences. We also are about partnerships. We have a lot of long term relationships with dozens of agencies in the greater Asheville area that work with our friends and neighbors who are homeless, living in poverty, food insecure, or in other ways marginalized in our society.

VBS 2025

July 21 - 25, 2025, 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Join us this summer for TRUE NORTH: Point kids to Jesus, a faithful friend we can always trust!

True North VBS will guide kids on the ultimate Alaskan adventure where northern lights glow over majestic mountains, racing rivers, and glistening glaciers. As kids trek the tundra, they'll explore how easy it is to lose sight of what's true in our wild world today. Pointing them toward Jesus, True North VBS shows them that he is a faithful friend we can always trust. He's our True North!

All rising 5th graders will participate in Living Out Loud (LOL). LOL campers spend the week doing hands-on mission work and outreach, learning how to serve inside and outside of our church.

$40 per camper

Contact efunderburk@esumc.org if financial assistance is needed.

2025 VBS Co-Chairs Jenny Myers and Katherine Shiveler

Camper Registration

Youth and Adult Volunteer Registration

SIGN UP FOR A FREEDOM RIDE

Inspired by the historic Freedom Rides of the Civil Rights movement, Dr. Dumas Harshaw will lead St. Francis Springs Prayer Center's (SFSPC) first Freedom Ride on August 10 - 15. This retreat is intended to be spiritually moving and reflective. Retreat leader Dr. Harshaw is a Howard Thurman scholar and retired pastor of First Baptist Church in Raleigh, where he served for over 20 years. He has specialized his ministry to use the power of prayer and non-violent engagement to set our hopes on the "Beloved Community", where everybody is somebody. This 5-day, 4-night experience will take participants from SFSPC in Stoneville, NC to various iconic Civil Rights locations including the King Center in Atlanta, Dexter Ave. Baptist Church where Rosa Parks trained peaceful sit-ins, and then to the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, before returning back to SFSPC for a time to debrief and reflect on the experience. Learn more & sign up here.

UNITED WOMEN IN FAITH BOOK STUDY SCHEDULE

Date                            Title/Author                                    Presenter

4/28/25                        The Covenant of Water                Ann Mann
                                     by Abraham Verghesele

Each study is from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Click here to watch a recording of each presentation as they become available.