The Following are the many opportunities for you to be involved in at ACPC:

Click Here To View a Building Layout of ACPC

Click Here to Download a PDF version of The Visitor’s Guide

Worship

Worship begins at 10:00 on Sundays. The laity are very involved in planning and leading worship. You may be involved by being on a worship planning team, singing in the choir, playing an instrument, helping with children’s choir, reading scripture, or leading the children’s message. Our worship style is described as “blended” which means we seek to utilize both traditional and contemporary Christian music.

Christian Education

ll Sunday School classes start at 11:15.

Adult Christian Education Opportunities

• Encouragers - meet in the Bigger Room. This class provides relevant and thought-provoking Bible studies in the continued tradition using the “Present Word” curriculum.
• Seekers – meets in the kitchen. This class begins with fellowship, followed by a short video on questions of faith followed by a discussion of the video. There is no preparation required, you don’t have to know all about the Bible, and we are open to all opinions as we are all in different places in our faith journey.
• ACPC 101 – an introduction to Allison Creek Presbyterian Church taught by the Pastor.
• Other Adult Classes – short term classes are taught throughout the year.

Youth and Children Christian Education Opportunities

• Senior Highs (9th -12th grades) - this class meets in the youth room.
• Jr. Highs (6th - 8th grades) - this class meets upstairs next door to the computer room.
• Elementary (K - 5th grades) - rotation-type classes beginning in our Arts & Crafts room.
• Preschool (ages 3 - 5) - meets in our Preschool room.
• Nursery (ages 0 -2) - meets in our Nursery.
• Youth groups - meet Sunday evenings for food, fellowship, games and Bible study.

Recreation & Fellowship

Sports Activities:

Basketball: — The Family Life Center is open for basketball on Tuesday’s at 7:00 p.m. and on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.

We field softball teams and other sports of interest.

Congregational Events:

Montreat Weekend Retreat in the fall. Other events include Easter egg hunt, ACPC Night Out at Knight’s Castle (Charlotte’s Minor league baseball team), and the Fall Carnival.

JOY(Just Older Youth) Group meets the first Wednesday of each month for lunch and fellowship.

Mission

We care for others by:

• Mission trips. “Hope from the Carolinas” is our long term relief work in Mississippi.
• Participating in the 4 Major Offerings of the Presbyterian Church (USA): One Great Hour of Sharing (Easter), Pentecost, Peacemaking (Oct.), Christmas Joy Offering
• Picking up trash 3 times a year with Adopt-A-Highway
• Collecting Dimes for Hunger quarterly for Providence Presbytery Hunger Program
• Other ministries include: Red Cross Bloodmobile, Habitat for Humanity, Operation Shoebox

Congregational Care

We send cards to homebound, provide cassette tapes of the worship service to homebound, visit members of the church in the hospital and in their home. We support church members during times of grief, illness and life changes through Care Teams and other visitation. We telephone members of the church to inform them of pastoral needs such as death or illness. You are invited to participate in any of these ministries.

Evangelism

The laity are involved in contacting and visiting with new worshipping families, developing and maintaining a web page, and mailing out information concerning our church.

Building & Grounds

You may participate in workdays to clean gutters, rake leaves, paint, and other general upkeep needs that arise.

Stewardship

The laity are involved in planning and overseeing our financial giving and distribution of funds. We seek to discover the best investment opportunities in order to increase our ministry and mission.

Women’s Ministry

Presbyterian Women is organized into two circles that meet monthly in homes for study, fellowship, prayer, and support. In addition, we reach out into the community through meals for Winthrop students, blankets for shut-ins, meals for grieving families, support of national and local offerings. We provide support for one another through award recognition and secret sisters.

Men’s Ministry

Our Men’s Group meets quarterly for breakfast, devotion and to organize our work projects.

.