Cashiers United Methodist Church + Christ has no hands but yours +

Welcome to Cashiers United Methodist Church Website.

We hope you will find us to be a warm, inviting, and spirit-filled congregation.

Whether you have just moved to the Cashiers area or have lived here all your life,

we'd love to have you in our faith community. Please click on the various links to the left and below

to find more information about areas of interest to you.

New Professional Church Pictorial Directory coming soon!

Every family who participates in the new directory will get a free 8x10 family portrait, a printed directory, and access to our online directory. Photo sitting times are generally about 20 minutes, and the entire process about 45 minutes - this includes a check-in and a time to select the photos you wish to purchase. Photo appointments are on a first come first serve basis and can be made online by clicking here which will take you to a secure website at The Portrait Cafe. You can also call The Portrait Cafe at 1-877-896-9667 ext. 360 to make your appointment directly with the company. We have someone on Sunday mornings to help make appointments if that is your preference. We have two more days of photo-shoots - Sunday, August 26th and Monday, August 27th - both days in the afternoon. You will need an email address when you register, so if you don't have one, please use The Portrait Cafe's email - dfox@theportraitcafe.com. There are many backgrounds to choose from to personalize your photo. If you consider CUMC your church family, whether you are a year-round or part year resident, please sign up to be included in our directory.

Upcoming Opportunities

Hike at Shoal Creek Mountain Rd. (off Hwy 107 N - north of Glenville) is next Sunday, August 19th, following the 10:30 worship service. Bring a bagged lunch, water, and comfortable walking shoes for this medium difficulty hike. Meet at the CUMC pavilion beside the large back parking lot after worship for our bagged lunch and then off to hike.

Summer Season Sendoff will be Sunday, September 9th, at our 10:30 service with a potluck lunch after worship. This has traditionally been our Homecoming service which will have a different look this year with a beautiful service, "Our Beloved Mountains" with photographs of the mountains and wildlife by Bill Lea, special music by Bryan Heller, and scriptures which will tell the story. We will have a potluck lunch following the service in the Fellowship Hall. This is also our end of season farewell to our summer residents.

Kreative Kidz Zone will begin on Wednesday, August 12th. This after-school program will feature various fine arts activities throughout the fall and spring sessions: art of movement and dance, music, arts and crafts, art of construction, art of gardening, art of flight, and a devotion each week. Registration will begin soon. We will pick up from both schools and can return children to the Boys & Girls Club afterwards if needed.

The International Interns have arrived in Cashiers. As in past years, we are connecting with them to provide fun and support to them while they are in our area for the summer. Mark your calendar now to help with some or all these events which are once a month on Tuesdays: June 19th - Welcome to Cashiers Pizza Party with outdoor games from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.; July - no activity; August 14th - Shopping at mall in Asheville from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; September 11 - boating and picnic on Lake Glenville from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; October 30 - Zip lining at Sapphire Resort and hiking at Whitewater Falls (time TBA).

ON-GOING PROGRAMS AND WORSHIP

Wednesdays Evenings

Fellowship Meal from 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. Reservations can be made by calling the church office at 743-5298 or emailing at cumcsecretary1@gmail.com
Bible Study following dinner - "Wounds That Heal," a 12-week Bible Study based on a book by Stephen Seamands. We are all wounded people. Tragedies of all kinds afflict us and the ones we love. Woundedness is simply a fact of life but we are not alone in our suffering - God has not abandoned us but he enters our painful situations to being healing and redemption. Books are available in the church office for $10 (used) or $15 (new).

Mother's Morning Out

A weekday program for preschool-age children. For more information about the program, please click here.
Applications can be made at any time during the year.

Youth Group

Our youth group is for young people in 4th - 8th grades.
Join us at the church on Sundays from 5 - 7 p.m. for a time of good food, great fun, praise music, service projects, and faith development.
Check out our facebook page for the current schedule and more information and pictures about what we are doing!

Post-secondary Scholarships were awarded to ten Cashiers area high school graduating seniors. This year's recipients are: From Rabun Gap-Nacoochee, Samantha Stewart; from Blue Ridge Early College (12th year), Madison Allard, Polly Ballentine, Kayley Bryson, Kaitlynn Davis, and Madison Foster; and from Blue Ridge Early College (13th year), Zoe Alvarez, Lisset Alheli Magana-Almanza, and Maria Alheli Morales-Maraville. Congratulations graduates on your accomplishments in high school as you look forward to continuing your education.