Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church

Have a happy and safe holiday!

Don't forget to make it this coming Sunday evening for our first September Supper and Bible study! All are welcome to join as we have dinner at 5 pm, then study from 5:30 to 6:30. Children will participate in a special music and bible study program, while the Youth and Adults enjoy studying scripture together in the gym. This month's topic will be the Sermon on the Mount from Matthew's gospel. This Sunday the meal will be provided, next Sunday is a pot luck, so bring your favorite dish. Spread the word and invite your friends to this fun intergenerational event!

In the New Testament, the Book of James is unique for its focus on action. It’s not enough to simply be “hearers” of God's word, but we are called to be “doers” of God's word within the world! James tells us, “Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” What everyday actions do we need to consider in order to authentically live out our faith as Christians?

Over the next five weeks, CHPC will study the Letter of James to better consider how Christ compels us to act differently in a world that would rather we remain silent and still. All are welcome to join us on Sunday mornings at 10 am to worship with us as we consider the practical wisdom the Book of James has to offer!

Our Rise Against Hunger Meal Packing Event was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who came out to help pack meals with us. It was such a fun time to work with one another in order to make a difference in the fight against hunger!

CHPC hosts a congregational supper and intergenerational bible study throughout the month of September about the Sermon on the Mount from Matthew's Gospel. All are welcome to join as we look at Matthew 5-7 over the first four Sundays of the month from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. Children will participate in a special music and bible study program, while the Youth and Adults enjoy studying scripture together in the gym. The meal on September 1 will be provided and the first congregational potluck will be on Sunday, September 8. Spread the word and invite your friends to this intergenerational event!

Our Rise Against Hunger Meal Packing Event is this Sunday! Don't forget to join us tomorrow morning at 10 am for an awesome and unique worship opportunity! We will meet in the sanctuary for an abbreviated worship service, then we will go down to the gym and continue worship by working to tackle hunger in our world! Our challenge is to pack 16,750 meals in two hours. Please invite your friends and family to come help us be the hands and feet of Jesus to the world!

We are so glad to continue supporting the ministry of Colonial Heights Presbyterian Day School through the early days of this new school year! We had the chance to share a blessing of little backpacks with these special students and remind them that God loves them, God listens to them, and God never leaves them. May all of God's children feel empowered to be curious about their faith and their world!

We had such a great time last week at the Kingsport Aquatic Center for CHPC's annual August Splash Down! It was wonderful to have over 100 people from the church, Colonial Heights Presbyterian Day School, and BSA Troop 48, Kingsport, TN come together to celebrate the end to the first week of school. Special thanks to the members of the Congregational Family Life committee for sponsoring this spectacular event, and a big thank you to all who donated to support our missional partner, Sleep in Heavenly Peace - TN, Sullivan Co!

Don't forget to join us for our August Splash Down tomorrow night!! Absolutely everybody is invited to come to the Kingsport Aquatic Center at 6:30 pm and enjoy the outdoor water facilities. We'll have ice cream and two hours of summer fun, hope to see you there!

This past Sunday we celebrated Rally Day! This is an awesome service, where we gathered around our teachers and students and blessed them as they embarked upon a new school year. This service was incredibly special, as we also rallied around the Lord's table together. We spent time showing our children how our community works together to minister to one another through Jesus, our bread of life.

Congratulations to Colonial Heights Presbyterian Day School for winning the Times-News Online Reader's Choice award for Best Preschool and Best Daycare in our area! We are so grateful for your ministry in our community. The entire church thinks you are best in "class"!

See anything you like?? Well, it could be yours! Our Garage Sale opens bright and early Tomorrow Morning at 7am! And if you can't make it then, we will be back at it again on Saturday morning at 7am. Let us help you find a hidden gem, your next interesting read, or that one thing your kitchen desperately needs!

Don't forget to join us in worship this Sunday, August 4th at 10am for our annual Rally Day service! We will be kicking off the fall semester for our teachers and students by blessing their backpacks. All students and teachers are invited to attend and will receive a small gift of a backpack tag. Hope to see you this weekend!

We could not be more excited to be joined in worship this Sunday by John Golden! John is the Director of , our Presbytery's campus ministry at East Tennessee State University. Join us in worship this Sunday at 10am to hear more about John's ministry.

Mark your calendars for our annual August Splash Down on Friday, August 9, from 6:30- 8:30pm at the Kingsport Aquatic Center! All are welcome and please invite friends! This year we will also be collecting new sets of twin sheets to support the ministry of Sleep in Heavenly Peace. It's the perfect way for the entire congregation to celebrate the end of the first week of school!

All are invited to join us on Sunday, August 25 for our Rise Against Hunger Meal Packing Event! After a short service at 10am, we will go down to the gym and work together to package meals to help those in need. We will pour in rice and other food items, seal the bags, pack them in boxes, and load them onto a truck. Our challenge is to pack 16,750 meals in two hours. Come and help us be the hands and feet of Jesus to the world!

Join us on August 4th in worship for our annual Rally Day service! We will be kicking off the fall semester for our teachers and students by blessing their backpacks. All students and teachers are invited to attend. Hope to see you there!

Join us as we wrap up our sermon series over the next two weeks as we walk a little further with Christ through Galilee in Mark's Gospel. This Sunday, we journey with Jesus into this hometown and wonder why others cannot see this carpenter's son for the Savior he is. Come and see for yourself just who this Jesus is and how we are called and sent out to serve in his holy name.

The entire church is invited on July 28 to enjoy a Church Picnic and field day at Warriors’ Path State Park. We meet for food, fun, and games at 4pm under the big Pavilion on Duck Island. We will provide a main dish, please bring a side or dessert. Spread the word and see you there!

This Sunday our Youth Group is going on an outing to the ballpark! On July 7th, we will be going to Hunter Wright Stadium to see the Kingsport Axmen play ball. We will take the bus to the game, drop off will be at 5pm, pick up at 8pm back at the church. The game and dinner is on us, but bring money if you would like to get your own extra concessions!

Have a happy and safe 4th of July!

Save the date for our upcoming Garage Sale!

We are overjoyed to welcome the Hammons Family--Brock and Gillian Hammons, as well as Heather Kerr and Gillian Kerr--into the life of Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church! This past Sunday was extra special as we were privileged to celebrate Brock's baptism in worship. Be sure to speak to the Hammons family as we welcome them all into the life of our church family!

Our Putt-putt adventure was a great success! This past Sunday afternoon a group of kids, parents, youth, friends, and church members enjoyed a great time at Acres - Johnson City, TN with a round of Mini-golf. Twenty of us were able to get together, laugh together, have fun, and enjoy the nice weather and delicious ice cream! Thanks to the Faith Formation Committee for planning this outing and to everyone who came out for it!

Last week, part of the CHPC Youth Group had the awesome opportunity to travel to Montreat, NC to participate in the Montreat Youth Conference! While there, we gathered with almost 800 other youth from throughout the country to worship, pray, learn, and grow in our faith. Our group made strong connections with other high schoolers during our small group time and our discussions after worship were deep and edifying. It was a great experience. It gave us the opportunity to meet so many new people, and have a lot of fun!

Join us this Sunday afternoon as we go on a putt-putt adventure to Paradise Acres! We will be meeting there at Paradise Acres in Boones Creek at 4pm. This is a 15 minute drive from the church, straight down Fort Henry Drive, heading south toward Johnson City. The cost will be $5 per person. Dinner is not included, but concessions are open and available. Can't wait to see you there, we should have a lot of fun!