Homecoming Jun 22nd
Jay Bissett, former CRUMC intern, will be our guest pastor! Please come and stay afterwards for a covered dish

Connect Church
Each person has special gifts which can be used by the church to bless people in our community.
June 26th 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
will be our next Connect Team meeting at Clover Garden. Bring dinner.
Annual Conference
Will be held in Greenville, NC June 9-14th. Tyler Moore will be ordained on Saturday the 14th at 11:00 am!!!
Annual Conference has concluded.
Jay was licensed for Pastoral Ministry, Daeho was commissioned as an elder and Tyler was ordained as an elder. Congratulations!



Ridge-Garden Community Survey
As part of our Connect Church work, the Ridge-Garden Impact Committee, a joint charge of the CRUMC & Clover Garden UMC, wants to learn more about our neighbors. We don’t want demographic stats. We want to know what you love about our community. What are its strengths, what worries you, and what opportunities do you see? If you would like to help, just fill out our survey.
Sign up for Literacy Camp
The Duke Literacy camp will run from Juen 16th to July 11th at Union Grove UMC. Please consider signing up as a volunteer for meals, enrichment and after-school activities. If you sign up for enrichment and after-school activities, you need Safe Sanctuaries and a background check:
- Register for Online Learning Create an account or log in if you already have one (Registration is free!)
- Once signed in, locate “Safe Sanctuaries for Local Church Volunteers” under the section “Learning Opportunities for Everyone.
- Complete the Course and Quiz. Go through the course material and take the quiz at the end. You must earn a passing score to receive your certificate.
- After passing the quiz, return to the “learner home” under the “home tab”. Click “view certificate” under the completed course. Download your certificate and email it to: uniongroveoffice@gmail.com
- Once your certificate demonstrating completion of the course is received you will receive further instruction from Pastor Lindsay about the required background check.
Life Together Bible Study
Starting May 11th at 3:30 pm we’ll begin a Bible study on Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. In Life Together, he recounts his unique fellowship in an underground seminary during the Nazi years in Germany. He defines what living in community is all abour and the importance of it. Purchase your copy at Christian Books or your favorite bookseller.
Upcoming events
- June 5th 6:30 pm Joint PPR – Chestnut Ridge
- June 7th 10:00 am Connect Team Coach Meeting – Clover Garden
- June 7th 1:00-4:00 pm OCP Pentecost at Camp
- Jun 8th 3:30-5:00 Bible Study
- June 9-14th NC Annual Conference.
- Tyler Moore to be ordained 11:00am on June 14th
- June 15th 3:30-5:00 pm Bible Study
- June 22nd Homecoming followed by covered dish lunch
- See all events on our Calendar.
May 10th will be our next Connect Team meeting at Chestnut Ridge
For approximately 175 years, Chestnut Ridge has been a vital, living community of believers in Jesus Christ. No matter where you are in your faith journey there is a place for you at Chestnut Ridge. We are a Lighthouse Congregation and welcome all.
- Our address is 3505 Chestnut Ridge Church Rd., Efland, NC 27243.
- Our Pastor is Heather Locklear. She can be reached at 919 563-0910.
- Follow us on Facebook!
Our Vision is to be a “Beacon of love reaching out and growing!”
Our Mission is to “Go and make passionate disciples for Jesus Christ.”