Get ready for the Harvest Festival
October 10th, Chestnut Ridge UMC welcomes you for food, play and shopping. 3505 ELG Rd., Efland, NC 27243
- Lunch break: Noon. Delicious freshly made egg rolls
- Shop local: 1:00 – 4: 00 pm. Handmale items and baked goods for sale.
- Playtime: 2:00-4:00 pm .Free fun and games for the kids!
- BBQ supper!! 4:30 – 6:00 pm. Catered by Fat Man and His Food.
- Adults:$15, Kids 10 & under: $5
- Dine in our Take out.
- BBQ chicken, Pork BBQ, green beans, potatoes, slaw, dessert and beverage
- Cool Stuff: Auction from 6:00 pm – Bid on one of a kind handcrafts, and brand new items at our fun and friendly auction .
Clover Garden Market!
On September 12, our sister church, Clover Garden, holds its annual Market with Arts, Crafts, Food, and Fun. There will be a bake sale, lunch, quilts, crafts, can goods and cook books. The Market opens at 10:00 am and runs to 2:00 pm
Community Craft Days return
Join us TuesdaySeptember 8th and 22nd from 3:00 – 8:00 pm. Come bring your favorite art and craft to make and enjoy fellowship with your community. Light dinner served at 6:00 pm.
Upcoming events
- Sept 20th:
- 10:00 am Choir rehearsal
- noon: One Council after worship
- Sept 22 – 3:00 – 8:00 Community Craft Day
- October 10th – Harvest Festival
- October 23 & 24 – Efland Rodeo
- November 8 3:00 pm , Charge Conference at Front Street UMC in Burlington
- See all events on our Calendar.
Healthy Snacks for Hungry Kids
We are collecting donations for the “Healthy Snacks for Hungry Kids” program run by PORCH of Hillsborough in collaboration with School Social Workers in Orange County Schools. Needed items are:
- Oatmeal boxes with individual packets
- Breakfast bars
- Individual snacks like Goldfish, Applesauce packts, etc.
- Fruit cups
- Squeeze packets of Fruit or yogurt.
You can bring donations to the Narthex and they will be delivered to PORCH for distribution to the schools.
For more information on the Program, see the Porch programs site. You can also donate to them online.
Want to help with the Harvest Festival?
There are a lot of ways you can help. You can contribute crafts or baked goods. You can ask local businesses for donations. (We have a tax form for them). You can organize things, help serve the meals, etc. There will be a signup sheet for that Saturday. If you have any questions, contact Johnny or Peggy Cates.
Our church
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 Woo-IL (Paul) Lee. He can be reached at 919 809 4023
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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.”