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Update on Hurricane Relief and Recovery: Click Here for an update on how we have distributed these funds to date.

2024 Advent and Christmas Events

Saturday, December 7, 10 a.m. - 12 noon, we will be preparing the sanctuary for Christmas by decorating the Chrismon Tree, hanging the wreaths, and adorning the sanctuary windows with candles and greenery. All are invited to this fun and festive time.

Sunday, December 8, 11 a.m., Advent Worship Service in the sanctuary. Anne Trenning, an accomplished pianist and composer, will be our guest musician, sharing original Christmas compositions throughout the service. The Lees-McRae College Highlanders will be also singing a choral anthem.

Sunday, December 15, 11 a.m., Advent Worship Service in the sanctuary. Michael Willis, Irish Harpist, will be providing special music for our worship service. Our Christmas Potluck Luncheon will be held in the fellowship hall following worship. Ham, coffee, lemonade, and tea will be provided. Please bring a side dish to share.

Sunday, December 22, 11 a.m., Advent Worship Service in the sanctuary.

Tuesday, December 24, 5:30 p.m., our traditional Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, in the sanctuary. Christmas Eve Worship will be filled with special music, Christmas carols, scripture readings, Christmas stories, and prayers as we worship Christ, the babe born in Bethlehem, the Lord of all, and the Ruler over heaven and earth. The Christmas Eve offering will go to provide electricity and heat for needy individuals and families in Avery County.

Sunday, December 29, 11 a.m., Christmas Season Worship Service in the sanctuary.

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Our Session had established a Hurricane Relief Fund that has been used to assist our partner non-profits in Avery County when there are no government or private funds to cover expenses for those in desperate need. You can still contribute to this fund by sending a check to Crossnore Presbyterian Church. Designate it for Hurricane Relief, and mail it to P.O. Box 386, Crossnore, NC 28616 or you can go to the “Give Now” button at the top left and right on this website. It will take you to different donation categories [Read More]. And now, click here for a pdf of how we have distributed these funds so far.

Samaritan’s Purse, and many churches and service groups continue to work on clearing trees, roads, and debris, rebuilding culverts, laying pipe, providing basic supplies, and finding temporary housing for folks who are still without power. We had our first snowfall with temperatures in the lower 30s. [Read More]

“Growing Deeper in Faith, Reaching Out in Love” - Mission Statement of Crossnore Presbyterian Church

Please join us for worship every Sunday morning at 11 a.m. in our historic rock sanctuary. We are a very warm and welcoming congregation and delight with each new person who comes through the door. There are no strangers here. We praise God with a mixture of traditional and contemporary hymns and songs. The service is fresh, relevant, and engaging, and leaves one with an inspiring message and mission to take into the week. Coffee Hour in the fellowship hall after worship provides an opportunity for newcomers to get to know some of the members of the church family. For more information, please contact the church office, at 828-733-1939.

If there is inclement weather, we will post the cancellation of in-person worship on the website, Facebook, and the church office phone message. When we are not able to meet in person, Pastor Kathy records her sermon on Zoom and sends it out along with the bulletin and music links.

Pastor Kathy Campbell

The Rev. Kathy Campbell has served at Crossnore Presbyterian Church since 2009 and loves being a small church pastor.

Before coming to Crossnore, Kathy served in campus ministry at six colleges/universities in North Carolina and Virginia in addition to being a solo pastor, co-pastor, and interim pastor. A native of Omaha, Nebraska, she received her B.A. in History and Political Science from Warren Wilson College and her M.Div. from the Divinity School of Duke University.

Rev. Campbell is married to Dr. Karl Campbell, Associate Professor of History, at Appalachian State University, and they are proud parents of Joanna Campbell, who has obtained her Ph.D. program in Chemistry at Duke University.

Maggie Lauterer

Maggie Lauterer Oversees a few services on a regular basis

The Reverend Maggie Lauterer is often referred to by some, as "The Singing Pastor". She grew up in Crossnore, NC attending our church as a child. She became an ordained pastor and had served several congregations before honorably retiring in 2017. Maggie has returned to her childhood church and is actively involved in assisting with preaching, worship, music, and Bible study leadership.

the interior of the church sanctuary

Praising God Through Worship

Our historic rock sanctuary sets the scene for traditional worship. We are a very warm and welcoming congregation and delight with each new person who comes through the door. There are no strangers here. We praise God with a mixture of traditional and contemporary hymns and songs. The service is fresh, relevant, and engaging, and leaves one with an inspiring message and mission to take into the week. Coffee Fellowship in the fellowship hall after worship provides an opportunity for newcomers to get to know some of the members of the church family. Pastor Kathy invites people to join her for lunch from time to time.

You can enter the sanctuary from the front or the back. The front steps of the church, which are handicap accessible, lead to the front door of the sanctuary. If you would like to come up the back steps, you can walk in the back entrance where the church office is located and take the steps leading up to the back of the sanctuary. There are restrooms in the basement of the church and in the fellowship hall.

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