Crossnore Presbyterian Church Is Up On The Hill

During inclement weather, church services may get cancelled. We will post such notices here and on Facebook.

Join us for worship Sundays at 11 a.m., Worship Service in the Fellowship Hall.

Our church has made donations to our local communities. Click Here For a PDF of These Donations

Our Christmas Eve Service was so beautiful; and filled the congregation with the peace and joy of Christ! This peace and joy will also extend beyond our church because of the abundant generosity of everyone who contributed to the Christmas Eve Offering this year. We raised over $13,000! Thanks be to God! These donations will be used by Volunteer Avery County for emergency propane, kerosene, gas, and electricity to heat homes of many who are struggling financially this winter. Thanks for caring and sharing!

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.

“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.