1020 12th Street Place NE, Hickory, NC 28601
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Highland United Methodist Church
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA
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SUNDAY WORSHIP · 10:30 AM

A neighborhood church with an open table.

For a hundred years, Highland has worshiped, prayed and fed our neighbors in Hickory. Whoever you are, there is a seat for you.
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Every week at Highland

Everyone is welcome at all of it. No membership needed.
SUNDAY
10:30 AM
Worship
Hymns, scripture, prayer and preaching. Come as you are.
WEDNESDAY
5:30 PM
Free Fellowship Meal
A free supper together. Bring a friend, or just bring yourself.
WEDNESDAY
6:00 PM
Bible Study
An hour of conversation on the scriptures behind Sunday’s sermon.
MONTHLY
10 AM – 12 PM
Food Pantry
1st Thursday and 3rd Saturday of each month. Groceries for anyone in need.
FOOD & HELP

No one in our neighborhood should go hungry.

Twice a month, Highland opens its doors to share groceries with anyone who needs them, alongside our neighbors at the Kindness Project. Through our We Care Fund, we also help families nearby with rent and power bills when money runs short.
  • Food pantry: 1st Thursday and 3rd Saturday of each month, 10 AM – 12 PM.
  • We Care Fund: help with rent and power bills for households within two miles of the church. Call the office to apply.
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ADVENT & CHRISTMAS AT HIGHLAND

The Great Reversal

Join us Sundays at 10:30 AM, beginning November 29, for our Advent sermon series on Mary’s song, the Magnificat. On Sunday, December 20, at 10:30 AM, our usual worship will be a service of Lessons and Carols, with music and readings telling the story of the birth of Jesus Christ. Then join us for our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on Thursday, December 24, at 5:30 PM. Everyone is welcome.

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WHO WE ARE

A United Methodist church where you can come as you are.

Highland United Methodist Church has been part of the Highland community of Hickory for about a hundred years. We’re a welcoming, laid-back congregation. You don’t need to dress up, know all the words, or have your faith figured out to belong here. Longtime members who have worshiped at Highland for decades sit alongside folks who are brand new to church, and everyone’s questions are welcome.
  • United Methodist: We’re a congregation of The United Methodist Church and its Western North Carolina Conference, rooted in John Wesley’s good news that God’s grace is for everyone.
  • Welcoming: Everyone is welcome at the Lord’s Table, at Wednesday supper and in Bible study, whatever your story.
  • Good neighbors: We’re getting to know our pantry families by name and dreaming together about how Highland can help our neighborhood thrive.
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What we believe

What United Methodists believe

We share the historic Christian faith of the Apostles’ Creed. We celebrate two sacraments, Baptism and Holy Communion, and Christ’s table is open to all. Together with United Methodists around the world, we join in the mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Learn more at UMC.org →
GOD
One God
Father, Son & Holy Spirit
We believe in one God, revealed in three persons, who created all things and made every person in God’s image.
JESUS
Jesus Christ
Fully God, fully human
In Jesus’ life, death and resurrection, God shows us saving love and makes a way for all people to be made new.
SCRIPTURE
The Bible
Our primary authority
Scripture is the foundation of our faith. We read it alongside the church’s tradition, our own experience and reason.
GRACE
Grace
For everyone, all the way
Through the Holy Spirit, God’s grace goes before us, forgives us and keeps shaping us to love God and neighbor.
A WORD FROM OUR PASTOR

Welcome to Highland.

I grew up in rural Mississippi, in a church that taught me to be afraid of God. It took me years to hear the good news underneath that fear: God isn’t out to get us. God is out to make all things new, and the empty tomb is the promise of it.

That’s the hope we try to live at Highland. As Wesleyan people, we believe God’s grace is already at work in your life before you ever walk through our doors. We see it at the Lord’s Table on Sunday, over supper on Wednesday night, and at the pantry counter. In those moments the kingdom of God isn’t far off. It’s taking shape right here in our neighborhood, as neighbors are fed and no one is left out.

You don’t need to have it all figured out to belong here. Lord knows none of us do. We’re all works in progress, and God isn’t finished with us yet. Come as you are.

Rev. Noah Glover
Pastor · Western North Carolina Conference, UMC
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GIVE

Your gift keeps the doors open and the pantry full.

You can give securely online through the Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church. Every dollar comes to Highland to support worship, the Wednesday meal, the food pantry and the We Care Fund.
  1. Select “Give Online” to open the Conference’s giving form.
  2. Enter your gift and choose Highland UMC, Hickory as your church.
  3. Optional: cover the card processing fee so Highland receives your full gift.
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Prefer to give by check? Make it out to Highland UMC and place it in the offering plate or mail it to 1020 12th Street Place NE, Hickory, NC 28601.
Highland UMC
A congregation of the Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church.
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Hickory, NC 28601
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