Creating vibrant spaces of hope & healing — where Christ's love is put into action.
We're a simple church in the Blue Ridge mountains, gathering since 2001. Everything we do comes from a desire to build relationships of wholeness — with God, with each other, and with the communities where we work and live.
He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
Worship God. Share life. Love people.
We've always tried to be a safe place for those who feel far from God. All the while, we've believed that Christ's love alone is what draws any of us closer and binds our hearts together.
Worship God
Sunday mornings we sing, pray, listen to a Scripture-based message from one of our rotating teachers, and discuss what we’ve learned together. Worship is simple, usually acoustic with a mix of modern and traditional songs.
Read moreShare life
We emphasize the importance of gathering together in small groups throughout the week in homes, serving one another in times of need, and participating in our quarterly Table Talk meetings to discuss the difficult theological and social issues facing our culture. The shape of our church is people who know each other’s names and needs – friends in life, not Sunday-only acquaintances.
Read moreLove people
Through Love in Action, we partner with organizations in our community caring for the most vulnerable. We also support those in our church family who are serving in various ministries across the high country and around the world. The hope is that these partnerships inspire Christ’s love to be put into action in our everyday lives – at home, at work, and in our neighborhoods.
Read moreWhat a Sunday looks like.
We're small enough that someone will probably say hi when you walk in. If that's more interaction than you wanted on a Sunday morning, that's fine — sit toward the back, get a coffee, take your time. And wherever you are with God — sure, unsure, or pretty far off — you're welcome exactly as you are.
- 9:30 — coffee, conversation, snackscome early if you can
- 10:00ish — gathered worship beginsWorship in song, acoustic style with mix of old and new songs, prayer
- Teaching, ~ 30 minfrom one of our rotating teachers
- Group discussion afterwardin groups of 4–8
One service, every Sunday. Doors open at 9:30 for coffee and catching up, which usually runs long enough that we don't actually start until a few minutes after ten. We don't mind.
Boone, NC 28607
Stay after if you can, leave if you can't
Couldn’t make it? Catch up here.
Every Sunday's worship and teaching is posted within a day or so. Press play on this week's, or browse the whole archive.
Where this church becomes a family.
Sunday is where most people meet us. Most of how we become a family happens through the rest of the week.
Small groups in living rooms.
Each one its own rhythm, all of them shaped around prayer, Scripture, a shared meal, and unhurried conversation. Most of our people end up rooted in one.
Read moreOur youth ministry.
6th through 12th graders meet Wednesdays from 6 to 7:45 at 215 Boone Heights. Ethan coordinates it.
Read moreIt takes a lot of hands.
Welcome, worship, kids, AV — a handful of standing roles that keep Sundays running. Most who serve do so every few weeks.
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Talking about hard things, on purpose.
A few times a year we host an open conversation about a question that doesn't have an easy answer — the kind of thing the culture is fighting about and the church often avoids. Our congregation, the wider Boone community, and anyone curious enough to come are welcome.
Christ's love, put into action.
Through Love in Action, we partner with organizations caring for the most vulnerable in our community and beyond. We do this through prayer, financial giving, and active volunteering. We also support those in our church family who are serving in various ministries across the high country and around the world.
The hope is that these partnerships inspire Christ’s love to be put into action in our everyday lives – at home, at work, and in our neighborhoods.
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.