Welcome to Guilford Park Presbyterian Church
Celebrating Christ with open minds, loving hearts, and serving hands.
We believe that we strengthen the body of Christ by embracing diversity,
working for justice, and serving our neighbors.
We have suspended all in-person church activities and closed the church office until further notice. We will continue to monitor church email and phone numbers, so please call the office at (336) 288-5452 or email the office with pastoral care needs or other assistance. We will update the congregation and this notice when plans change.
All are welcome!
These are normal worship hours. All services, meetings, and classes are currently canceled.
9 a.m. Contemporary service 10 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 11:00 a.m. Traditional worship |
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Past sermons availableLiked a sermon? Missed a sermon? Want to share a sermon? Find it in the archives in print and/or audio.
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Please follow along with the music and verses for Pentecost Sunday in attached bulletin
Anthem: Ubi Caritas Arr By Ola Gjeilo
Performed By:
Alicia Bivona, Breanna Schaeffer, Sean Toso, Bill Allred
Where charity and love are, God is there. Christ's love has gathered us into one. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Let us revere and love the living God. And may we love each other with a sincere heart. Amen.
Performed By:
Alicia Bivona, Breanna Schaeffer, Sean Toso, Bill Allred
Where charity and love are, God is there. Christ's love has gathered us into one. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Let us revere and love the living God. And may we love each other with a sincere heart. Amen.
Today's scripture passages Genesis 1: 26-27, Jeremiah 30: 7-10
Worship Service for Sunday June 7th 2020 - "Those We Would Not Choose"
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THOUGHTS FROM THE "BRIDGE"
JUNE 4, 2020
Someone likened Fred Beck and Kit Schooley to “Bridge” Pastors. Here are some thoughts on our congregational life this week from Kit.
We are a people on edge, watching fires fueled by a history of systemic racism erupt around the United States of America. We are Christians. We are citizens.
As of yet, we don’t know how to weave this week’s news into the added complexities of our COVID-19 lives.In Sunday’s sermon, I will talk about how we see God, and how God works with us in the midst of these tense times. I will use the lens of the Hebrew’s long journey from creation, then into captivity in Egypt, then to the promised land, and back into captivity, to explore who our God is for us. Scriptures from the creation story, from Moses’s speech to the Israelites as they readied to cross the Jordan, and then stories of God staying with the Jews when the nation fell and captivity returned…all these will give us a glimpse of our God. We may not know yet how we can help rebuild a culture that is not racist, but let’s at least have a picture of God’s will as we begin to do it.
Finally, a reminder, this Sunday is Trinity Sunday and the first Lord’s Day of June. We will celebrate another virtual communion. Come ready for the Sacrament.
COVID-19 Funeral Policy for GPPC
Kit and I would like to remind you all of the policy regarding funeral/memorial services at Guilford Park approved by the Session. That is, for the moment, during this coronavirus crisis, we will have graveside or columbarium services only, with attendance by family members – currently 10 or fewer people. We will have community memorial services at a later date.
This policy seems to be consistent with the policies of local funeral homes, like Forbis/Dick and Hanes/Lineberry. They generally recommend either no visitation or limited visitation; graveside services with the family or in small groups; and live streaming services from the funeral home chapel, again noting the current 10 or fewer policy of the state.
All this seems to change by the minute these days, but Kit and I will do our best to connect in times of grief via phone, email, or written note. In the meantime, our prayers are with you all, and please do not hesitate to contact us for any reason.
Kit and Fred
We are a people on edge, watching fires fueled by a history of systemic racism erupt around the United States of America. We are Christians. We are citizens.
As of yet, we don’t know how to weave this week’s news into the added complexities of our COVID-19 lives.In Sunday’s sermon, I will talk about how we see God, and how God works with us in the midst of these tense times. I will use the lens of the Hebrew’s long journey from creation, then into captivity in Egypt, then to the promised land, and back into captivity, to explore who our God is for us. Scriptures from the creation story, from Moses’s speech to the Israelites as they readied to cross the Jordan, and then stories of God staying with the Jews when the nation fell and captivity returned…all these will give us a glimpse of our God. We may not know yet how we can help rebuild a culture that is not racist, but let’s at least have a picture of God’s will as we begin to do it.
Finally, a reminder, this Sunday is Trinity Sunday and the first Lord’s Day of June. We will celebrate another virtual communion. Come ready for the Sacrament.
COVID-19 Funeral Policy for GPPC
Kit and I would like to remind you all of the policy regarding funeral/memorial services at Guilford Park approved by the Session. That is, for the moment, during this coronavirus crisis, we will have graveside or columbarium services only, with attendance by family members – currently 10 or fewer people. We will have community memorial services at a later date.
This policy seems to be consistent with the policies of local funeral homes, like Forbis/Dick and Hanes/Lineberry. They generally recommend either no visitation or limited visitation; graveside services with the family or in small groups; and live streaming services from the funeral home chapel, again noting the current 10 or fewer policy of the state.
All this seems to change by the minute these days, but Kit and I will do our best to connect in times of grief via phone, email, or written note. In the meantime, our prayers are with you all, and please do not hesitate to contact us for any reason.
Kit and Fred
Some Church Staff's emails have been forged and made to look like they are coming from the actual person. Please do not click on any links or reply to any requests for money or gift cards. Church staff will never ask for money / gift cards via email. Should there be any questions please contact the church office.
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Mike Sasser in his support for Greensboro Urban Ministries
Mike Sasser with Isaiah Mickens and Sentellis Cooper at the Thursday mentoring group at Guilford Park Presbyterian Church. "I get so much from being with these young men". Read More |
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Welcome! Please use the following address in GPS to come straight to our Sanctuary doors:
2406 Fairfield Ave Greensboro NC (this is not our mailing address)
2406 Fairfield Ave Greensboro NC (this is not our mailing address)
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Guilford ParkPresbyterian Church is Certified as a national PCUSA Earth Care Congregation
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