May 16, 2022
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Advent Sermon Series
Lights of Advent
November 28: The Hanging of the Greens (Traditional Worship only)
December 19: Lessons & Carols (Traditional Worship only)
Advent Meditation Music Series
Trinity Campus
Join us 8-10 minutes before the service at our Trinity campus on Sundays during Advent to hear special music selections and featured musicians.
Advent Meditation Music Series Schedule
Please click and expand below for a full description on each event offered during the Advent season.
Advent Events
Visit our Downtown campus and journey through Bethlehem as a family! Stations in Sisk Hall will lead you through Advent crafts, creation of Advent wreaths/Chrismon ornaments, and snack making. Families can write Christmas cards for military families and homebound BSUMC members. We will also be collecting new winter coats, underwear and socks for our community partners.
Location & Time: Downtown campus / Sisk Hall from 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM 
Invite your friends and join us in fellowship at our Christmas Luncheon! Registration closes December 1. Our featured speaker is Kipra Anderson, Founder and Director of Let There Be Mom, a Greenville based non-profit organization dedicated to serving local moms and dads battling life-threatening illnesses.
Click here to register.
Location & Time: Downtown campus / Sisk Hall from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM 
Join prize winning artists, Angela Massey (flute) and Rachel O’Brien (harp) for a magical concert with classical repertoire to fit the spirit of the season as well as holiday favorites including The First Noel, O Holy Night, O Tannenbaum and Greensleeves. Please note that childcare will not be provided.
Location & Time: Downtown campus / Sanctuary at 7:00 PM
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Please join us as our fifth-grade students present their special Christmas program, Bethlehem Breakfast. We invite you to sing along with our students in celebration of Jesus' birth. An important part of this program is the collection of donations to support a charity selected by our fifth graders. This year we are supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Carolinas by collecting children's clothing, sizes Newborn-4T (including jackets and shoes) and $25 Visa gift cards for families to enjoy a meal together during the holiday season. Items can be dropped off in the church office through December 13.
Location & Time: Downtown campus / Sanctuary at 9:45 AM
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Not everyone feels holly and jolly this holiday season. Whether you are dealing with the death of a loved one, facing life after coping with the loss of a pregnancy, living with cancer or some other dis-ease that puts a question mark over the future, and a number of other human situations that make the season feel less than jolly, come to our Blue Christmas Service where we hold sacred space for you who are living through dark times. We will reflect, remember, and accept where we really are while holding out healing and hope. Please note that childcare will not be provided.
Location & Time: Downtown campus / Memorial Chapel at 4:00 PM
Join us for our Youth Christmas Parties! There will be one party for high schoolers and another for the middle schoolers. Visit the Youth webpage for more information.
Location & Time: Offsite at 5:30 PM
Celebrate Christmas in Soprano with music from Tamra Grace Jones. Additional musicians include Pamela Dodson (Soprano), Meredith Keen (Cello), Mary AllyeB Purtle (Oboe) and Duane Ream (Piano). There will be a bake sale fundraiser with funds going towards music lessons for under-privileged children and refreshments provided by The Village Grind. Please note that childcare will not be provided.
Location & Time: Downtown campus / Sanctuary at 7:00 PM
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The Bridge at B-Street will gather during the Sunday School hour to have a time of fellowship to celebrate the season and welcome home those who are in town for Christmas.
Location & Time: Downtown campus / Drake Hall at 10:00 AM Advent Devotionals
Our Advent Devotionals will be released as individual podcast episodes on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays beginning November 29. Each episode will feature BSUMC members sharing that day’s text as it relates to our Advent sermon series, Lights. You can find the podcast on our Buncombe Street App or on most podcast streaming services. Listen to the most recent episode below.
Advent with B-Street Small Groups
Men’s Friday Morning Advent Study (led by Jeff Busby)- Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion by Rebecca McLaughlin
Nan Ivester– Participating in Operation Santa SC’s drive to provide Christmas gifts to children in need based on their wish list.
MOPS– Christmas Social will be held during the December meeting on December 7 from 9:30- 11:30 AM at our Trinity campus.
Fellowship Club- Christmas celebration with musical stylings of pianist Henry Gibson on December 21 at 11:00 AM.
Learn more about B-Street Small Groups
Advent with Adult Sunday School Classes
Foundations- Advent Study is The Case for Christmas by Lee Strobel. Christmas Social will be during class on December 19. Foundations meets in Room 115 in our Downtown campus.
Tommy Thomason– Christmas Luncheon at the Poinsett Club on December 10. Tommy Thomason meets in Room 102 in our Downtown campus.
Branches- Advent Study is Faithful: Christmas Through the Eyes of Joseph by Adam Hamilton. Branches meets in Room 303 in our Downtown campus.
Communion– Advent Study is We Wish You Peace, Comfort and Joy. Christmas Social will be a Christmas Brunch during class on December 12 from 10:00 AM t0 12:00 PM. All members, former members and friends of the Communion Class are welcome. Contact lay member Lee Hardin. Communion Class meets in Room 302 in our Downtown campus.
Emmanuel– Advent Study is An Unexpected Christmas by Andy Stanley. Christmas Social will be held at the home of Laurie and Mickey Smith on Sunday, December 12 at 6:00 PM. Contact lay members Laurie or Mickey for more information. Emmanuel Class meets in Room 204 in our Downtown campus.
Revelation Class– Christmas Social on December 5 at 6:00 PM at 19 Washington Park (architect firm office of Craig Gaulden Davis). Contact lay member Jean Hurt for more information. Revelation Class meets in Room 100 in our Downtown campus.
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Christmas Eve
All services will be candlelight. As you make plans with your family, please know that children are welcome in worship. The nursery is open for children ages 0-3 for the 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM, and 5:00 PM services. Nursery is not available during the 10:00 PM service. All except the 10:00 PM will be livestreamed.
Please note that there will be one Traditional service on December 26 at 10:00 AM at our Downtown campus with no Sunday School classes.
Missions Advent Offering
On August 14, Haiti was hit by a deadly 7.2 magnitude earthquake that affected over 800,000 people in its southwestern peninsula, killing thousands and leaving tens of thousands more displaced. Days later, the country was struck by tropical storm Grace, causing flooding in the earthquake-affected areas and exacerbating the damage and suffering. Amidst the chaos, gang violence has drastically increased in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, displacing some 19,000 people. These incidents are unfolding even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to strain the health system and other infrastructures. Children have been impacted the most. Hundreds of schools were destroyed and thousands of children cannot go to school. Currently, there are 5000 children on Mission of Hope’s list waiting for school sponsorship.
Learn more and watch a video on how you can help rebuild and restore lives in Haiti by clicking the button below.