Chili Cook Off
2025-01-15 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, 302 Hibben St, Mount Pleasant, SC, 29464, United States
Save the date! We will be hosting our annual Chili Cook Off in the Fellowship Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 5 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. All are welcome!
Sign up here to bring chili.

ESOL Training Meeting
2025-01-16 18:30 - 19:30
We are excited that our ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) mission is expanding this winter. We will be offering a Level 1, 2, 3 and 4 class in person in addition to the online advanced class. This means we will also need more volunteers. The great news is you are already qualified because you speak English! It is that simple.
Classes are offered Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30-8 p.m. late January till just mid-April. Some of our volunteers only come on Tuesdays or Thursdays and others come both nights. Each classroom has a teacher and an assistant with adult students who are eager to improve their English and express tremendous appreciation every class.
To learn more or express interest, please reach out to Maryanne Davis at maryanne.biddix@gmail.com. There is a meeting on Thursday, January 16, 2025, 6:30 pm, in Grace Hall 226 to go over registration, introduce any new volunteers, answer questions, etc. We hope you will join us!

New Inquirers Class
2025-01-26 09:45 - 10:45
Our next New Inquirers Class will be held on Sunday, January 26. Participants will meet in person from 9:45-10:45 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
This class is open to anyone in the community who is interested in learning more about MPPC. There is no pressure to join the church, although we would love to have you! Pastors, Elders and other church leaders will talk about life at MPPC and answer any questions you may have.
Please spread the word and ask any friends and neighbors who may be considering our church home to join us for this informative class. Sign up for the class here!

Third Act: Birds of Prey
2025-01-27 12:00 - 13:30
THIRD ACT – BIRDS OF PREY
JANUARY 27, 2025
12 Noon in Fellowship Hall
Please bring a friend and sign up now to attend our January Third Act luncheon. Meat will be provided, but bring your favorite covered dish to share. Please sign up on Realm.
The Center for Birds of Prey and the Avian Medical/Oiled Bird Treatment Facility, is a comprehensive program of medical care, educational outreach, and conservation research. They will bring some wild birds and present a wonderful educational program about the Birds of Prey in our area and the ones they help heal and return to the wild. This is one of our favorite events.

Roots & Branches: Nurturing a Communal Life of Faith
2025-01-29 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-02-05 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-02-12 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-02-19 18:00 - 19:00
Why do we pray, worship, and serve? What’s the backstory on the sacraments? Learn more about these core practices of our faith tradition and make space for God’s Spirit to strengthen your ties with the household of God!
Join us for Roots and Branches: Nurturing a Communal Life of Faith on Wednesdays for four weeks beginning Jan. 29, 2025. We will meet in Grace Hall 123-125 from 6- 7 p.m.

Jan. 29 – “Worship,” teacher: Nicole Partin Abdnour
Feb. 5 – “Sacraments,” teacher: Jim Deavor
Feb. 12 – “Service,” teacher: Bart Edwards
Feb. 19 – “Prayer,” teacher: Ellen Creed Branham

LAMB Informational Meeting
2025-02-02 09:00 - 12:00
As we start to think about our plans for the summer, consider adding an intergenerational mission trip to your calendar! Following each service on Sunday, Feb. 2, there will be an informational meeting discussing our trip to the LAMB Institute in Honduras June 27 – July 4, 2025. Please join us in the Fellowship Hall (after the 8:30 service) or the Conference Room (after the 11 service) to learn more or reach out to Caroline Feller at carolinefeller@homesc.com.

Red Cross Blood Drive
2025-02-03 08:00 - 17:00
Thank you so much for the support from our last blood drive in November as we collected 24 units! Our next blood drive is Monday, February 3 from 2 to 6 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Let’s fill our time slots and collect at least 30 units!
Whether you have ever donated or not, please prayerfully consider signing up and join us Monday, February 3, 2025:
Donation is by appointment and Red Cross will be trying hard to stick to the schedule. However, walk-ins will be accepted and worked in. If possible, please complete RapidPass before you come to the church. This will streamline the process and save you some time.
To schedule an appointment (in order of preference):

Option 1: Download the Red Cross Blood Donor App to your smartphone and from there you can schedule an appointment time. Later, on the day of the drive, complete RapidPass. You will need to create a userid and password if this is your first time.
Option 2: Visit www.redcrossblood.org top right hand corner enter zip code 29464 or sponsor code MPPC to register. On the day of the blood drive, complete RapidPass found at www.redcrossblood.org/rapidpass
Option 3: Contact Pat DeLizza at 704-792-5352 or Rick Spivey at 346-312-1780 for help with registering.

Pacesetters: Aimie Morris
2025-02-07 17:30 - 20:00
The February Pacesetters entertainment on Friday, February 7th will be provided by Aimie Morris! Aimie’s background is in music & education. Currently, she is the Music Director of Hibben Methodist. She is also founder and Artistic Director of Charleston Voices Youth Choir! Active in the local arts scene she has performed in Holy City Arts & Lyric Opera’s 2022 production of Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.”
The meal offered that evening will be Pork Loin & Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Sweet Potatoes, Green Salad, Rolls, Desert by S&P Catering.
Dinner is $20/person, collected at the door. Doors will open at 5:30 for appetizers and fellowship, followed by a catered meal at 6 p.m., and then the presentation will begin at 7 p.m. Please RSVP to at susanmell@mac.com or text 843-697-2111 by the end of the day on February 3.

Village Concert Series: Charlotte Master Chorale Chamber Singers
2025-02-08 16:00 - 17:30
Our first Village Concert Series of 2025 will be an inspiring performance of “The Sacred Veil” performed by the Charlotte Master Chorale Chamber Singers; Kenney Potter, Conductor; Philip Biedenbender, Piano and Tanja Bechtler, Cello.
Experience the mesmerizing beauty of Eric Whitacre’s The Sacred Veil, a poignant composition that weaves together voices and instruments to explore the depths of love, loss, and the enduring power of the human spirit. This moving work features a series of poems written by Tony Silvestri about his relationship with his late wife Julie, her battle with ovarian cancer, and the grief he experienced as a result of her passing in 2005.
This concert is free and open to the public. It will take place in the Sanctuary of Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church on Saturday, February 8 at 4 p.m. Please join us!

Living Well, Dying Well: A Plan for the Future
2025-02-23 09:45 - 10:45
“Living Well, Dying Well: A Plan for the Future”
As a follow up to Dr. Ann’s talk in January about Living Well – eating right, sleep, exercise, etc, we will be reviewing the other side: Dying Well. A major part of dying well is a plan and discussing what that looks like to you and your family. The MPPC Endowment team will review the Endowment Tree and explain how the endowment could be a part of your plan. A catered breakfast will be served! Join us for this planning session on Sunday, February 23 from 9:45-10:45 a.m in the Fellowship Hall.
There will be no Adult Sunday School this day, but Children’s Sunday School will continue as normal.
Contact Harry Smith with any questions at 843-708-9555.

Third Act: Remembering Old Wappetaw
2025-02-24 12:00 - 13:00
Everyone is invited to learn more about the early history of our church. Did you know the Old Wappetaw Cemetery behind the SeeWee Restaurant in Awendaw had a Meeting House and Pastor before it was burned to the ground by the British in 1782? Did you know that New Wappetaw church in McClellanville and Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church are sister churches? Come learn the facts at the Third Act monthly luncheon on Monday February 24th at 12 Noon. Bring a friend and come on your lunch hour to hear this interesting history. Also bring a covered dish to share, meat will be provided.
Our guest speaker is Huger McClellan, from McClellanville, who has done a lot of research on Old Wappetaw Cemetery and has an interesting powerpoint presentation to share with us. The names on the tombstones at Old Wappetaw Cemetery are all familiar names in our community.
THIRD ACT
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, 12 NOON
REGISTER HERE!

Lent Keynote Dinner
2025-03-02 17:00 - 19:00
Join us on Sunday, March 2 from 5-7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall for a special Keynote Dinner to introduce our Lenten small group study, Pause: Spending Lent with the Psalms. Author of Pause, Rev. Dr. Elizabeth (Lib) Caldwell, will be the keynote speaker at the dinner!
About Smaller Groups: Small groups will meet for six weeks to engage one psalm each week from March 5-April 20. Beginning with Psalm 51 on Ash Wednesday, each chapter connects an image from a particular psalm with our daily lives and offers a unique prayer practice for daily reflection. Leaders will be provided with a leader guide and each chapter has an accompanying video segment.
We hope you will participate in the small group study, but all are welcome to attend the Keynote Dinner whether you are in a small group or not. Invite a friend!
Contact Ellen Creed Branham with questions at ecreedbranham@mppc.net

Ash Wednesday
2025-03-05 17:00 - 19:45
We hope that you will join us as we begin our Lenten journey together! All are invited and encouraged to come to any or all of our Ash Wednesday offerings. The season of Lent gives us an opportunity for spiritual growth and deepening our relationship with God.
5-6 p.m. Ash Wednesday Prayer Garden- Come and gather on the church lawn to visit our interactive prayer stations. Pastors Nicole and Bart will be available for the imposition of ashes on the front steps of the sanctuary. The prayer stations will be open for you to drop by as your schedule allows.
5:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner will be served in the Fellowship Hall.
7 p.m. -Worship in the Sanctuary with imposition of ashes.

Breakfast Church
2025-03-09 09:00 - 09:45, 2025-03-16 09:00 - 09:45, 2025-03-23 09:00 - 09:45, 2025-03-30 09:00 - 09:45, 2025-04-06 09:00 - 09:45, 2025-04-13 09:00 - 09:45
Everyone is invited to gather around the table for MPPC’s NEW worship opportunity Sundays, March 9-April 20! Breakfast Church is a relaxed 45-minute worship service for people of all ages at 9 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Grab your breakfast and join a table where we will gather around God’s Word and explore it together through prayer, fellowship, and song.
Sunday Schedule:
8:15 a.m. Sanctuary Service
9 a.m. Breakfast Church (FH)
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
11 a.m. Sanctuary Service

Pacesetters: Carrol Brown
2025-03-14 17:30 - 20:00
The March Pacesetters entertainment on Friday, March 14 will be provided by Carroll Brown! This event is open to all, not just our usual 55+ crowd. The luck of the Irish will be with us as Brown will perform a variety of acoustic music to go along with our St. Patty’s Day theme! Learn more about Carroll Brown here.
Menu: corn beef & cabbage, baked chicken, appetizers, sides, salad, dessert.
Dinner is $20/person, collected at the door. Doors will open at 5:30 for appetizers and fellowship, followed by a catered meal at 6 p.m., and then the presentation will begin at 7 p.m. A “Love Offering” will be taken up as a thank you for Carroll Brown. Please RSVP to at susanmell@mac.com or text 843-697-2111 by the end of the day on March 10 if you plan to join us for dinner – otherwise just show up at 7 for the performance!

Third Act: Charleston Architecture
2025-03-24 12:00 - 13:30
Third Act on March 24, 2025 at noon in the Fellowship Hall
Charleston Architecture with Guest Speaker: Pamela Durkin Gabriel
Pamela Gabriel earned a B.A in art history from the College of Charleston. She has written several books about Charleston architecture and history. She is a member of Mount Pleasant Historical Commission and lives in Mount Pleasant. Some of her books include:

If These Walls Could Talk, an account of historic structures in Charleston.
The Unique Charleston Single House: A Brief Guide to Charleston Architecture, that discusses Charleston’s history, the evolution of the Charleston single house design, architectural styles and architectural details consecutively.
The Great Cooper River Bridge, provides the complete history of this architectural icon, exploring how early twentieth-century Charleston helped shape the bridge and how the bridge subsequently shaped the city

Join us for this interesting program, bring a friend and covered dish, meat will be provided. Please sign up here so we can plan accordingly.

Youth Sunday
2025-03-30 08:15 - 12:00
Youth Sunday is Sunday, March 30th, join us at any worship time for a service completely organized and led by MPPC Youth.
For Youth Participating:

If you are in the 8:15 service, be in the Sanctuary at 8.
If you are in the 9:00 service (Breakfast Church), be in the Fellowship Hall at 8:45.
If you are in the 11:00 service, be in the Sanctuary at 10:45.
We will have breakfast for all participating youth in the Basement during the Sunday School hour.

New Inquirers Class
2025-03-30 09:45 - 10:45
Our next New Inquirers Class will be held on Sunday, March 30. Participants will meet in Seabrook Room 207 from 9:45-10:45 a.m. This class is open to anyone in the community who is interested in learning more about MPPC. There is no pressure to join the church, although we would love to have you! Pastors, Elders and other church leaders will talk about life at MPPC and answer any questions you may have. Please spread the word and ask any friends and neighbors who may be considering our church home to contact Rev. Bart Edwards with any questions. Register here.

Easter Arts & Crafts Fair
2025-04-06 11:00 - 13:00
Celebrate the joy of Easter with us at MPPC’s Easter Arts & Crafts Fun Fair in Grace Hall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 6! This special event is a wonderful opportunity for children and families to engage in creative activities that reflect the hope and renewal of the Easter season.
What to Expect: Christ-centered craft stations for all ages, fun games and activities for the whole family, light refreshments and sweet treats. Join us as we create, connect, and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus through art, fellowship, and fun!

Pacesetters: Jack the Cat
2025-04-11 17:30 - 20:00
At the April 11th Pacesetters gathering, the story of Jack the Cat, Fort Sumter’s Cat that went to war, will be given by Russell Horres, Jr. The story is based on both oral tradition and period drawings placing the cat in the fort during the war. Russell used these traditions and drawings to author a children’s book illustrated by Kate Sherrill that is dedicated to the staff at Fort Sumter National Monument and to all the children who come to visit.
Pasta Night: Chicken Tetrazzini; Seafood Alfredo; Baked Spaghetti; appetizers, salad, sides, dessert
Dinner is $20/person, collected at the door. Doors to the Fellowship Hall will open at 5:30 for appetizers and fellowship, followed by a catered meal at 6 p.m., and then the presentation will begin at 7 p.m. Please RSVP to at susanmell@mac.com or text 843-697-2111 by the end of the day on April 7 if you plan to join us!

Palm/Passion Sunday
2025-04-13 08:15 - 12:00
Children will process with palm fronds at the beginning of the worship services and during worship we will be reading through the passion narrative.
8:15 am – Sanctuary
9 am – Breakfast Church, Fellowship Hall
11 am – Sanctuary + Online

Maundy Thursday
2025-04-17 19:00 - 20:00
Maundy Thursday Worship, 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
The word “maundy” is an old English derivative of the Latin word “mandantum,” which means “commandment.” It is used to identify this day because it was on Thursday evening, at the Passover meal which we have come to know as “The Last Supper,” that Jesus said, “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another…This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you” (John 13:34-35, 15:12-14). We will gather in worship around word and sacrament, remembering this new commandment and considering its call to us today. The service will end in silence with the stripping of the chancel, a practice dating from the seventh century and originally serving the practical purpose of cleaning the sanctuary in preparation for Easter, when all things are made new.
