Rolling
Rolling
|
Our "Rolling
Hills Moravian Church is a community of faith whose members: |
Calendar
of Activities and Events in the Life of our Community of Faith:
Meet our pastor…
Wilma “Willie”
Louise Eliassen was born on
Willie was
graduated from UNC-Asheville in 1971 with a degree in art and again in 1987
with a major in early childhood education.
She taught in the
Although Willie grew up in the Presbyterian
Church, she abandoned the church in her early adult years and lived for nearly
three decades in denial of her relationship with God. For several years prior to her return to the
church, Willie became deeply involved in the shape-note singing community of 
she found at
As Willie grew in
her faith, she became aware of God’s call to a deeper level of service. After a year of prayer and discernment, she
realized that her call was to ordained ministry. This led Willie to put aside her career and
her leadership role in the shape-note singing community and travel to
Academic
Achievement in 2004.
Willie’s husband,
Jerry, has been a major source of support and affirmation for her call process,
as have been the congregation of Morning Star Church and the Provincial Elders’
Conference of the Moravian Church Southern Province.
Willie became
our pastor on Sunday, June 27, 2004.
ADULT BIBLE
STUDY & CHILDREN’S CHURCH SCHEDULE:
God can use many practices
of faith to bless us; enrich us; help us to "grow in faith, love, and
hope"; and bring us to the fullness of life Christ intends for all his
disciples. Opportunities for fellowship, worship and celebration, and learning
about God's Word are available through our adult Bible study classes and
Children’s Church. Got questions about the classes? Come at
You may receive information on joining any of these groups by sending an email to: newsletter@rhmoravian.org
2006
Moravian Daily Texts:
You
may purchase your Moravian Daily Texts devotional books at the church. Cost:
Hardback, $13.00; Large Print, $11.00; and Paperback, $9.00.
You may also sign up to receive the Moravian Daily Texts in your email by sending an email to newsletter@rhmoravian.org
Annual
The second Sunday of every month is “Sharing Sunday,” where
members of our congregation bring to our worship service donations of packaged
food for the Christian Sharing Center.
You can be a part of this outreach program by picking up a paper sack with a
list of needed supplies on the first Sunday of each month and returning it with
your donations on “Sharing Sundays.”
The Children's Sunday
school Class also takes up a collection of loose change from the congregation
on “Sharing Sundays.” Called "Make
a Joyful Noise," this collection goes entirely to the Christian Sharing Center.
If you are interested in
working at the
CROP WALK Twelve members of our congregation
participated in the 2005 crop walk and collected $823 to fight hunger.
Operation Christmas Child. In November, more than forty shoe boxes
filled with toys, games, books, and toilet articles were collected for needy
children for Christmas.
If you, or your small
group, are interested in directing any of our annual mission projects, See
Gretchen Sterner or send email
to: newsletter@rhmoravian.org
PRAYERS
of INTERCESSION
Together
we pray for Willie Israel our pastor and her husband, Jerry. May her ministry be a blessing to Rolling
Hills, and may our congregation be a blessing in the life of Willie and Jerry.
Prayers
are encouraged for our President and the other leaders of our nation and the
world. We pray that God would give them courage, strength, resolve, and wisdom
as they work to re-establish peace in the world.
We also
pray for our sons and daughters who are serving in the military, Cassandra
Watson, Robert Morgan, and Garret Scott.
Prayers are also requested for friends of our church who are also
serving in the military: Percy Canteenwalla, Ryan Richard, Benjamin Wilde, Patrick Garrity. May all of these young people serve our
country with courage, strength, and honor, and return safely to their homes and
families after their tour of duty is over.
To add prayers of intercession, email details to newsletter@rhmoravian.org
In addition to the prayers listed on this website, Rolling Hills has a "Prayer Chain", a group of members of our church who remember intercessory prayer requests in their daily prayers. To add your prayer request to the Prayer Chain, call or leave a message for Helen at the church office, or email details to newsletter@rhmoravian.org
MINISTRIES
NOTES
Do you
want to do something that makes a difference for God, along with other people
who want to make a difference, by doing something that makes a difference?
Presently we have ministry teams for Greeters, Children’s Ministry, Liturgical
Arts, Family Fellowship, and Buildings & Grounds. If you are interested in learning more about
these or other ministries at Rolling Hills, speak with the vice-chair Cassie
Small or any of the Church Board members or send an email to: newsletter@rhmoravian.org for details.
Back to