Join Bryon Graeber  for Hand Bells, in the sanctuary, after CHOW!

Join us beginning Wednesday, September 11th for food and fellowship at our C.H.O.W. meal!

The cost is $8 per person with a family maximum of $20. Please reserve your spot by the Monday before

Click HERE to sign up using the SignUp Genius!  Or call the Church Office (828) 684-7283

Current worship is a contemporary style and is held in our Fellowship Hall, located at the end of the colonnade area on the left.  Bring your coffee or tea and join us.  This service is low key but energetic!

A traditional worship service at Skyland UMC may include a greeting and opening prayer, time for people to greet each other, scripture readings, silent prayer and meditation, an offering, the Lord’s Prayer, a children’s message, the sermon, special music and hymns, and a closing prayer.  Join us for a quieter style of worship!

“Lunch and Learn” after the 11:00 service. Join us for a light lunch ($5.00 per person) and to watch and discuss the Capitalism episode of the 1619 Project.

Black History Month February is Black History Month, and Skyland’s All Are Welcome Social Justice Action Group has some great learning and experiential opportunities planned for us all! Each year since 1928, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) has chosen a theme for the year. (You will learn more about this, and the founder of Black History Month/ Carter G. Woodson in Week One). The theme for 2025 is African Americans and Labor. This theme highlights the profoundly influential — yet often disregarded or disrespected — labor (both chosen and forced) that Black people have contributed to our country. We will explore Black labor across time, cultural events, and industries – from enslaved labor to organized labor movements fighting for social and economic justice. Black workers have been integral to the nation’s development while facing systemic challenges and discrimination. We will use the bulletin board in the colonnade (and other communication tools) to explore the history of labor unions and the Civil Rights Movement, Black women’s labor, and the role of Black labor in building Asheville’s infrastructure and community. We will offer several interactive opportunities: Please put these dates on your calendars! We hope you get a lot out of next month’s events, and will keep Black History Month alive all year long!

PB and J Club  (Pint Sized Believers in Jesus) – Sunday evenings from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for kids from Kindergarten – 5^TH Grade beginning September 8^TH and running through the school year.

About PB&J: Joy and a rotating team of helpers will be hosting this new program that will coincide with other Sunday evening programs. We’ll use our VBS-style of stations that will include Bible memorization, a faith lesson, games, and time for music each week with a gifted teacher and musician, Jaime Graeber! Given our name, we’ll have a snack bar with PB and J options sometime during our time together!

The Skyland UMC congregation has a partnership with Manna Food Bank to provide monthly food distribution from our Skyland Campus.

FAMILY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!  There is time for fellowship with your church family while providing much-needed food to our local community residents. Afternoon shifts vary based on location. Contact: Rev. Joy Moss revjoy@skylandumc.com for more information or to sign up.

After the 11:00 service – Lunch at Good Hot Fish in Asheville’s Southside neighborhood, then an educational ½ mile walk on the Black Cultural Heritage Trail.

February is Black History Month, and Skyland’s All Are Welcome Social Justice Action Group has some great learning and experiential opportunities planned for us all! Each year since 1928, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) has chosen a theme for the year. (You will learn more about this, and the founder of Black History Month/ Carter G. Woodson in Week One). The theme for 2025 is African Americans and Labor. This theme highlights the profoundly influential — yet often disregarded or disrespected — labor (both chosen and forced) that Black people have contributed to our country. We will explore Black labor across time, cultural events, and industries – from enslaved labor to organized labor movements fighting for social and economic justice. Black workers have been integral to the nation’s development while facing systemic challenges and discrimination. We will use the bulletin board in the colonnade (and other communication tools) to explore the history of labor unions and the Civil Rights Movement, Black women’s labor, and the role of Black labor in building Asheville’s infrastructure and community. We will offer several interactive opportunities: Please put these dates on your calendars! We hope you get a lot out of next month’s events, and will keep Black History Month alive all year long!

Communion on the 1st Sunday of each month. Children remain in the service with their families – NO Children’s Church.