Friendly Church with a Great Message
We're members of Davidson UMC in Davidson. Several years ago, Rev. Steve Autrey was an Associate Minister at Davidson and was a favorite of my late Sister-in-Law. When she passed, he was of great comfort to her and to our family.
Steve later was appointed Senior Minister for Denver UMC which as the crow flies is probably around 10 miles away but separated by a big body of water called Lake Norman.
This past Sunday, we decided to visit Denver UMC to see Steve and to thank him again for his comfort and support in the past.
Denver UMC is a lot smaller than Davidson but I would guess it still has around a little under a 1000 parishioners. Church is an older structure but with the stained glass, a nice mixture of comfortable old with modern new in the cross over the alter. When you walk in and are seated in the sanctuary, the first thing that hit's you is the high vaulted ceiling and what a waste of space that is. That is, until the Choir or the Organ start and you realize that the acoustics which are a function of that vaulted ceiling and some of the best I have ever encountered.
Wanting to sleep in a bit, we chose the 10:30 service which is billed as a Blended Service, blending Traditional with Contemporary. Only other Blended Service I have been to was at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta with my son and his family and they were similar. The comforts of traditional but at a higher energy level.
It was Confirmation Sunday so a bit out of the norm. Steve delivered the main Sermon and related to his youth in Western NC parts of which I had heard at Davidson but nevertheless, he was able to wrap his personal experiences with a message for the young people being confirmed.
The Associate Minister, Anita surprised me. Very high energy and Charismatic, she added a new level of energy to the service. She has a good voice and uses it well and gets people caught up in her message. Great Compliment to Steve.
I was impressed by how friendly the congregation was and how they figured out early on that we were visitors and reached out to make us feel at home.
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