An Evening With Hannah Miller & Ellie Laveer

Friday May 22nd Red Bank UMC had the honor of hosting two talented singer-songwriters in our chapel space–Hannah Miller and Ellie Laveer. They put on a great evening of original music for an intimate crowd. Stay tuned for more great musical events at Red Bank UMC in the future.

Play Ball, Red Bank UMC Style

For the last several years, Red Bank UMC has fielded a co-ed team in the Pine Grove sports complex church softball league. We win some, we lose some, but we always have some good clean fun.

We’re witnesses to Christ on the ball field just like anywhere else, so every game concludes with a prayer that includes both teams.

Christmas In Lexington

A group of RBUMC folks spent the day on a recent Saturday participating in the Christmas In Lexington program, which serves to do minor repairs, upgrades, and cleanup of homes for those who do not have the means or ability to do the work themselves.

The major part of the project was improving the homeowner’s access in and out of her house by adding a ramp to replace unstable porch steps.

Here’s the finished ramp, with most of the crew and the homeowner:

Family Meal Night, Sonshine Kids/PUSH

Family Meal Night for January is this Wednesday, January 7th. The menu for the meal will consist of several different homemade soups; dinner is served beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Our children’s programming for Wednesday nights, Sonshine Kids and P.U.S.H. (For the older youth) also resumes for 2009 following the Family Meal Night.

See you there!

Christmas Eve Service

Join us at Red Bank UMC for our candelight Christmas Eve service this Wednesday, December 24th, at 5:00 p.m. We at Red Bank UMC hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Pictures from Christmas At Red Bank Concert

This year’s Christmas At Red Bank concert raised nearly two thousand dollars for LICS, and there was a ton of great music throughout the show, which was attended by almost four hundred people this year. Here are some pictures from the evening, courtesy of photographer Steven Von Fange:

Mark Bryan

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Brian Conner

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Bentz Kirby and May Weatherwax

Holiday Music From Arpad Darazs Singers

The Arpad Darazs Singers performed one of their spring concerts last season at Red Bank UMC. This month they’ll be performing three concerts of holiday music in the Columbia area. Scroll past the schedule below for two clips of the ADS appearances on WLTX this week, singing two of the selections from their concerts.

Concert Schedule

Sunday, December 7
4 p.m. Saint Timothy’s Episcopal Church
900 Calhoun Street
Columbia SC

Tuesday, December 9
7:00 p.m. Chapel of the Holy Spirit
Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community
1 Still Hopes Drive
West Columbia, SC
(803) 798-5350

Sunday, December 14
4 p.m. Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church
170 St. Andrews Road
Columbia, SC

Hang The Holly

Glory To God In The Highest

Christmas At Red Bank This Sunday, Dec. 7th

It’s time again for the annual Christmas At Red Bank concert! Here’s the official press release for the event, which will be profiled in this Wednesday’s edition of Columbia Free Times and The State newspaper’s Weekend section on Friday.

Christmas At Red Bank Returns Sunday December 7th

RED BANK—For the last two years, some of the best musicians in the Columbia area have gathered together at Red Bank United Methodist Church, in the Red Bank community near Lexington, to perform a concert of traditional Christmas songs, contemporary songs of the season, and even some original holiday tunes of their own. Offerings collected at the free concerts have benefited Lexington Interfaith Community Services, an organization that helps families in need around the Lexington area.
This year’s program will be the biggest and best lineup yet, with many of the featured performers returning from the past two years and a number of notable new participants.

The lineup for this year’s concert, in alphabetical order and with any applicable band connection in parentheses (Lineup subject to change):

Mark Bryan (Hootie & the Blowfish)
Brian Conner (Villanova)
James Etheridge, Jr. (Thunder Rose)
Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion
Nicole Hagenmeyer and Leslie Branham
Danielle Howle
Bentz Kirby and May Weatherwax
Ellie Laveer
Mac Leaphart
Rob Lindsey (Friendly Confines)
Brent Lundy (Lundy)
Todd Mathis (American Gun)
Hannah Miller
Sharon Von Fange
Kenley Young

The concert is at 7:00 p.m., Sunday December 7th at Red Bank United Methodist Church, 2909 Old Barnwell Road (at the corner of Old Barnwell Road and South Lake Drive, in the heart of the Red Bank community south of Interstate 20). There is no admission charge, seating is limited and on a first-come, first-seated basis. The concert should last about two hours, with each performer playing two songs.

For more information on the individual performers, please see their Myspace profiles or websites. To sample some recordings from last year’s show, see the official Christmas At Red Bank profile on Myspace, www.myspace.com/christmasatredbank.

Hanging Of The Greens This Sunday Evening

The Advent Season is upon us, as tomorrow is the first Sunday of Advent. Red Bank UMC will be having the annual Hanging Of The Greens Service on Sunday, November 30th, also, at 6:00 p.m., hosted by the Men’s Club of the church. They’ll also be serving a meal prior to the service, beginning at 5:00 p.m., so get there early and eat.

The Hanging of the Greens is a traditional holiday season service for the church, and the men conduct the whole service, including forming an all-men choir for the evening. There will be a series of readings from scripture and stories relating to the various traditions behind the garland and other decorations that are displayed in the sanctuary during the Advent season, so come one, come all and help celebrate the beginning of our holiday celebrations.

Matthew Wilson Memorial Dinner Benefit Ride

Matthew Wilson

The Matthew Wilson Memorial Dinner Benefit Ride will be rolling into Red Bank UMC’s parking lot this Saturday, November 22nd. This motorcycle ride is a fundraiser for the annual Matthew Wilson Memorial Dinner, named after a young member of the church who passed away tragically. His parents, Mark and Wanda Wilson, started the dinner as a way of honoring their son’s memory and helping needy families with children in the Red Bank area.

Check-in for the ride starts at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, all bikes will leave at 10:30 a.m.
$25 fee includes a meal and door prizes, there will be live gospel music provided by Bentz Kirby’s Gospel Brunch Bunch in the fellowship hall after the ride, also.

All sport, cruisers, street, custom, scooters, and trikes are welcome to ride. The course will pass through Lexington and Richland counties with several stops along the way. After the ride, we’ll enjoy a meal, some music, and get a chance to hear Matthew’s story and how his spirit continues to reach out to the community through the Memorial Dinner.

For more info contact Rob Hutchings at rhutchings2@yahoo.com