First-of-its-Kind Mars Hill Pride Eucharist to be Celebrated October 1 after Blue Ridge Pride
Following Blue Ridge Pride week and the Blue Ridge Pride Festival, we will host a Pride Eucharist (Holy Communion) on Sunday, October 1 during our 11:15 am worship. The service will follow our first Sunday of the month tradition of sharing the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.
ALL are welcome, invited and encouraged to attend.
About Guest Preacher
Rev. Kelly Dotson
Please join us in welcoming our guest preacher for our Pride Worship & Eucharist — Rev. Kelly Dotson, Kelly is serving an appointment at Wellspring Congregation in Asheville, an affirming, accepting and Reconciling church. She has served that team since July 2022 after being ordained an elder in full connection in the Western North Carolina Conference. Kelly has been pastoring churches in WNC since 2014, serving churches in Canton, Otto, Franklin, Morganton and Nebo. The longing of Kelly's heart is to share the good news of God's love with those who have been exiled from the church and to work towards bringing God's Kingdom to "earth as it is in heaven." It is a dream come true for her to join the staff of Wellspring Congregation. Kelly is affectionately known as preacher woman, Pastor Kelly and PK. Kelly resides in Franklin with her partner, Shannon, and they share four adult children between them as well as four cats.
Mars Hill United Methodist Church welcomes every child of God without exception.
We welcome and celebrate into the full fellowship persons of every race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, culture, nationality, creed, faith, mental illness and physical disability, addiction, marital status, or family make-up.We welcome the full participation of all persons in every phase of church life.