7 p.m. service followed by Overnight Prayer Watch featuring a candlelit garden of repose filled with plants. We ask for the overnight loan of your potted plants to help create the garden ! Bring them to Henry Hall on Wednesday the 27th or in the...
12:15 pm Good Friday Liturgy. All are welcome at this somber service that recalls Jesus' last moments. The service will include the Holy Comforter Choir.
7:30 p.m. starting in the Van Every Courtyard. The service dating to the Fourth Century begins in the Van Every Courtyard in darkness with the lighting of the new fire, from which we light the Paschal Candle. With the announcement that the Lord i...
Celebrate Christ's glorious resurrection at multiple services. We'll have 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Holy Eucharists (both with choir); Bring flowers and help us flower the cross! La Misa (Spanish service) at 1 p.m. Easter egg hunts will follow the 9 a...
First Tuesday Dinner - each first Tuesday of the month 6:00-7:30 pm Books+Beverages is a dinner-and-dialog group of people in their twenties, supported by a few older adults. Each first Tuesday of the month, we share a healthy dinner in the L...
Palm Sunday - March 24 The service begins with the triumphal entry into Jerusalem and ends in the dramatic reading of Christ’s Passion. Maundy Thursday – March 28 7 p.m. service followed by Overnight Prayer Watch featuring a candlelit...
This last weekend I joined over 30 other women from Holy Comforter on our Women’s Retreat in Valle Crucis. It was a wonderful two days of socializing, prayer, reflection, fun, hiking, and good food. It was refreshing for the soul! We were led i...
Hi my name is Kimberly Rockas. I am so excited to be Holy Comforter's new Children’s Minister. I have been attending Holy Comforter since 2013. My husband and I had the blessing of our marriage in 2014, and our daughter, Ava, was baptized ...
The Gifts of Near-Death Experiences: You Don’t Have to Die to Experience Your True Home, Dennis Linn, Sheila Fabricant Linn, Matthew Linn (led by Mary Ann Archer) What is the universe made of? According to people who have had a near-death ...
Roof Above Lunch Needs Hello, Holy Comforter parishioners! We will again be supporting Roof Above's critical work with our neighbors this winter season by providing 200 lunches on the first and third Saturdays of each month through at least Ma...
Sign up for Diocesan-wide Confirmation for Youth!
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Youth classes: Mondays, March 4-25, 7-8:30 p.m., via Zoom The diocesan youth missioners are offering a four-week online confirmation preparation program. The curriculum has ...
It is not too late to register for the parish retreat! The parish retreat is coming up April 19-21 at Montreat and we want you to join us! The retreat is a fun weekend in the mountains full of fellowship, spiritual reflection, and relaxation. ...
Community Dinners are held every Wednesday evening from 5:45-6:45 pm in Henry Hall. We welcome parishioners and guests to enjoy a meal and engage in lively conversation at the table. $5 donation suggested. For more information and to volunteer, ...
From Gingerbread House Construction to the Summer Reading Party, click the link below to find out what Darrow-Owens offers that might interest you.
D-O 2023-24 brochure
Taste something you love at one of our dinners or lunches? Here's where we'll link to our most requested recipes.
Main Courses
Poppy Chicken
Dump-and-Bake Tuscan Chicken Pasta
Irish Stew
Chili's Chicken Ench...
The Verger ministry was brought to Holy Comforter by Jim Webb in 2003. Most parishioners had never heard of Vergers and didn’t particularly know how to understand the change. As we all know, Episcopalians are slow to accept change. But did you ...
“Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10 If you have a gift for organizing events, we need YOU! We are looking for parishione...
Mecklenburg County has recently introduced “Enhanced Recycling” at its four Full-Service Centers, recycling additional items that are not allowed in traditional Curbside Recycling Containers. These include:
White Rigid Foam (must be cl...
This day program provides young adults with the resources they need to become self-sufficient and learn skills they need to move on with their lives. Their new facility offers GED classes, as well as classes in computer skills, budgeting, and job...
7 p.m. service followed by Overnight Prayer Watch featuring a candlelit garden of repose filled with plants. We ask for the overnight loan of your potted plants to help create the garden ! Bring them to Henry Hall on Wednesday the 27th or in the...
12:15 pm Good Friday Liturgy. All are welcome at this somber service that recalls Jesus' last moments. The service will include the Holy Comforter Choir.
7:30 p.m. starting in the Van Every Courtyard. The service dating to the Fourth Century begins in the Van Every Courtyard in darkness with the lighting of the new fire, from which we light the Paschal Candle. With the announcement that the Lord i...
Celebrate Christ's glorious resurrection at multiple services. We'll have 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Holy Eucharists (both with choir); Bring flowers and help us flower the cross! La Misa (Spanish service) at 1 p.m. Easter egg hunts will follow the 9 a...
Celebrate Christ's glorious resurrection at multiple services. We'll have 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Holy Eucharists (both with choir); Bring flowers and help us flower the cross! La Misa (Spanish service) at 1 p.m. Easter egg hunts will follow the 9 a...
Celebrate Christ's glorious resurrection at multiple services. We'll have 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Holy Eucharists (both with choir); Bring flowers and help us flower the cross! La Misa (Spanish service) at 1 p.m. Easter egg hunts will follow the 9 a...
Our goal at Holy Comforter is to make our worship simple and holy, lively and engaging. We invite you to join us, wherever you may be along your own journey of faith.
Summer Sunday Morning Worship
8 a.m. English Service (simulcast on our website and Facebook page.)
10 a.m. English Service (simulcast on our website and Facebook page.)
11:15 a.m. Coffee Hour
11:30 a.m. Christian Formation for Children & Adults
If you are looking for a church to call your own, we hope you will consider us! At the root of all we do is our desire to build a community where Christ’s love is known and shared by supporting each other, serving our neighbors and sharing our abundant gifts. We hope what you see here will inspire you to visit.
We’re known around the city and our diocese for the warm welcome we extend to everyone.
Our goal at Holy Comforter is to make our worship simple and holy, lively and engaging. We invite you to join us, wherever you may be along your own journey of faith. Our Sunday Morning Worship:
8 a.m. English Service
10 a.m. English Service (simulcast on our website and Facebook page.)
11:15 a.m. Coffee Hour
11:30 a.m. Christian Formation for Children & Adults
Whether you attend church often or have not been in quite some time, whether you are new to Holy Comforter or new to the faith, whether you come with doubts and questions or with certainty and conviction, we are glad that you are here... and we are eager to help you find what you are seeking!
There are myriad ways to get connected at Holy Comforter, from participating in Christian Formation classes and our worship to setting up Coffee Hour or getting involved in Outreach. Visit our Circle Groups page to learn about some of them.
Holy Comforter is proud of our groundbreaking Hispanic Ministries programs. We take a three-pronged approach to serving the educational, spiritual and day-to-day needs of our area Hispanic population by offering English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes, a La Misa Sunday afternoon service, and a dual language preschool.
Many of the most frequent questions we receive center around life changes such as baptisms, weddings and funerals and how the church can be present for you during these times. We hope this quick reference answers your initial questions.
When you recognize your blessings, gratitude naturally follows; and generosity becomes an outward expression of your gratitude. There are many ways to be generous with a gift to further the mission and ministries of Holy Comforter.
Want to donate online? You may make a gift at any time using our PayPal link. Please note that when you pay by text or online, Holy Comforter pays fees that amount to roughly 3% of the amount you give. You may choose to cover those fees by adding 3% to your donation.
Your annual pledge goes to fund the operating budget of the church which makes it possible to share God’s love through our many ministries. Giving is an act of generosity that multiplies God’s love in the world. When you recognize your blessings, gratitude naturally follows. And generosity becomes an outward expression of your gratitude.
The Holy Comforter Foundation is charged with granting money to further the mission and ministry of the church, outside the annual operating budget, and separate from capital campaigns. Currently the Foundation manages two funds - the Mission and Ministry Fund and the Building and Grounds Fund.
At Holy Comforter, we are blessed to be stewards of a legacy that we inherited from generations before us, and we have an opportunity to continue that legacy for generations to come. Even small planned gifts can make a big difference in the lives of our parishioners and community.
“The great use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts it.” Henry James
Capital campaigns are conducted every few years to fund major and long-term expenses and capital investments in the church. Our most recent capital campaign, Making Room for the Spirit, was completed in 2018 and successfully raised over $1.2 million to renovate the Atkinson building, reduce debt, purchase the property next door at 2729 Park Road, and conduct strategic site planning for the future.