All hands on deck for a clean up of our beautiful campus. Bring garden tools and work gloves and be ready to trim, chop clear on the outside and scrub, shine and clean on the inside. Coffee and doughnuts at 8:30 and we'll finish up at noon. Many ...
Mark your calendars for a confirmation retreat on Saturday, October 7, in the Charlotte area. The retreat, for youth and adults seeking confirmation, will reflect on the commitments made in our baptismal covenant and prepare participants to reaff...
The Bible As It Is scheduled to resume on Sunday, October 8 th has been postponed to Sunday, October 15th after the 8am service in Van Every 207 with Neil Coghill and Tom Cooper beginning a six-week conversation about prayer entitled, “The...
Choral Evensong on Sunday, September 17 at 5:00: A new season of Third Sunday Choral Evensong resumes on September 17. All are invited to attend this service, which lasts about 45 minutes. Marked by moments of music, prayer, and silence, this s...
Be inspired by the adventurous women of Holy Comforter and other Charlotte parishes who walk the Camino this fall. Kathy Trotter, Georganna Moore, Leslie Perlik, Sally Johnston and others will share their tales of the joys and hardships, blessi...
Thank You, Thank You!!! An update on the Holy Comforter May campaign to support Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays (LFFT): In May, we set a lofty goal of raising $100,000 over a 3-year period in order to “do our part” and help kick off the ...
Sissy Poland, Beth Hardin and Brad Patterson attended a Roof Above event at The Rise on Clanton. While the event was an interview of Bruce McIntyre (retired businessman and volunteer for Urban Ministry and now Roof Above) about his memoir “Ther...
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
If you have been on campus over the past few weeks, you've undoubtedly noticed a significant amount of work being done on both the exterior and interior of our buildings. The brick, mortar, stone and pre-cast cement on both buildings and the c...
Ed Pickup grew up in Charlotte on Beverly Drive, across from Christ Church. After graduating from Myers Park High School, he received Bachelor of Arts (1974) and Juris Doctor (1976) degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chape...
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...
Would you like to work with youth or children at a vibrant Episcopal church, living into the joyful faith that 'love grows here'? We are looking for two part time staff members, a Youth Minister and a Children's Minister, to draw alongside the yo...
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 ...
Tina Postel, CEO of Loaves & Fishes /Friendship Trays (LFFT), noted that LFFT has launched a capital campaign to refurbish a warehouse near Beatties Ford Road & I-85 to better serve our neighbors who live in food-insecure areas of Charlotte. The...
“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...
Please save the dates for our first post-COVID women’s retreat at this fall! We are in the planning stages and would like some help. If you are interested, please contact Carla Hanzal or Jennifer Everhart.
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...
Blessings Gratitude Generosity circle group meeting. We exist to further our understanding of stewardship - how to care for the blessings that God has granted us, to grow in gratitude, and to have a generous spirit in sharing our gifts. Contact T...
First Tuesday Dinner - each first Tuesday of the month, 6:00-7:30 pm at a private home. 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, a healthy dinner...
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.