We were blessed with a beautiful service celebrating the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, followed by a delicious lunch and a hopping good time at our Easter egg hunt.
It was a wonderful day of fellowship as we celebrated the hope and joy of Easter together.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Ash Wednesday service. It was a meaningful time of worship as we entered the season of Lent together in reflection, repentance, and renewal.

May this Lenten season draw us all closer to Christ and prepare our hearts for Easter.

Snow Days!  
February 2026

As the snow keeps us in, the invitation is to recognize that our homes are miniature versions of the Church, and that the Church is a miniature version of Paradise, and that Christ dwells with us and in us by the Holy Spirit, gathering us together before the Father.

Below, you can listen to a message from Michael, Jonathan Pritz's snow day sermon, and take some inspiration from the Coombs girls as they lead worship from home.

We wrapped up October with some Halloween fun right here in Newland!  We loved seeing our community come together — so many great costumes and smiles! A big thank-you to everyone who helped make the night special.

  YEE-HAW! What a Rootin’-Tootin’ Good Time at VBS!   

Our "Yee-Haw: Celebrating God's Greatest Gift" VBS was a wild success! We saddled up for an unforgettable journey  through the wild frontier, learning about the greatest truth of all—God is good!

From interactive Bible adventures to toe-tappin' music and creative crafts, our young cowboys and cowgirls discovered the incredible gift we have in Jesus.

A huge THANK YOU  to our dedicated volunteers, enthusiastic kids, and supportive parents for making this VBS a memorable one. Let's continue to celebrate God's greatest gift in our daily lives!

 Check out some snapshots from our adventure below!

The Newland Presbyterian Church Session, in conjunction with Pastor Michael, is delighted and grateful to announce that the Reverend Chip Grammer has agreed to help us take some important next steps together as a congregation.

Beginning July 1st, Pastor Chip will receive the title of Pastor Emeritus, honoring him for the many ways that he has already served and continues to serve Christ among us, even as he steps into a more defined role.  

As you have likely noticed, our congregation has grown to the point that we find ourselves at an important juncture.  Demographically speaking, we have moved from a “family sized church” of 40 to 60 people, to a “small-sized congregation” of 150 members.

What joy there is in seeing God at work, growing us in number even as the Spirit grows us to maturity in Christ!

This numerical and spiritual growth invites greater participation from our entire church family, which in turn requires more clearly defined opportunities and structures to enable the service of “the whole people of God.”

Pastor Chip, at the direction of the Session, has agreed to help us meet this moment by developing for our congregation a manual of policies and procedures which will help define more clearly how we are organized, who is responsible for what, and how to accomplish the mission God has called us to live out together.

After this administrative manual is approved by the Session, Pastor Chip will then train the Session and committee leaders on how to implement and communicate more broadly its content.

The goal of this project is to help each and every NPC member find a place to serve and participate in our larger mission of leading all people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.

In addition to this particular project, we are grateful that Pastor Chip will continue sharing in worship leadership and providing pastoral care to our church family as needs arise.

We are so fortunate that the Lord saw fit to bring Pastor Chip and Bobbie Grammer to our church family years ago. Let us give thanks that God is now inviting us to receive yet again from Chip’s expertise and experience in pastoral ministry.

Please be in prayer for Pastor Chip and for our church family as we seek to follow the Lord Jesus Christ together.  Indeed, God is good!  All the time.

Glory to God.

On Sunday, June 22nd, we'll gather for a brief prayer and communion service at NPC at 9am.

Then, we'll travel up Grandfather Mountain to McRae Meadows to join in the 100 year tradition of Singing on Grandfather from 11am-4pm.

There will be food trucks and lots of space to roam for children, Gospel Music, and the opportunity for fellowship and worship.

Many thanks to Owen and Darri Gwyn who have led the charge to keep this wonderful event in place and available to our community and the surrounding counties!

Watch the video below to learn more, or check out the website here:
https://www.singingongrandfather.com/

Johnny Cash, Billy Graham, and Bob Hope have all spoken at the Singing!

This year, Atlanta pastor Johnson Bowie will be the speaker.

And...NPC's Praise Team will be the opening group!

Let's have some fun worshiping the Lord atop the mountain this June.

We welcomed Advent with a wonderful evening that including a family supper, decorating our tree(thank you to the Cartners!), and ended our night in style singing our favorite Christmas hymns and carols . This night of celebration and anticipation of our Savior’s birth uplifts everyone with love, cheer and fellowship this season.