Lent & Easter

at Myers Park Presbyterian Church

Lenten Worship Series

The Plot Thickens

This Lent, we move slowly and deliberately through the final plot points of Jesus’s life as told in John’s Gospel. We’ll linger with the stories of love, fear, power, and betrayal that lead us to Easter.

Each week invites us deeper into a story from Holy Week, making space for texts we often skim past and emotions we often avoid. Along the way, we are asked to notice where these moments echo our own experiences of loss, uncertainty, and transformation.

Lent Schedule

March 15

50 Years of Crisis Assistance

11 a.m. | A105/106

Join Carol Hardison, Executive Director of Crisis Assistance Ministry, to honor their 50 years at work in Charlotte.

March 27

Volunteer with Crisis Assistance

1-3 p.m. | 500-A Spratt St.

Volunteer in the Free Store, which provides families in our community with essentials free-of-charge.

March 29

Palm Sunday

10 a.m. | Sanctuary & Oxford Hall

Celebrate Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem.

April 2

Maundy Thursday

7 p.m. | Sanctuary

Gather around the Table as we reflect on and experience the hospitality of Jesus through the Last Supper with his disciples.

April 3

Good Friday

7 p.m. | Oxford Hall

Gather in solemn worship as we remember the suffering and death of Jesus.

April 5

Easter Sunday

7, 9, & 11 a.m | Sanctuary & Oxford Hall

Christ is Risen! Hallelujah! Join us in person and online to celebrate our risen Lord.

Easter Sunday | April 5

Christ is Risen! Hallelujah! Join us in person and online to celebrate our risen Lord.

7 a.m. | Outdoor Sunrise Service

9 a.m. | Worship in the Sanctuary & Oxford Hall

11 a.m. | Worship in the Sanctuary & Oxford Hall

Easter Cross

Bring flowers from home to adorn our Easter Cross, located in the Circle Drive.

Easter Flowers

Lilies will be available to purchase to decorate our worship spaces for Easter. You may pick them up after the 11 a.m. service.

Lenten Practices

If you feel stirred to dive deeper into this season, consider one of these Lenten practices:

Small Groups

Various Times & Locations

Connect and engage in community through small group fellowship as we encounter readings from scripture and questions from the Thread Project.

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Thread Project

At your own pace

Use this Lenten booklet for personal reflection, pairing each week’s scripture with a Thread Project prompt and prayer. If you’re already part of the Thread Project, these are the same questions you receive by email.

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Morning Prayer

Weekdays | 8 a.m. | Online

Join us online for a brief prayer service grounding us in faith for the day ahead. Drop in anytime or take it on as a daily practice for Lent.

Join via Zoom

Daily Devotions

Weekdays | 6 a.m. | Your Inbox

As a Lenten practice during this season, receive devotions from the clergy that reflect on the scriptures surrounding the upcoming Sunday’s sermon text.

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Lenten Matching Gift

This Lent, we invite you to support Crisis Assistance Ministry and help meet urgent housing needs through a $150,000 matching gift challenge. We are highlighting the work of Crisis Assistance Ministry as they honor their 50th anniversary. This partnership has long helped individuals and families navigate moments of crisis with an eye toward stability.

The need for emergency assistance has increased sharply, as rising rent and housing costs have driven a 37 percent increase in eviction filings in just the past year, placing 13,000 families at risk. For many households, a single disruption such as a medical bill, a family change, or lost income can put housing in jeopardy. While many factors shape the health of a family and community, stable housing remains foundational.

During Lent, every dollar you give to the dedicated offering will be matched—up to $150,000—through the generosity of the Mulliss Foundation, doubling the impact of your gift. By giving, you help provide direct assistance with rent and utilities so families can remain housed during moments of crisis. Make your dedicated offering gift in the collection plate or online between February 15 and April 7 to have your gift matched.

This matching opportunity will not apply to scheduled pledge payments made during Lent.

Contributions must be made payable to MPPC to be counted in the match.

Matched Giving Begins Wednesday, February 18

The Mulliss Foundation

This $150,000 Lenten matching gift is made possible through an extraordinary legacy left by longtime church members William and Betty Mulliss. Their love for Myers Park Presbyterian Church and its mission continues to shape our ministry in profound ways.

William and Betty established the William F. and Betty G. Mulliss Foundation to support work that reflects their deep faith and commitment to preventing and alleviating human suffering. Through this foundation, their generosity has enabled Myers Park Presbyterian Church to respond faithfully to needs within our community and beyond.

Since the first gift was received in 2019, the Mulliss Foundation has provided more than $2.2 million to MPPC. Through their testamentary gift, William and Betty ensured that their values, faith, and love for this congregation would continue to bear fruit long after their lifetimes, strengthening ministry today and sustaining it for generations to come.

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Crisis Assistance Ministry provides expertise in poverty, eviction prevention, financial security, family and child stability, and economic mobility.

Their work is informed by the lived experiences of neighbors earning low wages and confronting complex, systemic barriers to financial stability.

50% of households

are cost burdened, spending more than 30% of their income on housing. ✦

125 families

seek help from Crisis Assistance Ministry every single day. ✦

37% jump

in eviction filings in 2025 vs 2024. ✦

2,333 people

in Mecklenburg County are experiencing homelessness. ✦

Lent Small Groups

We're organizing small groups for the 2026 Lenten season and will post options below when they're available. Interested in hosting a group? Contact John Magnuson.

Groups will begin the week of February 22.