The "Back to School" season looks much different this year. The legitimate concerns and uncertainties surrounding the pandemic and its potential affects on the classroom have been felt by parents, teachers and students alike. With the spike in COVID-19 cases, the prospect of a normal school year is fading fast. That's why we would like to step in and take away at least a small amount of stress from families who are struggling to buy new school supplies this year. Whether their children will be attending school virtually or in person, our hope is that these new supplies will bring some much needed excitement and joy to the students regarding the start of the new school year.

We will be collecting donations that are mostly focused on elementary/middle school students' needs over the next week and then distributing them (in accordance with social distancing protocols) in the Hampton Park Bandstand on Wednesday,  August 12th from 5-7pm. 

Donations needed:

• Crayola crayons
• Glue sticks
• Pencil boxes or fabric pencil holders
• Soft handle scissors
• Elmers glue
• Marble notebooks
• Headphones or earbuds with a straight plug (iClever HS15 Kids Headphones are ideal)
• Ticonderoga #2 pencils
• Pink erasers
• Paper

How to Donate:

• Drop off the supplies at 106A Charlesfort Aly from Tuesday, August 4th - Tuesday, August 11th. There will a donation bin on the porch, which will be checked throughout the day. If you are donating electronics, please let us know the time you plan to drop off the donations so that someone will be there to receive them (you can send an email to hello@uptownchs.org). If you are a teacher who is dropping off a donation, we will also have a box next to the donation bin with an appreciation gift for you :-)
• You can also donate by giving online. Just click the link below and choose "School Supply Donations"

​Why do we need community? Because living in a community of believers challenges us to be more like Jesus. It is in the context of relationships that we are given the opportunity to be refined as followers of Christ and experience a joy that is compelling to the world.

Our public worship service is on the campus of the Citadel next to Hampton Park. Come hang out with us on a Sunday morning and we’d love to help you get connected to a community that will encourage you in your pursuit of Christ.

​If you’ve been at Uptown for any amount of time, you have probably noticed a pattern. Week to week there isn’t much guessing about what either Chris or I will be preaching the following Sunday. We don’t keep anyone in the dark in an attempt to be novel, creative, or shocking; in fact, we do our best to do just the opposite. So, if you’re wondering what next week’s sermon will cover, just read a little bit further on the page you read this week. But why do it that way?

Preaching through the Bible verse-by-verse, chapter-by-chapter exposes you to a variety of Scripture. There are parts of God’s Word that, otherwise, it’s unlikely you would ever read. Later this year we’ll spend the two Sundays before Advent in 2-3 John. How many people are familiar with these tiny books? Yet, most of us return to the Gospel penned by the same author year after year. It’s easy to do this with a topical approach to sermon series, too. We prefer to (mis)use a small number of passages and verses with which we’re familiar, rather than allowing the entire testimony of Scripture speak into our lives. It’s good for our souls to be searched by all of God’s Word.