Our Motto: Enter to Worship; Depart to Serve. Our Church's motto is inscribed over the doors to the sanctuary. It is our hope that everyone who passes through these doors will be inspired to greater service for the Kingdom of God. Our Church Mission Statement: Sparta UMC is a family of those who proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ and serve all God's people in our community and around the world.

About Sparta UMC...

     Located in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina, Sparta is a small but growing town surrounded by mist-shrouded peaks and woodlands, in an area renowned for its folk museums, artesans, and folk music festivals. The church has served the people of this area since the 1800s, and continues to assume a central role in the life of the community today. In addition to our missions around the world, we believe in actively reaching out to local people who are in need and suffering, through programs like our winter wood project, 'secret Santa', summer lunches, and through services provided by the Alleghany County Ministerium, a consortium of area churches joining hands to support our local communities. Members of Sparta UMC enjoy a close sense of fellowship nourished by numerous church events including youth programs, church choir, bible studies, missions groups, family nights, a monthly Fellowship Supper, and the annual Homecoming and Mountain Heritage Festival, among others.

     As a church family we are also there for each other through life's joys and sorrows, visiting our friends that are homebound, bringing meals to families in crisis, and celebrating births, graduations, and marriages. We recongise that each person has a unique voice and unique gifts to share in God's work, and seek to cherish diversity as a source of strength within our congregation. In our continuing process of growth, we strive to nurture fresh, new ideas and youthful enthusiasm as well as to heed the circumspect voices of age and experience. We believe we have a responsibility to help take care of God's Creation, and work towards being good stewards of our world by exploring and practicing more sustainable ways of living and worshipping. Because we believe in teaching  by example, we strive to fulfil these goals and expectations within ourselves first, knowing that our example may become a guide to others whose hearts and hands are joined in the same work.

     Whether you are young or old, rich or poor, a visitor or a new resident, a life-long Christian or a new seeker, we invite you to worship with us. Bring your questions and your burdens into the peace of our sanctuary and let the Lord's grace illuminate your life.  Join us in service, pray with us, and get to know us over a Mission Meal. We look forward to sharing with you our spiritual home.

To Learn More...                                                ... About us, our history, and our accomplishmentsin service to the Lord, or to learn about our current programs and projects, and how you can participate in building God's Kingdom on earth...                            ... just  follow Jesus!