Next Gathering: Feb 14 – Source Church, 318 Budleigh Street, Manteo
News & Concerns......
NEW DEVELOPMENT
NEWS and CONCERNS:
NEW YEAR, SAME GOD
REMEMBER WE HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE… Emmaus of the Albemarle
Please check this often; it will give updates if a gathering host church has to be updated.
We have completed six walks since COVID, and lives were changed for pilgrims and team members. We are now in a new year and still have work to do for the Kingdom of God.
We know the story in Luke of two disciples who were going along the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus. An unknown person joined them and explained the Scriptures as they walked. As the stranger took bread, blessed it, broke it, and shared it, their eyes were opened and they recognized the risen Christ. They rushed back to Jerusalem to share the good news with others.
I believe Christ was giving us an example of how to share the good news with our brothers and sisters today (Luke 24:13–35).
The Walk to Emmaus forever changed their lives, and I know it changed mine and yours forever. I see Jesus in places I could never imagine before, on that dusty road called life.
The Walk to Emmaus cannot continue without our commitment to our Lord and Savior—to sponsor, to serve on team, and to pray—so He can change the world. He doesn’t want one soul left behind. Remember your cross. HE IS COUNTING ON YOU!
Please consider giving a gift that can change the trajectory of someone’s life—and someone through them. It’s a chain reaction. The chain reaction cannot happen without God working through us in this ministry. Remember your cross—HE IS COUNTING ON YOU!
The theme of Emmaus is grace—how that grace comes alive in the Christian community and how it expresses itself in the world can sometimes be a challenge. The community of Emmaus is a way we can change the world. Have you heard that before?
Decolores
Ann Twiddy AE 22
Walk: Amazing Grace
Table of Praise
Riverside UMC
Elizabeth City, N.C.
From Your Community...
Emmaus lifts up a way for our grace-filled lives to be lived and shared with others. Please join me this year to be present with Christ at our gatherings and give the gift of sponsoring someone to hopefully see Christ as maybe they have not seen before. Help grow our community so we will have to put pilgrims on a waiting list for the next walk.
“Build it and they will come.”
The next men’s walk is March 19–22, but only if we have enough pilgrims. I am confident that if we have pilgrims, we will have a team to carry on the weekend. The board will be meeting on February 3 to decide if we will go forward with the walk.
Please pray and send in some applications for pilgrims and teams. I hate to keep reminding you, but… HE IS COUNTING ON YOU.
Upcoming Events
UPCOMING WALK: EA 135
Men’s Walk: March 19–22, 2026
Eastern 4H Center, Columbia, N.C.
Mark your calendars, pray, and submit your applications soon!
We’re preparing for the upcoming Men’s Walk in March. To make EA 135 a reality, we need committed Team members and Pilgrims. Please note:
Team applications are due as soon as possible.
Begin praying about men you might sponsor.
Print and submit applications as soon as possible.
The Lay Director hopes to confirm team and pilgrims soon.
2026 GATHERING LOCATIONS
February 14 – Source Church, Manteo – 318 Budleigh Street, Manteo, N.C.
March 21 – Candlelight – 4-H Center – 100 N. Clover Way, Columbia, N.C.
April 11 – Kitty Hawk UMC, DOD – 803 W. Kitty Hawk Rd., Kitty Hawk, N.C.
May 9 – Kitty Hawk Baptist – 3946 N. Croatan Highway, Kitty Hawk, N.C.
June 13 – To be announced
July 11 – To be announced
August 8 – To be announced
September 12 – Bethany, Wanchese – 101 Old Wharf Road, Wanchese, N.C.
October 17 – Candlelight
November 14 – DOD, to be announced
December – No gathering
