Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. – 12 noon, except on holidays.
Due to the many meetings and activities held in the church, the building is often open in the evenings.
Contact the church office to obtain a key fob which is required to enter the building much of the time, day or night.
919-467-4944
churchoffice@kirkofkildaire.org
In the event of an emergency or if you need a minister after office hours, call (919) 526-0569 for our Pastor on Call.
This church is blessed with staff ready to help you learn more about or become more involved in the life of the church.
Stephanie Arnold Workman is our Associate Pastor in charge of Christian Nurture and Mission and is ready to assist you with questions relating to Christian education of children and adults. She also works with the various mission and outreach programs of the Kirk. If you are looking for a place to serve or a place to learn, she is a great contact.
Larry Abernathy is our Director of Music and the Arts. With 13 singing and instrumental choirs, there is a place for everyone in the music ministry at the Kirk. Larry is happy to help find place where your musical skills can be used to God’s glory.
All of our pastors are available for short-term counseling including, personal counseling, pre-marital counseling, marriage counseling, and family counseling.
Requests should be referred to the minister desired. In case of long term counseling or situations with special needs, the ministers are able to help make referrals to meet your needs.
We are glad to have nonprofit groups use our church facilities as part of our service to the community. In some cases there is a donation requested to cover the cost of building upkeep.
All requests for its use should be directed to our Office Administrator. You may call her in the church office for an application for its use.
Seating capacities of the most frequently used church facilities are:
- Sanctuary: 600 people
- Session Room: 20 people
- Fellowship Hall: 300 people
Baptisms are preformed on a specified Sunday each month (normally the second Sunday). For more information visit our baptism page.
Please contact the church office at 919-467-4944 if you wish for your child or for yourself to be baptized.
You must be a member or child of a member of the Kirk to have a wedding performed.
You may ask a pastor of this church to officiate at a wedding.
You will want to set the wedding date as soon as possible in order to reserve the date on the church calendar and to begin the pre-marital counseling sessions.
After contacting the minister he/she will request it be listed on the calendar. Contact the church office 919-467-4944 for a copy of the full wedding policy or visit our weddings page.
Requests for the services for a funeral should be referred to the minister desired, or to the Office Administrator. Call 919-467-4944.
Also visit our funerals page.
Flowers in the Sanctuary and Narthex are provided most Sundays by various members. There is a flower chart located outside the Narthex where members may sign up for specific dates.
Our hope is that every member would not only give financially but personally to some area of the life of the church.
Our experience tells us that those who are involved have a much stronger sense of belonging.
Ministry Leaders are always glad to have people call them for information on how to be involved. Church staff are ready to help members find a place and will be glad to help you. Please let us know by contacting the church.
Also visit the pages in the main menu at the top of this website under “Get Involved.”
Church Budget Pledges: Systematic and regular giving is encouraged by the church through pledges which are payable weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually.
While the church does not attempt to designate a particular method of paying a pledge, members should understand that expenses continue from day-to-day and week-to-week, and bills must be paid.
Most pledges are made on a family basis, but the church encourages all members of the family who belong to the church, to feel a responsibility for a share in paying the pledge.
Youth are encouraged to have individual pledges as a stewardship education values. We encourage “proportional” percentage giving in which the goal is to ultimately give a tithe (10 percent). We understand this kind of giving to a Biblical guideline of how we show our gratitude to God.
For the Kirk giving is not to a budget, but is a sign of our thanks to God for God’s blessings. While Ministry Teams discuss financial needs in the fall, the church budget is not actually prepared until after the annual fall stewardship program.
After preparation, it is submitted to the Session for approval and to the congregation as information. Financial statements on pledges are emailed quarterly, not as a bill, but for your records.
Get more information on pages under the heading “Ways to Give” in our main menu.
Memorials, Endowments, Stock and Trust Funds: Inquiries should be directed to Judi Nagy our Treasurer who handles such financial items.
Every week the “Krier” email newsletter is sent to members and those who wish to receive it.
A bi-monthly “Windows on the Kirk” newsletter is emailed and can be mailed upon request.
Other mailings are also emailed or sent by post from time to time. You may request the Krier by simply contacting the church office (919-467-4944) and giving them their email address or by signing up online.
See our page “What We Believe” and scroll to the bottom of the page under “Presbyterian Church Information Resources“.