July 18, 2008

Mt. Pelier Presbyterian Church, Rowland, is sponsoring the 2008 Baby Contest and plate sale on July 19.

Many groups and choirs will also be featured.

The church is at 4389 N.C. 130 West.

“An Overcoming Family,” a presentation by the Prospect UMC Post High will be July 20 and 27 and Aug. 3 at Prospect United Methodist Church. The services will start at 7 p.m.

A Ten Commandments Service is July 20 at 4 p.m. at McCormick Chapel Church, 215 Main Street, Lumberton.

There will be various speakers who will talk about each of the commandments. The First Baptist Church Men’s Choir will sing during the service.

The United Order of Salem, Hope of Fairmont No. 170, will have its annual Thanksgiving service on July 20 at 5 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Fairmont. The Rev. Ruby Lennon will be the speaker.

Mill Branch Baptist Church will host Holy Convocation services at 7 p.m. on July 22-23. Dr. T.R. Murray and the choir of First Baptist Church, Lumberton, and First Baptist Church, Fairmont, will be special guests on July 22.

Dr. Shedrick Byrd and the choir from Sandy Grove Baptist Church, Lumberton, and Ebenezar Baptist Church, Marietta, will be the guests on July 23.

New Jerusalem Holiness Church will have a three-night Bible study in the book of Romans on July 23-25. The Bible study will begin at 7:30 each evening, and will be led by the Rev. Mike Cummings.

The church is in the Red Springs area.

Saint James AME Zion Church, 116 West Brown Ave., Red Springs will have Victory services July 24-25 at 7 p.m.

Elderess Pamela McDonald of Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church will be Thursday night’s speaker. Dr. David Patterson of Southern Grove Baptist Church, Rowland will be the guest speaker on Friday.

Other guests will include God’s Sons of South Carolina, Blessed Foundations of St. Pauls, Michelle Clark Ministries and area choirs.

On July 26 the church’s Youth Department will sponsor a mime ministry concert. The Spiritual Messengers of Franklin Chapel AME Zion Church, Laurinburg, and The Mind Changers of St. John AME Zion Church, Fayetteville, will participate in the program.

The church’s 140th Homecoming Celebration will be Aug. 10, beginning with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., followed by the worship service at 11.

The North Carolina Conference Lay Organization will meet at 10 a.m. on July 26 at Mt. Calvary AME Church, Navassa.

Plans for the annual lay picnic and report from the 2008 General Conference will be discussed.

For information, call (910)371-3281 or (910)602-3922.

Beauty Spot United Methodist Church will present a workshop on the Senior Health Insurance Program on Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. The workshop is sponsored by the Older Adult Ministry, and will be conducted by the N.C. Department of Insurance.

Information on Medicare, Medicare supplements, prescription plans and long-term care insurance will be covered. A professional aide will be available for persons needing assistance. Help will be offered on how to recognize billing errors and how to prevent fraud and abuse.

Everyone is invited to this meeting which will be in the church’s fellowship building. The meeting will last no more than two hours. The church is at 273 Beauty Spot Church Road, in the Purvis/Elrod community of Rowland.



BLOOD DRIVE

An honorary blood drive for Debra Sue Lawson O’Tuel will be Aug. 10 from 2:30 to 7 p.m. at Orrum Baptist Church.

She is the daughter of J. Roscoe Lawsn of Orrum and the sister of Gayle Wilkes. She is battling cancer. Call 628-9416 to schedule your appointment.

FOOD MINISTRY

New Jerusalem Christian Center will have its food ministry July 19 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Recipients are asked to bring EBT cards and identification. For information, call 608-0053.

MUSIC

Ebenezer Baptist Church, Marietta, will host the Big Six Male Choruses of Robeson County on July 19 at 7 p.m.

This program will feature male choirs from Star of Bethlehem, Oak Grove, Hilly Branch, Greenville, Turner Station AME and Ebenezer.

The church is at 2338 Marietta Road.

Kingdom Place will host Rod Propes in concert July 20 during celebration worship services at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.

Everyone is invited as the church celebrates freedom in Christ this month.

Delano Townsend will be celebrating 30 years of music ministry in a program on July 20 at 4 p.m. at Minter’s Chapel First Born Church of the Living God in Boardman.

Newgate Community Church will host a free concert featuring The Glorymen on July 20 at 7 p.m. A love offering will be received. The church is at 3990 Fayetteville Road, Lumberton.

The North Carolina Conference Lay Organization will meet at 10 a.m. on July 26 at Mt. Calvary AME Church, Navassa.

Plans for the annual lay picnic and report from the 2008 General Conference will be discussed.

For information, call (910)371-3281 or (910)602-3922.

The Oxendines and Lee “Mr. Lumbee” Oxendine will be in concert July 27 at Branch Street United Methodist Church, Case Street, Lumberton.

The concert will start at 6 p.m. The Rev. Sylvia Collins-Ball is the pastor.

Everyone is welcome.

Revivals

Mount Olive Pentecostal Holiness church will begin revival on July 20 at 11 am. Guest minister for the services is Brother Jason Chandler from Pembroke.

Nightly service times are set for Sunday night at 6 and Monday through Wednesday at 7:15. The church is at 610 Normal Street in Pembroke. For information, call the church office at 910-521-3535.

HOMECOMING

New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Rex, will be observing its 107th Homecoming anniversary with services on July 24-25 at 7 p.m. and July 27 at 9:45, 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

The Rev. Jack Williams from New Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, Fayetteville will be the speaker on July 24. The Rev. William Evans from Upper Room Missionary Baptist Church, Fayetteville, will be the speaker on July 25.

Dr. Harry Ghee, pastor, will speak in the 11 a.m. service on July 27, and the Rev. Aaron Johnson, interim pastor at Second New Light Baptist Church, St. Pauls, will speak in the 3:30 service.

YOUTH

A youth rally will be July 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Benson Chapel Baptist Church. The theme will be “Lift Your Hands to Jesus.”

Adrian Hammonds will be the speaker, and featured groups will be: the Benson Chapel drama team, New Point Youth Choir, Northside Choir, Pleasant Grove drama team and the Tabernacle Baptist drama team.

Everyone is invited.

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Antioch Baptist Church, Proctorville, will observe Youth Day on July 27. Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m. and worship at 11.

Tamara Cooper, a sophomore at Fayetteville State University, will be the speaker.

Tamara is the daughter of Brenda McRae and Michael Cooper of Lumberton.

Everyone is invited to worship with the congregation. Dr. Lawrence M. Dowdy is the pastor.

Turner Station AME Church’s youth will celebrate Youth Day and Choir anniversary on July 27. Church school starts at 9:45 a.m. and worship at 11. Minister Charles Dixon will be the guest speaker. Lunch will be served after the worship service.

The choir anniversary program will begin at 4 p.m.

CONFERENCES

A “Save Our Youth” event, a conference for adults and children at St. John AME Church, Fairmont, will be July 23-25 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Topics of discussion will include: school dropouts, criminals, gangs, disrespect for authority, ways to stop the trend of destruction, what the Bible teaches and adults’ responsibilities toward youth.

St. John is at 700 Leesville Road. The Rev. Eugene Sturdivant is the pastor.

ANNIVERSARIES

The deacons and trustees of Pentecostal United Holy Church will celebrate their anniversary on July 20 at 5 p.m. Bishop Harry Lee and the choir of Faith Chapel Church of God in Christ, Rowland, will be the guests.

The church’s ushers will celebrate their 37th anniversary on July 27 at 4 p.m. Minister Sharon Butler will be the guest speaker, and music will be presented by guest choirs.

The church is at 2300 Gavintown Road, Lumberton.

PASTOR’S AIDE

The Pastor’s Aide Committee at Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Fairmont, will sponsor a car wash, yard sale and plate sale on July 26 at the church.

The car wash will begin at 8 a.m., and the plate sale starts at 10. Fried and barbecued chicken plates will be available for a donation of $5 each. Hot dogs will also be available for $1 each.

The church is at 2060 Turkey Branch Road.

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