Faith briefs

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The Original Gospel Express sings tonight in a fellowship fundraiser at Christian Outreach International on West Horah Street.

Jan Huntley will be installed as Pastor of Discipleship and Outreach at St. John's at the 11 a.m. service on Sunday.

Tonight, beginning at 6 p.m., Christian Outreach International, 722 W. Horah St., hosts a power fellowship fundraiser for the overseas mission fund.

Featured performers are the Original Gospel Express, with special guests The Anointed Voices.

Concordia Lutheran

New members of the Home Communion Team will be commissioned Sunday at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. worship services at Concordia Lutheran Church.

These eight people have been trained to share the sacrament of holy communion along with prayer and scripture with homebound members.

After holy communion is celebrated at Concordia, the Home Communion Team will then bring worship and the spirit of congregational community to those who are unable to attend church.

This is an extension of the pastoral ministry offered by Rev. Ken Reed and Rev. Larry Bost.

Concordia Lutheran Church is located at the corner of Hwy. 152 West and Concordia Church Road in China Grove.

New St. John’s pastor

Pastor Jan Huntley will be installed as pastor of discipleship and outreach in a service of unity worship and installation on Sunday at 11 a.m. in the main sanctuary of St. John’s Lutheran Church.

A reception will follow in the fellowship hall.

Huntley graduated from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, S.C. in 2009, and has been serving as part-time chaplain for Lutheran Services for the Aging in Winston-Salem.

She is married to Harvey Huntley, who currently serves as the Region 9 Coordinator for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

St John’s is located at 200

W. Innes Street. The service can also be heard on WSTP AM Channel 1490.

New Zion Baptist

The New Zion Missionary Baptist Church will observe its annual Women’s Day on Sunday.

The morning speaker will be the Rev. Nadine Hudson, associate pastor of New Zion Missionary Baptist Church.

Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. there will be special singing. Musical guests are The Community Choir of Salisbury and The Anointed Voices of Harrisburg.

The Rev. Paul Jones Sr. is pastor. New Zion Missionary Baptist is located on Dunns Mountain Road.

Mitchel Jon sings

Mitchel Jon, recording artist and songwriter, will be singing and sharing his testimony at two Rowan County churches Sunday.

He will appear at North Kannapolis Baptist Church, 312 Locust Street, Kannapolis, during the 10:45 a.m. worship service.

At 6 p.m., he will bring his music to Community Baptist Church, located at 18 Carolina Street in Salisbury. Call 704-636-0984 for more details.

Coming from a small North Dakota town to the music capitol of Nashville, he has a diverse range of musical influences and life experiences that make up his unique style.

He has shared the stage with music legends such as George Jones, Lee Greenwood, The Oak Ridge Boys, and Ricky Scaggs.

Oak Grove Baptist

The missionaries of Oak Grove Baptist Church will be observing their anniversary Sunday beginning at 3 p.m.

Guest speaker will be evangelist Cathy Marlin, associate pastor of Fairview Heights Baptist Church.

The Rev. James I. Smith is host pastor.

Oak Grove is located at 1205 South Main Street in China Grove.

Shady Grove Baptist

The ushers of Shady Grove Baptist Church will be celebrating their anniversary on Sunday at 3 p.m.

Guest speaker will be the Rev. Kevin Little, pastor of New City House of Praise in Mooresville.

Shady Grove Baptist Church is located at 220 Shady Grove Church Road in Mt. Ulla.

Boyden Quarters

Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Boyden Quarters, will have an installation service for their new pastor, Corey Barr, on Sunday at 5 p.m.

The church is located at 1765 White Road in Mt. Ulla.

Gloria Dei

The men of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church will provide breakfast for the congregation on Sunday at 8 a.m.

The program will be led by Mohamed Ahmed, the owner of Zaki’s restaurant. He will speak about his faith, the teachings of Islam and his hopes for better interfaith relationships in our country and in the world. The public is invited.

Gloria Dei is located at 1908 Statesville Boulevard.

For questions, call 704-636-8354.

UMA revival

The United Ministerial Alliance will sponsor its annual revival Monday through Friday. Services begin at 7:30 p.m.

The revival will be held at Hall’s Chapel Primitive Baptist Church, 611 E. Monroe St.

The keynote speaker will be the Rev. Patrick Jones, associate of New Zion Baptist Church, Dunns Mountain Road, where his father, the Rev. Paul Jones is the pastor.

The Rev. Richard Johnson is the pastor of Hall’s Chapel.

New Bethel VBS

Mocksville

— New Bethel Baptist Church will conduct vacation Bible school from 6-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

The theme is ”Hero Headquarters.“ The focus will be on amazing Bible heroes.

There will be daily lessons, games, crafts and refreshments.

The church is located at 3727 Hwy. 601 S., Mocksville. The Rev. William Cowan is host pastor.

Transportation will be provided upon request. Call the church at 336-284-2990 or 704- 431-9549.

St. Mark’s arts camp

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 5202 Mooresville Road, is sponsoring an arts camp July 14-16, from 1-4 p.m. daily.

All children through 12th grade are invited to attend.

On July 18, participants will share their work with the congregation during the morning worship service.

Mayberry Revisited

”Mayberry Revisited: The Gospel According to Andy“ comes to Salisbury’s First Baptist Church on Wednesday.

Dinner, a trivia contest and viewing of the episode takes place in the FMC multi-purpose room at 220 N. Fulton Street.

At 6:15 p.m. there will be a trivia contest with Howard Sprague (aka Jeff Branch). Branch will also be bringing the Mayberry sheriff’s car to display outside the FMC.

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At 6:30 p.m. see the episode ”McBeeVee Spotted!“

Call the church office at 704-633-0431 to make reservations for the 5:30 p.m. supper.

Vacation Bible School

Dorsett Chapel United Church of Christ, 1280 Hollywood Dr., will host vacation Bible school July 19 - 22, from 5:45 p.m. - 8 p.m.

There will be Bible lessons, games, arts and crafts, food and fellowship.

For more information, call 704-637-6759.