Faith briefs

The congregation of John Calvin Presbyterian Church unanimously approved the recommendation of the pastor nominating committee on Sunday, July 11, to select Kellie Jo-Anne Browne as the church’s pastor.

She will preach and be received by Salem Presbytery on Saturday, July 17, at the First Presbyterian Church in Mocksville. She will be ordained and installed as the church’s eleventh pastor by a Commission of Presbytery on Sunday, August 15, at 4 p.m. at John Calvin.

Browne and her husband, Richard, have two children, Katelyn, a graduate student at UNC, and Rich, a rising senior at UNCG. The family was welcomed to the church at a reception on Sunday afternoon, July 11.

Browne is a graduate of Guilford College and received the M.Div. degree from the Wake Forest School of Divinity in 2009. Her first sermon at John Calvin will be on Sunday, July 25.

Members of the Pastor Nominating Committee were Laine Byers, Joyce Caddell, Wayne Hinshaw, Edie Norris and Hoyt McCachren.

Submission Red

Submission Red, a Christian band, will perform at The Inn tonight. Their new release, “Good Enough,” is currently No. 3 on ChristianRock.net’s Top 30.

Hall’s Chapel

The Mother Board of Hall’s Chapel Primitive Baptist will observe their third annual stewardship program on Sunday, July 18 at 6 p.m. Guest speaker will be elder JoAnn Tate of Mocksville.

On Wednesday, July 21, Hall’s Chapel will host the annual North Carolina/Virginia Primitive Baptist State Convention Youth Congress Crusade. Minister Brandon Mason of Locust Grove Primitive Baptist Church in Arlington, Tenn. will be the speaker for the service which begins at 7 p.m. Several choirs, mimes and liturgical dance ministries will take part in the service.

Hall’s Chapel is located at 611 E. Monroe Street. Elder Richard Johnson is pastor.

Kimball’s Lutheran

Kannapolis

— Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church, 101 Vance St., Kannapolis, hosts the Family Concert Series on Sunday, July 18 from 6:30-8 p.m.

Local group “The 4th Day” will present a concert of live music. Guests are invited to bring a lawn chairs. For details, call 704-933-4101 or visit www.kimballchurch.org.

Dorsett Chapel VBS

Vacation Bible School will be held at Dorsett Chapel United Church of Christ, located at 1280 Hollywood Drive, in Spencer, July 19-22, from 5:45 p.m. until 8 p.m. nightly.

There will be Bible lessons, games, arts and crafts, food, and fellowship. For more information, call 704-637-6759. Pastor of Dorsett Chapel is R. Thomas Wyatt Jr.

Solid Rock events

Solid Rock Church of God will be celebrating Men’s Day on Sunday July 18, at 4:30 p.m.

Guest preacher will be the Rev. Daryle Garner, pastor of Seigle Avenue First Church of God in Charlotte, accompanied by his men’s choir and congregation. Deacon Edward D. Tucker is president of the men’s ministry and the Rev. Samuel A. Washington is pastor.

On Monday July 19 from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., Solid Rock will host a Youth Summit breakfast. Lunch will be served as well. Workshop leaders are the Rev. Peter Lloyd, associate minister of Rowan Christian Assembly in Salisbury, the Rev. Dr. Laura A. Washington and Rev. Samuel A. Washington, pastor.

Vacation Bible School, “Egypt—Joseph’s Journey from Prison to Palace” will be held on Tuesday, July 20 through Friday, July 23 from 6-8 p.m. and is open to children and adults.

Solid Rock Church of God is located at 1004 Locke Street.

St. Luke Baptist

St. Luke Baptist Church, 410 Hawkinstown Road, will celebrate its annual homecoming at 3 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. Rickey Johnson, pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Granite Quarry, is the guest speaker.

Revival services will begin on Monday, July 19 and continue through Friday, July 23 at 7 p.m. nightly.

The Rev. Dr. James L. E. Hunt is the revival speaker.

Hunt is the senior pastor at New Birth Worship Center in East Bend. He received his Doctor of Ministry from Trinity Theological Seminary in Newberg, Indiana.

Kannapolis VBS

First Presbyterian Church in Kannapolis will conduct its Vacation Bible School this Monday through Thursday, July 19-22, from 5:45 to 8:15 p.m. The Bible School is open to all ages, infants through adults.

The theme for this year’s VBS is “Galactic Blast.” Each evening will begin with a church-wide supper in the fellowship hall beginning at 5:45 p.m. At 6:15 p.m. there will be an opening ceremony, after which participants will move to their classes.

The children, age two through grade 8, will experience “Galactic Blast: A Cosmic Adventure Praising God” through Bible stories, crafts, science projects, games and songs.

A nursery is offered for infants and toddlers of VBS staff and parents attending the adult class.

For additional information or to register, visit www.FirstPresb.org or call 704-938-4623.

Concordia Lutheran

CHINA GROVE — Seventeen youth and seven adults will be commissioned at the 11 a.m. worship service on Sunday, July 18 as they leave for a one-week mission trip to the Wilmington area. Kure Beach Ministries, a coastal Lutheran camp of the NC Synod, will host this group July 18-23 as they participate in the “Faces of Christ” mission week.

This group will work at local outreach agencies and perform various tasks for the poor, elderly and others in need.

Trinity Presbyterian

The congregation of Trinity Presbyterian Church, 300 S. Caldwell St., will celebrate its 143rd church anniversary at 11 a.m. Sunday.

The Rev. Dr. Calvin L. Miller, presiding elder of the AME Zion Church, Winston-Salem District and a native of East Spencer, will speak.

Miller serves as chairman of the board of Christian Education, Western Carolina Conference and Piedmont Episcopal District.

He was the chairman of the Paul Laurence Dunbar Family Resource Center and a former member of the boards of the Salisbury Community Care Clinic, the Teen Action Council, Scholars for Dollars, the SOS Program at North Rowan Middle School and the Ministry of Recovery.

Boyden Quarters

Mt. Zion Boyden Quarters Youth Choir will celebrate their 13th anniversary on Sunday, July 18 at 2:30 p.m. All youth choirs and praise teams

Boyden Quarters is located at 1765 White Road in Mt. Ulla. The pastor is Corey Barr and the Rev. David Houston is pastor emeritus.

Cedar Grove AME Zion

The Missionary Depart of Cedar Grove AME Zion Church in Cleveland will hold a Women’s Day program at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Guest speaker will be sister Selena Barker, first lady of Refuge Community Church, Cooleemee, where the pastor is the Rev. Rodney Barker. She will be accompanied by the choir and congregation.

Lunch will be at 2 p.m.

Rain Drop Coalition forms

A new group, the Rain Drop Coalition of Salisbury will meet Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Outreach Christian Ministries, 722 W. Horah St.

The coalition’s goal is to address the issue of community violence. The group’s name, says coalition leader Peace Allah, comes from a popular saying: “No single rain drop believes it is responsible for the flood.”

Allah wants people to know that they are the raindrops who have caused the flood, and that they need to make the choice to become responsible through what he calls a “community control movement.”

“We are all connected and in tune with the earth and the universe,” he says.

Members of the community between the ages of 17 and 40 are invited to the weekly

meetings held Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

For more information, e-mai

l rdc.salisbury@gmail.com.