Faith briefs

Gethsemane Baptist

The GMBC Men’s Choir of Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church, 719 S. Caldwell St., celebrates their 12th anniversary in a service tonight at 6 p.m.

Thelma Banks is minister of music, Eugene Nunn is choir president, the Rev. Dr. pastor and the Rev. J. Stowe is pastor emeritus.

‘Discovery Zone Live’

Special services for kids continue tonight and tomorrow at World Hope Worship Center, 2203 Mooresville Road.

Tonight at 7 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m., sessions will be led by the children’s ministry team from Mount Paran Church of God in Atlanta, Ga. under the direction of pastor Joseph Tvaroch.

Kids will enjoy contests, music, puppets, costumed characters, prizes and more.

For information call pastor David Cowger at 704-636-9159.

Worship and lunch

Kannapolis — The 10:55 a.m worship service at First Presbyterian Church this Sunday will be informal, including singing, a time of sharing and a message from God’s Word by interim pastor, the Rev. Catherine George.

After the worship service, lunch will be served in the fellowship hall, featuring build-your-own sandwiches and a variety of salads. There is no charge, but donations will be received.

For more information, visit www.FirstPresb.org or call 704-983-4623.

Historic St. Andrew’s

Woodleaf — The annual Homecoming at historic St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will be held Sunday, Aug. 29 at 11:15 a.m. The service will celebrate the 170th anniversary of the consecration of St. Andrew’s on the last Sunday in August, 1840.

Lunch will follow at the Woodleaf Community Center.

The Rev. Beth Wickenberg Ely and The Rev. Kenneth H. Saunders III will be the celebrants.

Ely is regional priest for the South Region of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina.

Saunders serves Christ Episcopal Church in Cleveland as the thirty-third rector since 1754.

Major repairs will be made to the exterior of St. Andrew’s in 2010-11. Donations to support these repairs can be sent to St. Andrew’s Church Repair Fund, 1832 Chedworth Court, Chapel Hill NC 27517.

Cowboy Church

St. Peters Lutheran Church will host the monthly ministry of Cowboy Church this Sunday, Aug. 29 at 3 p.m.

Guest musician will be pastor Greg Yeager from St. Mark’s Lutheran in China Grove, who will be playing the fiddle.

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church is located at 2570 St. Peter’s Church Road in Salisbury, 704-279-5054.

First Presbyterian

On Fifth Sunday, Aug. 29, First Presbyterian Church, 308 West Fisher St., will have one worship service in the sanctuary at 11 a.m.

There will be a Wholeness and Healing Service in the sanctuary at 9 a.m., and Sunday school for all ages at 10 a.m.

There will be a church-wide picnic at Dan Nicholas Park at 4 p.m. and attendees may bring a dessert or vegetable dish and a lawn chair.

Mount Olivet UMC

Concord — Mount Olivet United Methodist Church, 301 Mt. Olivet Road, presents “Back-to-School Backed-by-Prayer” on Sunday, Aug. 29 at the 11 a.m. worship service.

From 4-6 p.m. in the fellowship building there will be free haircuts, music, activities and food.

Call 704-782-8846 for more details about this event.

Love Christian Center

East Spencer — Joslyn Blackburn will speak at Love Christian Center, 102 N. Long St., at the 11 am. service on Sunday.

Currently a business professor at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College’s south branch in Concord, she takes the opportunity to minister at conferences and bible studies.

The pastor of Love Christian Center is bishop Ronald Hash and the youth pastor is Allen Hines.

For information call 704-433-1341.

Lyerly Evangelical

Rockwell — Homecoming will be observed at Lyerly Evangelical Church, 1320 Crescent Road, on Aug. 29. Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. A hot dog and hamburger luncheon will follow the worship service.

The Rev. David L. Jones, former Bible History teacher at East Rowan High School, will deliver the homecoming message. Jones served Lyerly Church as interim pastor from 1977-79 and is currently the of Wyatt’s Grove Baptist Church.

W. C. Gaither Jr. is pastor of Lyerly Evangelical.

Concordia Rally Day

China Grove — Concordia Lutheran Church, 185 Concordia Church Road, will hold Rally Day this Sunday, Aug. 29, at 10 a.m.

The Sunday School year will begin with all youth moving up to their new classes and Sunday School teachers will be installed for the 2010-2011 school year. All children will have their book bags blessed by pastor Ken.

Concordia Church is located near Atwell Fire Department, off Hwy. 152 between China Grove and Mooresville.

The Rev. Kenneth W. Reed Jr. is pastor of Concordia. The Rev. Dr. Larry W. Bost is visitation pastor.

First UCC Rally Day

On Sunday, Aug. 29, First United Church of Christ, 207 W. Horah St., will celebrate Rally Day at the 11 a.m. worship service.

Children and youth will be recognized and promoted to new classes. Sunday School teachers will be recognized as well.

Following worship there will be a Youth Luncheon, the first fundraising event for Mission 2011.

A Mission 2010 presentation will be presented through video and voice of First UCC Youth, who traveled to South Rowan High School this year to be a part of a group workcamp in Rowan County.

The youth are led by Jay Laurens, and the Rev. Mike Childress serves as pastor.

Deacons Alliance

The Rowan and Davie County Deacons Alliance Inc. will hold their fifth Sunday worship service on Aug. 29 at Halls Chapel Primitive Baptist Church, 611 E. Monroe St., at 4 p.m.

Minister Teresa Jones of New Zion Baptist Church will speak. The Rev. Richard Johnson is host pastor.

Deacon ordination

Calvary Baptist Church will be ordaining two men to serve as deacons at the church Sunday, Aug. 29, during the 6 p.m. evening service.

Greg Beam and John Wall have been selected by the membership of Calvary Baptist to serve as active deacons for the next three years.

Pastor Rick Cockerham will give the charge to the candidates and the congregation at that time.

Calvary Baptist Church is located at 2255 E. Ridge Road, just beyond Ellis Crossroads.

Emmanuel Baptist

Marie Waller of Marie Waller Ministries will be singing at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 2300 Bringle Ferry Road, Sunday Aug. 29 at 6 p.m.

A love offering will be received at this song service.

Pastor is Gene Sides and choir director is Tim Cornelius.

St. John’s Lutheran

St. John’s Lutheran Church, 200 W. Innes St., presents “Total Praise VI: High and Lifted Up,” this Sunday, Aug. 29 at 6 p.m.

The evening of worship and praise will feature the music of Hillsong Church, Chris Tomlin, BarlowGirl and others, along with music led by the St. John’s Center Celebration Musicians, and special words by pastors Rhodes Woolly and Jan Huntley.

Refreshments will be served afterwards.

The event will be held in the St. John’s Center, off of Jackson Street.

For directions and information, visit stjohns-salisbury. org.

Concert for a cause

Kannapolis — Piedmont Prime Time Community Band presents “The End of Summer Concert” on Sunday, Aug. 29 at 6 p.m. at Blackwelder Park Baptist Church.

Admission is free. Canned goods or other non-perishable items will be accepted to help stock the food pantry. An offering will also be collected with the proceeds going to “Islegrow,” a mission which helps Jamaican children.

For more information about the concert, call band director Jon Hutchinson at 704-425-3508.

The concert is in the Family Life Center of the church, 2299 N. Main St., Kannapolis.

Piedmont Singing Men

Concord — The Piedmont Singing Men will be in concert Sunday, Aug. 29 at 6 p.m. at Cold Springs United Methodist Church, 2550 Cold Springs Road E.

Call 704-782-8846 for details.

Salem preschool

Salem Lutheran Church Preschool has spots available for 4-5 year olds in the Pre-K classes. The child must be 4 before Aug. 31 to enroll.

Salem Lutheran is located at 5080 Sherrills Ford Road. Contact Dana Robertson at 704-638-9444.

Holy Tabernacle

Holy Tabernacle of Jesus Christ, 325 Malcolm Road, will celebrate the 23rd pastoral anniversary of Priscilla Overstreet and co-pastor Calvin Overstreet at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 1-3, and during the 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. services on Sunday Sept. 5.

The speaker for Wednesday is apostle Shirley Lane of Warriors Outreach Deliverance Ministries, East Spencer.

Thursday’s speaker is bishop Wade Danner, Deliverance Hall Herd Quarter of Newton.

On Friday the speaker will be bishop Terry Dalton, New Calvary Holiness Church of Mocksville.

No services will be held Saturday, Sept. 4.

On Sunday, Evangelist Doretha Reddick of Richmond Va. will be the speaker for the 11 a.m. Sunday service and pastor Thomas Jackson of St. Mark Christian Church, Statesville, will speak at the 4 p.m. service.

Golf fundraiser

Charlotte — Carolina Cross Connection will hold its annual golf tournament fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 25 at Charlotte Golf Links. All proceeds will benefit the outreach ministry which provides free wheelchair ramps and home repairs to elderly, disabled and low income residents of North Carolina. In June and July of 2010, Carolina Cross served 700 families in 22 counties throughout the Western Piedmont area.

To register or become a tournament sponsor visit www.carolinacrossgolf.org or call 704-721-0033.

Pfeiffer seminar

charlotte — As part of its ongoing efforts to offer resources to local church leaders, both clergy and lay, Pfeiffer University will sponsor “Employment practices for our churches,” a daylong session that will provide useful employment practices and information to help congregations deliver an effective ministry, on Thursday Sept. 30.

Led by the Rev. Joy T. Melton, J.D., chief resource officer of the United Methodist Property and Casualty Trust, the session will be held from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on the university’s Charlotte campus, 4701 Park Road.

The cost is $30 per person and includes lunch. Those interested are asked to RSVP by Monday, Sept. 27. To register or for more information, contact Kathleen Kilbourne, director of the Master of Practical Theology program at Pfeiffer at 704-945-7315 or kathleen.kilbourne@pfeiffer.edu\

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