When I read Lisa Earle McLeod’s column about the Myers-Brigg test (see column at right) it made me curious. I’ve taken versions of the famous personality test several times, with slightly different results.

It makes sense that certain personality types would gravitate to certain careers. And maybe investing in a little testing can prevent us from taking the wrong career path.

Years ago I worked in the corporate office of a huge insurance company in Hartford, Conn. The woman who hired me said, “I have to warn you that I don’t think you’re going to like this job, but if you really want it, I’ll hire you.

Unfortunately, she was absolutely right. While I enjoyed my co-workers and didn’t mind the cubicle culture, the mind-numbingly detail-oriented nature of my job, which involved not one speck of creativity, drove me to despair. If I hadn’t been teaching some SAT preparation classes on the side I might have thrown myself off a cliff.

I wondered if they would be any similarities among my co-workers at the Post, so I sent out an email asking if they’d indulge me and take an online personality test (the same one McLeod references).

One thing that might surprise people is that — if you can extrapolate my results at the Salisbury Post — newsrooms are not chock full of extroverts. I tallied only two extroverts out of 15 or so people in the newsroom who took the test. This not what you’d expect from the general population, in which about three of four are extroverts.

So how can we introverts do our jobs effectively if we have to communicate with people to gather information?

Several people mentioned that the reporter role — and the notebook or camera that goes along with it — allowed them to do interviews and take pictures in a way that might normally be out of their comfort zone.

Andy Mooney, a photographer and graphic designer who scored very high on the introvert scale, noted that the camera gave him license to be more of an extrovert than he normally would be.

Three people in the newsroom were very strongly intraverted. One is Chris Verner, who was unsurprised by his ISTJ profile, particularly the introvert part of it.

“My top three career paths would be: forest ranger, lighthouse keeper, clam,” Chris wrote me in an email after we had a little dialogue about his type.

I told him I could definitely see him in a lighthouse reading Melville. He countered by saying that he pictured himself as a lighthouse keeper trying to figure out why the gas-powered generator was on the fritz again. Well, I can picture that, too.

The two certified extraverts in the newsroom are Shavonne Potts and Emily Ford. They are both ESFJs, who are sometimes labelled the hosts and hostesses, or caregivers, of the 16 types. No surprise then that when our photo interns were finishing their stint at the Post it was Shavonne who organized a pot-luck lunch, and I’m pretty sure Emily was the first to chime in that it was a good idea. Predictable.

Emily had the strongest extrovert score at 89, which is probably not surprising to those who know her. Emily is friendly, outgoing and genuinely interested in people. Let’s see; who does she remind me of?

Oh yeah, my daughter Quinn, also an ESFJ with an E score of 89. She is the lone extrovert in my immediate family and truly does not like to be alone. Unlike my introvert daughter Spencer, who might call from college every week or two, Quinn typically calls at least once a day.

Quinn is the one who will go for a walk and be back two hours later because she “met some people.”

But back to the newsroom.

Not only were most people introverted, six of them — almost half — tested as ISTJs (Introverted, Sensing, Thinking Judging). It’s true that there are more ISTJs in the population (maybe 10-15 percent) than any other profile of the 16, but in the newsroom, they comprise almost half, including columnist Mark Wineka and editor Elizabeth Cook.

ISTJs are traditionalists. They have strong sense of right and wrong and are devoted to duty. They’re punctual, and you can count on them. They might sometimes seem aloof; being warm and fuzzy is against type for ISTJs.

I am familiar with the ISTJ because I married one.

Based on who sent their responses to me and when, I’m going to assume that ISTJs are more likely to do tasks immediately rather than putting them off. Thank you, newsroom ISTJs, for your promptness.

Christopher L. Crowell, not technically part of the newsroom but an IT pro on the same floor, reported a very different profile — ENTP. Those of us who know him might agree with this description: “ENTPs have little patience with those they consider wrongheaded or unintelligent, and show little restraint in demonstrating this.”

Photographer Jon Lakey was the only ISFJ in the group, and when I read the characteristics of his type — “perceptive of others’ feeings,” “quiet, kind and conscientious,” I could definitely see how Jon fit this category. If all ISFJs are like Jon, I’m pretty sure the world could use some more.

My own type, INFJ, while pretty unusual in the general population, was shared by Deirdre Parker Smith and Sarah Campbell.

Post publisher Greg Anderson was a good sport and also took the test. Far from the methodical ISTJs that dominate the newsroom, he tested as an ENFJ, pretty close to my own type, except for the extraversion, which definitely puts him in the charismatic leader category.

As responses filtered in, it became clear that most of us up here are “judgers” as opposed to “perceivers.” Only three people tested as “perceiver.” Again, this is definitely a smaller proportion than what one would expect with the population as a whole.

The term “judging” might not mean what you think.

Judgers tend to appreciate structure and planning and like to take charge of their environment and plan early. At work, they make decisions easily and then follow up.

For perceivers, structure can be limiting. They like to keep options open and make choices only when necessary.

It’s not surprising, then, that a newsroom is full of “judgers.” Our world is about deadlines and production. Structure is what keeps us getting the paper out 365 days a year.

Not surprisingly, the few P’s in the newsroom were among the last to respond to my query, which makes sense because as I understand it, “perceivers” tend to want to keep options open — which can lead to a lot of procrastinating.

I did score as a judger, but it was a very weak preference. I can make decisions easily at work; it’s my personal life where I like to keep options open, to a fault. Christmas travel plans? Why do I need to worry about those in November?

Many of us marry someone with a different personality profile than our own. In fact, perhaps you can argue that introverts should marry extroverts because they balance each other so nicely. It can present challenges when one partner is significantly more extraverted than the other, craving social interaction while the other would rather be at home watching “The Deadliest Catch.” Ahem.

Of course no personality type is better than any other. It is possible for our tendancies to change somewhat over the years — I edged into extroversion while my kids were small — but most people find that their results are fairly consistent over time.

Thanks to my colleagues for being such good sports about my little experiment.

If you’d like to take a free test to determine your personality type, go to www.humanmetrics.com and click on Jung Typology Test. ]]> Sunday, May 27, 2012 12:00 AM http://www.salisburypost.com/Lifestyle/052712-myers-briggs-column-qcd http://www.salisburypost.com/Lifestyle/052712-Myers-Briggs-test-qcd kscarvey@salisburypost.com

Can a personality test help us all learn to get along?

Maybe.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a questionnaire that attempts to measure psychological preferences in how people take in information and make decisions. It’s indebted to the typological theories proposed by Carl Jung many years ago.

The instrument was developers by Katharine Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers during the second World War as a way to help women entering the workforce figure out which jobs would most suit them. That effort grew in 1962 into the first MBTI.

It’s become a very popular assessment. In fact, the majority of Fortune 100 companies are said to utilize it, either for selecting employees or in helping employees understand themselves and their co-workers.

Not all psychologists agree on its usefulness, but it would be hard to argue that it can’t give some insight into how people process information and view the world.

The Myers-Briggs and similar tests look at four different areas and yield 16 possible combinations. The four areas determine whether one tends toward:

• Extraversion or Introversion (E-I): Where does your energy and attention tend to go? To the outer world of people and things or the inner world of ideas and impressions?

• Sensing-INtuition (S-N)

How do you gather information or data? Directly as facts, details, and experience (Sensing) or indirectly, through seeing relationships, patterns and possibilities (INtuition)?

• Thinking-Feeling (T-F)

How do you tend to make decisions? Through objective, “just-the-facts” logic (Thinking) or subjective, person-focused values (Feeling)?

• Judging-Perceiving (J-P)

Do I feel more comfortable planning and organizing (Judging) or do I have a more flexible outlook that allows me to stay open to options (Perceiving).

Even if you’ve isolated a person’s preferences, you can’t necessarily predict his or her behavior based on them. While a person might show a preference for perceiving over judging, that doesn’t mean he or she can’t meet a deadline or make a decision. And the person with the judging preference can certainly exhibit flexibility. .

Determining how valuable the Myers-Briggs is as a tool is a tough question, says Dr. Sheila Brownlow, a psychology professor at Catawba College who has used the MBTI in some research projects.

For career counseling, she believes there are better choices, like instruments based on Holland’s Occupational Themes.

Brownlow points out that people have a lot of misconceptions about Myers-Briggs types, including “seeing introverts as people who are by necessity quiet and who have few friends” or believing that people who are intuitive or feeling don’t draw conclusions based on fact and reason .

Brownlow cautions that these are sweeping generalizations.

The key, she says, is not simply to understand your own preferences and views of the world and those of others “but to be able to integrate opposite views into your personality.”

“A fully-human person is one who understands, embraces and integrates opposites,” she says.

Brownlow explains sensing vs. intuition:

“How you perceive the world is either, typically, by a focus on facts and empirical observations (data collection, so to speak—what is real—that is the S for sensing) or by attempting to synthesize relationships that are not always apparent—to see what might or should rather than what is—that is the N for intuition.

“Real problem solving takes both processes, but typically we use one go-to process which ultimately limits the way we obtain information before we do things.

“And if you are dealing with people—in your family, at work—who perceive the world differently than you do, then you really have an issue before you even get going to discuss a course of direction or a problem, because you aren’t taking in information the same way.

“So, the MBTI is useful in this respect to understand how you and others perceive the world…useful if you then work to try it another way.”

Brownlow points out that some people do not have strong preferences, which is why is why the MBTI should be administered by someone who is qualified to do so.

Otherwise, Brownlow says, it “becomes a party game where people exchange types like they do zodiac signs.”

The best benefit of the MBTI is that understanding how others process information differently can lead to better understanding of others and help create more positive work, home, school or social climates.

Former Post publisher Jimmy Hurley used to utilize personality testing with employees and potential hires, says editor Elizabeth Cook, who found the practice helpful.

Diana Storey has taken the Myers-Briggs several times over a period of a dozen or so years through work, she says,

“I’ve had the same outcome every time — ESTJ, but one point from being ENTJ.”

A quick glance at the profiles suggests that Storey is likely to be traditional, practical, loyal, organized, capable and happiest when in charge.

“When you read the profiles they've got me pegged,” Storey admits.

The fun aspect of the profiles aside, Storey believes that the tests have helped her when her staff has taken them.

“It’s helped me in management,” Storey says.

“You begin to better understand how certain folks function, and especially their preferences for getting things done.”

Some staff conflicts are probably predictable if you look at Myers-Briggs results, Storey says, and knowing how various personality types interact can be helpful to a manager in recommending changes in approaches among team members “to achieve more positive outcomes in collaboration.”

For example, one can learn how to get the “sensitive, touchy-feely person not to drive the ‘give me the facts and figures and go away’ person completely batty....

“Maybe it’s just pop psychology,” Storey says,”but pretty darn good pop psychology if that's the case.” ]]> Sunday, May 27, 2012 12:00 AM http://www.salisburypost.com/Lifestyle/052712-Myers-Briggs-test-qcd http://www.salisburypost.com/Lifestyle/052712-Flag-concourse-qcd It was the club’s centennial project for Rotary International’s first 100 years of history.

Designed to honor all patriots who serve our country and those who have served our country in the past, and for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice of their life for our freedoms, the memorial came about through community fundraising efforts on the part of Salisbury Rotary members.

In a ceremony on May 1, the site was presented as a gift to the people of Salisbury and “dedicated in honor of all who have served our country in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine in this and every generation and for all time from a grateful community.” ]]> Sunday, May 27, 2012 12:00 AM http://www.salisburypost.com/Lifestyle/052712-Flag-concourse-qcd http://www.salisburypost.com/Lifestyle/052712-people-and-places-qcd The Youth Commission International (YCI) club at West Rowan Middle School has been active for three years, but one thing has remained the same – the club’s dedication to service. This year in particular, the YCI club has taken the call “to serve to the ends of the earth” quite literally. The students partnered with the YCI club at Gethsemane Garden Christian Centre and raised enough money to build three homes in Kenya. This impressive feat is only one of many projects that the club has accomplished this year.

The club also participated in the 30 Hour Famine/Feed the Hungry Program where the students fasted for 30 hours while preparing food to feed nearly 150 persons at the Rowan Helping Ministries Homeless Shelter. During the lock-in the students also bagged over 5,000 packets of food to be shipped to Haiti.

Because of their efforts locally and abroad, the West Rowan Middle School club received the 2012 Club Eagle Award at the 11th Annual YCI Eagle Awards, a ceremony held by the organization to honor those involved in the ministry. Several other students from Rowan County were recognized at the awards ceremony.

Melisa Hollar of East Rowan High School received the prestigious 2012 YCI Legacy Eagle Award and a $1,000 scholarship. This award is given to a senior each year who represents academic excellence and strong Christian leadership abilities.

Every public middle and high school campus in Rowan County has a YCI club and they make up the nearly 100 active clubs on school campuses across the Charlotte region and beyond. Each YCI club is encouraged to do at least one service project per year.

2012 YCI Eagle Award Recipients from Rowan County are Melisa Hollar: 2012 YCI Legacy Eagle Award and $1,000 scholarship;

Zack Clark (SRHS): 2012 YCI Outstanding Christian Leadership Award;

Leigh Beth Lytle (WRHS): 2012 YCI Outstanding Christian Leadership Award;

Abby Blume (Corriher-Lipe Middle School): 2012 YCI Outstanding Christian Leadership Award;

West Rowan Middle School: 2012 YCI Outstanding Club Eagle Award.

For information about YCI, visit www.youthcommission. us and to learn more about Gethsemane Garden Christian Centre go to www.ggcckenya.com

Vow renewals

Want to know the secret to a long and happy marriage? If you ask Darman Roseman, age 87, it requires a lot of give and take — “I give and she takes,” he jokes.

Roseman and his wife Margie, age 89, recently renewed their vows in a ceremony at Autumn Care long term nursing and rehabilitation facility.

The Rosemans have resided at Autumn Care since February of 2010. Margie moved in first and Darman, who couldn’t bear to be without her, moved in about a week later. They have been side by side ever since.

They were married on March 1, 1947. While Darman worked to support the family with 49 years of service at Cannon Mills, Margie stayed home to care for their three daughters, Darcy (Armstrong) Patricia (Phillips) and Kathy (Ritchie).

“We were married in the parsonage,” Darman says. “The thing I remember most is the tall, strong post in the middle of the room. I told everyone that I wanted my marriage to be as strong and upright as that post. And I tell you, it has been. I would do it all again in a New York minute.”

When the Rosemans were asked to participate in a vow renewal ceremony for the facility’s National Nursing Home week celebration, they readily agreed.

Margie’s sister, Vergie Bame, also a resident at Autumn Care, served as matron of honor, while residents Bessie Cooper and Mildred Kesler served as flower girls. Administrator Glenn Terry presided over the renewal of vows, and the Roseman’s daughter, Darcy, was on hand to take pictures and assist the bride.

After the exchange of vows, the couple was showered with bubbles blown by residents and staff. Then everyone enjoyed cake, music and sparkling punch.

Woodleaf class of 52

WOODLEAF — The Woodleaf High School class that graduated on May 31, 1952, held a reunion on Friday, May 18. They started with a tour of the school led by principal Susan Herrington, followed by a social hour, dinner by the Woodleaf Methodist Women, and capped off by dessert — a re-creation of the cake that John Lyerly surprised them with on their senior trip to the Outer Banks.

Classmates who have passed are Neely Moore, John Lyerly, W.B. Myers Jr., Juanita Gentle Hendrix, Petty Webb Bringle, Jerry Cranford, Cuthiel Wood and Linda Murph Whitaker.

Those in attendance were Lorretta Watson Barber (Tommy), Dorothy Cranford, Martha Lyerly Deal, Joan Cranford Dixon (Rod), Mona Marlow Eagle, Oma Lee Click Eagle, Sue Evans Horton, Samuel Martin (Ruth), Faye Elliott Miller, Thomas Poole (Reba), Carl Steele (Francis), Peggie Adams Wilhelm (who came from Midland), LeonardWilliams (Doris) and Wynell Wood.

Decorations were in blue and white, the school colors.

50s style musical entertainment was provided by Larry Chastain and each member received a Betty Sedberry print of the school.

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For more information, call 704-797-4243. ]]> Sunday, May 27, 2012 12:00 AM http://www.salisburypost.com/Lifestyle/052712-people-and-places-qcd http://www.salisburypost.com/Lifestyle/052712-Bread-Riot-qcd Entertainment was provided by returning headliner No. 9 Coal, and The Dionne Hodges Murphy Trio and Dave Meyers Band. Dinner was prepared by Sweet Meadow Café and Cooper’s: A Gathering Place.

Ingredients for the meal came from Correll Farms, Bame Farms, Sandy Creek Farm, Eagle Farm, Wetmore Farm, Fisher Farms, Holton Hollow Farm, Maple View Farms, Hoffner Organic Farm, T&D Charolais, Bostian Farm, Homeland Dairy, and Wild Turkey Farms.

Children romped on freshly-baled hay, made seed bombs and delighted in balloon figures made from compostable balloons. Hay rides around the farm were full all afternoon, and farmers and producers were on site with goods for sale from Rowan and surrounding counties.

Next year’s Riot in the Pasture is set for May 19.

Up next for Bread Riot will be share purchases of beef and pork. Bread Riot is currently taking reservations for a pork bulk meat purchase from Bame Farms with distribution in June, and a beef bulk purchase from T&D Charolais in August. Keep an eye out for details on a progressive dinner with an educational angle in September in downtown Salisbury, and join Bread Riot and Catawba Center for the Environment on Oct. 25 for a movie screening and panel discussion. Bread Riot will also be bringing back Winter Harvest, a popular CSA program that runs for 20 weeks between November and March. Shares can be reserved beginning in October.

Go to www.breadriot.org to sign up for email notification of upcoming programs. ]]> Sunday, May 27, 2012 12:00 AM http://www.salisburypost.com/Lifestyle/052712-Bread-Riot-qcd http://www.salisburypost.com/Lifestyle/052712-Mcleod-column-qcd What did you want to be when you grew up? A dancer, fireman, rock star? Or maybe an astronaut?

When I was 10 I told my mom I wanted to be a TV preacher. Then she informed me that I’d probably have to join a church, so I gave up on that plan.

Thus began a stream of well-intended, horrible career advice from authority figures.

Unfortunately, things haven’t changed much. As the mother of two teens, I continue to be shocked, appalled, and saddened by the way most schools approach career guidance.

Advance warning: this is going to be a bit of a rant.

Here’s the big stupid mistake we continue make: We try to help kids figure out jobs instead of trying to figure out themselves.

From elementary on, schools spend time and money exposing students to various careers. Yet they rarely give kids the self-assessment tools that would reveal their own unique personalities and talents.

It’s absolutely bizarre. It’s totally backwards. What’s even weirder is, the solution is easy and free.

A simple online Myers-Briggs test will tell anyone over the age of 10 about 75 percent of what you need to know about yourself before considering career options.

This classic test assesses whether you’re an extrovert who’s energized by people or an introvert who produces their best work alone, whether you’ll thrive in a loose environment or a hierarchical structure, whether you process things using facts or feelings, and other key personality indicators. There’s no good or bad, it’s just who you are.

This single test can save you tons of career missteps and heartbreak. Yet I’m amazed at how few people have taken it.

I did a Myers-Briggs on both my kids before they were 5 by utilizing the tools in “Nurture by Nature: Understand Your Child’s Personality Type — And Become a Better Parent” by Barbara Barron-Tieger.

Yet when my eldest daughter took AP Psychology in 11th grade, she was one of the few kids who had ever even heard of it.

Here they are high school seniors and no one has ever exposed them to the idea that different personalities are good at different jobs. What’s worse is, only the kids in the AP Psych are learning it.

The rest of the crew is bumbling along like I did.

I didn’t take a Myers-Briggs test until I was 27. Within 5 minutes of getting the results, I realized that I was in the wrong job.

As an ENTJ, I was born to work in a high-energy environment selling big ideas and interacting daily with lots of people. Yet what was I doing? Working alone, selling a very static product to customers who didn’t want to collaborate.

No wonder I hadn’t broken past middle management. I changed jobs six months later. I joined a training company, selling concepts to creative customers and within six months I was the top performer.

If you’ve ever been miserable in a job, you know how hard it is to become something you’re not.

No matter where you are in your career, it’s not too late. Take the test; knowing yourself better will help you make great choices going forward.

And if you know a young person, tell them to take the test before they decide one more thing.

Oh, and that idea I had about being a TV preacher? It turns out there’s a job called professional speaker that is just about the same thing.

We already know who we are. Sometimes we just need reminding.

Lisa Earle McLeod’s website is www.LisaEarleMcLeod.com ]]> Sunday, May 27, 2012 12:00 AM http://www.salisburypost.com/Lifestyle/052712-Mcleod-column-qcd http://www.salisburypost.com/Lifestyle/052712-YMCA-dance-qcd The Hi-Lighters band will play a wide variety of music, from ballroom to country, including slow tunes for romantic dancing. Couples and singles are welcome.

You need not be a senior citizen to attend; all adults are welcome, and dancing skill is not required.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with music from 7-10 p.m. Refreshments will be served at 8 p.m.

Admission is $5.

The Hurley Famiy YMA is located at 828 Jake Alexander Blvd.

For more information, call 704-636-0111. ]]> Sunday, May 27, 2012 12:00 AM http://www.salisburypost.com/Lifestyle/052712-YMCA-dance-qcd http://www.salisburypost.com/Lifestyle/052612-faith-briefs-qcd The Gospel Harmony Boys will be singing at Community Baptist Church, 18 Carolina St., tonight, Saturday, May 26, at 7 p.m.

Jerusalem Baptist

SPENCER — Jerusalem Baptist Church, 1570 Long St. Ext., will honor the Rev. Dr. David Bracken and wife Jackie with a two-day celebration. Bracken has been pastor at Jerusalem for 11 years.

Today, May 26, at 11 a.m., the women will host a First Lady’s Luncheon at the fellowship hall. Attire is casual.

On Sunday, May 27 the church will hold its annual pastor’s anniversary program. During the regular 11 a.m. service, the Rev. Dr. Haywood Gray, executive secretary-treasurer of the NC General Baptist State Convention of Raleigh, will speak.

The members of Jerusalem recently traveled to Drew University in Madison, N.J. to be a part of the commencement 2012 graduation. During the ceremony,Bracken received his Doctor of Ministry degree.

Gospel Traveliers

CONCORD — The Gospel Traveliers of the Carolinas will be celebrating their 30th singing anniversary this weekend in a two-part service: Saturday, May 26 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 27 at 3 p.m.

The host church is New Beginning Church of God, 5717 Alexander Road.

For details, call Gene Roseman at 704 630-0126.

Haven Lutheran

Haven Lutheran Church, 207 W. Henderson St., will observe the Day of Pentecost on Sunday, May 27. Guest soloist for this service will be Rebecca Stinson, accompanied by pianist Phyllis Partee. Stinson is a featured soloist for the Salisbury Ecumenical Choir and a local favorite. Sunday will also celebrate the confirmation of Rilee Rockey. A reception will follow the service.

St. Luke Missionary

May 27 has been designated ast Friends and Family Day at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, 410 Hawkinstown Road. The morning sermon will be delivered by the Rev. Arthur Heggins, pastor, along with a special recognition of visiting family members and friends who are present. Lunch will be served after morning worship.

St. Matthew’s Lutheran

St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 9275 Bringle Ferry Road, will hold its annual summer camper services in the family life center at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 27. Dress is informal and refreshments will be served afterward.

Gethsemane Missionary Baptist

Sunday, May 27 is Scholarship Sunday at Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church. Guest speaker will be the Rev. George Coates at the 10:45 a.m. service, sponsored by the George B. Stowe/GMBC Scholarship Committee to honor scholarship recipients.

Coates, a teacher with Evelyn Mack Academy in Charlotte, began in ministry in 2001 at the age of 18 under the Rev. Dr. G.T. Headen, pastor of Genesis Baptist Church in Greensboro, where he also served as minister of music for the Rowan Baptist Association, the youngest to ever hold the post.

He was ordained in 2006 as youth pastor of New Smith Grove Baptist Church in Lexington, and is currently enrolled at Hood Theological Seminary.

Veteran recognition

Eastside Baptist Church, 370 Trexler Road, will celebrate American Heritage Day on Sunday, May 27, at the 11 a.m. service.

Special guest evangelist Charlie Marshall will speak, and all veterans attending will receive special recognition.

Smith Chapel

CLEVELAND — Smith Chapel Apostolic Holiness Church, 1735 Mt. Tabor Church Road, will be hosting its annual Family and Friends Day on Sunday, May 27 at the 11 a.m. service.

Sunday school is at 9:45, morning worship at 11, Bible study Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

Mt. Zion Missionary

The congregation of the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Salisbury, Inc. will celebrate Unity Sunday 2012, tomorrow, May 27, with worship at 11 a.m.

Music will be led by the Kingdom Builders Combined Voices of Praise of Mount Zion and expressive praise will be presented by the Creative Expressions Ministry.

The Rev. Dr. Nilous Avery II, pastor, will preach. Worshippers are asked to wear white tops for a “sea of white” to represent the unity emphasis.

For information or transportation, call 704-637-0954 or email ggeo@mzmbcsalisbury.org

New Gilead Reformed

CONCORD — During pastor Jeff Richards’ preaching and teaching mission to Kiev, local attorney Bob McLaughlin will lead the 11 a.m. service at New Gilead Reformed Church, 2400 Old Salisbury-Concord Road, on Sunday, May 27.

McLaughlin will speak on the persecution of Christians internationally.

New Bethel Baptist

MOCKSVILLE — Friends and Family Day will be held at New Bethel Baptist Church on Sunday, May 27, at 3 p.m. Several groups have been invited to sing. Refreshments will be served following the service. The Church is located at 3727 US Highway 601 S.

Macedonia Missionary

Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 2865 Enon Church Road, will hold its annual Men’s Day celebration on Sunday, May 27 at 3 p.m. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Donald Anthony, pastor of Crown and Glory Lutheran Church in Salisbury.

Erwin Temple CME

The Pastor’s Aide Ministry will present its annual Twelve Tribes Of Israel program on Sunday at 3 p.m. There will be music and gospel singing provided by the different church groups.

Lilly’s Chapel

Lilly’s Chapel Church of God, 618 W. Thomas St., will celebrate their 97th church anniversary on Sunday, May 27, at 3 p.m. The speaker is the Rev. Carolyn Bratton, pastor of Moore’s Chapel AME Zion Church in Salisbury.

Third Creek AME Zion

CLEVELAND — The members of Third Creek AME Zion Church, 413 E. Main St., will hold their annual Rainbow Tea on Sunday, May 27 at 3 p.m.

World of Faith

World of Faith, 2600 Cottage St., celebrates on Sunday, May 27, with special guest speaker pastor Franklin Clark. He will speak at 4 p.m.

Southern City Church

EAST SPENCER — The Evangelism Board of Southern City Tabernacle AME Zion Church, 940 W. Long St., will observe its 15th anniversary Sunday, May 27, at 4 p.m.

The Rev. Arthur Heggins, pastor of St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church of Salisbury, will bring the message.

‘Courageous’ film

The acclaimed movie “Courageous” will be shown at Southside Baptist Church, 500 Morlan Park Road, on Friday, June 1. Come for free hot dogs at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome for this free evening of food and film.

Mt. Calvary Holy

Starting June 1, service times at Mt. Calvary Holy Church, 1400 Standish St., will change. Sunday school will begin at 9 a.m. and morning worship will begin at 10 a.m.

Kid’s Bible Club

KANNAPOLIS — Kid’s Bible Club will be held at St. Enoch Lutheran Church, 701 Campbell Ave., Kannapolis (Enochville), on Saturday, June 2, from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

There will be Bible stories, crafts and activities, as well as snacks and a light lunch.

The club is open to rising kindergarten-5th graders (preschoolers with an adult). Call 704-932-8461 for details.

Psalmist Workshop Spring Concert

The third annual Psalmist Workshop Spring Concert will be from 4-6 p.m.. Saturday, June 2 in the North Hills Christian School gym. Students will be performing songs by Chris Tomlin and Steven Curtis Chapman, as well as John Mayer and Dave Matthews Band. Admission is free, and donations will be accepted.

Call for Vacation Bible School Information

Please send information about your church’s vacation Bible school so that we may include the information on the Faith page.

Send information to faith@salisburypost.com.

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