Westwood
The Morrisville and Preston Progress, Wednesday, February 28,1996 - S
parts soil
for church
Bonds going fast
in short period
When leaders of Westwood
tist bn^e ground Sunday afternoon
for a new church ot High House
Road, they had good news to share
with the 80 or so parishioners
gathered there.
In two short weeks, the church
has sold nearly all the bonds
needed to finance construction-
$693,500 out of the $750,000 issue.
With ceremonies conplete, con
struction will start March 1 on the
7,700-square-foot building which
will have a multi-worship center
sealing 250.
The Rev. Charles Allard,
Westwood’s pastor, said the church
purchased the 12.5 acre site from
the SAS Institute fw $250,000. He
said it was his understanding that
the piece had appraised for
$640,000.
"We are blessed to be here and to
have gotten such a reasonable
deal," he said.
The site is near Preston Comers
and between the 254-member
Genesis United Methodist Church
which opened in 1994, and the
1,000-seat St. Michael The Archan
gel Catholic Church now under
construction and scheduled to q)en
later this year.
A variety of speakers took part in
the Sunday afternoon ceremonies.
The Rev. Allard opened the service
and led in the breaking of ground.
Cary Mayor Kc^ Booth and Dr.
Roger Nix, director of missions for
the Raleigh Baptist Association,
spoke on Westwood’s rela-'
tionsbips. Dr. Roy 3. Smith, execu
tive director and treasurer of the
Baptist State Convention made the
keynote address. Pastors of Genesis
Methodist Church also took part in
the ceremony. A rec^tion fol
lowed at Westwood’s temporary
quarters at 830 Old Apex Road.
The Rev. Allard noted that the
church began as a response to a
pCTceived need of the R^eigh Bap
tist Association. He explained that
four area churches-Greenwood
Forest, Woodhaven, Good Hope,
and Collins Grove-stepped for
ward to sponsor a mission church
in western Cary. On Easter Sunday
1990, Westwood Baptist Chapel
Midway
doubling
flights
Midway Connection, the com
muter partner of Midway Airhnes,
plans to more than double the num
ber of flights it offers from
Raleigh-Durham International Air
port
When all new flights are added
by May, Midway Connection will
be the airport’s second busiest car
rier with 31 daily nonstop flights to
10 cities. At the time of the an
nouncement on Feb. 21, the com
muter service was offering 15 daily
flights to six cities.
The new destinations include;
three daily flights to Savannah, Ga,
starting March 1; three daily flights
to Jacksonville, Fla., starting April
14; three daily flights to Asheville
starting May 1, and three daily
flights to Greenville-Spartanburg,
S.C., starting May 1.
Giving mothers a break
Morrisville church uses program as outreach to families
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A BIG DAY-The Rev. Charles Allard led the service Surtday
celebrating the start of Westwood Baptist’s new church building
project. Shovels, by the dozens, were available for all to join in the
groundbreaking ceremony.
opened its doors to a congregation
of 150. On September 20,1992, the
chapel became Westwood BajKist
Church.
The Rev. Allard said the church
has a passion for missions. He said
Westwood sponsored three mem
bers on mission trips to Honduras,
sent mission teams to New York
communities, and sponsored five
members on a mission to Spain.
"Tom and Beth Ogbum, who first
gave pastoral leadership to this
congregation are now missionaries
in Thailand," the Rev. Allard
pointed out. "Members of this
church have participated in mission
projects in New York, Thailand,
Prague, England, Spain, Honduras,
El Salvador and Brazil."
When finished, the new building
will include, in addition to the wor
ship center, an educational space
and a kitchen which initially will be
used for educational needs. It is ex
pected to be ready for use Sept. 1.
Westwood Baptist Church is ac
tively involved in missions efforts
locally, participating in activities
such as the Dorcas Thrift Shop, the
Carying Space, Habitat for
Humanity, Mson Fellowship and
others. The church also annually
sponsors Vacation Bible Schools.
Leaders of the fund-raising
campaign include Kelly Cartwright,
general chairman; Brenda Franks,
promotion; James H. White, bond
office; Mary Cunningham, hospi
tality; and Cindy Bolden, record
ing. The bond steering committee is
composed of Kirsten Cartwright,
David Colvin, Dan Franks, Robert
Gilbert, Charlie Johnson, Mike
Johnson, Sherry Lee and Thomas
Revelle.
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Are you the mother of a pre-
kindergarten child? Would you like
to have a couple of mornings a
week to yourself?
Hie First Baptist Church of Mor
risville will offer a new program
starting next month called "Mom’s
Morning Out." Its aim: to provide
mothers with the opportunity to
have their pre-kindergarten chil
dren cared for at the church for two
mornings a week while they utilize
the lime in whatever manner they
wish.
"We’re aiming the program at
mothers who could use a few hours
a we^ to do such chores as gro
cery shopping, taking care of some
business, shopping, or going to the
beauty parlor," explained Heather
White, one of the co-teachers of the
planned program and a member of
the church located on Church Street
between Ashe and Page Streets.
Mrs. White said registration for
the new jH'ogram will lake place at
an open house planned for March 5
at the church. "We’ll show what we
have planned for the children while
their mothers get the time off.
There will be a puppet show, a
clown with balloons, and refresh
ments," she said. "The initial pro
gram will run for three months, on
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9
ajn. to 12:30 p.m."
The children won’t be just sitting
around while mom is doing her
thing. "We’ll be working with each
of them in preparation for their kin
dergarten year," said Wanda
Cooley, co-te^her. "We’ll study
the ABCs, numbers, how to cut and
paste, learn how to do puzzles, lan
guage skills, hear Bible stories,
sing together, and most of all, expe
rience interaction with other chil
dren."
Mrs. White explained that chil
dren three and four years old will
rakft part the first three months, and
then two-year-olds will be ac
cepted. "We will also accept any
five-year-old who has not yet gone
to kindergarten," she added. The
church has outfitted a special room
with a puppet stage under the direc
tion of Frank Upchurch, who heads
the building and grounds com
mittee.
The program is designed some
what along the lines of a successful
Parent’s Night Out the church held
last year. There is a $15 registration
fee for the first three-month pro
gram and a charge of $50 a month.
Those who would like to register or
get additional information prior to
the open house are asked to call ei
ther Heather White at 460-0264 or
Wanda Cooley at 467-3011.
The First Baptist Church was
organized in 1866 soon after the
war between the states and at that
time was called Bethany Church.
The first pastor was the Rev.
Johnson Obve. Today the pastor is
Myron Yandle, who has served for
two years. Formerly from Monroe,
he is a graduate of Southeastern
Seminary, Wake Forest, and is a
resident of Morrisville.
The present church building was
built when the church was eight
years old and the cost of ccHistruc-
tion in 1874 was $750. At that time
the name was changed from
Bethany Church to Morrisville
Baptist
"Morrisville Baptist Church has
seen many changes," Mrs. Cooley
explained. "At the turn of the
century the economy of Morrisville
depended on farming alone, but as
cars and good roads replaced horse
and buggy, changes began. Morris
ville Baptist Church has seen good
and bad times but through hard
woilc, prayers, and faith in God has
stood steadfast as it has continued
to worship and seek God’s wUl."
One of the highbgbts of the com
ing year will be in October when a
CTusade is held under tent on the
grounds behind Town Hall. "The
King is Coming Crusade ‘96" is set
for Oct. 24-27 with gospel singing
each night and a fall festival Satur
day morning. Pastor Yandle said
Evangelist Clayton King wiU key
note the event and a children’s
revival is planned for Fellowship
Hall.
"We're reaching out to everyone
for this program," Pastor Yandle
said. "We’re excited about what we
have planned."
First Baptist Church of Morris
ville was cited by the Raleigh Bap
tist Association as the 1995
Pacesetter Church in the area in re
lation to Sunday School attendance
and baptisms.
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