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Crusade rally banquet February 20 at KMHS
Dr. Dwight "Ike" Reighard of Atlanta will be the guest speaker at
the rally banquet for the Jay Strack Impact Crusade of Kings
Mountain Thursday, Feb. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Kings Mountain High
School cafeteria.
Dr. Reighard, a native
North Carolinian, was ordained in
the Southern Baptist Convention in
1975 and served as pastor of New
Hope Baptist Church in Fayetteville,
Ga. for 18 years. During that time,
New Hope Church experienced in-
credible growth and was noted in
1986 as the second fastest growing
church in the Southern Baptist
Convention and the fastest growing
church of any denomination in the
state of Georgia. During Dr.
Reighard's ministry there, over 3,200
persons were baptized.
Dr. Reighard has conducted
seminars and preached for numer-
ous Southern Baptist agencies and
has served on the faculty of the Billy
Graham School of Evangelism. His
writings include one book, "Treasures from the Dark," and numer-
ous articles in local and nationwide newspapers and magazines.
He is a graduate of Luther Rice Seminary with a Doctor of
Ministries degree and has also received honorary doctorates from
Southern California and Immanuel Baptist Seminaries and Liberty
University. Currently, he is senior associate pastor and pastor to a
satellite congregation of First Baptist Church of Atlanta.
The Jay Strack Impact Crusade of Kings Mountain is being spon-
sored by the Kings Mountain Ministerial Association and will be
held August 24-28 at John Gamble Stadium. The rally banquet is an
opportunity for all interested persons to learn more about the event
and how they and local churches can be involved.
Reservations are required, and tickets are available for $7 per per-
son through the crusade office at 801 W. King Street, Kings
Mountain. Office hours are 10 a.m.-12 noon Monday-Friday. For
more information call 730-0120.
Sweetheart banquet at Lighthouse Church
There will be a sweetheart banquet Friday, Feb. 14 from 6-8 p.m. at
Lighthouse Pentecostal Holiness Church in Kings Mountain.
All-you-can-eat spaghetti plates including Italian meat balls, sal-
ad, bread and desert will be $6 for singles and $10 for couples.
Tickets are available by calling 739-6129 or they can be purchased
at the door.
Child care will be provided.
DR. IKE REIGHARD
Lenten luncheons and services planned
The annual Kings Mountain Community Lenten series will begin
February 19.
The theme for the 1997 series is "The Commands of Jesus." The
sponsoring Kings Mountain Ministerial Association encourages ev-
ery pastor and congregation, as well as the public, to participate in
the series of fellowship meals and worship.
Services will begin promptly at 12:05 p.m. and last 20 minutes. An
offering will be received during the worship services for the Kings
Mountain Crisis Ministry.
The meal will be $2 per person to help defray the host church's
cost of meal preparation.
The schedule is as follows:
February 19 - Central United Methodist Church. Preacher, Rev.
Doug Peterson. Sermon "Follow Me" from Mark 1:14-22.
' February 26 - Resurrection Lutheran Church. Preacher, Rev. Hal
Schwantes. Sermon "You Must Be Born Again" from John 3:1-18.
March 5 - Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church. Preacher, Rev. Pat
Stone. Sermon "Love God - Love Neighbor" from Matthew 22:34-40.
March 12 - Boyce Memorial ARP Church. Preacher, Rev. Dick
Newsome. Sermon "Do Unto the Least” from Matthew 25:34-40.
March 19 - Kings Mountain Baptist Church. Preacher, Rev. James
Dougherty. Sermon "Go Into All the World" from Matthew 28:18-20.
Bible study at Cherryville Church of God
Cherryville Church of God, 810 East Main St., Cherryville, is con-
tinuing the Bible study "Biblical Eternal Security: Conditional or
Unconditional" each Wednesday at 7 p.m. through February.
The public is invited. For information, call 435-2275.
Home for Children to lead worship service
Cherryville Church of God will host the Church of God Home for
Children from Kannapolis on Sunday, Feb. 16.
The children will present a special program, followed by a mes-
sage from the Rev. Troy Rushing, Superintendent of the Home. After
the service, a meal will be provided for them.
Sunday School begins at 9:45 a.m. and worship at 10:45. The pub-
lic is invited. For more information, call 435-2275.
Cherryville Church of God selling coupon book
Cherryville Church of God is selling the new edition of "The
Carolina Community Service Coupon Book," which is good until
September 1.
The book is for Gaston, Cleveland and Lincoln counties, and in-
cludes discount coupons at such places as The Captain's Cap,
Lincberger's, The Italian Oven, Western Steer, Quincy's, and Home
Folks Cafe.
The books will be on sale through mid-March. For more informa-
tion, call 435-2275.
Singing set at Cherryville Church of God
Bob and Jeanne Johnson will be in concert Sunday, March 30 at
Cherryville Church of God.
The Johnsons regularly appeared on the PTL television ministry,
and they spent several years with the Speer Family Singers. Jeanne
received the Dove Award as Best Female Singer of 1975. They host
their own TV program, Signature, which airs on The Inspirational
Network on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is free and a love offering will be taken. For more in-
formation, call 435-2275.
Deadline for church news 12 noon Monday
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ward spiral in the life of the family.
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WORSHIP 60D
Everywhere you look,
there are hearts ... plain
hearts, fancy hearts, big hearts,
tiny hearts, foil hearts, paper hearts,
and candy hearts. Red is the color and
love is the reason for the season. Yes, soon
we will celebrate Valentine's Day.
There are as many varieties of hearts as there
«{ - are people. Some people have~’big hearts,” while
others are “soft-hearted.” There are those who are
said to “wear their hearts on their sleeve,” and
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Isaiah Jeremiah Hosea
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Scriptures selected by the American Bible Society
say more?
Whether it be your friend, your
spouse, your parent, your child, or a
lonely neighbor, open your heart this
Valentine's Day and have a “heart to heart”
with someone you love or care for. Share your
‘heartfelt sentiments ...
~ Most importantly, as you worship this Sabbath,
thank God for His love for you as He dwells
within your heart.
Thursday
2.14-23
“sweethearts”... well, need |
the most welcome gift.
It is the desire of area pastors and the community minded firms listed
here that GOD be taken into the solution of ALL our problems.
Worship HIM In Church Regularly
First Carolina Federal
Savings Bank
Since 1907
739-4781 + 482-0222 * 865-1111
Amity Finance
Of Kings Mountain
739-1311
Harris Teeter
Supermarket
and Employees
Kerns Trucking, Inc.
You Call - We Haul
739-4747
Plonk Tire
Wray and Tim Plonk
739-0193
Attend Church
Regularly
Perfect Touch
Family Hair Care
Kings Mountain
Herald
Time Warner Cable
Gaston, Cleveland and York
734-5330 Counties
Grover Mac’s Grocery Parkdale Mills, Inc.
Industries 900 N. Piedmont Ave. #5 &_ #19
“Where Friendly People Work”
739-3391
Management and Employees
thematic sections - Remembering,
Affirming, Revealing the Self
Divided, and Moving On - the sto-
ries included brilliantly capture the
many facets of the Black experience
in America.
Smith, Faye McDonald. "Flight of
the Blackbird" (Scribner, 1996).
In her remarkable debut novel,
Smith gives us a portrait of
American family life‘in the nineties
that is at once startingly realistic
and superbly entertaining. All ap-
ars well in this African American
ouschold whose inhabitants have
pretty much achieved the
American dream, until Mel is told
that the office is being downsized
and that her position will be elimi-
Schuster, 1996).
From a fresh new voice with tal-
ent to burn comes this brash, bitter-
sweet novel about Tracy Ellisen, a
young middle class teen coming of
age in Philadelphia's ostentatious
cighties. A captivating tale, written
with fluid narrative and contempo-
rary dialect, this novel captures the
complete feel and sounds of the
streets and is destined to become
an urban classic.
Willard, Tom. "The Sable
Doughboys" (Forge, 1997).
This is a meticulously researched
novel of African American military
men and women written by a born
storyteller.
Wade Ford
You Can Count On Wade
Peggy’s Restaurant
415 N. Piedmont Ave.
739-7361
The Printin’ Press
Canterbury Road
739-0333
Harris Funeral
Home, Inc.
Ollie Harris and Staff
Westview Gardens
629-2571
Nationwide Insurance
306 E. King Street
739-3953
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The Sub Factory
124 A. West Gold Street
739-4255
Love’s Fish Box
1104 Shelby Road
Quick Way Cleaners
110 N. Cleveland Ave.
739-2422
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