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CHURCH BRIEFS
Saturday, December 1 at 7 p.m.
The play is a one-hour long
play that tells the Christmas
story from Joseph's perspective.
It is both funny and inspiring.
Admission is free. For more
information call the church of-
fice at 739-6000.
Ridge Streets, Kings Mountain,
will have a brief time of prayer
each Wednesday at 12:15 p.m.
during the time of national cri-
sis. Dr. John D. Mauney Jr., in-
terim pastor, will offer prayers
for the hurting and suffering
Ministerial Association
® The annual Kings
Mountain Community
Thanksgiving service will be
held Wednesday, November 21
at the Family Worship Center,
1818 Shelby Road. The prelude
will begin at 6:30 and the call to
worship will be at 7 p.m.
Speakers are Rev. J.R.
Robbins of Faith Baptist Church
and Rev. John Houze of
People’s Baptist Church.
The service is sponsored by
the Kings Mountain Ministerial
Association.
and the government leaders :
and service personnel. The pub-:
lic is invited. :
Midview Baptist
| Gospel Singings
B Midview Baptist Church
will host a Boston Butt sale
December 1 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Call 739-1960 for orders or
more information.
All proceeds go to the build-
ing fund.
B® Midview Baptist will
have revival November 25-28.
Services are at 11 am. and 6
p.m. on Sunday and 7 p.m. on
Monday through Wednesday.
Rev. Tim Spencer, formerly
B “A Night to Remember”
-is scheduled for Saturday, Dec.
Tat 7 p.m. t Ashbrook High
school, 2222 South New Hope
Road, p. Featured performers
are the Greenes, Michael
Combs, Brenda Turner & Cross
Walk, and the Songsters. :
Advance tickets are $12 and
available at area book and mu-
sic stores. For more information
call 864-9185.
Victory Baptist
n Victory Baptist and Dixon
Presbyterian churches will have
a joint Thanksgiving service
Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Victory
Baptist Church near Grover.
Mary! s Grove United Methodist Church members Bertie Howell and Luis Orlandi stand beside the
sign that greets travelers along Mary! s Grove Church Rd. The church located north of Kings
Mountain is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
Mary’s Grove Methodist
celebrating its centennial
By TODD HAGANS
Special to The Herald
Bertie Howell remembers a
time when church goers walked
a mile or more, barefoot through
all kinds of weather to reach the
realizes it’s her duty to make the
church enjoyable for the young-
sters since they will keep the
family tradition alive for years
to come.
“I believe in the youth and I
believe there is a call in my life
the administrative council and a
member of the board of trustees,
finance committee and pastor
parish relations committee.
“If it didn’t have meaning to it,
you wouldn't do it,” said
Bingham, who as a youngster
Rev. Allan.Sinclair, pastor of
Dixon, will deliver the sermon.
Rev. Dennis Wells, pastor of
Victory, will be the worship
leader.
Refreshments will be served
following the service.
The public is invited.
Grace Methodist
B Grace United Methodist
Church, Kings Mountain, will
present the one-man perfor-
mance of Pastor Dale Swofford
as “Joseph of Nazareth”
house of God. Upon reaching to work with them,” said helped build the existing church To run a St. #G2466
the church, they put on their Bingham. “I would like to see building. . White.
shoes and went inside to wor- them carry on the faith, the love, ~~ Beth Jones serves as music : classified 2 Jo Choose From
} ship and fellowship amon the tradition.” director, pianist and president o . $
; a friends. g 2 The church pulls students the United Methodist Women. advertisement 1 6,900
from Kings Mountain, will be
the speaker. Rev. Bob Hope,
pastor, invites the public.
St. Matthew's
HB St. Matthew's Lutheran
Church, North Piedmont and
(Deadline for church news is
12 noon Monday. Items re-
ceived after the deadline will
be held until the following
week. Call your church news
into 739-7496, fax 739-0611 or e-
mail Kmhnews@aol.com.)
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when I was young to come to Cherryville, Burns, Kings explanation as to why she gives in The KM a.
church, we walked,” said Mountain and Lincolnton. to her church - it just seems like Heral d c all wai terches com
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was a meeting place for young
people years ago, this is where
you came. There are people’
“who are 91 ‘years old Sores
where they met their ht
Alot has changed since
Howell joined the Mary's Grove
congregation in 1930. The road
leading to the church is paved
and the surrounding community
seems to grow more and more
every day. But after all of these
years - 100 to be exact, the small
church continues to serve as an
extended family to the Mary's
Grove community.
“I believe anyone who comes
here on Sundays, they feel so
welcomed they keep coming
back,” said church historian Luis
Orlandi. “It’s a small church and
it’s beautiful.”
Rev. Ron Lytle said he first
noticed the church’s commit-
ment to creating a family
atmosphere when he was
appointed as pastor within the
past year. It’s a commitment
that he believes “is strongly
rooted in tradition.”
“There’s a bond here. When I
first came here I could feel it,”
said Lytle. “They are a very
accepting congregation. People
come to church the first time on
what you hear. People come
back based upon their experi-
ence.”
Youth director Renee Bingham ;
believes that getting young
people in church is a direct way
to reach adults. Just recently, the
“Hinily Hight program attracted’
“49 people of which 29 were non-
members who came from the
community.
But Bingham'’s role is about
more than just getting youth in
the church - she strives to
influence the youngsters’ lives
as children of God and inspire
them to “make a difference in
the world and in this commu-
nity.”
“Each week I try to give them
the faith of God,” said Bingham.
“I am thrilled with their hunger
to pray, their knowledge of the
Bible and their willingness to
learn.”
In an effort to reach new
members - both young and old,
the church regularly sends out a
newsletter to the 127 homes
located within a half-mile radius
of the church. They sponsor
various church functions,
services and programs, always
extending an invitation to the
community.
“We are trying to make our
church accessible,” said
Bingham.
~~ Church leader E.A. Bingham,
Jr. carries on a tradition estab-
lished by his father. Just like his
father, Bingham is a devoted
' church leader, serving as chair of
Orlandi worked to preserve
the church’s rich tradition in a
history compiled over the past
10 years titled, “The Mary's
Grove Connection.’
“I love history, I love the
church and I want to keep this
history alive,” said Orlandi.
In observance of its 100th
anniversary, the church recently
took a step back in time, holding
an outdoor service with several
members dressing in apparel
from the 1800s. The service
included Lytle playing the role
as a circuit riding preacher and
lay leader James Jones taking on
the role of striker.
Throughout the year, the
congregation has honored the
church’s three founders - H.S.
Sellers, Peter Eaker and Andrew
H. Black.
YOU'RE INVITED
The congregation of Mary's
Grove United Methodist Church
extends an invitation to the
community to join them for
Sunday services each week
at 9:15 a.m. The church'is
located at 1223 Mary's Grove
Church Rd. near Cherryville.
For more information about
church services and programs,
call (704) 435-5544.
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