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The Kings Mountain Herald
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Pastors, students discuss ways
faith community can help kids
BY ANDIE L. BRYMER
Staff Writer
SHELBY - Pastors from
the Unity Team of Cleveland
County met with students
and school personnel last
week to find out how the
faith community can sup-
port the new school system.
The group, which met at
the Communities in Schools
office, heard compelling sto-
ries from students.
Ashley Stinchcomb, a
Kings Mountain High
School senior, talked about
staying in school following
her daughter's birth a year
ago. The child was born
with an enlarged brain ven-
tricle, cysts on her kidneys
and other problems. She is
currently being treated by 16
physicians.
Stinchcomb said teen
mothers need someone to
help them set goals which
will keep them in school.
Assistance with baby sitting
is also beneficial, she said.
Julius Kee, a senior at
Shelby High School, talked
about the role Rev. Eddie
Ponder had played in his
life. The two were matched
~ in a mentor program when
Julius was a student at
Graham Elementary. They
drifted apart but later recon-
nected when Julius was 13
years old.
He began attending
Ponder’s church where he is
now active. The young man
encouraged volunteers to
provide supervision and
activities for children after
school hours and not to give
up.
JOSEPH BRYMER / HERALD
Jesse Teague of KMHS (top) discusses problems students face. Rev. William Thompson,
below, makes a point.
“Stay involved with the
kids. Eventually you will see
changes,” he said.
Dimayquoaye Smith, a
junior at Burns, echoed that
theme.
“If you know a child, try
to reach him, stand behind
him or her. Keep that child
involved in activities,”
Smith said.
Jesse Teague, a sophomore
at Kings Mountain High
School, talked about how
easily drugs can be
obtained. He told the group
that some of his friends are
already alcoholics.
Topzie McCluney, a prin-
cipal at Township #3 School,
told the group how impor-
tant pastors are. Often stu-
dents would prefer she tele-
phone their parents than
their minister regarding dis-
cipline problems.
“You play a major impact
on students,” she said.
Rev. William Thompson,
pastor of St. Peters
Missionary Baptist in Grover
and moderator of the
Ebeneezer Missionary
Baptist Association, told the ...
group that those who had
already arrived had an obli-
gation to those who had not
yet made it.
Rev. John Houze of
People’s Baptist was pleased
with the turnout.
Approximately 54 clergy
and other church representa-
tives and school personnel
attended.
His church hosts a home-
work program on Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 6 to 8
p.m.
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tutoring. We've seen
improvements,” Houze said.
The church also serves a
snack supper to the students
and could use donations to
help support that ministry.
Rev. John Boggs of Central
United Methodist in Shelby
contrasted how welcoming
Cleveland County Schools
are to the churches in
Charlotte where he served
before.
“We know we are wel-
come and wanted. The bot-
tom line is find a school
closest to your church and
get connected,” Boggs said.
The Unity. Team will host
a prayer service in Kings
Mountain April 22. The pur-
pose is to promote coopera-
tion following merger.
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BY ANDIE L. BRYMER where Jesus ate his last meal
Staff Writer with his disciples. He
explains the Jewish holiday
CrossWalk 2004 audience = Passover and its relationship
members will find them- to Easter.
selves in the midst of a From there, Joseph takes
bustling middle eastern the audience to Kings
market place and later sur- ~~ Mountain Baptist Church's
rounded by actors calling parking lot which has been
for the crucifixion of Christ. transformed into a market-
A dramatic hybrid of pas- place.
“The idea is to absorb
them into Jerusalem, the
sights, smells and sounds
you might expect to find,”
Alexander said.
There they meet Jesus and
his disciples. The walk ends
sion play, parade and visit
to stations of the cross, the
production takes around 75
minutes. Audience members
start out in a downtown
courtyard where they meet
tour guide Joseph of
Arimethea, the man who behind the Woman's Club
gave his tomb for Jesus. building with an empty
Joseph guides the group = tomb scene.
into an alley which serves as Alexander is producing
the “city gates” of the CrossWalk through his
Jerusalem. Here they meet
Malchius and his family.
Invented by playwright Reg
Alexander, this character
owns the Upper Room
company Regal Ventures, a
non-profit Christian event
planning company.
According to Alexander,
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