Men’s Day Services Held at Local Churches
Harvey 8. Gantt and Rossie Connor headline Sunday observances at First Congregational UCC Kings Mountain Center Baptist Church and Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church. Darold Foote and Christian Sorong Faith Ministry join Friday Memorial Baptist Church in Dallas. Public invited. information at 922-4276.
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Gantt
Churchmen's Fellowship
First Congregational United Church of Christ
C.V. Alexander Drive
Kings Mountain
Center Baptist Church
South New Hope Road
Rossie Connor
Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church
Crescent Lane
Darold Foote
Christian Sorong Faith Ministry Church
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First Annual African American Men's Conference at Tabernacle
The conference runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tabernacle Baptist Church 519 W. 19th Ave with speaker Dr. William Anthony Thruston. Theme centers on The Thurston Challenge of Christian Men for the 21st Century. Call 864-4051 for details.
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Tabernacle Baptist Church
19Th Ave
William Anthony Thruston
Cafi
Interim pastor named for Belmont Mount Holly church
New Life Baptist Church in Belmont Mount Holly has called Rev. Sidney Oxendine as interim pastor. He helped form Grace Baptist Mount Holly Lucia Baptist Hampton Woods Mission and Union Road Baptist Gastonia. Oxendine may be reached at 8676426.
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New Life Baptist Church
Belmont-Mount Holly
Sidney Oxendine
Grace Baptist Church
Mount Holly
Lucia Baptist
Hampton Woods Mission
Union Road
Gastonia
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Vacation Bible School schedules in Gastonia area churches
Numerous Gastonia area churches announce vacation Bible school sessions with varying start times from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. each day. Notable hosts include Church of Christ on Union Road, Mount Pisgah on Little Mountain Road, and Trinity United Methodist on S Florida Ave, with dates ranging through late June and late June to early July.
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Vacation Bible School
Gastonia
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
York St
Providence A.R.P. Mission
Union Road
Mount Pleasant
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Appreciation services at Kings Mountain church
Appreciation services will be held at Vestibule A.M.E. Zion Church on Ves tibule Church Road Kings Mountain. The message requests attendance and participation from church members and local residents.
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Vestibule
A.M.E. Zion Church
Church Road
Kings Mountain, Will
Dressing Down for Sundays at St Mark’s Gastonia
St Mark s Episcopal Church in Gastonia invites casual attire on Sundays as Rector Morgan Gardner promotes comfort over tradition. While some praise the shift toward dresses and casual wear, others remain faithful to formal jackets and ties. The debate mirrors a broader trend toward relaxed dress in public places.
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Craig Bell
the Gazette
St. Mark’s Episcopal
Lesley Hanna
Jody White
Morgan Gardner
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Gastonia
St. Mark’s
Gardner
Steven Spielberg
Earl Pennell
Boger City Baptist Church
Lincolnton
Pennell
Linda Harrill Rudisill
Ms. Harrill Rudisill
Boston bishop takes over amid fire and scandal
Bishop Thomas Shaw, newly appointed head of the nation's largest Episcopal diocese, faced immediate upheaval after predecessor Bishop David Johnson's suicide and sexual exploitation allegations. Shaw launched meetings, denounced misconduct, and formed a 15 member team to handle future cases as installation was postponed.
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Boston
Thomas Shaw
Shaw
Cambridge
House of Bishops
David Johnson
Johnson
Oral Roberts says he heard God on $8 million plea
In a 1987 crisis Roberts says God demanded $8 million to keep City of Faith alive. He prayed three months until a dog track owner gave $1.3 million three hours before the deadline. He recalls the moment as unmistakable and says he then kept quiet until his memoir and continues to discuss the episode.
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Oral Roberts
God
City of Faith Medical Center
Roberts
Associated Press
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