November 9, 2013
Remember Pastor Lianet Hoyos, High Point Poder Y Salvacion and family in prayer. Pastor Lianet’s grandmother passed away Friday. Funeral service will be Sunday, November 10, 2:30pm, at Kernersville Iglesia Cristiana Wesleyana Church. You may send Lianet a message at lhoyos@bbandt.com or to Pastor Maikel and Lianet Hoyos, 771 Peachtree Meadows Circle, Kernersville, NC 27284.
The Church located at the corner of E. Moore Street and Highway 705 in Robbins, announces their Fall Bazaar on Saturday, November 9, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Beginning at 8:00 ham and sausage biscuits will be sold. At 11:00 hotdogs will be sold. Coffee and drinks will be available. A cake walk will be held at 12:00. A pumpkin pie baking contest will be judged at 1:00. Entries are welcome. Drawings for the quilt and mixed raffles will be held at 2:00. There will be lots of homemade items for sale including: pies, cakes, cookies, candies, jellies, and home-canned items. Tickets may be purchased for the quilt and a mixed raffle drawing of $100, wooden church birdhouse, pottery by Rockhouse and Country Pots. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. Tickets may be purchased up until the time of the drawing. For more information, you may phone 948-2332.
This is a photo of the Church bird house. It has pews with song books, a ceiling fan with a light, greenery at the podium, and a podium of course. Lots of detail.
-Sam Swinney, Pastor
A district Growing Pastors Advanced Leadership Training Event will be held November 11&12. The Raleigh Region will meet Monday, Nov. 11, 10am, at Greenville First Church. The Down East Region will meet Monday, Nov. 11, 4pm, at Wilmington Crosswinds Church. The Piedmont Region will meet Tuesday, November 12, 10am, at Asheboro Foster St. Church. All pastors and staff pastors are to attend one of the events. District Superintendent Dan LeRoy will be speaking at each event.
November 4, 2013
We received sad news this morning of the passing of Mindy Dunn, wife of Jim Dunn, General Director of Church Multiplication and Discipleship for The Wesleyan Church. She won her two-year battle with cancer at 12:19am this morning. We will pass along more news as we receive it. Please pray for Jim and the children, Caleb and Courtney.
Mt. Pleasant Community Church will be in revival Monday-Wednesday, Nov. 4-6 at 7pm nightly. Guest speaker will be former professional wrestler Nikita Koloff. He has an awesome testimony of the transforming power of God that we believe needs to be spread. The church is located at 2415 Hoover Hill Road, Trinity, NC 27370
Any information needed can be found on our website http://www.mtpleasantcommunitychurch.com/Events.html
or by phone 336-653-4906
-Bryan Rush, Pastor
On October 27, First Wesleyan Church in Robbins celebrated Ethel Hurley Day. Ethel Hurley was pleasantly surprised at the beginning of the 11:00 worship service when Pastor Sam Swinney read a proclamation declaring their intent to “honor a special lady today.” When Ethel’s name was called out, you could tell from the expression on her face that the entire congregation had kept the activities (which had been in the planning stages for several months) a well kept secret. Ethel was called to the platform where she was presented with a corsage and told that the flowers on the communion table were also hers to take home and enjoy. When Ethel arrived on the platform, she was also surprised to see approximately 15 relatives who had come for this special day. Pastor Sam then read a poem he had composed just for Ethel to commemorate this special day in her life. Karen Swinney, Pastor Sam’s wife, read a letter from one of Ethel’s dearest and closest friends who could not be there for this celebration. Ethel was escorted back to her seat so that she could view a PowerPoint presentation that included photographs of Ethel throughout various stages of her life. When the ushers came forward to receive the morning offering, one usher carried a money tree and the other usher carried a basket of cards (from family and friends) for Ethel.
Following the morning message, in which thoughts of Ethel’s faithfulness were mentioned several times, a dinner was held in the church fellowship hall. Several people in the community said that Ethel was still talking about the event of the day even toward the end of the week. One lady said that Ethel deserved this honor because she has helped out, sat with, taught and delivered meals to so many people in the Robbins area. Ethel (who is in her eighties) has been faithful to the church, and has taught the Kindergarten Sunday school class for over 60 years (and she is still teaching it today).
Esther Hurley in center, Pastor Sam and Karen Swinney on R&L
