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Mocksville First United Methodist - Binder 2First Methodist Church of Mocksville Binder 2 Compiled Information from the Collection of the Martin-Wall History Room of the Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina Table of Contents Binder 1 History: Sunday School Classes 1848-9 History by Blanche Hanes Clement History by Gordon Tomlinson, 1974 History, Two Pages, No Author 2008 History (Pastors on 56- 58) Deeds Homes of Preachers Photos Table of Contents Binder 2 Articles and Programs 4-74 Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina Articles and Programs ^ Pages 4-74 Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina f '!3-2- n , Work on the erection of.two large rooms to .the rear of the" First Methodist church here .commenced some weeks ago was completed last week. The annex is approximately ; 20 by 32 feet of brick veneer and Suished.inside with plaster. Two rocmss^perated by a ball have been:, added and will be used by the' Men's ' Bible class,-for social meetings and the boy scouts. The other .room will be used as women's class room and for ch^ph sc^^tjes;/ I.., DAVIE RECORD On i ^ifehddistl ; . ° o.r% and a niim.b.er-.of .the' : men o^:tbe,con,gl■egatiori■:■givi;^^r■ : constrnttion;,sidl on ■the,so,ufh-^vest'l -WilTcoriDI • basement, where-.a kit-' I Chen and...classroomVilkbe-lbcat-', ed, and-:.aboye this ' will be "a ^ ]a-;dies parlor,, which wili. hb- usedi a. classroom and .meetiho-'jplace various-church or-' ff arnzatmnrrWhen completed thi i^^^'or^m:mAlonsfeltneeS jqsa. DAViE CO. PUBLIC UBPvARY MOr.KSVlLLE, NC ^ - VCt ,5--i \ /t ' /■ >» 1 '' /' ■"^ ^ w>1' •• - / .'•/fc.-i.av ^ t ,fi ^ f -if <■ I n The Mocksville Methodist churchwas organized in 1833. Rev. C. P.Moorman was pastor. The followingnames composed the membership-roll: Mack D. Armfield, class leaderand steward; Archibald G. Carter,recording steward.John McRorie, Braxton Bailey,Andrew Hinkle, Jesse A. Clement,Nathaniel B. Taylor, TennysonCheshire, Thomas Jones, pizabethClement, Elizabeth Latham, ChloeNail, Mary McRorie, Sarah Muli-can, Mary Wilson, Barbary Cheshire, Sophronie Meroney, ElizabethParker, Letitia N. P. Carter, Mesou-ri M. Miller, Anna Helper, MalindaClement, Juda Glasscock, MatildaGaither, Prudence Hudson, SarahLatham, Cassander Latham, NancyC.-Gowin, James C. Ryan, MildredRencher, John Mulican, Mary A.Nail, Elizabeth Pearson, Henriettaha few ago of the M^sville Metho- Nail, Elizabeth Pearson, HenriettaAbove IS a picture Seirtindl in cooperation with The Gaither, Susanne Cheshire, Sarahdist church the Tw y F. M. Avett. Rvan. Rosanna McCracken, Nancydist church hy xne F M AvettERyan, Rosanna McCracken, Nancynterprise. On the left is seen the pastor, Rev. E. M. Avew.]Latham, Daniel Brown, ChristinaMcClammer and Susann Helper.The Church and State were separate but they were good neighbors,for in 1837 to 1839 the sessions ofDavie,county court were held in theMethodist church.In 1840 the North Carolina con-jference met in Mocksyille and wasp'r\ fvck OM- M 3 1eld in the new court house. Bishop Thomas A. Morris presided.The missionary offering in 1840 ofthe whole Conference was $445, less!than Mocksville church now pays.GAVE LOTMrs. Letitia Cartetr gave the original lot for the church which wasdiagonally across the street fromthe present location on Main street.A new location for the church wassecured later, on which the presentstructure now stands.The present church was built in1895, additions were built in 1918and 1930. Mocksville church was,taken off the Davie circuit and madechurch was built in 1895 and madea station. Rev. L. T. Mann was appointed pastor. In 1897 there were n150 members. The total amount raised for al purposes that year was$1,280.55, an average of $8.53 per1 member.r : Last year's report showed thatI, the congregation has a total of 390members. The financial report;- showed total contributions of $4,274,;an average of $10.96 per member. •f Rev. E M. Avett is pastor of the;2 church, a beloved leader serving his,second year. Rev. Avett served the_ church for four years in the past-s when he was on the Davie circuit ^OftVlE CO. PUBLICDavie Co. Public Library^|Ocksvi!le, N. C.REV. E. M. AVETT Ifou Remember -First United Methodist Church of Mocksville Sunday School;Class ; C0;:P.UBL1C -LIBRARY jr/ont row^ left to right: Buck Miller. Gerald Blackwelder Craig Foster,^yai ^^nCKSVILLE NC SeXiSieyCY^ws! Robert Hendcicks. Worth Hendricks. Edd Ho^^MpCKSVlLLt, iNC --Hendricks.BillHendricks. Second row: J. L. Holton. prentice Camp^^^^ ' Guillen Gene Smith, Captain Domm, Phil Johnson, Howard VVilliams.^N. T. yuiiien, uene lim.RnuilPs Har ev Walker. Rosco< SheSSen^Lbn^^^^ tified). Fourth row: Bill Pennington, W. h. Moore, M. C. Deatooi?. Dr. H. C Snrinkle Rev. R. M. Hardee, Henry Cole Tom|inson, Carroll Arndt, U. H^^omlinson; Clyde Hendricks.Kimbrough Sheek, Atlas Smoot, Woodrow Wilson iv-:-- r. V'-'ocu^T- r^cci<5^v_' •: \v,;:"i.1. --v.t5iLT*-^Tiiii«*1^'A',lW4^-''/T';Wii'wVi'. rvTJITi"."V'''."'.''"""T-.'.''l''i'^'/■ ^ ilA MkM■rKM1 •?»j^y^'-i'-'THF. FTRRiT MFTTTODTST r.HTlRCH OF MOCKSVILLE,-J?H£ :-FEEL6WSinP ;.HUT^ of. the; .First 'Metho'dist Church-^whicKi■will ■,be;^d£dicated .Sunday ,afteri:ioon., ;•.His:i«)ry 01" MacksviUcI^lclhodist Church Givenlly GORDON TOMUNSON[ On Sunriny, al 3 p.m.. The; Fr':!n\'.-:-!.ip building of the FirstI Fb-ih'iili't riiui'ch at Ittocksvillcj will br Hrdicatcd. Bishop Ccsten!;J. Ibii'roll ol' Charlotte will be11 ill cliaiTr- of i)ie dedication servicej nnri will be assisted by Rev. M.I T. Ibjips. Superintendent oV theThoniasvillc District, and Rev.j Qu.ty Crigg, pastor.Tlic fellowship building wascrreted last year ut a. cost of $14,-IoOO. including furnishings. M. H.iMurrav served as chairman ofj J l.hc building committee whicii was:| composed of E. L. Shoii, GeorgeTvai'tman, E. P. Foster, J. Hi.! I l luimpson and S. M Call. Mem-I I cii'.s uV Ih-s finance committee,jl cnnsistod of M. H. Murray, E. P.I i'osicr. George Hendricks, J. K.vSbcob and Curtis Price. Ma's. J.ii Frank Clement served as troas-; ;G|[ urcr.At the time of the dedication!oi this new building, it is fitting-ic- rtivirw" some of the history'^^<K•ksv;l]c. For this iniormation,I ain indebted to historical ar-luics previously written by thelaic Rev. W. L. Shcnill. former]juKdnr of tiiis diurcb; and to MissiIvlary J. Jlcitman. IIn .looo, tlicre was no MiCthodistChufcli in MocUsville, and therewere b'ai. a lew Mulhodisl^s inan.-i arotnid ibis area. Tltc nearest Mcti'-odiftt (.bunch wa.s locatedat Lctiicl. Ivo miles awa.v.One Saturday ni,:ih JcSSC Clem- 'ciii, .i .sub-Stanlml cili.ecii ol Mueks-vble. went out to Itctbe! to hearthe circuit rider. Cluirlc.s P. Moorman urcach. lie was so well pleased ^vilb the preacher that h.e in-' vitcd hiin home for the night.Mi". Clement was ot Lutheranantecedents. Ilnwrsxr, the nextdcy b'j and b:;> wile both wentbind.-; *0 the Lstli-cl Church, wore'smiTs-ai,-.mci became ar-cnt MietlfodisLs.i-eon afi'-r thu., r -.-iiri!- ,cr^u.,-c;,wei.e h"' 1 in Mork.;,vi!lc As oth-cv:- jornod., n congregation wasorgarurcd—a I'd secured, and achurch built. The land on whichthe iii't church was built wasgiven hy Mr,^. Lctilia Carter, wifeof Archibald G. Carter. Tl was located. on the rile where the Da.vieMotor Company now stands,acros-s the street from the pres-In 1836, the Mbcksville Circuitwas formed iTom the SalisburyCircuit- This was the same yearthat Davie County was formed |Irom Rowan. jTlic Methodist Church was usedfor several terms of Davie County court w"hile the court housewa.s being built.Two annual conJcrcnces were!■held in the Mocksville Church,the first in December, 1840, whenBishop T. A. Morns presided; andauain in December, 1864, duringthe troublou.s days of the WarDavid Nicholson presiding in the Iabsence of -Bishop John J. Early.]The following names compris-1ed Ibc membership roll back in;III? lirsl -days of the MocksvilleM.ethodist Church:Muck D. Armfield, class leaderand .sti'ward: Archibald G. Carter,recording steward; John McRorie,Biiixt'in fiailey, Andrew Hinkle,Taylor. Tennyson Cheshire.Tltomas Jones, Elizabeth Cicm-cnl, F/lizabclh Lathem, Cliloe Nail,Mary MicRone, Sarah Mulican,Mary Wilson, Bai'baray Cheshire,Soiihronic Meroncy, ElizabethPLUkcr, Lctitia Carter, Mc.soiiriM. Miller, Anna Helper, MalindaClement, Judy Glasscock, Matilda jGaithcr, Prudence Hudson, Sarah jLatham, Cassander Latham,Nancy G. Gowin, James C. R„ an,Mildred Rsncher, John Mlulican, iMary A, Nail, Elizabeth Pearson, IHenrietta Gaither, S u s a n n e |Cheshire, Sarah Ryan, Rosanna!McCrackcn, Nancy Latham, Dan-;iel Brown, Christina McClammer :and Susann Helper.In 1805, the Davie Circuit wasformed. Also at this time theMocksville Station was organizedand the church taken off the Davie Circuit. Rev. Frank H. Woodwas presiding elder at thi.s timeand the Rev. L. T, Mann waspastor.The present Mocksville Methodist Church vvas built on theYoung lot on Main Street, beingdedicated in August, 1896, byBishop William Wallace Duncan,IHth Bishop of the M. E. Church,South. Since that time two annexes have been built — one in1917, and the other in 1933. In1948 the church was remodeledand a new parsonage built.The list of successive pastoi-sfor the First Methodist Church isas follows:1836: William Anderson.1338: Thomas A. Sharpe,^ ) V n MPii841:'; J&i:is ::and 'i£. 'IL-., ^'i-.n' ■'■ ,■■, "■;■•;■■■• , 1842: P. -W-: -Archer.' '1843i-.;William..:M. .Jordan. 'f •';1844: Thomas/campbeil, and, S.,rH. • H©lsab©ck..:;;'' a845;' J.' W. Tinnin and y.': W:■yarreU.. ' '' ■i;846i: ■R;vP. pibb 'and j. a 'Mar-.■i.;:;1847::'' ;;A. -a,'Allen ',bnd'^: :W..'Plgyd;- ''1848'; a J, mnes.- .■ '1849-;; -John' .Tillett,":;ani\ L. .'S.|'Burkhead.' ' ' . , , ■-• ,a850: Vjohn ,TiUett. / '' .185i:- Leinon Shell' and' C. M.'iI ■ - v I•Pepp-fiiT. - . / ■: •-.;.1852:';Lemon-Shell., ' , 'i '''b-:i853:; J.,, Sb Clair-. ■ , ,!;i85.5-:-''A', .H.vjohnSori.-.'-;'- '.iA- 'i856; .S.'^D. Adams.. • • ':'^'1857:::;S.',-H.-' tteisabeck;;/- . 'b'',-'iS58;'T. B. Reeks., '1859: ,M. C. Thbrhas. ' ' . ;■ 1861:" W. C. -Gannon. : ■ .I'SeS: R., G.. Bai'rett. ,:.-,.:l'8.65:,-.Garson. Palaver.fi' .l'866:-S.'~E.'Mauney.^'j-:,1869,:-Sher-rill.; ' ' -,1873; :Le-m6n-. Shell.,,A,.'1876* Thomas. A. Bopne;;;'-;b'TaSQ:"'TbA. Gopri; -' T- '.i-'';:';:o1882;^-:;T; ' ]i._-'Triplett.;';- 'b-,':-;:, '.b}:i883:.''G-,;F: Round.;.;:'v•: bl88T.V'W.;Cb;Wilsonb.'' Alispo,: W.. L. Grissom. .b'.:,i8'bL; J::.S.. Nelson;'^.,•18g3;" C: m; GeiitiT.1894; J:-G. ttartselL,'1895: L. T.^Mann.:. .:bv; 1897: J.,A. Greene -j: ' 'H;. H.-'Joi-dan.., '% . ,|'.,'A.19'6l:;:.'William..-:L....Sberrlli., ., '■I;J^' P..'Roberts.|.A'19b7:,''JbP;VKirk.''''.by.: .■v:'b! ib-lblJ: -B.'-Margesbn. -,.<1:bV :L9l2': "R; B:'-'.Atkinson;,' b'/y[b-, 1913: E. Wv Fox/ /-"bbyb^;y b' .1914: D. F; Gaa''yei\:.''b.',;:' '^y,'■ 1915.: R. .M/Hoyle.''bbiv'-;''! .''.i .-f:!.:-.i917: E. 6. ;CoIeb..-./b;b.:'b.ry;."(^1920:. William ..L';': Sherrili;^j. -b.bI:, -1923:- A;.;C:,; Sv.{a;Kpri,' bbyl-\iT:i926.;.,R.l5...;lfeiv^ •''s--'fiiXNJ\T£0-:-TT9J0nrt"::'Cb' •■-1^93.4: E.-.-J:,^.1938;,. 1942i R'..-'M.' 1942:'ib/G.' , 1942: A "L.... 1954:.,;.H.' O.,1943: .X" E.,1946:bR. M:.. ,1949r:- A:- T.■■i952:-W.-Q;P": 0 Ql'"GQlOlim?;-,Harbison. ;■• Ayett.. Hardee. i:Sprinkle...Aycock.,,',Huss. "Pritchard,, Hardee.,'; ' •Cox:',T;';.'.Grigg.Tip. V".ggj^yitSDAY,. jXJL.y';X5X3i[y./Wbrk. on the, ere.ctioh of: Wo,large, roomg.'to\ the- rear Qf' .-tlie.First Methodist Church here'eom-;menced somb weeks 'ago is pro^gressing.rapidly and according to'P. J. Johnson, member,: of the bui'lding 'committee, .-will probably , becompleted this week. The annexis, approximatelj'- ,20 by 32 feet ofbrick veneer and finished insiW\yith. plaster. Two rooms separated by a halTare being added,and , when completed-one . will beused'.by;,the; ;Men's.:.BibIe. Class,f,c>r ' 'social''m'eetings .and .the- Boy,Scquts'.'' -The .other room wiTF be-used as-the .'women's, class room1. and,,for church societies, etc.,Repair work already completed},]•consists of a. new, .coat .of paintyinside the entire building, .paint-;ed roof, • new .* lightingfixtures,.:and a new heating' plant. ' , j-•• . The .work will add .much.'to the'-.beauty ofbthe, building, and-the.,additional rooms a long '■'.'felt need for additional-space, to';,house the - e.vergrowing Sunday''Sc.hQOl and . provide.., facilities for./ocial 'gat.Keriri-gsband a room foi•tbe: Boy .-ScQut, trb.op, "of : whichj;^^the pastor, tjis: .'.Rev.'. .R.-. C: .CbrX J fprth, is' Scoutmaster.Thursday, January 5, 1933 _Sawe Counri;p,oi,c ud,--WocJfswfe, A,ic LIJ-Uj iTitJ-U/XlktCI V XUXJiU '■ X'Xy.lii-:■AI KTHE FIRST METHODIST CHUriCH OF MOCKSVILLE.-•J'HE FELLOWSHIP HUT of the First Methodist Church whichwilJ be .dedicated Sunday afternoon.I I'iisto.ry Of iMocksviilcMclhadist Church GivenI By GORDON TOMLINSONI On .Sunda\', at 3 p.m.. TheI i^c'lowstho building of the First■ itrelhodr-t Church at Mnck.sviile\K ill 1)0 dedicated. Bishop CostenI J, llarrcll o) Charlotte will bein charge nf the dedication service.inrs will be a.ssisted by Rev. M.T, ll'.pps. Suv>ciinlendent o'll theTlionuisviilc Di.-.trict, and Rev.Quay Grigg. pastor,Tlic fellowship building wascreeled last year at a cost of SI4.-Qio. including furnishings. M. H.Murray served as chairnaan oiI.he l.'.uilding eoirimiLtee which wascou'i.ioscd of E. L. Short, Georgell-.irtman, E, P. Foster, J. HI.Thonipson and S. M Call. Members o; tiic finance committeeciMisisied of M. H. Murray, E. P.Foster, George Kendricks, J. K.EIkta acid Curtis Price. M,rs. J.J Frank CJoment served as treas-! urer.At the time of the dedicationol this new building, it is fitting(d review- some of the historyrolf "tlieTirst: 'Metlwdisb CiiT^ch', oil■ Mocksville. For' this irifonnation,,• lyam hiiiclebtad'do' 'historieal ar-;.l-iticle's previously (;wi-itten-'by the''Mate' Rev.'W.. Ij,- Slierrniy.'formier ipastor ot this chiireh; and to MissMary J. Hcitnian. ,In lo33, there was no Metriodist,Church in Mocksvino, and there |j were but a few Methodists in;I and around this area. The npar-; cst Methodist Church was locatedat Letliel, two miles away.Oil'- SatLivdav nigiit Jesse Clemen'. a .'^ul-i.^lanlial citizen oi Moeks-viilc. went out to Hclhel lo hear iDie circuit rider, Charles P. Moorman p'.cach. He was .so well picas-cd wif.h Ihi.- preacher that he in-jvil.cd liim homo for the night. IMr. Clement was ol Lutheran iantceiylcn's. Ilew ever, the next 1day he and IDs vcii'c both went!bac.': *•') Ih-O Le'he! Chiu'ch, were'cniM-'-n" ccn-v-erted auu becauio ar- i^ ent Methodists. ja-euo -iltci' (la.-,, [.--.'oiar ■'Tnuc.;;, .iT.-i.-i i|i IiF.x'i,:-) ill/-. A;, nth-jcv.': iooi,.d, a ciingvcna'ion wasoreanrred—.-i lot .-secured, and achuirch built.. The land on which ^the lit"' church was built wasgiven Iw Mr.s. Lctitia Cm ter, wifecf Arc.hihiiM G-. Caii.r'.r. It was located on 'iic cite where ihe Daviekrclor Company now stands,acrc.sij Die .street from the present churdi. '1 In 183(5, the Mbcksville CircuitI was formed 'from the SalisburyCircuit. This was the same yearthat Davic County was formedfrom Rowcin.The Methodist Church was usedfor several terms of Davie County court while the court housewas being built.3A\'o annual conferences were■held in the Moeksvillo Church,the first in December, 1840, whenBirl-.oii T. A. Morris presided; andagain in Dece.mibcr, 1864, during: the troublous davs of the Warifietween the States with the Rev.".David Nicdiolson presiding- in the,■absence of ..Bishop Jphn J. Early,:',X The ' foilowing names compris-' 'ed Ihs membership roll back inthe first days of the MocksvilleMethodist Church:Mlick D. Ajnnfield, class leader•and steward; Archibald G. Carter,recording steward; John McRorie,Braxton Haiicy, Andrew Hinkle,T a y 1 0 r, Tennyson Cheshire,Thomas Jones, Elizabeth Clement, Elizabeth Lathem. Chloc Nail,Mary McRonc, Sarah Mulican,M.,ii-.v Wilson, Barbaray Cheshire.Sni)lironie Meroney, ElizabethParker, Lelitia Carter. Mc.souriM. Miller, Anna Helper, MalindaClement, Judy Glusscock, Matilda!Gaithcr, Prudence Hudson, Sarah ^Latham, Cassander Latham,!Nancy G. Gowin, James C, Ryan,Mildred Rencher. John, Mulican, jMary A. Nail, ElizabeDi Pearson,'Henrietta Gaither. S u s a n n e 'Cheshire, Sarah Ryan, RosannaM.cCracken, Nancy Latham. Daniel Brown, Christina McClammcrand Susann Helper.In 1895, the Davie Circuit wasformed. Also at this time theMocksville Station was organizedj and the church taken off the Da-' vie Circuit, Rev. Frank H. Woodwas presiding elder at this timeand the Rev. T.. T. Mann ' waspastor.The present Mocksville Methodist Church was built on theYoung lot on Main Street, beingdedicated in August, 1896, by1 Bishop William Wallace Duncan,I 18th Bishop of the M. E. Church,' South. Since that time two annexes have been built — one in1917, and the other in 1933, In1948 the church was remodeledand a new parsonage built.1 mWE CO, PUBLIC LIBP,.Bv [ ' ,The . IM.- of . iu «ive pastore-';for\th.e .First Met ^t:,Church is: as follows:. - i! 1836: William Andersonl' . > Ii n •1838:,,Thomas A. Sharps.p ;'_1846: Thomas Jones. • - .'■• ■■ 184l';'; A. ::ir.i Harris ,a KvH. :I'Tippett..'.'■.•■■■■'■.1842:-,P; W!_Archer..'1843;. William M. Jordan.1844: Tkornas Campbell and. S. .,Ii. He-lsabeck.;1845:','J.'W. . Tinhin and P! W-.Yarrpll.',' ,. ' ' . ..:,\-18,4e; R-r/P'.-.Bibb and ,J.,B. .Mar-. •tin. ■''' •■■■■'- :1847.: .,A.; E: Allen and J.'.W.Floyd.' , ' ; , I. 1848: j-J^. Hines. ^• 1849:^'John Tillett and* L.'S.Burkhead.-, :185p:-. John Tillett. -. •> .■, 1'851: Lemon Shell and C.. M..;Pepp'ai\., '• ../.•■/ ',1852: Lemon Shell.. ■ d853: J. St. Clair. rT. M: Postell.1855; A. H. Johnson.' ,1856: S. 'd. Adams.1857: S. H.'Helsabeck.1858: T. b! .'Reeks. v1859:'M^C. '^homas., ,'1 , 1861: W. 'C. "Gannon! ' '''/'y-,',1863; E. G.,Barrett.:,..: -1865: Carsoii-Parker.." ' '' 1866: S. E. Mauney.,1869: M.- V. Sherrill. ". 1873.: Lemon "Shell."■ 1876: Thomas A: Bbqhe..•,1830;:: T.. A;.Coon. : ,|,/;:1882: T. L.. Triplett,,!,.'ise;!: G'/'"F."Rpund. .,■,■ ■ ■":■■• ;■■,1887--'wWc. Wilson.' , '1889: W., L.- Gii-isspm.' 1891: S. -Nelsori.:1893: C; ,M:.- Gentry.1894: !l,c! Hartse.!!.; • 1895; L. T. Mann.! ■ 1897./J; A. . Green. , :, ■ .\ ,„d899:,;';H., .-H. ■■Jordan.; . 'i./v.t;.'^:i90'l:. WillianT;;L.'; Sh'errill:/'!-;:,'::;,'■ .'lOOS:''J. P. Roberts.- )',1907: J'.. F. Kirk. •j'f,.; i91'd;,-iB':-,Margeson.,.'i;9_12:, R;,.'E;', Atkinsop.;"Vb:--:y:\^^: 'E! W^^FoxT;:;^':"'!^^^-':'■; d! f/ Caiyer.'::,R. M. Hoylel"';: ,E. - O. Cole. "William, L... Sherrill'.: ,A.'. C. iSwat'ford'; .>R,: S. Howie.'.'-: i,R. C. '^C^forthV if. E. J,. Harbison.'."E. .M. :Avett. '' ;•R; M. Hardee. , ! ,It CV Sprinkle. ,A.-L., Aycock.' H. o.-Huss; ;- .>J. E. Britchard.. R. M'..'Hardee.A._ J.,'Cox:-.W.', Q! .Grigg.- ,0 HlxRCH v5 ' K \ * li M \ Tfc 1} ' P^l ^CKb I tLt F i RS T I iiVj;',-.V,., ^U Years Ago . . . 1954 .. . The Vacation Bible School of the Mocksvillc First Methodist Church. Hoav many can you identify? , y >V" j The educational building of ■Fiiut Methodist Church was . ded icated . on; Sunday morning im mediately .following the morning ,..worship'service. • ' ■' Bishop' Nolan B. Harmon, 'fes-- ide'nt bishop of the Charlotte ^ area, received the building from .jJack Permlngtpn, .chairman -of ^ commission'on education. I ". Bishop' •Harmon delivered' the dedicatory, sermon in the sancT:- . fuary • chdbsing his, text, from ' ■ Second Ooiinthian's, '.Chapter- 4. • The Rev. John H. Carper, District Superintendent of -the Thomas-' yille . District', of ' the. Methodist ' Church, rea.d.the scripture lesson. r.Rey.- W. W. Blaht'on, rnlnlster'pf the church, presided and intror I'diiced th'e„speaker. ] : Irnmediately .fpilowing the', morhmg wdrship'senvicei the con-r : gregation adjourned' to the edu cational bunding. • for a ' short '•dedlcatoVy service. The educational building "hds .approximately 11' Sunday, 'school "PiassroPms, -fully equipped. 1... FIRST METHODIST DEDICATES BUILDING ... Cflicials taking part in the dedicatory program of the education building of the First Methodist Church of Mpcksville are -hownabove. Left to right: jack Pennington, chair man of the committee on education, who pre sented the building to Bishop Nolan,B.. Harmon. ; Rev. W. .W. Blanton, pastor of the First Metho- idist Church; the Rev. E. M. Avett, retired ■ Methodist minister; Mrs. Nolan B. Harmon and |Bic-faop Harmch of Charlotte;", and John H. j Carper of Thcmasville, District,"Superintendent. ( DAVIE CO. FU3L!C LiORARY MOCKSViLLE,, NO i H'OVEMEER Douvie Enirey-prise T? ecoT-d Litt lift' The iross mtej'm' <• i, ^ '/S*? it n <•^sJ "■' v"^^' ''. .'" ^'"^4--4-two years ago the'cross atop the■. ■ spire of the.First United MethodistChurch of Mocksville was blowndown during a wind storm. Lastweek- it was replaced, JackCorriher of the Hendrlx andCorriher Construction Company,',.now engaged, in renovating,,the-■' church, rode the. '-'bucket'.' .on - a-,: crane April ITth/apd.-replaced the,, cross.. The Rev., Austin Hamilton,-pastor of the churcl^was invited; by Corriher, one of his members,- to-ride withhim and jokin^y said:"Preacher, you may. not reachthatheight again." Mr. Hamilton,^declined ■ the invitation, - however,,(Photos by Jeff Ayers)':• Sh^ . Whats, Up? Pictured below L to R,, \ -K Garland Myers, I^ndy Hanes and* '■ ! • i\rchie Sanders.^.MOCKSVlLLEi, Ne;.:',„ -/--r -'.^.4r'SHELL By David Hoyle The formal opening of the newly renovated sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church of Mocksville will be observed with.a service of consecration on Sunday morning, July 14, at 11 a.m. The Rev. Austin Hamilton, pastor of the Church, will lead the congregation in the service of consecreation, assisted by Dr, Henry Sprinkle, Jr. The George E. Rudisill of Thomasville, District SupcnntendonI will deliver the sermon. The church has been undergoing renovations for the past nine months, Hendricks and Corriher Construction Company are the contractors. The work, which stated in October of last' year, was orginally planned in three stages. The remodeling of the sanctuary was the top priority; the annex to the rear of the building was next; and the renovation of the old existing classrooms off the sancturary which are still under construction. The estimated cost of the project was $250,000. "We're hoping to have the old classroom wing completed in six weeks to two months", said-Jack Corriher of the con struction company. Mr. Corriher is also a member of the church. New heating and air conditioning systems have been installed throughout the church and 5,400 square feet of new (continued on page 9) $6.00 PER YEAR THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1974 SINGLE COPY 15 CENTS (continued from page 1) space added. The new structures and renovations weredisigned by Joseph Bass, architect of Davie County. Among the renovations to the 78 year old church are covered walkways connecting the fellowship building with the rest of the church. The education building will also be connected so that travel between any part of the church facilities can be made during -rainy weather without getting wet. The new addition behind the sanctuary contains the administration office of the church and the pastor's office. Both of those offices have access to the outside. The pastor's office is paneled, has a wall of book shelves, has wall to wall carpeting and drapes. The church secretary's office is similar. The entire lower floor of this new ad dition, with the exception of the pastor's and administration offices, is tlie youth department. These classrooms for the youth are brightly decorated with an orange trim around the windows and doors and have bright green carpeting. Two new fireproofstairways have also been added to this .section. The top floor of tlie new wing contains the adult men's and women's classrooms as well an a choir room, with elevated risers. "The top floor is not quite as bright", said Corriher comparing it to the youth section. The interior of the sancuary has been completely renovated with an oak trim motif and plush red carpet. New oak wainscot was added around the walls and a strip of oak runs along either side near the ceiling to conceal the new indirect lighting system. A new pulpit, new stain glass windows, and new kneeling rail were also added, leaving the pews as the only orginal equipment left. The new lighting fixtures should arrive within the next two months and will be approximately twice the size of the present ones. The indirect lighting can be controlled and dimmed from the pulpit. The choir loft behind the pulpit has been expanded and has new entrances from the choir room. Vertical strips of oak paneling were installed on the wall behind the choir loft and there is a wooden cross in the center. A new sound system has been installed in the sanctuary and the microphone in the pulpit has been connected directly by telephone lines with radio station WDSL. The orginal beams across the top of the sanctuary were stained to match the oak trim elsewhere and the foyer received a new slale floor To complete the new look, the outside groimds were re-landscaped. The wing containing the old classrooms is still under construction and will house the youth recreation area on the top floor and Sunday School classrooms below. "The peopie are highly pleased with the superb job which has been done by the contractors", said the Rev. Austin Hamilton, pastor of the church. "We are looking forward to the formal opening of tliesancturary and annex on Sunday, July 14." TJie Rev. Austin Hamilton, pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Mocksville, in his new paneled office. (, - Mrs. Mary Hendriclcs, cliurch secretary, in the new church office. }\/l'v.* C«> S V ocksviffe. H. c First United Methodist. Church 308 North Main Street Mocksville, North Carolina "As you enter the Church to worship, please be thoughtful, be silent, be prayerful, be reverent, for this is the House of the Lord. Before leaving lift a prayer for the needs of the world, for the Church, for those who minister here, and for yourself." First Worship Service In The Renovated Sanctuary Sunday, July 14,1974 EARL G. HUNT, JR., Bishop, Western North Carolina Conference GEORGE W. RUDISILL, Superintendent, The Thomasville District D. AUSTIN HAMILTON, Minister, First United Methodist Church God Builds No Churches God builds no churches. By his plan That labor has been left to man. No spires miraculously arise No little mission from the skies Falls on the bleak and barren place To be a source of strength and grace. The humblest church demands its price In human toil and sacrifice. o o e o e o o God sends no churches from the skies; Out of our hearts they must arise! -Edgar Guest. Dedication This brochure is dedicated to those Christian men and women, living and dead, clergymen and laymen, who have shared m the dream of First Church; some have briefly passed this way andmoved on, some have completed their earthly labors here, and many have joined this fellowship along the way. To all tvho have given and to all who are giving of their time, talents, and possessions, in support of this noble enterprise, we are eternally indebted and to them we affectionately and gratefully dedicate this program and the service of this day. Welcome Visitors To each of our visitors on this special day we extend a most cordial welcome. We are privileged and delighted that you are with us in this high moment in the life and history of our church. It is good to have each of you and we invite you to visit us often. The Sanctuary and Adjoining Facilities The First United Methodist Church of Mocksville was founded in 1833. On October 29,1973, after much planning and preparation, the construction of a new annex and an extensive renovation program for the existing sanctuary began at an estimated cost of $250,000. As of this date, the amount of $210,000 in cash and pledges has been raised. The adjoining old annex, which is undergoing similar renovation and refurbishment, is scheduled for completion by September 1,1974. The completed facilities will be open to the public following today's worship service. n '1^ V' The Morning Service of Worship Eleven O'Glock A. M. JULY 14,1974 MINISTERS THE REVEREND GEORGE W. RUDISILL District Superintendent THE REVEREND D. AUSTIN HAMILTON THE REVEREND DR. H. G. SPRINKLE, JR. Pastor Member of the WNC Conference . The the Candles ..... r ..........................., .Angie Hendrix and Donna Jordan The Prelude "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" Miieller The Ghoral Gall to Worship Ghaiicel Ghoir The Gollect ..........................,.........................,.Minister and Gongregation : Almighty and everlastirig God, by whose mercy we corne to his high hour in the life of the church: Regard tis with thy favor and further us with thy continual help, as with devoted . 'fnindsweconsecrate our fellowship of faith to thee and thy kingdom; through JesuSGhri^ our Lord. Ameri. «o O *Hymn No. 294 "I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord" Dwight 'Reading from The Psalter, No. 602 . ' 'Affirmation of Faith - The Apostle s Greed, No. 738. ■The Gloria Patri o o o Recognition of Special Guests Quiet Moments of Silent Prayer The Pastoral Prayer .................:.......... ^. Dr. H. G. Sprinkle, Jr. A Ghoral Anthem "The Lord's Prayer" Ghancel Ghoir ' o o o The Reading of the Word- II Corinthians 9: 6-15 (RSV) Worshipping with Tithes and Offerings The Offertory Anthem "Bless This House" Ghancel Ghoir "The Doxology TheSerinon "YOUR FRUIT SHOULD ABIDE" The Reverend George W. Rudisill Reception of Members Into the Ghurch I The Service of Comecrqtiofi of the Sancttuiry " ^ -The Ministers and People Standing I - n ' " ■" / " ■ - - ' ' V----- - II Mr. Rudmll: het fis i G G6d, eternal and ever blessed, who delightest in the assembling of thy people in the sanctuary: Hear our1^ prayer for this house, which we would devote henceforth to the honor of thy name. Grant, we beseechI -thee, that peace and prosperity may be found within these walls, that thy glory may be the light thereof, I we, and all who come within it, may be satisfied with the goodness of thy house; through Jesus i Christ our Lord. Amen. 1 - ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■... , ■ ■..■■■.■ ^ ■ ■■■■■■ ■ ■ ■ I The Ministers and the People Shall Say: I Blessed be thy name, O Lord, that thou hast given to thy servants a holy will and sacred desire, to erect andI sanctify to thine own worship this building, which we now open for thine honor and glory. Grant that we,I and all who conie withintheseportals, shall ever make fight use of it, and that the splendor of thy presence I shall be manifest therein, and the hearts of thy people be ever blessed, through Jesus Christ our Lord. ■ -Amen.- • ■ ■ I Afr. HamiZfon: Mr. Rudisill, we present this building for consecration, as aplace of worship, fpr the people I of First United Methodist Church of Mocksville, North Carolina. j Mr, Rudisill: In holy reverence, and in confidence that God our Father will accept that which we do in his I name, I now declare this house to be open for the Worship of Almighty God. For the preaching of God's f word; for the due administration of the Holy Sacraments, for the conversion of sirihers, the edification of l_| believers, and the salvation of the worlds we reverently set ap^t and consecrate this building, iri the ri ame^ of the FaAer, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. —I ~sl forgive. v| o! I a Mr. Hamilton: Now therefore, O Lord, let thine eyes be open toward this house day and night; and let thine ears be ready toward the prayers of thy children, which they shall make unto thee in this place. And whensoever thy servants shall make to thee their-petitions, do thou hear them and when thou hearest. . The People: Grantj O Lord, we beseech thee, that thy ministers may be clothed in righteousness, and thysaints rejoice in thy salvation, and may we all, with thy people everywhere, grow up into a holy temple» | above, the house not ma^e^with hands, eternal in the heavens. ■ : ; ' Mr. HamiZfon; O God, who hastbuilt thy Church upon the foundation of the Aposdesandprophets, Jesus Christ.himself being the chief cornerstone; Save the community of thy people from cowardly surrender to the world, from rendering unto Caesar what belongs to thee, and from forgetting the eternal Gospel amid the temporal pressures of our troubled days. For the unity of the Church we pray, and to her growth in M grace, her building in love, her enlargement in service, her increase in wisdom, faith, charity^ and power^ we dedicate our lives, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ®Hymn No. SQ"/ "The Church's One Foundation" Stone "The Benediction and Choral Response The Posdude Toccata in F from the Fifth Syniphony Widpr " Denotes when the congregation is to stand. """ Ushers will seat those who are waiting. "l- : :sny A n f -> V a of the Building ComrniUee:^ C. e. CHAPMAN, CHAIRPERSON ROBERT HENDRICKS S?H0^ArT™ GEORGE HENDRICKS eBsho^t JACKPENNINGTONED SHORT AUSTIN HAMILTON Chairperson of the Building Fund Committee: ROCKY JOHNSON Board of Trustees: \ JACK CORRIHER, CHAIRPERSON OTIS HENDRtX ED SHORT JERRY HENDRIX GLENN MILLER CHARLES WOODRUFF ^ The Mini^ry of Music ^ THE\CHANCEL CHOIR, First United Methodist Church ^ Choir Director - MRS. GENE SMITH 2 Organist - MR. MIKE HENDRIX I- <3 X ui Mocksville, North Carolina Architectural Firm: Joseph B. Bass, AIA General Contractor: Hendrix and Cprriher Construction Company \ -i 0,6 Wf Methodist To rlold■'"i,: ■'COUNTY ENT- ^ rmBishop Ear! Gladstone HuntJr., resident Bishop of theCharlotte Area of the UnitedMethodist Church, will preachand lead in the dedicationservices at the First UnitedMethodist Church of Mocksvilleon Sunday at the 11 a.m. service.Participating also in theservice will be the Rev, GeorgeW. Rudisoll, Superintendent ofthe Thomasvllle District of theUnited Methodist Church andthe Rev. Austin Hamilton,pastor of the church.Bishop Hunt is a native ofJohnson City, Tenn. Hereceived his bachelor of Sciencedegree from East TennesseeUniversity and his Master ofDivinity degree from theCandler School of Theology inAtlanta Ga.He has also been the recipientof several honorary degreesincluding the D.D. fromTusculum College and DukeUniversity, the LL.D. from theUniversity of Chattanooga, andthe DCL from Emory andHenry College.Bishop Hunt, as a UnitedMethodist Minister became amember of the Holston Conference in 1942 and servedpastorates in Atlanta,Kingsport, Chattanooga, andMorristown, Tenn. In 1956 hewas elected President of Emoryand Henry College where heserved until 1964 when he waselected and consecrated aBishop of the Methodist Church.He was then assigned to theCharlotte Area where he stillserved as Methodist Bishop andpresides over the WesternNorth Carolina Conferencewhich is composed of 14districts with 1,2000 churchesand 280,000 members.Bishop Hunt has served, andis serving on many of thegeneral boards and commissions of the UnitedMethodist Church including theBishop Earl HuntQuadrennial Emphasis Com-mitte of Fifty, Board of Laity,Ecumenical Affairs, theGeneral Committee of FamilyLife of which he was chairman1965-1972, and the GeneralBoard of Education.He is a member of the Boardof Visitors of Duke DivinitySchool, Duke University, and isa Trustee of Emory University,High Point, Pfeiffer, Brevard,Greensboro, and BennettColleges.He is a member of the Boardof Managers of the UnitedMethodist Home for the Aging,Interpreter's House, LakeJunaluska Assembly, and hasbeen preacher on the MethodistSeries of the Protestant:Hour, anationwide radio program.He is a member of Pi KappaDelta, and is listed in' Who'sWho in The World; Who's Whoin America; Who's Who in theSouth and Southeast; Who'sWho in the Methodist Church;and Who's Who in AmericanEducation.A special dedication servicewill be held Sunday at 11 a. m.at the First United MethodistChurch of Mocksville.This will mark the seventhtime this church, constructed atits present location in 1896 hasheld such a dedication serviceat this location.The first dedicatory servicewas in August of 1896 withBishop Wallace Duncan, 18thBishop of the MethodistEpiscopal Church South,participating. This was thededication of building thattoday comprises the sanctuaryof the First United MethodistChurch.In 1917-1918 a Sunday Schoolannex was built onto the eastside of the church and in 1918the kerosene lamp lightingmade its exit when a Delcolighting system was installed.In 1933 an annex was added tothe rear of the church and forthe first time indoor toilets wereadded.In 1948, the church wasremodeled and the presentparsonage was. built. Thededication service was held onFebruary 20, 1949 by BishopCosten J. Harrell.On July 18,1954 the fellowshipbuilding, constructed on the lotbehind the church in 1945, wasdedicated by Bishop Harrell.The education building wasconstructed onto the east annexin 1957. In 1964 the old bricks ofthe sanctuary were sandblasted, some remodeling done,and new pews installed.The,, current renovationprogram of the First UnitedMethodist Church got underwayin October of 1973. Involved wasthe - remodeling of the sanctuary; remodeling and extension of the annex to the rearof the building; the renovationof the old existing classroomsoff the^sanctuary; and the installation of a new heating andair conditioning systemI,nji.S'-ss:^ YlW"-throughout the churcn.The $250,000 project wasdesigned by Joseph Bass, architect of Davie County. Hen-drix & Corriher of Mocksvillehandled the construction.Renovations to the 80-year-oldchurch included covered walkways connecting the fellowshipbuilding with the rest of thechurch, including.the educationbuilding.A new addition behind thesanctuary contains the administration office of the churchand the pastor's office and thatof the church secretary. Theentire lower floor of this addition is the youth department.1The top floor oTTHe wing containthe adult men's and women'sclassrooms, as well as a choirroom, with elevated risers.The interior of the sanctuarywas completely renovated withan oak trim motif and plus redcarpet. New oak wainscot wasadded around the walls and astrip of oak runs along eitherside near the ceiling to concealthe new indirect lightingsystem. A new pulpit, newstained glass windows, and anew kneeling rail was alsoadded.'The choir loft behind thepulpit was expanded and newentrances from the choir roomadded. Vertical strips ofpaneling were installed on thewall behind the choir loft with awooden cross in the center.In addition, a new soundsystem was installed and thegrounds re-landscaped.The formal consecrationservice for this new renovationproject was held on July 14,1974at 11 a. m. The pastor, the Rev;Austin Hamilton, led thecongregation in the service ofconsecration, assisted by Dr.Henry Sprinkle Jr. The Rev.George Rudisill of Thomasville,District Superintendent,delivered the sermon.All of the indebyedness in theproject was liquidated onJanuary 15, 1976. 11 BULLETIN DEDICATION , NEW ANNEX and ADJOiNrNG OLD ANNEX "'V iV '^X . f / /C ■V oi 19 o« -j y Ull - -Js CQ -S LL C/> o o o First United Methodist Church Mocksville, N.C. Earl G. Hunt, Jr. Presiding Bishop George W. Rudisill District Superintendent D. Austin Hamiliton Minister With joy in the continuity of worship in this sanctuary since it was first dedicated in 1896, the members and friends of the First United Methodist Church of Mocksville come to dedication of this renewed sanctuary and adjoining facilities as a high moment in the life of the church. Methodists, whose descendants st ill enrich the congregation, built their first church in Mocksville in 1833, six years before the town was incorporated. The church was of white frame construction with steps leading to two front doors, had a balcony and was located across Main Street. In 1836 there were 66 members on the church roll, Sunday school, then as now, was an important part of church activities. Records of a quarterly conference held in 1843 recommended that Sunday school should not remain in session more than three hours. In 1847 the first mention of a parsonage for the Mocksville Circuit was made. Twice in th6 nineteenth century the North Carolina Annual Conference met in Mocksville, first in 1840 and again in 1864. At both of these Conferences town and county residents of other Methodist Churches and of all denominations helped to provide accommodations for ministers and horses. In 1891 plans were made for a new Church and a lot was bought, and a building fund started. In 1895 the old church building was sold except for the foundation stones. With $1481.00 in hand the building of the present sanctuary was begun. The new church was ^ completed, became a station and the needed parsonage which was built in 1899. u- Since our sanctuary was first dedicated in 1896, the brick and mortar building done by the Mocksville Church has kept pace with the efforts of its ministers and people to ^ meet religious needs and to give humanitarian services. The facilities added have 5 included the north annex in 1917, the south annex in 1933. In 1945 the fellowship building was added. In 1949 the church was remodeled and a Hammond Organ was given to the ^ church. Also, a new brick parsonage was built. The education building was con- o structed in 1957. £:Th o V7 X d. si X cJ e new addition and renovation program of 1973-74 at a cost of $220,000 provided necessary repairs and expanded facilities for enriched activities for our church ^ family. ^ We bring this brief history to you because it reveals the powerful Christian desire to ^ build and rebuild that the church may keep abreast with the developing community. Today this dedication reconsecrates a church made sacred by all who have wor- shipped God here. o vO r Ir- WocKsviVie. 2 ud in o c ) o Z k H tr> o o 3:: K u« Service of Dedication Eleven o^Clock in the Morning THE LIGHTING of the ALTAR CANDLES Angie Hendrix and Donna Jordan THE PRELUDE-''A Mighty Fortress Is Our God'.' Mueller *INTROIT-"Rise Up, 0 Men Of God". Chancel choir *CALL TO WORSHIP Minister: our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. People: Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it. Minister: Establish Thou the work of our hands upon us; yea the work of our hands establish thou it. People: Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Amen. *HYMN No. 26-"Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty.". John B. Dykes INVOCATION-(People Seated) Almighty and eternal God, whose lovingkindness ne ver faileth, who rulest both in heaven and in earth, keeping mercy for Thy people who walk before the presence of Thy glory ; graciously vouchsafe Thy presence as we dedicate these buildings to Thy service; mercifully illumine and brighten them with Thine own glory, and pour down Thy blessings upon them; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE LORD'S PRAYER Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. * CANTICLE OF THE CHURCH-(To Be Said Responsively-The People Standing) Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people. i vu 3: X *** Persons waiting may be seated *• Congregation standing , ..it .v". But the Lord shall rise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. And the nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of Thy rising. The abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee; the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee. Thy gates shall stand always open; they shall not be shut day nor night. That men may bring unto Thee the wealth of the nations, and their kings led with them. For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, it shall be utterly wasted. Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders. But thou Shalt call thy walls salv ation, and thy gates thou shalt call praise. The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee. But the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting ligh;, and thy God the glory. Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself. For the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. * GLORIA PATRI-The Choir and Congregation * AFFIRMATION OF FAITH. Apostles' Creed The Minister and the People 1 believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the in Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the ^ third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right ^ hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the com- m union of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life - everlasting. Amen. O* ^ * ANTHEM--"Glory To God In The Highest'.' Chancel Choir ' ''Glory to God in the highest! ^ Peace on earth, Good will to men. y Glory to God in the highest! 5. Peace on earth. Good will to all men." A THE LESSON FROM THE HOLY SCRIPTURES f^ Superintendent, Thomasville District, WNC Conference, S The Methodist Church r- "Will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest J heaven cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built! Yet have regard to the prayer of thy servant and to his supplication, 0 Lord my God, hearkening to the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prays before thee'this day ; that thy eyes may be open night and day toward this house, the place of which thou hast said, 'My name shall be there,' that ^^ou mayest hearken to the prayer which thy servant offers toward this place." V) oJ % O c: v> U- Oi _> T?- C- \ h' (/> d 0 X h- 01 ci 5: cJ "So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cor nerstone, in whom the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are built into it for a dwelling place of God in the spirit." THE MORNING PRAYER Rev. George W. Rudisill OFFERATORY ANTHEM Chancel Choir "Build Thee More Stately Mansions" Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul! As the swift seasons roll! Leave thy low vaulted past. Let each new temple, nobler than the last, Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast. Till thou at length art free. Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting seal * DEDICATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS Doxology INTRODUCTION OF BISHOP HUNT Mr. Rudisill SERMON Bishop Earl G. Hunt, Jr. Bishop of the Charlotte Area of the Methodist Church RECOGNITION OF THE BUILDING COMMITTEE Members of the Building Committee Standing Minister: Bishop Hunt, I recognize the members of the Building Committee of the First United Methodist Church of Mocksville, and present to' you the chairman, Mr. C. C. Chapman. ACT OF PRESENTATION Mr. Chapman: Bishop Hunt, we present unto you this Sanctuary, andvv these adjoining buildings of the First United Methodist ^ Church to be dedicated to the glory of Almighty God and o to the purposes of worship, fellowship, study, and service. * ACT OF DEDICATION~(The People Standing) S Bishop: Dearly beloved, it is right and proper that buildings erected for^ . such service in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ - 1 should be formally and devoutly set apart for their special uses. 5 For such a dedication we are now assembled. And as the ! dedication of this is vain without the solemn consecration of those " whose gifts and labors it represents, let us now give ourselves anew to the service of God: our souls, that they may be renewed after the image of Christ; our bodies, that they may be fit temples for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit; and our labors and business, that they may be according to God's holy will, and that their fruit may tend to the glory of His name and the advancement of His ^ Kingdom. ^ , o • In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we dedicate these buildings to the worship of God. X ...... _ -.vr. IL 1~ cL U- u> _) 7 vo y O O s: h- ■io o j: H- u> i- o ci People: God is a Spirit: and They that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth. Bishop: We dedicate these buildings to the purpose of Christian education : to the work of the Church School, to the study of Scriptures, to thedevelopment of Christian character, and to the worship of Almighty God. People: Whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning. Blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. Bishop: We dedicate these buildingsto the broadening of mental horizons and the deepening of knowledge, that young and old may be awakened and informed. People: Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Bishop: We dedicate these buildings to Christian fellowship and to recreation of mind and body. People: Thou wilt show me the path of life; in Thy Presence is fulness of joy; at Thy hand that are pleasures for evermore. Bishop: We dedicate these buildings to those tasks and aims in which the Christian serves his place and time; to the cause of missions, of Christian citizenship, and the broad field of social relations. People: The Kingdoms of this world are become the kingdom our our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever, and ever. Bishop and We dedicate ourselves anew to that service of our fellow men People: wherein can best be performed our true service of God, in obedience to the Spirit of the Master when He said: "Thou shalt love the Lord Thy God with all thy heart, and thy neighbor as thyself." DEDICATORY PRAYER Bishop: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, whose eyes are ever toward the righteous, and whose ears are ever open unto their cry; graciously accept, we pray Thee, these buildings which we nowdedicate to Thee, to Thy service, and to Thy glory, that in them,love and wisdom may unite to bring joy and strength to those who gather here; and we beseech Thee, receive us Thy servants who here dedicate ourselves anew to Thee and to those offices of fellowship and good will in which Thou art well pleased. Grantthat those who come here may be cheered and quickened in mindand body, and that they may be stirred in spirit to worship Theewisely and steadfastly; and the praise shall be Thine forever; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written forour learning, grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience, and comfort of Thy holy Word, we may embrace and ever hold fast theblessed hope of everlasting life, which Thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 0 God, by whom the meek are guided in judgment, and light riseth up in darkness for the godly; grant us, in all doubts and un certainties, the grace to ask what Thou wouldest have us do, that the spirit of wisdom may save us from all false choices, and that in Thy light we may see light, and in Thy straight path may not stumble; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. HYMN No. 297~"The Church's One Foundation.". Samuel J. Stone * BENEDICTION. Bishop Hunt ^ THE POSTLUDE "Toccata in F" from the Fifth Organ Symphony .Widor THE MINISTRY OF MUSIC CHOIR DIRECTOR - MRS. GENE SMITH ORGANIST - MR. MIKE HENDRIX V) cd MEMBERS OF THE BUILDING COMMITTEE: C. C. CHAPMAN, CHAIRPERSON -j -7 \r> o o M. H. Murray Jack Corriher Abe Howard, Jr. Ed Short Robert Hendricks George Hendricks Jack Pennington D. Austin Hamilton BOARD OF TRUSTEES: CD \u Jack Corriher, Chairperson Ed Short Glenn Miller Otis Hendrix Jerry Hendrix Charles Woodruff H V") o •o X X"- d. CHAIRPERSON OF THE BUILDING FUND COMMITTEE: Rocky Johnson Architectural Firm: Joseph B. Bass, AIA General Contractor: Hendrix and Corriher Construction Company Mocksville, North Carolina ©avie count-; P^oiic LID. u, WocKsvihe. WL 1% OAVIE COWTY F>TER?R(SC RCCORO. STICIAI BICEVIINNIAL ISSI.E, JULY 1976 - SECTION IV - PACE 3 Mocksville Churches Serve Relieious Needs Of Area (Thl« l6 a review of the history of Uie First United Methodist Church of Mocksville. The information contained herein is taken from historical articlea written by the Rev. William L. Sherrlll. former pastor of the church; (he late Miss Mary J. Hitman, historian and a most active member of the church; and from notes and Informal commentary relative to the church compiled by the late Mrs. Blanche Hanes Clement during I®M-66, herself being a lifelong, active member of -the cimicli}." ln]83d there was no Methodist Church in MocKsvUie and only a few Methodists in the entire area. The nearest Methodist Church was located at Bethel, two miles from Mocksville. One Saturday nlghi, Jesse Clement, a substantial citizen of Mocksville, went cut to Bethel to hear the circuit rider, Charles P. Moorman, preach. He was so well pleased with the preacher thai he invited him home for the night- Mr. Clement was of Lutheran an tecedents. However, the next day, Sun day, he and his wife went back to the Bethel Methodist Church, were soundly converted and became ardent Methodists. Soon after this, regular services began to be held in Mocksville. As others began to participate, a congregation was organized, a lot secured, and a church built. The land on which the first church was built was ^ven by Mrs. LetiUa Carter, wife of Archibald G. Carter. The first cdiurch was located on the site where the Duke Power Co. office now stands, across the street from the present church. This was a white frame building with steps up to two front doors. It had a balcony for the colored members which was torn out after the war. \ r \Vi.^ Ka '\-y First United Methodist Church of Mocksville In 183e, the Mocksville Circuit was formed from the Salisbury Circuit. Ihis was the same year that Davie County was formed from Rowan. The Methodist Church was used for several terms of the Davie County Court while the Court house was being built. TTie annual conferences were held In the Mocksville church, the first In December, 1840, when Bishop T. A. Morris presided and the second in December 1864, during the War Between the States with the Rev. David Nicholson presiding in the absence of Bishop John J. Early. At the first quarterly conference held on Jan. 31, 1891, a committee was appointed to assist the pastor (J. S. Nuson) in securing subscriptions sufficient to build a new church. This committee included Dr. B. C. Clement, H. E. Robertson, O. H. Spencer, E. H. Pass and S. M. Call. A lot was secured from Tommie Young and by 1895 the commillee reported $1,481.44 on hand towards building the new church and work b^an. (Concerning this the recoil noted; "These contributions represent sacrlflcal giving from prac- ti^ly everyone. This was not many years after the CivU War. when everyone had to begin all over again. The largest donation was $200 from one family; the smallest, ,60...John H. Clement gave the lumber and some funds were received from the sale of 'the old church building, lot and pews.) Forty feet was sold off the church lot to open up Bioodwhichisthe present Church Street, H. E. Robertson was paid $675 for the bricks used In building the church. These bricks were made on what is now Miss Martha Call's lot. To make the rounded bricks which were used on the northeast corner of the church, bricks were hauled to the CaU land. S. M. Call, the father of Miss Marlha end S. Milton Call, made apattem on wood and each brick being rounded had to conform exactly to the pattern. It was said that two colored men vrere kept on this job for weeks and two grind stones were worn out In the "rounding" process. Jim Call was the architect for the church and it was reported that when the foun dation was laid and the walls started, Mr. Jim walked to the front, surveyed the outline and remarked to his brother, S. M. Call: "Mitt, this building is loo shor- t!"...and ImmedlBiely tore up part of the foundation and extended the building ten feet towards the road. The church was dedicated in August 1896 by Bishop Wallace Duncan, 18th Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Clmrch South. In 1895, the Davie Circuit was formed. Also at this time the Mocksville station was organized and the church taken off the Davie Circuit. The Rev. Frank Wood was the presiding elder at this time and the Rev. L. T. Mann was pastor. The Methodist Parsonage was built on Church Street, across the street from the present parsonage, around 19(X). The Rev. William L. Sherrlll was the first paslor to live in the parsonage. In 1917-1910 Sunday School annex was built onto the chur^ and in 1918 the kerosene lamp lighting made it's exit wh»i a Delcu lighting system was Installed. In 1933, an annex was added to the rear of the church and for the first time Indoor toilets were added. In 1M8, the church was remodeled and the present parsonage was built. The parsonage was dedicated on Feb. 20,1949 by Bishop (k)8ten J. Harreli. A new Hammond organ was given to the church in 1940 by P. FYank Hanea of Walkeriown. Theorgan, given in memory of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hancs, was dedicated by Bishop Costen J. Harrell on February 20, 1949, In 1945, the fellowship building was construci^ on the lot behind the church. This bulling was dedicated on Sunday. July 18. 1954 by Bishop Costen J. Harreli. The education building was constructed in 1957, adding much needed Sunday School rooms and facilities to the First DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD. SPECIAL BICENTENNIAL ISSUE, JULY 1976 - SECTION IV - PACE 3 cost for the entire project waa about 1883 G. P. Round m.000. 1BB7 W. C. Wilson A list of aucceasive pagtoro for the First 1B89 W. L. Qrissom Methodist Church of MochsvUIe is as 1B8IJ. S. Nd^ foUows: 1893 C. M. Gentry 1888 Wiltiani AiKtetson 1894 J. C. KartteU 1838 Thomas A. Sharpe 1B9S L. T. Mann 1840 Thomas Jones 1B97 J. A. Green 1841 A. P. Harris and H. H. Tippeu 1899 H. H. Jordan 1842 P. W. Archer 1901 Winiam L. SherrlU 1843 William M. Jordan 1905 J. P. Roberts 1844 Thomas Campbdil and S. H. 1907 J. F. Kirk Kelsabeck lOlO B. Marfieson 1845 J. W. Timtfn and P. W. Yarrell 1912 R. E. AUdnson 1848 R. P. Bibb and J. B. Martin 1913 E. W. Fox 1847 A. B. Allen and J. W. Floyd 1914 D. F. Carver 1848 J. J. Hlnes 1915 R. M. Hoyle 1849 John Ullett and L. S. Burkhead 1917 E. 0. Cole 1890 John TiUett 1920 WliUam L. SherrlU 1851 Lemon Shell and C. M. Pepper 1923 A. c, Swafford 1852 Lemon Shell 1928 R. S. Howie 1853 J. St. Galr 1930 R. C. Goforth 184S T. M. PosteU 1934 E. J. Haiblson tt J *. ii. ji . rS: u A. H. Johnson 1938 E. M. AveliUnited Methodist Church complex. - 5 j, Adams 1942 R. M. Hardee Around 10 years ago the bricks of the 1S57 S. H. Hdsabeck 1942 H. 0. Sprinkle aanctuary were sandblasted, some 2858 T. B. Reeks 1942 A. L. Ayeock remodell]^ done, and new pews installed. tsss M. C. Thomas 1943 H. 0. Huss ' During I973<74 the church complex was isei w. C. Gannon 1944 J. B. Pritchard completely renovated and remodeled. ises R. 6. Barrett 1946 R. M. Hardee Covered walkways connected the ib^ carson Parker 1949 A. J. Oox buildings; a new addition included the iggg 5, £, Mauney 1852 W. Q. Grigg administration office of the cht^ and iggQ y. SherrUl 1957 C. B. Newton pastor. New departments were biUll for 1873 Lemon SheU 1961 W. W. Blanton the youlh, choir, and ^day School ib76 Thomas A. Boone 1984 GUberl Miller clBBBTOoms; and the interior of Ae sane- iggo T. A. Cbon 1969 James A. Allen tuary was comnletelv renovated. The total i882 T. L. Triplett 1971 D. Austin HamUion gL W 0 • J O W I— * h' C3 o T vr> w ■% U pi V 117? Council On Ministries For ' Methodist Conference To^^ Meet In Mocksville Tuesday The Council on Ministeries for the Western North Carolina United Methodist Conference will meet Tuesday (December 5th) in First United Methodist Church of Mocksville, hearing reports of programming during 1978 and plans made for 1979. The Council, meeting here for the first time in the Conference's history, is led by Dr. Clarence Winchester of Green sboro as chairman, and by Dr. George W. Rudisill of Charlotte, as director. Host pastor is the Rev. George E. Auman. The organization includes chair persons of major Conference agencies and sub-groui» which deal with the programming for 278,000 United Melodist of the Piedmont and western North Carolina counties. The 10 a.m. meeting will include six evaluation groups which will report to the main body. The Western North Carolina Cdri- ference, dating from 1890, is the largest United Methodist body. in North Carolina. Its headquarters are in Charlotte. There is also a North Carolina Conference with headquarters in Raleigh^ The Conference includes work in social areas as well as an evangelistic thrust which is seeking 5,000 new members by the close of 1979. There are 1,200 congregations. Bishop L. Scott Allen of ^arlotte is the Conference's presiding officer. The evaluation groups will include; Church and Society and Special Ad vocacy Groups; Disciplesldp, which deals with evangelism and education; Global Ministries, which deals with missions outreach and hospitals, homes and health, and ecumenical matters. High Education and Ministry, which deals with the colleges and students; Special Support Groups, which features conununication; and Life Span Coun cils, dealing with children, youth, young adults, adults and family minisMes. 1 i04i1E:T:ttaD.LSTF.vstIt was'litty years ago when FirstUnited "Methodist Church ofMocksville held its, first Christmas,Candlelight'ing_ Service. But it wasactually fifty-two years ago that theidea of the service.was born.Jane Hanes Crow of JVlocksvillewas a freshman at Salem Colllge in.Winston-Salem, .ih,'.|.;i933 when, sheattended a 'vesper service 'as a ,partof the. College's Christmascelebration. The service concludedWith a candlelighting service.. Shewas so impressed with the sim-plistiC:beau ty of, the service that, sheinvited her mother',, the.late MaryCrow, and hen auht,,''the lateBlanche Clement, to the SalemCollege vesper service in 1934. Ilieytoo were impressed with the service. So much so that they persuaded the. leaders, of..their chur.ch,First Methodist in : Mocl^Ville, toadd a candlelighting.service.tortheChtirch.'s annual'. children'sprogram. ; ;.,'For'many years.prior to 1935 thechildren of the .Sunday School, .hadpresented a Christmas, .prqgrapiconsisting of scripture readings, theacting but of the Christmas story;and children giving recitations. Thechildren's; presentation waspresented as usual in 1935 but theservice was concluded With a newaddition, a candlelighting service.Dr.- Jane Crbwi a formerprofessor of home economics at theUniversity of'North Carolina atGreensboro who has ret.urned to hernative Mocksville to retire, recallsthe first candlelighting service in1935; :'T had a-friend at Salem'College who came to Mocksville toparticipate in the service. She sangthe Moravian carol' "0 -MorningStar" after the children's pageant:, While she sang, the children helpedby lightingthe small candles held-byeach person. Soon everyone'in-thechurch held-a:,lighted candle. It.was beautiful," remembers Dr.Crow. The new addition to , thechildren's .Christmas pageant'wasenjoyed.by the churchmembers and: (continued to page 6) -64DME'''CbMTY^-'''ENTERPRISE^ '1984wPtiblic LiDrarV"Rev. Don Davis, First United Methodist Minister, discusses the 50th candlelighting ceremony with Jane Hanes Crow of Mocksville. Miss Crow initiated >the first service in 1934 after attending a vesper service in 1933 while a freshman ,at Salem College. The vesper service was held as part of the college's Christmascelebration. n nn _mm Co. Public L.fbiMocksville. N. C. (ConTinued From Page 1) became a permanent part of the 0*^tmas celebration at First ; dist Church. .vas in the early 1940s that the children's pageant was discon tinued and the choir of the church started giving programs of special music along with the candlelighting service. Mrs. J.K. Sheek, Sr. was the organist for the first choir program and for many years thereafter. She remembers'that the Christmas carol "Joy to the World" was sung by the choir as the congregation filed out of the church with their lighted candles. This is a tradition that has continued through the years to the present. In the early years of the service the altar area and kneeling rail was covered with white sheets. Ivy was obtained from the home of the late Caleb Dwiggins on Church Street and was entwined around the while candles placed around the altar railing. Red nandina berries were obtained from the Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Anderson homeplace, presently the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Sell on North Main Street in Mocksviile. Ivy and berries are no longer used in decorating the church but the church is beautifully decorated in other ways today. At least fifty poinsettias will adorn the altar area a brilliant splash of red and . Boxwood garlands are hung i the kneel rail and at the altar. White candles are placed around the kneeling rail and boxwood is ent wined around the candles. Eight candelabra holding dozens of white candles provide the only light for the service. Candles placed in hurricane globes are placed in the windows and in special holders attached to the pews. The entire sanctuary is aglow with candle light. The glow of candles is evident outside the church as well as inside. A hundred lum i naries will be placed along the walkways surrounding the church to cast a magical glow to the church. It is the concert by the Chancel Choir that is the focal point of the Christmas celebration at First Church today. The forty-voice choir, which is under the direction of Mrs. Letty Smith, has become known throughout Davie County as a fine vocal group. During the last few years the choir has been invited to sing at several special events in cluding the City-Farm Day program, the Arts Alive Festival, and at Hanes Mall in Winston- Salem. The choir was selected from the hundreds of Methodist choirs in western North Carolina to sing for """^nnual conference of ministers ..<ymen of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church at Lake Junaluska in 1980. The Christmas Concert and Candlelighting Service on December 23 will be the twentieth concert under the direction of Letty Smith. Mike Hendrix, organist, will ^ playing for his twenty-first concert. This year's choral concert will feature many Christmas favorites including "0 Holy Night, Gesu Bambino, Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella, Carol of the Bells, Sat TTiere a Rockin' All Night, 0 Little Town of Bethlehem, Break Forth 0 Beauteous Heavenly Light, J. Saw Three Ships on Christmas Day, and Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly, The First Noel, 0 Come All Ye Faithful, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, and several con temporary carols. One anthem, "Ring Ye Bells of Christmas" will feature the ringing of the bells in the church tower as a part of the an them. For the sixteenth straight year the concert will conclude with the triumphant sounds of "The Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's oratorio "The Messiah." At the conclusion of the Choir's concert hundreds of individual candles will be lit as hundreds of voices join in singing the words to "Silent Night, Holy Night." And as the stirring words to "Joy to the World, the Lord Has Come" are once again heard at First United Methodist Church, all who are within will once again feel the magic of Christmas. The Fiftieth Annual Christmas Concert and Candlelighting Ser vice of First United Methodist Church will be given at 5:00 and again at 7:30 p.rm. on Sunday, December 23. Mrs. Mary Davis will be featui-ed as a soloist on the V ibraphone as a part of the preludes which will begin at 4:45 and 7:15 p.m. Nursery care wilLbe provided for both services. Don Davis.pastor of First Church, joins with the Chancel Choir in extending a cordial invitation to the public to attend this special anniversary concert and candlelighting service at First United Methodist Church. hasand granddaughter Jenny, prepare the 500 candiae 5 T t'aughfer Giaii HMirTfi' --- , Lettie Smith, chancel choir director and Mi(^First United Methodist's 50th candlelighhng service S^unday. The annual celebration beaan in Jt tha p.m. and 7 p.m. Hanes Crow. (Photos by Robin F.ronl.f® recommendation of Jane 2.0O I DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Aug. 9,2001 \ First United Methodist Church Weicomes New Associate Minister Rev. Crystal Alexander has joined the staff of First United Methodist Church in Mocksville as an Associate Minister. She is a graduate of N.C. State University the majors in commu nications and psychology, and she recently graduated from Duke Divinity School with a Masters of Divinity degree. She is married to Rev. Darren William Alexander, pastor of Greer's Chapel United .Method ist in Linwood. Senior Minister Rev. Charles Turner says, "Crystal Alexander will be an asset to our church and community. Her enthusiasm, leadership, and genuin love and compassion for people has al ready impacted all age-levels in our church family." r •o lA' L O Oavii County Public Ubnry Moo<<sville, NO c; DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Aug. 9,2001 \ —c) < vo -N. T -l-L First United Methodist Breaks Ground First L'niied Methodist Church has broken ground on a Sl.l million Family Life Center across the street I'rom the sanc tuary. office, and the children/ youth building. The groundbreaking cer emony was held Sunday morn ing. July 8. The project is e.xpected to be completed in January 2002 with 12,000 square feet inside the Center and a large fenced children's area at the rear of the property with SO parking spaces in front of the proposed Center. The Center will be a brick structure to link it to the campus across the street. The Church sees multiple ministries as a result of this facility Construction will start immediately. ■A quarter million dollars has been niised !ar "rom monies pledged by ir!emi''e: ^ i CJ V. J O •2S DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD. May 10.2001 - The India Children's Choir will perform at both Mother's Day services this Sunday morning at Mocksville First United Methodist Church. India Children's Choir To Perform Sunday At First Methodist Church The India Children's Choir will perform at First United Mel'fiodist Church of Mocksville at 3:50 and 10:55 a.m. on Sun day morning. May 13. The choir, on a 10-monih tour of the United States, is com posed of 25 children from the Hmar tribe from a remote area in northeast India. Ranging in age from 8-12, the children have been training for their musical tour in India's Manipur state on the China- Burma border. The children's choir is spon sored by Bibles For The World, a Christian organization in Colo rado Springs dedicated to shar ing the Bible with people around the world. The seeds of the organization were planted in 1959 when founder. Dr. Rochunga Pudaiie. along with his wife Mawii, trans lated the Bible into their native Hmar dialect with the goal of evangelizing then" people. The organization runs 38 vil lage schools, live high schools, and a junior college. About 15 percent of the enrollment is sponsored by partners in North America. Sieimat Christian Hos pital is a 30-bed hospital minis tering to the physical and spiri tual needs of the area. The organization has under taken the mission of mailing a million Bibles around the world. The children's choir has re ceived positive reviews across the United States. "Rarely have I had the oppor tunity to experience a presenta tion such as the India Children's Choir gives." said Cliff Barrows of the Billy Graham Evengelistic Association."It moved me deeply. An incredible story, beautifully told in music and dia logue by the best illustrators in the world... little children. Don't miss it." Oavie County Public Library Mocksville, NC DAVIE COUNTY EN TERPRISE RECORD, Sept. 6, 2001 Sprinkle Mission Starts On Sunday The Sprinkle Preaching Mis sion will be held at First United Methodist Church of Mocksville Sept. 9-11. Services are set for Sunday. Mallet Preaching Mission is modeled after the well known Finch Preaching Mis sion. The aspirations of Dr. Henry and Margaret Jordan Sprinkle were to bring top qual ity preachers into the pulpit of First United Methodist once a year for a .series of services. Led by ministers from all over the Western North Carolina Confer ence and surrounding areas, the mission has become one of the highlights of the church year. Dr. Reginald Mallett from England hus been the "Sprinkle" preacher in 1996. 199iJ, 2000. and will be back next August. This year. Dr. Howard Allred will fill the pulpit for the Sprinkle Mission. Allred was guest preacner in 1991. During his 43 years in the ministry, Allred has served churches in Hickory Grove. Eden. Gasconia, Concord, Asheboro, Thomasville. and High Point, He was superinten dent of the Northeast District before becoming the senior pas tor at First United Methodist Church in High Point. He has been a delegate to the Southeast- eni Jurisdictional Conference in 1980, 1984, 1988: the General Conference of the UMC in 1984 and 1988; and the World Meth odist Conference. Nairobi. Kenya, in 1986. Allred earned his master of divinity from Duke University in 1952. and received an honorary doctor of divinity from High Point University in 1990. He has spoken at High Point University. Davidson College, Pfciffer Col lege. Brenau College. Ga.; UMW Annual Conference, UMW School of Christian Mis sions, WNC Conference of the Laity, SEJ Conference of the Laity, and at 150 revival meet ings. .Allred founded the first com mercial television ministry in the Western .North Carolina Confer ence. The program is still broad cast on WGHP-Fox 8. High Point, Sundays at 7 a.m. The Children's Choir will sing on Sunday night, then be dismissed for their own special time with .Mark & Tami Daniel. Mark grew up in this church and has a successful Christian enter tainment career. 1 The Chancel Choir will pro vide special music each night and the Handbells will play on Tuesday night. Davis County Public Uisrary Mocksville, fyfC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD. Aug. 15, 2002 - Sprinkle Mission Starts Aug. 25 At First Methodist ^00 The Sprinkle Preaching Mis sion. a series of preaching ser vices established to honor the late and Marga- ret Sprinkle, HT will be held at First Uni ted jjH Methodist Church Mocksville on 25. Sprinkle Mallett was minister emeritus at First United Methodist Church. The mission will begin Sun day moming, Aug. 25 at 10:30 a.m. with a mini concert of fa vorite ajithems by the Chancel Choir and the Praise & Worship Team, followed by Worship at 11 a.m. Services will continue each evening. Sunday-Tuesday, at 7 p.m. Dr. Reginald Mallett. an or dained Methodist minister of the British Conference and a physi cian. will preach at each service. Mallett was visiting minister for these services in 1996. 1998. 2000. Mallett and his wife. Brenda will be a part of these services to honor the Sprinkles. Mallett. after majoring in chemistry, studied theology at the University of London gradu ating with first class honors. He graduated in medicine from the University of Birmingham. En gland. As a minister, he served some of the largest churches in En gland. He combines the role of a traveling preacher with his medical work. He preaches ev ery weekend in different parts of the country in addition to con ferences and other special events. He has preached to the British Methodist Conference. As a physician, he special ized in epidemiology and carried out research in the field of peri- • natal mortality. He is a Fellow of Physicians of the United Kingdom. He has held senior positions in the British Health Service including that of Chief Medical Officer and General Manager of the Cheltenham Dis trict Health Authority, Gloucestershire. For the past 38 years he has preached frequently in various parts of the United States. He has been the preacher at annual con ferences and has addressed con ferences at Lake Junaluska. The Chancel Choir will sing each evening and the Children's ' Choirs will sing on Sunday night. The Adult Handbell Choir will present several selections on Monday evening. Child care will be provided each night for young children. The community is invited to at tend any or ail of these services. Bavia County Public ubra^ Moci^svilie, (\fc \A 2-06^^ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Oct 17,2002 r -h From Groceries To Souls First Methodist, Renovates Former Store Jack Corriher remembers - the days in i960 he and H.R.Hendrix built Heffher's Land ofFoodinMocksville. , It later became Food Lion, then a manufacturing plant, ; and then vacant ! Oren Heffher later sold the building and land, for a good price, to First United Method ist Church of Mocksvillc, which sits just across North Main Street with little to no room for expansion. During the last year, Corriher spent many hours in the building, helping as his construction firm converted it to the church's new $1.2 mil lion family life center. The church celebrated with an open house Sunday. "Right here is where the meat counter used to be," Corriher said as he pointed to ward the front of the stage in the main room of the renovated structure. It can seat 300 or more, has an adjacent commer cial kitchen and television sets mounted to the ceiling that could allow the broadcast of services or other events ftom the sanctuary from across the street via closed circuit televi sion. The doors on either side of the back of the main hall have stained glass above them, stained glass that Corriher has had in storage for some 28 years. It was in the original sanctuary built 110 years ago, and replaced during a 1974 renovation. ' The building has 18,000 square feet, doubling the space the church has across the stref L The building, which had lilne renovations over the years, was guned and built fiom scratch. With all the space, architect - John Fuller had to think big. There's a big conference room, a big youth room, a big base ment for the Scouts, new play ground equipment, and offices for the ministers, the Revs. Charles Turner and Crystal Alexander, and other church officials. "We converted it from a grocery store to a family life center, and everybody has given wonderful reports," Corriher said. He points out the 272 lin ear feet of cabinets, and the mouldings, which were built on site by Corriher, Elmer Stoneman and John Cottle. "I worked for 16 months here on this thing," he said. "I'm proud of the way it turned out." ^ Vy y/ VP ' U V :> <J Oavlfi County Public Ubwiy Mocksviile, MC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002 - on'eman''''' J°hn C.ttle and The conference roc, ,s spacous. with ad work and plenty of seating. ^^(^svills, MC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 n m ■*• a-' «•- ;.'^y - ■ — ■-" ■fe' ■-■.«i?."- -JbEI • c ■•' ■* ??3» This photograph of the main feilowshing room and dining hall is made from the stage area. County PutjHc Lioicny IWoc<^svN!e, NC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday. Oct 17.2002. The Rev Crystal Alexander (left) talks to Barbara Bastiam outside the new family life center at First United Methodist Church of Mocksville. • % - Photos by Robin Fergusson Oavifi County Public Library Moc^^svNfe, NC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 - A wrap-around sectional sofa dominates the youth room. The stained glass is from the original 110-year-old sanc tuary. ^Barbara Basham in ^er office in the family life center. Davi« County Public Library Moc^svUfe, NC ,;2 cc DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Sept. 25,2003 - Davidson County artist Dempsey Essick, the Rev. Crystai Aiexander, Jack Corriher, , the Rev. Don Routh and Giara Corriher with the painting of Mocksviiie First United Methodist Church, "Blessings of Grace." First Methodist Unveils Dempsey Essick Painting Dempsey Essick had noticed Mocksviiie's First United Meth odist Church in the past. "The two things that have always caught my eye about this church building were the un usual double steeples and the stained glass windows." said Essick, an artist from Welcome. When the church went to Essick to create a painting of the church, he went to work. "Now that 1 have completed the paint ing, I have come to appreciate the many beautiful brick.s. and I feel as if I mortared and stacked every one of them." Located at 310 N. Main St.. the watercolor "Blessings of Grace" was unveiled on Sunday. Sept. 7. The painting features the historical sanctuary of First United Methodist Church as it appears on Easter morning. It is a gift to the congregation from Mr. and Mrs. Jack Corriher of Mocksviiie. Essick attended the unveiling. The painting was blessed by First United Methodist Church ministers the Revs. Donald Routh and Crystal Alexander. The painting hangs in the nanhex of the sanctuary. Church member Jean Saunders said the idea came about when fellow members discussed ways to beautify the entryway into the church. [t started with new paint and floral arrangements, and the committee decided the art work would be the final touch. They researched potential artists, and chose Essick be cause of his success with Davie subjects such as Fulton Meth odist Church South and the Davie County Courthouse. They also felt comfortable with Essick's belief that his talent is a gift from God to be shared with others. Limited-edition, signed and numbered giclee prints are available. Order forms are at the church office, and pre-ordered art will be ready for pickup on Sunday. Nov. 9. when Essie will be on hand to sign a personal ization card. Shipping fee is S15 to have a print'mailed. The prints will also be sold at Essick's booth at the Davie Craft Comer in the Brock Gym nasium Nov. 13-15. -3 C Davie County Public Ubrtiiy Mocksviiie, NO Xocj- DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 12,2004 ■A 0 ■U vc Prayers & Squares Ministry Wraps People Wtih Love First of all, then, I urge that suppli cations. prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings be made for all men. I Timothy 2:1 By Mike Earnhardt Davie County Enterprise Record When your body is chilled, a quilt can provide warmth. When your heart is chilled, prayers can provide warmth. Combine the two. and you've got a symbol with unlimited potential. "It's just so powerful when someone gets a quilt and wraps themselves in it." said Libby Banks, who along with Martha Bowers, started a Prayers & Squares ministry at First United Meth odist Church of Mocksville. "They just feel the love. It's amaz ing to hear them talk about it. It's an amazing ministry, an outreach." Designed to meet once a month (weekly meetings are the norm lately), participants make lap quilts to be given away. Some 8U ties are put into each quilt,and at the end of church service on Sun days. people go to the front and securethe ties with knots. While tying the knots, they say a prayer. Prayers & Squares started last October. and by the end of January, theyhad given away 45 quilts. "We give them to people who aresick and who are having a hard time."tp- Banks said. "He or she is covered witha blanket of prayers and love and caring ... to let them know that we're think ing of them."It is the 148th chapter nationwide ofThe I^yer Quilt Ministry, and those inthe First Methodist group hope otherlocal churches will join. They need thehelp. And people need the prayers.Some members of the group sew athome, and when they get together, ev- eryone is working - and having fun,sewing Md talking, threading needlesand pulling the thread into the quilts.The quilts are strong in quality, strong in power."This is about prayers. We try not toget too caught up in the quilts." Bankssaid. "We try to stay focused on God. and prayer and love."Experienced quiltcrs and beginners are all part of the group, men and women. The quilts work. 'The Rev. Don Routh. pastor, was impressed by seeing people with thequilts. Just holding them made them feel better, he said. "Every Sunday, instead of headingto the back door, so many of them go up and tie a knot first." Routh said. And they say a prayer. "The thing that impresses me was tosee the people in the hospitals with the quilts, he said. "We even had somebody to carry one into surgery with him." Routh said First Methodist has a history of reaching out in the conununity. They have a trailer that responds to vic tims of natural disasters. They built a Habitat for Humanity house. Every Sunday, about three quilts are dedicated. They have gone to members.They have gone to people who have never been inside the church. Names have been received fromchildren and adults. They go to peoplewho are sick. They go to people who have lost a loved one. They go to people who just need a prayer - who need lots of prayers. Bible verses are incorporated into each quilt. . "It's an amazing ministry." Banks said. "It's more about prayers than squares." said Mary Brock, barely looking up from pulling another piece of thread through the quilt, left untied. The following Sunday, it was se cured. And it will help keep someone warm, inside and out. > . ■ d c:l CJ ■ muntv kb DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004 Diana Crabtree puts a back on one of the quilts o tii h- 2 oi i/'- I / Yvonne Butzbach cuts cloth for Prayers & Squares. VI LibTS^N WocksviV.e, NO DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 12,2004 K-W 7i Blair Routh watches Rosemary Cozart pull thread through the quilt. DJ Stine inserts ties into a flower quilt at Mocksville First United Methodist Church, DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 12,2004 Libby Banks watches as Missy Foster works at the sewing machine in First United Methodist Church of Mocksvilie's Squares & Prayers group.John Cottle cuts •or the others to sew into quilts. 7 (/> Co..ir,ly PiJoric Library Mocksville, NC 2- 0 c DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, March 11, 2004 Bubba's Chili Is The Best Mike "Bubba" Williams of MocksviMe won the prize for cooking up the "best overall" chili at the First United Method ist Church's Family Life Center last Wednesday night during the church's "Second Annual Chili Cook-off fundraiser for the new home for A Storehouse for Jesus along Route 6 East in Mocksvillo's Southeast section. Tlianks to William_s and the othe chili experts who panici- pated in the "Cook-A-Roo." Building Fund Chairlady Sarah Wotxi anounced at the end of the evening that the event added SI.072.25 to the Storehouse's "building fund." but she ex plained. "It couldn't have been done without the support of the many cooks who provided their steaming pots of chili and the people who gave contributions for their evening meals. Eveiy- ihing - including the chili - was just perfect." In addition to "Bubba" Will iams' "best overall" chili, pnzcs were awarded by popular ballot in these various categories to: Del McCullough for "hot and spicy;"- Shirley and John Cottle for "most original:" Margaret Graves for "best chicken stylet" Barbara Laymon for "best vegetarian;" Dennis Marshall for "mild, sweet and savory;" and Vickie Whicker for her "Texas style (no beans.) The kitchen and dining area "cleanup" crews left the Family Life Center ready for its next function. The Rev. Don Routh. pastor of First United Method ist Church, pitched in with the kitchen cleanup crew. During his invocation. Pastor Route paid tribute to the Storehouse's vitally important work in the Mocks- villa community. Dinner was scheduled for 5:30-7:30 p.m. and the first diners walked into the church's Family Life Center promptly at 5:30 p.m. Few. if any people, arrived after 7 p.m. By that time, many of the chili pots had been emptied and diners were heading for the dessert tables for "coffee and cake or pies and brownies" or back to the kitchen for more iced tea. An architect's plan of the lay out of the new Storehouse build ing was on display for all diners to view. It shows in the plan, de signed byFuller Architectural of 68 Court Square. Mocksvill. a "pantry" area of 2.000 square feet from which clients may ob tain food for theirown kitchens, a clothing display area of 4.660 square feet, a furniture display area of 2.580 square feet, and a warehosue of 7.983 square feet for processing incoming gifts. The remainder of the build ing will consist of a phannacy. patient interview and examina tion rooms for those Davie County residents - qualified by low income - who seek medical or dental care, client interview rooms, offices, a chapel, medi cal record storage facility, a boardroom. rest rooms, children's area, adult waiting room, and a breakroom for the volunteers. The entire staff is composed of volunteers, none of whom has ever been paid a single penny for what they do to help the Store house clients. The new Storehouse's 27.650-square-foot building will be erected on a 5 1/2 acre site which has already been acquired near Depot Street on Route 64 West in Mocksville. Currently, the 11 -year-old Storehouse orga nization - Executive Director Marie Collins established it in 1993 - occupies a building at 464 Depot Street in Mocksville. wm Oaviff County Public Library' DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, March U, 2004 1 •» 7 oof- DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 15,2004 ■t-* ' -1- j-\iJ Oy V—s o^yi € u O Attendance has been growing as word of mouth has spread. "If we reach even one prson. it's all worth it," saidBrewer.The Rev. Crystal Alexander says, "This a place wherepeople can come and go asthey wish, gather with friends and enjoy great music."Alexander is the associate pastor of First United Methodist Church and the wife of theRev. Darren Alexander, chairof the District Committee. Heis the pastor of Greer's United Methodist Church. The dis trict committee has been active in helping with the cof feehouse.Darren has been at every coffeehouse as an opportunityto evaluate the viability of other, similar ministries in the area. The next church to begin a coffeehouse will probably be somewhere in Davidson County.The next coffeehouse atFirst Methodist is Friday, July 16 in the Family Life Center beginning at 7 p.m.n,e firstMethodist Praise Team willperform at 7:30. AdamCunningham, a rising Nashville star, will perform at 9. His Place Coffee House Also Offers Entertainment There is a new venue in Mocksville for those who want coffee, entertainment and fellowship. His Place," a coffeehouse,is being offered by First United Methodist Church, Mocksville. The idea began 10 years ago, when Shane Young was speaking with a friend from New Jersey. "My friend mentioned that they had started a Christian coffeehouse, and it was a greattool for reaching young people who did not have adesire to attend a morningchurch service," said Young. Shane tucked the idea away as something that would be good to do someday, when the time was ri ght. Over the yearshe brought the idea up to his pastor a few times, but it never came to fruition. It seemed the coffee beans weren't yet ripe for picking. In June 2003, Rev. Don Routh arrived to take over the pastoral duties at First Meth odist. It wasn't long before Young mentioned the idea of the coffeehouse to his new pastor. Routh had some pre vious experience, and was intrigues by the idea of doing something similar in Mocks ville. • "The coffeehouse is a very positive place for people in Davie County to come and be together to share and be them selves. To our knowledge this is the only Christian coffee- j. house in Davie County," said T Routh. In late fall of 2003, Routh attended a meeting of the United Methodist Church's Lexington District Committee on Young Adult Ministries. The Rev. Darren Alexander, chair of this committee, asked for churches that were willing to start outreach ministries to young adults. This was the op portunity First United Methodist had been looking for. After volunteering his church to begin a coffeehouse, Routh brought the responsibility for making it happen back to Mocksville. He contacted Patsy Brewer, head of the church's commit tee on evangelism, and she set things in motion. Members of the committee have worked diligently to make the once- a-month event a success. Libby Banks has made tablemats. aprons, mugs and buttons. Patsy Brewer has been in charge of refresh ments, and Doris Miller has been the group's "prayer war rior." Davie County Public UbfaQf Mooksvllle, NC In addition, the rest of the committee has done the grunt work of making the events happen. Our goals is to have twobands at each coffeehouse," Young said. "We've hadChords of Faith and ImagoDei, both from the Lexington area. We've also had the Hillsdale United Methodist Church Praise Team, and the First United Methodist Church Team. Other bands are scheduled for future dates." In addition to this, there aregames available to play, and Christian music videos run when the bands are not on stage. Philip Smith handles the technical duties. "Phil runs sound for the bands if they need it, and keeps the videos rotating when they are not on stage." SI DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursdav, July IS, 2004 Phillip Smith handles the sound duties for the coffee Patsy Brewer, Shane Young and the Rev. Crystal house at Mocksville First United Methodist Church. Alexander play big roles in "His Place" coffeehouse. .:T:. '■••• •, Members of the Hillsdale Praise Team play some music at the coffeehouse. Davie Coantv Public Ubra^ Mocksville. g ^ i I U Q. 2: S e. Bj = 5- =! = S- —2 ^ o IS o ;r s"o -n JJ Qp -• t o '^ =■ i y ^ ^ S S ® H M O ® g. g « ffiO. Q. >< ?r— tfl O" < O <. ^ C9 ^ S".® i ?■ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORP, Thursday, Sept. 30,2004 First Methodist Coliecting For Debris line the streets of Clyde as residents try to clean up after two floods. The Rev, Don Routh came back from Clyde and Canton Monday with a renewed deter mination. People there need help. Both towns were ravaged by floods, with hundreds of homes destroyed and just about every home and business damaged. "Everything in Clyde north of Hwy. 23 was under water," the pastor of First United Meth odist Church ofMocksville said. Routh and other volunteers had taken 75 "flood buckets" collected by church members. Each contained cleaning sup plies. In a couple of weeks, they hope to return with a tractor- trailer load of supplies - and they need help from the community. Christy Trucking has donated a trailer, which is parked in the church family life center off North Main Street across from the church. Bring items by Mon day-Thursday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fridays from 9 a.m.-noon, and most evenings volunteers will be on hand to assist. Among the items needed; Chlorox, rubber boots, goggles, dust masks, work gloves, Murphy's Oil Soap, laundry de tergent. mops, white socks, dia pers, sanitary wipes, paper prod- First United Methodist member Jerry Banks points to where the water level was during the flood in Clyde. County Public library MocloviJIe, NC DAVIE county enterprise record, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004 Pumpkin Faces Carver Demonstrates Art At First Methodist By Mike Earnhardt Davie County Enterprise Record The pale orange peelings fly from under Tim Trudgcon's knife, gently falling onto the leather apron he wears. A slick, sometimes foamy substance seeps through the flesh to the top, making for a sticky job. But within minutes, the pumpkin in Trudgeon's lap starts to take on a personality. Depend ing on the pumpkin, and Trudgeon's carving, it could be a happy face, or a sad face, or a scary face. The Turkeyfoot resident was at the First United Methodist Church of Mocksville as it opened it's Pumpkin Patch last week, demonstrating the art of pumpkin carving he mastered more than 20 years ago, when his children were little. "There was a TV show called Real People, and there was a fel low carving pumpkins with wood carving tools," he said. Trudgeon had wood carving tools. "One thing led to another. and here I am." he said. Trudgeon was proud of his first carving, although it took him three and a half hours to complete. "I may not be any bet ter. but I'm quicker." Trudgeon regularly travels during this time of the year to fairs and festivals, showing off his art. He's learned the types of pumpkins best for carving, to look for a field pumpkin that is hard and feels heavy for its size. Even though he doesn't cut all the way through the pumpkin, the finished product still only lasts a week or two. "It's like building a snowman, I know it's going away," he said. Trudgeon carries photographs of past carvings to show onlookers. He learned quickly that pumpkins stain clothes, to the point where they can't be cleaned. That's why he wears the leather apron. He's tried the chisels and dif ferent knives, but most of his carving now is done with a Illlet knife. Continued On Page 9 Logan James tastes the raw pumpkin, and says it tastes like a raw potato. Davie County Public UDiaiy Mocksville. NO Y- O X DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPWSe RECORD, Thursday, Oct. 14,2004 h- tr> U- a> vn o o L o iVi h- ^ First Methodist Pumpkin Patch Open This Weekend Continued From Page 8 He wraps tape around three fingers. "Those are the fingers I usually mutilate," he said. "I use a very sharp knife." A handful of adults and young people gathered around Trudgeon as he started his first demonstration last Friday. "There's a face in here some where," he said, mesmerizing his audience. Within minutes, there were eyebrows, then a nose then a face. He cuts here, and there, and then there's a mouth. "I think I'll give him some buck teeth." A few more cuts, and there are the buck teeth. Then Trudgeon starts cutting around the face. "The only way to make something stand out when you're carving is to take away from around it," he said. • Trudgeon is a retired air traf fic control specialist, and moved to Davie County from Wake For est to be closer to his children. He sings in the choir at First Methodist. The church's pumpkin patch is open almost daily through Oct. 22, and pumpkins will be sold and the children's play ground will be open Monday- Friday from 3:30-7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Pumpkins of all shapes and sizes and varieties will be sold. There will be a bake sale Sat urday morning, and a children's carnival from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Hotdogs will be sold at lunch, and hot cider and doughnuts will be sold that evening. iiJ Davie County Public Litiraiy Mocksvlife, NC ^5 DAVrE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday. OC. .4, 2004 Jordan James, Rebecca Hendrixand "f'^<=1 playground at First United Methodist Church of Mocksville. Davie County Public Ubfafy MocksviJle, f^c DAVIE COUN TY EN TERPRISE RECORD. Thursday. June 23.2005 Patriotic Concert 'f ^ k i Ir' t"; n • '"II ''i 1 Music Director Barbara Basham (left) leads a rehearsal of the jay night's patriotic concert. Davie County Public Librafy Moctovilie, MC - m * m .*■ v« jt DAVIK COUNTY ENTERPRLSK RICCORD. Thursday. June 23.2005 As Members of the Mocksville First Methodist Handbell Choir rehearsing for Sunday's patriotic concert, from left: Lou Ann Wilson, Teresa Deal, Nancy Dawn Basham, Jose Miller, M.A. Brewer, Karen Price and Amy Basham. o os y o i Dawe County Public Ubic,, Mocl^aviile, NO };DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Oct; 30- 2008;^^ MocksviHe First Methodist Ceiebrating 175 Years First United Methodist Church of MocksviHe will have a homecoming on Sunday, Nov. 2 in celebration of its i75th anniversary. The homecoming will begin with a special church service which will outline the congregation's past, present and future, at 10:55. After the service a covered dish meal will be served in the Family Life Center. TIic First United Methodist Church grew out of the Bethel Methodist Church located one mile cast ofMocksvillc. In 1833 Jesse Clement of MocksviHe went to Bethel to hear a sermon by C.P. Moorman. Clement and his wife were converted to Methodism. Soon regular services where held at their plantation home on West Maple Avenue and other places in MocksviHe. On a lot given by Mrs. Lucretia Carter (where the MocksviHe Police Station stands) a white frame church was built with a balcony (for slaves) and steps leading up to two front doors. In 1836 the church listed 66 members of which 41 were slaves. In 1836 the MocksviHe Circuit was formed by Davie County Methodist Churches. Formerly churches in Davie County were in the Salisbury Circuit. The new circuit was formed when Davie County was formed from Rowan County in 1836. .In 1872 the MocksviHe Circuit was divided into the Davie and the MocksviHe Circuit. First Methodist continued as a part of a circuit until 1896 when the present sanctuary was built and the MocksviHe church became a station church. Wo limes in the 1800s the N.C. Annual Conference met in MocksviHe, first in 1840 and again in 1864. At both of these conferences town and county residents of all denominations helped to provide accommodations for ministers and horses. Also, Davie County court was held in the first sanctuary after Davie County was formed in 1836. Davie County's first courthouse was not completed until 1839. In 1891 plans were made for a new church building, and a lot was bought across Main Street from the original church. In 1894 the church sold 40 feet of. the new lot for a road, now Church Street. In 1895 the old church building was sold except for the foundation stones. By that year $1,481 had been raised for the new church. The present sanctuary was'built and was dedicated in 1896 by Bishop Wallace Duncan.. In 1917 the first separate facility for Sunday School rooms was built. The "North Annex", as it was called, is used as youth Sunday School classrooms, the hand bell choir room, and parlor. Iii 1918 a Delco plant was installed to produce lighting. In 1933 the South Annex was completed to provide a small fellowship hall, indoor restrooms, and adult Sunday School rooms. The South Annex houses the choir room, the church library, and a storage room. In 1955 a larger fellowship hall was added to church facilities. Today the old Fellowship Hall is divided into a Sunday School classroom and small fellowship hall. . In 1948-49 the sanctuary was remodeled. In 1957 the : Education Building was constructed to house classrooms : forchildrcn. Today the building houses the pre-school programs' and Sunday School classrooms. In 1973-74 the sanctuary was' again remodeled, as were Uie North and South Annexes. The refurbished sanctuary and addition were dedicated by Bishop Earl G. Hunt Jr. on Feb. 22, 1976. The Education Building was. redecorated in 1986-87. Property was purchased from the C. B. James estatd in, 1988 to allow for expansion, and a parking lot was purchased in the i990s. The Heffner (later Food Lion) grocery store building was purchased by two church ■. families m 2001 and presented,- to the church with the intention of converting the building into a Family Life Center. More than, $1.2 million was spent on this, building which today houses a large fellowship hall with, commercial kitchen, offices for • staff, large meeting rooms for middle school and senior high UMY groups, and facilities for scouting programs. The new Family Life Center was opened I MocksviHe FUMC will celebrate on Sunday morning. in 2002. Since opening (he building has been used for church and community events. .First United Methodist Church's members continue the heritage today. The church, offers special music for adults and children. Members give of themselves through mission work in Davie County, North. Carolina, United States and the world. Men. women, and children join in Disciple Classes, Prayers and Squares Ministry, the men and women work on projects throughout the year, and the youth are involved in helping others. The church continues to grow. An invitation is extended to everyone to this special time in the life First Methodist Church. V\of)\5-t - r'^1.1 V^^CIST - nOt'/-V yft:i ^ n DAVIE county enterprise record. Thursday. Ocf. 1. 2015Sprinkle Mission Starts Oct. 11First United MethodistChurch Mocksville invitesthe community to the annualSprinkle Preaching MissionServices,This preaching missionderives its name from Dr.Henry and his wife Margaret Jordan Sprinkle whowere responsible for thisopportunity for the community to hear a minister speakat these services through anendowment they provided.The Rev. Dr. John EdMathison is the guest minister to lead the services thisyear. Marking his third visit,the theme is "Let the SpiritFlow" to be a time of renewal in Christ.Mathison retired in June2008, after 36 years as seniorminister of Frazer MemorialUnited Methodist Church inMontgomery, Ala. Duringthose years, the churchgrew from 400 members tomore than 8,800 and hadthe largest Sunday Schoolattendance for United Methodist churches in America.In 1986 the Church Leadership Institute cited Frazer asthe fastest growing churchof any denomination in Alabama ,The Rev. Dr. John Ed Mathison will speak here.In July 2008. Mathisonand n board of flirectors established the .fohn Ed Mathison Leadership Ministries,which involves preaching,teaching, conferences andseminars. The [impose is totrain pastors and lay personsto Ix? leaders impacting theworld for Jcsu.s Christ andthe Kingdom of God. Visitwww.joJinedninthisnn.nrf^.The son of a UnitedMethodist minister. Mathison graduated from OpeliknHigh .School and YoungHarris Junior College. Heholds a bachelor's degreefrom Huntingdon College,n bachelor of divinity fromCandler School of Theology, a master's degree fromPrinceton University, andthe Doctor of Ministry Degree from Candler School ofTlicology. He has honoraiydoctorate degrees from As-biiry Seminary. HuntingdonCollege and BirminghamSouthern College.college athlete. Mathison was an All-State Basket-'oail Player for three years iniiigli school and was captain and leading scorer forHuntingdon College. Hewas ranked number one inhis .age division in tennisin Alabama and has beenn anked No. 3 in the South.He has won seven state rac-quetball championships.He is- a nationally-knownand sought-after speaker.For se\-erai years Mathisonserved a.s platform speakerfor the National ConferenceI-ellowship of Chris-nan Athletes, and platformspeaker for the NationalHi-Y Fri-Hi-Y Conferenceat Black Mountain. He is aseminar speaker at the BillyGraham Training Center atThe Cove.In 1994. Mathison wasselected a.s the nationalclergyman of the year byThe Religious Heritage ofAmerica, joining the ranksof figure.s as Billy Grahamwho have received the honor. He was selected as "Manof the Year" in Montgomeryfor 1978 and Citizen of theYear in 2006.He and his wife, Lynn,have three daughters. Vicki,Lauren, and Clay, and oneson. Si. They are the grandparents of eight grandsons.Eddie. Robert, John, David.Will. Thomas. Mat. JohnThomas and two granddaughters. Catherine andMargaret Healey.The schedule of servicesand events are as follows:• Early Light: Sunday.Oct. 11 at 8:45 a.m. in theFamily Life Center.• Traditional Service:Sunday. Oct. 11 at 10:55a.m. in the sanctuary,• Evening Services: Sunday. Monday and Tuesday,Oct. 11-13 at 7 p.m. in thesanctuary.• Wednesday. Oct. 14there will be a fellowshipmeal fundraiser for Prayers& Squares at 5:30 p.m. inthe Family Life Center followed by the last night withMathi.son at 6:30.Nursery care will beprovided in the children'sbuilding next to the sanctu- ^ ^ary ai 310 N. Main St COUnty PUSliC WmMocksville. NO - iXwxTtG r^tTHOOlST- ^ OCV<S-v » L. V, c. V \))DAVBE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Nov. 17,2016 -11A Lot Of PrayersFirst United MethodistChurch started d Prayers. & Squares quilt ministry, inOctober of 2003. This pastWednesday menabers celebrated their 5,000th prayerquiitthat have been distiib-uted. The ministry consistsof about 20 women whogive of their time and talents to meet every Wednesday and make prayer quiltsfor people who are in need .of prayer and a. little extralove; ,"When we started thisministry, we had no ideawhat was in store for us,;we didn't foresee the manyblessings that we would receive from making and giv-!ii]^biit these niost^i^^quUts," said Libliy Baiiks;chair of the ministry.;"The quilts have touched\\^es of rhany people.not billy the ones who receive them, but the onesalso who come in contactwith them, whether at thehospital, HOSPICE, takingtreatments or just being athome."The quilts are lacedwith strings and as you tie alaiot you say a prayer for the 'person, when they spreadit over them, they are covered in a quilt of prayers.The power of prayer is sopowerful that people saythe quilts radiate heat fromthem and they feel theprayers," Banks said.Prayers & Squares is an: international ministry, it hasmore 1,000 chapters all.over, tiib world. Mocksville: First Ivletiiodist is ' Chapter148."There are many chapters all over North.Carolinanow and we helped start alot of them in the surrounding areas of Mocksville.Our prayer quilts have beensent all over the world, Russia, England, Haiti, and Ja-mmca just to name a few,but mostly in the US."The group meets everyWednesday from 9 a.m.-4p.m. There is a short Biblestudy, then members havefun quilting and sharingfellowship. The pastor, Dr.Glenn Myers Jr., . comesover at lunch and for a specif blessing over the quiltsthat will be going out thatday. A total of 8 to 15 quiltsare given out each Wednesday."Unlike many other organizations that make quiltsfor charitable purposes.the purpose of Prayers &Squares is not to make anddistribute quilts, but to promote prayer through theuse of quilts," Banks said."Our motto is 'it's hot aboutthe quilt, its all about theprayers'." 8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Jan. 25,2018 By Mike Barnhardt Enterprise Record Barbara Basham's par ents saw the talent in their young daughter. And her desire. So they got a piano. It started a life of not only loving music, but teaching artd'sharing it v.'ith others. At the end of this month., Basham is retiring as direc tor of music and the pre- . school program, .at First United Methodist Church of Mocksville. Growing up in West Vir ginia, she remembers as a child watching the church pianist. She begged her par ents for piano lessons. They gave in, but;'they had no piano. She went to a neighbor's house to prac tice, and in her own words, pretty much . aggravated them regul^ly. The next year, her parents got a piano. She still has it. After earning a degree in music education at the West Virginia Institute of Technology (She worked as the pianist for the. college choirs.), she began teach-, ing; school .and husband Giff, whom she had met at school, worked for Action for Appalachian; Youth in East Bank, W.Va. He soon got a job with the FBI and their life changed. They went to Mississipi for ai short while, where she taught school, and then to Chicago, where their three children - Amy, Katie and Brian - were bom. • Everywhere they went, she was.active'in the music ministry of a local Method- ist church. She's played pi-, ano: She's been choir direc tor. She's played the organ. Some were volunteer posi tions, some were part-time 'jobs, giving her time to be at home with family while her husband was working.' "It's been good ... good memories,", she said. "I have been so blessed. Mu sic is me. -It's just in my. heart" She'll still be children's choir and handbell choir di rector, but at age 76, thinks n it's time to relax a bit more. Allison Gupton is the new pre-school director. Lou Wilson is taking over' as choir director. Basham thought it was part of her job to introduce ' residents to, music, and "she brought nationally- and intemationally-known mu sicians to the chufch and community. She helped or ganize symphony concerts in town, and along \yith Lewis Phillips, organized a youth community choir. She's co-chaired the-Relay for Life. She'll miss the little pre schoolers, of course, and the First Methodist choir, which she calls "a beautiful choir of talented people. I had an opportunity to be a part of it, and I'm going to miss that." Her plans for retirement? Relax, for maybe three days. "I've got to move. I've got to be on the go," she said. There could be some travel, more family time. She may even get back in the choir some day. But for now, she's just happy to be able to relax at age 76, retiring while her health is still good. "I feel like I'm 56," she said. "I'm really blessed." ^ Jr Barbara-Basham is retiring as First Methodist's choir director and pre-school director. Barbara Basham's last day at First United Meth odist Church will be this Sunday, with a combined early and traditional service at 10:55 a.m. Former choir members have been invited to the service, which will be followed by a covered-dish meal.^ On Saturday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m., the celebration will continue, featuring an anthem by Pepper Choplin written in her honor, commissioned by her familyi The Chancel Choir, opera singer Leonard Rowe, harpist Frank Voltz, Tommy Dunn, Lou Wilson, Lewis Phillips and other guests will be part of the program. The concert will be followed by a reception. h«)0*ST - Uu\T'VO' tA OCKSNJit-t ^t y ft 51)DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursda. )b. 15,2018 - C7Hannah's Cl&set In 20th YearThe bi-annual Mocks-ville First United MethodistChurch's* Hannah's Closetsale begins Feb. 22 in thebasement of the FamilyLife Center on North MainStreet.Now in its 20th year,the sale began in 1998 as away to provide gently usedclothing and equipment at adiscounted price to the pub--Clie, with the proceeds going to support local missionprojects.Angie Jordan, presidentof Ruth- Ckcle, said in 19years, the sale has generatedabout $50,000 that has goneto aid local mission projectsand service organizations aswell as the children of thechurch."We have kept the aid local," Jordan said. "The salegives shopping options tolower income families, andwe have regular shopperswho repeatedly thank us and .tell us they would not beable to clothe their childrenif not for this sale."Leadership has changed,from Elizabeth Rosenbaumand Suzanne Earnhardt,who were among those inRuth Circle who took oyer-the sale in 2G02 ^d organized it for 12 years, toSarah Chapman and Tiffany Evans, the chairs since2015.Among the items offered for sale are clothingfor ages neNybom to teen,baby equipment and" nurseryitems such as strollers, playpens and cribs, footwear,including sports and danceshoes, sports equipment,books, movies, video gamesand toys. All items must beclean, in good condition,age appropriate, and in goodworking order. .All items not sold ^edonated to the Storehousefor Jesus and foster parents'groups, so, Jordan said, "ItreaUy is a full-circle kindof. project. We are proud of.the project and its 20 yearsof helping and giving backto our _ community," Jordansaid.The sale begins Thursday, Feb. 22, with a pre-salefor volunteers and consignors jfrom 6-7 pm. The saleopens "to others from 7-8pm, "and continues^ Friday,9 a.m.-noon and 6:30-8:30p.m. On Satmday, from9-11:30 am., items are half-price. ;;A >Drop-6ff ; dates iair^: Feb.18 ,21, and 22., : ^ 'Vdluhteefs are' neededfor drop off and sales datesand may sign up online atsignupgenius.com.More information aboutthe sale can be found onFacebook at HannahsClos-etConsignmentSale, onInstagram ©hdnnahsclos-etsaleinfo or by email, han-nahsclosetsalel @gmail.com.Qav\ecounty PuwictviOcKsviVie, r\E-\V\C LltJ C' ?^0C\<Sv4\utE fv^ST)))DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 22,2018 - BllC/?/// Cook Off To Benefit StorehouseThe 16th annual chilicook off to benefit A Storehouse for Jesus will be heldon Wednesday, March 14 atthe Mocksville First UnitedMethodist Church FamilyLife Center on North MainSt.Chili cooks are invited tobring their favorite recipes(crock pot) for the competition, with categories including mile, medium, hot,vegetarian, poultry, venisonand miscellaneous."Celebrity" judges willbe Davie County Manager John EUer, MocksvilleMayor Will Marklin, andDavie Clerk of Court EllenDrechsler. The judges willsample the chili entries.Winners receive certificatesand bragging rights. Emcee will be Davie Sheriff'sDARE officer, Sgt. AlanaGeiger.A representative from AStorehouse for Jesus willspeak on services provided.A Storehouse is anon-profit offering freemedical services, clothing,food and other essentialsthat began in 1992 as MarieCollins' mission to help theneedy with food and clothing.Today, Storehouse is in a28,000-square-foot buildingon 10 acres on East Lexington Road in Mocksville- a one-stop shop of sortsthat provides food, clothing, legal help, medicalcare, medicine, haircuts, hotshowers, school suppliesfor children, a children'sbirthday closet and prayersdelivered by some 350 volunteers who logged 48,000hours in 2013.It relies on donations.The chili cook-off begins at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 14. The menuwill also include tossed salad, shredded cheese, sourcream, tortilla chips-, corn-bread, crackers, desserts, teaand coffee. All donationswill go to Storehouse. Diners can also bring non-perishable items to help stockthe shelves at Storehouse.Contact the church at751-2503 if interested in entering the cook off. 12 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Jan. 24,2019 Volunteers are ready to assemble prepared meals at last year's Rise Against Hunger event at Mocksville First Methodist. Rise Against Hunger, for merly Stop Hunger Now, is an international hunger re lief non-profit organization that coordinates the packag ing and distribution of food and other life-changing aid to people in developing na tions. Founded in 1998, Rise Against Hunger mobilizes more than 350,000 volun teers each year to. package meals for people in need around the globe. Since 2005, Rise Against Hunger has distributed more than 3.15 million meals to recipi ents in 74 countries. Rise Against Hunger's is a volunteer-based initia tive that coordinates the assembly-line packaging of nutritious dehydrated meals comprised of rice, soy, veg etables, and 23 essential vitamins and minerals. The program was created to give organizations the opportuni ty to participate in a hands- on international hunger re lief program and to become educated, engaged advo cates for the world's hungry. The events also give volun teers hands-on experience in leadership development, team-building, relationship- building, creative problem- solving, and goal-setting and achievement. Since 2005, these pack aged meals have been used primarily to support school feeding programs in devel oping countries. Hunger is the common thread among the world's most challeng ing issues. Targeting hunger — specifically by support ing school feeding programs — leverages support to oth er causes including poverty, disease, education, and the welfare of women and chil dren. Mocksville First United Methodist Church's Mis.- sions Committee is host ing a Rise Against Hunger packing event, Sunday af ternoon, Jan. 27 at 4 p.m. in the family life center at 310 N. Main St. Anyone or any groups who would like to participate in this fast-paced assembly line group effort is invited to help. Refresh ments will be available. A group of 40 to 50 volunteers can package 10,152 meals in about two hours'. While long-term food security projects take root, vulnerable families and in dividuals still need to meet their basic needs today. Rise Against Hunger supports safety net programs that provide nourishment as well as skills training or services that support the journey out of poverty. The meals support chil dren's attendance at school, help adults to learn a new trade or bolster clinic pa tients' health to bring about holistic and transformation al development in each of their lives. Another core focus of Rise Against Hunger is re sponding to crises - natu ral and man-made. The third approach to eradicat ing hunger centers around grassroots community em powerment. , Rise Against Hunger bolsters agricultural production and incomes through programs promot ing improved agricultural methods, business skills, and market access. With training and access to seeds and fertilizers, farmers can increase production and harvest nutritious crops. c,HuacH^5-r^tiHoc\5T - ixwifi-o - rice rf^-=T) )DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Sept. 26,2019 - ^First United Methodist Church in Mocksville will bringthe 39th Sprinkle Preaching Mission to the communitystarling Sunday morning, Sept. 29Thore'is'senior pastor of FirstWeslcyan Church in High Point,and has been in ministry more thanall over Western North Carolina.He is the founder of Summershinei' Reson Ministry which providessummer jobs and mission experiences for young people. He is alsoco-founder of Club Ministries,which provides retreat experiencesChris Thore for all ages. Thore is married withthree grown children.Services start on Sunday with two morning seiwices,8:45 and 10:55. The evening services continue from Sunday-Tuesday with Favorite Hymn Sing-a-Longs starting at6:45 p.m. and the service beginning at 7. There will be special music at each service provided by the Ciiancel Choirled by Lou Wilson, with organist Tommy Dunn, and othermusical guests each evening. Pre-achool childcare will beprovided. All are welcome.Dr. Henry Henry Call Sprinkle was a Methodist minister from Mocksville. He was a graduate of Duke Universityand Yale University. He married Margaiet Louise Jordan in1930. The Sprinlde family spent the majority of their livestraveling the world for missionai7 work, living in Europe,South and Central America, the Cai'ibbean, Africa, Asia,and Australia before retiring back home in Mocksville.Sprinkle and his family set up an endowment to ciury onthe tradition of bringing unique and inspiring speakers toMocksville each year for the church and community. 0.v\v.vaCHt5' nt-VH60\5T- a.M«*T tC - O'NQCtcSvVLtt r ^P-5rivieai r^cKing event tiunday at hirst r "pthodistThe Missions Committeeof Mocksville First UnitedMethodist Church will hosta Rise Against Hunger mealpacking event on Sunday,March 8 from 4-6 p.m. inthe family life center.All are welcome to helpwith the event.Rise Against Hunger isdriven by the vision of aworld without hunger. Themission is to end hungerby providing food and life-changing aid to the world'smost vulnerable and creating a global commitmentto mobilize the necessary-resources.Rise Against Hungermeal packaging volunteersproduce millions of nutritious meals annually thatare distributed to partners incountries around the world.They may look likesimple bags of rice and soy,but the meals represent thehopes and dreams of peopleworldwide. Volunteers arethe heart of the mission toend hunger by 2030 andare responsible for sendingmillions of meals around theglobe each year.Since 2005, volunteergroups have packaged morethan 500 million meals, andeach year RAH engageshundreds of thousands ofvolunteers globally.Rise Against HungerExperience events providea fun, educational way forgroups to lend a hand topeople in critical aid need-fL ' ■■■>■'Susan and the Rev. Glenn Myers help pack meals at last year's event.across the globe. The fast-paced assembly line process provides an educationalexperience perfect for volunteers ages 4-94, and oneperson can package about,250 meals in two hours.Volunteers will enjoymusic, stylish hairnets andstories of true impact. Manyivolunteers who participate in missions projects' inthird world countries seefirst-hand the impact thesepacked meals make.According to the Foodand Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAQ), 821 million peoplein the world don't get thefood they need to live ahealthy life. Africa has thehighest prevalence of undernourishment - nearly 21percent of the population isaffected. Malnutrition is thesingle largest contributor todisease in the world.Rise Against Hunger bolsters agriculturalproduction and incomesthrough programs promoting improved agriculturalmethods, business skills andmarket access. With trainingand access to quality sccd.sand fertilizers, farmers canincrease production andharvest a variety of nutritious crops. By supportingfish and livestock production, RAH provides pathways to diversifying diets'and improving nutritionaloutcomes. Through incomegenerating activities wehelp individuals increasetheir earning potential andconsistent access to food.First Methodist volunteers invite the communityto help pack these bags ofrice and soy on Sunday,March 8 from 4-6 p.m. Operation Cast Me NotMocksvi"e First Methodist reaching out to elderly membersBy Aimce Ycnf»erUnited Methodist Coiifcrci: cWhen Gov. Roy Cooper jissuetl stay-ill-home orders.:the members of First United Methodist Church inMocksville realized theywould have to do something(o take care of the most vulnerable among them tluringthis time.With public officialswarning of increasedCOVID-19 risk for adultsover the age of 65. churchmembers asked how theycould best care for their 12elderly, homebound members. Operation Casi vieNot was horn.Named from Psair. ^"Do not cast me awa\ \ ficiiI am old; do not forsake mewhen my strength is cdhc.Operation Cast Me Notpairs a church volunteerwith one of the church'shomebound members. Thisvolunteer is tasked witiirunning errands for the elderly member, whcthci' thatbe to the grocery store, thepharmacy, home and gardensupply, or any other errandthey need.Since its inception, theministry has grown.A community memberlias prepared and deliveredhomccookcd meals.Another church member has baked and dcl\-ered zucchini and blucb' i"i'yloaves.For Easter, the churchdelivered each homeboundmember a frosted cakeshaped like a lamb and agoodie bag lilled witli achocolate bunny, candy,Kleenex, and a card fromihcir cluirch family.'T have received moreblessings from participating in this adventure than Ihave delivered," said AliceHancs, volunteer shopper."My folks were always so.'xcited to receive home-cooked meals and the Easierrent bags."Operation Cast MeNot soon grew to includethe Stephen Ministry, alay-led ministry in whichvolunteers are trained tooffer one-to-one Chri.stiancare for individuals coingthrcLigh difliciilt times, Tlieciv;; .'h divided the namesof an members 65 years andolder between the 12 Stephen Ministers and askedthem to call the individualson their list one to two timesper week.Lillian Sharpe. one ofthe Stephen Ministers, ^aid;"This has been a good experience at a time when weall feel disconnected fromour church family. We havebeen in touch with friendsjust to check in and havefound that the calls lead usto others who are not onour list. It's been a joy kdo a little something to helpduring this time."One of the benefits of theministry has been increasedcommunity between members. "It has been a blessingto be able to lielp someoneduring this time." ''ufanyEvans said. "The per .<n thatI was matched with wasn'tsomeone I had met before,so it was nice to make anew friend, too. I have enjoyed calling her a couplelimes each week to check inabout hernceds. Most of all.DaViG Cc'jPity t-pc,.:" L'craryMocksville, NC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRK E RECORO. Thursday, May 21,2020 - 7OI have been blessed by theopportunity to use this unusual and uncertain time toshow God's love."Adopl-A-GraduateFUMC-MocksviI!c alsodetermined to not neglectthe other senior groupamong their ranks - theirhigh school seniors. Inmid-April. Ihcy began theAdopt-A-Graduate program. Tiic church sent outa call for volunteers whowould be willing to ado])tone of the 10 high schoolseniors they have in theiryouth group this year.The senior adults decided to return the favors theyhad received through Operation Cast Me Not. Thechurch received phone callsfrom several senior adultswho wanted to adopt a highschool graduate. The volunteers are sending encouraging notes and small gifts tolift the spirits of the studentswho are missing the finalmonths of their senior year,including their graduationceremony.During May, one Sunday school class is holding"We Miss You Wednesday"drive-by parades. The routeis sent to pailicipatus. whoare encouraged to decoratetheir vehicles and drive bythe homes of senior adults,senior graduates, and thecliildrcn of the church. Instead of throwing out candy, like a normal parade,participants hand out UpperRoom devotions and homemade face masks.Don Routh. a recipientof the Operation Cast MeNot shopping program says."I am 74 and my wife is72. I have asthma and Ir"!pneumonia at the beginningof this. Because we haveshopper we have not had tngoout in public. I thank Fir 'UnilctI Methodist Churchfor being "The Church"."Reflecting on tlie heart ofFUMC. Lisa Prillaman said:"In a lime when .so much isuncertain, there arc somethings I know for certain.God is with us. God continues working in His people.At I-UMC-Mocksville, wetake care of one another andwe have church leadershipthat is willing to adjust anddevelop new ministries asneeded. Operation Cast MeNot is an example of thesethings and the way thatGod's light is shining in thedarkness of uncenainty."Davio C/-y Libratyf'/i^CNSVl|i£,Blair and Don Routh appreciate their "shopper" from Mocksville First United Methodist Church. C.VM>.P^CHt5 -riET«60l5T- ULkj\Tc Q ' r\CCtC5M iLLt f IftST)))n DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPMSE RECO'EvIl}'.; Thursday, Sept. 29,2021First United MethodistChurch in Mocksville willhost the annual SprinklePreaching Mission on Sunday, Oct. 2-Tuesday, Oct. 4.Due to the extendedquarantine of COVID-19ithis event has been missedthe last two years. Theguest speaker will be theRev. Jan Brittain, recently retired and is an Elderwith the United MethodistChurch. Brittain was firstscheduled in 2020, andagain in 2021.When Brittain committed her life to Christianservice at age 16, she didn'tknow any women pastors and assumed her lifewould take her overseas inmissionary work. But Godhad other plans, and sheserved congregations of allsizes and many locations.She grew up the child of aUnited Methodist pastor inSouth Carolina, and so sheknew the life. She countsher children and grandchildren among her greatestblessings.Brittain's personal theology is that God's motivation is always love, theJesus's death on the cross isthe means to our salvation,there are three essentialsfor effective and faithfulliving: time spent withGod's word, time- spent inprayer, and time spent withGod's people. Her belief isthat God formed and chosethe church, and as flawedas it is, it is still the chosenagent for doing His work inthe world. Her theme thisyear: "I Want You to Haveit All."The Sprinlde PreachingMission started from anendowment set in place in1981 by Dr. and Mrs. Henry Sprinkle. The idea was tohost speakers for the community each year to inspireand grow in the knowledgeof God's love. Dr. and Mrs.Sprinlde came back hometo retire in Mocksvillewhere he became the Pastor Emeritus. Dr. Sprinklewas a graduate of Dukeand Yale universities, andwas married to Margaretin 1930. They spent themajority of their lives travelling the world for missionary work. They spenttime in Europe, South andCentral America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, andAustralia, but were happy to settle in Mocksvilleto enjoy their retirement.Never one to stay still, Dr.Sprinkle was a golfer andcould be found each day onthe course at Hickory HillCountry Club (now ColinCreek Golf Club) where hewas a charter member.All are welcome. Therewill be five services: Sunday, Oct. 2 at 9 a.m., 11a.m. (the two morning services will be the same message) and 7 p.m.; and Monday and Tuesday eveningsat 7. Each evening servicewill be preceded by anold-fashioned Hymn Singat 6:45, and there will bespecial music for each service, and childcare for ages5 and under. An offeringwill be taken with proceedsdivided as one fourth backto the SPM endowment,one fourth to the BackpackBuddies program sponsored by the church, onefourth to the Hunger Fighters program at Davie HighSchool, and one fourth toUMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief)for U.S. Disaster Response.First United MethodistChurch is at 310 N. MainSt. Visit wwwjirstumc-mocksville.org.uo(arj C-WtaRCHtS - r\eTH0f\5T- UnJ\Tt D - (V\c cKSm II- I-1 F iP-?T)))M„ „ »AVlIECOUNTYENTlERPMSERECORD,Thursday,Dec.l,2022.nMocksville churches combining for Christmas cantataMocksville's First UnitedMethodist and First Presbyterian choirs are combiningfor two Christmas choralconcerts this month.After a reduction in choirmembership following Co-vid shutdowns, First Methodist Director of Music LouWilson wondered how thechurch could present itsusual Christmas concerts."Since missing the lasttwo years, it was very important to all of us top beWhat;Christmas Cantata, 'An Invitation to A Miracle'When & Where: -Sunday, Dec. 11, Mocksville First Presbyterian, 8. Main St.Sunday, Dec. 18, Mocksville First Methodist, N. Main StTSme:7 p.m.able to offer the community Angie Jordan. and the Rev. Dana Fruits,e traditional Candlelight Through the Community pastor at First Presbyterian'service and concert," said Missional Network, Wilson talked about combining thetwo choirs for a more robustpresentation."Both choirs were enthusiastically in favor of thisplan, and began learning themusic separately in September for "An Invitation to AMiracle," a cantata writtenby Joseph Martin."Through poetic narration and scripture passagesand creatively arranged carols, the timeless story of thebirth of Christ is presented,"Jordan said.The choirs practiced together for the first time onNov. 16, and will practiceonce more before the debut performance at 7 p.m.on Sunday, Dec. 11 at FirstPresbyterian. The secondperformance will be Sunday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. atFirst Methodist."I thought it was cool thatwe recognize that we arestronger together than apartin these difficult times," Jordan said.Davie County Public LibraryMocksville. NO 8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Aug. 31,2023 Preaching mission starts Sept 10 vii J 7 KirM Uiiiicd MdhtHli.M Oiurdi in M<*:ksvilly will britii: iIk .Sprinkle Preach ing Mission (o Ihe com miinily starling SiiiKlay rminiing. Sept. 10 ilirougli Tuesday evening, Sept. 12. 'Hie niis.siori is in its 4.'lli year, with Itie Kev. Dr James .A. Haniish as this year's guest s|H:aker. Hamish retired alter 4.' years of pastoral ministry in Hlorida. He is recogni/esl as .1 |)reactier ami writer. He Is a facilitator for itie Institute of Preaching ami ilic aiithiY of moTv tluin 20 K>oks and Bihle stiiilics. He was a consulting editor for " llie New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bihle" and a contrihiitor to "Tlie Wesley Study Bihle." Tlic theme of the nies vigcs for this year's Sprin kle Preaching Mission will Ix; "'Mndiiig Your Bear ings." from Harnish's Uxik of Ihe sariw leimc. "We will hear ahoiil times Jesus fmiiid His fxiar ings hy a-calling wixds and stories frinn llic Okl Testa nieiit." said church inerii Ivr. Angle Jordan. "By con necting Jesus' story witli your own. yon can limi your liearings as you walk tlie way Jesus walked in tlv way iJiai Jesus walked it. the way that leads to life." .Services start Sunikiy. .Sept. 10 with two rmiming services. 8:45 and 10:55. The evening services eon liniie from Sunday-'l'iies day hegirming witli a hymn sing at 0:45 and the service starting at 7. 'There will Ix; s[>eeial music at each service led hy j.ou Wil soil, with orgimisl "Tommy Dunn, and other musical piesl.s each evening. Pre Schi«>l chiklcare will (x- |>rovkled for each service. m Sunday-Tuesday, SepL 10-12 Sunday at 8:45a, 10:55a and 7p Monday and Tuesday at 7p • } Ni^lly Hymn Sings at 6:45p Pre-K Nursery provld^ each evening i All are welcome. There will lie a liamis- 011 mission project each night for those who want to come at 6:15 and help prrck "mission hags" with hy gieix- kits Uv those in need. And all ikmalions rveeived during the mission will go to UMCOR (I'.S. disaster relief). Daiie High Hun ger Pighiers. ami B.U'kpix'k Buddies ministry. Dr. Henry ("all Sprinkle was a Melluxlisi minister from Moeksvillc. He was a graduate of Duke ami Vale universiiies. He inanied Margaret Louise Jordan in 19.V). The .Sprinkle family s|x'nt tlx; majoriiy of their lives traveling Ihe world for missionary work, living in hurope. South and C'enlral America, the Caribbean. Africa, .-Xsia. and .Aiistralia Ihifore retiring back txnne in Mocksville. "Dr. .S|)riiikk; and his Lunily set up an emlow- Mx-iil to carry on tlx* tra tlilion of bringing iiiii(|ue aixl inspiring speakers to Mocksville each year for ilie church and community to enjoy, and we are |toikI to carry on the tradition of the S|Tiiikle Preaching Mission once again this year." she said. J •c'-' \ . ^ .-"Qs J .0 -13 C- Hu ac n L5 - 10 c0- I1 ' •■'8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Aug. 1,2024Walk to support Alzheimer's researchFMUC Sprinkle Mission hopes to bring community together on Aug. 17l-"or many years. FirstUnited Methodist Church inMocksville has hosted someof the finest guest preachersand musicians for a sermonscries encouraging spiritualrenewal for the church andcommunity.The .Sprinkle PreachingMission was inspired by themission work of Dr. HenrySprinkle and his wife. Margaret. Dr. Sprinkle retiredin Mocksville (Margaret'shometown) and became pastor emeritus of First UMC.In 2024. FUMC is takinga different approach with thisannual gathering.It will start at the FamilyLife Center at 315 N. MainSt. on Friday evening. Aug.16 for music and a message,and on Saturday. Aug. 17.partcitipanls will join againfor a Walk to Support Alzheimer's research. The routewill "o from Main St. toRich Park. There will be twowalking choices to suit allparticipants personal fitnesslevels."This change in formatwas made to encourage amore mission-focused approach and also to encourage community involvement," said Angie Jordan."Choosing the mission wasintentional and ])ersonal thisyear because we have hadso many in our congregationand in our community fallvictim to this terrible disease."Our community will be'United in Faith' as we sharein music, messages, a Walkto End Alzheimer's fundraiser and a hotdog lunch."United in Faith" t-shirtswill be sold and donationsaccepted, and all will havethe opportunity to plant"flowers" for those who havebeen touched by the effectsof Alzheimer's, cither as apatient orcaregivcr.There is no charge for theevent and lunch will be freeon Saturday.The guest speaker is theRev, Dr. Anielta Beverly,a retired elder in the United Methodist Church fromLexington. Her faith storyand how God called her tothe ministry is enlightening,and her message of unity inChrist is inspiring, Jordansaid.Her path into ministrywas not straight. She hasbeen a bank teller, a funeraldirector, and a police officer. and she also served asa deputy with the DavidsonCounty Sheriff's Department. She earned a divinitydegree from Duke University and her doctorate fromDrew University and waslicensed as alocal pastor in1986. working her way to anordained elder in 1995.Beverly has .served congregations in Piney Grove.Eden. Chapel Hill. Greensboro and Lexington, andheld district positions.She was the first womanto serve as pastor at severalof her assignments. She wasalso the first African-American woman to serve as director of nurture and ethnicministries, and to serve asa district superintendent inthe Western North CarolinaCojiference. and to serve asa director of conneciionalministries in the southeastern Jurisdiction. She was alsothe first African-Americanelected to the Lexington CityCouncil in 1987.All are invited on Friday.Aug. 16 at 6:30 p.m. with• « fBeverly.On Saturday, Aug. 17, thegathering is at 10 a.m. forthe walk at 10:30. After thewalk, there will be music,food and guest speakers withinformation about caring forthose with this disease.Beverly will give her final message at 1:30 p.m.Saturday in the Family LifeCenter.Arncttn BeverlyDAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARYMOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA