Concord United Methodist - Binder 4Concord United
Methodist Church
Binder 4
Compiled Information from the Collection of the
Martin-Wall History Room of the Davie County
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Mocksville,North Carolina
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Mocksville,North Carolina
Table of Contents
Binder 1
History
History of Concord Church by J.D.Hodges
Mrs.J.D.Hodges’Notes
History Compiled by Mrs.J.D.Hodges
Davie Methodist Bicentennial Committee
Presents the History of United Methodism
in Davie County
History of Concord United Methodist Church,
April 30,1989
Concord United Methodist Church,
August,1988 -August,1989
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Binder 2
Celebrations
Service of Dedication,February 17,1985
Concord Church Sesquicentennial,1845 -1995
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Cemetery Reeords
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VW T\*W*W4«4^MIA W MVJ VAAvOIA V>4!ueaicate Liiurcn to flee to Christ for refuge from
the power of sin and Satan.In’
18-16 the loyal laymen of Concord
church began to raise a!building
fund,and plan for new builds
ing,securing promises of much'
free labor and timber to go inco^
the church building.A building'
committee was elected by the'last,
Quarterly Conference,of the sixthyearofthepastorateofRey.G.<W.Fink.Rev.J.B.Fitzgerald was
then appointed pastor,who led
this courageous congregation ini
building this beautiful brick'edifice.Wi(h $2,500,given by the
Duke Commission,and $15,041.01
raised by the members and friends
of this church,the building was
completed at an unbelievable l.^w
cost of $17,541.01,which has a
IlSiiEditorRecord:—'The beautiful
jnew church known as,Concprd
Methodist Church,has been coni'
,pljBted;and pa'id for,and will bededicatedm-xt Sunday,Nov.19
by Bishop Cosfon J.Harrell,at 11
a.m.,assisted by Dr.Geo.B.Clem-
raer,D.S.,and |Rev,G.W.Fink,pres'ent pastor.This church is lo
cated 8 miles south-east of Mocks-
ville in the old Augusta comniun
icy.Following the sermon by the
Bishop,dinner will be served pic
nic style,furnished bv the mem
bers and friends of this church
who bring baskets and p..rticipate
iu this historic occasion.■
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According to incomplete records
and what is believed to be reliable
tradition,this church has a history
of more chan a hundred
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contract value of at least $30 000.
All former pastors and ,frierids.
of this church are.by this church
invited to attend both the morn
ing and afternoon services next
years.
First congregations worshipped in
the open air,then in a brush
bor and school houses
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called in from time to time.Af¬
ter manv years'of such services,it
became evid 'nt that a church buil
ding was necessary.Therefore 104
years,ago Mrs.Mary Hodges,wife
of Joseph Hodges,who became
the first class-leader of this church,
gave a lot on which to build a
church.'After worshiping awhile
in an old log union church;the
Methodists moved to a school
house near where Liberty church
now stands,and worshipped there ;
foi some time.They then moved
to ,a school house near where Gon-^
cord church nojv s.tands,named,-Concord,by'a Mr.Barnhardt,the
,first teacher of school at that place,
in honor of his home town.Con
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In 1846,under the leadership of
Revs.Bibb and Martin,a Metho
dist church was organized in the JConcordschoolhouse,which two ^
years later had a membership,of I73.In 1859-61,that faithful.con
gregation built a c'lUrcb on ,the
lot given bv Mrs,Hodges,which '
haji.swod,with,open doors for 881
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NOVEMBER 17,;I950f 1NamedFrom.School
ConcordChurch was naraed-
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I near the site of the present churchy
IA Mr.Barrthard{,who taught(-school there,reportedly name^it
Concord in _honor of his home.
'town,Concord,N.C.,,V’
:hi 1846,"under the leadership’j’of Rev.Mr.Bibbs and Rev.
i Martin,a'Methodist Society *imiStorganizedintheConcprdScho^S!™
house.'Two years later thi»
church had 75 members.w
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."Between 1859-1861"the--cKureffl
was built on this lot donated
Mrs.Hogdes.It was dedicated ba
the Rev.WJ ^Bobbitt,Presid-j
ing Elder at that time.For
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years the doors of this old churc^
remained open for regular seriy
vices^'-si
'Building^Program ;
c .hi 1946,.;diinngi.the sixth-'ar^\last,year,of the'-pastorate.of Re
G.Wir-Piniti.bn-Ihe'Davie Charge
the new church'building waf h^i
guni Mr,Fink appointed a build-^
ing committee and a buildingS'The new;Concord Methodistt’
hurch will be dedicated.Sunda
lomin^at ll'.ajTL Bishop CosteffiHarrell;assisted by Dr.-.Ge^
Clemmer,;DI S:,and Rev.
^i^Eihk^-pastori .WilX-perfoim tM
ffemony..
fAf’picnic,dinner furnished
i^ds and members of the churc^ill be seryed jn a'.building he^
le church following the morn*'
ig services.
a fimd was started."Around $1300:
^was^in hand and:;6tter.‘promise^
,pf free-labQi;.and;timber befor^
Fink was transferred 'els^'
^where by the conference.
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gregation in the actual construct
tion of this new,church..■W;Rv'
Davis-served’-as foremen with
D.Daniels as;assistant This build^
ing w_^constructed by free:la-f
bor and with timber largely furr:
nished-bysthe comunity,
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South Davie,then Ro'^an County;^worshipped in a Dog UnXion Churcy
in the Jerusalem commdpjty^
Methodist Class.
Love Feasts were held b.,»hrn^
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iUable tradition,.Concord chxirch
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ject of criticism by a certu^
^oup..,Because of this criticistt^and interference,the meetings’
-^The.total contract yalii^of thii''
church is estimated at a minimum.;
of $30,000.-The total actual costi^
'was only $17,541.D This amount'
was-raised by the members and]frfends of tlie church,aided by al
gift:of $2500.by the Duke Endow-^JmentCommission.,;;The .building/
committee was composed of S.D;^
Daniel,W.R.Davis,"Vann Swice-^
good,Boone Foster,iVank Crott^'●
J.B.'Garwood and Samuel Beif^
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worshipped,in the open air and
a brush arbor,and later in
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were^held in:a school house ne^'
where Liberty 'church now stands..
It is reported that ^when Rev;>James Reid preache'd the first
sermoii in this school house he
said:“Now we shall have liberty.”.
Thus Liberty Church received its-
X Riders,and other nunisters,wer^
Cemiied in to preachsi
3T Early History
ArouTi^d.104’,years ago.i'Mi^
Mary .Hot^aes,.wife of Josep!^itodgesi ga^e a building site-fob;
thp much.ni^ded-church.-Jo4se^h Hodges,VH^as the first cl&si^leader of this cliSui-ch;
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The Story of Methodist-And the Concord Church
November 6,1952f
Methodist Society
Held Early Meetings
In School Building
By GORDON TOMLINSON
.Hodgesj Mary Magdolene’,”George
.Deadmdn,Pbllie Foster,Joseph
Hendricks,and his wife,Amanda
Hendricks.’The Concord Church
was organized about the year
1846.
From the very beginning Jo
seph Hodges had hoped,for a
church building in this commun-
1 ity.He chose the site and often
●offered to give the land and con
tribute to its erection..However,
he died before the society felt
j able to undertake the enterprise..Four years after the death of
'Joseph \Hpdges,Riley Kindly of
Davidson County united with the
church-ahd became the Sunday
School Superintendent.Mr.Kind
ly Mouldered a large part of
the burden and induced the mem
bers to,undertake'the construc
tion of':tiie.church house.
M:.ary Magdolene mindful o£
her husband's wishes,gave with
out charge to the trustees of the
church,eight and one-third acres
of land.
After their marriage,the young
couple went to live on a planta
tion he had provided in the ex
treme Northwestern part of the
county.However,after a year’s
time,Mary’s father,Daniel Click,
■'desiring to have his daughter live
near him,offered to deed 200
acres of land adjoining his home
place to the young couple.The
;offer was accepted.
Become Methodist
In the new home the young
couple "erected a fam’ily altar.
Their piety and conviction so im
pressed the Clich family that with
in two years they ,all,except the
father,were in the Methodist
Church.Godfrey,the one that
twitted Mary Magdolene about
marrying a Methodist,was the one
that lead in the stampede.
'●Becoming Methodist,the Click
family desired a Methodist Church
organizatioh Young Joseph and
Mary Hodges lead in this import
ant matter.A society was formed
at the public school house,which
stood three or four hundred yards
from the old Concord Church
building.
The name Concord was giventhenewsocietyorganizationbe
cause of the fact that it was
organized and held ;its meetings'
for ,●many years in the-public
school building,the name of
which was “Concord.”|
The school house is reported to
have gotten its name in this way:
■When the school house was com
pleted by the Clicks on their own
land,a young man,from Con
cord in Cabarrus Cpunty,by the
●name of Barnhardt',was .chosen
as the first teacher.The young
.'teacher,given the honor of nam-
,ing the school house,selected Con-
'cord in honor of his home town.
The charter members of -the
i Concord Methodist Society in ad
dition to the Clicks were:Joseph
“Dot ’ligion dats you get outer
de cism won’t do,”said the old
Negro slave to the little girl.
“You must have hart left ’ligion
or you can’t get to heben.”And
the little girl believed the old
darkey.
The Negro slave was‘‘Old Mar
tin,”owned by a Lutheran fam
ily by the name of Klucks.The
little girl was Mary Magdolene,
one of the ten children of the
family.
The family of Klucks lived in
the community which the Concord
Church now stands.This commim-,
ity was thoroughly Lutheran
V from the.earliest settlement up to,
the late 40’s of the 18th century.
The Kluck family was.;.e^rtho-
dox Lutheran and lived strictly,'
up to the doctrines of this church
as was taught in the fatherland,
from whence they came.This
family was also one’of the largest ■
and most influential of the com
munity.
Soon after the Revolutionary'
War,the name of ‘Kluck”waS|^changed to Click.It..was com-,
mon practice-eiinong the early;
^'German sCuiers'to anglocize
their names after the Revolution-|
Mary Magdolene married Jo
seph "W.Hodges,a Methodist Class
leader and Superintendent of
Sunday School,over the objec
tion of her family.One of the
family,Godfrey by name,is re-
^ported to have said to her sneer-ingly ...“It won’t be six months'
before you are a Methodist.”-
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the spring of 1861 and dedicated
by the presiding elder.Dr.W.H.
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During the last few years 'a
modern brick edifice has been
erected This new building is one
of the most modern and complete
in the county..
G.'W.Fink is the present pastor
of the Concord .Methodist church.
Information for the above ar
ticle was obtained from an article
Writen by the late Profe^or J.
D.Hodges in 1920.
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The ground floor has a large
fellowship'room,a modern kitch-11 A.M.,June 26 .j en,furnace plant and furnace●The Concord Methodist Church |room,and utility space.The'topwilldedicatetheneweducation-j ^ooi'has a'large youth room andalbuilding-in a-special service ●tiled bathrooms,a large util-
at the 11 o’clock worship hour
Sxmday morning,June 26.
M.Teague Hipps,Superintend
ent of the Thomasvillo District of
the Methodist Church,will dedi
cate the .32 X 60 foot,two-story
structure.Revival services will
begin that Sunday night (June
26)at -7:30 and continue at that
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This building was started in No-'
vember of 1953 with,the organiza
tion of the building committee.As
the funds came in,the building,
progressed.Most of the.work was
completed in 1954.;
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week.Rev.Paul M.Cassell of Win-.tcrow,treasurer.Other members
ston-Salem will be the visiting included Mrs.W.R.Davis,J.D.
Daniel,Boone C.Poster,James
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Completed at an actual cost pfjBoger,Mrs.Spi*y and James Gar-$10.483D9,the new building'has wood.'.
a contract value of $20,000.Mem
bers and friends-donated labor,’pastor of the Concord Methodist
The Rev.B.C.Adams is the
Church.material and equipment.
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Concord:A Ne>v Church
Serves
the homes
over the hills.All Aivakeiied People ;Educationalnew
completed.MeetingIn11)35 a
...V,B.C.ABAM.,past.,cc«^mXn two-stov,It Is strange to speak of Con |„u!nees occurred to develop 1 are young people and c i i■d Methodist Church has a now cant wonderful sensei included is a beautiful youth sec-●Church-:The Church has'beep‘m ^.^nee.ming tor the Sunday corning andexistencesincebeforetheandtol;he com-j evening fellowship servicesofthecenturywhenagroupof°^'^eations ^.^_i especially for young p.o^e.people left the Liberty Church Liberty Church,Five other Church school roorns^'andmovedintotheAugustaSchoo ge her with he^L 'area.The Church was tiled rest rooms,mode.-n kitchen.Concord after the tome town f .^haLe Thus the min-.and large assembly and reciea-,00 of it.new ^nrembt:^.1'V cou much more per-tional room comprise the^TThTSiurch,Con-,istei could g churches building.The roomsexactlytherraturePis^tten-filled as more and more chrldrenandconcord"stead of the surrounding countrys de |”./Imee tha^'tone both the come to its services.Now on thebers.however,mat-iy stormy on-concord Churches same land that ggo
ment.A brick parsonage was built
for the minister.The other significant c
cure...on tne Duv.e C.rcaH.-"—T.,0 minister came around cccas-t e ^,,,,lonally and sometimes had an op the.rportunitytovisitafeuf““I ^jj^ements down.A spirit ofmembers.Gradually the rectangu ach compassionStructurebecamecharacteristicofsmall.In 1950 a which ^united them in comm-theCiuic 'The Church munity-,r._rishiD to iintirely different Church—:
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stappointment,dead"The Church iuntilsomediedand some withdrewleavingagrowingnumberof
MtheConcordofThepeoplesatheyhavealong
Yet all the organiza-Soceity of
Li^Church realize
change in way to gotions.the WomansChristianService,the Youth FellowshiP.the Men's Brotherhoodclas.s meetings,the Sunday ischool,and the Worship seiwices JdesignedtofurtherthenscrtoGod.to their young people^●●com-
asurvivors.
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adeciuatc and toobeautifulnewsanctuary with nvenewChurchschoolroomswas on/v^unnletcd.The people were veryidoftheirnewbuildingand beautyChurchSchoolroomsnowa story
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Concord United Methodist Church Celebrates 200'^Anniversary of Sunday School,Enterprise,June 12,1980
By Mftrlcnp B.Shjrr.cl
During Ihr entLr?mcfith of May.l‘hi!ad CftuTCtl Of
yfcH’iwnllL'.\.C «‘Ubrii«l tbc ZOOlh
anjii^fr«ry of Suwliy school.Thecelehr-uioti uas truly a learning experience.Howeier.for many nf Cmi-cord's JTicnbers.(be event i**?n
recollfctinn nf ihe past,b n awareness diJiepresofit.and u glimpse of ibt*futureconcerr.mfi ihe Sunday ichccl
mm-emeni
The ernnnt'.iT iraehers leaders,ami
she superiTitendent*cf Ihe eburch schoc-1wanted10makethecclebraiioit8
trictnorable occasion DetcuSStan Cf (Ive
plans far Ihc bicentennial observancebeganinJaniury.li was Die fiuldecisior.thjse in charge thsi ihe
purpose of the special seruces uould betocelebraiethepasi.the present,^ndthefutureofCluistianeducation
To help meJe sure ihat the er.iiremembershipofConcordchurchwas
aware ol the Jvoth anniversary eachSundayschoolclassdisplayedaposter
comfncfr.nrniifig the event Tlie JuniorBeLieverttclassaLsomadeaspecialbannerforuseinthesarvccuary.Special litanies were used eachSuMay10openthemorningworshipaefvtc*The four llwnles were derived
from "A Service of Joy and
CelebraJion'by Kenneth C For-sJer
The r«pers«dealt wilh the effect*
that Sunday school can have on an in^
dividual s life
The firs!Sunday of the mocith wasdevotedtoUvehistoryoftheSundayKhoctmovementThedramaeniitied■'The SuPxlay School '^●o HundredYearscfCaring"by John G,Mammorxlw9ip«eeerued.The play furTished (actsandgeneralinfomalMinIhntdeaI1withIhcon'gln ar^growth of Sunday schoolloihepreaeiiilimeTherewerefUleen
adult aciors involved in thepfesenialtonoftheplayardallofihechildren«f thechurch,ages three to ihi/leen.par-
ticipaied in the dramaThefadUtaiRobert Railtes is
crediled u'lLh begiitAlng the SundayschoolmovementinGloucester.
Enulard.in jtso.was uitinown to many
in the con
imnation of Mr.Hallies and ethers like
tiua.lives ha^e b«en clssnged all overtheworld.
The second Sunday cf May gave the
congregallon an opportunity tocelebratethepast.Mrs.Lydia FostersharedhermemoriesofSundayschoolandhowthe^bbatJi was deserved by
her family and fnenda One of her
remarks concerning Sunday school wasihatasayouththcTe*sor.s fee her claw
were on 3”X 5"picture ca rds The ca rds
had a Bible picture on the front and aBiblestoryonthebackTheteacherfee
Ihc class wax usually whoever wai there
iha!cMid read.
Mrs.Foster sutfed chai the Sabbath
was a day of rest After a big Sur.daydinner,quiet games werr played by thechiktrenanddieaduluusuallyleokashortnap.The rest cf the afternoon wasspenivisttingorenterlainingrelativesblouseilwassuchaconvensenlbme
for gciUng logcfher
To further enhance theccngrcgBlion'*
memory cf the p«ai.Mrs Oita Davis,chiuxlt Ustccian,presented a briefhistoryofConcord's Sunday school,"it was In IMa iMt a Methodist
Society was organized in ConcordHthooihoutcTheearUeslrecordswere
kept like class bocks-nixing altendance-n was in iesf}-oo that the firei church
was built "
By 1930 we had iwo small classroomscxteridedou<lo the Bide There were two
classes in the balcony with a curtain forsepaiationThebalconywasonKinallybuilt>0 accommodale the slaves [nlH6
iherew'asa slave mcrr.lwrshjpof fifteenTtwrewasnnesmallclassroomcur-
Afier the teachers Had axsemblcd at
the altar.Mr Pran expressed hi*gmtiitide >o Ihe teachers for thoir
dedirntrd service Often Sunday school
icachxTt are crMicired,nugleetcd.and
unnpprrciatcd.however.Mr,Pratt,
speaking or.behalf nf thr co.rgregatian,made ilquiio clear (hat he was thankfulforthosewhocontinuetohelpguidethe
rrligimis development of the childrenardynulhntConcordchurch.And be
also lhil^*^d thrae u.>«now help the
aihill f at Concord Church gain more
krxiwii'dge and undemanding cd theBibleandChrixtianity.
Sunday school eonttnues la play an
impoetani rolt!in the overall develofwmentufthechurchbecause"as Ike
L-horvhsch'.Kii gi'x^.so goes the churrti "The aronibcrsof Corveofd church realijc
the impiirranoc of Sunday pehool and areveryIhankfultoIhwwbelediJte
Chrislian eduentinr.program.To conclude the bicentennialri'li'bratjoit a birthday porl.v was heldfollowingiheworshipserviceORMoy£}th.This particular Sunday was also averyapecialdayInihelifeandHistoryold'rf church,il was the doy of Peniwost
So.nnt Mily did the cor.gregatiencelebraieliiebirUidayofSuin':.schoolbutiheyalsohadiheoppo-iunity loccicbralc!he birthday of the church.L'pon eniering the fellowship iialJ eachperson's first glance was direcledInwardsIhetableIhntheldlkeblrlkday
cake Mrs Jane Crotla made the
dvcoralivc threc-ticr cake .Atop thecakewusalolaloftwohundredcandles.
These special senior ciliaens werehinnnredbecausetheyhavehelp^lobuiMthecon«regaiion into a faithfulChristiancommunityofbelievers
Withoui them und oOicrs like them.
Concord Church would not be tr-e church
il is today
The curreni Surxlay school enroIJment
al CnnciMij ehurrti is one hundred and
sixty wilh an average o|one hundred
und ten The church and Sunday schoolmaybesmallinnumber,but the family
ulmn:«ph#rn thal is prcsenl definitely
lias Its advantages.
To further celebrate the present,a
member from each class presented a
shofi report on Ike curreni acliviliedlakmgplacewithintheirclauroom.Elochclass told ofthetr enrollment,their
average attendance,and Lne parhcularcourseofstudythalwasbeingtisetlintheirclass.During these reports IkespokesmanforeachclaesalsosharedIhcresponsesikeyhadreceivedin
answer lo ihc question,-"whal does
diuruh .school rr.ear-lo you"'
The various answers to Ihc questionthatweregivenallhadacainmc<n kondBoiliyoungandoldalikeexpreuedihcfeelingikatSundayschoolIsunclargefamilysharinglulove,joy,liappiness3rdsorrow-with one another
To some members cf the church
'jtinod erf in a corncf of ihr ma in church
buiUmg..All of the adult*met iogethcrforclassinthis'ajnefl'corner
In closing .X[rs.Dasis lold everyoneahouiIkefirstBibleschoalheldat
Concord in 1950.Shu meniie«ied thal
there were ihr«teadiers.Rev.J B
Fiugerald.Mrs Came Tutterow,andherselfThefirstBibleschoolwu*such asuccessthatConenfijctiurchmadeHaninnoalevent(or the childrcr-of thediurch
The final exercise m cewbraling diepastwas10hnr»r the deceased arj|■‘retired"Sunday sclicwt teacher*andsuperi.nfa.niienu.Two rcprcflenutive*Irom the Willing Worker*class.Mrs,Gay Berner and Mrs.Oita Davis,gavespettflIrecognitionlothesemembersofConcurdChjrchwho.through Uieif faiihandluvf,Helped those around tlwmItrnwillIheCkrtsiianfaiiJ|'The firsi g.-cop of God's seri'ant*honcced were these who had werked
falthfullv for many years and arc nowdeceasedThose(wnored were
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P.H Davis
Sf.H Davi*
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MackDeadmeo
Toby SmithCarrleTuttcrtyw
Esther Tuitcrow
The secnmlgroup were those who hadservedfaithfullyformanyyear*asleacher*and are not ■'rebred 'Thcae
recognized wereJimCarweed
Naiuite Angel!
Jamc*Berrier
Belie Bcge/
Charles Craven
Kathleen Daiuel
Lyndi*Foster
.Minnie Foster
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scheol at CniKOfd.Sunday nchool gives
them the pppcrtunily to meci with otherfrnwingChrlsDnna)o Icnrn and tin*
derxiand hou-In Ijvc tHrir everyday live*with regard*In their CHrislfar,faith,●Vrd yi'i III iithcr*.Sunday schuol offer*
ihrm Ihe apporhiniiy to learn morenbrutliixlandInunderstandGod's will
for tlw'iu.
This particular segment of the
●.■eleliratiiin truly gave everyone a
vhni‘A'0 CO L-oiisider and express theirI'pi'iirm.x I'l'ncermng the im^ftance of
5unduv school One's Chrisliait
vdiiculioti u It never ending process.Sunday schaal helps loguide Individualsmiheirspiritualdevefapmer.t and itenablesthechurchtobwemeacom-
munlly of faith
The future of the Surxlay schoolmnveineriwastheihericforIhefourlk
and final Sunday of the bicrnleRmal
cclcbratiori The prescr.l slate andcflixiiiionnfSundayschoolwasoncethehope?and drearns of the future and in
years lo vomc it will be a part of the
pa*I The fuUirc nf Sunday school i*achallengethalmusthetakenxerinusly
bf i-vcryunc invu!i-ed iit CliristianeduL-aci.m
■As it member cf the Veung .Adultcla.«Mr .ii-ff Tutte.rflw was asked to
fhare his peraor.a1 ihoushis concerrtingthefuiureofSundayschoolatConccrctI'huTcti were;
Hollo Bogcr and Kancy Childers
Nursery coordihfliws
Kaihennc Crott-s and Dinnc
Smder .Prc-Kirdcrgartr.*Cla«Diane Crults altd Lyr.n Croits
Kiitdergartcn Class^'iL-ky Poui and Pai Tut-
lorow ..Pruniiry ClaSiTerryParduearJGena York.JuniorBolievcnClass
Judy PJBtl and Nelson Tut-terciw ,Senior High ClassEdtveicn,Yeung Adult Class.Barbara Crons.....New Generation
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.Marlene Shame!CrwsbcaTcrf
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Cay Berner and Oita Davi*.WHIini
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Bill Spry'and J S'TtiUcrow Men*
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Mary Frances Berrier and SicSmiihSeniorAdultClass
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Inr (hvir support and acceptance of theL'oli'lirniion.the iwo bjndred caittflcs on
tlio enke wofr lit All of the children of
rht'churvh were Hiked lo come forward^M help blow out the candles alter singlnjcf
"Happy Bicihifay’'to the church and
SuivJjy SctiDol.pi'lluwtnp lliir sang.Bveryons was
served n piece of cake and a cup of
punch ML'inbt'rs of U\c Crossbeam*
class.Hie New GeiMrralinn ctflss.and the
Willing Wiwki-rx class asstsled in the
preparation and in the srn'ir.ii oi chorrfreshmcr.ls iHal were rnjuy^by nilthnscpresent
The celebration uf the JWh an-
niverury of Sunday school will long he^il memorsbk'eve.nl fur the mcmlKirs cj"
CoiK'md Church
Elsie .Nail
.Mildred ScaiiioR
W 7 Seehres!
Frances Smi ill
.vaomi Smith
KulliJeen Spry.Annie Swicegoed
Doi Walker
John Walker
Sue Welch
During the worship service on Alay 15.special emphasis was placed upon thepresentheriUgeoftheSurdaySchoolmovement.Concurd church has
members from every walk of IJe-clderly persons.busira*$mcn.publicschoolfeacherx.working women,
singles,stiidentx.children.«nd babies.The different people who meet logrihorfneworshipinchurchandinSundayxchnoltolearnmarcofGudmake
Cur.ccrd's membership quite unique
To ccicbralc the present heritage ofConcordchurchthePrimarydoss,ledbyMrs.Vicky PotU and Mrs.Pal'niilerow.gave special recognition losevenlaypersonswhohaveservedthechurchfoemanyyearsSomeofihcsehorvoredtaplongerniicndchurchand
Sunday school on a regular basis due <o
ill health,However,the vanojs ceei-
inbiilions thal these senior ciiirens have
made in the past and cuntinue to make
could nnt be ovurloctced
As each peraon’s name wa*mcri'
lioncd,a arembir Of Ih*Primary olaisplacedaL-arnalton >n a vase forming aflowerarrangementthatcom
memorated the liv<«of the honorees.
Thcae receiving special recognition
were
Mrs.Aiuiie Berrier
Mr.Herman Berrier
Mrs.Nellie Crotls
Mrs L'ln McMahan
.Mr.Bill Bechrest
Mrs Naomi Smith
Mrs.Aniue Swteegood
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derstand how to live their everyday liveswithregardstotheirChristianfaith.
And yet to others,Sunday school offersthemtheopportunitytolearnmoreaboutGodandtounderstandGod’s will
for them.
This particular segment of thecelebrationtrulygaveeveryoneachancetoconsiderandexpresstheiropinionsconcerningtheimportanceofSunday’school.One’s Christian
education is a never ending process.Sunday school helps to guide Individualsintheirspiritualdevelopmentanditenablesthechurchtob«ome a com
munity of faith.
●The future of the Sunday schoolmovementwasthethemefor^e fourth
and final Sunday of the bicentennial ,e*.celebratipn.The present state and right are Mr.Nelson TuUerow,Mrs.Jane Crotts,Rev.Kenneth Eller,Mrs.Marlene Shamel,and Mr.Bruce Pratt.Mr.Tut-
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Smith....Senior Adult Class
After the teachers had assembled at
the altar,Mr.Pratt expressed hisgratitudetotheteachersfortheir
,i dedicated service.Often Sunday schoolteachersarecriticized,neglected,and-unappreciated;however,Mr.Pratt,^speaking on behalf of Uie congregation,.made it quite clear that he was thanUul'.for those who continue to help guide thereligiousdevelopmentofthechUdren,k-!and youth at Concord church.And he
I also thanked those who now help the,adults at Concord Church gain more—I knowledge and understanding of thePO1.Bible and Christianjty.v£»^!Sunday school continues to play an ,●^I’Important role in the overaU develop-Children prepare to line up for their piece of cake and punch aftert.ment of the church because “as the blowing out all 200 candles.<
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Methodist Church which organiz
ed as a society in 1846.
The church has grown from a
society meeting in a schoolhouse
to a congregation meeting in a
modern brick structure.The
building has changed,but the spirit
has come through many building
projects and is the same now as in
the beginning.
On Heritage Day ,the Rev,John
Deyton,pastor of the church,
delivered his morning message.
The congregation sang all the “old
Concord UnitedChurch John Wesley (Henry Crotts).
Charles Wesley (Bob Crotts).and
.several other men (John Peeler,Joe
Sluimcl and Bruce Pratt)formed an
organization which was called the
“Holy Club."Other men and
women (Beth and Melissa Crotts
and Judy Pratt)made fun of this
religious club calling them names
such as Holy Moths and “Mcth-
o-dists.“Finally the name
Methodists was adopted.
John Wesley went on to preach.
Charles Wesley became a hymn
writer.He composed many of the
hymns found in the Methodist
Hymnal.
Francis Asbury (Darrell Crotts)
came to America in 1771.He car
ried the word of God to many dif
ferent places.He appointed lay
preachers and helped circuit riders
to get started in this country.He
visited the Cokesbury School in
Davie County and preached a ser
mon.He died in 1816.
Concord Has Grown
Oita Davis and Mildred Salmon,
church historians,shared the
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'be mamcharacters,the scenes came aliveThechildrcn.youth,young adultsandseniorcitizenstookpanJohnKing(AllenCrotls),anear-Jy preacher,was attacked by drunksoldiers(Mark and Darren Crotts)while preaching on the .street corner.Thar commanding officer(Jimmy Greene)
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Concord United Methocst Church is located at Cherry Hill Road and N.C.801.
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Concord:Missions importantOneofIhcgrca(c.s(words in the
Christian v(x;abulary is “mission".
Mission is sharing the good news
ofOixI’s love,care,and intention for
ing service of reaching out to drawotherstoJesusChrist.
Being in mission is not an optionforanymemberofConcord.The
church itself can no more exist
without engaging in mission tlian an
individual Christian can exist without
loving and .serving his neighbor.The future for Concord will
definitely depend upon its members.
“They must look forward and aim
to rise to even greater heights byrealizing(hat their achievements thus
far have been mere stepping .stones."said church member.Marlene
Shamel.
Members of church have pledgedthcm.selvcs to the high purpose andidealsof(lie Methodi.st Church in
promoting an adequate program ofreligiousserviceforallwhilefreelygivingoftheirtimeandtalents.”she
said.
themselves aware of current world
events and alert to the needs of (hose
both near and far.
Through prayer and dedication.humankitHl both through our words God continues to guide the church i"and through our deeds.help those who mightMissionISpeopleandwhatpeopleneedtheira.ssislance.This is whatdowiththeirlivesinrelationshipto
other persons and to God.
All of the members of Concord
United Mcliuxiisi Church are involv
ed in mission cither by supporting 1^46.During these 147 yearsmissionworkandpersonsinmi.ssion.leadership and guidance oforbyvolunteciingthemselvesasper-"’'nisters and church members hassonsinmission,or by working to in-congregations to achieve aterpretwhatishappeninginmissionChristiangoodwillandfellowshipiKat.should help the churchMissionisclearlytheworkthatallsurviveandcontinueformanyyearsofChri,st's people do.both inside and lo come,
outside Ihc local congregation,for Under the current guidance of theandwiththeneighbornearbytotheRev.Hal Varner.Concord will con-ncighbor at the ends of the earth,tinue lobe involved in numerous mis-Members of Concord church keep sion projects as well as tlie ever press-
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Celebrate 150th Anniversary
Beginning Nov.5,Concord United a birthday cake.This day membersMethodistChurchwillhavespecialwiUalsopausetogoioiheallarwilhprogramseachSunday,celebrating 150 offering and a prayerof Thanksgiving'Anyone who might have been a partThedisiriasuperintendentwillbeofthechurchinyearsgonebyorhadtherethethirdSunday,Nov.19.This family that was connected in any waySundaywUlbeaspecialday-with mem-is welcome.The preaching serviceandbersdressing"ole itmey",a covered moments of history will be at the 11dishdinnerwithallthetrimmings,and a.m.service on Nov.19.
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Concord Molhodist young people delivering items to The Storehouse for Jesus included,fromleft:Kelly Felts,Jessi Felts,Morgan Costner,TaylerCave,Emilee Beauchamp:third row,KelseyDyson,Christopher Brogdon,Wesley Potts,Joseph Spry,Mary Spry;fourth row,Casey,LeAnneDwiggins,Britanny Crotts,Bekah Peeler,Benjamin Wallace;fifth row,Joseph Crotts,Anya Potts,Molly Speer,Lauren Brogdon.Minday Seamon and the Rev.and Mrs.David Reep.
Children Give To Storehouse
The "Young Disciples"of Concord
United Methodist Chnich gathered af
ter Church School on Oct.27 to have
Halloween fun and deliver collected
ilcjus to A Storehouse for Jesus in
Mocksville.
The Church School classes gath
ered needed items,such as,food items,
blankets,children's clothes,jeans,
socLs,and coals during October as a
mission project.The children's classes
collected food items that they thoughtotherchildrentheiragesmightenjoy
and the Senior Adult Class collected
soap and socks.The Untied Methodist
Women purchased and donated $100
worth of new blankcus.
Jessi Felts and Joseph Spry,and
their teachers Diane Crotts and Vickie
Potts helped collect spaghetti to share
with other kindergarten age children.
Tayler Cave,Kelly Felts,Morgan
Costner,Emilee Beauchamp,Wesley
PotLs,and Christopher Brogdon brought
soupand some of theirclothcs they had
out grown.Pam Speer,teacher,and sharing with those in need,beingMollySpeerhcl[>cd this class with "Young Disciples",growing up to he
Old and Older Disciples"leading aBritannyCrott.s.BekahPeeler.Mary helping hand to those in need is theSpry,Leann Dwiggins.Kelsy Dyson,goal,
and a friend Casey with the help oftheirteachersCherylBrogdonand
Mona Wallace made lots of trips fromtheircarscarryingbagsofclothes.
Joseph Crotts,Benjamin Wallace,
Mindy Seamon,and Lauren Brogdon
also helped the smaller children enjoy
carnival games with their teacherTina
Felts.
their collections.
The Rev.and Mrs.David Reep,
minister at Concord,shared the excite
ment.Tliechildrensangandprayedin
the chapel,window shopped in the
clothing and toy area,saw the need for
volunteereiohelpsortclothes,checked
out the collected furniture,and
amazed at the empty food shelves (their
contributions will help fill some of
these).’
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Dr.John Andrews is awarded'the doctor of ministry de
gree by Dr.Robert Schuller of the Crystal Cathedral.
Luncheon To Honor
Dr.John .F Andrews
The members of the Liberty
and Concord United Methodist
churches will honor their pastor.
Dr.John F.Andrews,with a lun
cheon at the Liberty United
Methodist Church Sunday,
March 3 at 12:30 p.m.
Andrews serves both
churches,and was awarded the
doctorate of ministry at the Crys
tal Cathedral in Garden Grove,
Calif.,on Jan.27.The degree
was awarded upon a completion
of his degree in the “Proclama
tion of the 21 St Century Pro
gram’.
“The degree taught me a
whole lot about preaching,"
Andrews said.“We spent over
20 hours with Dr.Robert
Schuller,the world famous pas
tor of the Crystal Cathedral.He
was so willing to share from the
hean about his successes and
failures.The Cry.stal Cathedral
has some of the same problems
and celebrations that all
churches face".
Andrews,a 1962 graduate of
Davie High School,was grate-
ftil for the cooperation of the four
churches he served during this
process.
"I can truly say that this was
a community effort.TTie degree
would not have happened with
out tremendous efforts by sev
eral members of my congrega
tion."he said.
The congregation will also ●
celebrate Andrews’birthday.'
which he has tried to hide from
the congregation.Even his
mother has been a participant in
the plot."I forgot when he was
bom,”said Joan Andrews,a
former English teacher at Davie.
Sunday.March 3 is his 57th
binhday.The congregation in
vites members of Andrews’class
of 1962 to bring a covered dish
and join the celebration.A scrap
book and pictures of the doctoral
program will be on display.
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Groundbreaking At Concord
On June 22,the Concord United Methodist Church broke ground for a newThenewhomewillbeahandicappedaccessiblestructure,whichparsonagewillbeafirstforthechurch.It has been in a planning stage for almost two years.Members of the church whoandwillbecompletedsometimeearlyin2004.participated in event,from left:Jill Karriker.Dr.John Andrews,pastor;MaryFrancisBerrier,Belle Boger,Elsie Nail.Keith Felts,Rachel vance,Jesse Felts.Ronnie Seamon,and Alice Nail,the oldest member of the church at 93 years old.Afterwards,an old fashion church picnic was attended by about 100 persons.<5
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A God-Given Gift
Crotts Brothers Help Build Concord Parsonage
Whal happens when two
brothers,in their 70s and 80s.
decide that their talents can still
be used,and the group they re
place for an hour includes oneoftheirformerstudents?
On a recent day.Homer
Crotts and his younger brother
Henry decided that they wouldliketodonatesomeoftheirtimeandsweatequitytohelpbuild
their church parsonage at Con
cord United Methodist.
The Crotts brothers are
known for their skills as brick
Then Homer joined together
with Henry and formed a company,the Crotts Brothers,to laybrick.It was successful.Homer had some skills with
accounting,so he did the billingandbuying,while Henry justwantedtolaytheblockandbrick.This was successful until
Homer had some disc problemsinhisback,and Homer finally
sold his half of the business to
Henry.Soon after that,Davie High
School came with a proposal to
teach bricklaying to students.
Henry accepted.
And though Davie was one
of the first schools in the state,teach the skill,it was not hesi
tant to compete with the post
secondary trade schools.In 1976 at the Dixie Classic
Fair.Davie won first.second and
sixth places.The sixth place wasbyRichard“Dickey”
masons.
Henry,the younger,got outofserviceinWorldWarII,and
went to work as did a lot of lo
cal folks,in the mill at Cool-
eemee.His post war salary was
35 cents an hour.But Henry decided he neededhisGIBillbenefitstoseek
to
to useanother profession.He enrolledinaprogramtolearnhowtolay
brick.
“It came to me so easy.It
that the trowel was de-won
Hendrix,a promising young student.30 years younger than his
seems
signed to go in my left hand.’Within a year,his salary
matched the one at the mill,and
in less than one year,it had
doubled.Then he made the $1
hour plateau,and he decided
that he was indeed wealthy.
His brother Homer learned
his skills from H.K.Neil in Win
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ruary 2004.The pastor.Dr.John Andrewswhohadtakenabricklaying
class atlegein 1973.wondered ifHomerandHenrywouldliketolayafewbrickswhentheConcordparsonagewasbeingbuilt.Both agreed that they would indeedliketohelpcompletethe
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said."Thesetwohaveforgotten the twff brothers was never
than I will ever know.”greater.The work was inspected.It The parsonage wall had fourexcellent.Time had only new courses of brick,and thetimehonoredgiftsimplantedby
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mud.and lifted the heavier many bricks Henry and Homerbrick.There would be a little have laid in a lifetime of their
stiffness in the arms and back profession.
“No,”the student foremanHepersuadedbothmenandbeapartoftheexperience.“1 told them to bring their trow
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poetry of motion and a bit morethemusclesshiftedthean-
trowels in and out of the
to the work like ducks to water.
They compared their tools withDickey’s.Except for the shiny asferruleof“Student Dickey,"the tiques
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okayed.Henry,being left
handed,started in the more com
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and bedroom wall working his
the left.Homer,thewayto“righty."worked the oppositeway.When the course of about ●30 bricks met in the middle,the
connecting brick called the
completer"fit perfectly.
They began another course.The bricklaying crew they
were replacing sat over on atrailerwithsmilesontheirfaces.
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The Rev.Arnold Gosnell has been appoinied pastor of Concord
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Webb University.He earned a master’s in Christian education fromNewOrleansBaptistTheologicalSeminaryin19^9 and is a seniorHoodTheologicalSeminaryseekingamastersofdivinityde-
Ordained as a Southern Baptist minister in 1987,he becamed a
licensed United Methodist pastor in June.His family includes wifeSandi.and children David Andrew and Sarah Emily.The church hosted the former pastor,the Rev.Mark Evans andfamily.Diane.Will.Jackson and Mallorie.at a farewell cookout onSaturday,June 24.Evans has been appointed to a church m Char
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By Marlene B.Shamel
Historian,Concord UMC
back near the Click fami
ly.He deeded 200 acres of
land to the couple.In their
new home,this young cou
ple erected a family altar
and by a “godly walk and a
pious conversation,”the en
tire Click family joined the
Methodist movement within
two years,except for the fa
ther,Daniel.
This large Click family
desired to form a Method
ist Church organization.
Young Hodges and Mary
Magdalene led the way to
establish a Society.Meet
ings were held at the pub
lic school house.Concord
School.The school house
was built by the Click fam
ily on their large plantation
for its children.The first
teacher at the school was
from Concord,the capital of
Cabarrus County.Thus,the
school and the church ended
up having the same name.
Concord Church was orga
nized in 1846.
J.W.Hodges often told
his wife,Mary Magdalene,
that he hoped a church
building could be erected in
the community.He chose a
site for the proposed church
and it is the current site of
Concord United Method
ist Church.He wanted to
donate the land and help
to construct the building;
land upon which the current
church was built.This fam
ily,the “Klucks,”changed
the spelling of their
Clicks
Concord United Meth
odist Church in Mocksville
will celebrate its 175th an-
niversay on Aug.1.
This church is a member
of the Yadkin Valley District
of the Western North Caroli
na Conference of the United
Methodist Churches.With
a rich history of sharing the
gospel and helping those
in need,Concord UMC
continues to build upon its
strong foundation.
The United Method
ist Church is a 12-million
member strong global
church that opens hearts,
minds and doors through
active engagement with
the world.The mission is
to make disciples of Jesus
Christ for the transforma
tion of the world.The UMC
can trace its heritage back
to the movement begun in
1729 in England by John
and Charles Wesley.
Concord will revisit its
heritage that began in 1845
with a special homecoming
service this Sunday.
The faith community in
which Concord now stands
was Lutheran up until the
late 1740s.One of the larg
est and most influential
families at that time lived
in the area and owned the
name
in an effortto
among the earlycommon
German settlers to anglicize
their names after the Revo
lutionary War.
Daniel Click,the third
child of Nicholas Click Sr.,
had 10 children,six sons
and 4 daughters.It was his
daughter,Mary Magdalene,
who did not believe in a
religion that could only be
gotten through a catechism.
She remembered the words
of an old Negro preacher
when he said that “you must
have a heartfelt religion or
you will not get into heav-
Mary truly believed
these words.
It was Joseph Wells
Hodges,a fine looking
young man,6 feet tall,who
stole her heart and asked her
to marry.She gladly accept
ed,not because of his man
ly traits,but because it was
said that he was a Method
ist class leader,led prayer
meetings and was a Sunday
School Superintendent.
Young Hodges and his
bride went to live on a plan
tation he had in the North
eastern pat of the county.
After one year,Mary Mag
dalene’s father,Daniel,
encouraged them to move
Cn however,he died before
his dream could be accom
plished.It was his wife who
fulfilled that dream.She
gave 8.3 acres of land to the
trustees of the church.The
building was completed in
the spring of 1861 and dedi
cated by the presiding elder,
the rev.Dr.W.H.Bobbitt.
In 1946,the Rev.G.W.
Fink appointed a building
committee for the purpose
of building a new brick
church which was to take
the place of the former
wooden building.The Rev.
J.B.Fitzgerald became the
new minister and with WR.
Davis and S.D.Daniels,
they led the building proj
ect.Also in 1946,the ladies
circle,know as the United
Methodist Women today,
was organized through the
efforts of Mrs.Dewey An-
gell.
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In 1950,the first Vaca
tion Bible School was held
by the Rev.J.B.Fitzgerald.
The three teachers were
Carrie Tutterow,Otta Da
vis and Rev.Fitzgerald.In
1954,with W.R.Davis lead
ing the way,an education
al building was built.The
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Whether it’s a major di
saster,a community emer
gency,a hungry child,a
homeless family or support
for a missionary ...the mem
bership of Concord United
Methodist Church continues
to send God’s love right into
the heart of the crisis.
The future for Concord
United Methodist Church
will definitely depend upon
its membership.The com
mitment is there,the desire
it there,the dedication is
there,the sttength is there
and the power is there to do
and accomplish great things
in the name of Jesus Christ.
of missionroundprogram
projects has kept the congregationbetterinformed,knowledgeable and
motivated to support
the mission outreach of the
building had six classrooms,two bathrooms,a large fel
lowship hall and kitchen.
The dedication service was
held in a955.In 1956,the
United Methodist Men’s
received its charger.
included four new class
rooms,four bathrooms,a
narthex,and some remod
eling within the sanctuary,
educational building and
courtyard.Tn 1980,the Rev.Phillip Cole reorganized the church,building committee to finish The members o -the remodeling project with .cord United eLesterDwigginsaschair.Church stnve daily »makeThreenewclassrooms,a disciples of Jesus ychoirroom,a large meeting witnessing though word androom,plus eight new pews deed to those who have noandaLwateaieawereheardorheededthegospelcompleted.In 1985,the new of Jesus Christ.The ’uem-sanctuary and education-.bers have been called toalwingwasdedicatedbyworkwithothersintherBishopBevelJoneswiththedesiretogrowspintua-financial note being burned ly,to worship to wimessduringtheservice.and to serve those in need^During the past 175 The membership has beenyears,th leadership and challenged to help mitiguidanceofcommittedmin-ate,strengthen and supportistersandchurchmembersministriesthataddressethasledthecongregationtospiritual,physical emotioachieveasphitofChristianalandgoodwillandfellowshippiearoundthemthatshouldhelp±e church members aresurviveandcontinuetore-justice,freedom and peacespondthroughprayerandforthosewhoareoppressedthestewardshipofitstime,by unjust economic,polltalentsandmonetarymeansicalandsocialsy^tenistosupportvariousmissionprogramsthatseekoprojects.A continuous,year-just,free and peace u soeties.
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charge of the construction'.In 1978,under the lead
ership of the Rev.KennethEller,ground was brokenforaremodelingprojectthat
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Concord starts delivery ministry
Concord United Method
ist Church has csinblished a
conimillcc c.illcd the "Rural
SciA'ice Ministry'*to help
those who need trans|>orta-
lion.
grocery or phannacy deliv-lenninc what they could do
erics,and the program may as a small congregation to
help some with food insccu-assist people in their com
munity.
For more information or
Rural Center,committee to refer for assistance,call
members participated in cd-the church at .^36-998-2429
iicalionnl classes to help de-(Leave a message.).
nties.
Formed through the N.C.
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Concord UMC members serving
the community
Members of Concord United Methodist Church on Cheriy Hill Road arc busy.
They help serve hot meals once a month at The Bridge in Cooleemec in partnership with Serving Our Neighbors,which gives food away
weekly.
They have started a community meal,a poor man’s supper of chicken and dumplings,pinto beans,stewed potatoes,apples,slaw,cornbread,
biscuits and desserts on the last Tuesday of each month from 4:30-6:30 p.m.Donations are accepted.
Easter events include:
●presentation of drama “Living Last Supper”by the men of the church on Thursday,March 28 at 7:30 p.m.;and
●a sunrise service on Easter morning followed by breakfast and an early worship service featuring the choir performing an Easter Cantata.
Visitors arc welcome to all events.
“Our church strives to be the church who serves its community in small and various ways,trying to make a difference,”said member,
Barbara Crotts.cA
A group called “Connect”within the Rural Sen ice Ministry are committed to preparing and serving meals to those in need.
“This is achieved by volunteers who give of their time to do the work nccessaiy to prepare the food for serving on a weekly basis,and
depending on grant money,to help with purchasing fresh vegetables,meal,dairy products and fruit,”she said.
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