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Hillsdale United Methodist ChurchHillsdale United Methodist Church Compiled Information from the Collection of the Martin-Wall History Room of the Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Oct. 23,1997 - o ^ C_l j The Flock That Rocks ^ First New United Methodist Church ■i In 30 Years Starting In Hillsdale ;By\Eke Earnhardt ^Davie County Enteq)rise Record^ , HILLSDALE - Addictions are rampant. Families are on di ^-breaking up. well ' At the same time, there's a hunger for spiritual needs in avail 'today's society. But that hunger isn't being satisfied for Tl many young families. * knov r Keith Turman hoties to change that. Tl r As pastor of "Hillsdale, a united melhodist congrega- Elerr tibri," Turman is heading the fi rst new United Methodist H cliurch in this part of North Carolina in 30 years. nity. Although the target is people age 35 and younger, the "We churchwillreachallages, Hillsdale isn't Irvine ^We're in a time inHillsdale isn't trying VVC IC III a III I IC? ill The Davie County Sheriffs Department will be on hand with McGruff the Crime Dog and fi ngerprinting for children; Smith Grove Fire Department will have trucks on display. There will be a hot-air balloon that morning, as well as a martial arts demonstration. Snacks will also be available. The event is free, an effort for the community to get to know what the church is all about, Turmtm said. • Thenext night at 6, services will be held at Shady Grove Elementary School. He hopes the church will serve the needs of the commu nity. Oneof the fi rst class focusesonmarriageenrichment. "We will be structured in small groups, creative ministry opportunities to help society^where there's a currently involved in an- spiritual hunQer. There's other church. ' ^ •"We're in a lime in more to life thao society where there's a , i ispiritual hunger," amaSSlDQ Wealth.'^ Tu™a„ said There's _ more to life than amass-ing wealth. We want the HlllSCialG minlstGr world to know the church ' ' has the best to offer - life - life in Christ. 7,000 reside "We feel like God was calling us to plan a new church. 158/801 intt The United Methodist churches in this area offer good, "We ne© traditional services. We want to reach people who are not is going to b being reached. Our responsibility is to reach people. That's difference ii what it's all about." He doesr TurmansddHillsdalewillnotbeatraditionalchurch.lt or any oihe is starting with several meetings, headed by different churches to church members, with relevant topics. He sees his job as Andhes< one to train his members to help others. of life as a r "Church work is everybody's job," he said. "It's my job "People' to help train others to be leaders... to help equip others to come to chi do God's work. There will be meetings every day, at stay at a chi different hours." Turmanj Of course there will be sermons, tentatively scheduled relevant to r to start Nov. 2 at Shady Grove Elementary. He doesn't a "soft rock' expecttheunwritten"dresscode."Therewillbecoffeeand will be used snacks. And contemporary music. There is no such thing . "Itisgoii as Christian music, Turman said, only Christian lyrics. we'll have a The church's mono will be "The Flock That Rocks." There's no si A community kick-off is planned for Saturday, Nov. 1, dan lyrics. \ from8a.m.-2p.m.behindlhechun:hofrice,on"N.C.801 - Healsov justsoulhoftheU.S. I58intersection.FlockRock'97will children. S{ feature the group Cabot Laprad, which has a country/ envisioned. wfxjtiTn nnri rnntciTinornrv Christinn rock hnnds ' in I The church should ro'c a grow and change to meetsocieiy'schanging needs,here's ''^Growth in the Hillsdale area is one of M the reasons it was chosen ^ MethodistTurman ■t&c/ church.It'soneofthefast-Qst growing areas of theminiSlGr L 1 state, with demographic ' studies showing that 7,000 residents will move to within a 10-mile radius of the 158/801 intersection in the next 10 years, Turman said. "We need to be constantly growing. I think this church is going to be important to this region. We want to make a difference in people's lives." He doesn't see aconflict with the new Hillsdale Bapdst or any other church. He wants to cooperate with those churches to make all better and to re ach more people. And he sees the small groups studyingdifi'erent aspects of life as a necessity to help a church re main strong. "People will come to church for great music, they will come to church for great preaching ... but they will only stay at a church for great re lationships." Turman plans todohispan with the preachingon topics relevant to modem life. He expects Christian music with a "soft rock" sound. Video technology, drama and the arts will be used. . "It is going to be worship. My vision is that eventually, we'll have a Saturday night service with a hard rock edge. There's no such thing as Christian music. There are Chris- dan lyrics. We want to be known as the flock that rocks." - He also wants the church to be a nurturing influence on children. Special events and services and nurseries are envisioned. DAVBE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Oct. 23,1997 Keith and Chan Turman with their family, Ben. Glair and Joey. New Methodist Church j Being Started In Hillsdale Continued From Page 01 No time-table has been placed on Hillsdale's congregation to meet cer tain goals. "We have to have different churches doing different things, and we've got to let the world know what we're doing." From July through September, Hillsdale had 14 adults and eight chil dren as members. He hopes more will join the church after the Nov. 1 Flock Rock. For now, Sunday evening ser vices will be held at Shady Grove, although members are woridng on find ing another, more permanent home. "Come as you are," Turman said. "We don't have to look acertain way or be a certain way tocome to church. We want people to feel like they're at home, to have fun." Turman said that Hillsdale Church is on a mission. The destination? Para dise. We believe that God is after a rela tionship with all people. We believe that God wants all people to know the fulfillment in life ' that comes through belonging to His family. We believe the n.tradise is intimate Therefore, the mission, according to Turman, is to pursue God, and to - love all people into a relationship with Jesus Christ. ' He hopes the church will offer cre ative ministry opportunities including g servant evangelism and random acts ofkindness, creating positive changes : in the community and world. There are four objectives: to go afterGod, "our destination;" to go after people, "ourresponsibil- ity:" to go after perfection, "our process . of growth;" and logo afterlove, "ourenvironment." Turman. who grew up the son of a minister, pastored a church in Waynesville before taking on the Job ofstarting the new church in Hillsdale. His wife, Chan, is a former flight attendant for Delta. She's now helping start (he church. "Chan and I are able to work on this together. We're like part ners in ministry," Turman said. They have three children: Ben, 7, a student at Shady Grove Elementary; ' Joey, 4, who attends Macedonia.-, Moravian pre-school; and Glair, 2. They live on Camdcn Court. offBalti- A :pr- Ir^ I «■>•'>■•■< ' i-" ; 1 i-lv--f'-i : ;• ^ >i-.' Av, >?•":'• W: C. yXr-Jri L-'.v > , r M Hillsdale Methodist minister Keith Turman and wife Chan, shown with daughter ClairVhope to reach people not currently part of a church to their new congregation. yrVSi'. oTr>M.^aLEM JOURNAL Mnvember 1,1997 Pastor recruiting Methodists to join new congregation in Davie County By John Railey JOURNAt REPORTBlSitting in a Kentucky class room, Keith Tuman got the vision; He would start a • church. A year later, he was hundreds of miles away, knocking on doors for re- n emits in a North Carolina subdivi- i sion. "Which is out of my comfort zone," Turman said. "I've never done that before." • The headquarters of his church, . which is named HUlsdale, a United Methodist Congregation, is one room of a small office building. The building is at the comer of N.C. 801 and U.S. 158 in the Davie County community of Hillsdale. Turman and a core ^oup meet in each other's homes and at the Shady Grove Elementary School and plan their new church. They've invited the public to a cele bration at their headquarters site from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. "Our target is to reach people who aren't already being reached," Turman said. One person Turman has reached is Mike Stegall, a Lexington police officer. Stegall is a Methodist who has at tended a Baptist church as well. "I had become disenchanted with some churches," Stegall said. "Some times churches get so caught up in the formality of the ceremony." He feels comfortable with the un conventional Hillsdale church group. Turman is a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church, a mainline de nomination once known for being conventional. The story of Turman and the birth ofhis church underscores the changes the Methodist church, just as other traditional faiths, is undergo ing. Instead of trying to force-feed their mm Wi ••'IT • . V'M* •C '"W XWRNAL PHOTO BY OAVID ROUE KEITH TURMAN: His mission Is to build a church In the Hillsdale community. agendas on congregants, churches are increasingly creating themselves to appeal to potential members — and using extensive marketing. "If they want to do things the way they've always been done, that's a sign of dying and death for the church," said Bob Rails, a United Methodist Church administrator. "The older I've . gotten, the more flexible I've become. Turman is 31, the son of a Method ist missioiuiry. He is wiry, with burning dark eyes and a goatee framing a constant smile. His is the first riew church the Lex ington District of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church has sponsored in Da vie County In 80 years, said Rails, the superintendent of the Lexington district, which is made up of Davie and Da vidson counties. "This churcK will be made up of people who are looking for something different than the traditional," Rails said. "Keith will be looking for those who are 'unchurched,' and those who aren't. It will be open for those who are looking for something different than they find In the tradiSon^ church."; "The new chiuch promises to be a . ' n guitar twang from most of the, ' state's other Methodic churches.. In- * stead of reciting the Apostle's Creed and other Methodist mainstays, Tuirnan , said, the emphasis will be on short . plays, videos and music. n , , . ' District administrators, ^rman said, told him, •" 'You do whatever it , takes to reach people with the Cos-, pel.' We don't feel like we're under any body's thumb." Turman spent the first five years of his career ministering to two traditional churches in Waynest^e, in Western North Carolina. He left there to work to ward his doctorate at Asbuiy Theo logical Seminary in Wlmore, Ky., where he said he got ^e vision to start his church. About the same time in North ' Carolina, the Lexington district was considering a new church in Hillsdale. "We actually did a comprehensive study of the area, and we were con vinced that there was a need for a new ihurch," Rails said. "Although we have about five United Methodist Churches in the general area, it's diffi- • cult for a traditional existing church that has been there for years and years doing pretty much the sajne type of ministry to reach out to new people who moved into the area, primarily young adults." Rails knew Turman and knew his course of study at Asbury included semi nars on starting churches. "Theyjust called me out of the blue and See CHURCH, Page B13 Davie County Public LiDrary Mocksvliie, NC WINSTONl-SALEM JOURNAL Saturday. NovembeM^997^__i Gi <£; Ol \A J -J CHURCH ' ,V'\ n • ' €dnt&iSal From Pacge Bll •|aid, 'Our Strict is starting a new ^i^urch,' " Turman s^d. He jumped ^t the chance. ' • • ri .- The Hillsdsde area is prime terri- toiy, he said,'because it is one of ^e fastest^growlng areas of the 4^te and is rapidly becoming a bedroom community for people Avho work Foisyth Ck)unty. In the next five years, Tuiman and Rails |said, projections call for the Hills- Jdale population to grow by 7,000, ' Tuiman would l^e to see all those folks in his church. In fact, he }would like to see 10,000 members 'in his church. But wtil the church U chartered in March, Rails said, ^attendees are called foUowers rath- jer than members. ■]f "The difficulty I had at first with ithe idea was, 'How could we start a brand new church in an area where the re£d estate is $50,000 an ! acre?' " Rails said. "We could see that the land itself would be ap proximately $500,000 — we need 10 acres at a minimum. That was. the initial roadblock for .me, ' , "But the initiative to start the new church came from the grass roots up in our district."Churches iii the Lexington dis^; trict and the'western conference ' ' will , donate mohey for the new , church building. Rails said,/ ''Turman ^d that the buiidirig is ' riot the most important thing. .- "The church is this people," he ; •sjiid. "The church-is not a biiild- ;:ing." -So far, the Hilldale church "peo-,: pie" include single adults and cou-'pies ranging in ^e from 28 to 35 ; and their childreh. Tufmah and his ' wife, Chan, have three children. Turman envisions an .inclusive church, drawing parishioners from big houses as well as mobile ■ homra., .. - I V"^ • He ll^ become a desman, ri^tdown to speaking in a nonstop rap, to achieve the vision. To recruit membership, Mark Key ^d, Turman will follow a for mula that the' United Methodist Church has osed for almost a decade. Key is, the dir^tor of congre gational development for the west- em conference. Turman and his core group will start a phone cam paign inviting Hillsdale area residents to the (lurch's March charter meeting at a temporary facility. "It pretty much goes with you make 20,000 phone calls, you'll end up getting 200 people that will come, and out of that about 100 -will stay," Key said. Turman didn't spend a dime onadvertisiitg in Waynesville, he said, but for his new challenge he has' printed up flashy brochures offering invitiiig scenes of paradise. The image came to him when he movedhere, he ^d, as he sat in a Win; . iston-^alerh hotel ropin struinmihg yhis guitar. He thought of a verse - from Luke: "Today you will be with ^me in paradise." . , ]"Turman said his "paradise" will !be based more on love than any-thiiig else. It will not be fimdaihen;, talist, he said. And there,bP. rock'n'roll. . : "At least well start off with kind of a soft rock sound with our mu sic,"-he said. He added he hopes toadd a Satur^ idght service ydth "ihore of.a rode edge.',',, -vz-Vv . "K we have to, we'll have a ser vice where the musical style is rap. It'll Just be Christian rap." The western conference pays Turman's salary and gives him ahousing allowance. Each year, he' said, th^ will cut the amount by 20 percent It is hoped, he said, that Hillsdale church will be paying his salary in five years. . 2 ) >- S 0 JU )- ur c 1 Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NO . DAVIE COUNTY enterprise REC0R^D==a6^ 4 i- j ^ The younger children get to change costumes, sing and dance, while the older ones get the message across with the play. www. christmasonline. com Hillsdale Methodist Youth Play This Weekend Log into Hillsdale Methodist Church this weekend, and you'll hear the message of the birth of Christ as told by some young people ... via computer. The play "www.christmasoniine.coni" will be presented by youth of the church age 4-12. Shows will beat 8 p.m. (Refresh ments will be available at 7:30) on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission will be a gift that will be given to a needy child, age 4- 12. The play centers around a school class which gets the opportunity to design a Christmas web site as a project. "At first, they design it around what they want, the toys," said Melinda Phillips, director. With the help of lead characters. Matt Lee and LeAnna Marcey, they end up designing a site that tells the true meaning of Christmas. The teacher is played by Melissa Black. Other cast members include: Stephanie Watts. Lake Slabach, Allie Slabach. Clair Turman, Cunnar Ointher. Joe Sink, Michael Thurmond. Joey Turman. Paul Beauchamp. Christian Lee. Ben Sink, Megan Huffman, Megan Beauchamp. Sarah Bishop, Justin Lee. Nick Tucker. Ben Turman. Sam Tucker, Stacey Staiham and Lauren Thurmond. "F m hoping a lot of people come because they've worked so hard," Phillips said. "Fm so proud of all of them." The children have been practicing since August, getting some voice and theatre training along the way. The have named the group the Promised Land Theater Co. of Hillsdale Meth odist Church. The church is located on U.S. 158 Just west of N.C. 801, in the old Webb building. Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NC . DAVIE county enterprise record, Dec. 16,1999 .rm Joey Turman, Jacob Wood, Clair Turman and Paul Beauchamp rehearse their parts. j Hillsdale Methodist young people rehearse for a play to be presented this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. MocksNHlle. . daVIE county enterprise record, Dec. 16,1999 Matt Lee plays one of the lead roles in the production of www.christmasonline.com. x a o 2 1 o S t e p h a n i e W a t t s w i l l p l a y t h e p a r t o f a n a n g e l a s t h e y o u t h o f H i l l s d a l e M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h p r e s e n t t h e p l a y , w w w . c h r l s t m a s o n t i n e . c o m t h i s w e e k e n d . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , p l e a s e t u r n t o p a g e C 4 . - P h o t o b y M i k e B a r n h a r d t 3 1 V 0 S T l t ( - \ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, May U, 2000 Hillsdale, A United Methodist Congregation U.S. 158, Hillsdale; Pastor, The Rev. Keith Turman Davie County Public Library Mocksville, HQ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Aug. 1,2002 Hillsdale Methodist Gets New Pastor, After-School Program By Mike Bamhardt Davie County Enterprise Record HILLSDALE - A new after- school program is being planned at Hillsdale United Methodist Church. And the new pastor is excited not only about that program, but all aspects of the church reach ing out to the community. "It's a wonderful church, ca sual, laid back and very open to everyone," said the Rev. Jerry Webb. "That's our prayer, that God will send us any kind of folks. We're focused on reach ing unchurched people." In a church with 143 mem bers, upwards of200 attend wor ship services on some Sundays. Some are one timers. Some are regulars. Some are part-timers. Some are locking for a church home. All are welcome at the makeshift church in the old Webb building on U.S. 158. "I would say we have as many friends as we do mem bers," Webb said. "We just offer them the gospel and program ming." Hillsdale has always had an active youth program, Webb said, so the after-school program is an offshoot of that. Janet Perrell, director of program min istries, will be in charge of the program for students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade, from 2-5:45 p.m. daily and on teacher workdays and early dis missal days. "Our goal is to have a safe haven, a loving environment for children," Pencil said. The time after school, when in many families children are alone or with each other because both parents work, is when young people most often get into ^That's our prayer, that God will send us any kind of folks. We're focused on reaching unchurched people.'' -Rev. Jerry Webb trouble. Transportation will be provided by bus from Shady Grove Elementary. "We just see the need for this to be tremendous," Webb said. "A lot of families, both parents work... they have to come home at 6 and throw something to gether for supper, then home work, then it's time to get ready for bed..." He thinks the program will help the children with self-es teem. During the after-school pro gram. children will be provided a light snack, and all will take part in a short program time, such as Bible stories, Christian videos and the like. There will be time for homework, time for individual creativity and when weather permits, outside play. Weekly cost is $40 for the first child in a family, S35 for the sec ond. Extra fees will be $5 for early dismissal days and $10 for teacher workdays. Call 998- 4020 to register or for more in formation. The after-school care isn't the only new youth program. After home high school foot ball games this year, Hillsdale will host a "fifth quarter." "It will follow the fourth quarter of the home football games. We're going to have pizza and music and a place for children and youth to go after a football game ... a safe haven." Webb said. Next year, they hope to have a surtuner program for youth. "Parents work all year," Webb said. "Part of our mission is to have a summer day camp next year. Having consistency with children is important." Webb is a relative newcomer to the ministry, although the idea has stayed with him throughout his career in the building supply industry. "I had always felt God's call on my life." he said. "It was tough, but God just kept work ing on me. It was hard to pull away from the success and fi nancial rewards. But looking back, it was the greatest thing in my life. PAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD. Aug. 1,2002 "It's been very uiiirming. God never left me alone." In 1996, Webb enrolled in Duke Divinity School. After being a student pastor in Thomasville, he came to Hillsdale from Trin ity United Methodist Church. His wife, Sharon, is a second grade teacher at High Point Friends School. The have three children, Casey, a rising junior at Davie High School, Daniel, a rising freshman, and Nathan, a third grader at Shady Grove. Hillsdale's former pastor, Keith Turman, is training to be a missionary in Indonesia. The mission Turman and original members of Hillsdale started is continuing. 'The vision of the church is to grow and focus on families and hopefully, build a new fa cility." Janet Perrell says that art, music and other activities will be part of Hillsdale Methodist's after school program. Divia Coun^ Public MocKsvtJle, nc DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Aug. 1,2002 Ir,-. ■■-7 Proaram Director Janet Perrell and new pastor, the Rev. Jerry Webb talk about thenew after school program at Hillsdale United Method,s^Oturch.^ Fergusson . DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, April 28,2005 ^ —Q V Hillsdale Methodist By Mike Bamhardt Davie County Enterprise Record HILLSDALE - Hillsdale United Methodist Church will break ground for its first build ing Saturday. The church has come a long way since it was formed in 1997, and chartered in 1999. Every Sunday mom- ing, Hillsdale Methodist ministers to some 270 folks during two ser- E9K|j vices in a building that once housed a heating and air conditioning business. 15,000 square foot "gymnatorium" that will seat 450 for services, a kitchen, class and office spaces. There will be plenty of parking - and bath- More importantly, according to the pastor, the Rev, seeks to serve will see , . now we will be a vis-Jerry Webb, jjjjg ministry to the For the past five ® community," Webb years, the church has visible ministry said. "You've got to be dealt with its 80 parking tO the COmmu- visible. You've got to spaces ... and one bath- nity." room. It was inconve nient, but people made the sac rifices. The church has purchased 16.5 acres about a half mile away on US 158. The first phase of construction will include a be out in the commu nity." They're inviting the commu nity to Saturday's groundbreaking-, on the site, at 11 a.m. It will be a worship type experience. Webb said. After wards, the action shifts to the Davie County Public Library Mocksvilte, NO . DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Aprii 2S, 2005 To Break Ground On First Building i This is an architectural rendering of the new Hlllsdale United Methodist Church building. current church for a barbecued chicken lunch and silent auction from 11:30-2 p.m. Attending the ceremony will be: the Rev. Dr. Val Rosenquist, Duke Endowment Director; the Rev. Dr. Nancy Rankin, Congre gational Development Director of the United Methodist West- em North Carolina Conference; and the Rev. Dr. Mike Leather- wood. Lexington District Super intendent, retiring this summer. The church's purpose, Webb said, is: to pursue God; and to be able to connect all people into a relationship with Jesus Christ. Hillsdale Methodist believes in giving back to the community. It gives 10 percent to local pro grams such as A Storehouse for Jesus and Rural Affordable Housing. The church hopes to move into the new building next spring. Phase U, which will in clude more educational space and possibly the beginning of a school, could start by the fall of 2007. Phase III, another 5-10 years off, would be the construc tion of a worship center for 1,000. Rocks will be placed into the foundation with the names of children and members. They're called "Living Stones." "Come to him a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God's sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiri tual house, to be a Holy priest hood to offer spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus County Public Library Mooksville, NO DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, April 28,2005 11!-] Pastor Jerry Webb looks over some of the. art work that will be sold at a silent auction Saturday. Art Work And More To Be At Silent Auction HILLSDALE - Art work, there is lots of ait work. Add four tickets to the Caro lina Panthers' home opener against New Orleans. Those are second row seats, behind the Panther bench. Add a wedding ring, home decorating items, a week's oceanfront vacation and more and you've got an idea of the items that will be sold via silent auction Saturday at Hillsdale United Methodist Church. People can write their bids from noon-2 p.m. Barbecued chicken will be sold beginning at 11:30. Other items in the auction: a handmade leather handbag, flo ral arrangements, birdhouses, a day of landscaping and tree work, a hour of plumbing labor for free, a month of gymnastics lessons, an inflatable play castle for one birthday party, a week at summer day camp ... and more. The church is located on US lS8,Just west of NC 801. DA V I E CO U N T Y EN T E R P R I S E RE C C R D , th u r s d a y , Ma y IS , 20 0 6 * Hi l l s d a l e Me t h o d i s t Co m p l e t e s Ne w Ch u r c h 0< J By Ja c k i e Se a b o l t Da v i e Cb u n t y En t e r p r i s e Re c o r d Th i s Mo t h e r ' s Da y th e ne w Hi l l s d a l e Me t h o d i s t Ch u r c h op e n e d it s do o r s fo r th e fi r s t se r v i c e in s i d e th e i r ne w bu i l d in g wh i c h si t s on 16 an d ah a l f ac r e s in th e ea s t e r n po r t i o n of th e co u n t y . As yo u en t e r th r o u g h th e fr o n t of th e ch u r c h yo u ar e st a n d i n g in th e ca f e ar e a . Pa s to r Je r r y We b b sa y s it is wh e r e me m b e r s an d vi s i t o r s ca n mi n g l e , dr i n k co f f e e , an d ea t do n u t s . "W e ar e a fu l l y co n t e m p o ra r y ch u r c h wi t h mu s i c , ba n d , an d dr a m a , " We b b sa y s . Du r i n g wo r s h i p se r v i c e in th e gy m n a t o r i u m - wh i c h ha s ro o m fo r 45 0 pe o p l e - ch u r c h go e r s ca n br i n g in th e i r co f f e e , si t do w n an d wo r s h i p . "T h e on l y th i n g we ' r e ch a n g i n g is we ' r e pu t t i n g li d s on ou r cu p s , " We b b la u g h s . Th e 15 , 0 0 0 sq u a r e fe e t bu i l d i n g ha s a fu l l sc a l e ki t c h e n . We b b sa i d th e ch u r c h cu r r e n t l y pa r t i c i p a t e s in a pr o gr a m th e y ca l l Ma n n a Me a l s . Th e y ta k e bo x e d fo o d ou t to th e co m m u n i t i e s on Fr i d a y af te r n o o n s . Bu t th e y ho p e to st a r t a so u p ki t c h e n th a t wi l l se r v e fr e e me a l s . "O u r vi s i o n fr o m th e be g i n n i n g wa s to pu t in a st a i n l e s s st e e l ki t c h e n so we ca n fe e d pe o p l e . " Th e ri g h t an d le f t wi n g s of th e ch u r c h ho u s e cl a s s r o o m s fo r ch i l d r e n an d ad u l t s . Ch i l d r e n s mi n i s t r i e s of f e r pr o gr a m s su c h as ch i l d ca r e , af t e r sc h o o l se r v i c e s , an d su m m e r ca m p . Th e ad u l t s me e t at va r i ou s ti m e s to ac c o m m o d a t e di f fe r e n t sc h e d u l e s . On e of th e ro o m s ha s be e n de s i g n a t e d a pr a y e r ro o m . We b b sa i d th e ro o m wi l l be op e n at al l ti m e s fo r pe o p l e to co m e in an d pr a y . Bu t th e r e is a sp e c i a l st o r y be h i n d th e pr a y e r ro o m s be gi n n i n g . We b b sa i d me m b e r s br o u g h t in ri ve r ro c k s an d pu t th e m un d e r th e fl o o r of th e ro o m be f o r e it wa s bu i l t . "O u r me m b e r s ar e th e fo u n d a t i o n of th e ch u r c h . " Ch u r c h se r v i c e s we r e pr e vi o u s l y he l d a ha l f mi l e aw a y at a wa r e h o u s e ow n e d by We b b He a t i n g & Ai r , wh o is no re l a t i o n to th e pa s t o r . "I t wa s wo n d e r f u l fo r us , bu t we ou t g r e w it , " We b b sa i d . We b b , 48 , is ma r r i e d an d ha s th r e e ch i l d r e n . He is a Du k e Se m i n a r y gr a d u a t e wh o sa i d he fe l t th e ca l l to be in th e mi n i s t r y 10 ye a r s ag o . Cu r r e n t l y in hi s fo u r t h ye a r as pa s t o r at Hi l l s d a l e Me t h o d is t We b b sa y s th e r e ar e fu t u r e bu i l d i n g pl a n s fo r ph a s e II an d in . He ho p e s th e se c o n d ph a s e wi l l be g i n in th e ne x t co u p l e of ye a r s wi t h th e ex p a n s i o n of mo r e cl a s s r o o m s . An d in th e ne x t fi ve to se v e n ye a r s We b b ho p e s to ex p a n d th e fr o n t of th e ch u r c h an d bu i l d a ne w sa n c t u a r y . A mu r a l in th e va s t en t r y ar e a sh o w s sc e n e s of pe o p l e fr o m di f f e r e n t wa l k s of li f e . We b b de s c r i b e d ho w th e pi c tu r e en c o m p a s s e s Hi l l s d a l e Me t h o d i s t an d it s be l i e f s . "O u r mi s s i o n st a t e m e n t is to lo v e al l pe o p l e in t o a re l a t i o n s h i p wi t h Ch r i s t . Th a t , " We b b sa y s wh i l e lo o k i n g at th e pa i n t i n g , "m e a n s al l pe o p l e . " Se r v i c e s ar e Su n d a y at 9 an d 11 a. m . an d We d n e s d a y n ni g h t at 6: 4 5 p. m . Da v i d Co u n t y Pu b l i c Li b r a r y Mo c k a v i l t e , NO Pastor Jerry Webb in the Promiseiand Room of the churches chiidrens wing. A church member reading the Bible in the prayer room. Webb stands in the cafe area, a welcoming spot for church members and visitors. - Photos by Robin Snow The church plans to use the kitchen as a soup kitchen. Worship services will be held inside the dual purpose Phase I of Hilisdale United Methodist Church is complete and doors will open for their gymnatorium. first service this Sunday. Angel Food Hillsdale Methodist Taking Part In New Ministry By Mike Barnhardt Davie Couoty Enterprise Record HILLSDALE - They came lo Hillsdale Methodist Church with empty boxes and laundry baskets. The 150 or so people left on Satur day morning with boxes and baskets filled with food. For $25. they were participants in the new Angel Food Ministries. The program is open to everyone - regardless of income or church aftilia- tion. Pay $25 and receive an estimated $50-$75 worth of food. It isn't out of date. Cans aren't damaged. The food is restaurant quality. Susan and Andrew Day helped start the ministry at Hillsdale after reaping the benefits from a similar program at Agape in Cleminons. "A friend of mine at Agape told me ... and it cut our grocery bill in half." Susan said. "We decided Davie County needed it." Orders must be made in advance, and they must be picked on the desig nated day because the church has no way to keep frozen items. Pickup days are traditionally the third or fourth Sat urday morning of the month. "God is gracious for alt people." Andrew Day said. "This food is for all people." n The number of participating fami lies has increased monthly from 77 to 137 to 150. "You can't grasp it until you visual ize it," Andrew said. "We have had people from Advance. Mocksville, Please See Angel Food • Page C14 Sob— 9 o S 8 i I •"i II 3 9 g 2, oI Q 0 n S" 3-2.|s l"i-| S 3' 2"« C M C S• 5 V ^ g So"? fr KZ S. << '.J:U . g. s, g fa o. 2 — 3I 2 ^ S* I ,§ 5 2 . o ^ ^ ^ g 1 • s ^ S?. ft S E " s- z 2^ ? 3 O 2 ft 12-5-g ft &» M OQ 3 £• Q« ^ ^ 2- a eg-" ft rt ^ ^ ' 5 i? 5- y SAO I. S s ? 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Pa r ti c i p a n t s co m e aw a y wi t h a bi n d e r of ha n d - o u t ma t e r i a l s an d ot h e r re s o u r c e s . Th o s e in c l u d e an ad v a n c e di r e c ti v e ; a "r e l a p s e pr e v e n t i o n pl a n ' to he l p id e n t i f y te l l - t a l e fe e l i n g s , th o u g h t s , be h a v i o r . an d al s o to he l p or g a n i z e fo r in t e r v e n ti o n ; mi n d f u l ne s s ex e r c i s e s to he l p ca l m th i n k i n g an d fo c u s ; an d su r v i v a l sk i l l s fo r wo r k i n g wi t h pr o v i d e r s an d th e ge n e r a l pu b l i c . Po r mo r e ab o u t Pe e r to Pe e r an d ot h e r NA M I pr o gr a m s an d in f o r m a t i o n , vi s i t ^w y v j i a m i . o r g 'o ' z j : :z (A p r i l 7- M a y 8) on Mo n d a y s 15 an d Th u r s d a y s fr om 2- 4 p. m ' rf ^ at Hi l l s d a l e Ba p t i s t Ch u r c h " l i, vo l u n t e e r is 48 1 5 U S l 5 8 , A d v l r M e n T .0 . U a, c Sa r a i Bo T ( N m i Ro w a n ) an d Gl e n d a Sm i t h Pe e r ^ ^ P (N A M I NW Pi e d m o n t ) . „ It in t e r e s t e d in at t e n d i n g in i t i i to w a r d co n t a c t Sm i t h to pr e r e g i s t f r ^ ®® « t f i c a t i o n at co n n e c t 2 g l e n d a @ g m a i l wi l l ^J J P P o r t sp e c i a l i s t ci ^ g m a i l . wi l l re c e i v e 20 ho u r s cr e d i t . DA V I E CO U N T Y EN T E R P R I S E RE C O R D , T h u r s d a y , Ma r c h 20 , 2 0 1 4 Oa v i e Co u n t y Pu b l i c Li b r a r y Mo c k s v i l l e , NO -5 cJ Souper 5K Raises Money For Meals Volunteers from HUlsdale United Methodist began serv ing soup to anyone who want ed it in 2009. Now, the Manna Meals Soup Ministry serves 31,200 bowls of soup and delivers 7,800 bags of food to needy families and others in Davie and surrounding areas. On Nov. S. the pjogram held a "Souper 5K" run at Tanglewood Park under the Cliristmas lights; 620 people participated and raised more than $10,000 for the mini.stry. John Stevens of Win- ston-Saiem fi nished first in 17:13. Participants ranged in age from 77 to 3, DAVBE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec, 4,2014 Davie County PuDhc LiDrary Mocksvilte, NO