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Church News

Cid Community Church
Cid Community Church will celebrate Homecoming this Sunday, May 5, with lunch following in the Fellowship Hall. Rev. Sandy Young will be the 11:00 speaker.
Revival will begin Sunday night at 6:30 p.m. with Rev. Scott Davis. On Monday and Tuesday, services will begin at 7:00 p.m. each evening. Monday night’s speaker will be Rev. Thomas Frizzell; Tuesday’s speaker will be the Global Methodist Lead Presiding Elder, Rev. Randy Foster. There will be special singing at each service.

Lineberry Church Hot Dog Supper
Lineberry Church 2559 Handy Rd. Community Hot Dog supper on May 6, 4pm till 6:30. Free. Welcome all!

Alleghany Global Methodist Church
Alleghany Global Methodist Church will host our Community Supper on Wed, May 8, 2024 from 5pm to 6.30pm. Please join us for Fellowship and an evening meal. We look forward to seeing you!
We will take a summer break and plan to join us when we gather again after Labor Day! Have a safe, blessed and joyous summer!

Macedonia UMW Really Big Yard Sale!
Macedonia United Methodist Church located at 10890 NC Hwy 8 Southmont, NC is having a big yard sale on Saturday, May 11th starting at 7:00am until 12:00 noon. 30 yard sale spaces. Food and bake sale items available. Spaces are $10 each and will be reserved on a first-come first served basis. Please call 336-963-6378 for more information or to rent a space.

Lunch and Learn
On Tuesday, May 14th at 12:00 noon, the Outreach Ministry at Central UMC will host its community outreach program known as Lunch and Learn in the church fellowship hut.  Our speaker is Scott J. Yates, Funeral Director, who will address the topic of “Funeral Preplanning” How to do it and why it matters.
This is a FREE Event and members of the community are invited to attend and bring a friend! You do not have to prior register. Come out and learn how to preplan your funeral so you can have the peace of mind knowing that your funeral will be handled in the way it reflects your life. For any questions, please contact our church office at 336-859-3502. Our address is 276 W. First Street.

Lineberry Church
Lineberry Church located at 2559 Handy Road is pleased to announce the beginning of a new ministry opportunity for the youth of our community. This ministry is specifically designed for elementary and middle school age children (ages 5-12). We will offer a special service during our 11:00am Sunday worship service. The new ministry is a kid friendly, fun and exciting time, with games, crafts and learning God’s word! This service is offered to all. As always, we will have our nursery available for younger children. Hope to see everyone here! “Let the little children come to me.” Matthew 19:14

The Worship Center
The Worship Center host Celebrate Recovery meetings every Tuesday at 7pm for those who are battling addictions.
Grief Share also meets every Thursday at 6pm for those dealing with a loss of a loved one.
Call (336) 247-1618 for more information.

Food pantry/Grocery pick-up
Denton Wesleyan Church
16345 S NC Hwy 109, Denton
Drive around to the lower level to the door marked “Kitchen” to pick up groceries.
Pick- up hours:
Tuesday and Thursday: 10am - 12pm and 2pm - 4pm

CENTRAL UMC FOOD PANTRY
Central United Methodist Church Food Pantry is open every Tuesday and Thursday morning from 8:30 until 12:00 for “Sharing God’s Abundance” to those in our community.  The church is located at 276 W. 1st Street, Denton.  Look for signs leading to the church entrance.  One food bag is available per family once a week. 

 

Obituaries

 

Elder Chester Fraley
Elder Chester Lee Fraley, 69, of Davidson County, NC, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at High Point Regional Hospital.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, May 4, at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Mountain View Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 9:00 am until 10:00 am prior to the service.
Mr. Fraley was born on May 27, 1954, in Pike County, Kentucky to Elder S.B. Fraley and Anna Mae Fraley. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Chester was an Elder at Mt. Ararat Old Regular Baptist Church.  During his work career, Chester was a furniture factory worker and a truck driver.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughters, Christy Fraley and Fawn Fraley Brown; brother, John Fraley; and a sister, Zetta Fraley.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Ann Fraley; daughter, Dawn Fraley Thompson; son, Shawn Fraley; brother, Billy Fraley; and 6 grandchildren.
Online condolences can be made to the family at www.briggsfuneralhome.com

James Varner

Mr. James Reece Varner, 76, formerly of Farmer Rd., Denton, NC passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at Lexington Health Care.
A graveside inurnment service was held at 2:00 PM on Friday, April 26, at Mountain View Memorial Gardens conducted by Rev. Vern Peterson.
James was born in Davidson County to Reece Varner and Nina Bell Latham Varner. He had worked in the textile industry as a machine overhauler at Tuscarora Yarns until his retirement and had served in the National Guard. Watching NASCAR and racing were some of the things that James enjoyed. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Lori Paulette Brown Varner on February 17, 2014.
Left to cherish his memory is daughter, Kristy Varner of Denton and his brother, Madison John Varner of Denton.
Briggs Funeral Home is serving the Varner family.
Online condolences can be made to the family at www.briggsfuneralhome.com
 

 
 

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