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Lineberry Church Country Breakfast
Lineberry Church located at 2559 Handy Rd will have a Country Breakfast Sat. OCT.19, 7am til 10:00am by donation. Rifle drawing will be at 10:30. All proceeds go to local missions.

COMMUNITY REVIVAL SCHEDULE
All services start at 6:00 pm.
Oct. 20th at Bethany Church - speaker, Tim Miller
Oct. 27th. at Summerville Church - speaker, Rev. Sandy Young
Nov. 3rd. at Mt. View Church - speaker, Rev. Dr. Michael Martin

Denton Wesleyan Church is hosting a free 
Community Meal & Bingo on 
Thursday, October 17
The meal will be held at Denton Wesleyan Church in the lower level of the church in the Red Room. Eat in or take out. (Take out is available at 6:15pm).
The church is located at 16345 S NC Hwy 109, Denton.  
Menu will be: Soup, salad and dessert.
Groceries will be available to those who need them while supplies last.
We invite everyone to join us for some great food and fellowship.
Time:  5:30pm - 6:30pm  
Deliveries are available for those who are not able to attend.
Please call the church at 336-859-4565 by 12pm on Thursday, October 17.
Please leave your NAME, ADDRESS and PHONE NUMBER.

Clear Springs Church is hosting a community breakfast in October
Date: Saturday, October 19 
Time: 7:00am-10:00am 
Location: Clear Springs Church - 4321 South Main Street Extension, Denton 
Cost: By Donation Only. All proceeds will go to assist with Western North Carolina Hurricane Relief.

Faith Baptist Church BBQ Chicken Dinner Fundraiser
Faith Baptist Church located at 4518 Shiptontown Road, Denton is having a BBQ Chicken Dinner Fundraiser. Dinner includes 1/2 BBQ Chicken, slaw, potato salad, roll and homemade dessert. 
Saturday, October 26th from 12 until 5pm. Take out only. If you need to reserve tickets call Dolly Fields @336-242-3784 or Pat Hatfield @ 336-859-8036

Denton Church of God FALL BAZAAR - Fundraiser
November 9th 8AM - 2PM
Breakfast and lunch available for purchase- dine in/carry out
Sausage gravy and biscuits, pintos, slaw, cornbread, hotdogs and chips!
Baked Goods, Crafts, Door Prizes and more!
For information please contact: Suzanne Autry (704)439-7206

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

The Worship Center
The Worship Center of Denton  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.

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
Leroy Powers
Mr. Leroy Alvic Powers, 76, of NC HWY 8, Lexington, NC passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at Lexington Health Care Center.
A graveside service was held at Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery on Friday, Oct. 11, at 2:00 PM with Rev. Tim Miller officiating. The family received friends from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM in the sanctuary of Mountain View Baptist Church.
Mr. Powers was born on July 26, 1948, in Jacksonville, Florida, the son of Lawton Powers and Laura Powers. Growing up on a horse and cattle farm, Leroy spent a lot of his youth riding, breaking horses and helping with selling horses and cattle. He went on to serve in the United States Army and earn his associate’s degree in science. Leroy retired from the United States Postal Service. He was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church, and he enjoyed watching professional wrestling and collecting vintage comic books.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Jo Anna Irons Powers and a son, Scott Martin.
He is survived by daughters, Sheryl Gillette of FL, and Catherine Powers of FL,; brother, Ellis Dangerfield of FL, and his beloved dog, Marley.
Briggs Funeral Home in Denton is serving the Powers family.
Online condolences can be made to the family at www.briggsfuneralhome.com

Kevin Walker
 Mr. Kevin Scott Walker, 55, of Rancher Drive, Thomasville, NC passed away on Friday, October 11, 2024, at his residence.
A funeral service will be held at Unity Wesleyan Church, Trinity on Wednesday, October 16, at 1:00 PM with Rev. Brad Pharr and Rev. Johnny Scarborough officiating. Interment will follow at Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery in Thomasville.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 12:00 until 1:00 PM at Unity Wesleyan Church prior to the service and other times at the home on Rancher Dr.
Kevin was born in Davidson County on September 3, 1969, the son of Bobby Dan Walker and Connie Buie Walker. He was a member of Unity Wesleyan Church in Trinity and had worked as a truck driver and crane operator, a job that he really had a passion for. As an avid outdoorsman Kevin loved to hunt and fish, and he had a love for animals. Kevin enjoyed eating, especially a bowl of ice cream but what he really enjoyed was spending time with his grandkids and taking them for rides on the gator.
In addition to his parents Kevin was also preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Isaac Daniel Walker and Alice Garner Walker; maternal grandparents, Pete Buie and Ruth Lambeth Buie; uncles, Larry Walker, Kenneth Walker, Clarence Buie, Gerald Steed and David Walker; aunts, Linda Coble, Pauline Coltrane, Kathleen Garner, and Joann Bean and a grandson, Kohen, Hodges.
Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Crystal Ann Walker of the home; step-daughters, Haleigh Hodges and her husband Tyler and Amanda Atkins; step-son, Josh Register; step-grandchildren, Grayson Hodges, Ava Hodges, Nova Atkins, and Chance Hoover; uncle, Bobby Buie; aunts, Vonnie Steed, Saundra Buie, Cherry Surratt and her husband Rick, Gail Walker, Imogene Morris, and Hazel Garner and by numerous cousins.
In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to Saving Grace, a organization assisting with animal rescue from the devastation in western North Carolina at PO Box 1674 Wake Forest, NC 27588.
Briggs Funeral Home is serving the Walker family.
Online condolences can be made to the family at www.briggsfuneralhome.com
 

 

 
 

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