Church News
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Lenten lunches to be held at Presbyterian Church on Wednesdays until Easter
FAISON — “Lent is a season of challenge; we’ve left the celebrations of Christmas and we aren’t quite to Easter,” Pastor David Helbig told a crowd of 60 to 70 gathered for a Lenten lunch in the fellowship hall of Faison Presbyterian Church on Wednesday.
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When betrayal, lies, and cheating hurts
When someone we love unconditionally as Jesus loves us, especially after we have given them our all and sacrificed more for them than they have for us, the betrayal, lies, and cheating can hurt. This can happen between married couples, people in relationships, or close friendships, and when it does,…
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WBC holding Youth Sunday
In recognition of Youth Sunday, the Warsaw Baptist Church youth will conduct the Sunday, Feb. 9 service, beginning with 11 a.m. worship. Teens Addison Haney and Brantley Frederick will deliver the message, and the youth choir and quartet will sing. In addition the WBC Youth Stick Ministry team will provide…
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Presbyterian church celebrates 150 years
In a special, celebratory, worship service on Sunday, September 29, Mount Olive Presbyterian Church will mark its 150th anniversary. The service will begin at 10:30 a.m., 30 minutes earlier than the church’s usual 11 a.m. worship time. A highlight of this celebration will be the dedication of the church’s new…
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Church spruces up high school during ServeNC week
WARSAW — Students won’t return to James Kenan High School until Aug. 26, but on Tuesday the halls were already buzzing with activity as members of Kenansville Baptist Church (KBC) wielded paint brushes, rollers and spray guns, hustling to give the old brick and cinder block interior walls a fresh…
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UMO’s Gregory says faith is guiding her journey
University of Mount Olive Christian Studies major Katelyn Gregory had always felt a deep connection to her faith, which guided her college selection process. “Although my parents begged me to apply to many more schools, I applied to only two: Liberty University and the University of Mount Olive,” Gregory recalls.…
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Why is prayer important?
Last week, I heard a few folks grumbling and asking, “Why pray?” They felt that with everything going on in the world today and all around them, it just wasn’t worth it to be praying, that what was going to happen is going to happen and that what is to…
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Arts Council of Wayne receives $25K from Southern Bank Foundation
GOLDSBORO — Members of the Arts Council of Wayne County say they are thrilled to announce a generous donation of $25,000 from Southern Bank, headquartered in Mount Olive,, through the Southern Bank Foundation.
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Spiritual warfare
In John 10:10 (NIV), it states, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” The enemy in this scenario of course would be (the devil). His attempts are to take good things from you…
