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Pineville churches to unite for community worship service The fourth annual Pineville-area Community Unity Worship Service will take place Saturday, Oct. 25, at 4 p.m. at Pineville United Methodist Church. St. Mark’s AME Zion and Oak Grove Missionary Baptist churches will join Pineville UMC for the event. The Unity Worship Service is open “to all who demonstrate a oneness that is characteristic of the true church: worshipping without any ethnic or denominational restrictions,” according to a news release. Loaves and Fishes will be the beneficiary of this year’s Unity Worship Service, with the entire offering collected during the service supporting the organization’s mission to provide food to individuals in need in the Charlotte region. Find more information about the organization at its website, www. loavesandfishes.org. Call 704-889-7072 for more
information about the Unity Worship Service. Pineville UMC is located at 110 S. Polk St.
Stough Memorial hosting men’s football evenings Stough Memorial Baptist Church is hosting monthly men’s football evenings one Monday night a month through December. The events begin at 7:30 p.m. in the church’s gathering center and are open to all males 16 years old and older, and attendees are encouraged to bring “man food” with “no veggies,” according to the church’s newsletter. The date and game schedule is as follows: • Oct. 27 – Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys • Nov. 10 – Carolina Panthers vs. Philadelphia Eagles • Dec. 8 – Atlanta Falcons vs. Green Bay Packers Find more information at www. mystough.org, or call 704-8897665. Stough Memorial Baptist is located at 705 Lakeview Drive.
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Senior citizens luncheon at Harrison UMC Harrison United Methodist Church will host an Open Door Luncheon for senior citizens on Nov. 5, a Wednesday, at noon. The event will include an early Thanksgiving meal and an opportunity to make and socialize with friends, according to a church newsletter. Turkey and dessert will be provided, and attendees are encouraged to bring a side dish to share for eight people, such as vegetables, salad, potatoes and more. The luncheon also will include live entertainment. People should R.S.V.P. by Oct. 31, a Friday. Call 704-544-4863 for more information. Harrison UMC is located at 15008 Lancaster Hwy.
Community-wide fall festival at South Charlotte Baptist South Charlotte Baptist Church will host its annual communitywide fall festival on Oct. 31, a Friday, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event is designed to be a “safe and wholesome alternative to the traditional Halloween trickor-treating,” according to a church announcement, and will include
carnival games, a bounce house and super slides. Hot dogs also will be served during the festival. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are asked to refrain from wearing masks or dressing up in “scary, inappropriate or immodest costumes,” the announcement said. Find more information at www.southcharlottebaptist.org, or call 704-5425536. South Charlotte Baptist is located at 12416 Lancaster Hwy.
Fall festival, craft fair at Pineville Nazarene Pineville Church of the Nazarene will host a Medieval Times Family Fall Festival on Oct. 29, a Wednesday, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The event will include games, candy, prizes, a dunking booth, dragons, knights, a giant castle, a pie eating contest for adults and teenagers, a costume contest for all ages, “cheap” food and more. Families are encouraged to bring a bag to collect “goodies.” The church also will host the Linda Sills Memorial Fall Craft Fair and Christmas Bazaar on Nov. 1, a Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will include crafts, food, music and “the excitement of shopping for Christmas,” according to a
church announcement. Find more information about these events at www.pnaz.org, or call 704-542-3618. Pineville Nazarene is located at 8614 PinevilleMatthews Road.
Ken Turner and Valor 3 to perform at Pineville UMC Pineville United Methodist Church will host singer Ken Turner and group Valor 3 on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 6 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Turner is a five-time Grammy Award winner who also has won 10 Dove Awards and is a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. He sang with the Blackwood Brother Quartet and joined Valor 3 in 2011. Valor 3 is made up of members Mark Moore, Ronald Moore and Jeff Rowland, who have sung together for 20 years, according to a church newsletter. Find more information about the concert at www.pinevilleumc. org, or call 704-889-2022. Pineville UMC is located at 110 S. Polk St. Send us your faith notes! Send faith news items to news@ pinevillepilot.com. Announcements should be sent one month in advance.
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