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Barbecue fund-raiser
McAdenville Elementary School will host its annual Kyle Fletcher’s barbecue sale, Sept. 25.
The event is 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at the McAdenville Community Center, and the cost is $7 per plate. Money from this fund-raiser will help buy teaching supplies and materials.
For more information, call the school at (704)824-2236.
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Celebrating 125 years
By TARA MANJARRES
- Thu, May 15, 2008
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| The brick structure serves as the third home for First United Methodist Church in Mount Holly.- Photo by Tara Manjarres |
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MOUNT HOLLY—In 1896, First United Methodist Church bore the brunt of a cyclone and the little white wooden church collapsed.
The church promptly rebuilt and in 1912 it was, again, in the path of ferocious winds moving the church off its foundation. The next church was built of brick.
This Sunday, FUMC is celebrating its 125th anniversary. And though sometimes history isn’t always rosy, it is history and the church is celebrating the blessing of longevity.
Dr. Larry Kimel, pastor of FUMC, relaxes in a floral tapestry armchair as he recounts the church’s beginnings. In his sermon Sunday, he’ll be going over some of those details in a piece he’s called “Way Back When.”
“I think one thing people will find interesting to note is how the Methodists of Mount Holly never gave up. They didn’t want to quit. They sincerely wanted there to be a Methodist congregation here.”
The church officially came to Mount Holly in 1883 on the property owned by the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd.
As part of the FUMC’s anniversary, the church is holding its services outdoors at River Street Park.
Dr. Kimel is in his seventh year and will be joined by former pastor, the Rev. Mitch Murrow, whose pastorage lasted 13 years. Together, with 20 years between them, the two men will highlight the recent history of FUMC.
The festivities get started about 10:30 with singing. The Motes Family will provide Blue Grass Gospel Music. The Belmont Mass Choir will perform and so will the church’s own quartet “Men of Note.”
Following the service, a hot dog/hamburger lunch is being provided. Sunday school classes which have being suspended for the day are coordinating lunch. A traditional day of Christian fellowship is planned with the like of fishing, games, and children’s activities.
The day which has been in planning for six months is also doubling as a homecoming. The church has sent out invitations to former members to welcome them home for the special occasion.
Dr. Kimel hopes the day carries on in the hearts of his Methodist congregation.
“I want them to have a sense of commitment to carry the flame of First United Methodist of Mount Holly into the procession of history.”
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