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A church Comic-Con first

By Rick Godby / November 19, 2018
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A church Comic-Con first As the seasons changed from summer to fall, Ascension Lutheran Church in Wilson, NC also saw a major change in the seasons of outreach as it hosted its first mini Comic-Con self-evidently entitled: Free Comic Book Weekend. The event was the result of a friendship and conjoined ministry that can only […]

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Chrismon ministry at Macedonia

By Rick Godby / November 5, 2018
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Chrismon ministry at Macedonia Eleven years of fellowship around a table filled with beads, threads, and patterns is a Saturday morning tradition at Macedonia Lutheran Church in Burlington, North Carolina. The Chrismon tree is a highly anticipated and traditional Advent and Christmas event at our church. The ministry itself is as glorious as the tree. […]

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Holy Cross, Mocksville, pulls weeds

By Catherine Fink / October 1, 2018
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Holy Cross, Mocksville, pulls weeds Many congregations feel as if they are a family. Holy Cross, Mocksville, is no exception to that. When it came time to decide how to plan our “God’s work. Our hands.” Day, the Evangelism/Social Ministry Committee, came up with an idea appropriate to our congregational family.

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St. Luke’s Conover serves 9 ways

By Rick Godby / October 1, 2018
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St. Luke’s, Conover, serves 9 ways St. Luke’s, Conover, completed nine different projects in 2018! Leading up to our “God’s Work. Our Hands.” Sunday, we signed up for areas of interest and ability and then on September 9 we sent teams out after our worship and the celebration of Holy Communion.

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Joy of Discovery partners with St. Augustine

By Rick Godby / October 1, 2018
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Joy of Discovery partners with St. Augustine For our 2018 God’s work. Our hands. Sunday, Joy of Discovery, Raleigh, partnered with a group of students from St. Augustine’s University, a Historically Black College near us in Raleigh.

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Augsburg, Winston-Salem, serves across their community

By Rick Godby / October 1, 2018
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Augsburg, Winston-Salem, serves across their community God’s love was quite evident as members of all ages from Augsburg, Winston-Salem, honored “God’s work. Our hands.” weekend by participating in a variety of activities around their community.

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Four congregations serve together

By Rick Godby / October 1, 2018
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Four congregations serve together On Sunday afternoon, September 9, members from four Stanly and Cabarrus County congregations (First/Albemarle, St. Martin’s/Albemarle, Mt. Zion/Richfield, and St. Stephen’s/Gold Hill) gathered at Lutheran Services Carolinas’ Trinity Place in Albemarle for “God’s work. Our hands.” Day.

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First, Lexington, delivers 3,600 cookies!

By Rick Godby / October 1, 2018
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First, Lexington, delivers 3,600 cookies! “God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does.” Martin Luther perfectly describes the attitude at First, Lexington, on Sunday, September 9, 2018. In the early morning hours, families gathered to deliver 3,600 homemade cookies to every fireman, policeman, and all emergency personnel in Davidson County.

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Cross and Crown, Matthews, works inside and out

By Rick Godby / October 1, 2018
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Cross and Crown, Matthews, works inside and out Cross and Crown, Matthews, went to work in the community on Saturday, Sept 8, our “God’s work, Our hands” day. Two teams also did projects within our own building. Inside a team of Middle School students cleaned out and reorganized our library, and many hands tidied our […]

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Advent, Charlotte, celebrates and serves

By Rick Godby / October 1, 2018
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Advent, Charlotte, celebrates and serves God’s work, Our hands” at Advent, Charlotte, was a celebration of diversity and unity, and of God’s love for all. We opened our day with a unified early worship service, and then worked on nearly 20 different projects at both our church location and off-site.

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