Church News Faith groups needed to house homeless women Forest Lake, Meadowlake already participating HUNTERSVILLE – In partnership with the Salvation Army, two Huntersville churches are hosting 12 homeless women for seven days this month, and the Salvation Army hopes other houses of worship will join the effort. Lake Forest welcomed a dozen women Monday, Sept. 28, and will shelter them through Monday, Oct. 4. The Meadowlake Presbyterian Church Outreach Team will provide overnight accommodations from Monday, Oct. 5, through Oct. 12. The Meadowlake team is looking for volunteers to help with transportation, serving dinner, staying overnight and building relationships. Contact the church office at 704-948-1600 or info@meadowlakechurch.org. The Salvation Army Center of Hope needs local faith groups to pick up a dozen homeless women each day and shelter them for seven consecutive nights through Dec. 1, the period between the closing of the Salvation Army’s Emergency Winter Shelter and the reopening of the Room in the Inn winter program operated by the Urban Ministry Center. The Salvation Army needs to find shelter for at least 100 women. The program calls for night accommodations only and does not require hosting the women during the day. Hosts are asked to provide dinner and a light breakfast for the women during their stay. The herald <strong>Weekly</strong> churchNews Thousands of teens expected at first Teens Only expo CHARLOTTE – Organizers expect as many as 5,000 teens and parents at the first For Teens Only expo Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Charlotte Convention Center, 501 S. College St. Huntersville’s New Birth-Charlotte church and Girl Talk Foundation have organized the event, and New Birth’s Bishop-Elect Terrell L. Murphy and Cynthia Marshall, president of AT&T North & South <strong>Carolina</strong>, are featured speakers. The one-day event lasts from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and features workshops, speakers and recreation to address teen violence, and self-esteem and teen-parent relationships. Tickets are $10, and special VIP tickets for teens are $20. Kids 5 and younger get in free. Additional ticket information is available online at www.forteensonly. net. Lake Forest Church hosts blues artists HUNTERSVILLE – Lake Forest Church’s Hope in a House of Blues four-week worship series begins Oct. 11, featuring “Southern-bred, rock-n-soul’er” Mike Farris, and continues through Nov. 1 with electric blues guitarist Larry McCray. This annual blues worship event takes place on four consecutive Sundays with three services each, at 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m. The Hope in a House of Blues series seeks God in worship through a fusion of music and art. For more information, visit www. hopeinahouseofblues.com. The church is located a mile west of Interstate 77 on Gilead Road. Its Web site is www.lakeforest.org. N.C. Presbyterian Historical Society meeting in Davidson DAVIDSON – Davidson College Presbyterian Church will host a meeting of the N.C. Presbyterian Society Oct. 10. Jan Blodgett, archivist and historian of Davidson College, will address the group, which will also tour the antebellum college campus and cemetery. Tickets to the event cost $23, which includes a coffee break and lunch. The meeting is open and registration begins at 9 a.m. Register in advance by contacting Arthur Burgess at 1-828-322-2720 or go online to www.ncphsociety.org. Catawba Presbyterian fall revival services start Oct. 4 HUNTERSVILLE – Catawba Presbyterian Church USA, 11401 McCoy Road, will begin its annual fall revival on Sunday, Oct. 4, and continue through Oct. 6. The revival services will begin at 7 p.m. The revival speakers are: the Rev. Arthur Canada, McClintock Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, Sunday; the Rev. Vernon Stinson, Hopewell AME Zion Church, Huntersville, Monday; and the Rev. Larry Hill, Woodland Presbyterian Church, Paw Creek, Tuesday. The church also invites the community to its 51st homecoming Oct. 11. Dinner follows the regular 11 a.m. worship service, and the Rev. Gregory Davis, of Bellefonte Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg, will speak at a 3 p.m. homecoming service. For information, call the church at 704-875-6248. Habitat auction at Davidson United Methodist DAVIDSON – Davidson United Methodist Church will hold silent and live auctions Oct. 23 to raise <strong>money</strong> for the church to sponsor a new Habitat for Humanity house. The church is trying to raise $35,000, and items for auction include tickets to Panthers games and NASCAR events, and use of condos at the beach and mountains. The church also is looking for families to host a dinner at their home to raise more funds for the Habitat campaign. Contact Roz Streeter at 704-896-2896 or rozstreeter@gmail.com, or Shelley DiNatale at 704-948-7426 or shelley7_11@yahoo.com. Grand opening for new Journey Church facility HUNTERSVILLE – Members of Journey Church will hold grand opening services Sunday, Oct. 4, for their new facility at 15711 Brookway Drive. The church will hold services at 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. q BEYOND the game At Cannon School, student-athletes learn lessons that transcend the playing field, like leadership, teamwork and respect. Go Cougars! Come to Cannon. Go Beyond. 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