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African-AmericanMuseum of Church Historyprogram SundayDAVIDSON – Davidson College PresbyterianChurch will host Sunday, Jan. 17,a program on the effort to create an African-AmericanMuseum of Church History.The program takes place at 4 p.m.at the church’s Congregation House, 218Concord Road.During the years immediately followingthe Civil War, many African-Americanchurches in the South were establishedby ex-slaves to create communities andworship in culturally distinct ways. Someof the African-American churches in ourarea were founded at this time, including ,Mount Olive Baptist Missionary Church onNeck Road in Huntersville in 1868.Mount Olive Church is spearheadinga project to restore and convert a 1916house across the street as a African-American Museum of Church History.The museum will interpret the 141-yearhistory of Mount Olive Missionary BaptistChurch as well as the history of otherAfrican-American churches.Pearlie Borders, museum project directorand a member of Mount Olive, willshare the plans for this museum anddiscuss some of the history that will bepreserved there.Help ‘Winter Warmer Land’at Communion of FaithHUNTERSVILLE – Communion of FaithThe herald WeeklychurchNEWSChristian Church is seeking donations ofnew or gently used hats, gloves, scarvesand socks for children, women and menwho need warm clothing for the coldweather.Anyone who wants to help the “WinterWarmer Land” drive can drop offdonations at the church office in Huntersville,13115 Rosedale Hill Ave., orbring them to the church’s weekly worshipgathering at the Haven in HighlandCreek, 5920 McChesney Drive, Sundaymornings. The church is affiliated withDisciples of Christ.Church members will deliver the donateditems to the Men’s Shelter of Charlotteand the Salvation Army Women’sEmergency Shelter.For more information, call the churchoffice at 704-947-7677, or e-mail office@cofdoc.org.Davidson Methodist collects itemsfor soup kitchenDAVIDSON – Davidson United MethodistChurch is collecting specific itemsfor the Angels & Sparrows soup kitchenin Huntersville. The nonprofit needs:soda crackers, mayonnaise, large cans ofdiced and sliced potatoes, soup, brothand fruit.Anyone interested in donating itemscan place them in designated bins outsidethe church office, 233 N. Main St.Or mail financial donations made to Angelsand Sparrows Soup Kitchen, care ofSandy Tilley, executive director, 14321Market Square Drive, C2#200, HuntersvilleNC 28078-6528.Huntersville Presbyterianmission groups activeHUNTERVILLE – Volunteers at HuntersvillePresbyterian Church, led by HollyWhite, have created an Angel Food Ministry,in which $30 gifts purchase a boxof “quality groceries” worth $60 thatare delivered to families the third Saturdayof every month.Candace Wood, assisted by Sara Fabian,is starting a new Women’s Life Groupwith a mission to the Hope Houses inHuntersville and Charlotte.This month, another group from thechurch’s Haiti Team will take vegetableseeds to the village adopted by thechurch. Three churches in Texas alsoadopted the villages. They’ll help thevillages plant community gardens. JeffGodkin and Linda Jock lead that initiative.Jamie Hancock is leading The Truth Project,a DVD-based, small-group curriculumexamining the “Christian worldview.”Find more information at the church’sWebs site, www.hpcpatch.org. Thechurch is located at 201 S. Old StatesvilleRoad.Around TownCommunity in Christ seniorsgroup planning for 2010CORNELIUS – The Happy Times seniorsgroup at Community in Christ LutheranChurch meets in the fellowshiphall Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 11:30 a.m. toplan luncheons and activities for 2010.Bring a bag lunch.On Wednesday evenings from 6:45 to7:30 p.m., following the 6 p.m. worshipservice, the church offers confirmationsmall groups for middle school students,to discuss the sermon and various confirmationtopics.Elementary-school students can participatein Christian Inspired Artists (CIA),in which students, led by an art teacher,learn by creating art.High school youth meet Sundays from4 to 5:30 p.m. for dinner, games andgroup Bible study.A Bible study class meets at 10:30 onTuesday mornings in the adult Sundayschool room. Wednesday evenings, theadult choir meets at 6:45 p.m., and thePraise Team gathers at 8 p.m. to preparefor contemporary worship services.On Thursdays, the Intercessory PrayerGroup meets at 10:30 a.m. in the churchnarthex, and the Divorce RecoveryWorkshop meets at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowshiphall.The church is located at 7621 NormanIsland Drive. For more information, e-mail Pastor Carl Yost at revcy@bellsouth.net or Pastor Travis Norton at pastortravis@communityinchrist.net.qwww.huntersvilleherald.com The Herald Weekly • Jan. 15-21, 2010 • Page 27