DURHAM -- White Rock Baptist Church, 3400 Fayetteville St., Durham invites the public to its annual revival.
The Rev. Charles E. Booth, pastor of Mount Olivet Baptist Church in Columbus, Ohio, will be the guest preacher. He will kick off the revival at the 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship service. Nightly revival services will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
For information, call White Rock at 688-8136.
'Ten Questions' book discussion
DURHAM -- Belton Joyner will discuss his new book, "Ten Questions Every Pastor Fears" at 9:45 a.m. Sunday in Watts Hill Hall at the First Presbyterian Church, 305 E. Main St., Durham. It is part of the church's summer reading series.
Joyner is a Duke alum and retired Methodist pastor who served several congregations in North Carolina including Trinity United Methodist Church in downtown Durham from 1978 to 1985. He also served as district superintendent and executive director of the North Carolina Conference Council on Ministries. His other books include "Being Methodist in the Bible Belt," "Life in the Fish Bowl: Everyday Challenges of Pastors and Their Families," and "Pastoral Prayers in Public Places."
"His new book on questions pastors fear is helpful, as it grows out of Joyner's experiences as a pastor, his theological insight and a great sense of humor," said the Rev. Joe Harvard, pastor of First Presbyterian. The public is invited to attend.
DCIA to honor Rev. Lindsay-Lucas
DURHAM -- Durham Congregations In Action will honor Rev. Pebbles Lindsay-Lucas for her 11 years of service as director of the Families First program at its regular monthly meeting at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. Pau's Lutheran Church, 1200 W. Cornwallis Road, Durham.
The Families First program was sponsored by DCIA in partnership with the Durham County Department of Social Services to help families move from welfare to work. Congregations throughout the Durham community formed support teams to assist single parent families. Various community leaders will join in expressing gratitude to Lindsay-Lucas.
Infant Loss Support Group to meet
CHAPEL HILL -- University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill is starting a support group for parents who have experienced the loss of an infant during pregnancy or the baby's first year called Angels Too Soon. Led by Julie Moushon, it will meet in the west parlor of UUMC on the third Monday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. beginning Aug. 17.
Moushon's first son, Zachary, died just hours after he was born with a rare birth defect in 1994. She said that there are so many aspects of lost dreams when you've lost an infant and it is very different than having actual memories of someone that you can share. She said she has found that people really need to talk about it.
Angels Too Soon is a safe, private, nonjudgmental group designed to offer support to mothers and fathers who have lost babies. It is open to anyone in the community who needs it. The loss does not have to be recent, and people do not have to talk if they don't want to. For more information, call the UUMC office at 929-7191.
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