Upcoming Events

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         Beginning on Monday, June 4, Carl Douglas will be leading weekly adult art classes (oil painting) in the Youth Building from 2:00-4:00 PM. If you are interested in attending please call the church for further information at (803) 279-0765.

Disaster Response Information:

Update: NALC/CMD Disaster Response, Hurricane Florence

After a series of conference calls with NALC Disaster Response Coordinator Mary Bates and discussion with folks in the hardest-hit areas, here is our updated course of action.

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Flood buckets/cleaning supplies, health kits, school kits, bibles, and bottled water are being collected at the following staging areas/collection points:

  • St. John’s, Statesville, NC:  740 N. Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677; contact: Pr. Ernie Sheldon at (828) 612-6439.
  • Advent, Kings Mountain, NC: 230 Oak Grove Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086; contact Pr. Joshua Morgan at (704) 750-0171.
  • Joy Lutheran Mission, West Columbia, SC: collection at 72 Creek Rd., Chapin, SC; contact Pr. Paulette McHugh beforehand at (803) 767-7231, or email at pdmchugh@mac.com.

Here again is a description of the requested items: https://www.thenalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/NALCDisasterResponseKits2018.pdf.

At this time, Gift Cards (Lowes or Home Depot, only) should be designated “NALC Disaster Response” and mailed directly to Mary Bates at

Mary Bates: NALC Disaster Response

810 Main St.

Caldwell, OH 43724

[If you have already mailed gift cards to St. John’s, don’t be concerned – they’ll get where they need to go!]

Monetary donations (100% of which will go to Hurricane Florence relief) may be made directly online at

https://www.thenalc.org/nalc-disaster-response/:

Checks may also be made payable to “North American Lutheran Church” for “Disaster Response Fund,” and mailed to:
North American Lutheran Church
2299 Palmer Drive, Suite 220
New Brighton, MN 55112-2202

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Distribution Centers for the time being will be:

  • Reformation, New Bern: 4143 Dr. M.L. King Jr. Blvd., New Bern, NC 28562; contact Pr. Alan Daugherty at (252) 637-0399 or alandaugherty@netzero.com.
  • St. Matthew’s, Wilmington: 612 S. College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403; contact Pr. Sam Zumwalt at (910) 791-4582 or szumwalt@bellsouth.net.