2+ hour, 19+ min ago   (268+ words) Published 12:00 am Thursday, January 15, 2026 Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Salisbury Inc. will host the 49th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Awards Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m. The church is located at 1920 Shirley Avenue. The guest speaker will be…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (183+ words) Published 12:00 am Thursday, October 30, 2025 By Kwasan M. Ewing The Word of God declares in Jeremiah 3:15, "And I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding." Today, we honor not just their titles, but…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (127+ words) Published 12:00 am Saturday, October 25, 2025 Submitted by Kathy Scott For many years, New Zion was the only church in the vicinity and people came from Granite Quarry and the Hattershop communities for its worship services. The mode of transportation was by…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (173+ words) Published 12:00 am Thursday, October 23, 2025 New Zion Baptist Church, 2785 Dunn's Mountain Road, Salisbury, will celebrate its 143rd church anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 26. According to records at the Register of Deeds, the church was organized Oct. 23, 1882. For many years New Zion was the…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (111+ words) Published 12:00 am Thursday, October 9, 2025 SALISBURY " Second Presbyterian Church, 732 Lincolnton Road, Salisbury will be celebrating its anniversary and offering two special events as part of the celebration, and all are invited to join them. On Oct. 11, they will host an Anniversary…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (146+ words) St. Enoch Lutheran will celebrate the 190th Homecoming on Sunday Sept. 21. St. Enoch is located at 701 Campbell Avenue in Kannapolis. Sunday school is held at 9 a.m. followed by worship at 10 a.m. A covered dish lunch will be served in the fellowship hall. All…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (407+ words) Published 12:00 am Saturday, September 6, 2025 "Do you ever feel lonely?" "Are you wiped out after connecting with people each week?" "Do you have to wear a mask? Do you get to be your authentic self?" "What do you do for the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (861+ words) Published 12:10 am Saturday, August 23, 2025 SALISBURY "A lot of churches celebrate an anniversary or homecoming event every year, but 2025 was a special one for Salem Lutheran Church. Parishioners of the Sherrills Ford Road church recognized its 175th anniversary on Aug. 17 and dedicated…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (229+ words) New Bethel Baptist Church will be celebrating its annual homecoming on Aug. 24 at 3 p.m. with Rev. Dr. Dennis W. Bishop, senior pastor at First Waughtown Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, as the guest minister. Bishop has pastored at First Waughtown Baptist Church since…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (357+ words) Published 12:07 am Wednesday, August 13, 2025 The Rev. Lucille "CeCee" Mills was elected Aug. 1 to serve a six-year term as secretary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Mills previously served as an assistant to the bishop ELCA North Carolina Synod…...