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1 October 2018 Volume 7, Issue 10 Yadkin Valley Congregations 4 Children Team In This Issue C4C Team...page 1 SALT....page 2 Apportionment Honor Roll.page 3 Foundry Workday page 3 Celebrations.. page 4 Laity Service Award Recognition Service.. page 5 Happenings Around the District & Conference...pages 6-8 Hurricane Relief...page 8 District Resource Center..page 8 Shining Light on Mental Health.page 9 Bethlehem Community Center Ribbon Cutting...page 10 District Bus Trip.....page 11 Arbor Acres Opportunities.page 12 Caregiver Support Group..page 13 Joys and Concern... page 14 Upcoming Dates.page 18 On September 27, Rev. Mike Bailey and Rev. Randy Blanchard sat with 12 pastors and laity to brainstorm on formalizing a Yadkin Valley Congregations 4 Children Team. Congregations 4 Children (C4C) is an initiative in both the North Carolina and Western North Carolina Conferences to resource churches in helping families and children in poverty through school-church partnerships. C4C is not a set program but a tool of best practices to assist churches in working with the schools. Many may recall the work of the former Winston-Salem District under the leadership of Vickie Sigmon around twenty years ago to launch the School-Church Connection. The school-church relationships created under this outreach remain today and model some key C4C objectives including weekend or summer meals, backpacks, mentoring and reading support. After reviewing C4C materials from the Conference website and an informative discussion to better understand just what C4C is all about, the group decided the Yadkin Valley C4C Team would focus on 4 C s : Celebration Highlight existing churches and Missional Networks working with schools and pray on behalf of these efforts; Communication - Make known resources available to start or enhance C4C related work; Collaboration - Engage with people and agencies to that can support the work; Connection - Recruit laity to serve on Yadkin Valley District Team and serve as C4C contact for county or Missional Network. Surveys will be provided during upcoming Charge Conferences to obtain information on C4C activity in each county via our Missional Networks. For more information on Congregations 4 Children in Western North Carolina, visit the website If you are interested or know someone who should serve on the District C4C Team, contact Yadkin Valley Chair, Camille Z. Roddy at czroddy@hotmail.com. Camille Z. Roddy Community Outreach Coordinator St. Paul UMC Winston Salem

2 October 2018, Volume 7, Issue 10 Page 2 The Spiritual Academy for Leading Transformation (SALT) is an eight-month program designed to identify, inspire, train, and support a new cohort of spirituallymature lay people able to partner with clergy to lead effective change in congregations and communities. As mentioned last month, SALT is one of the main foci of my work with the District. I am excited about working with the program and hope that many of you will find encouragement to join in. I thought it best to hear from those who have benefitted from the course, in their own words. If you are interested in the course, please feel free to contact me: My name is Michelle Cobb, from Centenary UMC in Winston-Salem, and I am a member of SALT 2. The processes that we learned in SALT have enriched my life to the point that my self-talk has even changed notably. We worked through various methods to identify our strengths and take full ownership of them. The course reached me spiritually so that I knew that God gave me these strengths, and gave the other members theirs, so that we could work together to bring about positive change in this world. By learning to look at my strengths and not focus on my weaknesses, my overall self-esteem improved. One of my strengths is leadership. The methods taught in the class about leadership were geared towards helping society as a whole and not just a company, which was what my previous leadership classes had taught me. We learned to identify ways to help the community by bringing people together and knowing that many minds working towards a common goal can make much more progress than a single person can. A very important part of this was the ICNU ( I see in You ) methods of letting others know that you see their strengths, and how this will engage them to be a part of these forward moving changes to help God and his people. FREE 5-Part Bible Study Amy Johnson, in the District Office, has sent word around previously, but if any churches would like copies of a Bible study which I prepared for the Methodist Church in Great Britain, they are available for free. Simply stop by the District office. The title is Exploring the Word of God in Scripture and the topic is how both Testaments look at and understand the word of God. If you want to read more about it, please visit my web site: Also, if your churches have any interest in putting some sparkle in their understanding of scripture, have a look at this link to my web site The Joy of Texts ; I am happy to deliver a seminar at your church. But as Mike Bailey is quick to remind me this is above and beyond my normal District hours. With you in common ministry, Jack Lawson, Mission Implementation Coordinator jlawson@wnccumc.org;

3 October 2018 Volume 7, Issue 10 Page 3 With the transition from the former admin website to the new website, we are unable to access the reports to update the Apportionment Honor Roll. We will hopefully have this rectified by next month. APPORTIONMENT - A portion meant for the service of God. (The above is the definition of what the word apportionment really means as stated by a former Conference Treasurer, Bob Meyers.) We will continue to add to our Apportionment Honor Roll as churches pay 100% of their apportionments. The churches added this month are in bold lettering. Congratulations to the following churches who have paid 100% of their District AND Conference apportionments for 2018: Bethel (Mocksville) Center (Mocksville) Cherry Street Cooleemee Delta East Bend Epworth Longtown Mallalieu-Jones Maple Grove Mountain Grove Mount Herman Mt. Pleasant (W-S) New Union Oak Grove (Mt. Airy) Pilot View Pleasant Hill Salem (Mocksville) St. Paul (Hamptonville) Stony Knoll (East Bend) Wither s Chapel Yadkin College Congratulations to the following churches who paid 100% of their District apportionments for 2018: Bethel (Winston-Salem) Brooks Temple Centenary (W-S) Crews Fairview (Pinnacle) First (Mocksville) First (Thomasville) Franklin Heights Good Hope Hickory Ridge Mt. Pleasant (Tobaccoville) New Mt. Vernon Shiloh (Germanton) St. Andrew s Stony Knoll (Dobson) Looking for a mission project? Join us on Friday, October 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for a workday at The Foundry House, the new intentional Christian community for young adults on the campus of Crossnore School & Children's Home in Winston-Salem. We need volunteers to help paint, clean, organize, and more. Come to 1001 Reynolda Road and follow the sign for The Foundry House. Lunch will be provided. Questions? Contact showell@wnccumc.net.

4 October 2018 Volume 7, Issue 10 Page 4 We want to share the good things that are happening in our churches. If you have something you would like to share with others, please let us know. This month we celebrate community relationships formed as the congregations of Unity UMC in Thomasville and First Presbyterian of Thomasville worshipped and ate together at Worship in the Park on September 29.

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6 October 2018 Volume 7, Issue 10 Page 6 Happenings Around the District and Conference Burkhead UMC, located at 5250 Silas Creek Parkway, is starting a weekly Bible Study beginning Tuesday, October 16th from 6 to 7 pm in the Church Parlor. The first two weeks we'll discuss Psalm 23 and will move to Psalm 34:1-8 for October 29th. For more information please call the church office at We look forward to seeing you here! On Friday, October 19, 6:30 p.m., Pine Grove UMC, located at 1130 Jonestown Rd., Winston-Salem, will host a covered-dish dinner theater featuring B.J. Johnston in THE MAN FROM ALDERSGATE. Through the powerful medium of drama, BJ Johnston brings John Wesley and his dynamic ministry to life. Johnston uses Wesley s own words to tell how John s faith in Jesus Christ sparked a revival that changed the history of England, America and much of the world. All are invited. A love offering will be received. For more information see the website, BJ may be contacted via or phone (bjaccie@gmail.com, ). Mount Zion UMC, located at 1989 Perch Road in Pinnacle, will have their Church Bazaar on Saturday, October 20, 8:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. There will be crafts and baked goods available, as well as a country store. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Drawing for a quilt will occur at 1:00 p.m. Oak Grove UMC, Mocksville, located at 1994 Hwy 158, Mocksville, invites you to join them on Saturday, October 20, 2018, 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to enjoy Chicken Pie, Barbeque, and lots of Fellowship. Dine-in is the cost of a donation. Take-out is $8.00 per plate. Pumpkin Patch Palooza Sunday, October 21, :00pm to 4:00pm Maple Springs United Methodist Church 2569 Reynolda Road Winston-Salem, NC FREE admission and parking, donations of canned food accepted Join us for an epic community-wide celebration of pumpkins! Pumpkin Patch Palooza will feature pumpkin sales, free food, live music, games, prizes, inflatables, games, petting zoo, and CAN THE VAN! For more information, contact Scott Andree Bowen (scott@maplesprings.org, or ).

7 October 2018 Volume 7, Issue 10 Page 7 Oak Grove UMC, Mocksville invites you to their Annual Fall Festival for great fellowship, good food, and fun on Saturday, October 27, 5:00 PM 8:30 PM. They will have hot dogs, trunk-'n-treat, an airinflated slide, games and more! There is no cost for anything! The festival is sponsored by the Oak Grove United Methodist Men. High Point University will host an Open House on Saturday, October 27, 2018, for high school juniors and seniors and their parents. Participants will have an opportunity to hear about HPU from our President, Dr. Nido Qubein, meet current students, learn about the UM Dollars for Scholars program, take a tour of the campus, enjoy lunch on campus, and receive complimentary tickets to the soccer game that evening. Pastors will be receiving a special message with information to share with the students and parents in their congregations. Information about required registration for this event will be in this message. If you have questions (not registration), please contact Al Ward, Clergy in Residence, at or jward1@highpoint.edu. FREE SAFE SANCTUARIES TRAINING Sunday, October 28, 2:00 p.m. at Clemmons UMC. Bring your youth and children volunteer teams to get them up to date on their Safe Sanctuaries training and procedures. This free training will be held in the sanctuary of Clemmons UMC. The training should last no more than one hour. Please RSVP with team numbers to Rev. Clark Chilton at chilctonc@clemmonsumc.org or call , X-126 by October 25 th to ensure an adequate amount of materials. St. Stephen United Methodist Church in Lexington will celebrate their 150 th Homecoming on Sunday October 28. This year s theme is: Celebrating God s Faithfulness. Bishop Paul Leland, Resident Bishop of the Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church, will deliver the 11:00 am message. A fellowship lunch will be served at 1:30. Rev. Donald Jenkins, Pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem, will provide the 3:00 pm message. Ardmore United Methodist Church will host The Grateful Shred Saturday, November 3, 9:00 a.m. - noon in its parking lot at 630 S. Hawthorne Rd., Winston-Salem. COR365, a local commercial shredding company, will shred personal documents, papers, old bank statements, expired medical records, etc. Donations of $5 are requested for each box or paper grocery bag of documents for shredding. Proceeds go to the Winston-Salem Forsyth County BackPack program which provides nutritious meal items to foodinsecure children for the weekend. For more information, contact Ardmore United Methodist Church at

8 October 2018 Volume 7, Issue 10 Page 8 Burkhead UMC is holding its Annual Port-a-Pit Chicken BBQ Saturday, November 3, from 11 am to 7 pm. Ticket prices haven t changed - $10 for a full meal and $6 for a half chicken. Takeout is also available. Get your tickets now by calling the church office at The church is located at 5250 Silas Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem. Crews UMC, located at 4150 Reidsville Road in Winston-Salem, will have their Fall Bazaar on Saturday, November 10, 8:00 a.m. Noon. There will be sausage biscuits, Fall and Christmas crafts, chicken pies, soups, apple pies, casseroles, and baked goods. The Appalachian District will sponsor an ERT Class on Saturday November 10, at Pisgah UMC. The cost is $30.00 for the class and $12.00 for the Background check. The class will start at 9:00a.m and will concluded at 5:00pm. You must register online at least a week before the class. Please spread the word to anyone who would like to become certified or needs to be renewed. Click here to register: Burkhead UMC will have its first Christmas Treasures and Holiday Sale Saturday, November 17, starting at 8:00 am through noon in the Fellowship Hall. The church is located at 5250 Silas Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem. In response to Hurricane Florence, Maple Springs UMC volunteered to be the collection point for cleaning buckets. Thanks to the generosity of our Yadkin Valley District churches, they have collected almost 500 cleaning buckets. We have learned that the Mission Response Center in Terrell is in need of teams to go to the center and check the items in the cleaning buckets. They need to make sure that everything required to be in the buckets are indeed included. This must be done before they can ship them out to the needed areas. If a group from your church would like to assist the Mission Response Center in this task, please call Dwaine Morgan at to schedule a time. Resources Available from the District Resource Center The District Resource Center has several Advent studies available. If you haven t selected your study for Advent, stop by and browse the selections. There are also ideas for children s ministry as well.

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14 October 2018 Volume 7, Issue 10 Page 14 District Joys and Concerns We lift up prayers of healing for: Megan Garner, wife of Rev. Ron Garner (G3), Al Spicer, husband of Rev. Cindy Spicer (Snow Hill UMC) We extend our heartfelt sympathy to Rev. Dr. J. Hurley Thomas, III and his wife, Mary, on the death of Mary s mother, Connie Maltby of Palaka, Florida on October 1. We extend congratulations to Rev. Jennifer Hampton and husband, Joseph (Sunrise UMC) on the birth of their son, Edwin Emmanuel Hampton, on September 21. We also extend congratulations to Rev. Gary Elrod and wife, Sandra (Mocks UMC) on the birth of a granddaughter, Coco Wilder Elrod, on October 15. Upcoming District Dates October 21 LAITY SUNDAY - Laity Service Award Recognition Service, 3:00 p.m., First UMC, Pilot Mountain October 22 Davidson Missional Network Charge Conference, 7:00 p.m., Bethesda UMC, Lexington October 28 - South Surry Missional Network Charge Conference, 3:00 p.m., Stony Knoll UMC, Dobson October 29 - Thomasville Missional Network Charge Conference, 3:00 p.m., Mount Pleasant UMC, Thomasville October 30 Kernersville Missional Network Charge Conference, 7:00 p.m., Pine Grove UMC, Kernersville November 4 Yadkin Missional Network Charge Conference, 3:00 p.m., Center UMC Mocksville Missional Network Charge Conference, 6:00 p.m., First UMC November 5 Northeast Forsyth Missional Network Charge Conference, 7:00 p.m., Morris Chapel UMC November 8 UMAR Luncheon, Maple Springs UMC, 12:00-1:00 p.m. November 11 Mount Airy Missional Network Charge Conference, 3:00 p.m., Central UMC Northwest Forsyth Missional Network Charge Conference, 6:00 p.m., Faith UMC, Rural Hall November 18 West Forsyth Missional Network Charge Conference, 3:00 p.m., Concord UMC, Lewisville Western Winston-Salem Missional Network Charge Conference, 6:00 p.m., Trinity UMC, Winston-Salem November Thanksgiving Holidays DISTRICT OFFICE CLOSED November 29 - Eastern Winston-Salem Missional Network Charge Conference, 7:00 p.m. St. Paul UMC, Winston-Salem Yadkin Valley District Staff Michael F. Bailey, District Superintendent, , mbailey@wnccumc.org Randy C. Blanchard, Church Vitality Strategist, , rblanchard@wnccumc.org Jack N. Lawson, Mission Implementation Coordinator, , jlawson@wnccumc.org Amy Johnson, District Office Administrator, , ajohnson@wnccumc.org