Church News – May 13, 2015
Church News Please send your church news to: editor@newsandpress.net St. John UMC Annual Banquet Gala presents “Traveling To Glory” Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at St. John UMC, in the Multi-Purpose Building on 214 West Seven Pines St., Oates Community, Lamar. Donation $20.00. Celebration at Round O Round O Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Aide will celebrate the 48th Anniversary Celebration on May 17 at 5:00 p.m....
Keeping the Faith – Minimum Protection, Maximum Support
Walt Disney is after your mother. Exhibit A: Bambi. Before the boy can celebrate his first birthday his mother is shot and killed. Exhibit B: Dumbo. His mother is locked away as she protects him from the jeering crowds because of those massive ears. Exhibit C: Cinderella. She must suffer humiliation at the hands of her wicked stepmother and stepsisters. Exhibit D: Snow White, a naïve, beautiful teenager, again, at the mercy of her...
Bethea Baptist Retirement Community opens Aquatic Center
On Friday, May 1, Bethea Baptist Retirement Community opened their new Aquatic Center with a dedication service in the Sidney Sutton Chapel. Built with funds raised by residents, staff, and friends of Bethea, this year-round, state of the art, indoor pool & spa will be the first retirement community Aquatic Center in the Pee Dee area! According to Bethea Executive Director, Ben Spurling, he and many of his residents had a vision...
Church of the Week: St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
On August 1, 1900, The Rev. Albert Sidney Thomas took charge of St. Matthew’s. Thomas was a much-respected priest, and was known in the Episcopal circles as a preacher who moved congregations forward and challenged them to improve their buildings. The timing was right for the growth of St. Matthew’s as the town of Darlington experienced tremendous growth in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Plans were immediately set in motion to build a new edifice for the Episcopal community in Darlington.
On the pageant trail
Young ladies from the South Carolina Sweet Potato Festival- Teen Payton Lang and Palmetto Princess Chandler Jordan, and Miss Falcon representing the Miss Darlington Pageant.
DCDSNB announces employee awards
The Darlington County Disabilities & Special Needs Board (DCDSNB) held its annual Employee Awards and Recognition Ceremony earlier this spring to award employees’ achievement under two categories: Service Awards and Recognition of Excellence. Service Awards are presented to employees who have demonstrated agency loyalty for five or more years of service.