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  • Church gives $2,628 for Strength for Service books

    December 12th, 2011

    CORNELIUS, N.C. -- Mt. Zion UMC raised a whopping $2,628 to provide Strength for Service to God and Country books for members of the armed services at a September 11 service. The 1,600-member congregation also gave 160 books to local police officers, fire fighters and emergency medical technicians, and they gave 100 copies to the USO of North… … read more

  • UM Men present copies of historic book of devotions to sheriff's department

    November 10th, 2011

    Photo: UM Men of Bethany UMC in Wanchese, N.C. present copies of Strength for Service to God and Country books of daily devotionals to Dare County Sheriff’s Department employees. From left: UM Men member Johnnie Robbins, Sergeant Padilla, Sheriff Doughtie, Deputy Walston, and UM Men President Douglas Drummond. WANCHESE, N.C. –– Dare County… … read more

  • Plan for Veteran’s Day

    November 2nd, 2011

    As you plan for Veterans’ Day events, don’t forget Strength for Service to God and Country. It is a perfect time to raise funds for the book to be given to deployed troops. Visit www.strengthforservice.org for information about the book and ways to donate. While we continue to set our thermostats at comfortable levels and complain … … read more

  • Chaplains invited to order free copies of historic book

    August 26th, 2011

    Photo:Chaplain Ken Walden, right, hands out a copy of Strength for Service to God and Country. BALTIMORE, Md. –– Some 400 U.S. Army chaplains attending an Aug. 22-24 national training event were invited to provide free copies of a revised and updated World War II book of daily devotions to their troops. Larry Coppock, a staff executive with… … read more