Special Announcements
All church face-to-face activities are cancelled. Members can still watch services online and participate in ministry activities. Make online contributions through the Givelify app or through Online Giving. You can also mail your contributions as well.
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Attention Ladies: The Leadership for Women Ministry invites all women to attend its Women’s Spring Institute. This annual event will be held virtually via Zoom & Facebook Live on Thursday, March 25 & Friday, March 26 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Dynamic Impact Speakers Group, LLC (Sis. Karen Hodge Thomas & Sis. Vicki Hodge Lynch) will facilitate the sessions entitled “Answering God’s Call” with Micah 6:8 as the foundational scripture. You must register in advance for this meeting. Questions or items that you would like to have addressed during the sessions can be submitted to HodgeSisters@hodgesisters.com. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. PLEASE do not share your registration link. It is unique to you; each woman must complete her own registration. If assistance is needed with registration, contact Karen Thomas.
GPBC Marriage Enrichment
Engaged and married couples are invited to join the next session March 20 from 10 a.m. – noon. Participants will engage in meaningful whole group and small group discussions via Zoom. Couples are asked to join with video on and to jointly use one device. Deacon and Deaconess Nowlin will facilitate the discussion based on the book entitled Love to Stay: Sex, Grace and Commitment by Adam Hamilton. The author explores how, with the help of God, we can make love last. Contact Cheleta Caulton with questions. Join the Marriage Enrichment Meeting Meeting ID: 260 349 4730; passcode 987358
Girl Scout Cookie Time!
- Financial Psychology
- Budgeting
- Credit Profile
- Loans & Debt
- Risk Management
- Retirement Planning
Classes are limited to 95 students, so please register as soon as possible. Register for WINDS Financial Literacy to participate. Classes are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. the second and fourth Saturdays until March as follows: Jan 9 & 23, Feb 13 & 27 and Mar 13 & 27.
True Vine Ministry (TVM) shares information below from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). For many, shelter-in-place requirements are demanding on minds, bodies and spirits. Therefore, True Vine Ministries is providing a series of tips and resources intended to enhance physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being.

- Sister Theritha Duren lost her daughter, Pamela Duren Tuesday 2/16. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
- Greater Providence lost one of our ministers, Rev. Virginia Henderson, Monday, 2/15.
Dr. Virginia Henderson’s funeral is 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 27, at Enloe Mortuary 231 North Lafayette St. in Shelby, NC 28150. Contact the funeral home by phone at 704-487-9598 or 704-487-9599. Fax 704-487-1504.
- Members who are grieving the recent loss of loved ones include Sister Phyllis Worthy (mother, Marie Smarr); Sheryl Best (mother, Geneva Hedgepeth); Sister Daisy Faison (son, Charles Faison); Deacon David Hughes (brother, George Hughes); and Sister Brinda Locke (uncle, Adolph Brown).
- Prayer is requested for Sister Claudia Sullivan in the passing of her mother, Mrs. Flora Mae Brown. Mrs. Brown resided in Dorchester, Mass. and she was 99 years old at the time of her passing today.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Applications are now open for the R.H. Boyd Family Endowment Fund! This is an exciting opportunity for college students looking to continue their education or churches and organizations looking to finance projects or programs. Interested students, churches, and organizations can apply online. View the full list of requirements and terms. But don’t wait – the application deadline is March 31, 2021.
Scholarship Opportunity
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. Queen City Metropolitan Chapter is currently accepting applications for scholarships. Visit the National Coalition of 100 Black Women website to apply. High School Deadline: March 14, 2021; Adult Deadline: May 7, 2021
Community Culinary School of Charlotte Offers FREE Training
CCSC’s Workforce Training program is a creative solution to the interwoven problems of unemployment, hunger and homelessness. We address the root cause of poverty rather than symptoms – unemployment. We do more than hand someone a fish – we teach students how to clean, cook and sell fish! We provide paths to careers in the food service industry for adults whose barriers include: lack of skills, incarceration, addiction, homelessness, and Veterans’ re-integration issues. CCSC’s overarching program goal is for graduates to move from dependency to self-sufficiency through stable employment. Visit the CCSC website to learn how this program may help you to become gainfully employed.
Senior adults may use this vaccine registration link to create an account and schedule a vaccination at Bojangles Coliseum. Individuals in the 1B category (75+) are eligible to participate in the process at this time. Telephone number is 980-314-9400.
Applications are being accepted for the N.C. Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program which will assist eligible low- and moderate-income renters experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. Renters who need rent or utility assistance can apply for the HOPE program online. Applicants who cannot access the online application can call 2-1-1 Monday-Friday between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. for assistance.
Charlotte Area Fund (CAF) Offers Help
The Charlotte Area Fund offers a wide array of support and resources in the areas of education, mental health, finances and career development. The most recently announced opportunity is classes for Fiber Optic/Broadband jobs. The six-week program will prepare candidates for jobs with a $42,000 entry level salary. Visit CAF’s website for information on the classes which are 11/2/2020 – 12/3/2020.
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