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Methodist Men |
Senior
Ministries | Health & Well
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Ministries
Summary
| Pledge Card | History
We
need volunteers in the church nursery to
assist our paid staff on Sunday mornings. Please contact Wendy Riggsbee (wendyleeriggsbee@hotmail.com,
home 919-537-8494) to help.
Worship
- Services will be at 10 am
during Lent
At Amity’s Sunday Worship Service
beginning at 10:00 a.m. you will find: Beloved
traditional hymns on organ and piano (complemented by the occasional praise
song); anthems by the Chancel Choir; Children’s Time during the service, a warm,
diverse, inclusive
congregation open to all; and superb Biblically, community service, and outreach
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The
Way of the Cross
Community
Forum: Lenten Speakers
February
21 – March 28, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.
God
has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To
act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
–Micah 6:8
For
the 6 weeks of Lent, Amity will change its Sunday morning schedule. Worship
will be from 10:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m., followed by a coffee break time in the
Heiser Fellowship Hall and then a presentation by a community leader regarding
important and challenging social issues in Chapel Hill. The community is
invited as we embark upon this journey of faith, considering the pain and
suffering of the community around us and how we can take up our cross and make
a difference.
It
is The Way of the Cross.
Worship
Hour:
10:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
Coffee
Break:
10:55 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
(Fellowship Hall)
Community
Forum: 11:15
a.m.-Noon
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Fellowship
Fellowship
opportunities abound at Amity --
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Outreach
Amity
is active in reaching out to our community
IFC
| Prison
Ministry
| Justice United | Habitat
for Humanity | Community Appeals
The Inter-Faith Council (IFC) provides
shelter, food, direct services, advocacy and information to people in need.
Various Amity ministries serve dinner in the Community Kitchen at 100 W.
Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill on the 4th Friday of the month. Return
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Soup
Kitchen Serving Schedule | IFC
Web Page
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Volunteers
Needed
Friday,
March 26, 2010
The Community Kitchen is among the many services that IFC provides to
the less fortunate in our community.
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Spend less
than two hours this
month helping our less fortunate neighbors (5:30 - 7:00 pm). Meet at
100 W. Rosemary, Chapel Hill or call Roger Shumate, 732-5378) if you need
transportation.
Please contact Roger Shumate (732-5378, rcshumate@cs.com)
to learn more about how you can
share in this blessing each month.
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Each
month’s generous response
to the plea for volunteers to feed guests at the Inter-Faith Council (IFC)
shows the true spirit of Christian love!
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7:00
pm, Sunday,
Date tba
Sign-up
Deadline to Participate
Previous Sunday, 12 pm
contact Roger Shumate,
732-5378,
rcshumate@cs.com
I
was in prison and you visited me. Matthew 25:36
Click
here for printable flier.
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Prison
Ministry
Orange
Correctional Center
Hillsboro,
NC
Carpooling
from Amity, leaving at
7:00
pm for the 7:30 pm service.
Please
contact Roger Shumate,
732-5378,
rcshumate@cs.com,
for
more information about
this
very special ministry.
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Prison Ministry (Orange Co. Prison Unit
in Hillsborough)
3/29,
6/14, 9/27, 12/13 (7:30 p.m.)
Orange Correctional Center requires
advance notice of those who plan to participate in the prison ministry.
Please call or email Roger Shumate
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Justice
United
Amity
is a member organization with Justice
United.
Justice United in Community Effort (Justice
United) is a broad-based, multi-racial, multi-faith, multi-issue, strictly
non-partisan citizens' power organization dedicated to making change
on social justice issues (affordable housing, child care, healthcare,
education, living wages) affecting the lives of low- and middle-income
residents in Orange County. This is done through institution-based
leadership development; the building of relationships within and between
institutions; the identification of and research on issues of mutual
self-interest; and disciplined, organized action.
Justice United is affiliated with the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF),
the oldest and largest national organizing and leadership development
network in the United States. Justice United receives support from Triangle
Congregations Associations and Neighborhoods http://sites.google.com/site/trianglecan/
Habitat
for Humanity
Fourteen Amity volunteers showed up for our
first Habitat date of March 6! More dates are coming up; no construction
experience is necessary. Here's the flyer
with more information. Here's Habitat's weekly
update and volunteer instructions. We are building this family's home in
coalition with other UMC churches.
Cash donations are always welcome.
Future build days will run in shifts from 8:15
am to 4:30 pm. Lunch will be served.
Saturday, March 27
Saturday, May 1
Saturday, June 5
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Community
Appeals
The
Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County
needs GIFT CARDS– to grocery stores and multi-purpose stores (such as Wal-Mart
or Target) to provide clients with personal care items, and GAS CARDS– *to
assist us in getting a client to safety. To help, contact Colleen at
vccoordinator@fvpcoc.org or 929-3872.
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Missions
Team on the Trip Update
- 11/23/09
| CROP Walk | Stop
Hunger Now | Dominican Republic Mission
Trip |
Operation Christmas Child
Details of
Mission Trip to Dominican Republic
CROP
Hunger Walk
The
Chapel Hill-Carrboro CROP Hunger Walk will be Sunday, March 21, 2010.
Registration starts at 1:30 pm at Carrboro Town Commons.
Contact
Gayle Claris at 423-4233 or gclaris@earthlink.net
to learn more.
Stop
Hunger Now
On
Saturday, February 27, 2010, a coalition of over 80 people gathered in Amity's
Heiser Hall and packed 14,806 meals destined to feed hungry children in a
desperate part of the world.
"Water
for Life" DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC MISSION TRIP
Report
to Congregation What it was all
about
 
Marcos
Lykins
Missionary with Step by
Step With Jesus Mission in the Dominican Republic
 Amity’s
Mission Team traveled to La Romana, Dominican Republic during Thanksgiving Week
2009 expecting to build walls. But they built much more – they built
relationships and memories that will change them – and Amity – forever.
The physical
walls for a new schoolroom went up, cinder block by cinder block, bound together
by batch-after-batch of hand-mixed mortar. So to the spiritual walls of
relationships and bridges of God’s love were cemented by God’s gifts of joy,
laughter, and community. Read
more, see pics
Team members were: Gail Fanarjian, John Gibbs, Cindy
Green-Riggan, Margaret Moore, Roger Shumate, Michael Shumate, Nancy Sturdivant,
Donna Swahlan, and Woody Claris.
Here's the Step-by-Step
With Jesus Blog Here's their Facebook
Pitiful
Wages and Dirty Drinking Water
 Our
missions team assisted with providing the most basic of needs; pure, safe,
and clean drinking water in the Water for Life Project. Our team helped
install a water purification system on the first floor of a school building
and added a second story for the classroom. Children with swollen bellies from malnourishment
and unsafe drinking water are a common sight in this locale. We provided
much needed relief from this situation.
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Team on a Mission News Update: 11/23/09
Dear Amity family,
Below is an email I received from Pastor Mark Lykins in the Domincan
Republic. I hope this news will bring joy to your heart and a smile to
your face as you realize that it is by your prayers and financial
support "Amity Water" will be shared on a daily basis to those who
are thirsty. Let us continue to keep the Amity team and the people of
the DR in our thoughts and prayers.
I am so thankful for you, individually and as a faith community. Thank
you for making room for me as your pastor, and thank you for bearing
witness to the love of God in this world.
Love and blessings -
Tuck
And Jesus said, "For I was thirsty, and you gave me something to
drink..." The righteous replied, "When did we see you
thirsty and give you something to drink?" "Whatever you did
for the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me." Matthew
25:35-40
Hola Pastor Tuck,
I'll tell the team what you said tomorrow. They are one of the best of the 31
teams that I've had here...really! They are amazing. Roger really "got
it" today regarding learning that it was more important to build
relationships than the walls. I was so proud of each and every one of
them...really. And, the pastor at the church where they are building the room
on the second floor of the school decided to call the Purifiied, free water
porject "Amity Water" (in Spanish it's "Agua de Amistad -
Amity") as a way to give the team and your church honor for helping with
this project. The folks at his church made a sign that said that and put it up
today. So, every bottle of water (and there are 3,000 bottles given every day)
will be "Amity Water" bottles. Pastor Isidro was impressed with your
people on this team too. Everything is going so well on this team. I'll let
them know we talked again tonight. Blessings, Marcos.
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Operation
Christmas Child
 Operation
Christmas Child
brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world through
gift-filled shoe boxes and the Good News of God’s love. Since 1993, more than
69 million shoe boxes have been packed, shipped, and delivered across the globe.
People of all ages can be involved in this simple, hands-on mission’s project
while focusing on the true meaning of Christmas – Jesus Christ. Empty boxes
are available for pickup outside the fellowship hall.
THE OPERATION WAS A SUCCESS!
69 BOXES IN 2009 COMPARED TO 55 IN 2008
Many thanks to all who helped make Operation Christmas Child
such a success this year:
To those who lovingly packed their individual boxes (45 boxes),
To those who donated items and participated in the packing party
on November 15 (24 boxes).
And a special thanks to Carol Lucas for organizing it all!
What a wonderful way to start the holiday season, being blessed
ourselves as we reach out to make a difference in the lives of children in need
around the world.
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United
Methodist Women
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UMW at Amity meets on the 2nd Monday of the month at 12:30 p.m.
Refreshments are served. All women are invited to join us for fellowship
and a program. Click here for a list of planned
programs in 2009.
Nancy
Klatt, President 942-5318
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United
Methodist Men
Breakfast
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United
Methodist Men’s Breakfast
United
Methodist Men
invite all men to join them for a special time of food and fellowship.
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Senior
Fellowship Ministry
Senior Fellowship Outing is a great way to
enjoy companionship and travel in "style" (Amity's bus) to a variety
of local attractions. Watch this space to learn about each
adventure, which will also be posted with a sign up sheet on the hall bulletin
board and mentioned in the weekly bulletin insert.
The most recent
Senior Outing was on May 29, 2009 to the Raleigh
Farmer's Market. We had a wonderful breakfast outing filled with
fun and fellowship. All eleven attendees needed to walk a bit afterwards,
so we had a leisurely shopping stroll through the market for produce and other
goodies. Many thanks to all who attended . . . especially our subperb
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Health
& Well Being
Jazzercise
| Centering Prayer | Mental
Health
| Breast Cancer & Fitness
Study
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Support Groups |Free Flu Clinic
Jazzercise
at Amity starts March 22.
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Classes will be Monday, Tuesday,
& Thursday @ 6:00 p.m. and Sunday @ 4:00 p.m.
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“Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you…
glorify God in your body.” I Cor. 6:19-20
Taking care of
our physical bodies is one way that we glorify God. Come
get in shape while enjoying fun music and fellowship. Amity members’ monthly
discounted rate: $20. Contact: Ann
at akoonce@nc.rr.com or 919-971-3051 at Jazzercise
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Centering
Prayer
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5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Those
who participate find contemplation makes us more aware of God, our own needs
and the needs of others as we focus on the living Christ around us and
inside our very minds. Prayer in silence is just as effective and worshipful
as vocal praying, but requires education, training and practice. To learn
more, talk to Margaret Moore, Nancy Sturdivant or Pastor Tuck Taylor.
Please join us as we share in prayer. Details
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Mental
Health
| The
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Walk is May 1, 2010, leaving from
Dorothea Dix. |
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| Our next Faith Connections meeting will be March
26th in the multi-purpose room at St.
Thomas More at 3:30-5:00.
You have to enter through the church. Call
968-8600 for directions. If you have not attended before and are
planning to come, please let us know, if possible so we will know the
approximate number to prepare for. Contact: Gove Elder, gbelder@bellsouth.net
Our agenda will be as follows:
 | an evaluation of the February 21st panel
| a look as to how we continue to support faith groups that our
sponsoring programs related to mental illness
| the opportunity for advocacy and education through the NAMIWalk, May
lst
| the opportunity to attend NC Council of Churches Faith and Health
Summit Tuesday, March 23rd in Raleigh. One of the workshops will
be on mental health. We would like to send a contingent in order
to "be in the loop" and to network. Check out the site--
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Breast
Cancer & Fitness Study
| http://www.unc.edu/depts/exercise/
This is the link to the department web page
http://www.getrealandheel.com/
This is the link for the Get Real & Heel clinic which is what my
research will be contributing to
My name is Daniel Tysinger and
I am recruiting subjects for my masters’ research thesis. I
am looking for women age 25-75 that are healthy and not participating in a
regular exercise routine. The focus of my study is
comparing how healthy sedentary women compare to women who have had breast
cancer in variables like aerobic capacity, balance, flexibility and
strength.
Participation
in the study will consist of one visit to the Get Real & Heel research
clinic located on campus next to the Outdoor Education Center on Country
Club Rd. The session will lasts approximately one hour,
and consist of an array of physiological assessments which will include:
Resting
vitals – Heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation
Height,
weight and girth measurements
Estimation
of body fat percentage
Balance
assessment tests
A
submaximal aerobic endurance test that will consist of walking on a
treadmill
Four
weight training exercises using dumbbells and machines
Flexibility
testing
The
exercises will be moderate in nature, and if at any point it becomes too
vigorous, the exercise will be stopped
If you
would like more information, please contact me at dctysinger@gmail.com,
and I would be glad to answer any questions. There is no
monetary reimbursement for participation, but you will get a free fitness
assessment and information regarding your current health status.
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Support
Groups meeting at Amity
Gambler's Anonymous, Monday, 7
pm
Caduceus, Thursday, 8 pm
AA, Saturday, 8:30 am
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FREE Flu
Clinic!
Monday, Mar 22 9:00a to 7:00p
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA and the Orange County Health Department are
sponsoring a FREE H1N1 & Seasonal Flu Clinic on Monday, March 22, 2010
from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm at the YMCA located at 980 MLK Jr. Blvd. in Chapel Hill.
For more information, contact Nancy Chan with the YMCA, (919) 942-7601 x129,
or visit their website at www. read
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The Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA and the Orange County Health Department are
sponsoring a FREE H1N1 & Seasonal Flu Clinic on Monday, March 22, 2010
from 9:00am to 7:00pm at the YMCA located at 980 MLK Jr. Blvd. in Chapel Hill.
For more information, contact Nancy Chan with the YMCA, (919) 942-7601 x129,
or visit their website at www.CHCYMCA.org.
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Altar Flowers
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Celebrate
the special people or events in your life, beautify our church, and
enhance our worship experience by placing flowers in our Chancel.
Call the church for open dates or see the chart in the hall. |
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During Advent & Lent, the Chancel is decorated
with Poinsettias & Lilies. |
Please
r eserve your special date by
writing your name and
phone number on the flower chart in the back hall or calling Kim Batson at the church
office (967-7546). A notation
will be made in that Sunday’s bulletin and you are free to take the
flowers home after Sunday worship.
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do I get the flowers? Many people prefer to purchase (or bring
from their home garden!) and arrange the altar flowers themselves. You are
also welcome to order from the florist of your choice. Many members use Victoria
Park Florist in Chapel Hill. Please contact Worship Committee Chair
Nancy Klatt (942-5318; bnklatt@nc.rr.com
) if you need to make arrangements for flower deliver on Saturday.
Otherwise, just place them yourself Sunday morning, preferably no later
than 10:45 a.m.
Should I place one or two bouquets? The size, style, and
number of arrangements is entirely up to you. You may use our pair
of brass vases, which measure 7 1/4 inches high and 3 inches across at the
opening, or bring your own.
If you provide two arrangements, please place them on the back
wall flanking the candles and the Cross, as shown in the picture above.
You may place one arrangement on the piano. We hope to soon
purchase a table where single arrangements may be placed for more visibility.
Although we call them "Altar Flowers," the Altar is reserved
exclusively for the sacrament of Holy Communion.
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Ministries
Summary
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Monthly
United Methodist Women
United Methodist Men
Serving Dinner @IFC
Frequently
Fellowship Meals & Events
Mission Meals & Events
Prison Ministry (Quarterly)
Annually
Pumpkin
Patch
Christmas
Tree Sale
Christmas
Cantata
Easter
Egg Hunt
Vacation
Bible School
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Committees
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Administrative Council
Trustees
Outreach
Education
Missions
Nurture
Witness & Worship
Staff/Parish Relations
Youth Council
Facilities Use
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Lay Leadership
Finance
Nursery School Board
Stewardship
Christmas Tree
Publicity/Communication
Lay Person of the Year
Senior Ministries
Hamilton Scholarship
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Hosted by Amity
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Amity Preschool/Daycare
Boy Scout Troop & Pack 835
Girl Scout Troop #686
YMCA Youth Activities
Poetry Group
Chapel
Hill Homeschoolers
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AA
Caduceus
Gamblers Anonymous
Some programs of Univ. United Methodist Church
International
Women's English Club
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If you missed
Here's
the
PLEDGE CARD
Why
pledge?
Why
pledge?
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History
2009
History
& Homecoming Souvenir Booklet
April
26, 2009
Heritage Sunday, April
26, commemorated 51 years of Amity sharing the Good
News with Chapel Hill and each other. The
Rev. Cheryl Lawrence, a former member, preached.
Rev. Lawrence is currently pastor at Carr United Methodist Church in Durham.
What a wonderful celebration we had,
Sunday, April 6, 2008!
Click here for Souvenir Booklet
HISTORY
OF AMITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
As
the result of the new church building spurt of the 1950’s, the Rev. A. Mickey
Fisher was selected by the NC Conference to build a new Methodist church in the
north Chapel Hill area. The Rev. Fisher and the NC Conference acquired a
parsonage at the then numbered 18 Williams Circle where he held services in the
basement of the parsonage.
The
new church was first called the North Chapel Hill Methodist Church. “United”
was not added until the merger with the United Brethren Church in 1974. As the
initial membership grew, the fledgling church decided on the permanent name of
Amity United Methodist Church. The name Amity, which means “friendship” or
“friendly”, was recommended by charter member Lois Farrell.
Amity
received its charter on April 6, 1958 when the membership grew to 31 members. Rev.
Chancey D. Barcliff, the Durham Superintendent, preached the organizing sermon.
Methodist churches in Orange County were in the Durham District at that time.
The
new church purchased six acres of land at the current address, 825 North Estes
Drive and built a cinderblock chapel in 1958-1959.
This building, called the “Tree House,” is used for service-type
activities of the church, including scouting and YMCA after-school programs.
Since
its inception in 1959, the annual Christmas Tree Sale has provided funds for
many worthy purposes. The Halloween “pumpkin patch” at Amity is also a popular
Chapel Hill tradition.
Amity’s
caring, loving congregation has continued to grow under the fifteen pastors
following Rev. Fisher. A sanctuary and classrooms were added in 1968, and a
fellowship hall and additional classroom in 1993. In 1989, a parsonage was
purchased at 503 Tinkerbell in the Colony Woods subdivision of Chapel Hill.
Following
Jesus’ great commission, the members of Amity are reaching out to make
disciples of Jesus. In addition to our small Bible Study Groups, the
congregation helps the hungry at the Interfaith Shelter, conducts a prison
ministry at the Orange Correctional facility, supports Habitat for Humanity,
Forty Boxes of Food, and have taken advantage of many other mission
opportunities.
These opportunities are a blessing to the members of
Amity. The church has developed
into a very happy family of God!
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Amity
is proud to count the Rev. Vernon Tyson as a former interim pastor here.
Rev.
Tyson's Ministry of Justice and Reconciliation
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Rev. Tyson’s Ministry of
Justice
&
Reconciliation
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Our former
interim pastor,
Rev. Vernon Tyson, was honored by the North
Carolina Council of Churches on Tuesday, May 13, 2008.
He is one of three men who received their 2008 Distinguished Service
Award for leadership roles in working “sacrificially for the dignity and
equality of all God’s children and for the full inclusion of all in church and
in society.”
Following
the ceremony, Rev. Tyson returned to Shelby, NC where filming continues of the
movie based on the book by Rev. & Mrs. Tyson’s son Tim, “Blood Done Sign
My Name.” This autobiographical
account recalls the 1970 racial murder of Henry Marrow, the racial unrest that
followed the acquittal of three white suspects, and Rev. Tyson’s ministry of
reconciliation during that period.
Gastonia
native Jeb Stuart, son of a minister himself and screenwriter of “Die Hard”
and “The Fugitive,” is writing, directing, and producing the film.
Rick
Schroeder, whose credits include “Silver Spoons” and “NYPD Blue,” is
playing Rev. Tyson. Click here
for a side-by-side picture of the two.
The
Shelby Star has an excellent series of
articles about the filming of the movie, which can be accessed by clicking here.
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Combining
mission with fellowship, Amity is proudly hosted movie night with "The
Great Debaters" in our fellowship hall on Sunday, September 21, at 5:30
p.m. This event raised an additional $1112 for for Operation
Sharehouse!
We welcomed (and transported) a group of youth from Pine Knolls
Community Center who enjoyed dinner and watched this historic film with
us.
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Mark and Save the Date
Sunday,
September 21, 2008 5:30
"The
Great Debaters"
The
Great Debaters (http://www.thegreatdebatersmovie.com/)
is an inspirational movie, made in 2007, starring Denzel Washington.
"The
film, loosely based on a true story, revolves around the efforts of debate
coach Melvin
B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) at historically black Wiley
College to place his team on equal footing with whites in the
American South during the 1930s, when Jim
Crow laws were common and lynch mobs were a pervasive fear for
blacks. In the movie, the Wiley team eventually succeeds to the point
where they are able to debate Harvard
University." (Taken from, and credit to Wikipedia).
On
Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 5:30 pm Amity's missions small group will be
hosting a fundraising event which will include both dinner and a showing
of this movie. Further, final, and more complete event details will be forthcoming,
but please mark your calendars now and consider inviting extended
family, friends and acquaintances to join you for this time of inspiration,
breaking bread together, fellowship, and perhaps discussion. Look
forward to seeing you there.
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