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Please be in prayer for those are are going through bereavement.  Sis. Staci Torrence lost her mother last week and Elder Wilbur Lucas' youngest sister passed away yesterday.  Please keep them and their families in your prayers. Yesterday, we had a great Grief and Loss Workshop.  A couple of items really stood out to me.  One was that we often associate grief and loss with death but people can experience it over the loss of health, job, relationships, and more.  Another item was the reinforcement that it's okay to pour out your emotions to God .  God had the Psalms recorded to let us know it's okay.  David vented his feeling to the Lord in the midst of his suffering but he would always end on the steadfast love of God. All kinds of suffering (including grief and loss) are intended to train us to fix our eyes on the Lord.  We praise God for Deaconess Tasha Smith who did a great job conducting the workshop. After the service, we had our Churc...

Our church theme for 2018 is "Maturing in Christ: Growing and Reproducing Spiritually".  A part of spiritual maturity is praying.  We must continue to pray to express our dependence on God.  In light of all that's going on in the world today, we have much to pray for. Join us for our next Elder-led Prayer on Wednesday, January 24th, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.  If you are not able to attend but have prayer requests, you can submit them online . On Saturday January 27, Mt. Zion will host a Grief and Loss Workshop from 9 am until 1 pm conducted by Deaconess Tasha Smith .  Refreshments will be served.  Next Sunday after church, we'll have our first Church Family Meeting of the year.  All members are asked to stay for it. Congrats to Bro. Charles and Sis. Vanessa Howard who dedicated their baby daughter, Noelle, today.

As most of you know, Sis. Virginia Barnett lost her husband, Wallace, on Monday after a brief fight with cancer. The funeral services will be held on tomorrow, January 15, at Mt. Zion at 12:00 pm. There will be a time of visitation from 11:30 am to 12 pm. There will be a viewing today from 2-6 pm. at Lea Funeral Home in Raleigh. Please keep Sis. Barnett and her family in your prayers during their time of loss and bereavement. Mt. Zion will host a Grief and Loss Workshop on Saturday January 27, from 9:00am until 1:00pm. Please stop by the table, in the foyer, after service to sign up. Refreshments will be served. Contact Deaconess Tasha Smith for more information. Thanks to all who came out to the Benefit Concert yesterday to support our Brother Doug Long for a kidney transplant. If you missed it, you can click here to see the concert. To financially support Doug, go here . Deacon Cliff Hardaway shared his testimony about his heart surgery, recovery, and the death of h...

Happy New Year! Bible Study was canceled last week, so we'll be starting our next Bible Study series, The Gospel Primer, this Wednesday, January 10th, at 7pm. We will learn how the Gospel of Jesus Christ transforms our identities and reshapes our lives. This series will help you mature in the Gospel so that it flows naturally out of your life. Many of you know Bro. Doug Long , who is a deacon at our sister church New Life Ministries of Apex . Deacon Long is in need of a kidney transplant . New Life will have a Benefit Concert for Doug Long on Saturday, January 13th, at 4:00pm at Mt. Zion . Everyone is invited to come out and support Doug and Janice Long.