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Our next Virtual Prayer Rally will be on Tuesday, July 20th, at 7:00 pm. If you cannot attend, please submit your prayer request online on our Prayer Request form .  Next Sunday, we're having our Church Family Meeting right after the church service. The meeting will be in-person and on WebEx. We'll send out the special WebEx link . This will be an important meeting where we'll be discussing more plans for re-opening and we have a Board of Directors election. All members are asked to attend.  Please register for this year's VBS 2021: Run with Endurance: Stand, Walk, Run which will be on July 29 and 30 at 7:00 pm and July 31 at 10:30 am. My family and I are going on vacation this week so we'll be out next Sunday. Your prayers for our trip is greatly appreciated.

Thanks to all who served at the PACKHOPE event yesterday.     (email subscribers: click  here  if you can't see the video) We completed 29 pallets. Each pallet is 4,320 meals (30 boxes x 144 meals per box). So the unofficial count is 125,280 meals . We had 267 people check in to package meals. These numbers do not include Unto volunteers, event coaches and Mt. Zion volunteers in additional roles who did the check-in (which would be anywhere between 50 - 60 people). BIG thanks to Minister Matt Darby and Elder Sean Cherry for organizing our participation for the event.  Yes, we're having Vacation Bible School this year! VBS 2021: Run with Endurance: Stand, Walk, Run will be on site, July 29 and 30 at 7:00 pm and July 31 at 10:30 am. Register on Realm . If you have any questions, you can email christianed AT mtzioncary.org.

Happy Birthday to all July babies! Happy Anniversary to the July couples! Thank you all for signing up to serve at the PACKHOPE event on Saturday, July 10. Our morning session is overcapacity so please register for the afternoon session from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM. If you registered for the morning session and are able to switch to the afternoon session that would be helpful.  Happy 4th of July ! Enjoy the holiday with family and friends. And remember that true freedom is found only in Jesus Christ.

Congratulations to the Class of 2021! (email subscribers: click here if you can't see the video) We also recognize Donovan Bethea who graduated from Apex Friendship High School. He will be attending NC A&T to study Business Administration. Congratulations to all the 5th graders who are moving up to the Youth's Ministry's Spiritual Warriors class.  This year's winners of the J Allen Lewis Scholarship are... The 2nd place recipient of $500: Teara Anderson  The 1st place recipient of $1000: Jamari Dancy  Don't forget to register for the PACKHOPE event on Saturday, July 10. You can register for either the morning session from 10 AM - 1:30 PM or the afternoon session from 12 PM to 3:30 PM. We will share lunch and fellowship outdoors between sessions at 12 PM and 1:30 PM. Boxed lunch is provided at no cost. Please bring a blanket or your own lawn chairs for lunch. Please register by Monday, June 28. After that, we will allow those on our waitlist to fill any remain...

Our Cary PACKHOPE Experience is approaching fast. Mt. Zion has 40 volunteer positions remaining before we open it up to a waiting list that is already growing. We are partnering with seven other churches that will populate the other volunteer positions. We anticipate over 300 volunteers to help pack meals consisting of dried rice and dried beans on Saturday, July 10 .  You can register for either the morning session from 10 AM - 1:30 PM or the afternoon session from 12 PM to 3:30 PM. We will share lunch and fellowship outdoors between sessions at 12 PM and 1:30 PM. Boxed lunch is provided at no cost. Please bring a blanket or your own lawn chairs for lunch.  Please don't wait:  Register through Realm or email "packhope AT mtzioncary.org" or call 919-675-2692. We will allow our waitlist to fill our remaining spots by Monday, June 28, and spaces are filling up.  Next Sunday, we'll have a special recognition of our  High School graduates and announce the winner o...

Welcome to our latest members who have completed New Members Orientation:  LaDonna Bethea and Stacy Colbert   Our next Virtual Prayer Rally will be held on Tuesday, June 15th, at 7:00pm on WebEx . If you cannot attend, please submit your prayer request online .  Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 10.  We partner with Unto , the humanitarian ministry of Cru, to pack 120,000 rice & bean meals for people worldwide. Cary PACKHope is a family-friendly event for kids 12 years and older and will make a significant difference in the lives of families living in the most challenging places on earth. You can volunteer to pack meals and pray for the people groups receiving the meals. There is no cost to participate as a volunteer. Registration details will come shortly. If you are interested in volunteering to pack meals or operate in a hosting capacity for this event, please contact Matt Darby for more details.

Happy Birthday to all the June babies!  Happy Anniversary to all the June couples!  You can relieve the suffering of hungry people by joining us for our PACKHope Experience on Saturday, July 10. We are partnering with Unto , the humanitarian ministry of Cru, to pack 120,000 rice & bean meals for people worldwide. This event will be family-friendly for kids 12 years and older and will make a significant difference in the lives of families living in the most challenging places on earth. Come join us at Mt. Zion with nine other partnering churches.  Our 24-hour Prayer Rally starts tomorrow at 7am. We want to have members of the church praying around the clock for repentance, restoration, and revival. Members should have received the prayer guide and model yesterday via Realm. We'll also be fasting from 1 meal a day from Monday through Saturday.  Next Sunday, I'll be preaching at Christ Family Church  at their 11am virtual service for Pastor Patricio Wilson'...

Please keep Sis. Hattie Williams in your prayers. She is currently at the Swift Creek Health Center until Tuesday. For those who like to contact her, additional details about her phone and room number was sent out via Realm.  As part of our pastoral prayers for revival next month, we'll be having a special 24-hour Prayer Rally . The theme is “Repentance, Restoration, & Revival” with the focus on praying for the church. We want members to sign up for 30 minute slots prayer slots from June 7th, 7 am through June 8th, 7 am. There are plenty of available slots especially from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm. We'll also be fasting the week of 6/7. We'll have a prayer guide for you to use. It will be available on June 1 . Contact Sis. Sandra Broadwater for more information.  I would like to wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day . As more people are getting out, many people use this Memorial Day weekend for travel, shopping, or cookouts. But let's remember that Memorial Day is for r...

Next month's pastoral prayer topic is Revival . As part of our pastoral prayers for revival, we'll be having a special 24-hour Prayer Rally. The theme is “Repentance, Restoration, & Revival” with the focus on praying for the church. We want members to sign up for 30 minute slots prayer slots from June 7th, 7:00 am through June 8th, 7:00 am. We'll also be fasting the week of June 7th. The event is being coordinated by our Prayer Team. Sign-up and more details are forthcoming but you can contact Sis. Sandra Broadwater for more information.  Thank you all for your prayers and support for Sis. Josephine Singleton and family during the homegoing services for Evangelist Barry Singleton . Sis. Josephine will need our support in the months to come so let's continue to be there for her and Liz and Auggie (in particular).  We want to encourage you all to come back to the church for in-person worship. As COVID numbers and hospitalizations continue to fall, let's not for...

My dear brother in Christ, Evangelist Barry Singleton has passed. He went into the hospital early Saturday morning and passed that evening. My heart is heavy at the loss of this dear brother, but I’m thankful that he is no longer suffering but is with the Lord. Please keep his wife Josephine, daughters Shannon and Liz, and the grandchildren in your prayers.  Don't forget to register for the 5K walk/run that Mt. Zion is doing with Trinity Park Church on Saturday, May 22 at 8:00am. This will support Corral Riding Academy that ministers to at-risk girls. Contact Evangelist Tayon Dancy for more information.  Our next Virtual Prayer Rally will be held on Tuesday, May 18th, at 7:00 pm on WebEx . If you cannot attend, please submit your prayer request online.

Mt. Zion is partnering with Trinity Park Church for a 5k (3.1 miles) walk/run on Saturday, May 22 at 8:00am. We will walk at the Black Greenway Trail off of Maynard Road near the church. The mission is to support Corral Riding who ministers to and supports at-risk girls and for us to show love in action with our neighboring church. Register today . Contact Evangelist Tayon Dancy for more information.  Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers! But we should acknowledge that Mother's Day can be bittersweet for many for various reasons. Some of you have lost your mother. Take comfort in God, our heavenly Father. The Bible says that God watches over His people like a hen who protects her chicks under her wings. If you are in Christ and your mother was in Christ, then you shall see her again.  Some mothers have lost children (some by miscarriages or abortion). God has mercy on children and I truly believe you shall see your child one day in eternity. And even if you have aborted ...

Minister James Warmack preached today on James 1:2-4 , 12 on the topic "Perseverance in Suffering: How Committed Are You?" .  We have arrived at the BEST month of the year! This month I will celebrate my 50th birthday ! Happy Birthdays to all May babies. Happy Anniversaries to May couples.   We finished our study of Romans and now we'll start digging into 1 Corinthians in our Adult and Youth Bible Study. We start with the theme of “Let's Examine Ourselves Closely”.  Don't forget to register for our next Virtual Theological Seminar on Saturday, May 8th, at 9 am ET on “Thinking Biblically About Transgenderism” . We will dive into understanding the worldview behind Transgenderism and how should believers think and respond to it. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Peter Goeman, a professor at Shepherds Theological Seminary in Cary, NC.

We're taking a little break from 1 Peter but we'll resume on 5/23.  Congrats to our first quarter Youth Scholars ! (email subscribers: click here if you can't see the video) We had our Church Family Meeting today after the service.  A few items from the meeting... Please join us on Saturday, May 8th, at 9:00 am ET for our next Virtual Theological Seminar on “Thinking Biblically About Transgenderism”. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Peter Goeman, a professor at Shepherds Theological Seminary in Cary, NC. He will help us understand the worldview behind transgenderism and how we can respond from a biblical worldview. Please register here for the free seminar. In 2019, we had a PACKHope event with other churches to package seeds to send to countries in need of a sustainable food supply. We are now preparing for another large PACKHOPE event with Unto , the humanitarian aid ministry of Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ International). On Saturday, July 10th, the event will be h...

Join us for an hour of prayer at our Virtual Prayer Rally on Tuesday, April 20th, at 7:00pm on WebEx . If you cannot attend, please submit your prayer requests online .  Our next Church Family Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, April 25th, following church service. All members are asked to attend. The special WebEx link will be sent out this week.  Please join us on Saturday, May 8th, at 9:00 am ET for our next Virtual Theological Seminar on “Thinking Biblically About Transgenderism” . We will take a deeper dive into the scriptures to learn what the scriptures reveal about this topic that has recently gained greater visibility and exposure in our society. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Peter Goeman, a professor at Shepherds Theological Seminary in Cary, NC. Please register here .

I would like to officially welcome Sis. Stacey Colbert and her daughter, Charliese to the Mt. Zion family as they came forward after the Easter service to join the church. Sis. Colbert is the daughter of Bro. Charlie & Sis. Marlene Pritchett. Our next Virtual Prayer Rally will be held on Tuesday, April 20th, at 7:00 pm on WebEx . Join us for an hour of corporate prayer. If you cannot attend, please submit your prayer requests online .  Mark your calendar for our next Virtual Theological Seminar on May 8 at 9am. Our topic will be " Thinking Biblically about Transgenderism ". More details to come.

Happy Easter! The message of Easter is summed up by four commands: Come and See , Go and Tell . Come to Jesus who died on the Cross for your sin yet now lives. See that the tomb is empty. Go into the world to testify that Jesus is alive. Tell others that Jesus loves and wants them to come to Him for salvation. Next Sunday, we're back to our only virtual services and we'll be resuming our series in 1 Peter called Hope While Enduring Suffering .  Happy Birthday to those celebrating a birthday in April! Happy Anniversary to our April couples!

Join us for our Virtual Good Friday service on 4/2 at 6:30 pm as we look at Jesus Christ, Our Substitute .  On Saturday, 4/3, we will have a Drive-by Easter Surprise from 11:30 am -1 pm. Drive through our parking lot to receive your surprise. Baskets for children 7 and under. Goody Bags for older Kids. Hot Dogs to go for everyone. Guests are welcome. Please register including your kids and guests so we'll be able to prepare.  On Sunday, 4/4, we'll have a special outdoor Easter service  at 10 am. Join us in-person in our parking lot where you can sit outside or sit in your cars. We will still stream the service online for those not attending in person. We will celebrate Communion on Easter if you're not attending in-person, stop by the church on Monday, Wednesday, or Saturday to pick up communion kits or prepare your items at home.  Today is Palm Sunday which commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem knowing that He would be tried and crucified and rise f...

Bro. Jae Smith delivered the message today entitled " Be... " from Habakkuk 2:20 . He exhorted us to "Be in the presence of God" and "Be listening to the Holy Spirit". It’s March Madness and we're going to have a little "madness" of our own with a friendly game of Family Feud during our V irtual Game Night on 3/27. Registration in REALM is required for all players. Spots are limited. Only sign up if you are committed to attendance. Guests are allowed. Please register ASAP as this will help the organizers prepare for the game.  Mark your calendars and get ready for our Easter weekend where we will celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We're having a Virtual Good Friday service on 4/2 at 6:30pm. Since we won't be having our traditional Easter Egg Hunt, we'll be having a Drive-by Easter Surprise on 4/3 from 11:30am-1pm. Drive through our parking lot to receive your surprise. Baskets for children 7 an...

Today was My Hope Sunday where our members invited people to tune into the service to hear about the Gospel and our hope in Jesus Christ. Deacon Shaun Johnson shared his My Hope testimony. (email subscribers: click here if you can't see the video) My sermon was on " What is God doing with COVID-19? ".  Now I don't presume to know exactly what God is doing with this pandemic but God has revealed to us some of the things He is doing in this world through His Word. My three major points of what is God doing with COVID-19 are: God is showing us the horror of sin God is giving us a wake-up call for Christ's return God is calling us to repent You check out the full sermon here . I don't know what your experience with the church has been but God intends for the church to be a family. We care for one other, especially during life's difficulties. If you're not a part of a church community, I would encourage you to join one where others can care for you and ...

We're going to take a little break from 1 Peter and we'll be back to our series after Easter on 4/11.  Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthdays in March!  Happy Anniversaries to our March couples. Travis & Laurie Anderson - 3/4 Wendell & Brittany Graham – 2 years on 3/21  Minister Jae & Kelly Smith – 9 years on 3/3 Vernon & Jordan Best – 12 years on 3/7  Zach & Belinda Steele – 12 years on 3/21  Elder Roderick & Minister Harrison – 35 years on 3/30  Earnest & Sandra Smith – 38 years on yesterday  My Hope Sunday is next Sunday. If you haven't done so yet, use the digital invitation to invite your guests to watch the service. Please continue to submit the names of those you're inviting as we'll continue praying for them this week.  To prepare our hearts for My Hope Sunday, we'll be having members share their testimonies about their hope in Jesus. Today, we heard from Sis. Aretha Rice . (email subsc...