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Welcome our newest members who completed NMO and their membership interview:  Bro. Van Johnson  Bro. William and Sis. Patricia Weeks Thanks to all who came out yesterday to help keep our church clean .  We had 47 members (26 from leadership) come out to clean. We cleaned all marked areas. The least amount of time worked was 1 hour and the most amount of time worked was 4.45 hours. The total hours worked collectively was 118, which saved the church $3,540 in cleaning costs.  Sadly, many Christians have fallen for the narrative that “Christianity is a White Man's Religion”. Join us on Friday, Feb 17th at 6:00 PM for the movie UNSPOKEN .  This wonderful documentary takes an in-depth look into the Christian heritage of Africa and people of African descent, intended to dispel the notion of Christianity being an exclusively white man’s religion. You will not want to miss this.

Thanks to everyone who participated and served at our MLK Walk for Hope . Here's a summary of what God enabled us to do:  Over 50 boxes of donations were received  368 Participants-279 in Realm and 89 registered in person  30+ Volunteers, including Mt. Zion members (Children's, Deacons,, Hospitality, IT, Security, Ushers, Kim Roberts, Shebbie Coppage & MLK Planning Committee Members - Val Anderson, Laurie Anderson, and Tam Jones )  28 Hope Cards were made in the children's activity area. The cards will be distributed to children's hospitals and homeless shelters by the Hope for Kids organization.  Part of our mission is to Serve the Community . The church gathers to worship on Sundays and then scatters into the community during the week to be a witness for Christ. It's so nice to see our members out serving in their local communities. Check out this MLK Weekend Recap Video: (RSS subscribers: click here )   We have a Church Clean Up on Sat., 1/28, from ...

We recognize those who came forward recently : Trina Briggs - Rededicated Her Life to Christ  Carlen Hamilton - Joined Under Watch Care & Trusted Christ as Personal Savior  We also welcome our latest New Members who have completed their New Members Orientation: Preston and Dana Clark Giving Statements for 2022 are now available for you to pick up at the Welcome Center. Your statements are also available in Realm if you want to print them at home.  Our Sister 2 Sister Mentoring Program kicks off next Friday, January 20. We want to ignite and foster discipleship relationships where older women can disciple younger women, and younger women can get disciples.  On Monday, Jan 16th at 9 am, we are sponsoring a WALK FOR HOPE as part of the Town of Cary's MLK Dreamfest weekend. We are partnering with Hope Connection International to raise awareness for and donate much-needed personal hygiene items to the survivors of abuse & addiction. In addition, to the walk (a...

Welcome to all who recently came forward to join the church : Brittany Tinnin - Joined on Christian Experience  William & Patricia Weeks - Joined on Christian Experience  Warren Carrington - Joined, Rededicated His Life to Christ, and  Mickell Daley - Joined, Trusted Christ as Personal Savior  Wayne & Tomeico Faison - Joined on Christian Experience  I am pleased to announce that Deacon Larry Fortenberry will become an elder candidate!  Happy Birthdays to our January babies... Happy Anniversary to our January couples... And James and Annie Brice will be celebrating 47 years on 1/9.   Our Senior Birthday Surprise for January is Sis. Thelma Hunter. The Titus 2 Women's Ministry gave special recognition and a gift to Deacon Perry Johnson for all his help with setups for Titus 2 events.   In celebration of the legacy of Dr. Martin L. King Jr., Mt. Zion has partnered with the Town of Cary to participate in the MLK 2023 Dreamfest weekend,...

Our church theme for 2023 is Bearing Witness to the Gospel of Christ . The theme verse is Acts 1:8 . We want to focus on being effective witnesses for Jesus at home and outside of the church.  Join us for our New Year's Eve service at 10pm. After midnight, we will celebrate Communion. And we will NOT have service on New Year's Day.  Mt. Zion has partnered with the Town of Cary to participate in the MLK 2023 Dreamfest weekend to honor Dr. Martin L King Jr’s legacy through service. We have a Walk of Hope on January 16th starting at 9am to raise awareness for survivors of abuse & addiction. We're asking people to bring donations to the walk. You can register in Realm.  MERRY CHRISTMAS! This Christmas, let us celebrate the salvation brought by the virgin-born, Son of God, Jesus Christ!

Praise Reports Deacon Phil Blango's surgery to remove cancer went very well. He's out of ICU and in a regular room. He's started moving around with the help of a walker. Sis. Angela Perry's daughter was diagnosed with terminal cancer with only a few months to live. She recently had a scan done that showed no cancer present!! There will be no Bible Study for the next couple of weeks. We'll resume on January 4th by starting our study in the book of Acts. Read chapters 1-4 in preparation.  Sunday, we're moving our service from 10 am to 8 am. Join us on Christmas morning as we recognize and celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior. There will be no service at 10 am.  Invite someone to join us for our New Year's Eve service at 10pm. After midnight, we will celebrate Communion. And we will NOT have service on New Year's Day.  I enjoyed lunch with college students after church today. We talked about the best and worst things about college, challenges to th...

Bro. Julius Brown went to be with the Lord last night. Elders Bullock, Dunn, and I had an opportunity to visit with him before his death. Please keep his widow, Sis. Doris and her family in your prayers. Deacon Phil Blango was admitted to ICU with fluid in his lungs. He's doing much better and should be coming home today or tomorrow.  Happy Birthday to our December babies: On 12/2, Sis. Lois Arrington celebrated her 97th birthday !  Happy Anniversary to our December couples:  George & Daureen Richards is celebrating 23 years Jerome & Antoinette Norton is celebrating 25 years Rick & Maureen Holland is celebrating 36 years   Our Senior Birthday Surprise goes to Sis. Jean Strudwick. Since Christmas falls on Sunday, we will move our service up to 8 am. For New Year's, we're having our NYE service at 10 pm and we'll have Communion after midnight. So we will NOT have service on New Year's Day.  The Youth Ministry will have a Gamer's Lounge on 12/1...

Congrats to Jamiyah Clark on getting baptized today! We are going to take a break from Hebrews and we'll resume the second part in January.  We welcome the following family that joined last Sunday: Preston & Dana Clark (with daughter Kalyn) joined on Christian Experience. Welcome to Mt. Zion! In Bible Study, we've been studying the Life of Christ for the whole year. On Wednesday, we begin our study of Jesus' final days of earthly ministry in our series The Risen Christ .

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Welcome to our newest member who completed NMO and her membership interview: Sis. Darlene Evans  God has blessed us with quite a few new members joining us during the pandemic. After the service today, we had a Meet & Greet with our newer members who joined in 2020 and after.  There's no Bible Study on this Wednesday so everyone can spend time with family to prepare for Thanksgiving. We'll resume on 11/30 with the conclusion of this year's study of the Life of Christ .  I wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!  Let us be grateful for all that God has done for us and enjoy time with family and friends.  (As a side note, after Thursday, you may proceed with celebrating the Christmas season 😆)

Recently Come Forward: Jamiyah Clark - Trusted Christ as Personal Savior & Candidate for Baptism  Darlene Evans - Joined on Christian Experience  We are thankful for all of our veterans in the church.  We have a special invitation for Saturday, December 10 from Corral Riding Academy , a faith-motivated nonprofit that equips adolescent girls in high-risk situations. This holiday event is free from 10 am to 1 pm. This would be a great chance to meet the youth, learn about Corral Riding’s mission, and prepare to serve as a part of our church-wide outreach with Corral Riding.  I will email via Realm the registration link this week. Contact Evangelist Tayon Dancy if you have any questions.  Ladies, your next Titus 2 TEA is on 11/19 at 9am. The speaker will be Missie Branch, Assistant Dean of Students to Women at SEBTS . You will be discussing building a sisterly community. Registration via Realm and the QR code closes on Tuesday.  Our last Prayer Rally f...

Happy Birthday to our November babies! Happy Anniversary to our November couples... Van and Joann Johnson celebrating 1 year on 11/12 Lawrence and Kim Roberts celebrating 24 years on 11/14 Will and Contina Lucas celebrating 25 years on 11/15 Larry and Susan Fortenberry celebrating 37 years on 11/21 Sean and Angelique Cherry celebrating 38 years on 11/24 Our Senior Birthday Surprise goes to Deacon Robert Hunter! Starting next Sunday, November 13, the women will be gathering on every second Sunday to pray at 8am. This will be a time of seeking God to work in our lives, the lives of those we intercede for and to pray over Foundation Fellowship and the worship service.  We have launched free access to RightNow Media for all of our members. It's been called the Netflix of video Bible studies. RightNow Media contains a huge library of video biblical content that will help with our theme of Moving to the Right: Growing as a Disciple of Christ . These Bible study videos can be used as...

Please keep the following individuals in your prayers who are dealing with health-related problems:  John Thorne – at home recovering from a heart issue  Joselyn Cepeda – dealing with health issues  Van Johnson – at home recovering from surgery  Lou Eldridge – at home recovering from surgery  Mother Roxie Barnett – dealing with a lot of pain;  desiring to be with the Lord  Please pray for the following members who have bereavements : Mary Higginbotham (the passing of her son)  Rasheeda Oliver (the passing of her aunt)  Aprile King (the passing of her younger sister)  We had our last Church Family Meeting for the year right after the service today. Here are a few highlighted items from the meeting: We're making a change to Foundation Fellowship in ‘23. Since it seems people enjoy the times that we break out into separate Men and Women's classes, we'll be having separate classes for two months and then combined for two months. So we'll ha...

Today, we started a new series in the book of Hebrews called “ Jesus is Better ”. The author of Hebrews is unknown. Even though we may not know the human author, we know that the Holy Spirit is the author! This letter was written in the first century, probably before 70 A.D. Hebrews was written to address those Jews who were thinking about going back to Judaism. They professed belief in Jesus but for whatever reason (perhaps persecution and hardship) they were being tempted to go back to the old system of Judaism.  Hebrews contains several warnings to keep people on the right path. The major theme of Hebrews is: Jesus Christ is greater than any angel, prophet, priest, old covenant institution, or anything else so hold onto your faith. I want to remind everyone of our MAPS group... Mature Adults Praying and Studying. This group meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 10 to 11:30AM at the church. If you're interested in spiritually growing with likely minded saints...

It was a pleasure and privilege to preach at Vision Church today for their 12th Church Anniversary. I preached " God Has Made Us Rejoice " from Nehemiah 12:31-43 . You can catch my sermon here .  While I was away, Minister Matt Darby preached at Mt. Zion on " Knowing God’s Voice " from John 12:27-37 . Thanks to all who attended the panel discussion, From the Womb to the Tomb , yesterday. It was a great discussion. If you missed it, the video is available on our YouTube channel .  Our next Prayer Rally will be Tuesday, 10/18, from 7 to 8pm. Our Youth Ministry will be hosting the rally and it will be at the church in the sanctuary as well as on Webex . Join us for a time of corporate prayer. If you can't make it, you can submit your prayer request online.  Next Sunday, we start a new sermon series in the book of Hebrews called “ Jesus is Better ". Please read chapters 1-2 in preparation.  If you're interested in being a part of the Nehemiah Team that ...

Today was My Hope Sunday . Members invited many guests to attend. I preached on "The God of Hope" from Romans 15:13 .  God is the God of hope so believe in Him. He provides joy, peace, and hope through the person and work of Jesus Christ. We also had another My Hope testimony. (RSS subscribers: Click here to watch the video) We welcome our newest member who has completed New Members Orientation and his membership interview: Bro. Gary “CJ” Sutton  Many people say that the Bible is not relevant to our modern times. But the Bible is God's wisdom and contains truth that transcends culture and times. On 10/15 at 10 AM, we're going to have a special panel called From the Womb to the Tomb to discuss God's design for family, marriage, sex, and human flourishing in light of the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. My hope is to help us all think biblically about these manners. There will be a time for Q&A.  We are forming a new team called the Nehemiah Team . Just as Nehemia...

Happy Birthday to our October babies... Happy Anniversary to our October couples... Our October Senior Birthday Surprise goes to Sis. Phyllis Boulware! And we had an extra surprise for Bro. Ed Cochrane-Brown who helps bake the desserts for the birthday surprises. On 10/15 at 10 AM, we're going to have a special panel discussion, From the Womb to the Tomb , on God's design for family, marriage, sex, and human flourishing in light of the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. My hope is to help us all think biblically about these manners. There will be a time for Q&A.  Next Sunday is My Hope Sunday . All of our members are asked to commit to inviting at least one unbeliever or unchurched person to join us at church on My Hope Sunday. During that service, we will share the hope we have in Jesus Christ.  We brought our commitment cards with the names of those we're inviting to the altar and prayed over those names for salvation and restoration. We're having testimonies of hope...

Join us on Saturday, 10/1 at 10 AM to show our love and support for the Wake County Public School System with a Teacher & Staff Appreciation . Mt. Zion and Trinity Park Church will host a Cast Your Cares outreach event. We want to show our care and support to WCPSS teachers and staff by offering an engaging and interactive seminar that will address the topics of depression & anxiety, work & home life balance, and self-care. There will be gift baskets and gas card giveaways for the teachers and staff. Let’s spread the word and share with your WCPSS employee friends  On 10/15 at 10 AM, we're going to have a special panel discussion called From the Womb to the Tomb  on God's design for family, marriage, sex, and human flourishing in light of the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. My hope is to help us all think biblically about these manners. There will be a time for Q&A.  My Hope Sunday will be October 9. All of our members are asked to commit to inviting at l...

Yesterday's seminar on Communicating for Deeper Relationships was great. If you missed it, check out the video of the seminar . We hope to have the speaker, Omar King, return next year to continue on this topic. The pandemic impacted many areas of our lives but one that was particularly impacted was the school system. So to show our love and support for the Wake County Public School System, Mt. Zion is partnering with Trinity Park Church to host our Cast Your Cares outreach event on Saturday, 10/1 at 10 AM. We want to show our care and support to WCPSS teachers and staff by offering an engaging and interactive seminar that will address the topics of depression & anxiety, work & home life balance, and self-care. There will be gift baskets and gas card giveaways for the teachers and staff. Let’s spread the word and share it with your WCPSS employee friends.   Our next My Hope Sunday will be October 9. All of our members are asked to commit to inviting at least one unbeli...

Join us for a special Theological Seminar on Communicating for Deeper Relationships . We all know that communication can be difficult in our relationships. We will gain some insight and techniques from a practicing Christian Counselor. Our speaker will be Omar King, Pastoral Counselor from BridgeHaven Counseling Associates .  As we've seen in the sermon today, God has a heart for the poor. So we know of a family in our community that is in need. So next Sunday, we're going to take some of the money got has blessed us with to raise a Love Offering for this family. You can give to the love offering at any time during the week via online giving just put a note saying “Family in Need”.  The Pearls & Jewels discipleship circle had a kick-off right after service today in the MPR. This is a great opportunity for parents and youth girls to learn more about this discipleship group.