Crouse UMC Free Community Breakfast, Saturday, October 12: Join us for a FREE Home Cooked Breakfast with Friends and Neighbors on Saturday, October 12 from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. Breakfast menu varies each month. For more details contact Pastor Troy at 828-455-5396 or email to thoward2@wnccumc.net. The church is located at 3311 Crouse School Road, Crouse, NC 28033. (Matthew 25:35)

Pleasant Grove UMW Fried Apple Pies & BBQ Sandwiches, Saturday, October 12 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Offering Fried Apple Pies $4, BBQ Sandwiches $3, and a Bag Lunch $6 (includes sandwich, chips, drink and a cookie). The proceeds will benefit church projects. Pleasant Grove is located at 2069 Highway 182, Lincolnton, N.C. 28092.

Lowesville Gospel Concerts/Vineyard Church, Edgar Loudermilk Band, Saturday, October 12: Vineyard Church (formerly Living Word Ministries), 1062 South Hwy 16, Stanley (Lowesville), NC presents the Edgar Loudermilk Band on Saturday, October 12 at 5 p.m. Loudermilk is an award-winning gospel musician and a veteran of more than 20 years on the gospel circuit. All our concerts are No Admission Cost, a freewill offering only will be received, and you are invited. We have concerts every 2nd and 4th Saturday. The church is located 1.8 miles south of the intersection of Highways 73 and 16 Business. Check us out at  https://www.facebook.com/lowesvillegospelconcerts/events. Contact Carroll Cooke at 704-618-9762 for more information.

Shady Grove Baptist Family Fun Fest, Sunday, October 13: Enjoy food, games and fun for all on Sunday, October 13 from 4-6 p.m. The church is located at 3240 Tryon Courthouse Rd., Cherryville, NC 28021. For more information call 704-435-9605.

Aldersgate UMC Apple Butter Festival, Saturday, October 19: Aldersgate’s 10th Annual Apple Butter Festival is October 19, 2024 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Join us for food, fun and fellowship. Food vendors will be serving breakfast, lunch, baked goods, ice cream and of course Apple Butter! We will also have live bands performing all day, a classic car cruise-in, and activities for children of all ages. All proceeds benefit community needs, and global missions. Aldersgate United Methodist Church is located at 1207 W. Dixon Blvd., Shelby, NC 28152, Find us on Facebook!

First UMC-Lincolnton, Barbecue Sale, Saturday, October 19: Come visit us during the Apple Festival in the fellowship hall at 217 E. Main St., Lincolnton, NC 28092 for our Barbecue Sale to raise money to help support local projects. The sale will be from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. or until sold out.

Trinity Lutheran Pink Ribbon Prayer Walk, Saturday, October 19: Trinity Lutheran Church of Vale will host a Pinik Ribbon Prayer Walk in honor or memory of those affected by breast cancer on Saturday, October 19 from 9-10 a.m. at Westwinds Park located by the West Lincoln Library at 4797 Westwinds Rd., Lincolnton, NC 28092. After each lap individuals will be prayed for. To submit a prayer request to be included please email tlchealthministry@yahoo.com.

Gainsville Baptist Fall Festival, Saturday, October 19: Come join us for fun and fellowship on Saturday, October 19 for our Fall Festival from 5:30-8 p.m. Games, crafts, bounce house, slide, hay ride, cake walk, hot dogs, popcorn, funnel cakes and more! Gainsville Baptist is located at 270 Gainsville Church Road Lincolnton, NC 28092 (just off Hwy 182).     

Crouse UMC Homecoming, Sunday, October 20: May this be a day filled with joy and celebration as we invite members, former members and friends to our Annual Homecoming on October 20 at 11 a.m. with a covered dish luncheon to follow. May we be filled with gratitude and praise for all that God has done for us in our 116 years of existence. May we rejoice in the goodness of God, knowing that He will continue to be good to us for many more years to come! We hope to see all of you at Crouse UMC on Homecoming Sunday! (NOTE: This date rescheduled from September 15)

Bethel Baptist Gospel Music Jam, Friday, October 25: Join us at Bethel Baptist Church, 200 Bethel Church Rd., Lincolnton, NC 28092 for our monthly Gospel Music Jam on the fourth Friday of each month at 6 p.m. Come play, sing, fellowship, and eat a meal with us. We would love to have you!

First Assembly Jeff Little Trio Concert, Friday, October 25: The place to be that Friday evening at 7:30 is the First Assembly Church, located at 777 S. Myrtle School Road in Gastonia. Little is an award-winning musician from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. In 2014, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. Little is joined by Steve Lewis on the acoustic guitar, banjo and vocals and Luke Little on the mandolin. Tickets are $30 each. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show follows half an hour later. See the Website at www.gastonconcerts.org to purchase tickets.

Rosehill Baptist Fall Festival/Truck-Or-Treat, Saturday, October 26: A free Fall Festival with Trunk-or-Treat will be held at Rosehill Baptist Church, 1172 Rosehill Dr., Lincolnton, NC 28092 on Saturday, October 26 from 5-7 p.m. A free yard sale will also be held in the fellowship hall.