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<title><![CDATA[Church group donates 10 Thanksgiving dinners to I-CARE]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/20/church-group-donates-10-thanksgiving-dinners-i-car/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[As Thanksgiving nears, the harsh realities associated with the nation's less-than-stellar economy become more pronounced. And few have a greater awareness of these bleak facts than those in the people-helping business.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Husband-and-wife team create card game]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/19/husband-and-wife-team-create-card-game/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[With two Holy Spirit cards laid out on the coffee table, Judy Turner picked up the die and rolled.
"I'm going to win the game," she said.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[News from the faith community]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/oct/28/news-faith-community/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Here is a look at what's going on in the local faith community... ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:15:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[African children's choir to perform in Statesville]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Through energetic movement, upbeat music and colorful costumes, the 19 young members of the Daraja Children's Choir of Africa will share their culture, faith and stories with the Statesville community on Friday, Oct. 30, at Fairview Baptist Church.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Churches get schooled on safety]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/17/churches-get-schooled-safety/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Developing safety teams and practicing evacuation procedures might not seem like a priority for church leaders.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tattoo parlor trades ink for ministry on Mondays]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/17/tattoo-parlor-trades-ink-ministry-mondays/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The sign along Tradd Street outside reads "Tattoo and Piercing." While the curvy and striped letters tell passers-by about the services inside, it doesn't reveal much about the character of the four men who work at Painted Saint Tattoo.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Local rabbi says life can be messy, but happiness is still within reach]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/10/local-rabbi-says-life-can-be-messy-happiness-still/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[ With the High Holidays approaching, Rabbi Michael Shields is spreading the message of "happiness and finding hope in troubling times."
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yokefellow readies for Hunger Walk]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/02/yokefellow-readies-hunger-walk/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Yokefellow Ministries is preparing for its annual Hunger Walk campaign.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Church gives out $40K in groceries]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/01/church-gives-out-40k-groceries/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The congregation at Iredell County's largest church has gone bananas.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Former N.C. governor tells church the two need not be in conflict]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/aug/31/former-nc-governor-tells-church-two-need-not-be-co/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, former N.C. Gov. Jim Martin -- son of a Presbyterian minister and a longtime chemistry professor -- argued that science and religion are compatible, not contradictory, and that faith must evolve along with our understanding of nature.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:52:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lightning spares SC man's backyard cross]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/aug/20/lightning-spares-sc-mans-backyard-cross/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Bubba McCutcheon knew a "cloud was a coming up," last week, so he turned off his TV and all his other electronic equipment to concentrate on a book. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:28:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pope Benedict XVI fractures wrist in a fall]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jul/17/pope-benedict-xvi-fractures-wrist-fall/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[VATICAN CITY <BR>Hospital officials and the Vatican say Pope Benedict XVI broke his right wrist in a fall during his vacation in the Alps.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:53:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kids Krusade is planned]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jul/09/kids-krusade-planned/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Mount Mourne Church of God, 1447 Mecklenburg Hwy., Davidson invites all ages to its Kids Krusade on July 24-26 at 6 p.m. each evening.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:58:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Youth revival set]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jul/09/youth-revival-set/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A three-night youth revival will be held at Jerusalem Baptist Church, 430 Neel St., on July 17-19 with services starting at 7 p.m. each evening. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:57:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[News from our faith community ]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jun/03/news-our-faith-community/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Here is a look at what's happening in the local faith community...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:41:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Abstract art meets faith in show opening Friday]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/may/28/abstract-art-meets-faith-show-opening-friday/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Ben Wesemann is both an abstract artist and a focused Christian. In exhibit that opens this week in Statesville, the St. Louis native attempts to reconcile these two parts of himself. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 28 May 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Church members take stand against hunger]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/may/17/church-members-take-stand-against-hunger/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Hungry children in Haiti and El Salvador will enjoy a nutritious meal thanks to the efforts of volunteers who gathered Saturday morning at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church in Statesville.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 17 May 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[United Methodists launch $20 million ad campaign ]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/may/05/united-methodists-launch-20-million-ad-campaign/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The United Methodist Church has launched a $20 million advertising campaign aimed at attracting younger members to the nation's second-largest Protestant denomination.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 05 May 2009 15:24:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NC church OKs change allowing gay ministers ]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/apr/23/nc-church-oks-change-allowing-gay-ministers/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A Presbyterian group representing 150 central North Carolina congregations has approved a constitutional change that could result in gays serving as ministers and elders.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:45:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Church thinks global with its mission]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/apr/23/church-thinks-global-its-mission/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A fun outing for the family could build a church for an entire community in Uruguay.

Troutman Church of God is holding their First Annual Mission Bike Run on Saturday, April 25, to benefit its yearly mission trip to the South American country.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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