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Clover Garden’s Revival Meetings
5/10/06
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Clover Garden United Methodist Church is a small
church in a beautiful rural setting, about 10 west
of Chapel Hill. It has about 85 members on roll.
There is a well kept cemetery, that most likely goes
back to the Civil War period.
In a 3-night revival meeting at Clover Garden, their
pastor, Molly Shivers, preached on the first night
(Sunday, May 7) on II Corinthians 5:17-21. She
emphasized that a New Creation has a new seeing
ability, to see in faith. The New Life using this
new vision enables Christians to be ambassadors for
Christ. The University UMC hand bells choir
presented special music
On Tuesday, Russell Stott, retired minister
(Evergreen Charge Conference) preached on Isaiah
43:18-19,
24b-25, giving several examples of how
forgiveness from God and forgiveness of each other
enables the outpouring of God’s reviving grace that
heals our deepest wounds. Often the most difficult
form of forgiveness is self-forgiveness, which is a
requisite for joyful New Life. Molly Shivers sang a
solo.
On Wednesday, Joy MacVane, former pastor of
Evergreen, preached on John 3:3-6, 16-17. Her
vibrant message included a personal testimony of how
her life was transformed by a difficult-to-explain
experience of Jesus. The Clover Garden choir
presented special music.
Several members of Evergreen attended the services.
Directions
Clover Garden UMC is located at 2757 Orange
Chapel-Clover Garden Rd.
You can get there by way of Carrboro and 54 west.
About 7 miles beyond Arby’s, at an Exxon station
(2nd Exxon along that area), turn left on Morrow
Mill Rd. About 1½ miles on that road, there is a
fork; take a left on Orange Chapel-Clover Garden Rd.
The church is about 0.3 mile on your left.
If you prefer going by way of Mann’s Chapel Rd., you
can turn right on Poythress, left on Lamont Norwood,
right on Jones Ferry, left on Crawford Dairy at
Frosty's Store, cross over the old Greensboro
highway, and the church will be on your right less
than two miles. Total distance either way is about
15 miles.
Additional Info
http://www.burlingtondistrictumc.org/templates/con24bl/details.asp?id=28986&PID=207350&mast=
Submitted by Russell Stott
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