The Kinston Police Department released the following on their Facebook page.
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The Kinston Police Department released the following on their Facebook page.
Trinity United Methodist Church, located in Falling Creek at 5637 US 70, Kinston has recently welcomed their new minister. Reverend Sunny Limm joins the Trinity UMC family after serving as Pastor at Trinity UMC in Marshallberg, N.C.
Raleigh, N.C. – Most North Carolina churches can choose to allow handguns on their private property today. Due to a loophole in the law, churches who also operate private schools get lumped into the definition of a “school” even on weekends, and they lose that right. House Bill 652 applied to non public schools only and provided a technical correction clarifying that a church caught in this situation could allow handguns on their property during non school hours, if they chose to do so. Governor Cooper vetoed this legislation on July 2nd.
So what do you say— do you tell people “Happy Holy Week?’”
“You could say 'Happy Easter,’ when it’s actually Easter day, or ‘Christ is Risen!’. Normally there are so many activities during the week before Easter. This year is different but should be no less activity in our hearts.
It appears that our recent discussions have caused an update to be sent to all law enforcement across our state from our Governor that does differ from the information that was previously given. We received this at 4:16 p.m. Just like the last post, we can not give legal advice to every church, but we can make sure you have the information we have.
I know someone is thinking about the popular argument “If you went to visit the president of the United States or the Queen of England, don’t you think you’d wear a suit and tie?” Maybe so, but not if the POTUS was my dad or the Queen was my mom. When Christians are gathering to worship, we gather to worship our Heavenly Father. We are not meeting with a strange dignitary. We are meeting with someone we have a loving relationship with. He knows our every thought. He knows us better than we know ourselves, and His concern is not your clothing. His concern is with your heart.
Continuing an annual tradition, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Snow Hill opened its doors on Saturday morning for its summer service.