Whether the goal is to surprise, delight or maybe even help someone live a slightly healthier life, there is a gift out there for that special someone this holiday season. Here are a few ideas to get the wheels turning.
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Davidson Local Five Course Holiday Twist Dinner: Dec 3rd 7pm
Join us for our second foodie and hyperlocal evening of culture, bites and conversation with local news lovers. This mouthwatering event begins at 7 pm on Saturday, December 3rd. Seating will be limited. Attire: Dressy Casual of course.
Crossings Farm: Farming with Intent
Crossings Farm produces healthy food while preserving the land that their family has cherished for over 200 years. Their family motto is “Bringing family, farming and community together”. They believe that farming and the act of working outside together is enjoyable and fulfilling, especially when friends and family come together.
Careers: Hospice of Davidson County
Did you know that Hospice of Davidson County offers full food services for patients and their families? When patients are cared for at the Hinkle Hospice House, they are provided 3 fresh meals a day. Families can also partake in the meal options as they spend time with their loved ones.
Davidson Local Press Pass: Support local food and local news!
We have a few seats left. Don’t miss your Press Pass tickets for Saturday, August 27th.
Google Ads and Davidson Local
If you've spent any time on our website in the past week, then you have no doubt noticed Google Ads. These aren’t pesky pop-ups but they are ads based on what Google thinks you might like.
First Reformed UCC Prayer Shawl Ministry
Over the centuries, shawls have come to symbolize shelter, peace, and spiritual sustenance. Today, knitters and crocheters of all faiths are creating handmade shawls for people in need, as gifts of comfort, hope, and peace. “Shawls...made for centuries universal and embracing, symbolic of an inclusive, unconditionally loving, God. They wrap, enfold, comfort, cover, give solace, mother, hug, shelter and beautify. Those who have received these shawls have been uplifted and affirmed, as if given wings to fly above their troubles...” Written in 1998 by Janet Severt Bristow.
First Reformed UCC: Meals on Wheels Ministry
Meals on Wheels began in 1968 as a Sunday school project at First Baptist Church in Lexington. At that time, it was named “Layman’s Christian Council, Inc.” The name changed to Meals on Wheels in May of 1999. Our Director, Bob Husted, has managed this program for many years with great success. He attends to every need that arises full of vim and vigor. Along with help and guidance from Craig Bullins, our accountant.
Farm Tour Returns Saturday: Fat Daddy is on a mission
Fat Daddy Farms LLC is a locally owned farm in Thomasville, its purpose to provide a fun farm venue for community events. They host farm events themselves as well as weddings, birthdays and photoshoots.
First Reformed UCC: Meet organist Chris Kiser
If you are interested in learning more about piano lessons, please email Christopher at chris@frucc.org. FRUCC is such a welcoming church family, and Christopher feels as if he has truly found a place where he belongs.
Know your farmers: Gentle Harmony Farm
Meet Charles and Pamela Leonard of Gentle Harmony Farm, an organic medicinal herb farm located in the Yadkin River valley. When they purchased the property in 2008, they didn't intend for it to become a working farm as they had retired. Pamela had an increasing interest in herbal medicine that, coupled with their desire to have a productive second career, led them to a world of sustainable, organic agriculture.
Know your farmers: Farm living meets biodiversity
Thad and his wife Heidi Wymer dug into farming in 2020 when the food system appeared to be collapsing. Their original goal was to be able to provide food for their family and friends. They had no idea that their passion to provide a good food source would grow so large that they would also be able to provide enough food to their community.
Saturday Lunch Ministries at First Reformed United Church of Christ
The lunch program started February 20, 2021 and continues to serve the community each Saturday beginning at 12:30 until 1:30 pm
First Reformed UCC: Critical Conversations on Faith and Race
Birthed out of a desire to impact the city on a larger scale, four churches formed a partnership that has been life changing. In 2017, Dave Fulton led the effort for First Reformed to find ways to reach out more to the community. He reached out to St. Stephen United Methodist Church, Shady Side Presbyterian Church and Second Reformed United Church of Christ. We were looking for ministries that we as a group could do that were maybe bigger than any one church could do alone.
First Reformed UCC spotlights 2CFar
Whereas, racism is also present in more subtle and passive forms in social and institutional settings where systems of discrimination prevent the hiring and/or upward mobility of gifted and qualified individuals.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, 2CFAR will pray with our legs…
Know your farmers: A century of Midway farming
When the Dawsons are not busy on Bumbleberry Farm, find them at the Thomasville Farmers Market and Davidson County Farm Tour not just as a vendor but as a manager where Debbie has overseen the past three years. Bumbleberry Farm attends the Lexington and Piedmont Triad Farmers Markets as well.
Know Your Farmers: Cows are known by their names at Snider’s Dairy Farm
The motto for Snider’s Dairy Farm, “Where every animal is treated like a pet,” is fitting for this third-generation family farm that is part of the 2022 Davidson County Farm Tour, a community and education outreach event hosted by Davidson County Local Food Network.
Know Your Farmers: Where fresh meets affordable and passion meets purpose
At Rierson Farms NC LLC, you will find a herd of goats, chickens and some farm friends such as donkeys, Ollie and Finn, and cats, Mila and Mason. Zachary and his wife, Monica, are the owners/operators of Rierson Farms NC, which was officially registered in March of 2021, however, the passion for growing was cultivated way back.
Blessing Children in Need Blesses Us Too: How First Reformed UCC Works with Charles England Elementary School
Those of us who are the people of faith who call First Reformed United Church of Christ our spiritual home are fervent believers that children should be able to experience the love of God through the ministry of the church and individuals who represent it. Therefore, a ministry to children and youth in our community is always in our motivations, because they are the Church’s future.