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04/20/2026

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04/17/2026

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ROCKY MOUNT – Elaine Storey, age 82, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Born in Buffalo, New York on October 8, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Peter Waldmiller and Dorothy Pape...

04/16/2026

By putting your wishes in place ahead of time, you remove uncertainty and spare your loved ones from making difficult decisions during an emotional moment. It’s a quiet act of love that offers clarity, comfort, and reassurance when it’s needed most.

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04/11/2026

Join us in celebrating Hoby's 9 year work anniversary today!

04/10/2026

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ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA – Arthur Gordon Bowen, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Born in Rocky Mount, NC on December 16, 1945, he was the son of the late Rudolph Albert Bowen and Emma Bel...

04/09/2026

04/08/2026

Join us in celebrating Jonathan's 2 year work anniversary today!

04/06/2026

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ROCKY MOUNT – Mary Eloise Murray, age 92, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2026. Born in Nash County, NC on May 28, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Urban Chamblee and Hattie Cone Chamblee. S...

04/05/2026

This Easter, we pause to reflect on hope, gratitude, and the simple moments that bring comfort. May this season offer encouragement and a sense of peace.

04/02/2026

Tonight, the King of kings knelt.

Not to be served, but to serve.
Not to be honored, but to humble Himself.

In a quiet upper room, during the Passover feast, while the blood of a lamb marked the memory of every Jewish home, Jesus took a towel and washed the feet of those who would soon scatter, deny, and abandon Him.

No crowds.
No miracles.
No applause.

Just water, a basin, and the Son of God stooping low.

Then He took the bread and broke it.

"This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
— Luke 22:19 (CSB)

And the cup:

"This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you."
— Luke 22:20 (CSB)

He broke the bread knowing His body would be given, crushed, pierced, and poured out.

He raised the cup knowing His blood would seal what Jeremiah had promised:

a new covenant written not on stone, but on hearts.

This wasn't just a meal.
It was the fulfillment of everything.

Every Passover lamb. Every temple sacrifice. Every whispered promise of a Deliverer.

All of it converged in this room, at this table, with this Man.

And He knew exactly what He was doing.

Love that stoops.
Grace that serves.
A King who gives Himself completely — for people who hadn't yet even abandoned Him.

And still today, He invites us to this table.

Not because we've earned a seat...but because He paid for it, with a body given and blood poured out.

Holy Week slows us down here.

Before the cross,
there is a towel.

Before the sacrifice,
there is a servant.

And when we rise from this table,
we carry His words with us:

"Do this in remembrance of me."

Not as spectators.
As participants.

People who have been knelt before,
now serving others.

People who have received a covenant they never deserved, now living as though it cost everything.

Because it did.