Men of the Church
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The Men of the Church meet the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 am for breakfast and fellowship in Tartan Hall. You can get the best breakfast in town for just $3.00. Proceeds from breakfasts are used to help support local and Presbyterian charities. Below are pictures of the cooks and MOC president.
April 2010 Meeting
March 2010 Meeting
February 2010 Meeting
January 2010 MeetingHands-on Mission Work was the topic of the first meeting of the year. Greg Hammill told us about his mission work with this agency when he was a member of a New Jersey church. Two mission activities sponsored by this church were Appalachian Service Projects (ASP) and Hearts for Honduras (HFH). With ASP he led a group of youth and adults repairing homes of poor Appalachian families. The youth had the opportunity to work with tools and see the needs of poor people in this country. He also did work in Honduras with HFH where he helped with the building of a school for children who could not afford to attend public schools. His NJ church continues to maintain and support the school which continues to grow and just received government certification. His church hopes the growth in numbers of children being educated continues. Hopefully, his talk will inspire more the men of Fort Hill Church to consider participating in one of our mission projects.   |
We were treated to a very informative presentation by Carol Preston of her experiences teaching English in China as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Carol is a retired teacher who was sent to Chongqing, formally Chongking, to teach English to medical students. She found the Chinese to be very warm and friendly, who were always giving gifts. She lived with a family of three generations. Education and the caring for the elderly were very important in the lives of Chinese people. One interesting fact about China is that only 5% of the population are members of the Communist Party. It is very hard to become a member, and it takes a long time to train to become a member. The MOC were given an informative first hand view of China and its people. 
This morning we had the opportunity to hear Todd Steadman, Director of the Bob Campbell Geology Museum and Manager of the South Carolina Botanical Gardens. We learned about the upcoming garden events such as the annual plant sales, the Cherokee Indian uses of native plants program, and the many gardening seminars. The Geological Museum has scheduled in May a program on native Indian uses of rocks and minerals. He also told us about the creation of the native plant garden and the building of a new trail to the Madren Center. Interest was created by the speaker to visit the botanical gardens and participate in its upcoming programs.
Rodney Norris was welcomed back from his sabbatical leave at this meeting. Since the expected speaker did not show, Rodney was invited to tell us about his leave experiences. With his hoarse voice (bad cold), he gave his reasons for taking time to step away from his duties to become energized. He also told of his wonderful experiences working with a job counselor and how he is now excited to get back to working with our church's youth.