{"id":788,"date":"2018-01-08T11:20:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T16:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngfm.org\/?page_id=788"},"modified":"2018-04-22T10:13:37","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T14:13:37","slug":"friendship-community-partnership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ngfm.org\/about\/friendship-community-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Friendship Community Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1123&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>The Friendship Community Partnership<\/strong>, established in 2010, consists of five congregations representing four denominations. The goal of the partnership is to build relationships across racial and denominational lines, to serve the needs of people in our community, and to appreciate one another\u2019s faith traditions.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The partnership holds several events throughout the year that bring the congregations together for worship, fellowship, service, and fun. Events typically include a joint worship service, choir sing, and potluck meal; planting a garden; a picnic cookout; and a harvest festival.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]All of the congregations are located within a few minutes\u2019 drive of New Garden Friends Meeting, on the west side of Greensboro. The five congregations are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umc.org\/find-a-church\/church\/79412\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collins Grove United Methodist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ngfm.org\">New Garden Friends Meeting (Quaker)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.persimmongroveamec.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Persimmon Grove African Methodist Episcopal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Raleigh-Crossroads-Church\/133550373354177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raleigh\u2019s Crossroads United Methodist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stbarnabasgreensboro.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Barnabas Episcopal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1005&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]In 2017, the partnership sponsored a bus trip to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Participants also attended a performance of the Langston Hughes play \u201cBlack Nativity\u201d at the Barn Dinner Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>Through working together on service projects, as well as socializing together, we have been blessed with new friends in the Friendship Community Partnership. Now that we know each others\u2019 hearts, and what local issues are concerning to our brothers and sisters, we feel a comfort level with calling to meet outside our meetings, or attend church or arts events together. Though our worship styles vary, we have found common ground among the congregations, as we seek to build community in the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Friendship Community Partnership, contact <a href=\"mailto:holcombecatherine@yahoo.com\">Cathie Holcombe<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4712&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4714&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1123&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The Friendship Community Partnership, established in 2010, consists of five congregations representing four denominations. 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