The First United Methodist Church is the place to be on Saturday, Nov. 7 as it hosts its annual Fabulous Fall Bazaar, Terrific Tag Sale and breakfast, with proceeds supporting local and global mission opportunities.
Things get underway at 7 a.m. Breakfast will be served from 7 a.m.to 10 a.m. in the church Fellowship Hall. Breakfast includes country ham, scrambled eggs, grits, toast, butter, jam, jelly, juice and coffee. Tickets are $10 each and are available at the door.
Both the tag sale and the bazaar run from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. – the tag sale will take placein the church’s education building and includes large and small pieces of furniture, china, crystal, silver, table linens, framed art, cookware, many home accessories and holiday decor.
The bazaar will be held in the church’s fellowship hall and features traditional fare – home baked goods, snacks, home canned goods, frozen foods, handcrafted items, including baskets. Come and shop local favorites such as twice-baked potatoes, cheese straws, chicken casseroles, pecan pie, apple cakes, chow-chow and much more.
Funds raised support local and global mission ministries. Local groups receiving help include ACTS, men’s and women’s shelters, the Boys and Girls Club of NC, “Y” youth programs, and Vance County Schools Cares Center. FUMC ministries supported include the Sunday soup kitchens, the clothing closet, the Good Neighbor Fund, youth missions, weekend food packs for Pinkston Street Elementary School, and Hand-in-Hand team support at two partner schools, Pinkston Street and Dabney. Also benefiting are charities beyond our county lines: Rise Against Hunger, the Methodist Home for Children and Methodist Retirement Home, and the United Methodist Committee on Relief (disaster relief).