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RELIGION

Places of faith

Hundreds of churches, a mosque and a synagogue call Fayetteville home. These umbrella organizations can help find a place of worship that's right for you.

New South River Baptist Association, 2341 Downing Road, P.O. Box 298, Fayetteville, NC 28302; 485-8791. An organization of about 90 Southern Baptist churches in Cumberland and Sampson counties. Web site: www.nsrba.org.

Presbytery of Coastal Carolina, 807 W. King St., Elizabethtown, NC 28337; (910) 862-8300. Regional governing body of the member churches of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in Southeastern North Carolina. Web site: www.presbycc.org.

North Carolina Conference, United Methodist Church, Fayetteville District, 1911 Raeford Road, Fayetteville, NC 28305; 485-2734. Oversees the United Methodist churches in Cumberland, Hoke, Harnett and Sampson counties. Web site: www.fayettevilledistrictumc.org (currently under construction).

The Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, 715 Nazareth St., Raleigh, NC 27606; (919) 821-9700. The Diocese of Raleigh includes the eastern half of North Carolina, from Burlington to the Atlantic Ocean. Web site: www.dioceseofraleigh.org.

Church of God, Eastern North Carolina State Executive Office, 7107 Highway 581 North, P.O. Box 100, Kenly, NC 27542; (919) 284- 3039. The region includes churches from Hillsborough to the coast. Web site: www.enccog.org.

Staff file photo Snyder Memorial Baptist Church's annual Singing Christmas Tree program is a popular tradition.

AME Zion Church, Fayetteville District, 306 S. James St., Goldsboro, NC 27530; (919) 735-3430. The district includes 19 churches, most of them in Fayetteville and Cumberland County. Web site: www.fayettevilledistrictamezionchurches.org.

Assemblies of God, North Carolina District Council of the Assemblies of God Inc., 190 Camp Ground Road, Selma, NC 27576; (919) 965- 0225. The church has 260 member congregations throughout the state. Web site: www.ncag.org.

International Pentecostal Holiness Church, N.C. Conference, 6712 Church St., P.O. Box 59, Falcon, NC 28342; (910) 980-1162. The conference includes 202 churches in the Eastern half of the state. Web site: www.nciphc.com.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Fayetteville Stake, 3200 Scotty Hill Road, Fayetteville, NC 28303; 868-6096. Fayetteville West Stake; 6420 Morganton Road, Fayetteville, NC 28314. The two stakes combined include 16 congregations, most of them in Cumberland County but also in Clinton, Dunn, Lumberton, Pinehurst, Sanford, Laurinburg and Rockingham. Web site: www.lds.org.

General Baptist State Convention, Union Baptist Association, (910) 875-5744. The association includes about 60 churches in Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson and Bladen counties. Web site: www.umba-nc.org.

FayObserver.com's Church directory lists churches by demonations throughout Cumberland County.

Who We Are Staff file photo B.J. Mines How long have you lived in the area? Five years this summer How do you get involved in the community? As a Christian dance instructor, the owner of Angelic Arts School of Dance teaches children how to use dance to worship God. She takes these students to churches to dance in praise and worship services. She is a member of Northwood Temple Church church and helps choreograph the praise dancers there. Tip: Mines offers classes at her studio. The phone number is 488-8887. For more information about Northwood Temple Church and the activities there, visit the church's Web site at www.northwoodtemple.org or call 488-7474.

Who We Are Tyrone Johnson How long have you lived in the area? "I was born in Scotland County and pretty much raised in St. Pauls. I moved to D.C. but moved back here in 1990." How do you get involved in the community? "I do a lot of work with my church, Praise the Lord Church of God," said the owner of PTL Home Health Care. Johnson is pastor of the Massey Hill church, along with his wife, Diane. They hold a worship service on Sundays and Bible studies twice a week. They also have a movie night once a month for neighborhood children and an annual cookout in the backyard in July. They decorate a lot in Massey Hill for Christmas. Want to attend a service? Praise the Lord Church of God is at 1109 Center St. For more information, call 425-3640.

Updated: August, 2007