Date: Saturday, June 27, 2026 Time: 11:45 a.m. Location: Simon Temple AME Zion Church | 5760 Yadkin Road, Fayetteville, NC

Where is Pastor Fite?

School of the Prophets/Rockingham District

Saturday, May 16, 2026

11am - 12pm (EDT)

Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Zion Church 1015 Leak Street Rockingham, NC 28379

Lancaster District

We’re excited to connect with our community on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at Preston Blackman Park for our Community Fellowship & Outreach Day. To help our neighbors recognize us, we’re asking Lancaster District members to purchase and wear the Lancaster District T-shirt on that day.  We are also asking you to wear our unity T-shirt again at our next Mass Meeting -  July 11th at Gold Hill. We have some shirts ready for pick up! Here is how you can get yours. Pop-up pickup: Where: Mount Zion AME Zion Church When: May 16, 2026 Time: 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Payment options: ·         Check (payable to Lancaster District CED), ·         Cash App $LDCED, or ·         Cash (exact change, please). Please see the attached flyer for contact info, prices and sizes available. Church Challenge!  We are asking each church to purchase at least 5 T-shirts.  Please help us reach our goal. To prepay or for more information, contact Sheena Morrison. Please note shirts cannot be held—sales are first come, first served. If you don’t get one in time for May 23, you can still place an order to be ready for the next Mass Meeting. As a special incentive for stopping by May 16th, free hot dogs will be served while supplies last!

Community

With voter registration deadlines quickly approaching, the South Carolina Election Commission is encouraging eligible residents to register or update their voter information now to ensure they can participate in the Statewide Primaries on Tuesday, June 9. Ways To Register 

• Online: Register at scVOTES.gov before midnight on Sunday, May 10th (Requires valid SC Driver’s License, DMV ID card, or SC temporary ID certificate.)
• By Fax or Email: Download a Voter Registration formfrom scVOTES.gov. Complete and return the form to your county voter registration office.
• By fax or email attachment before midnight on Sunday, May 10.
• Mailed applications will be accepted if postmarked by Monday, May 11.
• In Person: Visit your county voter registration office by Friday, May 8th. Most offices will close at 5:00 p.m. Check locally for specific hours.

The following circumstances may require you to register or update your voter registration information:

• Anyone not registered who will be 18 years old on or before November 3, 2026.
• Any voter who has moved to a new county and has not registered there.
• Any voter who has moved from another state and has not registered in South Carolina.

Already Registered? Take a moment to verify your information at scVOTES.gov. If your registration is not up to date, you must submit an updated application before the deadline.

Redistricting

South Carolina House Republicans on Thursday released a proposed redrawn congressional map, calling it a starting point should the GOP-controlled legislature return for a special session to undergo redistricting. The map makes a number of significant changes. For starters, it would take South Carolina's lone Democratic Congressman, Jim Clyburn, out of the 6th Congressional District, and carve up the heavily Democratic-leaning district around Richland County. In one example, it would stretch part of Columbia — the state's capital — to Oconee County in the Upstate.

It would also pull part of York County, part of the Fort Mill area, and Lancaster County out of the 5th District and merge it into the 6th District.

Under the proposed map, a portion of Charleston County would stay in the 1st District, while another chunk would be put in the 7th District, joining Horry and Georgetown counties. (scpublicradio.org)