Arbor Church’s Community Day and Music Jam is full of fellowship and fun – Salisbury Post

SALISBURY — The Arbor Church in Woodleaf is aware of when you supply scrumptious meals and stay music, folks will present up en masse.

On April 13, the church had each at its Group Day and Music Jam the place greater than 150 folks stopped by to eat “a poor man’s supper” of pintos, cornbread, potatoes and desserts whereas listening to stay music from an enclave of native musicians. 

“One of the things is we like to feed people, but Jesus said, ‘You can’t live off bread alone.’ So, we do this to reach out to the community and bless the community. We try to reach as many people as we can,” Senior Pastor Dewayne Lambeth mentioned. 

A big circle of musicians plucked an assortment of devices together with guitars, violins, upright basses, mandolins and banjos that touched upon bluegrass, gospel and nation genres. 

The church held the primary “Community Day and Music Jam” final November and 130 folks got here for the festivities, with much more crammed into their fellowship corridor on Saturday. 

“It’s growing, so I don’t know where we would put them if it kept growing like this. Might have to move it outside or something,” Lambeth mentioned. 

Lambeth defined that lots of these in attendance don’t belong to their church, however it doesn’t matter as a result of to them, it’s all about solidarity no matter somebody’s spiritual background.  

“When the people who wander in who don’t have a church, we’re trying to get them to come to church. To come, enjoy themselves, find out that we won’t cook and eat people, we don’t bite. To come and check out the church, and hear about the Lord Jesus Christ. That’s the whole idea of it,” Lambeth mentioned. 

Diane Howard was on the jam on Saturday afternoon to see her husband, Robert, play his guitar after they went to the primary one within the fall. Although they go to Calvary Baptist Church, Howard values the Arbor Church’s pleasant ambiance and plans to be on the subsequent “Community Day and Music Jam.”

“It was great. Wonderful crowd, it’s more than last time,” Howard mentioned.

Church member Robin Mowery, whose grandfather was a minister on the church for 16 years, mentioned they didn’t arrange the musical celebration to boost cash, however merely to have a very good time with good folks. 

“It’s not a fundraiser, we’re not taking donations. Our church has come together and we’ve done this as a church. People have donated food and brought food in. We’re just trying to do an outreach in the community,” Mowery mentioned. 

Lynne Powell and her husband John carried out on the music jam after having met 26 years in the past when he taught her learn how to play the upright bass. They principally follow bluegrass and gospel music, however they love the camaraderie that manifests itself when creating new sounds with different musicians. 

“We got to pick with friends and family and those we’ve known a long time and folks we’ve just met in the last two years. When we start a song, it’s like we’ve been playing forever together,” Powell mentioned.