Could Walk With Jesus be a second chapter of a fun community event in 2001? Click here for Whiteville Independence Day.
We are residents of Whiteville and Columbus County, N.C. who have organized a few interesting community events, and are always willing to cajole the other 55,000 county residents into exciting and unusual adventures.
Our latest is Walk With Jesus, to be held in downtown Whiteville on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012. A blended traditional sunrise service will begin at 6:30 a.m. and last about a half hour. Then everyone gets a few sticks of chalk and scriptures, and gets writing.
We should complete all 140,000 words in about a half-hour, and then we'll tour the three-plus miles of sidewalk, reading our favorite passages, and Walking With Jesus!
All done in time to return to our own churches for Easter services.
Here we are...
Stephanie Miller Coming from a family of "community entrepreneurs," Stephanie helped organize one of the largest Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in the region, and she continues to offer her talents and enthusiasm to causes. Stephanie works for Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville.
Carol Caldwell Carol is a career educator who now heads The DREAM Center in Whiteville, where her leadership and dedication are truly invaluable. Her insight and guidance are often sought by producers of programs and events.
Janice Young Janice is a former bank executive who will soon retire as executive director of the Greater Whiteville Chamber of Commerce. Her fundraising efforts over the years have produced events enjoyed by thousands, with lasting results.
Mark Gilchrist Mark is always into something, from the annual fitness event, Take the Lake, to, well, Walk With Jesus. Mark is the photographer at The News Reporter in Whiteville.