northwestFINDER 2023

by Camp Carefree through Piedmont Healthcare. During the off season, our facilities are available for rentals for church groups, scouts, family reunions, weddings and other events.

Good Samaritan Ministries

P.O. Box 202, Stokesdale, NC 27357 7769 N.C. 68 N, Stokesdale, www.stokesdalegsm.org

Good Samaritan Ministries of Stokesdale, Inc.

Good Samaritan Ministries, an ecumenical Christian outreach ministry of Stokesdale-area churches, provides assistance with heating and electric bills and food to area families in need. It also sponsors an Angel Tree, which gives community members an opportunity to purchase Christmas gifts for children in need.

A food pantry operated by Good Sa- maritan Ministries is open to the public from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on the last Saturday of every month (third Saturday in November and December) at Stokesdale Business Center, 8500 Ellisboro Road. For info, call (336) 643-5887.

Participating churches include Bethel United Methodist Church (336-643-0509); Church of the Living God (336-643-4594); Crossroads Community Church (336-312-1431); Flat Rock United Methodist Church (336-643-0306); Gideon Grove United Methodist Church (336-932-3364); Mount Carmel United Methodist Church (336-643-0306); Mount Zion United Methodist Church (336-548-4455); Oak Ridge United Methodist Church (336-643-4690); Oak Ridge Presbyterian Church (336-643-3452); Oak Springs Missionary Baptist Church (336-643-5617); Stokesdale Christian Church (336-643-3111) and Stokesdale United

Methodist Church (336-643-4850).

For more information on organizations where you can give or get assistance, see pages 12, 32 and 45.)

Library

Stokesdale Library

Located in Stokesdale Town Hall 8325 Angel Pardue Road (336) 643-4011 stokesdale@Stokesdale.org

9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday closed Friday-Sunday

The Stokesdale Library offers books and computers for public use. The library opened in April 2013, is run by volunteers, and currently operates during Town Hall hours. Donations of

Continued on page 24