The Unitas Fratrum, or Moravians as they are more commonly known, were the first Protestant Christians taking a stand 100 years before Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Catholic church. Hailing from Moravia, they were also the first Christian missionaries with outposts in several countries, including the United States in Pennsylvania (1741) and in North Carolina in 1753.
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October 30, 202519 minute READ
Mast 2025 Holiday Season Highlights: Your Guide to Festive Fun from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve
The Holidays bring people together through shared traditions. We watch children’s faces light up with joy and wonder as they wait in line to share their wish lists with Santa Claus. We gather with our neighbors along city sidewalks for festive parades and in town squares for Christmas tree lightings. We attend services, plays, pageants, concerts, choir performances, and countless other holiday-themed events, too, all to keep the spirit of the season alive in our hearts and in our communities from year to year.
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October 22, 20252 minute READ
Layer Love with Share the Warmth in November
Each year, Columbia Sportswear teams with Mast General Store to gather gently loved coats and jackets for our neighbors who need them for the coldest part of the year. Columbia kicked off this year’s collection by making its own donation of new jackets.
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In the days after September 27, 2024, highway information signs were emblazoned with a message... Do Not Travel in Western North Carolina. That sounds ominous, but its message was not overstated. Because of the tireless work by state and federal employees, local folks, and thousands and thousands of volunteers, the mountains are OPEN – including two lanes of Interstate 40 – and we invite you to vacation... And volunteer!
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November 30, 202310 minute READ
It Just Would Not Be the Holidays Without
... Our favorite foods! Food is universal because everybody’s got ta eat! And the last two months of the year are filled with more than their fair share of family meals, work gatherings, special outings to favorite restaurants, tins filled with homemade cookies and fudge, and the anticipation of food traditions handed down from generation to generation
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May 26, 20237 minute READ
John and Faye Cooper: Why We Support Land Trusts
Even before we bought the Mast General Store, we were taken by the beauty of Valle Crucis. We’ve heard people describe the drive out Broadstone Road as traveling through a time portal. In the 1970s, fields in the river bottoms would be filled with tobacco, cabbage, or high with hay to feed cattle that were grazing in the summer pasture.
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