One World Market, Durham's nonprofit store devoted to the mission of fair trade, has announced several upcoming events during the summer.

One World Book Club will make its debut June 26 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with plans for monthly meetings on the last Thursday of each month at the store, 811 Ninth St. A light dinner will be provided.

The first book is "West with the Night" by Beryl Markham, a memoir that chronicles the author's experience growing up in Kenya in the early 1900s, which led to her career as a bush pilot in the country.

Laura Wendell, executive director of the store, said the book club is really an outgrowth of conversations the One World Market staff has had with customers who like to talk about their travels.

"It's our way to follow up on these conversations," she said.

The book, ranked number eight on a list of the 100 best adventure books in 2004 National Geographic Adventure, is available at the Regulator Bookshop, 720 Ninth St., with a 10 percent discount.

Here are some other summertime activities on tap at One World Market.

* An African music celebration, "Jam with Osei," will feature drummer and teacher Osei Appiagyei in a free concert on June 27 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

He works with people in Ghana to get the wood that he uses to make the drums, which are carved from a whole piece of wood. One World Market has been selling his drums for years. They sell for $150 to $250, Wendell said.

* An art contest for children is in progress, with the deadline for entries set for July 27. Entries will be judged in three age groups. An art contest reception and exhibit will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on August 10.

One World Market does not have sales, but what it does offer is a special section of after-inventory clearance items. New items show up almost every day.

"We find this works better than a few special sale days," Wendell said.

St. Mark pastor up for special recognition

The Rev. G. Ray Coleman, pastor of St. Mark AME Zion Church, 531 S. Roxboro Road, is a candidate for bishop at the 48th Quadrennial Session of the AME Zion Church General Conference meeting in Atlanta from July 16-22. He was honored recently by church and community leaders and members of the Eastern N.C. Episcopal District of the AME Zion Church.

Coleman is a graduate of Livingstone College, Hood Theological Seminary and Howard University Divinity School. He has been in the ministry for 43 years.

Dome at St. Barbara will be erected soon

The large dome that will crown the new building of St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church on N.C. 751 will be raised and put into place sometime in late July, says Pete Marinos, chairman of the construction committee.

The dome, the signature feature of Byzantine church architecture, weighs 36,500 pounds and has a diameter of 31 feet. It will rise about 49 feet at its top from the floor of the church.

"A very large crane will be used to lift the dome," Marinos said. "The lifting process is a whole-day operation with the actual raising of the dome taking about an hour to complete," he said. "Placement and preparation of the crane is the more elaborate part of the process."

The St. Barbara congregation sold its church on Watts Street this past year and is now worshipping in the chapel at Hall-Wynne Funeral Service on West Main Street.

White Rock shines at Relay for Life fundraiser

The Relay for Life team at White Rock Baptist, 3400 Fayetteville St., raised $5,840 at this year's event, sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Thirty-three teams competed for top fundraising honors. White Rock came in third. This was the second year the church has had a team. Funds raised at the event held at Durham Memorial Stadium will be used to support research and services for cancer survivors.

White Rock will hold its vacation Bible school next week, June 21-27.

Two churches welcome new workers to the fold

Staff changes in two area churches were announced this week.

Bethesda United Methodist, 2309 Miami Blvd., has hired Dan Smith as its new director of music ministry.

A Raleigh resident, Smith grew up in the United Methodist Church. Both his father and grandfather were United Methodist ministers, and his mother was a choir director and organist.

"I love traditional hymns and gospel songs, sacred choral music and am also excited by the newer styles of worship songs that in recent years have come to mean so much to people of all ages," he said in a letter to the church.

Smith is the technology facilitator for Dillard Drive Elementary School in Raleigh. His wife, Rosemarie, works at IBM. Their daughter, Samantha, will be a senior next year at Ravenscroft School.

Meanwhile, Farrington Road Baptist Church, 5936 Farrington Road, has called the Rev. Daniel K. Browne, 28, as student pastor. He began his work at the church on June 9.

He and his wife Rebecca are from Florida. They have a 3-month-old daughter, Lauren.

Browne previously served at First Baptist Church in Williston, S.C. He is a graduate of Baptist College of Florida and has a degree in music education. He plays the saxophone and the bass guitar.

This summer he is working with students in grades six through 12 in a student-oriented program called REFUGE, which meets on Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. Students are invited to attend these sessions in which Browne will direct a lively agenda for youth, said the Rev. Jim Greenlee, pastor.