Pastor John Utley served as an Assistant Pastor in Wilson, NC before being called to pastor the people of Pleasant Plains in February of 2017. He has completed a Bachelor of Arts in Bible, Masters of Divinity, and has a Masters in Education Administration. He has also completed certification in the American Association of Christian… Read More »

One of the most fullfilling things about being a Lion is to be involved in stories like this one. At the end of September we were contacted by Lucas Strobush who was reaching out to us in need of some assistance. His daughter, Fiona, is an adorable 4 year old little girl who was diagnosed… Read More »

First Vice District Governor Allen Swaim was our guest speaker this evening. He was representing our District Governor Mark Bateman. Because the district has gotten so large it is necessary for the Vice District Governors to assist in the annual visits to ensure that all clubs can be reached. Lion Allen has been a lion… Read More »

This year the Apex Lions Club celebrates our 82nd anniversary! We have so much to celebrate and be thankful for. Lion Horace was our master of ceremonies as usual. We began by introducing our widows, CAPA and Scouts. After that we enjoyed a meal and then Lion Horace shared some of the accomplishments we have… Read More »

There were two features at this evenings meeting. First we had an Eagle Scout candidate, Anthony, present his Eagle Project. Scout Anthony is currently a Senior at Apex Friendship High School. He has been a scout since the 1st grade so basically all his life! Although he did have some struggles choosing an Eagle Project… Read More »

Well here we are less than two weeks away from opening day to the N C State Fair.  The Apex Lions have been a part of the N C State Fair for over 70 years.  Back in the beginning it was saw dust floors and little round stools to sit on.  We have a couple of the… Read More »

This evening our special guest speaker was none other than the Ambassador Of Apex, Mr. J.C. Knowles. J.C. is also a historian and quite a story teller as well! Since we are approaching the Halloween season, J.C. decided to share his stories from the graveyards of North Carolina. He shared a slide show of about… Read More »

Once again the Apex Lions Club participated in Apex Night Out by providing FREE Vision Screenings to anyone who wanted one. It was a very warm night – unseasonably warm for October – but people were there and many got screened. We actually did 54 screenings and made 7 referrals. We did suffer some damage… Read More »

Volunteers from the Apex Lions Club teamed up with volunteers from Apex Baptist Church and The Passage Home in Raleigh this past Saturday, September 28th for the Community Block Party. Free Vision Screenings were offered to everyone. We used our screening camera and performed a total of 25 screenings and made 8 referrals to see… Read More »

A few years ago the Apex Lions Board of Directors began the process of establishing a 501(c)3 charitable non-profit organization to associate with our Lions Club.  Last year we were granted the 501(c)3 status for the Apex Lions Charitable Fund.  Note that all Lions Clubs are considered 501(c)4 charitable organizations but 501(c)3 is a much… Read More »