EAST SPENCER — The Young Adult Missionary Society (YAMS) of Southern City Tabernacle AME Zion Church will observe the 39^th anniversary of its Founders Day on Sunday, Nov. 27, at 11 a.m.

The speaker will be Karlease Smalls, a native of New York who currently lives in Kannapolis. She is a member of Zion Wesley AME Zion Church in Troutman and works at the cardiovascular intensive care unit at Atrium Health and is a member of the National Council of Negro Women.

The public is welcome. Tarsha Mallett serves as the local YAMS Director and Rev. Patrick Tate is the host pastor.