I will be in Nashville for a week and then I will return to Hampton on December 13 and stay there for a week and on December 21, I will drive to Nashville and will be here permanently. Please keep us in your prayers.
The Bishops' Council starts today. I will keep you informed. The Investiture Banquet for Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie will be held tonight, and what an occasion that will be! I will send out a message in the morning.
You should now receive message most mornings while I am in Nashville. The mailings will probably be sporadic the week that I am in Hampton.
I will be getting things back to normal. Thanks for your patience.
2. ALLEN UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP
Thirteen leaders from various backgrounds selected as new board members
COLUMBIA–Allen University has just added 13 new members to its 23-member Board of Trustees. The Board gained a new chairman this past summer. As the University continues to make the transition from excellent to exceptional, it is excited about diversifying its board to include these new leaders.
“We are extremely excited about the wealth of knowledge and experience this new board encompasses,” said University President Charles E. Young. “This board will open up many doors for the University that otherwise would have been closed.”
Traditionally, Allen’s Board of Trustees has been mainly composed of clergy from the Seventh Episcopal District (South Carolina) of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. For the first time in many years, the board reaches across the spectrum of the public sector.
“As board chairman, I am elated and look forward to working with all of these wonderful individuals,” said the Right Reverend Preston Warren Williams II, Presiding Bishop of the Seventh Episcopal District. “ From politicians and doctors to educators and lawyers, as well as top business executives, we are in a great position to improve the University.”
Bishop Williams, who is automatically afforded the duties of Chairman of the Board of Trustees as the denomination’s leader in South Carolina, was assigned to the Seventh Episcopal District at the 47th Session of the General Conference of the AME Church in Indianapolis, Ind., in July 2004.
Allen University’s new Board of Trustees met for its first formal meeting in late November 2004.
New members of the Allen University Board of Trustees for the 2004-2005 academic year are:
- The Right Reverend Preston Warren Williams II – Board Chairman
- The Honorable Henry “Hank” Johnston – Mayor of the Town of Bluffton, S.C.
- The Honorable Tamara C. Curry – Associate Probate Judge, Charleston County, S.C.
- Stephen G. Morrison, Esq. – Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
- Ann Caulkins – President/Publisher of The State newspaper
- Elliott Franks III – President/CEO, S.C. Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA)
- G. Larry Wilson – President, The Trelys Funds LLC
- Don Herriott – President, Roche Carolina Inc. – Florence, S.C.
- Willie F. Johnson – Chairman, PRWT Services Inc. – Philadelphia, Penn.
- Alfred R. Berkeley III – Chairman, Pipeline Trading – New York, N.Y.
- Dr. Lisa Hutto – Physician, Palmetto Allergy & Asthma PA – Columbia, S.C.
- Robert Scott – Administrator, Department of Mental Health – District of Columbia
- The Reverend Caesar R. Richburg – Pastor, Allen Temple AME Church – Greenville, S.C.
- The Reverend Robert Cooper – Pastor, Union AME Church – Lake View, S.C.
- • The Honorable James E. Clyburn, Sixth Congressional District
- The Honorable Inez Tenenbaum – Superintendent of Education, State of South Carolina
- The Honorable Ralph James – Municipal Judge, Orangeburg County, S.C.
- The Reverend Alonzo Middleton – Presiding Elder, Mount Pleasant District, AME Church
- The Reverend John H. Gillison – Presiding Elder, Edisto District, AME Church
- The Reverend W.J. Baxter – Presiding Elder, Orangeburg District, AME Church
- The Reverend R.L. McCants – Presiding Elder, Sumter District, AME Church
- The Reverend R.E. Brailsford Sr. – Senior Pastor, Bethel AME Church – Columbia, S.C.
Founded in 1870 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Allen University is an academic community whose mission is to provide education with a strong commitment to teaching and community service. The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accredits Allen –the oldest historically Black university in South Carolina to be established by African Americans –.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Jason Darby Director of Marketing & Public Relations
Allen University 1530 Harden Street Columbia, SC 29204
803.376.5749 803.758.2694 - fax
http://www.allenuniversity.edu/
3. BISHOP MCKINLEY YOUNG AND THE SONS OF ALLEN HONOR COACH DOUG WILLIAMS AND OTHER COACHES OF DISTINCTION:
While it may not exactly be the land of milk and honey, the 64th Session of the Tampa Florida Conference’s Sons of Allen Witness night in October was indeed a land of giants.
Before a cheering crowd of over 300 witnesses African American giants, Bishop McKinley Young, known as the “great young giant of the new day” and former National Football League star and most valuable Super Bowl XXII player, Doug Williams- the only African-American quarter back to earn this honor, stood shoulder-to-shoulder, receiving honors of distinction and praise at the third annual men of distinction witness program.
Being honored for their leadership, service and dedication to shaping your minds, bodies and hearts in the community, four other coaches from across the conference where recognized for their coaching contributions are the region. The were: Dan Wright, head basketball coach, St. Petersburg, FL., the Rev. Abraham Brown, head football coach, Tampa, FL., Eddie Shannon, head football coach Palmetto, FL., Hugh Yancey, head baseball coach, Sarasota, FL., Raymond Woodie, Jr., head football coach, Palmetto, FL.
Speaking on behalf of the coaches, Williams who currently serves as the Executive for Personnel with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers professional football team offered reflections the two greatest coach in his life; Jesus Christ the impact of legendary collegiate coach Eddie Robinson of Grambling University.
“Coach Robinson was a man of great faith,” said Williams as he reminiscence. “He always impressed upon his players the need to be prepared and to trust God. “I have never let that stop in my life. I know that I have been blessed to play at Grambling (University) to play in professional football, to play for the Bucs and the Redskins, to play in the Super Bowl and to win the Most Valuable Player honor. I’ve been blessed; this is a new blessing, I thought that I was coming to an awards service and church broke out!”
Bishop Young applauded Williams and graciously accepted a painting of 1986 Super Bowl MVP 1986, won Super Bowl as a welcome gift presented by Tampa Florida Conference SOA Coordinator, the Reverend James T. Golden and its members.
Note: Reverend Irby is the pastor of Mount Olive, Rubonia, FL. He was the worship leader for the Coaches of Distinction program, is the St. Petersburg District SOA Coordinator and the Assistant Coordinator for the West Coast Conference SOA.
This article prepared by the Reverend Kenny Irby
4. JOHNSON CHAPEL AME CHURCH, SANTA ANA, CALFORNIA
UPDATE ON SISTER ALIA STEWART
As previously reported earlier this week, Sister Alia Stewart, a junior at Hampton University and one of Johnson Chapel’s very own, was involved in a serious car accident this past weekend. The accident occurred while Alia was returning to school with her cousin after visiting relatives in the New York area over the long Thanksgiving weekend. A man was tailgating them and pulled up next to them and literally forced them off the road with his vehicle. Alia's car then went into the oncoming traffic and was hit by an auto parts truck. Authorities responding to the scene could not believe that the girls were able to walk away with relatively minor injuries (PRAISE GOD!). Alia’s mother, Sister Mitsy Wilson, will be traveling to be with her daughter this weekend and will be calling to give the JC Family a full report. Please continue to keep Alia and her cousin in your prayers
JOHNSON CHAPEL TO TRAVEL TO IMMANUEL AME CHURCH, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
Next Sunday afternoon the Johnson Chapel Church Family will travel to be a blessing to one of the newest churches in the AME Connection, Immanuel AME. Immanuel AME Church is pastored by Rev. Jane Galloway, a former Associate Minister here at Johnson Chapel, and is located at 3215 East Third Street in the city of Long Beach. As a part of the 3:00 P.M. Worship Service, we will be taking advantage of Immanuel’s Baptismal Facilities to Baptize one of our newest members, Sister Elizabeth MacNamara. Pastor Barta will be bringing the Word, our marvelous Mass Choir will be ministering in song and our Ushers and Stewardesses will be on duty. All Officers and Members are asked to be present. There will be no bus transportation to this service so members are asked to carpool. Those needing a ride may call the church office Tuesday through Thursday 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. or sign up at the Information Station immediately following the morning worship Service today.
COLLEGE MAIL CALL… TWO GIANT SIZED GREETINGS TO BE SENT
This Sunday we will have two giant sized greeting cards for all of our Church Family members to sign. One card (a get well card) will be sent to Sister Alia Stewart at Hampton. The second card with words of encouragement and greeting will be sent to Sister (Pvt.) Stephanie Chatman who is completing her initial training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.
Make sure to stop by the Information Station immediately following the conclusion of the First Sunday Worship Service so that your words of greeting can be included.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
“The best way to get the last word is to apologize."
“If you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth, then do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen onto your neighbor’s hand: Go and humble yourself; press your plea with your neighbor!” Proverbs 6:2, 3 (NIV)
Submitted by Pastor Mike Barta
5. THE LEXINGTON DISTRICT OF THE KENTUCKY ANNUAL CONFERENCE HAS ITS WEBSITE UP AND RUNNING. CHECK IT OUT:
Click here: The Lexington District of the Kentucky Annual Conference of the A.M.E. Church
"Prayer Changes Things!"
Dr. Calvin H. Sydnor III
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THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE A.M.E. CHURCH: http://www.ame-church.com
MORE A.M.E. NEWS MAY BE READ ON: http://www.ameherald.com/
