Bishop Gregory G. M. Ingram - Chair, Commission on Publications
The Reverend Dr. Johnny Barbour, Jr., Publisher
The Reverend Dr. Calvin H. Sydnor III, Editor
1. AME LUNCHEON AT THE HAMPTON UNIVERSITY MINISTERS’ CONFERENCE:
The 2005 AME Luncheon at the Hampton University Ministers’ Conference will be held at the Radisson Hotel, 756 Settlers Landing Rd. • Hampton, VA, 23669, Telephone (757) 757-727-1271 on Thursday, June 9 at 1:30 p.m. The Radisson is adjacent to the Campus and as you leave the campus, proceed left on Settlers’ Landing and it is the tall building on the left after you cross the bridge.
We will be served the Executive Buffet which includes full salad bar of Garden Salad, marinated Vegetables and Pasta Salad and Potato Salad, Warms Rolls and Butter. The Entrees will be Southern Fried Chicken and Sliced Top Round of Beef with two side dishes of Green Beans Almondine and Oven Roasted Potatoes. The dessert will be what the hotel calls a Dessert Theatre (multiple desserts). Iced tea and coffee service will be provided at no additional cost.
The cost of the luncheon will be $20 which includes the luncheon plus gratuity and taxes (Actually the total came to $21.17 but Bishop Bryant agreed that we could round it off to $20). There will be a full compliment of waiters to provide service for our luncheon.
Let’s make the luncheon a memorable AME occasion as it has been in years past.
2. PAYNE CELEBRATES COMMENCEMENT SERVICE:
Payne Theological Seminary culminated its 161st Academic year with a commencement service on Friday, May 27, 2005, at 7:00 pm. Persons attending this event witnessed the conferment of Master of Divinity Degrees upon five students. The Reverend Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, Ph.D., President of Chicago Theological Seminary was the distinguished speaker and shared a message with the class that brought down the house. Her topic ` was “Expecting the Unexpected” she challenged those in attendance to embrace the multiplicity of scripture and to look for God in the uncommon and unfamiliar. Payne’s graduating class of 2005 included:
Bobbi Lynn Harewood of Clayton, Ohio.
Thesis Title: “Talkin’ Loud and Ain’t Sayin’ Nothin’”: A Critical Perspective on Youth Ministry in the African-American Church.
Carolyn B. Reece Hickman of Middletown, Ohio.
Thesis Title: The Breakdown of Marital Communication: A Christian Perspective.
Timothy Eugene Liggins of Columbus, Ohio.
Thesis Title: Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu, Young African-American Males, and the African-American Church.
Leatha Camille Lyles Stills of Huber Heights, Ohio.
Thesis Title: Ancient Israel, African-Americans, and the Ideology of Chosenness: Unveiling the Hidden Agenda.
Mattie Lou Vaughn Augustin of Wilberforce, Ohio.
Thesis Title: The Ethics of William Wilberforce: A Critical Examination of His Campaign Against the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
In addition to the recipients of Master of Divinity degrees, Payne is awarded four individuals certificates of completion of Greater Dayton Lay School Center, an Alternative Theological Education Program. These recipients were Pamela D. Fair, Yvonne W. Dudley, Reverend Gloria Barbour, and Candy R. Lewis.
Submitted by Erma Y. Croom
Student, Payne Theological Seminary
3. INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS FROM PAYNE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY:
Among persons, receiving awards at Payne Theological Seminary’s Commencement service were two students from the 14th Episcopal District, Reverend Richard Clark, and Reverend Jeffery Baryogar Queh. Reverend Clarke, a first year student, is the fourth son of the late Edward W. Clarke and Zoe Clarke of the City of Arthington, Montserrado County, Liberia, West Africa. In 1999, he was among the first graduates of the African Methodist Episcopal University and the first of his class with a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology. He has served in the AME Church as a pastor for eleven years, presiding elder for four years and chairperson of the board of examiners of the Liberia Annual Conference for four years. Reverend Clarke received two awards for the Academic year of 2004-2005: The Reverend & Mrs. Wesley E. Wharton Scholarship and Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
Reverend Queh is a native of Grand Bassa County, Liberia, West Africa, the son of the late Mr. Jimmy Wragbo Queh and the late Mrs. Mentee Queh. He is a devoted husband and father of two children, ages 8 and 19. Reverend Queh also received a Bachelor of Theology Degree from the African Methodist Episcopal University in Liberia, 1999. He served the AME Church as a Pastor for eighteen years, Secretary of the Liberia Annual Conference Board of Trustees for four years, Member of the AME University Board of Trustees for seven years and Secretary of the Board of Examiners, Liberia Annual Conference for four years. Reverend Queh was awarded the Bishop Hubert N. Robinson Memorial Book Scholarship for the 2004-2005 Academic year.
Both Reverend Clark and Reverend Queh were blessed to serve under the leadership of Bishop Richard Franklin Norris, the 116th elected Bishop of the African American Episcopal Church, who upon his election, was sent to serve the 14th Episcopal District in West Africa, which includes Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Liberia, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Cote d’Ivoire. It was Bishop Norris, whose support made it possible for Reverend Clark and Reverend Queh to matriculate at Payne Theological Seminary.
More on the Payne International Scene
Reverend Newton Dixon, a senior at Payne from the Sixteenth Episcopal District, received the National Scholarly Achievement Award. In addition, he has been given the position of Coordinator of Payne International, a responsibility that involves assisting Payne in the expansion of its course opportunities to the Caribbean during the summer of 2005.
In addition, the 2005 graduating class also made their contributions to International expansion by presenting a Foreign Student Endowment fund for the purpose of assisting foreign students.
Persons wishing to make contributions may do so by sending their donations in care of Payne Theological Seminary, P. O. Box 474, Wilberforce, OH 45384. For more information please call (937) 376-2947.
Submitted by Erma Y. Croom
Student, Payne Theological Seminary
4. ADDENDUM: FUNERAL SERVICE FOR MRS. BERNICE MUNGEN:
Mrs. Bernice Mungen, a dedicated lay woman and leader, and a Life Member of the Women's Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church was a member of the Washington Conference, Second Episcopal District; Bishop Adam Jefferson Richardson, Jr., Presiding Bishop and Mrs. Connie S. Richardson, Episcopal Supervisor. Mrs. Mungen was a member of Pilgrim A.M.E. Church, Washington, DC; the Reverend Dr. Lois Poag-Ray, Pastor. Mrs. Bernice Mungen is the sister of Mrs. Gloria Cartwright, a ministers' widow, from the 1st Episcopal District.
5. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
Regretfully we share news of the passing of The Reverend Benjamin Gay, Retired Presiding Elder, Atlanta North Georgia Conference, Sixth Episcopal District; Bishop William P. DeVeaux, Presiding Bishop and Dr. Pam DeVeaux, Episcopal Supervisor.Service Arrangements: FuneralTuesday, June 7, 200511:00 AMAllen Temple AME Church1625 Simpson Road, NWAtlanta, GA 30314404-794-3302Rev. Claude R. James, PastorCondolences may be sent to: The family of Rev. Benjamin Gay4515 Greensprings RoadCollege Park, GA 30037 Or to: The family of Rev. Benjamin Gayc/o Allen Temple AME Church1625 Simpson Road, NWAtlanta, GA 30314 Please remember the family in your prayers.
6. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
Please pray for Brother Luttrell and Dr. Virginia Long. Brother Luttrell lost his mother, Sister Jeanette Wesley Long of St. Louis, Missouri. As many may know, Sister Jeanette Wesley Long was the wife of the Sainted Reverend Luttrell Long, one of the esteemed Gospel Preachers of Jesus Christ, in African Methodism's history.
The funeral is Saturday, June 4th at 10:00 a.m. It will be held at the St. Paul A. M. E. Church, Pastor Alvin L. Smith, 1260 Hamilton Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63112. Phone 314-385-8900 and Fax 314-385 5367.
Condolences may be sent to Brother Luttrell Long, 1 Mustang Road, Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275.
7. ALL BEREAVEMENT AND FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS RECEIVED FROM THE CLERGY FAMILY INFORMATION CENTER:
Bishop Carolyn Tyler Guidry, Chair
Commission on Social Action
Clergy Family Information Center
CONN-M-SWAWO+PK'S
Mrs. Ora L. Easley - Administrator
Email: Amespouses1@aol.com
(Nashville, TN Contact)
Phone: (615) 837-9736
Voice Mail: (615) 833-6936
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