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. BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR BISHOP HILDEBRAND:
A 90th Birthday Celebration for Bishop Richard Allen Hildebrand is scheduled for Saturday, February 4, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. at the Clarion Airport Hotel located at 2101 Dixie Clipper Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32218. Tickets are $50.00 each. RSVP is requested by January 23, 2006. Bishop McKinley Young, Dr. Dorothy Jackson Young, Macedonia A.M.E. Church, and the Reverend Patrick J. “Reddick” Sasnett are sponsoring the celebration.
Request for tickets and information for the event can be obtained from Macedonia A.M.E. Church, P.O. Box 6216, Fernandina Beach, FL 32035.
Submitted by the Reverend Patrick J. Sasnett
2. PEARL STREET AME CHURCH, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI YOUTH ATTAINS EAGLE RANK:
The highest honor for a boy scout was awarded last Saturday afternoon in Jackson, Mississippi.
Terrance Evans received the rank of Eagle Scout in front of family and friends at the Pearl Street AME Church. Scouting officials, as well as the superintendent of Jackson Public Schools, spoke about Evans' character and accomplishments. While a scout, Terrance Evans painted a nursing home for one of his Eagle project. Terrance Evans is the only scout in the Central Mississippi District to reach Eagle Scout this year.
3. SISTER GWENDOLYN WILLIAMS SHARES HER MENTORS:
I had a lot of mentor beginning with Bishop George N Collins, then the Rev. Collins, pastor of Union.
Bishop Frank C Cummings
Bishop Frank M Reid
Bishop Phillip Cousins
Bishop John Adams
Bishop Fredrick Talbot
Bishop Vernon Byrd
Bishop Vinton Anderson
Supervisor Martha Cummings
Supervisor Onedia Collins
Mrs. Alma Polk
Mrs. Anna Heath
Miss Saddie Bell Barrow
Miss L Dina Robinson
Mrs. Lorena Muse
Mrs. Mary Collins
Dr. Joseph McKinney
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bailey
Mr. & Mrs. Feron Charles
Rev. L G Clarke
Rev. T B Brown
Rev. W J Jackson
Presiding Elder Malvin Black
Presiding Elder J. K. Holiday
Presiding Elder N L Lumzy
These were my guides in the church from YPD, ACE League, RAYC, and Church School to present time. I thank God for them seeing something in me that would benefit my growth as a child of God and the Church. That is how I learned about the Connectional Church.
I also had mentors in the U. S. Army Chaplaincy when I was a nurse and an Army wife.
Gwendolyn Butler Williams,
Executive Director
Health Commission AME Church
4. SISTER CONSTANCE MURPHY WILL BE 102 YEARS OLD:
Please note that on February 1, 2006, Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie’s Aunt, Sister Constance Murphy will be 102 years young. Her mind is still sharp and she is still getting around.
You may send a card or a gift to
Mrs. Constance Murphy
C/o St. John's Convent and Guest House
233 Cummer Avenue
Toronto, ON M2M 2E8
5. THE RIGHT REVEREND E. EARL MCCLOUD WILL DELIVER MLK MESSAGE AT BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, MISSISSIPPI:
Bishop E. Earl McCloud, Jr. Office of Ecumenical & Urban Affairs will be the guest speaker at Barksdale AFB, LA for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday. Bishop McCloud will also speak at a Protestant Worship Service, Wednesday, 11 January 2006, Chapel 1, at 6:30 p.m. for a one-day
6. THE REVEREND DR CALVIN H. SYDNOR III WILL DELIVER THE MLK MESSAGE AT FORT MONROE, VIRGINIA:
The Editor, a retired U.S. Army chaplain, will be the speaker for MLK at Fort Monroe, Virginia on Thursday, January 12, 2006 at the Post Theater. Dr. Sydnor was the Command Chaplain for the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) upon retirement from the Army Chaplaincy. Following his retirement, he served as the Director of the Religious Studies Program at Hampton University for five years prior to being elected as the 20th editor of The Christian Recorder, the official newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the oldest historically black newspaper in the United States.
7. TURNER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY CELEBRATES 112 YEARS OF PREPARING WOMEN AND MEN FOR MINISTRY:
Theme: “Celebrating Our History, Pursuing Our Future”
February 7-9, 2006
Dr. Daniel W. Jacobs, Sr., President and Bishop William P. DeVeaux, Chairman of the Trustee Board invite graduates, students and friends to meet on the campus of the Interdenominational Theological Center and Flipper Temple AME Church for the informative and inspiring gathering.
Workshops Include:
· “Can the Floppy Disk Generation Minister to A CD Rom Generation?” The Rev. Ellis Washington will moderate the session.
· “Succeeding In the First Pastorate.” The Rev. Larry Hudson is the Moderator.
Alumni and students will participate in all workshops and lectures and worship services.
Dr. Jacquelyn Grant will present the Henry McNeal Turner Memorial Lecture on Wednesday morning and Dr. Carolyn Ann Knight will give the Bishop William Reid Wilkes, Sr. Lecture Wednesday afternoon.
Bishop Samuel L. Green will deliver the Image Awards Sermon on Wednesday night at Flipper Temple AME Church.
Bishop Preston Warren Williams, II will deliver the keynote sermon on Thursday at 11:00 AM.
The Alumni Association headed by the Reverend Ammie Miller will hold a reception on Monday February 6, 2006 at Paschal’s Castleberry Restaurant in pre-Founders’ Day activities. The Turner Seminary Student Fellowship will sponsor a Welcome Worship Service at Flipper Temple on Monday also. The Reverend Dr. C. T. Vivian will speak at an Alumni Breakfast on Tuesday morning at ITC. The Alumni Association Worship service will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 with The Reverend Dr. Leslie R. White preaching.
Conversations with Bishops and faculty will also be held, moderated by Bishop DeVeaux and Dr. Carolyn McCrary.
The Holiday Inn Airport North is the host hotel (1-866-750-3364) and Paschals at Castleberry Hill (404-221-0375).
For more information, please contact the seminary at 404-527-0080.
8. GREATER BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SPONSORS LADIES IN RED SERVICE TO BENEFIT KATRINA VICTIMS:
On Sunday, December 4, 2005, there were women from all over Mississippi gathered at the historic Greater Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Ellisville, Mississippi for the Ladies in Red. Women celebrated the season with joyous songs of thanksgiving and praise, and the men of the church for support and love joined them.
This church was affected by Hurricane Katrina, yet is raising funds to assist others who were affected. This is following the pastor’s instruction on giving according to the word of God, “Give and it shall come back to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over.”
The service a special time in which twelve ladies shared from “The Twelve Blessings of Christmas”. This included faith, hope, love, joy, peace, friendship, unity, music, giving, and others. It was a spirit-filled service with these speakers, songs of praise by Ms. Florrine Herron, the Eighth Episcopal District Minister of Music and words of encouragement by our dedicated pastor, the Reverend DeLishia Boykin-Wilson.
One of our speakers, Sister Grenda shared on joy. It was touching for all in the place because Grenda lost her home and all material possessions yet she still declared, “The joy of the Lord is my strength.”
Other highlights included the word on Unity, when Sis. Shirley Keys demonstrated the true meaning of unity by bringing her four sisters to the front of the church and showing the love of Jesus towards each one.
The Twelve Blessings of Christmas speakers included Sisters Shirley Keys, Danita Bruner, Flora Henderson, Gloria Thompson, Sheila George, Lillie Jean, Rosa Montgomery, Alicia Montgomery, Minister Julia Evans, and Evangelist Moore. We were also favored by music from Mrs. Betty Braziel, the first lady of St. Andrew African Methodist Episcopal Church in Gulfport, Mississippi.
The Praise Dancers danced like David danced from the song “Glorious” by Martha Munuzzi. It reminds us of our purpose with the words “I was created to make your praise glorious.”
This service, chaired by Sister Christine McGilberry, was a wonderfully blessed occasion full with the blessings of the holiday season. We thank God for this beautiful celebration and the families that will be aided as a result. To God be the glory!
9. STATE OF THE TEMPORAL ECONOMY OF FREE AFRICANS:
By Stephanie and Eric Stradford
FAS2, January 2, 2006, Atlanta -- While remnant beneficiaries from the 20th Century Civil Rights movement posture on Wall Street and Pennsylvania Ave, historically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in Georgia are rediscovering some endless possibilities for kingdom building in a land they were clearly destined to inhabit and possess. They will be looking closer at 18th century economic systems that sustained free Africans throughout their press for equal representation in the human race.
Some 80,000 Georgians either “worship” or “go to church” at one of the 580 affiliated stations of the African Methodist Episcopal Church across their state. They are among the first in a family of 3.5 million beneficiaries to embrace a timely theme, “Living Better Everyday.” “These are exciting times,” said David R. Bishop, IV, pastor of First AME, Atlanta. “We’re not living in the past; we’re finding value in our rich history that impacts our economy today. It helps to have 80,000 brothers and sisters working together on the same mission.” Theirs is mission which daily challenges a nation of means to examine its own purpose for being.
10. THE WOMEN’S’ MISSIONARY SOCIETY ANNOUNCES A SPECIAL WORKSHOP THAT WILL BE HELD AT THE 2006 WMS EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING:
The Isis Project- A National Program Of The Balm In Gilead, Inc.
Sponsored by The Commission on Christian Social Action
Who should attend: Persons who are interested in starting or enhancing a Health Care Ministry in the local church! (Space is limited to 100 persons)
When: Friday, January 27, 2006 from 2 - 4 pm
The Presenters
Lucille C. Norville Perez, M.D.
Dr. Perez is the National Health Director, Health Advocacy Division of the NAACP. In August 2001, Dr. Perez was elected as the 102nd president of the National Medical Association (NMA), the nation's oldest and largest professional scientific organization representing the country's 37,000 African American physicians. Previously, Dr. Perez served as the Associate Director of the Center for Substance Abuse and Prevention (SAMHSA/DHHS). A widely sought after lecturer, Dr. Perez's has received numerous honors, including a Congressional Black Caucus Special Achievement Award and a Distinguished Service Award from the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
The Reverend Dr. Susan Newman
The Reverend Dr. Susan Newman is Minister of Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ, Washington, D. C. and serves the District Government as the Special Assistant to the Mayor for Religious Affairs. She is an inspirational, motivational, and humorous speaker whose soul stirring, thought-provoking insights on healthy relationships from a spiritual perspective are garnering nationwide attention and acclaim. Hailed by Ebony Magazine as one of the Top Black Women Preachers in America, Dr. Newman has moved audiences throughout the United States, Switzerland and Ghana to hallelujahs and social action.
Her book, Oh God! A Black Woman’s Guide to Sex and Spirituality (Random House, 2002) proposes a new sexual ethic for women of faith. This groundbreaking book has been hailed by spiritual, academic, and community leaders and has brought a new blueprint for sexual and spiritual health and balance to millions of women and men. Her latest book, Your Inner Eve, brings the power of truth, warmth of wit and humor, and the essence of heart and soul to light in a way that will help every woman rediscover and reaffirm the Divine with herself.
Tamika Felder
Tamika Felder is a cervical cancer survivor and activist. At the age of 25, Tamika was diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer and underwent a radical hysterectomy. In January 2005, Tamika created Tamika and Friends, a nonprofit organization designed to raise awareness about cervical cancer and its link to the human papillomavirus. She travels the country on her mission of HPV and cervical cancer awareness and is currently producing an awareness campaign that includes a documentary film, public service announcements, and town hall forums - all funded from her own efforts. Tamika's story was featured in the June 2003 issue of Essence Magazine. In January 2004, Tamika partnered with the National Council of Negro Women to register over 100 women to get their annual pap test along with HPV testing for Cervical Cancer Awareness month. She has participated in numerous initiatives, including serving as Community representative for the President's Cancer Panel (September 2003) and acting as a survivor spokesperson for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
The following listing of events are provided to give you up-to-date information on programs, seminars, conferences, exhibits, and other affairs of interest to the African American church community
11. 2006 INTERDENOMINATIONAL CONFERENCES AND CONVENTIONS CALENDAR:
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
National Leadership Conference
January 9-12
Phoenix, AZ
CONTACT : COGIC Convention Services 901-522-1331
NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION USA, INC.
Joint Mid-Winter Board Session
January 16-19Nashville, TNCONTACT: www.nationalbaptist.com
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
January 11 – 13, 2006
Church World Service and Department of Global Witness andMinistry Meeting
Indianapolis, Indiana
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
January 17– 20, 2006 19th Annual Seminar on Church Growth and Evangelism
Birmingham Sheraton Civic Center
Birmingham, Alabama
Registration: $120.00 before December 10, 2005
$140.00 after December 11, 2005
Hotel information: Birmingham Sheraton Civic Center Reservations Department
2101 Richard Arrington, Jr. Blvd. NorthBirmingham, AL 35203
Phone: (205) 307-3000Fax: (205) 307-3085
Hotel Room Rates: $105.00 (Single, Double, Triple, Quad)
THE SAMUEL DEWITT PROCTOR PASTORS AND LAY CONFERENCE
February 6-9Jacksonville, FL
CONTACT: 773-548-6619, www.sdpconference.org
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Women’s Missionary Society
January 24 – 28, 2006Executive Board MeetingCincinnati, Ohio
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
February 20 – 26, 2006
Fourteenth Episcopal District
Dedication of Office and Resource Center
Monrovia, Liberia
More details to follow
NATIONAL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CONVENTION OF AMERICA
Winter Board Meeting
February 20-24
Dallas, TX
CONTACT: 323-846-1950, www.nmbca.com
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
March 1-11, 20062006
Lay Excursion to South Africa
Follow this link for detailed information about the trip:
http://xodusint.com/1/Itineraries.ASP (You will then need to click the "South Africa" link that appears at the bottom of the page.)
COLUMBUS BAPTIST PASTORS’ CONFERENCE SIMULTANEOUS REVIVALCONFERENCE
March 26-31
Columbus, OH
CONTACT: 614-258-9583
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
March 27 – 28, 2006
Strategic Planning/Redistricting Committee
Nashville, Tennessee
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
April 20 – 22, 2006
Ministries in Christian Education
Nashville, Tennessee
FESTIVAL OF HOMILETICS
May 15-19
Atlanta, GA
CONTACT: 800-866-8631
HAMPTON MINISTERS’ CONFERENCE
June 4-9
Hampton University, Hampton, VA
CONTACT: Timothy Boddie 757-727-5340, www.hampton.edu
NATIONAL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CONVENTION OF AMERICA
Summer Board Meeting
June 13
Nashville, TN
CONTACT: 323-846-1950, www.nmbca.com
NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION OF AMERICA
June 19-23
Location: TBACONTACT: Darlene Blunt 214-942-3311
NATIONAL BAPTIST USA, INC
June 19-23
Baltimore, MD
CONTACT: 615-228-6292, x321
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
General Board and Bishops Council
June 25-28
Location: Charleston, SC
CONTACT: Dr. Clement Fugh, www.AME-Church.com
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
July 2 -7, 2006, 25th Connectional Christian Education Congress
Coronado Springs Resort of Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida.
Room rates: $99 per night for single/double ($15 per person per night for additional persons) $199 per night for junior suite$250 per night for one-bedroom suite $350 per night for two-bedroom suite
Contact: Dr. Daryl Ingram, dingram@ameced.com
ARCHBISHOP JAMES PATTERSON LYKE CONFERENCE
Lyke Conference
July 5-9
Chicago, IL
CONTACT: Andrew Lyke 312-751-8264, alyke@archchicago.org , www.lykeconference.com
ARCHBISHOP JAMES PATTERSON LYKE CONFERENCE
Fr. Clarence Rivers Institute pre-conference
July 5-6
Chicago, IL
CONTACT: Andrew Lyke 312-751-8264, alyke@archchicago.org , www.lykeconference.com
E. K. BAILEY MINISTRIES, INC., PREACHING CONFERENCE
July 10-14Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, TX
CONTACT: Olivia DeBerry 972-708-9979, ekbmhears@aol.com
WORLD METHODIST COUNCIL
July 20– 25, 2006 Seoul, KoreaTheme: "God in Christ Reconciling"
THE KINGDOM CONFERENCE
July 19-22
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD
CONTACT: Rev. Valorie Wells 410-945-3000, www.newpsalmist.org
MEGAFEST: WOMAN, THOU ART LOOSED & MAN POWER
July 19-22
Location: TBA
CONTACT: 877-TDJ-MEGA
NATIONAL BLACK NAZARENE CONFERENCE
August 3-6Dallas, TX
CONTACT: 800-738-7167
PROGRESSIVE BAPTIST CONVENTION
Annual Session
August 7-11Cincinnati, OHCONTACT: 202-396-0558
CONVENING OF THE EVANGELISTSA
Conference for Ministry Minded People
August 16-19
Location: TBA
CONTACT: 561-863-9192
GAMALI LECTURE SERIES
August 30 - September 1
Columbus, OH
CONTACT: Harold A. Hudson 614-258-9933
NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION OF AMERICA
Annual Session
September 4-8
Location: TBA
CONTACT: Darlene Blunt 214-942-3311
NATIONAL BAPTIST USA, INC.
Annual Session
September 4-8
Dallas, TX
CONTACT: 615-228-6292, x321
NATIONAL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CONVENTION OF AMERICA
Annual Session
September 4-8
Los Angeles, CA
CONTACT: 323-846-1950, www.nmbca.com
WOMEN IN MINISTRY CONFERENCE
September 18-21
Atlanta, GACONTACT: 770-696-5100
12. CHURCH WORLD SERVICE SADDENED BY DEATH OF LOU RAWLS:
NEW YORK - Jan 6 - Humanitarian agency Church World Service is saddened today by the death of Grammy-award singer Lou Rawls, who recorded public service announcements for the agency late last year as one of his last acts of goodwill. The singer was well known for his charitable activities as he was for his smooth four-octave range. He founded the Lou Rawls Parade of Stars Telethon, which raised millions of dollars for the United Negro College Fund.
Says CWS Executive Director Rev John L. McCullough, "Lou Rawls seems to have made the support of humanitarian work one of his last acts." When Rawls's illness was announced in December, McCullough said, "It is a measure of his own courage and his commitment to working to help people who have had their lives changed suddenly by disaster that Mr. Rawls enthusiastically recorded these appeals for us, even as his own life is being changed by illness."
The spots are part of Church World Service's ongoing campaign to remind people that the agency's work of disaster relief and recovery is a continuing task in a world where devastating hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis and other disasters can turn people’s lives upside down in a moment.
"Just as this work carries on," says McCullough, "so will Lou Rawls' memory in the lifetime of music he has left us to enjoy. We continue to hold his family close in prayer."
Media Contacts:
Lesley Crosson, (212) 870-2676, lcrosson@churchworldservice.org Jan Dragin - 24/7 - (781) 925-1526, jdragin@gis.net ##
13. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
Mrs. Earnestine Barnett, the wife of The Reverend Theodore Barnett, Pastor of New Bethel A.M.E. Church, Hialeah Florida, South Conference, 11th Episcopal District passed on Wednesday, January 4, 2006.
Funeral Arrangements
Family Visitation:
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
5:00 PM
New Bethel AME Church
2275 W. 5th Way
Hialeah, FL 33010
305-888-4365(Phone)
Funeral:
Thursday, January 12, 2006
11:00 AM
Greater St. Paul AME Church
3680 Thomas Avenue Miami, FL 33133 305-448-2742 (Phone)
Services are entrusted to:
Poitier's Funeral Home2300 NW 62nd St.
Miami, FL 33142
305-638-5030 (Phone)
305-635-9665 (Fax)
Condolences may be sent to:
Rev. Theodore Barnett6420 S.W. 62nd CourtSouth Miami, FL 33143
305-665-6731
14. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
From: RAChappelle@worldnet.att.net
Dr. Nathaniel C. Irving, Retired, Former Pastor of Avery Chapel AME Church Oklahoma City, OK, Bethel "Big Bethel" AME Church, Little Rock, AR, Union AME Church, Little Rock, AR and Former Dean of Jackson Theological Seminary, Little Rock, AR of the 12th Episcopal District passed on Saturday, January 7, 2006.
His wife, Mrs. Virginia H. Irving, survives Dr. Irving. He is the father of nine (9) children including Rev. Michelle K. T. Moulden (mktmoulden@sbcglobal.net) Pastor of Vernon AME Church, Tulsa, OK; Rev. Ralph O. Thomas Pastor of Salters Chapel AME Church, Langston, OK; and Rev. Scott Thomas Pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Wynnewood, OK
Funeral Arrangements
Saturday, January 14, 2006
11:00 AM
Avery Chapel AME Church
1425 North Kelham AvenueOklahoma City, OK 73111
Rev. Isaac N. Hudson, Jr., Pastor
405-424-3331 (Phone)
Services are entrusted to:
McKay Funeral Home1616 N.E. 36th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
405-424-3339 (Phone)
Condolences may be sent to:
The Irving Family
241 N.W. 90th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73114
15. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
Mr. Tommy Young, the uncle of Presiding Elder Ralph Johnson, Lexington District, Kentucky Conference passed.
Funeral service for Mr. Tommy Young was held on Saturday, January 7, 2006 in Wadley, Georgia at 2:00 in the afternoon.
Presiding Elder Ralph Johnson was the eulogist.
Condolences may be sent to:
Presiding Elder Ralph Johnson and family
213 Gatone Drive
Hendersonville, TN 37075
Email condolences to: ameomega@bellsouth.net
16. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS PROVIDED BY:
Bishop Carolyn Tyler Guidry, Chair
Commission on Social Action Clergy Family Information Center
Mrs. Ora L. Easley - Administrator Email: Amespouses1@aol.com
(Nashville, Tennessee Contact) Phone: (615) 837-9736 Fax: (615) 833-3781
(Memphis, Tennessee Contact) (901) 578-4554 (Phone & Fax)
Please remember these families in your prayers.
17. CONDOLENCES TO THE BEREAVED FROM THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER:
The Chair of the Commission on Publications, the Right Reverend Gregory G. M. Ingram; the Publisher, the Reverend Dr. Johnny Barbour and the Editor of the Christian Recorder, the Reverend Dr. Calvin H. Sydnor III offer our condolences and prayers to those who have lost loved ones. We pray that the peace of Christ will be with you during this time of your bereavement.
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