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. BREAKING NEWS: EPISCOPAL FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
We announce the passing of the Rt. Reverend Henry Wendell Murph, the 86th Elected and Consecrated Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE MURPH FAMILY:
5940 South Holt Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90056
(310) 410-0266 Phone
SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS:
Funeral Service:
Friday, November 3, 2006
10:00 AM
Grant African Methodist Episcopal Church
10435 S. Central Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90002
The Rev. Leslie White, Pastor
Professional services entrusted to:
Inglewood Mortuary
3801 W. Manchester
Los Angeles, LA 90305
310-412-6811 Phone
310-672-3932 Fax
Please remember the Murph family in your prayers.
Submitted by Ora L. Easley, Administrator AMEC Clergy Family Information Center
Email: Amespouses1@aol.com
Phone: (615) 837-9736
Voice Mail: (615) 833-6936
Fax: (615) 833-3781
Cell: (615) 403-7751
2. READER RESPONSE TO EDITORIAL AND OTHER ISSUES:
- To the Editor:
Re: Editorial: Local churches and pastors need to quickly embrace technology and help to eradicate the digital divide
The Twelfth Episcopal District under the leadership of Bishop Richard Allen Chappelle, Sr., has in fact been working on closing the digital divide. For the last three years the forward thinking Bishop Chappelle thought it not robbery to have a course on Web Site Development provided during the last three Annual Christian Leadership Congresses.
The course utilized the “ForMinistry.com” site which is sponsored by The American Bible Society. The sites are free. You can provide a donation if you wish, however there is no cost to the churches. The course provided the churches with basic information not only on how to build a basic site but advice such as the following: Keeping your site interesting; Deciding before hand what your site function would be i.e. Informing or Evangelizing; Keeping your “Announcements Current” (talking about your Easter program in September is a little to late, or WAY too early); They are taught how to use color to promote uniformity and or mood on their sites; They are taught what information is essential to have on their sites etc.
The 12th main site www.geocities.com/amedist12/ provides vital information to the Episcopal District such at the dates and locations of the Annual conferences; photos of recent events; links to other AME departments/resources; and links to the churches on the district that have active Web Sites.
Many people monitor and or participate in their church based on the information provided on their web sites, whether the member is in town or serving overseas, they can touch the Church and the Church can reach out ant touch them.
Sincerely yours
The Rev. Charles B. Frost, Sr., B.S.E., M.Div.
Web servant 12 Episcopal District
- To the Editor:
Re: Editorial: Local churches and pastors need to quickly embrace technology and help to eradicate the digital divide
Thanks for a great article
Renaldo E. Pierce
Media Resource
Librarian
E. T. Wrenn Middle School
627 S. Acme Rd
San Antonio, TX 78237
210-444-8475 X 6213
- To the Editor:
Re: Editorial: We need the Decalogue today more than ever; preachers, don’t eliminate the Decalogue
I have just completed reading your editorial, “We need the Decalogue today more than ever; preachers, don’t eliminate the Decalogue. “ It brought out many relevant issues that I have been attempting to share with my congregation. Sadly, to many of them, the Ten Commandments are either irrelevant today or take too much time.
I would like to share this article with them in handout form. I have approximately 45 members. Can you email this article for reprinting or mail copies to share? I am more than wiling to pay for them.
My email address is theodorakmoss@earthlink.net.
Thanks again for the editorials. They are very relevant and I look forward to continuing to read them.
The Rev. Theodora K. Moss, Pastor
Pearson Chapel A.M.E. Church
Yanceyville, North Carolina
3. GENEALOGICAL SEARCH:
Editor’s note: The Website appended here is a great resource for those of you who are interested in doing a genealogical family background search. This is an excellent site. I found my grandparents and their parents within a minute. I am going back an am going to so some more research. My thanks to Chaplain (COL) USA-Retired Larry Barry for sharing this great Internet resource with me.
http://www.familysearch.org/
4. AS ELECTION DAY NEARS, CLERGY WARNED ON PARTISAN PREACHING:
As we close in on the elections, AME churches are reminded that all religious institutions face increased federal scrutiny of politics in the pulpit and pastors must be guard against overt partisan preaching.
AME Churches should not allow the distribution of campaign literature on church property, and pastors and local church leaders should not express support or opposition for political candidates.
5. AME ITINERANT ELDER, THE REVEREND DR. OBERY M. HENDRICKS, JR., BIBLICAL SCHOLAR AND AUTHOR, WILL DISCUSS HIS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED NEW BOOK, “THE POLITICS OF JESUS” WITH ATLANTA RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND SCHOLARS:
Dr. Obery M. Hendricks, Jr., New York Seminary professor and author, will be in Atlanta to discuss his controversial new book, “The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus’ Teachings and How They Have Been Corrupted.” The book provides an historical analysis of how Jesus, a first century revolutionary, became a “meek and mild servant of the status quo” and offers a critical look at modern politicians “of faith.” Jon Meacham, author of “American Gospel: God, The Founding Fathers and the Making of a Nation,” declared The Politics of Jesus to be “essential reading for Americans…”
Hendricks, an ordained itinerant elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, will give a public talk and sign books on Monday, November 13, 2006 at 7 pm at Paschal’s Restaurant on 180 Northside Drive, NW Atlanta, GA 30313. Joining him in the discussion, “The Politics of Jesus: Prophecy or Prosperity?” are Bishop John Hurst Adams, retired prelate of the A.M.E. Church, Candler School of Theology professor, Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Jr., Dr. Rosetta E. Ross, chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Spelman College and the Reverend Raphael G. Warnock, Ph.D., pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church.
For further information, about Dr. Obery Hendricks and “The Politics of Jesus,” please contact Rudy Faust at (212) 782-9798. For more information about this event, please contact Kathryn V. Stanley at (404) 226-7076.
6. A BRIGHT RURAL AND SMALL MEMBERSHIP FUTURE? …..NOT WITHOUT PLANNING!:
George R. La Sure, D.Min.
Given the reality that the average church in the body of the African Methodist Episcopal Church denomination represents rural and small membership churches with its membership ranging from 10 to 250 members, it is increasingly incumbent upon the denomination itself to initiate a growth strategy for their continued growth and empowerment. Weekly, there is an “army” of anointed ministers, at various levels of preparation, who show up at every rural and small membership church location to minister to the needs of God’s people. Some have higher levels of formalized theological training than others. Some have had the opportunity to attend theological seminaries. Others have not. But, they all show up!
We have reached the day when the A.M.E. Church, as a denomination, must consider investing a great deal of its combined resource to design and implement strategies to promote the continued growth and development of its rural and small membership churches. One writer has said that any church that is pastured by one ordained minister is a “small” church. That being the case, we must deduce that our denomination is one which is overwhelmingly rural and small membership in nature.
In the days that lie ahead, we must do more to equip pastors and laity in these rural and small membership settings to more effectively cope with the denominational realities that are set before them. Given the need to pay denominational budgetary assessments on an increasingly regular basis, there is a dire need for training to be made available to pastors and to laity as to how they might, more effectively, “step out of the box” and create and effect new and purposeful strategies for continually raising sufficient funds to enable them to comfortably meet their budgetary obligations without foregoing the need to effect needed repairs in the church, etc. We, as a denomination, if we are to gain the health and strength that we need to meet the challenges of this new millennium, must put forth every conceivable strategy and effort to “strive” as opposed to “survive”.
In order to be better than we are, we must stand before the mirror of our lives and consider what we are. The rural and small membership church has many identifiable hurdles that it must meet and surmount in order to become the viable entity that God wills it to be. One principle area that must be addressed is that of church planning. Each local congregation must sit, with its pastor and laity intricately involved, and seriously consider all that it has been, all that it is, and all that it envisions itself to be. Each church must examine its past performance, via all of the records and testimony that it can muster (which, often times, is sorely lacking) and, consider, based on the documentation of yesterday, compared and contrasted to the documentation of today, where it stands in the present scheme of things. The pastor and laity must increasingly become one as the church begins to envision those strategies that it must employ in order to become an increasingly viable church entity.
In light of this type of assessment activity, the church must also re-assess its position, geographically and socially, within the context of the community it serves. It just might be that the church building has been located in the woods and across the tracks for too long. It just may be that the church has not asserted itself to the point of becoming involved in the local social and political fabric. It just may be that the church has been atrophying for years because it has made no strategic effort to thrive and flourish. It just may be that the church has never taken the time and devoted the effort to seriously consider what it might be and represent in the future.
No matter the case, a brighter tomorrow doesn’t come without the application of sound and disciplined planning today. The only way that the rural and small membership church will thrive and flourish in the future is by making a very substantial investment in assessing where they are at present and, comprehensively planning where they need to be. It will take an awful lot of time and undying commitment on the part of the pastor and the laity to make it happen.
Church planning, as a discipline, cannot be ignored. Effective church planning cannot take place unless there is willing participation on the part of the trained pastor and laity. Church conflicts have to be squashed and kicked to the side in order for effective dialogue and the free exchange of useful viewpoints can take place. There will be many differences of opinion aired, but if it really doesn’t matter who gets the credit, the job can get done. Effective church planning empowered and emboldened by the Holy Spirit, is the only key to a brighter rural and small membership church future.
7. ADULT CHOIR OF GRANT A.M.E. CHURCH IN WATTS WON’T “TURN BACK;” PRESENTS ITS EIGHTH ANNUAL CONCERT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 AT 4 P.M.:
LOS ANGELES — (October 20, 2006) — Riveting spirituals, soul-stirring anthems and awe-inspiring hymns will fill the sanctuary of Grant A.M.E. Church in Watts on Sunday, October 29 at 4 p.m.
That’s when the renowned Adult Choir, under the leadership of famed director Byron Smith, presents their Eighth Annual Choir Concert themed “I Will Never Turn Back No More.”
“Byron is both a musical genius and a taskmaster alike,” noted Ethel Williams who has sung with the choir for almost two decades.
“He encourages us to sing with expression, giving particular attention to intonation and diction,” added Williams, “but more importantly, because our music is a ministry, Byron encourages us to reflect on how good God has been to us and to sing like it!”
The Rev. Leslie R. White, pastor of Watts’ largest Church, agrees.
“The music ministry of Grant richly complements the worship service and reaches parishioners in unique ways,” White said. “We pray a powerful move of the Holy Spirit during the Adult Choir Concert, just as we feel during worship services on Sundays.”
The Adult Choir, one of five choirs at Grant, sings at the 8 a.m. worship services each first, second and third Sundays of the month. The breadth of their repertoire ranges from spirituals and anthems to hymns and traditional gospel compositions.
The choir has been rehearsing several hours a week for the past three months preparing for this special event, which is certain to appeal to a wide-range of Christian music lovers.
According to Smith, the theme song, written by Nathaniel Dett, is “an old Black Church anthem that has a powerful message.” The song was the favorite of Smith’s parents, the late-Owen and Geraldine Smith, for whom the concert is being dedicated.
The concert also features music from Gospel greats Donnie McClurkin, Dottie Peoples, Roland Carter and Chester D.T. Baldwin.
Grant A.M.E. Church is located at 10435 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90002, and is celebrating its 100th year of service to the Watts community. Worship services are heard on the radio each Sunday morning at 6 a.m. on KJLH 102.3 FM. Join us for worship on Sundays at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. and for Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday Hour of Power begins at 11:30 a.m. and Thursday night Soul Food starts at 6 pm. All are welcome; admission is free.
For driving directions or for more information visit www.GrantAMEChurch.org or contact the Church office at 323-564-1151.
Submitted by the Rev. Kevin T. Taylor (323. 564-1151)
8. CLERGY OF THE WEEK, REV. ELLIS I. WASHINGTON, M. DIV:
*Reverend Edrena Houston Brown, M.A.C.E.
Christian Recorder, staff writer
This week’s clergy of the week is the dynamic Reverend Ellis I. Washington, M. Div., senior pastor of Saint Matthews A.M.E. Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is married to the lovely Mrs. Nathine Washington, first lady of St. Matthews and local advisor of the Missionary Society. They are the proud parents of daughter Keturah.
A native of Detroit, Michigan Pastor Washington, journey in ministry began at an early age. He accepted his called into the Christian Ministry during his sophomore year in high school. He was ordained as a Deacon in the African Methodist Episcopal Church at age seventeen. Later, ordained an Itinerant Elder in the Michigan Conference in the Fourth Episcopal District at age nineteen.
He is known as an effective communicator for the Lord. An experienced, spiritual and trained Pastor, motivational speaker, seminar and workshop facilitator, his skills and abilities are outstanding from the pulpit as well as in the community. The youth of Saint Matthews and in the community enjoys most about this pastor, is his genuine personality and how he relates, as a friend and as a pastor.
His wisdom and knowledge in communicating with the parishioners and youth is exceptional. One of the most rewarding experiences Pastor Washington shared about his ministry was that; “Having the opportunity to be involved in youth and pastoral ministry, through teaching and pastoring it has, allowed teens to get turned on during the worship and praise services, in experiencing the presence of the Holy Spirit. Also, working with unchurched youth and adults in teaching them about salvation it is a joy when one accepts Christ as their Savior.” When asked, Pastor Washington as to what is his view about Holistic Ministry? He stated that; “Holistic Ministry involves the mission statement of the A.M.E. Church in providing the spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional and environmental needs by spreading the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Word and Deed. St. Matthews has an active and excellent health ministry and a congregational registered nurse that serves on staff. The ministry is involved in health screenings for diabetes, hypertension, and mental health; and serves the senior population in the church and the community.” The church is in the planning stages of developing a recent project of a Community Development Corporation and a planned partnered spectrum health commission in discussing issues of a joint development.
Pastor Washington’s communication gift as an orator and radio personality can be heard every Sunday morning aired lived in Philadelphia, PA. With an extensive background in Mass Communications, he believes that the media is important; “It is an educational tool for saving souls and bringing the unchurched to Christ. The media has an impact on today’s youth rather it is negative or positive and I promote the positive issues that are affecting the lives of the youth and adults, today.
His involvement in the community is extensive where he serves on numerous boards and organizations. Presently, one of his major focuses is his involvement as Vice President of the Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity and will become President this upcoming term in further interfacing with governmental leaders, in solving community issues. He also serves as a Chaplain for the police department.
He attended Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia and majored in Broadcast Communications. He was honored to have completed an internship with Radio Station WCLK at Clark University, Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Columbus State University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice.
These experiences opened doors for him as a noteworthy personality and a former radio personality for The Voice, Gospel host announcer and the number #1 noted the “Quiet Storm” V-103 in Atlanta, Georgia and numerous other radio broadcasting stations across the United States.
Pastor Washington matriculated at Turner Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, Georgia and graduated with a Master of Divinity degree and plans to do further study in the near future. His vision for ministry in the near future is to continue to work in kingdom building and having a vibrant and dynamic ministry is serving the People of God and the community.
Congratulations, Pastor Ellis I. Washington and thanks for being a credit to African Methodism and the community of Faith Believers.
*If you are interested in honoring your pastor as Clergy of the Week or a Clergy staff person, please send your email and tell us why your pastor should be honored as Clergy of the Week to; ebrown49@hotmail.com
9. THE TURNER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (TTS) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM:
(A Ministry Sponsored by the Alumni Association of Turner Theological Seminary)
Goal
To offer matriculating students of the TTS, an opportunity to work in Ministry where by they may better discern their Call; develop their gifts, skills, and talents; and experience ministry in geographical locations other than that of their birth faith home.
Objective
To identify and match students with pastors and parishes throughout the connectional African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Overview
The changing world of ministry does suggest that we begin to offer opportunities for our students who see their Calling and Vocation moving toward the Pastoral and Non-Pastoral Ministries. The Internship Program provides an opportunity to work under the supervision of some of the finest servants of God, and among the richest variety of congregations and organizations. The internship may best work during the summer months of May - August {14 - 16 weeks.} The Alumni would be our first line of possible pastors and parishes in which this program will be implemented. There is, however, no restriction on any organization, pastor or parish in African Methodism; in fact, all welcome. The shared responsibilities are as follows:
Church and/or Organization:
i. Travel to and from city of internship; Plane, Train, Bus, Car. Compensation will be decided by the Churches or the Organizations ability to pay, and commensurate with local communities cost of living.
ii. Set up weekly teaching, organizing and planning programs, preaching opportunities at the local church and/or within the local community, where in the student may practice valuable experience.
iii. Provide furnished housing, in a safe and secure environment.
iv. If a collaborative of churches or organizations decides to invite an intern, this is not prohibited, and is encouraged.
v. More than one intern per church or organization is acceptable.
vi. Church and/or an organization should have an Internship Committee that meets bi-weekly to give Lay feedback to the candidate, to be a resource so that the internship is as enriching for all as possible.
vii. Accepting church and/or organization, along with the Seminary, to set the structure of the day to day internship. An Internship Manual and Guide shall be developed.
Turner Theological Seminary:
i. Risk Management Training of all candidates.
ii. Background check performed on all candidates.
iii. President’s signature of approval on all candidates and churches/organizations that participate.
iv. An Internship Manual and Guide shall be developed.
Candidate-Student
i. To be open to learn and take serious the internship as a sacred trust.
ii. To be of the best moral character.
iii. Complete application.
iv. Submit feedback on internship
Alumni Association
i. Review all applications.
ii. Assign intern to a Host Church or Organization.
The Internship Program is a ministry sponsored by the Alumni Association of Turner Theological Seminary
Application Deadline is April 15, 2007
The Internship Program welcomes applications from current students and who are classified as middlers, seniors or recent graduates. To be considered for this selective and competitive program, applicants must carry a grade point average of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale. As internships are established across the connectional church, they are very competitive; all applicants are urged to submit their complete application prior to the deadline noted. Although early application greatly increases your chances of acquiring the internship you want, there is no guarantee that a particular site will be available. For more information or if you have any questions concerning this application form, please us at turneralumni@aol.com. Application can be downloaded from www.turnerseminary.com.
10. CLERGY FAMILY CONGRATULATORY NOTICE:
Bishop Samuel L. and Supervisor Ava S. B. Green are proud to announce that their son, Samuel L. Green, Jr. was elected the Senate President pro tem of the University of Florida. He is the fifth African American and third African American male to be elected as Senate President pro tem in the history of the university.
Congratulatory messages may be emailed to: SLGreenSr@aol.com.
Congratulations Samuel L. Green, Jr.
11. CONGRATULATORY NOTIFICATIONS:
Congratulatory notifications are posted on Friday of each week that we might share the “Joyful” moments; the “GOOD” news of Clergy Family Graduations, Births, Weddings, and Wedding Anniversaries (25th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 75th) and extend commendations, congratulations and well wishes to those clergy families who are praising God for the Joy of significant milestones reached in their lives.
12. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
Dr. Yvonne Walker Taylor died on the afternoon of October 20, 2006. Dr. Yvonne Walker Taylor was professor of English and later became the first female President of Wilberforce University. She was the first female African American college president in the United States. Her father, the Right Reverend Dougal Ormonde Beaconfield Walker, the 66th elected and consecrated Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal church also served as President of Wilberforce University and thus they were the first father/daughter president of an American academic institution of higher education. Dr. Yvonne Walker Taylor will be missed.
Service arrangements:
Memorial Service
Thursday, November 2, 2006
1:00 PM
Holy Trinity A.M.E. Church
1230 Wilberforce Clifton Road
P. O. Box 97
Wilberforce, OH 45384
(Phone) 937-372-7737
(Fax) 937-879-2733
Rev. Betty W. Holley, Ph.D., Pastor
Professional Services entrusted to:
McColaugh Funeral Home
826 N Detroit Street
Xenia, OH 45385
(Phone) 937-372-1102
(Fax) 937-372-6536
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Women for Women and Wilberforce Endowed Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 336, Wilberforce, OH 45384.
Expressions of sympathy can be sent to Holy Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church. (See address above).
Submitted by the Rev. Betty W. Holley, Ph.D., Pastor
BHolley@payne.edu
Holy Trinity A.M.E. Church
Wilberforce, OH
13. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
Regretfully we share news of the passing of Mr. Temothy Nelson (of Hooks, Texas) on Monday, October 23, 2006 in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Nelson is the brother of Mrs. Sherrell N. Giles, the 12th Episcopal District YPD Director, and the brother - in-law of Rev. James Giles, pastor of Saint Paul A.M.E. Church, Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
The arrangements are through the Williams Funeral Home, 1517 Caddo Street, Arkadelphia, AR, and at present are incomplete.
Condolences may be sent to the family:
The Rev. and Mrs. James Giles and family
#7 Westmont Circle
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
(870) 246-3261
Thank you for remembering the family in your prayers.
Sisterly,
Anita Brannon
14. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
This is a notice of the funeral services for Mrs. Rose Mae Jackson the mother of Rev. Barbara Dunbar, pastor of Clayborn Temple AME Church, Knoxville, Tennessee.
Services arrangements:
Saturday, October 28, 2006
10:00 a.m.
St. John Missionary Baptist Church
Miami FL
Professional services entrusted to:
Range Funeral Home
5727 NW 17th Avenue
Miami, FL 33141
Phone (305) 691-4343
Fax (305) 691-6805
Condolences may be sent to:
Rev. Barbara Dunbar
2128 Linden Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37917
865-524-4345
Email: annointed4u@aol.com
15. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
From: macamusa@ecoweb.co.zw
20th Episcopal District
The Rt. Rev. Wilfred J. Messiah
Supervisor Carol I. Messiah
The Reverend Phillip Lubimbi, Presiding Elder of the Bubi/Nkayi District, South-West Zimbabwe Annual Conference, 20th Episcopal District was called to glory on 18th October 2006. The Reverend Phillip Lubimbi served for a long time in the 17th District and recently in the 20th District.
Funeral arrangements:
Saturday 21st October 2006
8:00 am
Service
Balls Tabernacle
Nkete Drive Mpopoma
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Followed by interment at Luveve number 3 Cemetery, Bulawayo.
Condolences may be emailed to his wife, Mrs. Violet Lubimbi, a dedicated spouse and Conference WMS Area Chairperson.
Send email messages: c/o macamusa@ecoweb.co.zw
16. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
The passing of Mr. Temothy Nelson, brother of Mrs. Sherrell Giles, 12th District YPD Director and brother-in-law of Rev. James Giles, pastor of St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Arkadelphia, AR.
Funeral Services:
Saturday, October 28, 2006
3:30 p.m.
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
1501 Caddo Street
Arkadelphia, AR
Phone (870) 246-2820
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to:
Rev. and Mrs. James Giles
#7 Westmont Circle
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
Phone (870) 246-3261
17. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
This communication comes to inform you that Mrs. Lenora Martin, the niece of Mrs. Piccola Washington, died Saturday, October 21, 2006.
Funeral Services:
Saturday, October 28, 2006
12:00 Noon
Beebe Chapel C.M.E. Church
6109 Hwy 365
Little Rock, AR
Professional Services entrusted to:
Superior Funeral Service
5017 E. Broadway Street
North Little Rock, AR 72117-4027
Phone (501) 945-9922
Email condolences may be sent to: washington@sbcglobal.net
18. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS PROVIDED BY:
The Clergy Family Information Center
Bishop Carolyn Tyler Guidry, Chair
Commission on Social Action Mrs. Ora L. Easley, Administrator
Email: Amespouses1@aol.com
Phone: (615) 837-9736
Voice Mail: (615) 833-6936
Fax: (615) 833-3781
Cell: (615) 403-7751
19. 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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