Bishop
Richard Franklin Norris - Chair, Commission on Publications
The Reverend Dr. Johnny Barbour, Jr., Publisher
The Reverend Dr. Calvin H. Sydnor III, the 20th Editor, The Christian Recorder
The Reverend Dr. Johnny Barbour, Jr., Publisher
The Reverend Dr. Calvin H. Sydnor III, the 20th Editor, The Christian Recorder
May is
National Stroke Awareness Month!
Pentecost – May 27, 2012
1. EDITORIAL – "IS IT OVERSIGHT OR
INCOMPETENCE THAT WE ARE NOT TELLING OUR "GOOD NEWS" TO ALL OF THE
WORLD!":
Dr. Calvin H. Sydnor III,
The 20th Editor, The Christian Recorder
Is the Jesus Christ that we preach about, just the messiah
for our local churches? Is His saving
grace for all of the world or just available to those who come to church? Do we
take the "Great Commission" seriously?
We have meetings in large cities, stay in
first-class hotels, have the most dynamic preaching in the world, deal with
social and religious issues that impact local communities and the world and not
a word in the local media.
We are getting better, but we are not “there” yet.
We come and go to cities and very few know that we passed through the city.
Our AME Churches have wonderful programs, not just
in the United States, but in every area of the world that we have AME Churches.
In times past in days of the weekend church news,
very few of our churches were listed on the church news or church directory
pages. It was not the fault of the newspapers; it was our fault, the fault of
the pastors and the leadership in our local churches that our churches were not
listed on the church pages of local newspapers.
The Yellow Pages
I am not concerned about the absence of AME Church
listing in the Yellow Pages because telephone books are not utilized as they
have been in times past. Technology has made telephone books obsolete.
The information that used to be helpful in
telephone books is now found on church websites or blogsites and of course, if
a church does not have a website or blogsite, the opportunity to share
information about the local church ministry programs is lost.
There is an opportunity for telephone answering
message ministry, but unfortunately, some churches cannot keep their phone
answering messages updated. I had a
relative that told me that she called a church to inquire about worship service
times and the answering machine did not work properly; so she went to another
church.
What I am getting at, is that some of us are not
doing our "homework" in telling the "Good News" of Jesus
Christ to "all of the world" because we are not effectively sharing
our religious programs and we are not inviting people to share our ministry.
For too many of us, Jesus Christ is just a
"local" Savior for those who happen to attend our worship services;
some of us won’t go up and down the streets where our churches are located to
invite the unchurched to participate in our religious programs.
I have heard many preachers and lay persons lament
about the folks who don't attend church, but the real question is, “Do you have
something for the unchurched when they visit your church?”
Perhaps local churches need to find creative ways
to reach out and touch those who are unchurched; seems that most of our
messages are for church folks. A lot of our sermons are geared to the “saved”
parishioners. The paradigm for ministry needs to be revised and updated and
clergy and laity need to think beyond the walls of the local church.
The Great Commission enjoins us to, "Go to all
the world," not just proclaim the Gospel to the people in our
neighborhoods. We need to tell our stories and preach the Word beyond the walls
of the church!
Existing relationship
Send your news to The Christian Recorder and it will get published because we are a
connectional church and we have a relationship; it’s called the AME Church.
Some in our Zion won’t even take the time to take advantage of the resource of The Christian Recorder, which is an
available news resource.
The relationship part of news is huge
The way general news gets out is dependent upon
relationships, but let me digress.
If a crime if committed or something really big or
unusual happens, the media will exploit those situations to their advantage.
Most routine things are not considered newsworthy and in that sense the media
will not be “beating on your door” to publish the events at your church.
Get in a first-name relationship
Here is a secret every pastor should know. Routine news gets out because of
relationships. Pastors, local church leaders or somebody in the local church
needs to have, or develop a first-name relationship with people who run or
influence the local news media.
How do you develop relationships with the
media? Go visit the editor and get a
tour of the newspaper office, the television station, and the local radio
stations. Develop a relationship and you will see your news published. Big
city, small town, it’s all the same – personal relationships.
Planning is important
Plan ahead, give secular media plenty of time;
don’t wait until the last minute. Depending upon the relationship a local
church has, a personal visit or a telephone call should accompany articles.
Provide “before and after” news accounts of events
and make the articles sound newsworthy.
The AME is not getting its news out, not because of
incompetence, but because of our lack of oversight in not taking the time to
develop relationships with the local news media.
The good news
The 49th Quadrennial
Session of the General Conference will be unlike any General Conference we have
ever held.
Dr. Clement Fugh, General Secretary
of the AME Church and the Council of Bishops have developed real-time Web-based
access to the events of the General Conference and with smartphones or
computers at the General Conference venue or miles away in the United States,
Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, South America or Asia, you will be able to
access General Conference news and events in real-time. The
Christian Recorder will provide up-to-date news releases available in fifty
languages. Voting, election results and legislative changes will be available
instantaneously.
At the beginning of the General Conference
simply go to http://www.ame-church.com/blog/. The site will not be operational until the
beginning of the General Conference. The worship services of the General
Conference will be video-streamed.
People attending the General
Conference will not have buy daily “news-sheets” to find out what is happening
at the General Conference. People at the General Conference who don’t have
smartphones or computers will be able to view General Conference news and
events on monitors throughout the General Conference venue.
The 49th Quadrennial
Session of the General Conference will utilize 21st Century
technology.
2. TCR OP ED - WE ALREADY HAVE THE MECHANISM TO DO STAND-DOWNS - THE CONFERENCE SYSTEM:
*The Rev.
Dr. Joseph A. Darby
Please
consider this to be an “Amen” to your call for the African Methodist Episcopal
Church to periodically “stand-down” for self-examination. We already have the mechanism to do so - the
Conference system.
We’ll
soon meet in Nashville for our 49th General Conference, and there’ll
be no shortage of legislation to be considered.
Most of it, however, will be left on the table as we focus on three
things that always dominate the General Conference - the General Budget, the
election of Bishops and General Officers, and the assignment of Bishops. The General Conference can become a
“stand-down” opportunity when the “CONVOs” held in the interim of the General
Conference focus on issues of faith and order and generate well-reasoned, constructive
and positive legislation that can be earnestly considered at the General
Conference to move us from where we are to where we ought to be.
Our
Annual Conferences focus on pastors’ reports and pastoral assignments, but our
positive law says that one Annual Conference day shall be devoted to “literary
exercises” - discussions, essays and addresses - and that if doing so is not
convenient during the Annual Conference, a literary convention should be held
at the call of the Presiding Bishop. The
Annual Conference can become a “stand-down” opportunity when literary exercises
aren’t just hastily prepared statements on traditional subjects that are
crammed into brief time slots. Literary
exercises can focus on subjects and issues that impact the contemporary life
and witness of the Church and consider ways and means that we can be both
faithful to our traditions and relevant in the present age.
The
District Conference is already tasked by our positive law with addressing
issues ranging from voter registration to social action to personal and
corporate financial responsibility and stewardship. It would be easy to transform often
obligatory District Conference lectures and workshops into “stand-down”
continuing education opportunities that reinforce the basics of our faith and
order and equip clergy and laity to be more effective and efficient.
The
Quarterly Conference, when the Presiding Elder examines the fiscal,
organizational and spiritual well-being of each pastoral charge, can also be a
“stand-down” opportunity. I’ve been
blessed to serve under some Presiding Elders who went beyond the routine
Disciplinary Questions to impart knowledge about our Zion, hear and respond to
the honest questions and concerns of those present, and to kindly but firmly say
things that pastors can’t say or care not to say.
The
Church Conference can also be a “stand-down” opportunity. Our positive law says, “The pastor ought to
report to the Church Conference his (or her) labors, burdens, cares and point
out places where the members, or a portion of them, could work for the glory of
God.” That stated requirement allows for
considerable pastoral latitude. The
Morris Brown Church family began this Conference Year with a “stand-down” - a
series of Dialogue and Prayer Sessions that allowed us as pastor and people to
see where we’ve been as a church, where we stood before our Organizational
Church Conference, and where we needed to go.
The results helped to give direction to the Church Conference and became
a strategic plan for the Conference year that has already yielded spiritual,
fiscal and administrative fruit.
The AME
Church has a tendency to meet critical needs by “reinventing the wheel” -
creating new structures to address critical needs rather than using the tools
that we already have at our disposal. If
we embrace the Methodist “system” that many independent churches have publicly
criticized but have quietly and successfully adapted to their use, we can
“stand down” and strengthen the AME Church as we prepare to enter our third
century as an established denomination.
We’ll
also be walking in the footsteps of the Jesus who modeled what our lives should
be as residents of the Kingdom of God.
The Gospels recount how Jesus, facing critical decisions and pivotal
points in His earthly ministry, withdrew from His disciples and from adoring
crowds for personal prayer and reflection.
If our Savior took the time to “stand-down,” then so should we.
*The Rev.
Dr. Joseph A. Darby is the pastor of Morris Brown AME Church in Charleston,
South Carolina
3. READER RESPONSE TO EDITORIAL AND OTHER
ISSUES:
- To the Editor:
RE: Tribute to the late Bishop Richard Allen Chappelle
I would just like to commend you for the article on Bishop
Richard Allen Chappelle. I have very fond memories of him dating all the
way back when he was the bishop in the 8th Episcopal District and
appointed me as the Conference DMC Commissioner and eventually Bishop Henning
appointed me as Episcopal DMC Commissioner.
Everything you said about Bishop Chappelle was very true all
the way down to the smile. He was a dear friend and bishop to me. I
remember last summer at General Board we were talking and he said that he was
not feeling well and I noticed that his eyes were a yellow color and told him
to get to a doctor when he got home. (My mother had similar symptoms and ended
up needing a liver transplant). And after that time we kept in contact
every month until January and when he failed to answer I knew something was
wrong. My heart still aches as I remember Bishop Richard Allen Chappelle.
Thanks again for writing the article.
Tanya Morris
Church Administrator
St. John AME Church
Birmingham, AL
-
To the Editor:
RE: TCR Op-Ed by Mrs. Jeanette T. Johns: The United Methodist Church can learn something positive from the AME
Church about bi-vocational ministry
I was so happy to read about Mrs. Jeanette T. Johns’ experiences
with the 1st Episcopal District Health Plan and the life insurance
plan that helped with funeral expenses for deceased clergy, beneficiary funds
for the local church and left-over money paid to the spouse. It made me feel
good because those initiatives were established under my episcopal leadership
during my tenure as Presiding Bishop of the 1st Episcopal District.
Bishop Philip R. Cousin, Sr.
Editor’s Note: Bishop
Philip R. Cousin, Sr. was the 96th Elected and Consecrated Bishop of
the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He served as a bishop for 32 years.
- To the Editor:
RE: The AME Church needs a stand-down
Your recent editorial about the AME Church's need to examine our
"core values" is an urgent matter.
The way that we are working in the field must be examined so that we can
help congregations, and the pastors that are sent, to have the necessary tools
to provide pastoral care to the wounded church that exists and the feeling of
oppression that is currently being experienced around assessments.
Congregations are as fluid and there are changes that happen
when most of the "older members" die and there has not been evidence
of regrouping until the church is on life support (membership under 50 active
members) or dead. The buildings are old without plans for redevelopment, which
can include merging of congregations, opening charter or independent schools or
family life centers in almost empty church properties, small business
development hubs, etc.
There is a need to re-examine our core values about prison
ministry in the wake of the mass incarceration crisis we have in Black and
Latino communities. We cannot preach in
prisons and not assist after a person comes home from prison. We cannot afford to be ignorant or silent. Thank you.
The Rev. Darlene Reynolds,
Associate Minister, Macedonia AME, Camden, New Jersey
4. AME CHURCH BISHOP HARTFORD BROOKINS DIES AT
86
By The Admin on May 23,
2012
Hamel Hartford
Brookins, a bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church for 30 years and a
longtime civil rights activist, has died in Los Angeles. He was 86.
A church statement says
Brookins died Tuesday at his home.
The son of Mississippi
sharecroppers, Brookins was minister of a country church in Arkansas and became
acquainted with future President Bill Clinton.
Before becoming bishop,
he served 13 years as pastor of First AME Church of Los Angeles and led the
congregation through the construction of a multimillion-dollar cathedral.
Brookins helped found
Jesse Jackson’s Operation PUSH and was involved in the campaigns of Tom
Bradley, the first black mayor of Los Angeles. (AP)
5. NASHVILLE TO HOST
HISTORIC AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH GENERAL CONFERENCE THE FIRST TIME
IN NASHVILLE SINCE 1872:
The African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest Black
religious denomination in America will hold the 49th Session of the
General Conference June 27-July 4, 2012 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort &
Convention Center in Nashville, TN, home of the world famous Fisk University
Jubilee Singers.
Nashville is part of the 13th Episcopal
District, which comprises the states of Tennessee and Kentucky. The last time the 13th District
hosted the General Conference was in 1996 in Louisville, KY., and this year is
the first time the conference has been held in Nashville since the late 1800s.
The mission of the AME Church is to minister to the
spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional and environmental needs of all
people by spreading Christ’s liberating gospel through word and deed.
Every four years the AME Church assembles for the General
Conference when delegates and leaders from around the world are charged with
the responsibility to discuss, debate and pass significant legislation that
will impact the mission and ministry of this great Zion.
Bishop Gregory G.M. Ingram, Commission Chairperson of the
General Conference and Presiding Prelate of the 10th Episcopal
District (Texas) said, “The General Conference of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church is actively preparing what we hope will not only be the
boldest proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ embedded in the theme
‘Exalting Christ to Impact the World’ but we will engage in serious dialogue on
quadrennial goals the Church will establish for the next four years.”
He added, “We are meeting at a critical time in history.
The church must not sit quietly by with the world facing acute social and
economic problems. We are intensely concerned with those cries and crisis that
bring misery and need to God’s children. Hunger, persecution, child and sexual
abuse, exploitation, injustice, family dysfunctions, and unemployment, are all
ills that our people are struggling with. As a church, our hearts must be
stirred in such a way that it is our hope, desire and passion to find jobs for
the jobless, to carry hope to the hopeless, to assure relief to the oppressed,
and to be a voice crying in the wilderness saying, ‘Prepare ye the way of
the Lord.’ It is our hope that this
General Conference, as we meet in Nashville, will not be just another meeting,
but will establish a new paradigm to effectuate meaningful change.”
The AME Church convenes on a quadrennial basis for the
purpose of conducting the church’s legislative business and financial
reporting. According to Bishop John R.
Bryant, Senior Bishop, “Every AME member is always excited over the prospect of
the experience of another General Conference.
This ensuing conference leadership combination of Bishop Gregory G.M.
Ingram as Chair of the Commission and Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie as host
Bishop has us ALL in high anticipation of the great things we will see,
hear and do.” Bishop Bryant served as the host Bishop of the General Conference
in St. Louis in 2008.
“Team 13 is excited to host this historic quadrennial
session.” Team 13 is the name of the host committee in the 13th
District, said Bishop Vashti McKenzie. “From its roots in the Free African
Society to the present age, the AME Church has played a vital part in
articulating social justice issues, from the eradication of poverty and slavery
to 21st century issues such as health care reform, a great recession,
struggling economy, injustice, public education and moral decay. This
articulation goes beyond public pronouncement but takes shape in the form of
ministry beyond the walls of the sanctuary into the global community. When our
global community gathers in Music City USA, we will worship, work and then
leave to witness in our various communities.”
The conference will bring approximately 30,000 attendees
to the Nashville area, including church officials, program participants,
exhibitors, sponsors, observers, families and friends. Additionally,
dignitaries and state and local officials will make appearances at the
conference.
Dr. Richard Lewis, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
of the Church explained “The economic impact of this conference to Nashville is
quite significant. “There will be
hundreds of people employed for this event and the spending is projected to be
nearly $50 million, inclusive of goods and services, hotel, food, travel and
leisure and retail purchases.”
On Tuesday, June 26, there will be two pre-conference
events: the Platinum Golf Tournament, held at 7 a.m. at Opryland Links Golf
Course, and Bishop McKenzie’s formal opening event, the Believe Banquet. The banquet will feature the internationally
renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers. Nashville’s popular nickname “Music City USA,’
originally comes from Queen Victoria recognizing the Fisk Jubilee Singers’
hometown as ‘Music City.’ This stellar
event takes place at 7 p.m. in the Delta Ballroom of the Gaylord Opryland
Resort and Convention Center.
The General Conference officially begins on Wednesday,
June 27 with the Opening Worship Service at 10 a.m. This religious ceremony,
which is open to the public, is steeped in tradition and features the AME
Conference Choir, conducted by Maestro Samuel Robinson of Nashville and the
sermon delivered by Bishop McKinley Young of Jacksonville, Florida.
The Connectional Lay Organization will hold its special
100th anniversary celebration on Sunday, July 1, at 7 a.m. Dr. Bobby Jones, Tennessee native and host of
BET’s Bobby Jones Gospel Show, will serve as the worship leader. The organization’s mission is to teach and
train the laity to support the total program in the church, community and the
connection through a systematic and regular study of the Doctrine and
Discipline of the AME Church, and to keep alive the memory of the Church’s
founder, Richard Allen.
Camp AME is an important feature of the conference for young
people between the ages of 4-17 attending with their families. It offers special services for two age
groups: Youth Camp and Teen Camp. Camp
AME provides a wide range of activities in a safe, fun-filled spiritual
setting. There will be field trips to
various Nashville educational and entertainment venues, as well as special
programs and presentations.
In addition to these events and other activities, the AME
Mall will be a special feature during the conference. Exhibitors ranging from career counselors to
vendors of hand-made artifacts will be on site.
There will be rows and rows of learning materials, faith-based books and
unique items from throughout the world. The exhibit hall will open with great
fanfare and high energy with dignitaries from both the community and the
Church. An official ribbon cutting will take place, Thursday, June 28, at 1 p.m.
to ceremoniously open the AME Mall.
The African Methodist Episcopal Church has a membership
of more than three million people worldwide with an even broader range of
influence. There are approximately 7,500 churches throughout North and South
America as well as Europe, Africa and India.
The Church has established and supports 12 higher education institutions,
helping those with diverse backgrounds to obtain formal educational
opportunities. The Church was founded in 1787 in Philadelphia, PA, and in 1816,
the AME Church became an official religious denomination.
For more information about the 2012 General Conference,
contact the office of Bishop Vashti McKenzie at 615.242.6814 or go on-line to www.13thame.com
or www.ame-church.com.
For additional information
contact Dr. Phyllis Qualls-Brooks (615.498.4681) or Royya James 615.554.2269
6. AFRICAN AMERICANS SHOULD IGNORE THE RECENT
PSA TEST RECOMMENDATION:
By: Thomas A.
Farrington, PHEN President & Founder
May 23, 2012
I was in Atlanta,
Georgia the past few days attending the American Urological Association's (AUA)
Annual Conference. While there we heard from the United States Preventive
Services Task Force (USPSTF) that it had ignored the voices of prostate cancer
specialist, patients and patient advocacy organizations and that it was dancing
to its own music by issuing a final "D" recommendation for the PSA
test. This recommendation is against the routine use of the PSA test for the
early detection of prostate cancer; this news made headlines across the
country.
Since the draft
recommendation issued by the USPSTF in October 2011, I have communicated PHEN's
opposition against the draft "D" recommendation. We stand firmly
against this final recommendation and with many other organizations, prostate
cancer specialists and some government agencies (see here) who accept data
showing that the PSA test saves lives and is the major contributor to a decline
of 49% in the prostate cancer death rate since the test has been used widely.
In a "Town Hall
Meeting" held at the AUA conference that included a representative of the
USPSTF it was clear that any argument made in opposition to the USPSTF
recommendation was simply ignored by it. The moderator asked for a show of
hands of those that disagreed with the USPSTF's position and nearly all hands
were raised.
At the heart of the
"scientific evidence" used by the USPSTF to render its recommendation
is the PLCO study. However the leader of this study, Dr. Gerald Andriole who
participated on the panel for the Town Hall meeting has consistently stated his
opposition to the conclusion that the USPSTF drew from this study and he
supports the PSA test (see here). In addition, research experts emphatically
point out that the PLCO data is too flawed to be used as the basis for a
recommendation on the PSA test.
As I have pointed out
since the PLCO study was released, African American men are not included in
this study at a significant enough level that would allow the USPSTF to draw a
conclusion on the effectiveness of the PSA test for Black men. However, the
USPSTF has simply ignored this lack of data and included African American men
and other high risk men in its final "D" recommendation. This action
was taken in spite of calls from congressional leaders, medical specialists and
patient advocates that such action would be reckless and without a scientific
basis.
With its "D"
recommendation, the USPSTF has issued a death sentence to those men that will
need early detection of aggressive prostate cancer but will ignore their
prostate health based on this recommendation.
PHEN will continue to
focus on educating African American men about their prostate health and the
importance of early detection of cancer. With a death rate 140% higher than for
other men, Black men cannot simply ignore the killer within that is prostate cancer.
PHEN will not be alone in its efforts as all of the organizations that focus on
prostate cancer prevention, education and research that I have spoken with,
strongly disagree with the USPSTF's "D" recommendation (see
additional information below).
African American men
should ignore the USPSTF recommendation against the use of the PSA test. PHEN's
guidance is based on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network "Prostate
Cancer Early Detection Guidelines" which calls for a baseline PSA test for
African American and other high risk men at age 40 following a discussion with
their doctor about screening for the early detection of prostate cancer.
The National
Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is an alliance of 21 of the world's leading
cancer centers. The NCCN guidelines are widely recognized by oncology
clinicians and payers. The prostate cancer early detection guidelines stress
the importance of involving the patient and informing him of the implications
and potential consequences that may arise from the decision to embark on an
early detection pathway.
I am privileged to
serve as the patient advocate member of the NCCN "Prostate Cancer
Treatments Guidelines Committee" with the opportunity to work with some of
the world's leading prostate cancer medical and research specialists. In
consultation with these leaders and others I will continue to provide my
thoughts, information, and guidance to the families most impacted by prostate
cancer.
7.
THE REVEREND ISAIAH J. WADDY CELEBRATES 30 YEARS IN MINISTRY:
Mrs. Loleta Green and Ms. Fredia Booker
Sunday, March 4, 2012, the members
of Greater St. Peter AME Church at the River’s Edge in Jonesboro, Georgia celebrated
30 years in ministry for the Rev. Isaiah J. Waddy. The church was filled with
family, friends, former members from previous churches throughout Georgia,
mentors, colleagues, government officials and members of Greater St. Peter. The
theme for the hour was “A Prophet of Vision” taken from Isaiah 6:8.
The afternoon service began with
intercessory prayer led by Mrs. Lavonia Ferrell, and the Greater St. Peter
Praise Team. U. S. Representative Sanford Bishop of Albany Georgia opened with
a video greeting followed by the procession of the pulpit guests, Pastor Isaiah
J. Waddy and First Lady Deborah Waddy.
The Greater St. Peter Mass Choir led
the congregation in the opening hymn, “Great Is Thy Faithfulness.” The prayer
was given by the Rev Wallace Jones, a classmate of Pastor Waddy. The scripture
was read by the Rev. Mark Christmas, a son in the ministry; and Bishop Gregory
Blue of the Body of Christ International, a longtime friend of Pastor Waddy,
presided over the program.
The speaker for the hour was U. S.
Representative David Scott of the 13th Congressional District of Georgia. He
was introduced by Georgia State Senator Gail Davenport.
U. S. Representative Scott gave a
powerful message entitled, “The Isaiah Waddy Instinct,” from the book of Isaiah
Chapter 6. He made parallels to the work and vision of Isaiah the Prophet, with
Pastor Isaiah Waddy, who he referred to as a Prophet of Vision. Representative
Scott shared several milestones of Pastor Waddy's ministry of renovating and
building many churches. He gave the congregation a vision of the journey of
Pastor Waddy from Thomasville, Georgia to his first church in 1982 at Knights
Monumental in Stockbridge Georgia; Wesley Chapel AME, in Newnan, Georgia, 1984;
St. John AME Church in Fairburn, Georgia, 1988; Cosmopolitan AME, in Atlanta,
Georgia, 1994; to Greater St. Peter AME in Jonesboro, Georgia in 1997.
Representative Scott pointed out that Pastor Waddy has traveled from coast to
coast in the continental U.S. preaching and teaching the Word of God and
ministering through missions in Jamaica, Bermuda and Africa.
After receiving an inspiring Word,
the celebration continued with musical selections by the Rev. James Chandler
and the Marvelous Light Gospel Choir of Douglasville, Georgia and the 30th Anniversary
Mass Choir. A special reflective video was presented by the Greater St. Peter
Creative Services & Media Ministry. The Greater St. Peter Liturgical Dance
Ministry and the Greater St. Peter Young Peoples Department ministered through
dance.
The Rev. Waddy was showered with
presentations and gifts from the Greater St. Peter Ministries, the Twelve
Tribes of Greater St. Peter, colleagues, family, and friends.
The Rev. Waddy was presented with
special proclamations, resolutions, and letters of accommodation from
Government Officials and from the 6th Episcopal District of the AME Church.
Proclamations were presented from Georgia U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson; Georgia
U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, Georgia Lieutenant
Governor Casey Cagle, Georgia State Senator Gail Davenport, Georgia State
Senator Valencia Seay, Georgia State Representative Glenn Baker, Atlanta Mayor
Kasim Reed, the Atlanta City Council, Commissioner Chairman Edrin Bell (Clayton
County), Commissioner Wole Ralph (Clayton County), Sheriff of Clayton County
Kemuel A. Kimbrough, Sr., Bishop & Mrs. William Phillips DeVeaux, Sr. (6th
Episcopal District), and Presiding Elder & Mrs. Walter Daniels, (South
District Supervisors of Atlanta North Conference).
8.
THE WRITING PASTOR – A WORKSHOP SPONSORED BY LOUISVILLE PRESBYTERIAN SEMINARY:
October 15-19, 2012 - Louisville
Seminary
This workshop is designed
particularly for pastors and church leaders who are committed to the ways
writing can be a spiritual practice, an expression of the pastoral imagination,
and a service to the church and the world. From articles and reviews to
curricula and books, from memoirs and poetry to blogs and children’s novels,
the possibilities for the committed writer are wild and wonderful. In a small
group setting, participants will have the opportunity to develop their skills,
share ideas and drafts of work, explore possibilities for publication, and—most
of all—nurture their passion for writing, while residing and working on the
67-acre park-like campus of Louisville Seminary.
The leader is Dr. J. Bradley Wigger
who teaches both writing and education at Louisville Seminary. He has written
for general, church, and academic audiences alike, including numerous articles
and essays, books for scholars as well as for children. He was Consulting
Editor for the Jossey-Bass Faith and Families book series and for many years he
was the Editor of the journal, Family Ministry. Most recently he has been
studying creativity and the imagination in children and hopes to write his next
book on the subject.
Louisville Seminary, in partnership
with The Collegeville Institute offers this workshop tuition free, and will
cover room and board at the Seminary. Participants will provide their own
travel expenses to and from the workshop. Those who join the workshop will be
expected to reside at Laws Lodge on the seminary campus throughout the entire
week.
The program is limited to 12
participants | Application deadline is July 13.
9. KENTUCKY EDUCATOR, BETTIE L. JOHNSON
PHILANTHROPIST AND BUSINESSWOMAN
DIES AT 95:
Bettie L.
Johnson died Thursday, May 17, 2012. She was 95. An entrepreneur since 1977
when she became owner and administrator of the Beachland Nursing Home in
Prospect, Ky., Mrs. Johnson has served as the executive director of the James
S. Taylor Memorial Home since 1982.
A 1933
graduate of Central High School, Mrs. Johnson returned to her alma mater as a
French and English teacher in 1938. She earned an A. B. Degree with Distinction
from Louisville Municipal College (a division of the University of Louisville)
and was the only student to earn a 4.0 at the school. She also received her
M.A. degree from Indiana University at Bloomington and completed 48 hours of
post graduate work at the University of Kentucky, Kentucky State University,
and U of L. Her education career spanned 27 years at the historically Black
Central High School rising from teacher to guidance counselor to assistant
principal. She also worked in school administration for the Jefferson County
Public Schools.
Mrs.
Johnson later served as Program Coordinator and Associate Director of the
Louisville/Jefferson County Community Action Agency and she was Acting Director
of the Southeast Region for the U.S. Department of Justice, earning a special
commendation from the department in 1972.
Mrs.
Johnson served on many state and local boards including Metro United Way (past
Vice President), National Council of Christian and Jews, YWCA, Kentucky
Commission on the Status of Women, Kentucky Humanities Council, the Louisville
and Jefferson County Board of Health, Saint Benedict Early Childhood
Development Center, Kentucky Governor’s Scholars, and the Lincoln Foundation.
In 1992, she was named a Lady of Distinction by the Center for Women and Families.
She also was a lifetime member of the NAACP and a Trustee of Quinn Chapel
A.M.E. Church.
She and her
husband, entrepreneur Charlie W. Johnson—co-founder of Active Transportation,
one of the nation’s top 100 Black-owned businesses in 1998-2000¬--are outstanding
philanthropists, giving generously to education. A dormitory on the U of L
campus bears her name. She and her husband also donated generously to Benedict
College, an HBCU, and were presented with the United Negro College Fund
President’s Award in 2003 for their exceptional contributions to educational
excellence.
In addition
to her husband, she is survived by her stepchildren, David Johnson (Venetia)
and Charlan Johnson. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 15, at 5
p.m., at Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church. Expressions of sympathy should be made to
the Hortense Perry Scholarship Fund at Quinn Chapel.
WHAS11.com
Press Release posted on May 22, 2012 at 8:46 a.m. received from the Rev. Ralph
Johnson, Presiding Elder of the West Kentucky Annual. Conference
10. THE
4TH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT SCHEDULE OF ANNUAL CONFERENCES / CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION CONGRESS:
Bishop John R. Bryant, Presiding Prelate
The Rev. Dr. Cecelia Bryant, Episcopal Supervisor
Christian
Education Congress
July 11
-14, 2012
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center at
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
517-432-4000
Host Information:
Trinity AME Church – Lansing MI
Rev. Lila R. Martin, Host Pastor
The Rev. Dr. James F. Miller, Congress Director
The Rev. Dr. Reginald Blount, Congress Dean
Canadian
Annual Conference
August
8 – 12, 2012
Holiday Inn Select
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
519-966-1200
Host Information:
Grant AME Church
416-690-5169
The Rev. Cory Millben, Pastor
Michigan
Annual Conference
August
22 – 26, 2012
Second Ebenezer Church Conference Center
Roberts Riverwalk Hotel
Detroit, MI
313-259-9500
Host Information:
Vernon Chapel AME Church
313- 893-5275
The Rev. Larry Bell, Pastor
Illinois
Annual Conference
September
5 - 9, 2012
Hilton – Springfield Hotel
Springfield, IL
217-789-1530
Host Information:
St. John AME Church
217-523-3969
The Rev. Charles Jackson, Pastor
Indiana
Annual Conference
September
19 – 23, 2012
Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza
Merrillville, IN
219-769-6311
Host Information:
Gary Area Ministerial Alliance
Rev. Bonita Hawkins Whitehead, President
Chicago
Annual Conference
October
10 – 14, 2012
Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel
Brookfield, WI
262-364-1100
Host Information:
St. Mark AME Church
414-562-8030
The Rev. Darryl Williams, Pastor
Planning
Meeting
November
1 – 3, 2012
Marriott Eagle Crest Hotel
Ypsilanti, MI
(734) 487-0600
Host Information:
Fourth Episcopal District Michigan Conference
11.
MEDITATION BASED ON PSALM 139:1-18:
*The Rev. Dr. Joseph A. Darby
I'm writing this week's thoughts while waiting in the St. Louis
airport for my flight home from the AME Church's General Board meeting. Today's airports are models of efficiency -
in spite of late flights and security lines - and are sufficiently generic in
layout and appearance to make it easy for most travelers to find their
way. Most modern airports are lacking,
however, in what could best be called "personality."
In the days of my youth, when train travel was what air travel is
today, train stations had "personality." Each station was different, and many of them
still survive as restaurants or other businesses because of their architecture. Some of them were works of art, others were
display places for actual art, and each reflected the personality of the
surrounding community. The essential
function, as with today's airports, was to get you from point "A" to
point "B," but the unique personality of each station made travel a
more pleasant visual experience and an adventure in itself.
Those who created those old train stations did something similar to
what God did in creating us. We're all
the same under the skin in terms of physiology, but each of us, as the
Scriptures say, are "wonderfully made." People come with varying colors of skin, eyes
and hair, we vary in height and weight, and each of us has our own unique
skills, talents and abilities.
That's worth remembering in a world where some people measure human
worth by how we look, by what we do and by what we've accomplished. Many people go through life unhappy with
their appearance or worried that they don't meet this world's standards of
acceptance and success. Rather than
fretting over what we see as our shortcomings, we'd do well to be the unique
people that God made us and celebrate who and what we are, for God made all of
us uniquely beautiful, capable and useful.
Don't let what people say about you get them down - those who are most
critical are often trying to mask their own insecurity! Serve the Lord, be the unique person that you
are and use your skills, talents and abilities to the glory of God. You'll make a difference in the world and in
the lives of others, and be the affirming embodiment of the song of my ancestors
in the faith. They look beyond the
chains of slavery and the indignities of segregation and sang, "Jesus made
me what I am - nothing but a child of God."
If you are in the Charleston, South Carolina area this Sunday, please
join us for Church School at 9:45 a.m. and for Pentecost Sunday Worship at 8
a.m. and 11 a.m. The Eight O’clock Choir
will offer praise at 8 a.m. and the Combined Choir, Mime Ministry and Young
Adult Choir will offer praise at 11 a.m.
Sunday’s Scripture Lessons are:
Joel 2:28-32
Acts 2:1-13
John 14:15-26
Sunday’s Sermons are:
8 a.m. - “A Spirit Led Church”
11 a.m. – “Let the Spirit Shape the Church”
*The Rev. Dr. Joseph A. Darby is the pastor of Morris Brown AME Church
in Charleston, South Carolina
12. EPSICOPAL AND CLERGY FAMILY CONGRATULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-
Bishop Robert V. Webster Announces the graduation of his Son, the Rev. Wendell
Webster and granddaughter, Ms. Angela White
Bishop Robert V. Webster is pleased to share the good news that on May
18, 2012 his son, the Rev. Wendell Webster, pastor of Historic Macedonia A.M.E.
Church in Fernandina Beach, Florida, graduated from Payne Theological Seminary
with a Master of Divinity degree. On the same day his granddaughter, Ms. Angela
White, received her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Maryland,
Baltimore. Supervisor Carole Webster is smiling from heaven.
Congratulatory messages can be emailed to:
The Rev. Wendell Webster: wwebster64@yahoo.com
Ms. Angela White: angwhite28@gmail.com
- The
Rev. Sharon Grant, “Making History!”
The Rev. Sharon Grant, Candidate for Historiographer/ Executive
Director for Research & Scholarship received her Ph.D. with double honors
in the History of the Christian Tradition from Southern Methodist University
(SMU) on May 12, 2012. Dr. Grant was the first African-American woman to be
admitted into the Graduate Program of Religious Studies in the history of SMU,
and is currently the only African-American female to hold a terminal degree in
Methodist Church History. She is on a quest to serve the African Methodist
Episcopal Church full-time as "Today's Historian for Tomorrow's
Church."
Congratulatory messages can be emailed to: sharong@mail.smu.edu
- Mrs.
Ashkea Herron McAllister, daughter of the Rev. Darlene Easley, earned Juris
Doctor degree
Belated congratulations to Mrs. Ashkea Herron McAllister of Rockville,
Maryland, who graduated from the Howard University School of Law on May 14,
2011, earning her Juris Doctor Degree. Mrs. McAllister passed the California
State Bar Exam and is employed with the United States Department of Labor in
Washington, DC. Mrs. McAllister also had the distinction of spending her spring
2011 semester working in one of the most sought after internships in the
country, as a White House intern. She is the daughter of the Late David Herron
and the Reverend Darlene Easley, pastor of Bethel AME Church, Hutchinson,
Kansas.
Congratulatory messages can be emailed to:
The Rev. Darlene Easley: d.easley2@att.net
-
Congratulations to Dr. Vanessa E. Cleaver, 2012 President-elect of The Benjamin
Banneker Association, Inc.
Congratulations to Dr. Vanessa E. Cleaver, 2012 President-elect, of
The Benjamin Banneker Association, Inc. The Benjamin Banneker Association, Inc.
is a national non-profit organization dedicated to mathematics education
advocacy, establishing a presence for leadership, and professional development
to support teachers in leveling the playing field for mathematics learning of
the highest quality for African-American students. Dr. Cleaver serves as the Director of Mathematics
of the Little Rock Arkansas School District. Her Candidate Statement stated:
"The greatest reward for me as an educator is to see students actually
"get it". In my job as director of K-12 mathematics, I see a number
of mathematics classrooms. The common thread of effective classrooms (besides
good instruction) seems to be motivation. Students, especially African American
students, learn best when the instructor is caring and holds high expectations.
I believe that all students can learn mathematics, and I am committed to
identifying best practices for teaching mathematics. As many states are
adopting the Common Core State Standards, it is imperative that BBA provides
support in terms of research, leadership, and professional development for
teachers of African American students. As President-elect, I will work very
closely with the president and executive board to increase membership in BBA
and to provide resources and support for its members."
Dr. Cleaver is the mother of Elyse Cleaver, Timothy Cleaver and former
Connectional President of YPD-Reginald Cleaver, Jr. She is the daughter of
Mollie White and the late Learrie White, Sr; her sister is the Rev. Beverly R.
White, all of the 12th Episcopal District, Bishop Samuel Green,
Presiding Prelate. Dr. Cleaver is also the Music Director for her church, Union
AME Church, The Rev. Chestine Sims, Pastor.
Congratulatory messages can be sent to: vancleaver@sbcglobal.net
- AME
Pastor Receives Seminary Degree from Saint Paul School of Theology
On Friday, May 18, 2012, Keith Cordier received his 90-hour Master of
Divinity degree from Saint Paul School of Theology during the seminary's
fifty-first commencement convocation.
Keith Cordier serves as pastor of Christ Our Redeemer AME Church in
Kansas City, Missouri.
Congratulatory messages can be sent to: heatherc@spst.edu
- Desir'ee L. Robinson received the Master of
Science Degree in Health Communication from Boston University
Mrs. Pearlie H. Robinson, widow of the late retired Presiding Elder
Edsel F. Robinson, State of Georgia, is pleased to announce the graduation of
their daughter, Desir'ee L. Robinson who received her Master of Science in
Health Communication from Boston University, Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 6:00
p.m. in Boston, Massachusetts.
Congratulatory messages can be emailed to:
Mrs. Pearlie Haynes Robinson: efmrs@bellsouth.net
- The
Rev. Lula Marie Martin-Sanderson to marry Jamal Lee Sanderson
The Rev. Lula Marie Martin-Sanderson, daughter of Presiding Elder
Linda F. Thomas-Martin, Presiding Elder South Memphis District, West Tennessee
Conference, 13th Episcopal District and Rev. and Mrs. Elmer S.
Martin, Pastor of Brown Chapel AMEC, Cincinnati, Ohio, 3rd Episcopal
District will marry Jamal Lee Sanderson of Holly Springs, Mississippi on Saturday,
May 26, 2012.
Congratulatory emails can be sent to: PE Thomas-Martin at pesouthmemphis@aol.com
-
Herman Osby Kelly, III, received Bachelor of Science degree in Criminology from
the University of Tampa
Herman Osby Kelly III, son of Dr. and Mrs. Herman O. Kelly, Jr. pastor
and first lady of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, graduated from the University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida on Sunday,
May 6, 2012 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminology. He was also given
the senior award for Basketball.
Congratulatory emails can be sent to: hokellyj@yahoo.com
13. EPISCOPAL FAMILY
BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
The
Celebration of Life arrangements for Bishop Hamel Hartford Brookins,
the 91st Elected and Consecrated Bishop of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church
The Service Arrangements are as Follows:
The
Private Family Service
Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.
The Allen House Chapel
2249 South Harvard Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90018
*Invitation only.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.
The Allen House Chapel
2249 South Harvard Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90018
*Invitation only.
The
Public Viewing
Thursday, May 31, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
The Allen House Chapel
2249 South Harvard Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90018
The Allen House Chapel
2249 South Harvard Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90018
The Public is invited to pay final respects to Bishop H. Hartford
Brookins as he lies in repose at The Allen House Chapel of First AME Church of
Los Angeles. Bishop Brookins Visitation will end at 7:00 p.m.
The
Celebration of Life
Friday, June 1, 2012, 11:00 a.m.
First AME Church of Los Angeles
2270 South Harvard Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90018
Telephone: (323) 730-7750
Friday, June 1, 2012, 11:00 a.m.
First AME Church of Los Angeles
2270 South Harvard Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90018
Telephone: (323) 730-7750
* Final Public Viewing from 9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. prior to
service *The public is invited to attend the Celebration of Life Service
The
Interment
Inglewood Park Cemetery
720 East Florence Avenue
Inglewood, California 90301
* Immediately following Celebration of Life
Inglewood Park Cemetery
720 East Florence Avenue
Inglewood, California 90301
* Immediately following Celebration of Life
The
Hotel Arrangements
Hilton Los Angeles Airport
5711 West Century Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90045
Telephone: (310) 410-4000
Hilton Los Angeles Airport
5711 West Century Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90045
Telephone: (310) 410-4000
Booking
Code: HGC at the rate of $109.00.
Contact Hilton Reservations 1-800-445-8667
Contact Hilton Reservations 1-800-445-8667
Ground transportation for Bishops of
the AME Church, General Officers and Connectional Officers
Please send Ground Transportation emailed to:
episcoapltransportation@famechurch.org by Tuesday, May 29, 2012.
Condolences:
The Reverend Rosalynn Kyle Brookins and Family
3210 West Adams Boulevard, #304
Los Angeles, California 90018
The Reverend Rosalynn Kyle Brookins and Family
3210 West Adams Boulevard, #304
Los Angeles, California 90018
In lieu of flowers kindly make contributions to the
Education Fund of Bishop H. Hartford Brookins, youngest child, Sir-Wellington
Hartford Brookins, age 14.
Mail to: Post Office Box 8492, Los Angeles, California 90008
Condolences may also be made at: www.famechurch.org/bishop-brookins
Services Entrusted to:
Angelus Funeral Home
3875 Crenshaw Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90008
(323) 296-6666
Angelus Funeral Home
3875 Crenshaw Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90008
(323) 296-6666
14. CLERGY FAMILY
BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
We regret to announce the transition of Brother Otis Carlton
Wallace, Jr., the brother of the Rev. Ocelia Whitehead Wallace. The Rev.
Wallace is the pastor of Mt. Olive AME Church in Jacksonville, Florida. Brother
Otis Wallace died on Saturday, May 19, 2012.
Funeral services will be held:
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 6 p.m.
Creal Funeral Home
1940 7th Ave South
St. Petersburg, FL
(7270 896-2602
Fax (727) 821-9486
Family Burial will be held Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at the
National Cemetery in Sarasota, Florida. Please keep the Wallace family lifted
in your prayers.
Contact Information for the Rev. Ocelia Whitehead Wallace:
The Rev. Ocelia Whitehead Wallace, pastor
Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church
841 Franklin Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32206-5736
Telephone: 904) 354-6085 - Office
Email: mtolive_amec_jax@aol.com
15. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT
NOTICE:
We share with regret that Mrs. Christine W. Felder transitioned
from this life on Tuesday May 20, 2012 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mrs. Felder
is the mother and mother-in-law of the Rev. Nigal D. Felder and the Rev.
Lindoria B. Felder who currently serve in the 13th Episcopal District, West
Kentucky Annual Conference. The Rev. Felder is the pastor of Embry Chapel AME
Church in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Bishop Vashti M. McKenzie is the Presiding
Prelate of the 13th Episcopal District and Presiding Elder Ralph Johnson,
Louisville-Paducah District.
Visitations:
Thursday, May 31, 2012
6 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Greater Second Baptist Church
810 Shallowford Road
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404
Homegoing Services:
Friday, June 1, 2012
11 a.m.
Greater Second Baptist Church
810 Shallowford Road
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404
The Reverend Steve Caudle, Pastor
The Rev. Nigal D. Felder
211 Marksfield Circle
Louisville, Kentucky 40222
Email: dwaynenikinelle@aol.com
16. CLERGY FAMILY
BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
We regret to inform you of the passing of the Rev. Samson T.
Spencer, retired pastor of the Southwest Alabama Conference. The Rev. Spencer
passed on May 19, 2012.
The Rev. Spencer is former pastor of Metropolitan AME Church in
Mobile, Alabama, former State Accountant of the 9th District, Former Presiding
Elder of the Birmingham-Florence District of the North Al Annual Conference,
member of the General Board from 1992 to present - Commission of Statistics and
Finance, member of the Pastor / Presiding Elder Retirement Board.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Nancy L. Archer, age 98;
wife, the Rev. Cheryl Spencer; children: Samson Jr., Celeste, Christian,
Cherish, Caitlyn Spencer-White, and Brenda Walton-Poellnitiz.
Funeral services for the Rev. Samson T. Spencer:
Friday, May 25, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.
Metropolitan AME Church
750 Dr. Martin L. King Drive
Mobile, AL. 36603
Telephone: 251-433-4282
Bishop James L. Davis, Eulogist
The Rev. Dr. E.A. Rouse, Presiding
The Rev. Dr. W.E. Marshall, Pastor
Condolences can be sent to his wife:
The Rev. Cheryl Spencer
958 Watergate Ct.
Mobile, Al 36693 -2906
Email condolences may be sent to his daughter: Cherish.Spencer@gmail.com
Services are handled by:
Christian Benevolent Funeral Home
201 N. Hamilton St.
Mobile, AL 36603
251-432-6528
Email: CBFH@Comcast.net
17. CLERGY FAMILY
BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
The Rev. Bernard James Mareka transitioned from this life on the
18th of May 2012 after a long illness. The Rev. Mareka is a retired Itinerant
Elder in the 19th Episcopal District, East Annual Conference. He served at
Mokone Memorial AME Church under Presiding Elder JB Motaung after his
retirement. Bishop Jeffrey N. Leath is the Presiding Prelate of the 19th
Episcopal District. The Rev. Bernard James Mareka is survived by his loving
wife Eva and their four daughters.
The homegoing celebration was held on Thursday 24th of May 2012
at Mokone Memorial AME Church Soweto.
Contact for Condolences:
Mrs. D. Motaung
The Rev. JB Motaung
18. CLERGY FAMILY
BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
We regret to inform you of the passing of The Reverend Tommy
Hagler, pastor of Ward Chapel AME Church, Bessemer, Alabama.
Funeral Services for the Rev. Tommy Hagler was held on Monday,
May 21, 2012 at Bryant Chapel AME Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
Expressions of sympathy may be emailed to his wife, Mrs. Phyllis
Hagler: Haglerp@bellsouth.net
Expressions of sympathy may also be sent to:
The family of the Rev. Tommy Hagler “in care of” Faith Memorial
Chapel Funeral Services.
Faith Memorial Chapel Funeral Services
600 9th Avenue North
Bessemer, Alabama 35020
Telephone: (205) 425-8437
FAX: (205) 425-8707
Email: FaithMemorial344@cavtel.net
19. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICES AND CONGRATULATORY
ANNOUNCEMENTS PROVIDED BY:
Ora L. Easley, Administrator
AMEC Clergy Family Information Center
E-mail: Amespouses1@bellsouth.net
Web page: http://www.amecfic.org/
Phone: (615) 837-9736 (H)
Phone: (615) 833-6936 (O)
Cell: (615) 403-7751
BLOG: http://ameccfic.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AMEC_CFIC
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-AME-Church-Clergy-Family-Information-Center/167202414220
Ora L. Easley, Administrator
AMEC Clergy Family Information Center
E-mail: Amespouses1@bellsouth.net
Web page: http://www.amecfic.org/
Phone: (615) 837-9736 (H)
Phone: (615) 833-6936 (O)
Cell: (615) 403-7751
BLOG: http://ameccfic.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AMEC_CFIC
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-AME-Church-Clergy-Family-Information-Center/167202414220
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