Baptist Association to Convene
The 104th Annual Session of
the High Point Educational and
Missionary Baptist Association will
convene through July 30 in the
headquarters building in Stoneville.
The general theme is "I fought a
good fight," taken from n Timothy
4:6-8. The Rev. W.E. Brannon, a
50-year member of the association,
will end a four-year tenure as mod
erator at the close of the session.
For the past 50 years, Brannon
has served twice as vice moderator
for a total of five years and twice as
recording secretary for a total of
seven years. He is a member of the
Executive Board, Trustee Board
and the Ordination Examining
Council.
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Brannon will deliver his annual
address today at 2 p.m. A proces
sional march of all officers, the
Executive Board, Trustee Board,
guest moderators, pastors, ministers
and the four auxiliary officers will
precede the address. Denise
Wallington, Youth Auxiliary presi
dent, will give a tribute to Brannon.
Thirty-six churches and more than
60 ministers are members of the
association. The churches are from
Winston-Salem, Greensboro,
Burlington, Mebane, Oak Ridge,
Glen Raven, Gibsonville, Asheboro,
Rob bins, Brown Summit, High
Point and Mt Airy. _
Under Brannon* s leadership,
the association has established a
headquarters building. The educa
tional wing, named after the late
REv. W.L. Wilson, houses a
kitchen, dining room, 17 class
rooms, offices, lounge and lodging
rooms. The assembly hall, named in
honor of Brannon and a memorial
to former leadership, has a seating
capacity of 1 ,000 and was air condi
tioned under his leadership.
The four auxiliaries have con
tinued to grow and remain active.
The auxiliaries are: the Ushers Con
vention (Ernest Holt, president);
Sunday School Convention (Willie
Conrad, president); Youth Auxiliary
(Denise Wallington, president); and
Woman's Auxiliary (Mary Crank,
president, with President Emeritus
William Gwyn and Annie M.
Lewis). The auxiliaries have
assisted in furnishing the headquar
ters building, landscaping the
Rev. W?. Brannon
grounds and implementing leader
ship training programs for the past
four years.
? Under Brannon 's leadership,
new pastors were named to serve on
the Executive Board and mote men
and women were elected from
churches to serve on the Trustee
Board and other committees.
The association and auxiliaries
have increased their support of Cen
tral Children's Home in Oxford,
Shaw University and Shaw Divinity
School in Raleigh, General Baptist
Convention of North Carolina Inc.,
National Baptist Convention of
USA Inc.. and the Lou Carey Bap
tist Foreign Mission Convention.
They have continued to assist
students and ministers in higher
education through annual scholar
ships. Support is given to widows,
retired ministers and the sick and
shut-ins. Prison ministry and com
munity, state, national and interna
tional relief projects have been sup
ported under Brannon's leadership.
Brannon is a native of
Louisville, Ky. and has lived in
Winston-Salem for more than 60
years. He is the son of the late
William and Millie Brannon and the
fourth of seven children.
He is married to the late
Martha Hairston Brannon. He is the
father of one son, Jonathan; one
daughter, Gail; and four grandchil
dren.
He is a graduate of Carver
High School and holds a bachelor
of arts in systematic theology from
Livingstone College and a master of
Church to Host Choirs
Saints Home United Methodist
Church will present the Tots and
Teens Choir of First Corinthians
Missionary Baptist Church in
Savannah, Ga. and the Union Bap
tist Day Care Singers in concert at
5 p.m. this Sunday at the church,
1390 Thurmond St
The Tots and Teens Choir is
directed by Paulette Hendrix.
Dc lores Cook is the youth director.
Beverly Murrell Whitehead is
youth advisor.
The performance will be the
group's first out-of-state engage
ment
The Union Baptist Day Care
Singers are directed by Earistine
Payne. The group performs annu
ally at the Reynokla House.
Saints Home is celebrating its
100th anniversary this year. The
theme is "One Hundred Years, a
Time to Celebrate, Rejoice and
Give Thanks."
The public is invited.
.The Rev. Glenn L. Lyles is
pastor.
New Hope to Hold Revival
New Hope Missionary Baptist
Church will hold its annual revival
Aug. 1-6.
The Rev. Ray L. Watlington
and the congregation of Phillips
Chapel Baptist Church will be the
guests this Sunday at 4 p.m. The
Rev. Paul Lowe of Shiloh Baptist
Church will be the evangelist for the
week. Services will be held at 7:30
pjn. nightly.
The church is located on the
comer of 18th Street and Cleveland
Avenue.
The public is invited.
The Rev. John C. Parks is the
host pastor.
Pastor to Conduct Seminar
The Rev. Seth O. Lartey, direc
tor of Leadership Education at of
the First Episcopal District of the
A.M.E. Zion Church, will conduct
the seminar "Understanding Culls" ~|
Aug. 2-4 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at
Goler Memorial A.M.E. Zion
Church.
Topics for discussion will
include: "The Evidence of Cults,"
"The Brainwashing Process" and
"Understanding New Religions."
The church is located at 630 N.
Patterson Ave.
The public is invited.
Lartey is pastor of the church.
The First Episcopal District
Rev. Sith O. Lartey
includes the Piedmont, Blue Ridge,
West Central North Carolina, West- "
ern North Carolina and Jamaica
divisions.
divinity from Hood Theological
Seminary, both in Salisbury. The
School of Religion in Charlotte
honored him with the doctor of
divinity degree. He served the U.S.
Navy during World War II and was
awarded five bronze stars and cita
tions for bravery.
Brannon joined Morning Star
Baptist under the pastorate of the
late Rev. T.S. Staten in 1943. He
was licensed in the ministry by the
church when he was 17. TT*e High
Point Association ordained him in
ministry under the late Rev. W.L.
Wilson in 1951. He has been a pas
tor at Ml Carmel Baptist Church
(1945-1960), United Progressive
Baptist Church (1960-1962), Went
wonh Baptist Church in Reidsville
(1955-1982), Canaan Baptist
Church (1970 to present), and
Cataecone Baptist Church in Rei
dsville (1983 to present).
Brannon serves on the board of
the General Baptist Convention of
North Carolina and the Moderator's
Auxiliary of the National Baptist
Convention of USA Inc. He is affil
iated with and studies at the
National Baptist Congress of Chris
tian Education. The High Point
Association and auxiliary sponsors
an annual trip- to congress.
Brannon is a member of the
NAACP, Baptist Ministers Confer
ence and the Ministers Conference
and Associates. He has been
appointed to serve on the Human
Relations Commission of North .
Carolina.
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(Photo by Howard Ward)
Albert Means and Sharon Wilson were crowned Mr, and Mrs . St. Mark in the King and Queen Pageant at St.
Mark Baptist Church.
Church Holds 16th Annual Pageant
St. Mark Baptist Church
recently held its 16th annual Mr.
and Mrs. St Mark King and Queen
Pageant Albert Means and Sharon
Wilson were crowned Mr. and Mrs.
St Mark.
Marvin Fulwood was first run
ner-up for king, and Stanley Dock
cry was sccond runner-up.
Demetris Fulwood was first
runner-up for queen, and Alice
Brown was second runner-up.
The pageant was directed by
Hattie Fulwood. ^
The pageant raised more than
? $5,000.
The Rev. James Fulwood is .
pastor.
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