Religion
May 5
Yard sale
Antioch Baptist Church
Mother's Committee is sponsor
ing a yard sale on Saturday,
May 5, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
338 Rhyne Ave., Winston
Salem, off Clemmonsville
Road. There will be antiques,
clothing, general housewares,
etc. Rain date: May 12.
Community Outreach Family
Day
The Men's Ministry of
Goler Memorial AME Zion
Church will present a Commu
nity Outreach Family Day on
Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. in the church parking
lot. There will be a yard sale,
fish and chicken plates sale,
baked goods sale, games for the
children, car inspections, dental
care and various entertainment.
They will also auction a car and
a computer. The church is at
630 N. Patterson Ave. For addi
tional ' information, contact
Fred Philfer at 724-9411.
May 6
Seasonal Tea
St. James AME Church will
sponsor its annual Seasonal Tea
on Sunday, May 6, at 6 p.m.,
featuring vocalists Ronald
Hughes, Carlotta Samuels
Flemming and others.
Carmen Russell Bonham
will be mistress of ceremonies.
Shirley W. Carter is chairper
son. and the Rev. Mary F. Peter
son is pastor. The public is invit
ed. The church is at 1501 Patter
son Ave.
Rev. Bernard Adams to speak
Rev. Bernard Adams from
Salem Baptist Church will be
the guest speaker Sunday, May
6, at 3 p.m. The program is for
the Antioch Christian Church
Christian Men Fellowship
(CMF). Rev. James A. Gilliam
is the pastor.
Anniversary celebrations
Mount Calvary Holiness
Church is celebrating the 12th
anniversary of Ruling Elder
Wardlow Frazier Sr. and the
56th anniversary of the church.
On Sunday, May 6, the celebra
tion will begin at 11:15 a.m.
with Overseer Benjamin Brog
don, pastor of Mount Harman
of Galax, Va., and at 4 p.m.
with Pastor Ray Brooks, pastor
of New Light Church of God,
High Point.
Mount Calvary is at 1615 E.
22nd Street, Winston-Salem.
Wardlow Frazier Sr. is host pas
tor.
May 9-13
Women's conference
Miracle Temple Deliverance
Church. 3317 Old Lexington
Road. Winston-Salem, will hold
a women's conference May 9-13.
The theme will be "Women of
Excellence 2001: Maximizing
the Moment."
Prophetess Kaye Specks
Winston will be the speaker.
Services will be held nightly at
7:30 and Sunday at II a.m.
Transportation is available. For
more information or to schedule
van service, call (336) 784-7938,
the church office.
Charlie Jenkins Jr. is pastor
of Miracle Temple Deliverance
Church and Susanna Jenkins is
first lady.
May 11
An evening of gospel music,
dance, testimonies
Word of Truth Ministry will
host an evening of gospel music,
expressions of dance and testi
monies of deliverance, by the
youths of this community. The
service will be Friday, May 11,
beginning at 7:30 p.m. There
will be featured performances
by Glenn High School Gospel
Choir, East Forsyth Gospel
Choir, Grace Assembly Holi
ness Church Youth Choir and
Dance Ensemble, and other
area youth groups will attend.
We invite other youth groups
that would like to participate in
this service to call the church
with your information. Word of
Truth Ministry is at 3806 Com
munity Road. Rev. Pamela
Phillips is the host pastor. For
more information, call (336)
788-0448.
May 25-27
Guest Minister
Prophet Tom Morrison with
Christian International, Santa
Rosa Beach, Fla., will minister
at A New Beginning Ministries,
2900 Lomond Street, Winston
Salem, May 25-27: Friday, May
25, at 7:30 p.m. at our School of
the Holy Spirit; Saturday, May
26, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at our
School for Equipping the
Saints; Saturday, May 26, at
7:30 p.m. service; Sunday, May
27, worship service at 10 a.m. at
our Winston-Salem location
and evening worship service at
ANBM Salisbury at 5 o'clock.
Prophet Tom and Diane
Morrison minister with an
apostolic anointing for helping
local churches. They are an
anointed team ministry that can
preach the Word and prophesy
with accuracy. They both are
musical and can activate people
into worship, warfare praise or
prophetic song.
For more information, call
(336) 785-2722.
Other
Sign language interpreter
Emmanuel Baptist Church
serves the hearing impaired and
deaf community by offering a
sign language interpreter. Eldo
ra Acker Williams, church inter
preter, has been signing for
Emmanuel for more than 25
years and is available to sign for
11 a.m. service on Sundays. If
you are or you know of some
one who is deaf or hearing
impaired, Emmanuel wishes to
include you in its workshop ser
vice. For more information, call
the church office at (336) 788
7023.
Join the Friends of S.U.D.S. at
the Winston-Salem site
Shaw - University is an
accredited historical black insti
tution. Worship and grow with
experienced and new pastors,
elders, Bible class instructors,
laymen and women. Christian
education leaders and BTU
directors, Sunday school super
intendents, teachers and leaders,
deacons and deaconesses.
Learn from well qualified
professors in small class set
tings. Maintain your full-time
job while earning your degree.
Flexible scheduling is available
to meet individual needs,
including Saturdays and week
nights. Financial aid is available
for eligible participants.
For additional information
and registration, contact Dr.
Serenus T. Churn Sr.. director,
Mt. Zion Baptist Church. (336)
722-2325.
See Religion Calendar an B7
Grace United Community Church
launches official Hispanic Ministry
Special to The Chronicle
On Sunday, May 6, at 6
p.m., many cultures will come
together for the official initia
tion services of Nueva Armana
cena at Grace United Commu
nity Church. 406 Northwest
Blvd. "Nueva Armanacena,"
which means Bright Sunrise, is
the Hispanic Outreach Mission
of Grace and will be under the
leadership of Minister Alonzo
Andreade and Dr. Darlene
Brown.
In keeping with its commit
ment to be a multicultural cen
ter of faith. Pastor Joseph B.
Parks and
Grace Unit
ed Church
will wel
come Nueva
Armanace
na, Rev.
Charles
Edwards
Andreade and the
congrega
tion of College Park Baptist
Church to its sanctuary for an
inspirational time of praise and
worship. This service will cele
brate this new area of ministry
and fellowship between these
sisterhoods of faith. Edwards
will deliver
the message
and the
music will
be provided
by College
Park,
N u e v a
Armanace
Perez-Brown na ana
Grace.
Dr. Darlene Brown, a native
of Puerto Rico, is an assistant
professor of occupational ther
apy at Winston-Salem State
University. She earned her mas
ter's degree and Ph.d. from
Southwestern Baptist Theologi
cal and will serve as the coordi
nator of Hispanic Ministry. Her
background in religion arret'
education has well prepared her
for her role at Grace. Minister
Andreade will serve as the wor
ship leader for the Hispanic serr
vices. The services for N ueva.
Armanacena will be held each*
Sunday at 5 p.m. at Grace.
Everyone is invited to come'
and share with Grace United
Community Church during thjs
multicultural service. For more
information or transportation,
call the church office at (336)'
721-2500.
Tracing the spread of Christianity during the early years
Mildred
Peppers
Sunday
School Lesson
Lesson Scripture: Acts 13:14
15,45-52
Lesson Aims: to recognize
that spreading the Good News
can be painful due to rejection,
to appreciate that Jesus is Lord
for all, and to commit to share
today.
Background: The "Great
Commission" found in all four
Gospels is stated more in Acts
1:8 and I Corinthians 15:6.
Before Jesus ascended into heav
en all believers were given the
task spreading the Good News.
This was to begin at home and
spread to the ends of the Earth.
Jesus came that all humanity
(Jews and Gentiles alike) might
be saved. The movement began in
Jerusalem. Jesus modeled God's
plan. First, He preached and
taught the descendants of Abra
ham, Isaac and Jacob. From
there, he shared the message with
others.
When the Holy Ghost came
to Jerusalem, many people were
present and experienced it. How
ever, the Gospel remained pri
marily in that city for two years
under the leadership of Peter.
The church grew but it remained
a local movement until Philip
explained to an Ethiopian Isa
iah's words. The eunuch was a
proselyte (non-Jewish convert)
because he had gone to
Jerusalem to worship and he was
reading Isaiah. He and Philip's
encounter was in Gaza (Acts
8:26). When God told Philip to
go, he was in Samaria. The sur
rounding area of Jerusalem
(Judea and Samaria) was the tar
get area for the next 13 years
("UM1 Direction Teacher). Pret
ty much the new converts went
through all of the steps to
become Jews (more proselytes).
By the 13th chapter of Acts
there was another shift (last
week's lesson). The converts in
Antioch received Jesus but made
no attempt to become Jews. Con
troversy developed and will last
for quite sometime. Barnabas
and Paul separated themselves
from the believers in Antioch to
follow God's command.
The controversy mentioned
earlier centered on the thought
that the Jews who believed in
Jesus were a bit better than the
Gentile believers. They were
caught up in "legalism," the law
and missed the "spirit of the
law." Many arguments devel
oped, but Paul is very successful
in the ministry to the Gentiles.
Today, we begin to examine
Paul's missionary journey.
Lesson: After tasting and
praying and hands are laid on
Barnabas and Paul, they leave
Antioch. Cyprus is the first stop.
People their convert, including
the Roman governor. In Pisidia,
an inland city in Asia Minor, is
Paul's next stop. A strong Jewish
community exists in this city
along with many retired Roman
soldiers. On the Sabbath the mis
sionaries attend the synagogue
and are invited to share a word of
encouragement. Between verses
15 and 42, Paul delivers the pow
erful message of Jesus.
The people invite them to
speak on the very next Sabbath.
On the next Sabbath the crowd is
larger. The Jews don't like it. Try
ing to hold onto their way of
thinking (they are chosen), the
Jews stir up trouble for the mis
sionaries. They attempt to dis
credit them!
Paul and Barnabas respond
boldly to the accusations. Since
the Jews reject God's message of
eternal life, their energies will be
spent on the Gentiles. The Geni
tiles rejoice while the Jews stir up)
more trouble to get them kicked
out. The two shake the dust of
Pisidia off their feet and move on
to Iconium still full of the Holy
Ghost.
Application: Tracing the
spread of Christianity during the
early years fascinates and
inspires me. First of all. it doesn't
happen over night. Approximate
ly 13 years pass between the com
ing of the Spirit and Antioch.
After Antioch, Paul's journeys
lasted some 14 more years.-A
careful study reveals a pattern to
share Jesus. In sharing the Good
News oftentimes the establish
ment (Jewish community) rejects
inclusiveness. The Spirit sustains
the missionaries.
Plots develop as today, antf
eventually attempts will be made
on their lives. Truth has a way of
making people angry because'it
exposes their world. If taken in
the right way, it frees the individ
ual to become the best possible
person. God is big enough for all
to come to Him. Let's not try to
limit Him. He saves us. Surely He
can save others.
RAINBOW CHRISTIAN
#s MINISTRY
Presents
"What About The Children"
Anderson Center on the Campus of WSSU
Saturday, May 5, 2001
Performances at 4:00 p.m.
Admission: $10.00
Attire: Casual
lor more information contact:
Bertha Jones at (336) 644-9201 or
Rachel Anthony at (336) 595-6425 or
Bobbie Jackson at (336) 454-0353
Rainbow Christian Ministry is a non-profit organizatios
This is a christian daycare fundraiser
Pentecostal Itgljtljouse baptist Cljurclj of 3nt.
4349 Kernersville Road
Kernersville, NC 27284
336-650-0033
Sch?dul? of Worthlo Sarvlrem
Sunday Morning Worship 8:00a.m.
Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.
Monday Study Class 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m.
{Wednesday Children's Choir Rehersal 5:30 p.m.
Thursday: Bible Study and Preach Night 7:00 p.m.
Or. A. Ttiomaa Qrlftay, Hi
PMtorl TmcImt
"To Love. To Know. To Serve and To Grow God's Kingdom!"
With the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful
MASJID AL-MU'MINUN
Presents
12th Annual Family Unity
Day Banquet
Guest Speaker
Rev. Anthony Hines
New Institutional Baptist Church
Keynote Sneaker
Imam Faheem Shuaibe
of Oakland, California
Donations: Adults $30.00
Seniors and Children (under 12) $20.00
Entertainment By:
Macedonia Holiness Church Of God
Of The Apostolic Faith, Inc.
Sunday Services
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Radio Broadcast (WAAA 980) 2 00 p m
M.Y.P.U 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Services
Prayer & Bible Study 7:30 D.m.
BishopR.L. Wise,Sr. 4111 Whitfield Drive, Winston-Salem 27105 ' ||
D.D.;S.T.D. ? Pastor Phone: 336-767-3700 * Fax: 336-767-7006 I
. Mt Olive Baptist Church I
1.101 fc. Belews Street
I Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-724-5842 or 721-1959
IJsting of Services
Sunday School 9:30 A.M.
Worship Service 11:00 A.M.
Wednesday 12:00 Noon &
Bible Study 7:00 P.M.
| Pastor & Mrs. C. E. Gray "Let God Be God"
Upcoming Events
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
1201 New Hope Lane ? Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Kev. John C. Parks, Pastor
(336) 724-5401
Church Events For May
Mav 13
Mother's Day? 11:00 a.m.
May 17
Finance Workshop? "Money Cometh" at 7:00 p.m.
May 20
Gospel Explosion at 5:00 p.m.? Rev. Linville
Piney Grove Baptist Church
May 27
New Hope's 50th Church Anniversary at 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Paul Lowe Jr.? Shiloh Baptist Church
"Striving To Make A Difference"
Vocalist - Ralph Meadows / Poet - Dwight Rodgers
Saturday, May 12, 2001 at 6:00 p.m.
Assembly Room LJV Memorial Coliseum
2825 University Pkwy.