Dellabrook Presbyterian Church
to celebrate its 45th anniversary
SjtOAL TO THE CHRUNICU
Dellabrook Presbylerian
Church. 115 Dellabrook Road,
invites the public to join in the
celebration of its 45th
anniversary at the 11 o'clock
service on Sunday. Oct. 21.
The guest minister will be
Pastor Moses L. Edwards Sr.,
pastor of Ephesus Seventh
day Adventist Church. The
service will be followed by a
potluck dinner. Rev. Dr. Carl
ton A G. Eversley is the pas
tor.
Edwards graduated from
Oakwood College in
Huntsville. Ala., with a degree
in theology and--social work.
He received a master of divin
ity degree from Andrews Uni
versity in Berrien Springs,
Mich. He has worked as a hos
pital chaplain and a prison
chaplain, and has pastored
churches in North and South
Carolina. He is a stewardship
specialist, and marriage and
family counselor. He is cur
rently a candidate in a doctor
ate of ministry program.
Dellabrook Presbyterian is
a small. family-oriented
church that has a 45-year his
tory of service to the commu
nity. The church's purpose
statement reflects the source
of its commitment as being
called by God to educate peo
ple to discover God's purpose
for their lives, empower peo
ple to manifest the glory of
Jesus Christ, embrace African
and African-American her
itage. and engage, as the Holy
Spirit leads, in ministries that
seek justice, health and free
dom.
The church has actea on
these ideals through various
programs and activities. Over
the years, the church has been
active in such community con
cerns as NAACP Education
Caucus, the Civilian Police
Review Board, the Darryl
Hunt Defense Committee.
Winston-Salem/Forsy th Coun
ty School Board issues and the
anti-apartheid movement.
The church has worked to
serve the community through
an" after-school tutoring pro
gram, Students Making a Real
Transformation (SMART), a
day-care center, and ecumeni
cal efforts such as the Resur
rection Day Camp and Vaca
tion Bible School. The church
has also been involved in the
Presbyterian Interracial Dia
?r
logue from its inception.
The church offers a series
of three courses for new mem
bers and the public focusing
on Biblical {gaith and Black
Americans. Black and Presby
terian. and Disciplines of the
Spirit. The church has also
designed a Rites of Passage
program for middle and high
school students that includes
those classes and a section on
human sexuality from a bibli
cal perspective. The Rites of
Passage program lasts 18
months and culminates in a
program in which graduates
project their plans for five, 10
and 15 years into the future.
Dellabrook hopes that
everyone will come on Oct. 21
and help celebrate the history
and heritage of the church. For
directions, call 725-4274.
Minister Laney will speak at Women's
Day 2001 at Mount Zion Baptist Church
Specialiq_The-oirqiskle_ .
Minister Bonnie Ruth
Laney, an associate pastor at
Mount Zion Baptist Church in
Winston-Salem, will speak at
Mount Zion's Women's Day
2001 at II a.m. Sunday, Oct. 21.
She was licensed to preach,
at Mount Zion, Aug. 15, 1999.
Laney was the first female
to receive a license in the III
year history of the church. She
is a native of Whiteville. N.C.,
the daughter of the late Joseph
C. and Willie Belle Troy. Laney
is married to Edward C. Laney
Sr.. and the mother of Charles
Jr., Charlene and the grand
mother of Breona Noel.
Minister Laney earned a
certificate in biblical studies
from Bethel Bible School, a
bachelor's degree from Salem
College, and currently attends
Shaw University Divinity
School. She serves as chairman
of the Executive Board for the
Women's Auxiliary to the Lott
Carey Baptist Foreign Mission
Convention; the executive
director at Alpha Pregnancy
Support. Lexington. N.C.; and
director of the young adult sin
gles ministry at Mount Zion.
She was involved in several
ministries before attending
Mount Zion. She was a board
member and youth coordinator
at the Eastern Baptist Associa
tion; volunteer at the YWCA;
and president of the General
Missionary Society. Mount
Lebanon Baptist Church in New
York. She is the founder of
Laney Associates, Image Con
sultant Services, and was I
employed as director of t
health education at Salem
Pregnancy Care in Winston
Salem.
She has received various |
honors and awards, includ- j
ing the YWCA 1991 Woman |
of Distinction Award, the j
U.S. National Achievement
Collegiate Award, Pi
Gamma Mu International j
Social Science Honor Soci
ety member, vice president
of the Mortar Board, and the
Senior Class of 1988, recipi
ent of the Martha Hinkle
Fleer Prime Times Scholar
ship and Academic Achieve
ment, at Shaw University
Divinity School.
Mount Zion Baptist
Church is at 950 File Street.
Laney
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Earline White, co-pastor of Abba Father's Ministries Inc., center. Left to right: Tammy Harris,
St. Peter's World Outreach; Cynthia Williams, Lula Street; Joyel Thomas, Abba Father's Min
istries; Sheryl Staten, Freedom United; Jennifer Barber, Genesis Outreach; Dianne Miller, Mt.
Sinai, S.C.; Alice Wilson, Mercy Seat Holiness; Angela Williamson, Ministries of Truth. Not pic
tured: Elder Marcella Ferguson, Macedonia TVPH.
Woman to Woman, Sister to Sister Prayer
Circle Network to hold women's conference
Special to The Chronicle
Woman to Woman, Sister
to Sister Prayer Circle Net
work Inc. will celebrate its
Second Anniversary and
Women's Conference Oct. 18
20. The theme is "Women
Going Forth in Christ Jesus."
Scripture: "1 press toward the
mark for the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus"
- Philippians 3:14.
Our guest speaker for
Thursday and Friday, Oct. 18
and 19, at 7:30 pm will be Pas
tor Edith Runner of Living
Waters Ministries, Atlanta.
Ga., and Saturday, Oct. 20, at
10 a.m.. Sister Fanniel$pain of
Clemmons and a member of
Baileytown Christian Church
will be our prayer, breakfast
speakers. We invite you, our
sisters, and your guests to
come and celebrate witK us.
There will be a $10 registration
fee for all three days.
All services will be held at
Abba Father's Ministries Inc.,
2210 N. Patterson Ave in Win
ston-Salem. For. more informa
tion. call Evangelist Earline
White at 725- 9646 or Evange
list Alice Wilson at 722-0593.
'Empowering the 21st Century Woman'
National Conference to be held Oct. 26-27
?Special to Thf. Chronicle _
The National Mass
Women's Network is sponsor
ing a national conference that
centers around "Empowering
the 21st Century Woman."
This year's activities include
workshops and talks that will
address the needs of today's
woman - whatever her age -
and her multifaceted lifestyle.
The conference will be held
Oct. 26-27 on the campus of
St. Peter's World Outreach
Center, 3683 Old Lexington
Road in Winston-Salem. This
is the National Mass Woman's
Network's second conference.
Workshops include: Living
Single; The Successful Home
maker; The Professional
Woman; Eating Healthy on the
Run; Life After Retirement;
The Blended Family; Teen
Workshops; Financial Manage
ment and others. Special guest
speakers include Donna Houpe
of Kansas City, Mo., and Sarah
Utterbach of Nanuet, N.Y.
"We are expecting 1,500
ladies this year," said Gwen
dolyn Dervin, director of the
National Mass Women's Net
work. That is three times last
year's attendance, which
exceeded 500. There will also
be space for 100 vendor
booths. Conference registra
tion is $35 for adults and $15
for youths, and includes meals,
admittance to all the work
shops and to the business/ven
dor area. Vendor booths are
available for $100.
This event is sponsored by
St. Peter's Church and World
Outreach Center and the Satel
lite Network Church Alliance.
Dr. James C. and Joyce Hash
are the founders.
Call (toll-free) 1-866-JC
HASH-1 or 650-0200 for more
information and to register.
New Hope AME Zion
Church to celebrate
Family and Friends Day
SPH-IAI Til TH> CUBONiri F
Rev. and Mrs. Alvin E
Damon of New Hope AME
Zion Church, 7(XX) Shallow
ford Road in Lewisville, invite
your fellowship in the celebra
tion of the church's annual
Family and Friends Day on
Oct. 21. The pastor and mem
bers are planning a glorious
day of praising the Lord with
family members and friends.
We solicit your prayers.
The day will begin with
our very own pastor. Alvin E.
Damon, bringing the 11 a.m.
message.
After being fed with the
word from a man of God,
guests, members and friends
will enjoy a feast that has been
prepared by the women of this
great church. It will be served
around 1:30 p.m. At 4 p.m..
New Hope will receive Rev.
Dr. Bernard Sullivan with his
choir and congregation from
St. Stephens AME Zion
Church in Gastonia for the
afternoon service.
Goler Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church
630 North Patterson Avenue
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101
Invites You to the
2001 Church Health
And Prayer Convocation
Scheduled for October 22 - 24, 2001
Theme:
"Coming Into The Fold Of God"
Preaching Moment
8:00 p.m.
Rev. Dr. Michael Williams
Pastor - The Messiah's House
Teaching Moment
6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Rev. Dr. Seth O Lartey
Subjects:
A. The Picture Of A Successful Man Of God
B. Woman; Thou Art Blessed, Gifted And Powerful
C. How To Raise A Child To Make You Proud
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