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BET will air its second annu
al Gospel Celebration next
week. The event will feature
some of today's hottest
gospel music artists as well
as some pop and R&B artists
with a penchant for the
genre. At right is Steve Har
vey, who will host the event,
with Kirk Franklin. Below are
the members of Destiny's
Child, who grew up "'singing
gospel. The show will air
Feb. 19.
Rev. Dr. John
Mendel gets his
blood pressure
checked by Kim
berly Alston,
R.N.
Dr. Seth O. Lartey
Lartey to address
Leadership Observance;
at New Bethel Baptist ,
NI'hCIAL TO THh CHRONICLE
Dr. Seth 0. Lartey, pastor of
Goler Memorial AME Zion
Church, will return for a second
year to actress the 28th annual
Leadership Observance at New
Bethel Baptist Church on Sunday,
Feb. 17, at 4 p.m. The observance
is sponsored by the deacons,
trustees and their spouses. Lartey
will be accompanied by his choirs
and congregation.
For the past nine years,
Lartey, a native of Liberia, has
pastored Goler Memorial. He is a
graduate of undergraduate
schools in West Africa. He
received a bachelor of arts degree
in education from Livingstone
College and a master's degree
from Duke University Divinity
School. He has completed addi
tional studies and received a doc
toral degree from Hood Theolog
ical Seminary.
Lartey is very active in the
community and the AME Zion
Conference. He is a co-chair of
the Goler Community Develop
ment Corp. and is spearheading
the Goler Renaissance Project.
Most recently, Lartey received a
message from God: "Your dream
is not under attack; it's about to be .
born."
Lartey is married to Jacque
line Williams Laitey and is the
proud father of three children,
Solomon, Alicia and Victoria.
Others appearing on the pro
gram will be: presiding. Trustee
Daniel Piggott Sr.; Scripture. Mrs.
Nira Robinson; prayer. Deacon
Cleveland Griffin; welcome, ,
Deacon Thomas Thornton; intro
duction of speaker, Diane Piggott;
recognition of visitors. Trustee
Joseph Bartley; special honors
and recognition. Trustee Wesley ?*
Curtis and Cynthia Curtis; and J'
remarks by pastor. Dr. Jerry Dray
ton.
The deacons and trustees first , ?
sponsored the Leadership Obser- *'
yance in 1975. This program and t
the annual prayer breakfast, spon
sored by the deaconess and ?
trustee spouses, are the first pro
grams sponsored by Outreach *!
Auxiliaries each year.
Emmanuel Baptist Church |
gives stroke screenings to 75
SPECIAL TO THK CHRONICLE
The Senior Nurses
Board of Emmanuel Baptist
Church in conjunction with
Wake Forest University'
Baptist Medical Center,
sponsored a stroke screen
ing on Saturday. Feb. 2. at
the church.
About 75 people were
screened for risk factors
associated with stroke.
They had their cholesterol,
blood pressure and blood
glucose checked, Cnnnspl
ing was provided to every
one. Special instructions
were given to high-risk
individuals.
Rev. Dr. John Mendez is
the pastor of Emmanuel
Baptist Church, Wandella
Ridgill is the president of
the Nurses Board, and Eliz
abeth Newton coordinated
the stroke screening pro
gram. Other members of the
Nurses Board are: Agnes
Andrews, Esther Boule- 15
ware, Annie Fulton, Shirley ,
Green. Betty Hairston, 1
Priscil la Jenkins, Dana
Johnson. Rosettta Joyner,
Janet Johnson, Delois <
Latenel. Sulula Presnel], ,
Henrietta Ratley, Sebrina
Scott and Cynthia Tart. ,
UPCOMING CHURCH HAPPENINGS
l*eD. 10
'Multi-affair event'
planned at New Birth Wor
ship Center
New Birth Worship
Center's Seholarship Com
mittee and youths will have
their first "multi-affair
event" Feb. 16 from 4-6
p.m. There will be a black
history program honoring
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
a fashion and talent show
(a mystery model will par
ticipate in the fashion
show), a love auction to
purchase arts and crafts,
and baked goods and
canned items. Dr. James
L.E. Hunt is the pastor. The
church is at 9619 Hwy. 67
in East Bend. Everyone is
invited to join us for an
evening of spiritual excite
ment and fellowship.
Feb. 17
New Trinity Baptist will
present black history pro
gram
On Feb. 17 ai 3 p.m..
New Trinity Baptist Church
will present its annual
black history program. The?
guest speaker will be
Shirley Mosely of radio
station 90.5 (WSNC).
Church members also will
participate. The public is
invited to attend this pro
gram and all other services
at the church. Renee Brown
Fulton is the coordinator of
the program. The church is
at 1240 E. 22nd Street. For
more information, call 723
1532.
New Jerusalem Baptist
u ffl celebrate church,
pastor's anniversaries
New Jerusalem Baptist
Church will celebrate its
56th church anniversary
and the pastor's 23rd
anniversary on Sunday,
Feb. 17. The II a.m. serv
ice will begin with Rev.
Samuel Cornelius.
The 3 p.m. service will
i be with the Rev. K.R. Lilly
of Mars Hill Baptist
Church in Winston-Salem.
The 7 p.m. service will be
with Bishop T.R. Rice of
Mercy Seat Holiness
Church.
Everyone is invited. The
church is at 1212 N. Dun
leith Ave.
True Temple Holiness
Church of God will have
an auxiliary kick-off serv
ice
True Temple Holiness
(fe'hureh of God will have an
auxiliary kick-off service
on Feb. 17 at 4 pm. The
speakers will be Deacon
Sam Wilson. Deacon
Patrick Hauser and Brother
Garland Turner, all of the
church. They will speak on
unity. All are welcome to
come. The church is at
1232 Mint Street. For more
information, call 748-0965.
Feb. 18
St. Stephen MB will
offer series of workshops
and lectures
The Christian education
department of St. Stephen
Missionary Baptist Church
will offer "The Objectives
of Christiarf: Education in
the Church." The four-day
series of workshops and
lectures will be held Feb.
18-21 at 6:30 p.m. and will
be followed by lectures at
7:35 p.m. This dynamic
series is free and open to
the public. Presenters for
the workshops will be Rev.
James Lewis, Rev. Konnie
Robinson, Rev. Carlton
Eversley, Rev. William
Fails and Rev. J.D. Ballard.
St. Stephen Missionary
Baptist Church is at 5000
Noble Street. Rev. J.R.
Samuels is the pastor.
Feb. 22
Friday Night Special
On Friday. Feb. 22. the
Calvary Hill Church of
Greater Deliverance and
Judah Praise and Worship
Center will hold its Friday
Night Special at Judah
Praise and Worship Center.
The service wilf begin at 7
p.m. The guest speaker will
be Minister Stewart. The
Pastor of Judah Praise and
Worship Center is Elder
Ricky A. Pouncey. The '
church is at 2411 Urban '
Street, Winston-Salem. For
more information call 721
3290.
Feb. 23
"The Negro Artist and
the Racial Mountain "
? The African American
History Committee 2002
and the Board of Christian
Education of Emmanuel j
Baptist Church will host a (
centennial celebration to
honor Langston Hughes'
birthday (Feb. 1, 1902) on J;
Saturday, Feb. 23, from 2-4 ?;
p.m. at the church. The \
topic will be based on an JI
essay by Hughes, "The
Negro Artist and the Racial {?
fountain," published in '?
The Nation in 1926.
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