Religion
Francis Bok, enslaved in 1986 by Arabs when he was 7 years old, speaks at Washington
Juneteenth 2001. "When one of the young boys loses one of the sheep that he is respon
sible for tending, they cut off one of his fingersBok said.
Shown at Washington Juneteenth 2001 are Frederick Douglas IV, coordinator, National
Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., with Tessa Leigh
Johnson, daughter of Jerrilyn Johnson and member of Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist.
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Mount Pleasant Missionary invites community
participation in Juneteenth Gospel Jubilee 2002
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Mount Pleasant Mis
sionary Baptist Church Black
History Committee will
sponsor Juneteenth 2002 on
s June 15 from 4-7 p.m. at 795
Crawford Place in Winston
Salem.
The church has sponsored
Juneteenth a little over seven
years and members of the
Black History Committee
served as N.C. representa
; lives to help provide infor
niation and advocacy for this
celebration to become a state
observance.
N.C. residents should
know that Juneteenth was
ratified in the N.C. General
Assembly on June 22, 1999.
as a state observance.
Juneteenth is the oldest
known celebration of the
ending of slavery. On June
19. 1865. in Galveston.
Texas, the last known group
of slaves learned of their
freedom. President' Abraham
Lincoln issued the Emancipa
tion Proclamation more than
two years before Juneteenth.
Rev. Ronald V. Myers Sr..
M.D., has led the movement
to establish Juneteenth as a
state holiday or observance.
Juneteenth is recognized as
either a state holiday or
statewide observance in
many states.
The Washington June
teenth 2002 National Holiday
Observance is scheduled for
June 13-19 at the Lincoln
Memorial. National Mall and
U.S. Capitol. Anyone who
attends is invited to speak at
the National Juneteenth Rally
on Wednesday, June 19. from
noon to 4 p.m., at the west
side of the U.S. Capitol.
The community is invited
to join the Mt. Pleasant cele
bration through song, spiritu
al uplifting and fellowship.
See re-enactments of slavery,
singing and more.
For more information
related to the program or a
schedule of Washington.
D.C.. Jurteteenth events, con
tact the church office at (336)
725-9623. We welcome other
choirs to join us.
Other information will be
provided at the celebration
free of charge. This may
include "What to the Slave Is
the Fourth of July" by Fred
erick Douglass. "My
Bondage and My Freedom"
by Frederick Douglass and
updated by Elizabeth Ander
son (1999). Order forms will
he provided for Open Hand
Publishing book "June
teenth."
For more information
contact: Rev. Ronald Myers
Sr., M.D., chairman. National
Juneteenth Observance Foun
dation, P.O. Box 29, Belzoni,
MS 39038, or at Myers
Found@aol.com or
www.19thofjune.com.
Dr. Vernon C. Crump III
is the pastor of Mount Pleas
ant Missionary Baptist
Church.
Emmanuel to celebrate youth revival and step team anniversary
- - SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLK
The youth ministry of
Emmanuel Baptist Church
; invites you and your youths to
join them for three exciting
'. events during its-Youth Week
'< 2002!
!?'. First, the youth ministry
invites your youth choirs and
youth devotion leaders to join
the youth ministry for its prayer
and praise service on June 10 at
7 p.m. That will lead into the
annual youth revival June II
13 with services beginning
each night at 7. Your entire con
gregation is invited to come
worship on any night you
choose. Finally, on June 14.
starting at 6:30 pm,
Emmanuel's step team will eel
ehrate its anniversary. Your step
team, dancers or groups are
invited to help Emmanuel wor
ship.
These individuals will par
ticipate in the youth revival:
Kevin Squire, vice president of
the Young Adult Missionary
Group at Emmanuel Baptist
Church; Rev. Colon Scott,
assistant director of music at
Emmanuel; and Eric Baldwin,
minister in training at
Emmanuel.
These groups will perform:
E.B.C. Spiritual Dancers.
Union Baptist Church Youth
Choir. New Faith Ensemble
Choir and a host of other choirs
and singers at the prayer and
praise night. In addition, a host
of step teams and groups will
perform at the step team
anniversary.
After the anniversary cele
bration. the youth ministry will
have a reception for youths
aged 13 and under. A dance for
youths aged 14-18 will be held
at the Reynolds Park Recre
ation Center that evening from
9 until midnight. Each youth
attending the dance must have a
ticket stub given out at the step
team anniversary celebration.
No youths will be?allowed into
the dance without ticket stubs.
If you and your youth group
would like to participate in
devotion or any other part of
Youth Week services, contact
Beverly Leavy at 744-5258,
Mark Samuel at 659-4768 or
Priscilla Dixon at 945-6494.
Upcoming Church Events
June 6, 7 and 9
Revelations of Faith
Deliverance Center will honor
pastor
Revelations of Faith Deliver
ance Center, 3710 Maverick
Street in the Oldtown area, is
continuing to celebrate the 32nd
ministerial and the 16th pastoral
anniversary of its pastor. Sarah
C. Hauser.
The speakers include: June 6
at 7:30 - Rev. James D. Rowdy
Jr., associate of St. Stephens
Missionary Baptist Church; June
7 at 7:30 - Bishop Melvin
Wilkins Jr.. New Generations
Worship Center; June 9 (Pastor
Sarah Hauser's birthday) - II
a.m. worship service. Bishop
Dwight Earl will be the morning
speaker; June 9 at 4 p.m. - Bish
op A.W. Brown of Smith Chapel
Church. Cleveland. N.C.. will
be the speaker.
Everyone is invited.
June 7
New Hope AMF. Zion will
hold fish fry
New Hope AME Zion
Church will sponsor a fish fry on
June 7 from 3 p.m. until. Come
and enjoy the fellowship! You
can eat in or carry out. This is
sponsored by the New Hope
AME Zion Church Stewardess
Board.
For more information, call
(336) 945-9083 or (336) 945
5618. The church is at 7000
Shallowford Road in Lewisville.
Rev. Alvin E. Damon is the pas
tor.
June X
Goler Memorial will sponsor
yard sale
The Board of Christian Edu
cation of Goler Metropolitan
AME Zion Church, 435 E.
Fourth Street, will sponsor a
yard sale on June 8 from 8:30
a.m. to I p.m. in the church park
ing lot Rev. James M. Sloan is
pastor.
Stress and depression workshop
at First \\aiightown Baptist
Dr. Althea Jones will instruct
a stress and depression work
shop on June 8 from 9 a.m. to
noon at First Waughtown Baptist
Church. 838 Moravia Street. The
workshop is sponsored by Flold
Out the Lifeline Ministries. Den
nis W. Bishop is host pastor.
"The Chapel" community out
reach is coming to Rolling Hills
apartment complex
Phillips Chapel Missionary
Baptist Church ("The Chapel")
community outreach will come
to the parking lot of the Rolling
Hills apartment complex June 8
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will
be songs, music, dancing, step
ping. Children's stories, witness
ing. ministering, lunch and other
activities Please join us. Phillips
Chapel Missionary Baptist
Church is at 132 N. Glenn Ave.
Dr. Stephen T. Thornton is pas
tor.
Kcthania AMF. Zion Church
Bethania AME Zion Church
Missionary #1 will sponsor Nel
lie F. Brown Women's Fellow
ship Choir from Pine Hall Bap
tist Church and other groups on
June 8 at 6 p.m. The church is at
2120 Bethania-Rural Hall Road.
Rev. Johnny L. Ruff is pastor.
June 9
One Hundred Women in Hats
St. Mark Baptist Church will
hold the One Hundred Women in
Hats program on June 9 at 4 p.m.
The Missionary Circle is the
sponsoring group and invites
other missionaries of area
churches to be guests. Music
will be furnished by the Minis
ter's Wives and Minister's Wid
ows along with the Inspirational
Choir of St. Mark Baptist
Church. All women are asked to
come, wear their hats,and partic
ipate. Prizes will be given away.
The church is at 1100 Man
ley Street. Dr. James Fulwood is
pastor and teacher.
Forsyth County United Usher
Board will meet
The monthly meeting of the
Forsyth County United Usher
Board will be held at Morning
Star Baptist Church on June 9 at
3 p.m. All ushers are invited. For
further information, contact
Rodney McCormick at 788
1664.
Pastor's Aid service at Taber
nacle of Faith
Co-Pastor Cheryl Ingram
will preach at Tabernacle of
Faith Church. 1410 Attucks
Street, at a Pastor's Aid service
at 4 p.m. June 9. Pastor Brenda
McCloud is the host pastor.
Everyone is invited. For more
information. call Tracey
Watkins, church secretary, at
771-9937.
First Waughtown Baptist will
hold calendar tea
First Waughtown Baptist
Church will hold its annual cal
endar tea on June 9 at 4 p.m. The
theme is "Creating a Climate of
Love." The church is at 838
Moravia Street. The public is
invited. Dennis W. Bishop is
host pastor.
New I nits Missionary Baptist
will celebrate church
anniversary
New Unity Missionary Bap
tist Church, 2946 Ivy Ave., will
celebrate the church anniversary
on June 9 at 4 p.m. Guests are
Pastor L. Bruce Ford and Beulah
Baptist Church. G. Gordon is
host pastor.
Reynolds Temple CMK will
hold Women's Day celebration
The pastor, congregation and
officers of Reynolds Temple
CME Church invite you to share
in the church's annual Women's
Day celebration on /une 9 at 11
a.m. Rev. Bertha Walker will be
the speaker. The theme is "Chris
tian Women on the Move for
Christ." The church is at 2935 N.
Glenn Ave. Rev. Veldon Mered
ith is the pastor.
June 9-13
St. Stephens will hold youth
revival
St. Stephens Missionary
Baptist Church will hold its
youth revival beginning Sunday,
June 9. with the 11 a.m. service.
The speaker will be Rev.
Quentin Gunter of Winston
Salem. Monday, June 10,
through Wednesday. June 12,
revival speaker each evening
will he Rev. J. Vincent Terry,
pastor, Mt. Peace Baptist Church
in Raleigh.
On June 13. Rev, William
Fails, pastor of Greater First
United Baptist Church in High
Point, will be the lecturer and
speaker for the evening.
Revival services will begin at
7 o'clock nightly. The public is
invited.
The church is at 5000 Noble
Street. Host pastor is Rev. J R.
Samuels.
June 10-12
United Metropolitan Mission
ary Baptist will hold youth
revival
United Metropolitan Mis
sionary Baptist Church will hold
a youth revival June 10-12 at 7
p.m. The speaker will Jte Rev.
Patrick Cheston of Zion Baptist
Church in Rcidsvillc.
June 10-14
Calvary Hill will hold vacation
Bihle school
Calvary Hill Church of
Greater Deliverance will hold
vacation Bible school June 10
14 at 6 p.m. Transportation will
be provided. The church is at
4951 Manning Street in Win
ston-Salem. Bishop Claude C.
Turner is the pastor. For more
information call 721-3290.
St. Mark Baptist will hold
vacation Bible school
St. Mark Baptist Church will
have its annual vacation Bible
school June 10-14. The school
program will run from 6 to 8
p.m. each day. Snacks will be
served. On Friday evening,
which is the last day, each class
will present skits or sing songs.
There also will be a big cookout
for all the parents and children to
celebrate the end of the week of
what they have learned about
Jesus. People of all ages are
invited to attend.
The church is at 1100 Man
ley Street. Rev. Dr. James Ful
wood is pastor and teacher. For
transportation call the church at
723-6396.
June 20, 27
New Hope will hold Joy Night
services
New Hope Baptist Church
will hold Joy Night services on
June 20 at 7:30 with Pastor
Crawford of White Rock Baptist
Church and on June 27 at 7:30
with Pastor Pratt of Second New
Bethel Baptist Church. New
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