Religion
Upcoming
Church Events
Oct. 15-17
Revival
Pleasant Union Progressive
Primitive Baptist Church. 1250
E. 10th Street, will hold revival
Oct. 15-17 at 7 p.m. Guest
revivalist will be Elder Jeffrey
Rainey of Christian Union
Baptist Church in Mobile. Ala.
The public is invited.
Oct. 18
Anniversary
The combined ushers and
nurses boards of Ambassador
Cathedral will celebrate their
30th anniversary on Oct. 18 at 6
p.m. Elder Henry Nathaniel
Banks, associate minister of the
church, will be the speaker.
Ambassador Cathedral is at
1500 Harriet Tubman Drive.
Everyone is invited. For more
information, call the church
office at 725-0901 or visit the
church's Web site at
www.ambassadorcathedral org.
Oct. 19
Meditation service
On Oct. 19 at 10:30 a.m..
Geraldine Zurek will lead a
meditation service, "Transi
tions," which includes music,
readings and silent meditation,
at Unitarian Universalis! Fel
lowship of Winston-Salem.
4055 Robinhood Road. 659
0331.
Women's Day
Victorious Joy Fellowship,
of 4117 Northampton Drive
(Winston-Salem Bible College
Chapel). will celebrate
Women's Day at 11 a.m. on
Oct. 19. The speaker will be
Evangelist Sandra Young. The
program is sponsored by
Prophetess Dr. Anna Jones and
the Women of Victorious Joy
Fellowship Church. The public
is invited.
Oct. 22
Noonday gospel concert
On Oct. 22 Goler Memorial
AME Zion Church. 630 N. Pat
terson Ave., will present a
noonday gospel concert featur
ing Rev. Beverly McMillian.
pastor of Glenn's Chapel AME
Zion Church. She will share her
talents through music and the
ministry. The concert is part of
Goler's Community Inspira
tional Moments Bible Study
held each Wednesday at noon.
Lunch will be provided. For
directions or more information,
call 724-9411.
Oct. 24 and 25
Men's Discipleship
Conference
Calvary Baptist Church.
5000 Country Club Road, will
host a Men's Discipleship Con
ference - Eternal Impact:
Investing in the Lives of Men -
with author and speaker Phil
Downer, president, Disciple
ship Network of America, in
(he.church sanctuary on Oct. 24
and 25. _
Dbwner. a Vietnam veteran
and former trial attorney, has
authored "Eternal Impact:
Investing in the Lives of Men."
"A Father's Reward: Raising
Your Children to Walk in the
Truth," "Unlimited Partner
ship: Building Intimacy &
Teamwork Into Your Mar
riage." and other books. Pre
registration is required and the
cost is $20. Register online at
www.calvarybaptistchurch.org.
Contact Tricia Kube at 714
5424 for additional informa
tion.
Oct. 24 and 26
Anniversary
Friendship Baptist Church
Will observe its 89th church
anniversary in a two-day cele
bration on Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. and
Oct. 26 at II a.m. and 4 p.m.
The focus of the celebration
will be the homecoming of
family and friends at all servic
es. An important aspect of the
anniversary is the planning of a
memorial walkway on the site
of the former church building.
This walkway will serve as a
permanent reminder of thanks
giving for the hard work of
founding and present members.
All surviving families of
deceased members, all former
members, friends and the gen
eral public are invited. The
church is at 1317 N. Cherry
Street. For more information
call 723-6105 or 784-7889.
Oct. 25
Bake and Yard Sale Love
Festival
The Missionary Society and
Usher Board from New Birth
Worship Center will sponsor a
Bake and Yard Sale Love Festi
val Oct. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. in the church parking lot.
All proceeds will go to Tabitha
Dobson. a single mother who is
waiting to have a kidney trans
plant. For more information,
contact Eliza Myers at (336)
699-8388, Katie Glenn at (336)
699-3583. or call the church at
(336) 699-3583. The church is
at 1033 Newbirth Drive (off
Highway 67). East Bend.
Oct. 26
Anniversary
The ushers and nurses min
istry of Piney Grove Baptist
Church will observe their
anniversary on Oct. 26 at 4 p.m.
Rev. Samuel J. Cornelius and
members of New Jerusalem
Baptist Church will be the
guests. Piney Grove Baptist
Church is at 4715 Indiana Ave.
The Clarion Call Family
Gathering
Come and join Host Mira
cle Temple Deliverance
Church, 3317 Old Lexington
Road, in a service of reconcili
ation, restoration and healing
on Oct. 26 at 5:30 p.m. Special
guest will be Apostle Barry
SpateS from Calvary Ministry
Worship Center. For informa
tion call 784-7938 or 765-0029.
Nov. I
Casting the vision
All Nations Worship Cen
ter. a new church, will have a
city wide vision service on Nov.
I at Parkland High School from
6-8 p.m. Pastor Robert Staton
invites everyone to come and
become a p,art of the dream,
vision, and rdality for this mul
tiracial. multicultural, interna
tional ministry. Come and share
your God-given talents in areas
of ministry, including worship,
music and drama. All are wel
come.
Other
Break-Through Services
Do you need a break
through? Come to Ml. Olive
Baptist Church Wednesday
nights beginning at 7. Witness
the messages and be blessed
with your break-through. The
church is at 1301 E. Belews
Street.
Worship services
Judah Praise and Worship
Center. 2411 Urban Street,
holds Sunday service at 11
a.m.. Monday Bible study at 7
p.m. and Wednesday worship at
7 p.m.
Food pantry
If you are in the time of
need. Jehovah-Jireh Provision
Center Food Pantry can help.
The hours are every second
Saturday 10 a.m. to noon and
every fourth Saturday 10 to II
a.m. The location is 651 Akron
Drive in Holy Trinity Full
Gospel Baptist Church. For
more information call 744
9293.
Galilee Missionary Baptist observes Seniors Day
SPKCIAl. TO rm C'HROMC'LI
The Special Events Min
istry-Seniors Committee of
Galilee Missionary Baptist
Church observed Seniors Day
on Sept. 25 with a sit-in serv
ice.
The Seniors Committee
was organized in 1997 with
Mary Strong as the first ser
vant leader. Vanessa Lyerly
assisted her. The second ser
vant leader was Minister
Tonya Tate. The current ser
vant leader is Sara Barge.
Seniors who are 80 years
of age and older were trans
ported to the church on Senior
Day in a limousine. Enjoying
the honor were Ruth Archie.
Deacon James Barber. Pearlie
Byrd. Deacon James Cauthen.
Trustee Warren Fulp. Geneva
Oglesby, Deaconess Eurah
Simpson. Allie Singletary and
John Whitener. Grantheum
Johnson of Hooper's Funeral
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service for two years.
The seniors at Galilee
enjoy a variety of activities,
including plays (they attended
several plays during the
National Black Theatre Festi
val), Tanglewood Festival of
Trees, trips to Raleigh (one by
train), banquets, luncheons
and other activities. On Oct.
11 seniors attended the Titanic
Exhibit at the Museum of Nat
ural Science in Raleigh and
had lunch together before
returning to Winston-Salem.
Galilee is at 575 Martin
Luther King Jr. Drive. Robert
L. McGowens Sr. is the pas
tor.
Seniors attending Titanic exhibit in Raleigh
Emmanuel Baptist to celebrate
its 89th church anniversary |
SPECIAL TO THH CHRONICLh
Emmanuel Baptist Church
invites the community to help
celebrate
Emmanuel's 89th
church anniver
sary.
Events will
include a Family &
Friends Fun Day
on Oct. 18 from 10
a.m. until 4 p.m. on
the church
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entertainment, and
health screenings
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adult games will include
prizes. There will be rides for
small children, and a dessert
Rev. Anthony
contest, with trophies awarded
to the best cooks.
Booths and mobile units
sponsored by the Davie Coun
tv Volunteer
Fire Depart
ment. Forsyth
County Fire
I Department.
' SCAN. Host i
Homes. First
I Line. Lupus
Foundation of
America, |
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Cancer Soci
ety. East Win
sion Heritage Lenter s book
mobile. and appearances by
the Winston Lake YMCA
Boss Drummers, and Wally
the Warthog are just a few of
the activities planned. Every
thing is free, as the church
would like to give back to and
share with the
community.
At 5 p.m.,
Emmanuel will
host "Kwame
Da we s . ;
Requiem," a
reading with
music, based on
the art of Tom
Rev. Dr. Williams
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Middle Pas
sage"; poetry by
Kwame Uawes. scholar,
dramatist and reggae artist;
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St. Stephen Missionary Baptist
will hold women's conference
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
St. Stephen Missionary
Baptist Church will hold a
women's conference Oct. 18.
The theme for the conference
is "The Total Woman: Form.
Challenge. Courage." The
conference will focus on
issues that are critical to
women today: health, income
and investment issues as well
as the challenges women face
as a result of longer life
expect an^J^
Workshop leaders include
Dr. Sharon A. Jackson, associ
ate professor in the depart
ment of public health science
at Wake Forest University and
assistant director for the Maya
Angelou Research Center on
Minority Health: Christine
Cropps.
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manager
of the
Social
Security
Adminis
for Win
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Salem.
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Airy and
Wilkes
boro: Rod Brown, financial
adviser for Prudential Securi
ties. a division of Wachovia
Securities: and Brenda Diggs.
retired senior vice president of
Wachovia Bank.
The luncheon speaker \yjll
be Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, pres
ident of Bennett College. Cole
and Bennett College were
recently profiled in the nation
al news with former Sen. Bob
Dole, who has agreed to serve
as the chairman of the Bennett
College capital campaign.
Cole has had a distin
guished career as a college
and university teacher and
administrator. She received
worldw ide recognition for her
superb leadership as president
of Spelman College.
Breast cancer
survivor will share
her experiences
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
"The Story of Benita D.
Sims" will be presented at Holy
Trinitv
Full
Gospel
Baptist
Church
on Oct.
25 at 6
p.m. It is
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Sims S.I.S.T.A.
(Success
ful. Incorruptible Sisias Taking
Action) and F.R.E.S.H.
(Friends Rendering Education
& Stressing Health). Come out
and be blessed as Sims shares
her real-life experience of
being diagnosed with breast
cancer two weeks after having
an emergency C-section to
deliver her baby boy. She will
tell how cancer affected her
family and friends, and how she
had to trust God for strength.
Admission is free and
everyone is welcome. The loca
tion is 651 Akron Drive. For
more information, call 744
9293. Light refreshments will
be served.
First Calvary
Baptist will
hold revival
SPII I \l TO 1 HI CHRONIC! I
First Calvary Baptist
Church will hold its annual
fall revival Oct. 19-22 at 7
p.m. Rev. Michael Runnels,
pastor of Greater Metropoli
tan Missionary Baptist
Church, Chicago. III., will be
t h e , ,
evangel
ist.
Rev.
Michael
Runnels
is the
brother
of Rev.
Calvin
Runnels.
host pas- Rev. Runnels
tor.
Rev. Michael Runnels has
been in full-time Christian
ministry for more than 21
years. He has ministered at
Greater Metropolitan Mis
sionary Baptist Church for
the past seven yeatcs. He is the
former pastor of pleasant
Grove Missionary Baptist
Church, where he served 13
years.
He is a graduate of
McCortnick Theological
Seminary, where he obtained
1 his master's of arts and theol
ogy degree. He serves as
president of the Congress of
Christian Education of the
Greater New Era Baptist Dis
trict Association of Chicago
and Vicinity Inc.. third vice
president of the Baptist Gen
eral State Convention Con
gress of Christian Education
of Illinois, and as a lecturer
for the young adult division
of the National Baptist Con
gress of Christian Education.
He is a civic leader and
serves as the Protestant sher
iff's Cook County chaplain.
He has been married to
Jenetta Potts Runnels for 20
years and is the dedicated
father of six children:
Yamarr. Diana. Michael Earl.
Anthony. Jessica, and Joshua.
The public is invited. First
Calvary Baptist Church is at
401 N. Woodland Ave. For
more information, call 724
2611.