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Religion Calendar Happening now Vacation Bible School at Zion Memorial . The Vacation Bible School at Zion Memorial Baptist Church will be held June 22 - 26, from 6 p.m. 8 p.m. All ages are invited and re freshments will be served nightly. The theme for this year is "Chosen Champions For Jesus." For further information, contact the church of fice at 336-725-7390. The pastor is Dr. Joseph Jones. Youth event The Youth Department of Am bassador Cathedral is presenting Youth Explosion 2009. Events started yesterday and will continue today (June 25) speaker Dr. Kedrick Lowery and Grace Church of Durham at 7 p.m. Friday NiTe LIVE will be June 26 at 7 p.m. with Phillip Watkins, Shatara Edwards, Tyra Dykes and Jason Jowers. The Union Baptist Adult mime team, Calvary Covenant Fellowship Youth Choir will also be special guest. The Sun day Morning Service at I I a.m. will feature Elder Jarrard Goldsmith. A Worship & Praise Celebration will be held Sunday evening at 6 p.m., featuring the AC Dance Company and many more. For further infor mation, contact Davida Allen at 336 407-2305. Summer Revival Second Calvary Missionary Bap tist Church (1751 New Walkertown Road) Pastor's Aid will have a Sum mer Revival on June 25 and June 26 at 7 p.m. Dr. Claude Thomas and Genesis Victory Outreach Center Inc. .will be the guests. The public is cordially invited. Kemet Academy registration Emmanuel Baptist Church will host its popular Kemet Academy once more this summer. The Kemet Academy is a youth summer pro gram that is designed to enhance learning, sharing, and development of strong minds and wills. Events will include guest speakers and field trips to sites like the North Carolina Museum of History, the Civil Rights Museum and the Charlotte Hawkins Museum. For more information, contact Emmanuel Baptist Church at 1336-788-7023. Summer Breeze Worship Service Union Baptist Church, 1200 N. Trade St., is offering a 7:30 a.m. worship service from May through August. The Summer Breeze serv ices will be held on Sunday and are designed for those who desire an ear lier morning worship experience. Sunday worship services are also held at 8:45 and 11 a.m. For more information, call the church office at 336-724-9305 ext. 223. Beginning June 24 AME Zion ConfererTct The 119th Western North Car olina Annual Conference of the AME Zion Church will be in held in Winston-Salem from June 23 - 28 at the Benton Convention Center. This year's conference will be hosted by Goler Memorial AME Zion Church, where the Rev. Dr. Seth O. Lartey is pastor. The conference will feature a variety of vendors who will be on hand from June 24 -27 from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. All vending is open to the public. Beginning June 26 Church Anniversary Joy Temple Holiness Apostle Church, 4823 Old Rural Hall Road, will celebrate its 14th Church Anniversary, June 26 - 28. The speakers on program are: Pastor Mark Mack, June 26. 7:30 p.m.; Bishop Ray Sterling, June 27, at 7:30 p.m.; and Pastor Shirley Johnson, June 28, at 4 pjn. For more information, contact Pastor Allen W Rice at 336-418-0766, 336-969-4869 or via e-mail, arrun @ wi ndstream .net Summer Revival The House of Faith Outreach Center, 1384 West Sedgefield, will have its Summer Revival on June 26 and June 27 at 7 p.m. and at 5 p.m. on June 28. The church will also have Youth Sunday on June 28 at 1 1 a.m. Bishop Stephan Jordan is pas tor. June 27 "Promise, Price. Prize" Daughters of Zion will present. Sec Calendar on B9 Grace graduates to be recognized Walter O Weil Farabee Hampton grad will give keynote speech Sm i \1 rOTHF C HKONlC'Lh Grace Presbyterian Church. 3901 Carver School Road, will observe Graduate Recognition Sunday on June 28'. during the 1 1 a.m. worship service. The featured speaker will be Walter O'Neil Farabee. He is the son of Walter and Carolyn Farabee. and a recent magna cum laude graduate of Hampton University, where he earned a bache . lor's of science degree in economics. Graduates who are members of Grace^will be recognized and honored during this service. The public is cor dially invited to attend. The moderator for this ministry is Thelma 'Hines. Committee members are Elsie Blackman and Billie Matthews. The pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church is Dr. Samuel Stevenson. St. JAMES tO?LCOM?S /SGJ PASTOR 4aO> rz^ST fAMZlX !"? . ? . ? , ?ri . ? *- ? - ....... .v SPKCIAI. IO Tttt C HRONiCl I St. James AME Church has wel comed its new pastor, the Rev. Steven L. Lyons, and first lady. Nikki Lyons. The first couple, who have one son. Joshua, arrived in April. Licensed to preach in 1999. ordained as" an itinerant deacon in 21X12 and an itinerant older in 2(H)4. Rev Lyons was previously appointed to Allen Chapel of l.aurinhurg and led that congregation to greater service and Christian witness. During their time there. Allen Chapel grew in member ship. programs, outreach, and evangel ism. A native, of Moore County (Cameron}. Lyons spent his formative years in Rocky Mount/NC. He attended Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service in Atlanta, earning an associ ate's degree in mortuary science. He has served as a licensed funeral director and embalmer for more than 1 7 years. He is a graduate (Summa Cum Laude) of St. Augustine's College and has earned the Master of Divinity Degree from Shaw University Divinity School. Lyons is a member of unity Lodge frM Free & Accepted Masons of Rocky Mount and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. At the appointment of the Southern Region Vice President of the Fraternity, he serves as the'Southern Region Chaplain, which covers the Carol inas and several other states. He is U . Pastor and First Lady Lyons with their son, Joshua, left. chaplain of his local chapter. Phi Lambda of Raleigh. Nikki W. Lyons is a native of and a cum laude graduate of St. Augustine's College. She is employed by Wake County as a supervisor in the Child Protective Services Division. She is also a proud member of the Raleigh Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Inc. First Lady Lyons recently served as the local Women's Missionary Society (WMS) president at Allen Chapel, where her husband was previ ously assigned and is the Martha McCauley WMS Area Leader. Joshua W. Lyons just completed his second-year at North Carolina Central University, where he is majoring in criminal justice. The St. James A.M.E family wel comes their ministry, vision and leader ship with love, joy and excitement. The church is located at 1501 North Patterson Ave. Relax, God is Beside You Lesson Scripture: Exodus 14: 15-25,30 Lesson Aims: To summarize the Israelites' deliverance: to recognize and appreciate God's protection and deliverance: and to live confidently, knowing that God is on your side. Background: This child born of Amram (6:20) and Jochebed was saved from the Pharaoh's decree to kill all of the Israelite (Hebrew) boy babies (1:22). Raised as an Egyptian by his Hebrew mother, Moses had the best o'f both worlds (maybe). His identity with his people eventually I". Mildred Peppers Sunday School Lesson caused him to flee. Settling in Midian. he married the oldest daugh ter (Zipporah) of Jethro. the priest. Life was good once again. He was commissioned by God at the burning bush to lead his people to freedom. After offering numerous excuses, he accepted the Call with his brother. Aaron as his mouthpiece. During that encounter. God told Moses that He would harden the Pharaoh's heart that all may see God's power. Now back in Egypt, things weren't going so well. Moses probably wasn't sur prised that Pharaoh didn't recognize God, but he was shocked that the leader would be so cruel to the Israelites. The chronicle of events heightened after the "bricks without See Lesson on B3 Craig D. Atwood Divinity School has new leader of admissions SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Craig D. At wood has been named as director of admissions for the Wake Forest University School of Divinity, effective July 1 . "We are pleased that Dr. Atwood has joined our full time staff," said Bill Leonard, dean of the School of Divinity. "He knows us well, -is' an outstanding scholar; and has a back ground in admissions in the ological studies. He is a valuable addition to the divinity school staff." Atwood is currently Comenius Professor of Moravian Studies and direc tor of public theology pro grams at the School of Divinity, a position he has held for the past three years. He will continue to teach one course each semester as Comenius Adjunct Professor of Moravian Studies. Atwood has served as theologian in residence at Home Moravian Church in Winston-Salem since 2002. Previously, he was the assis tant dean at Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, Pa., where he was responsible for admis sions. recruitment, academic advising, alumni relations and student life. He has published widely in the field of Moravian history and his torical theology, and is the current editor of the Handbook of American Denominations. Atwood earned a doctor ate in historical theology from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1995, a Master of Divinity from Moravian Theological Seminary in 1987 and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1983. Actors in a scene from the play. Church play asks, 'Is It That Good?' SPf.CIAI.TO THfc CHRONICLE The R.l.C.H. Community Development Corporation Drama Ministry of Holy Trinity FGBC" recently staged the production, "Is It That Good?" at Carver High School. This drama depicts the highs, lows, troubles and temptations of the well known pastor of a developing church. Pastor Kevin Griffin is involved in an extramarital affair with an ex-prostitutc with a vindictive pimp. -While entertaining, the production strives to address real-life issues and struggles faced by people everyday and to leave audiences with positive themes of hope and faith. Several members of Holy Trinity FGBC shined as actors in the production. They included Minister Darrell Jeter. Toni Jeter, Deacon Rick Howell. Latoya Stevenson. Aquilla Miller and Akeem Howell. The produc tion is the brainchild of Minister Shelba Jeter. Union to offer training, degrees through Apex School SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Durham-based Apex School of Theology will offer degrees through a satellite location at Union Baptist Church, where rastor u r. sir Walter Lee Mack Jr. will serve as dean and Dr. Eric Greaux, an assistant professor of religion at Winston Satem State University, will serve as a program and aca demic consultant. The purpose is to promote God's Kingdom by offering quality theo logical education and training to students committed to Christian service. The Apex School of Theology at Union Baptist Church recog nizes that students' reasons for obtaining theological education and training vary. Some students will take classes for I)r. Eric Greaux with Dr. Sir Walter Lee Mack Jr. Biblical enrichment; others will take classes to sharpen their skills for local ministry, and some students will enroll in order to obtain a higher degree that can be used in full See Union on B.l
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