Religion
Calendar
Happening Now
Anniversary events
Macedonia Holiness Church of
God of the Apostolic Faith is cele
brating the 42nd Pastoral Anniver
sary of Bishop Robert L. Wise Sr.
The celebration will be held at the
headquarter church located at 41 1 1
Whitfield Road on July 15-19 _
Services will begin at 7:30 p.m.
The Sunday service will begin at 4
p.m.
Revival
Salvation and Praise Cathedral
will have its Kingdom Building
Revival from July 15 - 19. Mis
sissippi Prophet E. White and
Evangelist S. White will speak.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. on
July 15- July 18. The Sunday, July
19 service will be at 2:30 p.m.
Services will be held at the Kern
ersville Community Clubhouse,
405 Salisbury St.
First anniversary service
?Pastor Raashun Payne and First
Lady Hope Payne of God's Glory
Church of Deliverance are inviting
The Paynes
the public
to the one
year an
niversary
celebration
for their
church.
Services
will be
from July
16 - 19.
Speakers
will be:
Pastor
Brent Bai
ley, of Grace Kingdom Life Min
istries on July 16; Pastor Scott
White, of Abba Father Ministries
on July 17; Pastor Waymon Mon
roe, of Solid Rock on July 18; All
will speak at 7 p.m. The Sunday
morning speaker will be Bishop
Fredrick D. Smalley of Sanctuary
of Faith Ministry. The church is at
4880 Burnette Road.
Fine Arts Camp
Covenant Presbyterian Church
will host a Fine Arts Camp for
grades 5-12 from Monday, July 6 -
Thursday, Aug. 13 (on Mondays -
Thursdays only). The camp, which
will offer piano, voice, strings,
drawing/painting and photography,
will be from 9 a.m. to noon. The
church is located at 3627 Konnoak
Drive. There are no fees for the
camp, and lunch will be provided.
Call 336-788-7511 for more infor
mation.
Free lunch program for kids
Apostle Sylvester Davis John
son and the Macedonia Worship
Center, 500 Kinard Drive, will
sponsor a free summer lunch pro
gram for children 18 and under in
July. Lunch will be served Monday
through Friday from noon -1 p.m.
Registration is preferred by calling
the church office at 336-725-2190.
Summer program
New Hope AME Zion Church,
7000 Shallowford Road in
Lewisville, is having its first Sum
mer Enrichment Program through
July 29. It consists of academic
and social skills. Students who
need help and/or enrichment in
these areas are welcome to partici
pate. The Rev. Louis Hunter Jr. is
pastor of New Hope. For further
information, call 336-945-9083 or
336-407-9533
July 17
Life Changing Transformation
Church Ministries will have a
Pastoral Anniversary service on
Friday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m., and on
Sunday, July 19 at 4 p.m. Services
will be held at the Hawthorne Inn,
420 High St. The Rev. Alice
Mitchell will be the host pastor.
All are welcome to come out and
help celebrate this special event.
Beginning July 17
Music conference
New Trinity Baptist Church
will host the Music, Praise and
Worship Conference on July 17 -
19. There will be singing and min
istry from area choirs, workshop
sessions, networking and partici
See Calendar on BIO
Mosque awards scholarships
SPECIAL TO THF.< HR()NIC1 I
Masjid Al Mu'Minun
(Believers House of
Prayer) continued its tradi
tion of awarding scholar
ships to deserving local
high school seniors at its
recent 19th Annual Family
Unity Day Banquet. The
theme for this year's ban
quet, which was held at the
Forsyth County Center on
Fairchild Road, was *'A
New Paradigm in 2009 "
The guest speaker was
Minister Telika McCoy, of
Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
She received a standing
ovation for delivering a
thought-provoking mes
sage about God-conscious
people learning to appreci
ate how life experiences
are preparing them for a
greater purpose.
The, keynote speaker,
was Imam Omar Shaheed
of Columbia S.C. , where
he is the Resident fmarn of
Masjid As-Salaam. He pre
sented a historical and
spiritual perspective on the
unique role and responsi
bilities that African
Americans have in making
America a hetter nation.
His remarks were also wel
comed with a standing
Scholarship winners Lai Tran, Quaniesha Perrin and Ciara J. Robertson.
ovation.
Muhammad Husan
served as master of cere
monies and used humor
and keen youthful perspec
tives to keep the program
lull of family fun and
enlightenment. The deli
cious meal was enjoyed by
all as the youths performed
a number of songs and
dances. A new feature enti
tied. "'A Reflective Look at
the Masjid," ofganized by
Joe'l A.R Saahir, provided
moments of historical
information about pioneers
of the community.
Four high school stu
dents received scholar
ships. Quaniesha Perrin
and Lai Tran of Parkland
Magnet School; and Ciara
J. Robertson and Shanita J.
Mafsh'all of Winston
Salem Preparatory
Academy.
The planning commit
tee was chaired by Steve
Muqtasid. The committee
gave special thanks to
guests, who traveled from
across the state to attend.
They include Margaret
(Murray) Muhammad of
Raleigh.
Men's Day at
Mt. Pleasant
SPECIAL TO THi: C HK( >N1CI I
Bishop Sherwood T. Davis Sr. and Mt.
Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church will
observe Men's Day on Sunday. July 19 at the
11 a.m. worship service. Deacon Brian
McMillan is chairman
of the celebration. The
guest speaker is Pastor
Darryl J. McClary.
McClary is the pastor
of the New Light
Baptist Church of
Chesapeake. Va. He is a
native of Goldsboro,
but grew up and was
educated in Norfolk,
Va. He attended Berea
Bible College and
Seminary where he
Pastor McClary
completed several courses, and is currently a
full-time student at Regent University.
McClary was licensed as a minister in July
of 1996 and ordained in August of 2004 at New
Light Baptist Church, then under the excep
tional leadership of Dr. Charles R Green. He is
married to his high school sweetheart. Jessica,
and they are the proud parents of one daughter,
Madison Abrielle McClary.
Mt. Pleasant is located at 495 NW
Crawford Place. For questions, call the office
at 336-725-9623 . For transportation requests,
call Capers Perry at 336-287-0677.
Serving as
God's Priests
Lesson Scripture: Leviticus 8:1-13
Lesson Aims: To summarize the ordination of Aaron and his sons
as God's priests; to recognize the seriousness and sacredness of
being a priest for God; and to deepen our commitment to His
Calling.
Background: "The
book of Exodus spoke of
deliverance (redemp
tion), cleansing, wor
ship., and service.
Leviticus provided the
details for the second
book of the Pentateuch."
(Bible Illuminator and
Expositor). The book
named for Levi focused
on religious regulations;
The first seven chapters
gave specific instruc
tions about the five main
types of sacrifices. "Very often, it was referred to as Jthe priest's
manual' (Echoes Adult Teacher Commentary). Moses and Aaron
were descendants of Levi. The tribe was no different from the others
at first. Later on God commissioned them for special service. No,
they were not perfect, but His grace and mercy was/is enough! The
completed Tabernacle (portable sanctuary) stood ready. Now the
priesthood had to be established.
Lesson: As God speaks to Moses, He details every aspect of the
< .
See Peppers on BIO
Mildred
Peppers
Sunday^
School Lesson
Members of the Inspirational Choir of Mount Zion.
Choir anniversary planned for Sunday
SPECIAL TO TH1 CHRONICLE
The Inspirational Choir of Mount
Zion Baptist Church will celebrate its
J2nd Anniversary on Sunday, July 19
at 4 p.m.
Several guest choirs have been
invited to help celebrate the theme,
"God is Able." with uplifting and
spirit filled music. The community is
encouraged to come out and join in
this glorious celebration at Mt. Zion.
which members call: "The Joy of The
Whole Earth."
The music staff for the
Inspirational Choir consists of
Director Dionn Owen. Pianist Kevin
Scott; Bassist Robert Grier;
Percussionist Melvin Johnson and
Organist Brandon Jenkins. Dr.
Serenus T. Churn Sr. is pastor of
Mount Zion, which is located at 950
File Street.
Call 336-722-2325 for directions
and/or additional information.
*?
Rev. Timothy Sapp
Sapp to be
installed
at Mizpah
Moravian
[ SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Rev. Timothy Sapp
will be installed as the full
time pastor at Mizpah
Moravian Church, 3165
Mizpah Church Road in
Rural Hall, on Sunday, July
19 at II a.m. Robert Hunter
will present Rev. Sapp on
behalf of the Provincial
Elders' Conference. To min
istry, Sapp brings his wife,
Karen.
Originally from Forsyth
County. Sapp is a graduate
of High Point University. He
was awarded his Master of
Divinity in 2006 from
Gordon Conwell
Theological Seminary in
South Hamilton, Mass. He
also earned a certificate after
spending a year at Moravian
Theological Seminary in
Bethlehem. Penn.
Sapp was ordained a dea
con in February 2006. Prior
to his call to Mizpah, he
served as pastor of Pine
Chapel Moravian Church in
Winston Salem from 2006
through July 2009.
Ambassador
Cathedral
Congress to
start Sunday
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The 36th annual
Cathedral Congress of
Ambassadors for Christ
Revivals Inc., will begin on
Sunday, July 19 at 6 p.m.
The theme for this year is
"Maranatha. the Lord
Cometh."
Pas to r
Gerald
Sylver and
Freedom
Temple
Church of
Raleigh
will be the
g u e st.
S e r v i ces
will contin
ue. as fol
Bishop Patterson
lows: Tuesday. July 2.1, with
Bishop John H. Heath and
Greater Higher Ground
Ministries; Wednesday,
Evangelist Diana Lyles of
Atlantic City, New Jersey;
Thursday, the Rev. Dr. Sir
Walter Mack and Union
Baptist Church; Friday,
Bishop S. D. Johnson and
The Macedonia Worship
Center. Services begin night
ly at 7 p.m.
On Saturday. July 25 at 6
p.m.. Elder John L. Garrett
Sr. of Atlanta will be the
speaker at the annual ban
quet. which will be held on
the campus of Winston
Salem State University. The
services will culminate on
Sunday, during the morning
worship experience with
Bishop F. D. Patterson giving
the Overseer's Address and
Bishop Edward Allen deliv
ering the message. The
church is located at 1500
Harriet Tubman Drive.
For banquet ticket infor
mation, contact Juanita Penn
at 336-997-0271 or to
www.ambassadorcathedral .n
et.