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Substance abuse help
House of Faith Community
Outreach Center. 1384 West
Sedgefield Drive, is now offering
substance abuse services to the
community facilitated by a certified
substance abuse specialist. Call
336-986-7725 for more informa
tion.
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.
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Character League camp
The Character Football League
will hold a camp July 28-30 at
Winston-Salem Prep on Cameron
Avenue from 6-8 p.m. New foot
ball players and cheerleaders, ages
5-13, may sign up at this time. For
more information, call Union
Baptist Church, at 336-724-9305
ext. 222.
Tri -Suite Evangelistic Association
On July 30, at 7 p.m. Dr.
Charles E. Gray and Mount Olive
Baptist Church will be the guest
church to open the worship service
of the Tri-State Evangelistic
Association Convention at New
Beginnings Christian Church. The
host pastor and president is Dr.
Nelson S. McCall. The church is
located at 2920 Greenway Ave. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
Aug. 1
Sch^f supply give-away ^ '
Mount Ohve, Baptisi jiChurch
will have its Back To School Jam
on Saturday. Aug, 1 from 10 a.m. -
3 p.m. School supplies will be
given away. The church is at 1301
C. E. Gray Drive. Host pastor is Dr.
Charles E. Gray.
Health fair
New Hope AME Zion Church,
7000 Shallow ford Road in
Lewisville. will have a Health and
Information Fair on Aug. I from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. Various facilitators
will be present to give information
about diet, diabetes, blood pres
sure. heart disease and more.
Activities will be for youth and
adults. The public is invited. The
Rev. Louis Hunter Jr. is pastor. For
further information. 336-945-9083
or 336-778-9247.
Women '.v conference
Red Bank Baptist Church, 6405
Red Bank Road in Germanton, will
host its Women's Conference on
Saturday, Aug. I from 9 a.m. - I
p.m. A continental breakfast and
lunch will be served. Facilitators
will include Deacon Shirley
Manigault of Red Bank Baptist
Church and Rev. Valarie Morrow of
Chapel Hill. The Pastor is Rev.
James R. Clyburn Sr. Call the
church office to register at 336
767-0981.
Starting Aug, 2
Anniversary events
Elder Robert Edmond. Jr. of
Kimberly Park Holiness Church,
1640 SM Caesar Drive, will cele
brate his 23rd minister's anniver
sary and his 15th pastoral
Anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 2 at
11 a.m. with a message from
Associate Minister Bettye Hash,
and a 4 p.m. mpssage from Pastor
Chad Armstrong and the Phillips
Chapel Missionary. On Wednesday,
Aug. 5, Overseer Eugene Kirby and
Bethlehem Holiness Church will be
the guests at 7:30 p.m., and on
Thursday. Aug. 6 at 7:30 p.m. with
Bishop James Ijames. pastor of Mt.
Zion Holiness Church of
Mocksville and Vice Bishop of the
Holiness Churches of God, Inc.,
will speak.
Fall Revival
Bethania AME Zion Church,
2120 Bethania Rural Hall Rd., will
hold its annual Homecoming and
Fall Revival Services, Aug. 2-5.
The Rev. Dr. Moses Goldmon, pas
tor of St. John CME Church, will
be the 3 p.m. afternoon speaker on
See Calendar on BH
'Preaching to Packer,
set to begin
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Union Baptist Church
will begin its last round of
Preaching to Preachers
Serv ices on Sunday, Aug. 9
at 6 p.m.
Preaching to Preachers
is a series of services to
provide an opportunity for
ministers to be inspired by
the preaching of God's
word from some of the
area's most prominent reli
gious leaders.
Dr. Serenus T. Churn
Sr., pastor of Mt. Zion
Baptist Church, will kick
off the series on Aug. 9.
On Sept. 13, Dr. Charles
Booth, pastor of Mt. Olivet
Baptist Church in
Columbus, Ohio, will
preach. Apostle Sylvester
Johnson, pastor of the
Macedonia Worship
Dr. Churn
Dr. Booth
Apostle Johnson
Center, will preach on Oct.
4. Workshops designed to
strengthen members of the
clergy will be conducted
by Dr. Tobias LaGrone
prior to the services at 5
p.m. entitled, "The
Preacher Creating Healthy
Boundaries, for Effective
Ministry." The planning
committee is asking all
pastors, bishops and apos
tles to encourage their
ministerial staff to attend
the series and workshops.
Spouses of clergy are also
invited and encouraged to
attend; " .
Union Baptist Church
is located at 1200 N. Trade
St. Dr. Sir Walter Mack Jr.
is the host pastor.
For more information,
call the church office 336
724-9305 , ext. 230 or visit:
www.unionlHiptistwsnc.orfi.
He is With Us
When the Going
Gets Tough
Lesson Scripture: Numbers 11:1-6, 10-15
Lesson Aims: To recognize the importance of
remembering God's blessings during difficult times; to
always respond positively to life's valleys; and to
replace a complaining attitude with a faithful one.
..... Background; Attributed to Moses, this fouctfr book
of the Pentateuch deals with the Israelites' wandwinus in
Mildred
Peppers
Sunday
School Lesson
"the desert.
The book
picks up
their story a
year after
I e a v i n g
E g y p t .
O f t e n
referred to
as the '?cen
sus" hook,
it contains
many
adventures
oi tne wilderness experience, unce again, we will exam
ine "human nature." God frees them from bondage,
feeds them daily, gives them the Law, and guides them
toward The Promised Land. Is God not awesome? As
they pack up to leave the Sinai Desert, instead of prais
ing God, they complain. Instead of rejoicing over all that
He has done, they whine about what they don't have.
Don't be too harsh on them, because very often, the man
in the mirror does the same thing.
As Numbers opens, Moses was making preparation
for their departure from Sinai. He numbered the men by
clans to determine military duty (protection) as they
travel. This arrangement was in the shape of a square.
The Levites were not included because of their commis
sion as priests. Chapters three and four recorded their
responsibilities on the journey. Chapters five through
nine covered their purification, the vows of a Nazafhe,
and the first anniversary celebration of the Passover. The
cloud over the Tabernacle (portable tent) will continue
to lead them. Silver trumpets (two of them) sounded for
the whole community to assemble. If one trumpet
sounded, it was for the heads of the clans to assemble.
They marched forward with the Ark of the Covenant
ahead of them.
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Photo courtesy of Rider Johnson
Elder Charles Johnson
Youth Summit to
feature noted speakers
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Mount Sinai Full Gospel
Deliverance Center. 2721
Manchester St., will host a
three-day Vouth
Summit from
August 7-9. This
gathering will
include four
power-packed ses
sions designed to
motivate, empow
er and inspire
every participant
and catapult
youths into
Kingdom ministry.
Keynote
speakers include Elder
Charles Johnson and
Minister Isaiah D. Thomas.
Elder Johnson is a noted ora
tor, teacher and pastor of the
Well Church in Raleigh.
Active in community and
church youth ministry. Elder
Johnson brings a relevant
dynamic to every setting.
Minister Thomas leads
the group Elements of
Thomas
Praise. Based out of Fort
Washington, Md.. Thomas is
a renowned gospel preacher,
recording artist and produc
er. His most notable music
hits include "Hu'h
in All the Earth."
"Run and Tell
That" anil "Tht
Greatest."
The Summit
will begin nil
Friday, Aug. 7 at
7:30 p.m.,. and
continue at noon
on Saturday with
a "Prophetic
Worship
Encounter." There
will be other services on
Sunday. Aug. 9 at II a.m.
and 6 p.m. Everyone is wel
come to attend. No registra
tion fee required, and all
sessions are free and open to
the public. For additional
information, contact the
church office at 336-722
2624. The Rev. Yvonne H.
Hines is the church's senior
pastor.
Music Minister Florance leads Youth Explosion
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
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Canaan Missionaty Baptist Church. 18(H) N.
Liberty St., where the Rev. R.E. Speas is senior
pastor, will end its first Youth Explosion today
(July 30). The event began on July 28. with music
and words of wisdom from the church's Minister of
Music Daryl B. Florence, who is also an associate
minister at Canaan. Tonight's presentation will be
at 7 p.m.
Florance is a teacher at Page High School in
Greensboro and an advisor for Tribe of Praise, the
school's gospel choir. In addition, he is the co
founder and musical director of S.T.E.P. UP
Ministries, a teaching and talent ministry for young
musicians and singers.
Florance and his wife, Roshonda. have been
married for four years. They havq a daughter.
Damia. Minister Florance believes in giving God
praise and honor in all things at all times. His
heart's desire is for young men and women to
develop a personal relationship with the Lord
through Jesus Christ and to walk in God's purpose
for their lives.
Daryl H. Flora ttce with his family.
N.C.
Hindu
named
to post
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Greenville resident
Ravikumiir "Ravi"
Suhramaniapillai. a software
consultant riras been notni-r
nated vice president of the
respected Universal Society
of Hinduism.
A- 39*year-old father of
one. Suhramaniapillai has
volunteered
for various'
Hindu
organ i za
tioius in
India,
where the
religion- is
mainly
practiced*;
and the
U n i t e d
Subramaniapillai
States. As a software engi
neer. his expertise is in busU
ness intelligence and data
warehousing.
The Universal Society of
Hinduism, a nondenomina
tional religious-philosophj
cal - cu 1 1 ural -educai ion a I
organization, seeks to pro
vide worldwide Hindu iden
tity. enhance understanding
of Hinduism, and to foster
inter-religious dialogue. It
aims at promoting the ethics,
spirit, culture and philoso
phy of Hindu heritage.
Only Christianity and
Islam have more followers
than Hinduism, which has
about a billion followers.
Well-known Hindu states
man Rajan Zed is the presi
dent of the Universal
Society of Hinduism.
Bethania
AME Zion
readies itself
homecoming
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The newly appointed
pastor of Bethania AME
Zion Church, the Rev. Dr.
Roy A. Swann, will get off
to a running start with the
church's upcoming
Homecoming and Revival
Services. Aug. 2 - Aug. 5.
The theme for this year
is "Renewing our Faith, in
Challenging Times," and
several guest ministers will
take to the pulpit, beginning
on Sunday, Aug. 2 at 3 p.m.
with the
Rev Dr.
Moses
Goldmen ,
pastor of St.
.1 (i h n ' s
C M E
Church and
a professor
at Shaw
University
D i villi t y.
School .
Swann
On Monday. Aug. 3, the
Rev. Dwight Hash, pastor of
Bethlehem Baptist Chureh
and a former Guilford
County school principal,
will start the revival week,
which will feature 7 p.m.
speakers each night. On
Tuesday, the Rev. Chalice
Overy. pastor of Union
Bethel AME Church and a
graduate of Duke University
Divinity School. will
preach. On Wednesday, the
Rev. Tejado Hanehell. pastor
of Mt Calvary Holy Church
and chaplain at the Cherry
Street Prison, will deliver
the Word.
Everyone is invited to
renew their faith through
good preaching and gospel
sutging. The church is locat
ed at 2120 Bethania-Rural
Hall Road. For further infor
mation. call the church at
336-924-1 706