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Goler's 21 Days of Spiritual
Renewal
Goler Memorial AME Zion
Church, 630 Patterson Avenue,
will hold its annual 21 Days of
Spiritual Renewal Services from
Jan. 1-21. This year's theme is
"Reconnecting the Family Back to
God through the Ministry of
Reconciliation." Monday through
Friday worship services begin at
6:30 p.m. and Saturday and
Sunday services begin at 4 p.m.
Extraordinary ministers from
Winston-Salem, Mooresville,
Raleigh and the surrounding com
munity will preach during the
event. The host pastor is Dr. Seth
O. Lartey. For more information,
call 336-724-9489.
New location
The Seed Worship Center has
Dr. Rowdy
moved to a new
location - 1530
Martin St,
Suite 208.
Martin Street is
between Miller
and Ebert
streets, off of
Silas Creek
Parkway. The
pastor is Dr.
Brenda M. Rowdy.
Jan. 22
Grand opening events
Ordered by God will have a
grand opening and dedication
service for its new ministry,
resource center and day shelter for
the homeless and substance
abusers on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 3
p.m. at 112 W. Northwest Blvd.
For more information, contact
Prophetess Patterson at 336-986
7725.
Food pantry / women 's
program
Holy Trinity FGBC's RICH
CDC Food Pantry will be in oper
ation on Saturday, Jan. 22 from
10:30 -11:30 a.m. Also on this
day, .at 6 p.m., the church will
have its S.l.S.T.A. fellowship pro
gram, which provides mentoring
and activities that strengthen
wives, mothers, grandmothers,
aunts and young ladies in all
aspects of life. The church is at
651 Akron Drive.
Jan. 23
Forsyth County Missionary Union
meeting
The Forsyth County Missionary
Union will meet on Sunday, Jan. 23
at New Bethel Baptist Church, 1016
N. Trade St. All youth and young
adults will meet at 1:30 p.m. All sen
iors will meet at 3 p.m. New mem
bers are welcomed. The Union
president is Susie B. Nance. Dr.
Kendall D. Jones Sr. is senior pastor
at New Bethel.
Shekinah Glory services
Shekinah Glory Praise Center is
inviting the community to fellow
ship with the congregation at the
Brookstown Inn, 200 Brookstown
Ave. Sunday School is at 10 a.m.;
Moming Worship is at 11 a.m.; and
Bible Study is Sunday afternoon at 4
p.m. For more information, please
call Shelby Powell at 336-293-6915.
UUF services
The Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of Winston-Salem, 4055
Robinhood Road, will have the Rev.
David Johnson give a sermon titled
Vm'te Not As Real As You Think"
at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. At the 9 a.m.
pre-service forum, David Coates,
who teaches Anglo-American stud
ies at Wake Forest University, will
speak on immigration and his book,
"Getting Immigration Right." For
more information, see uufws.org.
First Waughtown 'Celebration'
First Waughtown Baptist
Church, 838 Moravia St., will
hold its annual "Celebration"
service on Sunday, Jan. 23 at 4:30
p.m. The church will honor new
members and new converts during
a dynamic service that will feature
preaching, singing, praise and fel
lowship. Musical selections will
be rendered by the entire music
ministry of First Waughtown. The
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Local singers perform at the White House
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Kim and Maggie Sharpe and the KMS Gospel Singers were selected to perform
gospel music at the White House's Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on Dec. 18.
They were the only North Carolina group invited to take part.
Kim and Maggie Sharpe have been writing, recording and performing gospel music
for more than 25 years.
Kim Sharpe, a 1976 graduate of Winston-Salem State University, has worked as the
musical director at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church and First Baptist Church.
Maggie Sharpe is a 1969 graduate of Forsyth Technical Community College. The
Sharpes are currently members of Midddlefork Christan Church.
KMS Gospel Singers members include William "Preacher" Ray, Taneva
Cummings, Sonya Melton, Cynthia McCummings, Leon Davenport Jr. and Kenta
Sharpe. Former members include Lula Gray, Al Williams, Phiphine Moore and Jerry
Jackson.
The Sbarpes will soon release their new CD. It will feature the song.'i'm Thankful
For Our Love," which is dedicated and to the President and First Lady.
For more information, go to www.myspace.com/kmsinc or call 336-988-1059.
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Kim and Maggie Sharpe
Potter's House
celebrating
10 years of
Godly service
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Potter's House Community
Outreach Ministries, Inc. is celebrat
ing 10 years of good deeds.
This local non-profit ministry is
characterized by its mission to teach
individuals and families living in
shelters how to triumph over their
life circumstances. The organization
offers Employment Skills Training,
a Parents as Teachers and Family
Leaders Program, Family Support
Services. Mentoring Services, a
Retreat and Conference Ministry
and a Care Package Ministry. The
Potter's House Community
Outreach Ministries, Inc. celebrated
its anniversary with a banquet on
October 18.
Founder and Executive Director
Valerie Rorie Bailey is no stranger
to triumphing over life circum
stances. Born
with sickle cell
disease, she has
had to reinvent
herself and
rebuild her own
life many times.
Each extended
hospital stay
brought
life-altering
challenges.
Bailey
During one three month-long hospi
tal stay, she missed her daughter's
first steps, developed muscle atro
phy and had to learn how to walk
again and was faced with the diffi
cult decision of retiring from full
time employment.
After much praying and seeking
of God's will, she decided to pair
her faith and education. She gradu
ated from Wake Forest University
Baptist Medical Center's
Chaplaincy program and began vol
unteering with Hospice as a spiritu
al care worker. Feeling led by God
into deeper service she began The
Potter's House Community
Outreach Ministries in 2000.
"God is greater than your cir
cumstance," says Bailey. "He sent
His Son to live, die and be raised
from the dead into victory, for you
that you might overcome your cir
cumstance and lead victorious lives.
God is also a God of second and
third chances. He doesn't give up on
you, so don't ever give up on your
self. He can take the broken pieces
of our lives and remold us into beau
tiful creations. He is The Potter, we
are merely the clay."
In addition to directing The
Potter's House and its team of more
than 50 volunteers and 10 board
members, Bailey is the author of the
children's novel "The Colors of Our
Hope" and several other Christian
and inspirational publications and
instructional materials.
For more information about The
Potter's House Community
Outreach Ministries, visit www.tph
ministriesinc .org
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Attendees fellowship during the recent Watch Night service.
HTFGBC BRINGS IN '11
WITH SONG AND PRAYER
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Holy Trinity Full Gospel Baptist Church family flowed into the
new year with a spirited Watch Night Service on Dec. 31 .
Beginning at 10 p.m, members and friends from the community
gathered in the sanctuary of the church for a worship and praise serv
ice like never before. For more than an hour, the Praise Team led the
congregation in worship and song.
In between songs, attendees were allowed time to give testimonies.
They expressed their thoughts, love, gratitude and appreciation to the
Lord for his many blessings.
After dance selections were performed. Pastor Richard Miller Sr.
ministered the word from Deuteronomy 27. He used the theme " The
Law of Connection" (Proverbs 23:26), for the new year. Miller said
that in the new year. Christians must be connected with God. and the
laws of connection are presentation, separation, transformation and
demonstration.
Co-Pastor Ernestine Miller closed the event with prayer, thanking
God for never leaving nor forsaking His followers. She prayed that
each and every attendee would delight in the Lord and that they each
would fulfill his or her destiny and purpose.
The crowd embraced and wished one another a Happy New Year
before enjoying breakfast prepared by the church's H.U.G. Ministry in
the Fellowship Hall.
Pastor Richard Miller and
Co-Pastor Ernestine Miller
'The Great Servant'
Lesson Scripture: Isaiah 49: 1-6
Lesson Aims: To understand why Israel was chosen: to recognize Jesus
as the Great Servant; and to examine our lives in light of His service.
Mildred
Peppers
Sunday
School Lesson
Background: Deutero-Isaiah
(chapters 40-66) viewed the Jews'
history from a time after the
Captivity. This portion of the
prophet's writing was to comfort
the people during *
their distress. It I
offered hope that I
God had not for- I
saken them. Sin
was/is real and so
is forgiveness. The
Majestic God who created every-^
thing from nothing; who chose Abraham and his descendants to
be servants; who led them from slavery to the Promised
Land continued to be there for them. Found in this latter |
portion of the book are four Servant Songs (42: 1-4; 49: 1
6; 50: 4-9; and 52:13-53: 12). The songs (poems) describe
God's Servant ( Israel at first, Jesus, and then all believ
ers). When God chose Abraham, it had nothing to do with
the man's beliefs, wealth, power or intellect. Abraham dii
nothing; it was all God! Genesis 12:13 stated that by him all
families of the earth would be blessed. You see, Israel was to lead
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the calling, the mission, and the experiences of a true servant of God. In the midst of turmoil, destruction and
uncertainty, God restores. Don't forget this.
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