Usher board scholarship awarded to two in Forsyth County
BY RODNEY E. MCCORMICK
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Forsyth County United Usher Board
has awarded the Joseph Clinton Academic
Scholarship to Sydnie Rogers (First Place)
and Makaiala Sitton (Second Place).
These youth ushers were required to
write an essay from a list of selected topics,
submit letters of recommendation and high
school transcript and cite community and
church involvement.
Sydnie Rogers is a member of Mt. Zion
Baptist Church, where Dr. Serenus Chum is pastor, and
plains to attend UNC at Charlotte. Her essay topic was,
"Sunday School, Do 1 Really Have to Go?"
Rogers
Makaiala Sitton is a
member of the New
Jerusalem Baptist Church,
where the Rev. Ronald E.
Speas is pastor, and plans
to attend Campbell
University. Her essay
topic was, "Serving God's
People, The Job of an
Usher."
The Forsyth County
United Usher Board pro
Sitton
motes, supports and implements ushering programs, as
well as provides training and guidance with regard to
usher protocols. The organization is 91 years old and the
current president is April Timmons.
Youth
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Sharpe, a native of Lithonia,
Georgia, is a graduate of Morehouse
College. He graduated cum laude with
departmental honors in the disciplines
of religion and philosophy. While
attending Morehouse, Sharpe served as
the president of both the Martin Luther
King Jr. International Chapel Assistants
Program and the Omicron Delta Kappa
Leadership Society.
He won the 2012 Otis Moss Jr.
Oratorical Contest, was voted Religious
Leader of the Year for two consecutive
years, and was named the 2012-2013
Martin Luther King Jr. Scholar. Sharpe
is also one of the charter members of
the Academy of Young Preachers.
Among his many distinctions, he is
a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity Inc. Currently, he is attend
ing Vanderbilt Divinity School in
Nashville, Tennessee, pursuing a
Masters of Theological Studies degree.
Sharpe is a member of The House of
Hope Atlanta (The Greater Travelers
Rest Baptist Church) in Decatur,
Georgia, where Dr. E. Dewey Smith Jr.,
is the pastor and teacher.
For more information, call Hood at
336-724-9305, ext. 231. Bishop Sir
Walter Mack is pastor and teacher of
Union Baptist Church.
Sharpe
Religion
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McCloud. For additional information, contact Greater
Tabernacle Worship Center at 336-777-1113.
Aug. 22
Back to School Jam
Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1301 C. E. Gray Drive, will
host its annual Back to School Jam & School Supply
Giveaway on Saturday, Aug. 22 from noon to 2 p.m.
Supplies will be available for grades k-12. There will be a
(fcawing for $50 to be applied to your school lunch
account. Hotdogs, hamburgers, chips and drinks will be
served. Dr. Charles E. Gray is the host pastor. For more
information, please contact the church at 336-721-1959.
Prayer walk
River to the Nations Ministries will have the North
Hamilton Street prayer walk on Saturday, Aug. 22 at 10
a.m. in High Point. The meeting will be at the corner of N.
Hamilton St. and High Avenue. Parking should be close to
the starting point. For more information call 336-377
2750.
Beginning Aug. 22
Church Homecoming
First Baptist Church will be
having its aniiual homecoming on
Aug. 22 and Aug. 23 on 700
Highland Ave. The theme this year
will be "Building God's
Community One Disciple at a
Time". Dr. Darryl W. Aaron is the
senior pastor. For more informa
tion call 336-722-5605.
Aaron
Aug. 23
Choir anniversary
New Birth Worship Center (NBWC) Male Chorus will
celebrate its 18th Anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015
at 3:30 p.m. The guest choir will be The Male Chorus
from Brooks Temple Methodist Church. In addition, the
NBWC "Angels of Mercy" dance Ministry will perform.
The theme is "A New Beginning and a New Start".
Everyone is cordially invited to attend. Dr. James L.E.
Hunt is pastor of NBWC. The address is 1033 New Birth
Dr. East Bend, NC. For additional information, please call
336-699-3583 or visit its website at www.newbirthwor
shipcenter.org
Sept. 12
Evening of Entertainment
St. James AME Church on 1501 N. Patterson Ave. will
have an "Evening of Entertainment" on Saturday, Sept. 12
from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m., featuring Mr. Nelson L. Roberts and
Band, Gospel Jazz Musician/Comedian and Minister Will
"EJ" Furches, Testimony MimeMinistry. Donations are
$40 and $45 at the door. Dinner will be included. This will
benefit for Women's Day on Sept. 27. The Rev. Steven L.
Lyons is pastor. For more information contact Kimberly
Howarcf-Green at 336-995-8061, or Myrna D. Williams at
336-923-5881.
Sept. 14
Bible class
The Sovereign Grace Bible Institute will begin its fall
classes on Sept. 14. This will be a one-and-a-half year cer
tificate program. On Monday nights, Ephesians and
Practical Lessons on the Christian Life will be the topics.
On Tuesday nights, there will be classes on the book of
Romans and studies in Systematic Theology. An Old
Testament Survey class will be added in the third semes
ter. Classes will be held on Monday and Tuesday nights
from 7 to 9 pm. at 2712 Bon Air Ave. If you are interested
in this type of in-depth Bible study, please call Elder
Warren Burrell at 336-924-6001 or 336-682-6782. The
final registration day will be on Sept. 11. For more infor
mation visit the website at www.sgchapel.org.
Ongoing
Emergency food give-away
Christ Kingdom Building Worship Center, 3894 North
Hampton Dr., in partnership with second Harvest Food
Bank of NWNC, provides to the community at large an
Emergency Food Assistance Program on Tuesdays (2
p.m.); Wednesdays (4:30 p.m.); first and third Saturdays
(10 a.m. to noon); and second and fourth Saturdays, 8 to
10 a.m.
Boutique
SJ Boutique Free clothes closet is open every second,
fourth and fifth Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each
month at St. James A.M.E. Church, 1501 N. Patterson
Ave. Open to the public. Volunteers needed. Contact 336
995-1464.
Noon-Day Express
New Liberty Baptist Ministries, 5009 Voss St., will
host Noon-Day Express services on Wednesdays from
noon to 12:45 p.m. Guest speakers from around the city
and area will encourage your hearts at midweek preaching
the Gospel of Power and Commitment. A lunch will be
offered. The public is cor
dially invited to attend. The
Rev. Dr. Linda Beal is the
host pastor. For more infor
mation contact Tracee
Spears at 336-429-0512, or
Deacon Beal at 336-528
3256.
Food and Pantry
Clothes Closet
Every second Saturday
of each month from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m., Calvary Hill
Church of Greater
Deliverance Inc. invites
anyone who is in need of
food and clothes. The Food
Pantry and Clothes Closet
is at 4951 Manning St.
Direct all question to
Missionary Tammy Orr at
336-744-3012.
Peppers
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Temple, they recognized
the error in their thinking.
The deportees begin to
question how all of this
happened. They quote an
old proverb to justify
everything. They actually
misinterpret Exodus 20:5
6. Ezekiel is instructed to
tell them that God is tired
of hearing this lame
excuse! Yes, the genera
tions before them had
sinned but they are guilty
as well. The prophet illus
trates God's standard by
using a righteous man and
his unrighteous son. The
righteous man is blessed
because of his behavior but
cannot pass that down to
his son. It doesn't work that
way! The unrighteous son
will be judged by his
actions alone. Careful
examination of the stan
dards of the righteous men
in verses 5-9 reveals his
priorities - God first, moral
behavior, and social justice.
The son is caught up in the
world's standard that does
n't please God. He alone is
responsible for his out
come; not his father. The
remainder of the chapter
illustrates what happens to
the unrighteous son's son.
Ezekiel also shows them
that a wicked person can
repent and receive mercy.
He also shows them that a
righteous man can turn
from God and die. The
chapter ends with a call to
repentance! The house of
Israel (both kingdoms) as a
whole was guilty but God
sends His judgment on
individuals as well.
Life's Application: We
are responsible for our
decisions. There are no per
fect people or families and
our experiences do impact
our lives but the decisions
we make fall on our heads
not someone else's. There
are no excuses for bad
behaviors and attitudes.
Turning from God leads us
down all sorts of pathways
to destruction. Our respon
sibility is to recognize
"where we are" and to
repent. Repentance means
to turn from anything that
obstructs our relationship
with God. Many of us old
folks say, "God don't like
ugly". Hopefully, now we
comprehend what it means.
In the midst of the people 's
despair, "God with His
Good Self' (Mrs. Elizabeth
Williams) gives hope to all!
Lott Carey
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threshold of independence
seeking to grow and devel
op as leaders in their com
munities and throughout
the world. And finally there
is the Pastoral Excellence
Network, which is a com
munity of former, current,
and aspiring pastors who
work together to explore
leading edge ministry
opportunities as well as
health and well-being.
A seminar on Thursday
afternoon will focus on
maximizing voter partici
pation to show churches
how to engage and empow
er voter participation and
education to make sure
votes are cast and counted.
Also included will be a
focus on how to show indi
viduals to become debt
free.
The Women in Service
Everywhere Unit will be
discussing anti-human traf
ficking and partnering with
government and nonprofit
agencies to help stem the
tide of modern day slavery
as most who are victims are
women and children and
forced into a commercial
sex trade. They also seek to
make sure the victims are
not looked upon as crimi
nals and to bring the perse
cutors to justice.
Lott Carey also seeks to
help those in the immediate
aftermath of disasters as
they have built over 300
homes and donated a mil
lion dollars in aid to Haiti
after the earthquake of
2010. They also were at
ground zero after
Hurricane Katrina in New
Orleans 10 years ago this
month.
And as the Rev. Pamela
Holder, one of the organiz
ers, stated, there is one
thing everyone there shares
in common: "A meal to get
fed physically as well as
spiritually."
Lott Carey is under the
leadership of President
Rev. Dr. Gregory Moss,
senior pastor of St. Paul
Missionary Baptist Church
in Charlotte.
For more information
about Lott Carey, based in
Landover, Maryland, and
the annual session, visit
www.lottcarey.org or call
301-429-3300.
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