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Dec. 31
Watch Night Service
St. James A.M.E. Church, 1501 N.Patterson Ave.,
will host Watch Night Service on Dec. 31 beginning
at 10 pm. Our sister churches, Union Bethel
Winston-Salem and St. Paul Mt. Airy, will join us in
worship. The Rev. Willis Camp, pastor of St. Paul,
will bring the message. The public is invited to
attend. The Rev. Steven L. Lyons is the pastor.
Dec. 31
Watch Night Service
The Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church,
1905 N. Jackson Ave. will have its annual Watch
Night service on Dec. 31 at 11 pm. The public is
invited. There will be singing, telling about die good
ness of the Lord and a preached word from Pastor
Hart.
Dec. 31
Watch Night Service
New Hope A.M.E. Zion Church, 7000
Shallowford Road, Lewisville, will have a Watch
Night Service on Dec. 31 starting at 10:30 pm. Rev.
Dairl L. Scott Sr. is the pastor. The service is open to
everyone.
Dec. 31
New Year's Celebration
Mount Olive Baptist Church, 1301 C. E. Gray
Drive, will have a New Year's Celebration on
Thursday, Dec. 31 at 10 pm. The public is invited to
come and enjoy dancing and singing. Charles E. Gray
is the host pastor.
Jan. 1-7
Seven Nights 'Spiritual Renewal' service
New Hope A.MJE. Zion Church, 7000
Shallowford . Road, Lewisville, will have its Seven
Nights of" Spiritual Renewal" service starting night
ly at 7 pm. The speakers are: Jan. 1, the Rev. Beverly
McMillian; Jan. 2, the Rev. Curtis Van-Eaton; Jan. 3,
the Rev. Dairl L. Scott Jr.; Jan. 4, the Rev. Jerry Scott
Sr.; Jan. 5, the Rev. James Moore; Jan. 6, the Rev.
Ronald Speas; and Jan. 7, the Rev. James L. Hunt Jr.
Everyone is invited to come and share in up-lifting
Jesus Christ. Rev. Dairl L. Scott Sr. is pastor. For
more information, call 336-945-9083
Jan.iv
Pastoral appreciation service
Christ Community
Outreach Ministry and
Reynolds Temple C.MJE.
Church have merged to
become Christ Temple
CM?. Church, 2935 N.
Glenn Ave. Pastor
Nathaniel PJ. Williams Jr.
and co-pastor Wanda J.
Williams are God's shep
herds. Jan. 10 at 3 p.m. |l
will be the Pastoral
Appreciation Service.
WiUiamses
The speaker will be Bishop Melvin Wilkins of New
Generation Praise & Worship International. All arc
welcome.
Jan.17
St. James Family & Friends Day
The Annual Family and Friends Day at St. James
A.MJE. Church, 1501 N. Patterson Ave., will be held
Jan. 17. Church School will begin at 8:45 ajn. fol
lowed by the Worship Service at 10 a.m. The
Reverend Steven L. Lyons is the Pastor.
Jan.23
Winter Blues
The Women's Ministry of First Christian Church,
1130 N. Main St, Kernersville, is excited to welcome
best-selling author Angie Smith to Winter Blues 2016
on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m. One of the most
popular speakers and bloggers in the country, Angie
Smith is the author of "Mended," "I Will Carry You,"
and "What Women Fear." Tickets are $15 each in
advance, $20 at the door. Tickets may be purchased at
fccministries.com.
Jan. 24
Thorpe Sr. to be installed as pastor
The Ministers' Conference of Winston-Salem &
Vicinity reports that the Rev. Dr. Derrick Thorpe Sr. is
the new pastor at First Baptist Church in Graham.
Thorpe is the dean of Graduate Studies at Carolina
Christian College (Director of Mountagnard
Campus) in Winston-Salem and will be installed as
pastor on Sunday, Jan. 24 at 3 pjn. at First Baptist
Church, 420 N. Maple St., Graham. The public is
invited to come celebrate him, his family and congre
gation for this new divine assignment.
Ongoing
Food and pantry, clothes closet
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 1
pm. to 3 p.m., Love Community Development
Corporation, located at 3980 N. Liberty St., will serve
those in need of food and clothes. JobLink is also
available Monday through Friday, from 10 am. to 4
p.m. for those needing assistance with resumes or
seeking employment. For more information, call 336
306-8119.
Clothes closet
The Ambassador Cathedral Clothes Closet will be
open on Sundays from noon to 2 p.m., and
Wednesdays from S pm. to 7:30 pm. at 1300 Harriet
Tubman Chive. Free to the public. For more informa
tion, call 336-725-0901.
Sunnyside Ministry receives
Food Lion foundation donation
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Sunnyside Ministry, 319 Haled St, has received
$2,500 from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation
just in time to help feed local residents. Sunnyside
Ministry will use this funding to operate their food pantry,
which has filled more than 5,500 food orders for over
16,000 people in 2015.
"This gift will help us feed those in our community
that are in need of nutritious meals," said David Holston,
Sunnyside Ministry director. "When people are truly hun
gry, they lack the energy to do many of the daily activities
most of us take for granted. They lack the ability to work
and do a job well, or go to school and study diligently.
This gift will bring hope and health to many in our com
munity, and we thank Food Lion for this donation and for
all they do to help alleviate hunger in our community."
Since 1978, Sunnyside Ministry has worked to help
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those who are hungry in its community. Sunnyside
Ministry will use these funds to pay agency expenses, pur
chase food and provide essential items for the clients it
serves. This gift will help Sunnyside Ministry operate its
food pantry in 2016.
Established in 2001, the Food Lion Feeds Charitable
Foundation provides financial support for programs and
organizations dedicated to feeding the hungry in the com
munities it serves. Since its inception, the foundation has
awarded more than $9 million in grants.
Photos by Timothy Ramsey
Members of Kimberly Park Holiness Church chat about the movie "War Room" after viewing it on
Saturday, Dec 26.
4 War Room' movie reaction:
'Stay on your knees, just stay
on your knees'
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
FOR THE CHRONICLE
Many movies are made to entertain, make you laugh,
are thought provoking and/or emulate life. The movie
"War Room" encompasses all of these aspects. The
W.I.S.E. (Women in Spiritual Excellence) ministry of
Kimberly Park Holiness Church, 1640 SM Caesar Drive,
sponsored a free showing of the award-winning movie on
Saturday, Dec. 26.
"Awesome, faith and unity," were the first words
uttered by Wanda Green a, member of Kimberly Park,
when speaking of what she thought of the movie. When
asked what she would take from the movie to apply to her
everyday life, she said, "Stay on your knees, just stay on
your knees."
Carolyn Edmond, founder of W.I.S.E and first lady of
Kimberly Park, said she decided to show the movie at the
church because, "It was an opportunity to bring people
together just to give them an 'ah ha' moment that we have
to always be thankful to the Lord and remember that the
word of God is powerful and it's our weapon against the
negative things that are happening in our lives."
The movie centers around the Jordan family, com
prised of Tony (husband), Elizabeth (wife) and Danielle
(daughter), as well as Ms. Clara (mentor and Elizabeth's
real estate client). Tony is a successful pharmaceutical rep
See War Room on B6
A Bride Worth Waiting For
Lesson Scripture:
Genesis 29:15-30
By the end of this les
son, we will
?Recall the story of
Jacob's love for and com
mitment to marry Rachel.
?Reflect on marital
relationships and the
ways unforeseen circum
stances affect those rela
tionships.
?Commit to finding
faith-based resolutions to
difficulties before aban
doning relationships.
Background: Jacob is the second born twin brother to
Esau (fraternal twins). The brothers were very different in
looks, interest and behavior resulting in a sibling rivalry,
mildly put. There are two documented instances where
Jacob outwitted his brother. He first tricked Esau out of his
oiruingni oy taxing
advantage of him at a vul
nerable time when Esau
was both tired and hun
gry. A meal for your
pleasure ... an expensive
stew (Genesis 25:29-34).
The second act of deceit
was inspired by and exe
cuted with the help of his
mother who devised a
plan to trick Isaac into
giving Jacob the first bom
blessing that rightfully
belonged to Esau.
Realizing what happened.
Esau pleads with his
father to bless him. The
negative response given him triggers a death threat to
Jacob (Genesis 27). Now a fugitive, Jacob ends up 400
miles from Canaan and meets his uncle Laban and falls in
love with his cousin. Rachel is the youngest daughter to
Laban and is a shepherdess (Genesis 29:1- 18).
See Lesson on B6
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