Religion
Calendar
Beginning Jan. 29
Prayer & Consecration Gathering
Mount Sinai Full Gospel Deliverance Center,
2721 Manchester St., will host a Prayer &
Consecration Gathering (Shut-in), Jan. 29-31, 10
pan. -until. Plan to attend this 26-hour transformative
encounter of War Room intercession, worship and
impartation. Prayer facilitators include Bishop Darryl
Husband (Richmond, VA), and Evang. Vandalyn ,
Kennedy (Jamaica, NY) who will keynote the Jubilee
Celebration Sunday, Jan. 31 at 11 a.m. All sessions
are free and open to the public. For additional infor
mation, contact the church office at 336-722-2624 or
msfgdc@bellsouth.net. Rev. Yvonne H. Hines is
Senior Pastor.
Jan. 30-31
BAF Church Ministers Conference
Bishop Barbara G. Adams will host the Annual
Ministers Conference from Saturday, Jan. 30 to
Sunday, Jan. 31 at Bom Again Free Deliverance j
Tabernacle of God The Apostle's Faith Church, 741
Moravia St. The conference will include a Minister's
Only Bible Study Class at 9 am., followed by the
Minister's March and Worship Service at 7 pm. on
Saturday. It will conclude on Sunday with Sunday
School Class at 10 am. and Worship Service at 11
am.
Jan.31
St. James A.MJL Youth Fundraiser
The Young People's Department of St. James
AME Church will hold their Annual "Souper Bowl"
Sale Sunday, Jan. 31 immediately after Morning
Worship. Available soups are Navy Bean, Vegetable
and Chicken Noodle, all homemade. Dinners are
$7.00 and include your choice of soup, crackers,
drink and dessert. Soup only is $4.00. You may pur
chase a quart of soup for $5.00, homemade cake for
$1.00 per slice and drinks for $0.75 each. Proceeds
Bom this sale are donated to Second Harvest Pood
Bank. St. James is located at 1501 N. Patterson
Avenue at the corner of 15th Street (across from the
US Post Office). The Reverend Steven L. Lyons is the
Pastor. The public is cordially invited to support the
Youth of the Church.
Jan.31
Family and Friends Service
Union Bethel A .M JE. Church, 1716 Richard Allen
Lane, will observe Family and Friends service on
Sunday, Jan. 31 at 3 pm. Hie Rev. Henry Davis and
congregation of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church of
Greensboro, N.C. will render the services. The host
pastor is Dr. H.S. Williams. For more information,
call 336-767-2082.
Jan. 31
Family and Friends and Missionary Day
Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, 1905 N
Jackson Ave., will celebrate our Family and Friends
and Missionary Day on Sunday, Jan. 31, at our 11
am. worship service. Our guest speaker will be Sister
Mary Wellington from the Union Chapel Baptist
Church in Winston-Salem. The public is invited. The
Rev. Paul W. Hart is pastor.
Feb. 6 -Mar. 5
Hoiniiedcs: The Art and Science of Preaching
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Bishop Dr. Tejado W. Hanchell, known for his
i [ Preaching with Power series, recently opened regis
tration for his new class, "Homiletics: The Art and
Science of Preaching." The class is part of an inspira
tional five-week program which will take place from
310 a.m. to 1 p.m? Saturdays,Feb. 6 through March 5,
at MCHCWS, 930 East 14th St. The class is open to
the public and a $50 registration fee is required. For
more information or to register, call 336-722-3734 or
visitTfejadoHanchell.com.
Feb.9 :
Shrove Thesday Pancake Supper
The Episcopal Churchwomen of St. Stephen's
Episcopal Church, 810. N. Highland Ave., will hold
their annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on Feb.
9 from 4 7:30 pan. to benefit programs and out
reach. Pork and turkey sausage will be available
Cost: $5jOO. Eat in or take out. All are welcome. For
more information, call Elnora Gore at 336-766-2344
for more information
./'J Ajtepe Faith Church XO Marriage Conference
Agape Faith Church will be hosting the XO 2016
Marriage Conference from Marriage Today and
Church from 8-10 pm., Friday, Feb. 12 at
, Lewisville-Clemmons Road, Clemmons.
Another session will also be held from 10 ajn. to 12
mWli., Saturday, Feb. 13. Throughout the event, tnar
^HBexpert Jimmy Evans will share advice designed
Iptl improve spousal relations. Sessions will include
^Mbhings from Jimmy and Karen Evans, Dr. Henry
John Gray and Tim Ross. Interested individu
^^Hhould register online at agapefaith xom/xo2016
?Hmeb. 11. Early registration tickets are $25 per per
I ; son and $50 per couple. The ticket price at die door
Kiill be $30 per person and $60 per couple. For more
^^Bpnation, contact the church office at 336-766
^Kb8 or at office@agapefaith .com.
St. Andrews United Methodist Church ushers will
honoring oriceepers on
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jjHHpltoe and Open to the public. The Rev. Ronnie
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St. John C.ME. to hold
mortgage burning ceremony
SPECIAL TO
THE CHRONICLE
For many churches, the
monthly mortgage pay
ment is one of their biggest
expenses. It takes a lot
of generous donations and
tenacity to pay off the
mortgage for a church
building, and since the
majority of churches rely
solely on tithes and dona
tions from the congrega
tion, paying off a mortgage
is a big deal.
Sunday, Jan. 31, the
Rev. Omar L. Dykes and
the members of St. John
CME Church will be hold
ing its Mortgage Burning
Ceremony at 3:30 p.m.
Bishop Bobby R. Best, for
mer pastor, will deliver the
afternoon message. Bishop
Best came to St. John CME
Church in 1995 and served
the congregation for 11
years. During his pastorate,
the church membership
grew. Bishop Best, along
with the Trustee Board,
made plans to build a new
and larger church edifice.
On the second Sunday in
March 2002, the congrega
St. John Christian Methodist Episcopal Church is expected to burn its mortgage
Sunday.
tion moved into its new
home.
For people struggling
through these hard eco
nomic times, the church is
still a place of comfort.
Nonetheless, like other
consumers, when it comes
to paying the mortgage,
some churches find them
selves hard-pressed to do
so. Over 900 churches in
the U.S. today are in fore
closure. St. John CME has
defied the odds.
The public is invited to
attend this momentous
occasion.
It is a grateful and
exciting time in the life of
our church because it rep
resents a time of complete
ness and a fulfilling of
God's promise that His
"grace is sufficient to meet
all of our needs." (II
Corinthians 12:9)
Ordained ministers and
clergy across the city are
asked to bring their black
robes (whitd stoles) and
participate in the proces
sional.
Contact the church
office at 336-725-3968 for
additional information.
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Winston-Salem State "University Choir will perform Saturday, Jan. 30 at First Baptist Church, 700 N.
Highland Ave.
Opera singers, WSSU Choir
to perform for fundraiser
Special to the chronicle
Derensky Cooper, director, and
First Baptist Church's Music and Arts
Ministry is featuring opera singers
baritone Kenneth Overton and
Soprano Teresa A. Moore-Mitchell
and the Winston-Salem State
University Choir under the direction
of Maestra D'Walla Simmons-Burke
in a benefit concert.
This fundraising concert will be at
First Baptist Church, 700 N.
Highland Ave., Saturday, Jan. 30 at 5
pjn.
, Proceeds will benefit the
Winston-Salem State University
Choir's travel and performance as a
part of MidAmerica Productions
Carnegie Hall concert series, May 8,
2016. The choir will perform original
works of native North Carolinian
Maestr a/Composer/Arranger
Jacqueline Hairston of Sacramento,
California.
Simmons-Burke, director of
choral and vocal studies at Winston
Salem State University, will also be a
featured soloist during the Carnegie
Hall concert.
Kenneth Overton is lauded for
blending his opulent baritone with
magnetic and varied portrayals that
seemingly "emanate from deep with
in body and soul." Heralded by the
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The Death of a Friend
Lesson Scripture:
John 11:38-44
By the end of this les
son, we will
Review Jesus raising
Lazarus from the dead.
Reflect on why
Lazarus' resurrection may
have been both joyous
and sobering.
Remember and cele
brate the lives of those
whose deaths have affect
ed our faith.
Background: Jesus
has left Judea after being
threatened to be stoned
for blasphemy and is now across the Jordan in the area
where John the Baptist ministered. There many of John's
disciples recognized the truth of John's teachings in Jesus.
Therefore, many came and believed and the work there
was prosperous. Now word comes that "Lord, behold, he
whom thou lovest is sick." (John 11:3), but Jesus stays two
more days then announces to the twelve that Lazarus
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sleeps and He must wake
him. Sleep here meaning
dead ... Jesus knows the
death is not permanent
but another opportunity to
glorify God. After arriv
ing in the area, Jesus
meets with Martha and
says "I am the resurrec
tion and the life (vs25) in
response to her saying
Lazarus would rise in the
resurrection of the last
day. Note here, Jesus has
already brought back
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42) and the widow's son
in Nain (Luke 7:11-16). (...according to the Talmud, the
Jews practiced the ancient custom of shemira, which
means to guard the body. They believed that the dead per
son's spirit stayed near the body for three days after death
and that it was possible the person could "come back to
life" during that time. By the fourth day, however, there
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