Religion cAiiENDAR 16th Pastoral Anniversary continues Greater Tabernacle Worship Center, 1410 Attucks St., is apHuing to celebrate Apostle BJ McCloud's "Sweet 16th Pastoral Anniversary." Today, Thursday, Oct. 13, fttttf^fanice Heath from Greater Higher Ground will be the guest spwiker at 7:30 p. m. Friday, Oct. 14, Pastoi Diane Barrino from Mercy Outreach Church of Deliverance, High Point, will be the guest speaker at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, will be Apostle BJ McCloud's Appreciation Service at 6 p. m. On Thursday, Oct. 20, there will be a food box giveaway at 2058 Dellabrook Road from 12 pm. - 2 p.m. For additional information, please contact Greater Tabernacle Worship Center at 336-777-1113, Oct. 13-14 Church Anniversary Temple Deliverance Church, 2930 Prescott Drive, will celebrate its church anniversary with the following guest speakers: today, Thursday, Oct. 13, Apostle Edward Allen, Ambassadors Cathedral; and Friday, Oct. 14, Pastor Scott White, Abba Father's Ministries. Services are nightly at 7 pm. The pastor is Bishop Charlie Jenkins. For more information, email: miracletempledeliverancechl@gmail.com Oct. 13 & Oct. 20 Fall Revival The congregation of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, 1711 N. Claremont Ave., will be observing its annual Fall Revival on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7 pjn. The special guests will be Bishop Sir Walter Mack Jr. and the congregation of Union Baptist Church. The public is invited to attend. The congregation will conclude its annual Fall Revival on Thursday, Oct. 20. The special guest will be Bishop Henry L. Cohen. Bishop Coben is the newly elected presiding bishop of the United Holy Church of America, a church body of over 500 churches from the east coast to California and eight territories, including Barbados and Bermuda. He has pastored New Covenant United Holy Church in Burlington, North Carolina for the past 40 years. Rev. L. Dwight Hash, Sr. is the senior pastor. Oct. 14 & Oct. 16 Women's Day Service and Play during Conference The Women in Spiritual Excellence Inc. (WISE) at Kimberly Park Holiness Church, 1649 SM Caesar Dr., will bold die WISE 2016 conference titled I Turning Your Wounds into Wisdom." The confer ence will begin on Friday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. with the play "Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar." written and directed bv Theressa Hymes. The play ? _ _ . addresses See Com. Cat. on B8., ? the impor tance of virtue. It stars Kayla Martin, Iris Alexander as Grandma AnnaPeari. Amanda Freeman as Willamenia, Katosha Sorrell as Shirlean and a host of other ? cast. The Women's Day service will Heath be held on Oct. lb at ll am. Women Day chairs will feature powerful preacher, Elder Bethany Heath of Greater Higher Ground Ministries. Dinner will be served after 11 am. service. The confer ence will continue at 4 pm. with opening Worship led by Sister Margie Jefferson and KPHC nUIMUJ/pjIS. SUlUldl, LI Illicit dancers, United House of God Praisers from United House of Grace and Mercy of High Point. A dynamic message will be given by spiritual motivator and an inspiring Woman of God, Minister Arieather Bullard Amparado from New York City. Elder Robert Edmund is the pastor. Oct. 15 76th Deacon Union Ministry Anniversary The Forsyth County Deacon Union Ministry will celebrate its 76th anniversary on Oct. 15 at die Morning Star Baptist Church, 1400 Fitch, at 5 p.m. Oct. 15 - Nov. 15 Holiday Bakery Open The St. James AMf. Church, 1501 N. Patterson Ave., Holiday Bakery will be taking orders for Thanksgiving beginning Oct. 15 until Nov. 15. A variety of homemade goods such as cakes, bread pudding and peach cobbler will be available. The pickup date is Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to noon. To place an order, call the church at 336-655 7848. No deliv eries Rev. Dr. Steven L. Lyons is the pastor. Oct. 16 - Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Crop Hunger Walk The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Crop Hunger Walk will take place Sunday, Oct. 16 at I Plaza. The Crop Walk raises money for the fight against hunger locally and globally. Proceeds from the walk go to three organizations the E Church World Service, Crisis Control Ministry and Sunnyside Ministry. Registration and team check-in will take place at 1:30 pjn.. with the walk beginning at 2:30 pjm. Oct. 16 19th Pastoral Anniversary Antioch Christian Church. 1432 Underwood ames A. Gilliam 19th pastoral anniversary. On Sunday, Oct. 16. the morn ing speaker will be his son Rev. A J. Gilliam of tv 1J. Montgomery >f Antioch Baptist Church le celebration will begin at 11 a.m. 56th Church Anniversary I on B7 The second day of Gospel Fest draws diverse crowd BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE People of all ages, races and genders watched the showcase of talented musi cians during Day Two of Gospel Fest at the Dixie Classic fair. The majestic fall afternoon helped draw a very full and diverse crowd on Sunday, Oct. 9. Even with some flood ing of the audience area, the crowd was large and attracted more as the pro SeeGospel Fest on B6 Photo by Timothy fUmset Singing team Raymond and Kim Larkin say they love performing together for the crowd to enjoy. I Photo by Timothy Ram* \e Rev. Dr. Kendall D. Jones Sr. |ses with his granddaughter as i describes how important his mily has been. Local pastor is celebrated for 10 years of service BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE The congregation of New Bethel Baptist Church cele brated the 10-year anniversary of church Pastor Rev. Dr. Kendall D. Jones Sr. on Sunday, Oct. 9. Guest minister Rev. Dr. Samuel J. Cornelius, pastor emeritus of New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, delivered the sermon during the service. Toward the end of the service Rev. Jones took the pul pit and thanked his family, starting with his mother. He reflected on the sacrifices she made for he and his siblings growing up. He thanked his wife, Mae, and children for the love he has received from them throughout the years. He also thanked the congregation of the church for the love and support they have shown, not only for him but for his family, also. "I feel very loved and affirmed by the church. They give me energy to press on and continue for another 10 years or more," said Rev. Jones. "The church has shown through the years their love and support for me, and I just want to continue to show my love and support for them and do the best that I can do as God has enabled me to do it." Rev. Jones recounted a story of when he initially met his wife and how he was struggling in school at the time. SeeAnniversary on B8 Church Folkplay set to show at WSSU auditorium BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE According to organizers, there will be a hilarious and witty hit gospel stage play coming that comi cally confronts church traditions and when it's time to make a shift. It sheds light on power struggles, pride, church legacy and judgmental attitudes that hold too tightly to the past and resist the very change that could lead to a stronger church fami ly and a far-reaching community impact. Dreamcast Productions will pres ent the play "Church Folk" at the K.R. Williams Auditorium on Winston-Salem State University's (WSSU) campus on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. Dreamcast Productions is a family-owned and operated pro duction team founded in 2014 and seeks to address real life topics through the eyes of faith, comedy and drama. For this showing of the play, the producers have added to the special guest line up two-time Stellar Award nominee gospel vocalist Ruth La'Ontra. She will be singing her new single, "Come Through," which was written and produced by 10-time Stellar Award winner Anthony Brown. Winston-Salem's own living leg end, "The Boss Lady," Anita Dean Arnette, a radio announcer with 103.5 The Light and 96.3 FM, will See Play on B6 Our Great High Priest Lesson Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-5:10 By the end of this lesson, we will ?Understand that Jesus fulfills the role of great high priest ?Appreciate that Jesus, in His humanity, fully understands and identifies with the daily life of all people ?Know that we can come to Jesus Christ, the Great High Priest, in times of difficulty Background: The time of Hebrews is AD. 67. The place is listed as unknown, which probably is a factor in the questions as to the rightful author. The purpose is clearly to exhort a second-generation church that has experienced persecution not to loose its faith and revert to D practices that neglected its faith in the power of Christ's life and death. The writer's intent here is to provide sound doctrine that teaches the people about the superiority of Christ over angels and prophets, including Moses, and to show His position as the great high priest. Concerning Melchizedec, note that there is the possibility that his ancestry may be linked fo Ham (dark skinned) from which Africans also descended, making Mel... a brother and a "bruther," too. Lesson: Our lesson starts by stating that Jesus is our great high priest and is in heaven with ready access to God and we should not forget it or have doubts (the Hebrews See Lesson on B6 * i (I Elder I Richard Wayne Wood Sunday School Lesson ? I I I