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The Rev. Dr. Dennis
Leach, pastor of
Morning Star
Missionary Baptist
Church, speaks to his
congregation in May.
Leach to address
?mancipation program
SPECIAL TO
THE CHRONICLE
The Rev. Dr. Dennis
Leach, pastor of Morning
Star Missionary Baptist
Church, 1400 Fitch Street,
will address the annual
Emancipation Association
Program on Monday, Jan.
2, 2017, at 11 a.m. at
Emmanuel Baptist Church,
1075 Shalimar Drive in
Winston-Salem. The Rev.
Dr. John Mendez is host
pastor. Jannette Piggott
will preside.
This program marks
the 154th anniversary of
the signing of the
Emancipation
Proclamation.
Others appearing on
the program are: Council
Member James Taylor,
Mayor Allen Joines, state
Sen. Paul Lowe Jr. and
State Rep. Edward Hanes
Jr., greetings; Wilhemina
Long, welcome; Attorney
Donna Taylor, reading of
the Emancipation
Proclamation; Minister
Charolette Leach, intro
duction of speaker;
Joycelyn Johnson, annual
appeal; Dr. Manderline
Scales and Lam Dillard,
scholarship presentations;
Josephine H. Jones,
remarks; and Mendez,
invocation and benedic
tion. Music will be provid
ed by Mae Burney and an
Emmanuel choir.
Scholarships will be
awarded to some outstand
ing seniors in our area high
schools. The association is
also soliciting member
ships of $10 to support the
scholarships.
Leach is a native of
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. He was born
to the late Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Heartwell and Irene
Williams-Leach. He is the
third of 10 siblings. He
received his early educa
tion in the public schools
in the city of Philadelphia.
After receiving his GED,
he entered the United
States Army, where he
served for 20 years, retir
ing in 1993 as a member of
the 82nd Airborne
Division.
He received numerous
awards and decorations to
include the Meritorious
Service Medal, two Army
Accommodation Medals,
seven Army Achievement
Medals, two National
Defense Service Medals
and the Southeast Asia
Service Medals before
retiring. He is a Vietnam
era as well as a Gulf War
Veteran.
He received his call to
ministry while serving in
the military and was
licensed in 1981 by the
Church of God in Christ
denomination. He founded
the first Baptist
Association in Europe. He
was licensed by the Rowan
Association of North
Carolina at the Pine Hall
Baptist Church.
After retiring he
received his bachelor's
degree from Fayetteville
State University, majoring
in Criminal Justice and
graduating cum laude. He
went on to earn a Master of
Divinity Degree from the
Interdenominational
Theological Center of
. Morehouse School of
Religion in Atlanta,
Georgia.
In October of 2009, he
accepted and assumed the
position of senior pastor of
Morning Star Missionary
Baptist Church in
Winston-Salem. He is
married to the former
Charolette Geraldine
Hagan, and they are par
ents of five children
(Malisha, Christopher,
Denise, Jason and Dennis
Jr.) and grandparents of
three grandchildren
(Jaeylyn, Jermaine and
Chloe).
The public is invited to
attend this service.
Josephine Jones is presi
dent and the Rev. Miller
Allen is program chairper
son.
Members of
Gentleman's
Quorum Inc. and
supervisors par
ticipated in the
Salvation Army's
Red Kettle Drive
outside of Stein
Mart Department
Store at Thruway
Shopping Center
in Winston
Salem. Left to
right are
Timothy Davis,
Kevin
Hernandez,
Steven Evans
and Sam Davis.
Gentleman's Quorum helps
with Red Kettle Drive
SPECIAL TO
THE CHRONICLE
Gentleman's Quorum
Inc. continued its commu
nity service recently when
members of the group par
ticipated in the Salvation
Army's Red Kettle Drive.
It was the fourth consecu
tive year that the mentor
ing group has helped the
Salvation Army raise
funds.
The group rang bells
outside of Stein Mart
Department Store at
Thruway Shopping Center
in Winston-Salem.
Gentleman's Quorum
Inc. was organized in 2013
at Elementary School
Academy. It has since
expanded its range of cov
erage to include students
from The Kingswood
School, Paisley Magnet
School and Winston-Salem
Preparatory Academy. It
was founded by Elliott
Miley and Sam Davis, who
provided services for stu
dents at Cook Elementary.
The program has increased
its coverage area each year.
"We try to give our stu
dents meaningful experi
ences that will help them
acquire the skills to be suc
cessful in life," Sam Davis
said. "It is important that
these young men under
stand the need to give back
to their communities and
do things that will be
meaningful to others.
While we provide mentor
ing to the students in the
program, we also help
them to learn needed skills
for growing into man
hood."
The students participat
ing in the recent communi
ty service effort were
Steven Evans and Kevin
Hernandez, of The
Kingswood School, and
T'Andre Williams of
Elementary School
Academy, along with
supervisors Tim Davis and
Sam Davis.
This past summer
Gentleman's Quorum Inc.
received sponsorship from
Neighbors for Better
Neighborhoods to operate
a program to help residents
of Bo wen Park, Carver
School Road and Castle
Heights Neighborhood.
Some 10 students ages 11
15 participated in the pro
gram. Participants cut
grass and did yard work,
painted houses and did
minor repairs for residents
of the selected communi
ties.