Church New* Brief*
Rev. Gene Gilmore
To Open Regular Session
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By Lori Grier
Post Staff Writer
Rev;' Gene E. Gilmore,
pastor of Temple Chapel
Baptist Church, was re
commended by Sandra Es
cott, Representative of *
District 60, to the House of
Representatives from the
State of Alabama so that he
would be invited as “min
ister of the day.”
He was selected because
of his biographical sketch
and accomplishments, and
the resolution was ap>
proved on December 9,
1983.
Rev. Gilmore will open
up the regular session of
the Legislature with prayer
on February 7-9, 1984. His
plaque was sent from
Governor George Wall
ace’s office, and he was
commended for 11 years of
outstanding service and
leadership in ministry.
NOAH’S ARK OUTREACH
Rev. Queen Estelle
Thompson and members of
Noah’s Ark Outreach end
ed 1983 with a brief sum
mary about Noah's work
for the year. Approxi
mately 25-30 people attend
ed the affair at Howard
Johnson’s on Saturday, De
cember 24.
Guest speakers included
Dr. N.C .Calhoun, retired
pastor of Ndw Emmanuel
Church of Christ; Rev.
Emmett Meadows, interim
pastor of New Emmanuel
Church of Christ; Mrs.
Emmett Meadows; Mrs.
Esther Alston, sister of
Mrs. Meadows; Rev. P. B»
Barnett; Mrs. Beulah
Robinson; and Brother
Goins Walker.
•V or. N.C. Calhoun, who
celebrated Ms birthday,
had as his topic “The Birth
of Jesus.”
STATESVILLE AVENUE
Statesville Avenue Pres
byterian will have a prayer
Elng every Wednesday
during January at 7.
A different organiz
of the church will lead >
services.
i come out and wor
with us as we begin
in prayer. States
vuie -Avenue Presbyterian.
Church is located at 2806
Statesville Avenue where
Rev. Wilburn Sanders is
'"^iiiftfiROPOLITAN AME
Metropolitan AME
Church will resume wor
ship services at Johnson C.
Smith University on Sun
day, January 8. Sunday
School begins at 9:45 son. -
10:50 ana. and worship
service begins at u son.
The guest speaker ter the
January 8th worship hour
will be Rev. J. J. Taylor
who is retired. He formerly
(Motored in the South
Carolina Conference, Pal
metto District. Rev. Taylor
now resides in Charlotte
and is an associate min
ister at Greater Bethel
AME Church. He has been
•servant in the ministry of
Kingdom Building for more
than 90 years.
You would not want to
miss hearing this great
r minister of the Gosoei. You
are invited to come and .
hear this great servant of
God. To hear this Shepherd
of God expound on the
Wisdom and Experience of
Ms relationship with God,
will be a blessing to ail who
t>ear him.
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Rev. Gene Gilmore
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NEW ST. JOHN
Rev. Bob Leak’s theme
for Sunday, January 8, will
be “The Need of a New
Beginning.’’ His text is
taken from Genesis 9:1-7.
At 5 p.m. classes will be
taught by Rev. Leak and
Mrs. Nettie Caldwell,
director of Christian Edu
cation. These classes will
teach the 1984 leaders and
new members of New St
John training and leader
ship abilities. On Wednes
day at 6:45 p.m. Mrs.
Caldwell will continue
training in new member
ship of the church followed
by a prayer meeting. '
LITTLE ROCK AMEZION
. .Little Rock AME Zion
Church, 401 North McDow
ell Street, founded in 1884,
win celebreate its Centen
nial, January - May.
On Sunday, January 6, at
the 11 a.m. worship ser
vice, The Right Rev. Cedi
Bishop, Presiding Prelate
of the Twelfth Episcopal
District of the African
Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church, win he the guest
' speaker. Also on Sunday,
January a, at a special
worship service convening
at 6 p.m., the Honorable
Harvey M. Gantt, Mayor of
Charlotte, will be the key
note speaker.
Little Rock Church has
held a prominent role in the
religious, cultural and
social life of the City of
Charlotte and the First
Ward Community. Little
Rock recently moved from
the old edifice, located on
Myers Street, constructed
in 1911, to the new ti.5
million facility located on
nMeta
registered as one of Char
lotte's Historical Proper
ties and is presently being
restored to become the new
home for the Afro-Ameri
can Cultural Center.
The Centennial Observ
ance marks a significant
event in the rich heritage
and legacy of die Little
Rock AME Zion Church
and the First Ward Com
munity.
The pastor, Rev. Will
iam M. White Sr., and the
Little Rock AME Zion con
gregation invite the entire
Charlotte community to
join in this special observ
ance on January 8 - May 27.
GREATER MT. SINAI
Rev. Norman Kerry and
the congregation of Great
Rev. J. J. Taylor „
.ftlotriiMrtttf11 ipmkur
er ML Stnal Baptist
Church will observe install
ation services of Its offic
ers on Sunday, January 8,
at 6 p.m.
Rev. P. W. Drummond
and the St Patti Baptist
Church congregation will
be the special guests. Ser
vices will be highlighted
with s candlelight march
by the officers.
NEW LIFE t
The New Life B
Church family, ah»f
Rev. D. K. Martin,
like tb wish every*
New Year!
unday, January 8, at
6 p.m., New Life Baptist
Church will start the New
Year with an evening of
Gospel music. The Char
lotte Interdenominational
Mass Cboir'wtll be in con
cert. You don’t want to
miss this exciting
Come one and all.
Dr. N.C. Calhoun
.Ia yeuoger day*. *
The church famUy also
invitee you to listen to Rear.
Martin every Sunday on
WQCC from 34 p.m. The
church is located at 30B
Bruns Avenue in the old
Shiloh Institutional Bap
tist Church.
8T. JOHN
The Alzheimer’s Family
Support Group will meet
Thursday, January S, at
noon in St. John’s Baptist
Church, 300 Hawthorne
Lane. The program "A,
Time For Sharing” will !
feature small group discus
sions and sharing. Each
group wiH have a desig
nated leader-facilitator.
If you have a friend or
family member with Alz
heimer’s disease, plan to
attend this first 1964 meet
ing of the Abhoimerti
FamUy Support Group. Far
information, call Barbara
Mosley, RN, at 375-0172,
pulse can this be avoided
and a safe period allowed
for the heart arid lungs to
catch up with the condition
of yi*r muscles. >
Pulse rate monitoring -
Your pulse can be fattlby
gently placing the tips of
the index and middle An
gora on the inside of your
wrist, Just below the base
of the thumb. Count the
beat for 10 seconds and
then multiply that ,
by six for your pulse rate
or two of stopping exorcise
because your heart rate
falls off rapidly once your
stop activity. To produce
conditioning effects in the
initial stages of your exer
cise program, you must
raise your heart rate to 06
percent of its
attainable rata. After three
to four weeks of a regular
exercise program, the In
tensity of yaw exercise.
activity can be increased to
85 percent of yew maxi
mum heart rate. Thus,
your target heart rate
range diving exercise
should be between « per
cent and 86 percent of your
maximum heart rate.
Have YOU Seen
Bishop JLH. Sherman
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and the
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Telecast Banquet - Jan. 28lh
Feeding The 500 Feb. 14th
Telecost Taping - Feb. 4th \
RELIGIOUS CLASSEi
Interested la knowing
mow about The Prophet*
of-Isreel or the Principles
of Christian Educed™?!!
so you ere invited to enrol)
In the various religious
classes offered at the &«ar '
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• Course* offered tUs se- '
. Mar are listed on Page
For more Inforauitieo,
call, The Registrar at
586-7886.
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bus naers sod motorists
in the uptown arm will be
in for some changes due to
construction of the Tryon
Street Mall Project. Be
cause Tryon Street will be
closed from Stonewall to
Eighth Streets, bus stops,
transfer points and vehicu
lar traffic will be relocat
ed.
TRANSIT
On January 2, 1984, all
Charlotte Transit buses
that use Tryon Street will
switch to College and
Church Streets. The major
transfer potato will be re
located one block east, to
the comer of College and
Trade Streets at the Civic
Center. Transit riders wig--,
need to catch northbound
buses on College Street,
and southbound bums on
: Church Street.
Buees that currently un
! Trade Street will not be
severely affected. Item
buses win remain an Trade }
Street, except between Cbi
flege and Church Streets.
These buses wtB use Third
and Sixth' Streets when
Trade Street is dosed for
wf ■ ■■ i a 1 •'1- - ♦ •
•construction.
i To assist transit riders,
The Charlotte Department
of Transportation will :
erect signs at existb* bus
stops to tell -where and
The Uptown Transit In
formation Center will be
January ». The old center,
located at ill Wait Trade
Street, will close on Janu
ary 5 for the move. While
the Center is closed bus
nasties may still be nur
chased at Belk, Ivey’s and
City Hsll^ The transit in
formation telephone num
ber will remain 374-3306.
Garden Qub
Forty guests attended
the Annual Federation of
Garden Clubs Christmas
party st West Charlotte
Community Center.
Despite the awesome
weather the turn-out was
commendable. Lois Scott,
program chairperson of the
federation, and the com
mittee planned the pro
gram. A bingo game fol
lowed.
Guests and members of
the federation enjoyed a
tremendous fellowship not
only enhancing the cjase
nees of the many clubs
represented but-also de
veloping tbe holiday spirit
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TRAFFIC
Beginning Tuesday,
January 3, the 100 Hoeks of
East and West Trade
Streets will be closed for
construction. Construction
will begin on Tryon Street
between Stonewall and
Secood Streets on Monday,'
January 9, closing the
intersections of First and
Second Streets at TTyon
Street.
Drivers currently using
Tryon Street are advised to
use College and Church
Streets during construc
tion. Motorists traveling
across Tryon Street will be
detoured from time to
time. The contractor ts>
‘ required to kaep two of the
following streets open at all
times: Third, Fourth,,,
Trade, Fifth and Sixth
Streets. Stonewall and
Eighth Streets will be open
during the entire construc
jlon period. ^
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