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McCullough Tigers To Celebrate Their 34th Anniversary Saturday, May 19
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
May 19 marks the 34lh "
pre-anniversary celebra
tion of the “McColIough
Tigers.” This event will be
held at the Mother House of
Prayer on Beatties Ford
Rd.
This religious band of
Gastonia was organized in
1950 under the name of
“The Grace Baby Band.”
The members traveled
with Bishop C. M. Grace
throughout the United
States playing their spiri
tual melodies of gospel
songs.
In 1963 Bishop Walter
McCoIIoughrehamedthem
the “McColIough Tigers.il-.
Today, they are still tra
veling coast to coast with
Bishop McColIough. They
have dedicated their lives
to Jesus Christ and have
continued to glorify Him
with their instruments.
This magnificent music
al auxiliary consists of 18
musicians including:
Elder Gregory Coleman -
president; Greg Patton -
vice president; Elder John
T. Harrison; Willie C.
Harrison, Zeb R. Harri
son; Elder Robert Pat
ton, Jr., John T. Fra
zier, Elder Alfred C. Har
rison; Wilford Morrison;
Gerald Sadler; Charles
Praylor; Alonzo Sholtz;
Kenny Carr; and Horace
Brown, Jr.
In_ addition, Greg Will
iams, “Eldtf^Jamw^Saa^
ler, Danny Huff, James
Sadler, Jr., are also mem
bers.
Working along with these
young men are 11 charm
ing young ladies known as
the “McCollough Tiger
ettes.” They include Janet
L. Coleman, Ginger H.
Hall, Gloria B. Ross, Mel
lissandia D. Gill, Lynell
Hawkins, Sharon F. ~Har
-rison, Andrea F. Patton,
Sharon Carrothers,
Yvonne Smith, Mae Pray
lor, Maxine Tillman and
Mattie Patton.
- Spiritually boosting this
dynamic group at young
men are Elder Robert
Patton, Sr. (their pastor),
- jfr. and Mra.. 3«rn«t W
Harrison, who are the
honorary father and
mother of the band,. Ber
nice H. Coleman and Ce
dric Washington.
For their annual pro
gram, the guest artists will
include Apostle Green at
New York City and the
McCollough Tb underbirds;
the McCollough Endurers
of Charlotte, The Mighty
Clouds of McCollough of
Gastonia and Sister Gwen
Rouse of Savannah, Ga.
STATESVILLE AVE.
Statesville Avenue Pres
byterian Cburch, 2806
Statesville Ave., observed
YoutlT^Sunday recently.
The youth of the church
were in charge of the
morning worship service.
Sermonettes were deli
vered by Lemuel Turner,
Enya Flack, and Annisa
Payseur.
A special selection was
rendered by Lavonette
Crawford.
Other youth involved
were Terry Flack, Joey
Taylor and Tommie Grier.
Statesville Avenue’s
youth were well represent
ed at the Presbytery re
cently also. Lemuel Turner
was the keynote speaker/
Enya Flack and Annisa
Payseur were group lead
ers. Annisa Payseur was
elected as Vice Mode
rator of the Youth, while
Lemuel Turner was elected
as secretary and delegate
to the Synod.
Mrs. Dunlap is youth
advisor and Charlotte
Hampton is Sunday School
teacher of the youth. Rev.
Wilburn Sanders is the pas
tor.____
Rev. J. w. Walker (c) receives the gift
presented to him by friends and special
groups dtiring the recent service in his
honor. Rev. Danny Martin (r) presented
Rev. Walker with the present while (1-r)
Rev. Bob Walton, Dr. C. V. Owens, Dr.
J.E. Palmer, Naomi Anderson, Maxie
Walker, Sarah Lee, Rev. O. T. Ander
son, and Dr. A. G. Coley look on. Seated
next to Rev. Walker Is Rev. William Lee,
Jr., pastor of Silver Mt. Baptist Church
where the Appreciation service was held.
You may still give your special gift to
Rev. Walker by calling Rev. Lee at
596-3821.
EAST STONEWALL
May 13 there will be a
Bake Sale at East Stone
wall AME Zion Church,
sponsored by the young
adults Usher Board. This
will be held at 1 p.m.
On May 19 there will be a
Home Missions Meeting
from 9:45 a.m. at the
-church—On May 20, the
Parsonage Club meeting
will be held at 1 p.m.;
Young Adult Usher Board
meeting at 1 p.m.; and a
hake sale sponsored by the
Parsonage Club at l p.m.
Savannah committee
meeting wi]l be held at 1
-p.m., May 13.
PTL
PTL has aided many
North and South Caroli
nians following the wave of
tornadoes. PTL Home Mii
sions Director, Jeff Park,
organized the collection
and distribution of over
five tons of food, supplies,
household items, baby
clothes, bedding, and fur
niture to the Bennetsville
and McColl areas of South
Carolina ind the Maxton,
Red Springs and Pan
broke communities in
North Carolina.
In addition to the trac
tor trailer load of sup
plies, Jim Bakker, presi
dent of the PTL Television
Network and pastor of He
ritage Village Church, au
thorized the 125,000 . .
distributed to several res
cue squads and relief funds
working in the disaster
stricken areas.
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According to Park, much
of the initial devastation
was met by temporary
relief centers, “but now
that those are gone there
remains a continuing need
for supplies and support;
especially spiritual support
to the whole person as they
put their lives hack to
gether.”
SALEM BAPTIST
On May 12, from 9 a.m.
until 12:30 p.m. a work
shop entitled “It’s Your
Decision” will be held at
Salem Baptist Church, 5318
Salem Church Rd. This
workshop is ' <&feigned to
. pnhanrp youth nwan-nwn
about drugs and crime. The
public is cordially invited.
Rev. .Anthony Jinwright is
pastor.
-WALLS MEMOniAL
' Paul Dayton Lodge No. 7
will present a Gospel Pro
gram featuring the Terry
Family of Henderson; The
Singing Crusaders of
- Charlotte; and The Young
Adult Choir of Greater Mt.
Sinai Baptist Church Sun
day, May 20. at Walls
Memorial AME Zion
Church. This program be
gins ait 3 p.m. The church,
pastored by Rev. White, is
located at 2722 Bancroft St.
EBENEZER BAPTIST
Revival at Ebeoezer
Baptist Church, 733 East
Trade St., is underway with
guest speaker each night
Rev. Marvin Yancey, pas
tor of the Greater Foun
tain of Life Baptist Church,
Chicago, D.
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Service begins each night
at 7. Musical workshops
will also be held Tuesday
through Thursday begin
ning at 5:30 p.m.
The public is cordially
invited to attend.
SECOND CALVARY
The Missionary Group I
will present its annual pro
gram Sunday, May 20, at 6
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The Vocal Choir will host
the United Singing Con
vention at the church Sun
day, June 3, at 2:30 p.m.
Vacation Bible School
will be held June 25-29.
All youth are invited to
participate in this Summer
Christian Pelluwsliip.
Second Calvary is locat
ed at 114 Nelson Ave.
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST
—‘‘The Week of the Young
Child" celebration will con
tinue at Friendship Baptist
Church, 3301 Beatties Ford
Rd. Thursday, May 10, Pa
tricia Deoncourt from
Compton Education Servic
es, will have a showing of
various animals for the
children to fee.
On Friday; May ll, Fun
Day will be held including a
movie on Hqme. Safely,
games and more. Friend
ship Baptist is postered by
Rev. Dr. Clifford Jones.
EAST STONEWALL
The Voices of Hope of
East Stonewall AME Zion
Chtq-ch will celebrate its
68th'anniversary May 20 at
6 p.m.
The Marvin and Wesley
Chapel AME Zion Church
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100-voice Mu* Choir will
be in concert.
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Singers will rehearse May
12 and 19. The Voices of
Hope will rehearse this
week at their regular time.
The Junior Troop 138 will
meet Saturday, May 19,
from ll a.m. until l p.m. at
the church.
The Angelic Cherubim
Choirs will rehearse the
first and third Saturdays of
etch month. r
r- The BodsofPromise will
meet each third Sunday
Immediately following the
morning service.
Rev. Bernard Sullivan is
■pastor of the church k>^
cated at 1729 Griers Grove
ftd.
FAITH MEMORIAL
The women of Faith Me
morial Baptist Church, 211
Lakewood Ave., will hoet
their Annual Day May 13 at
11 a.m. Guest speaker will
be Rev. Brenda Caldwell,
member of Temple Chapel
Baptist Church. The pu
blic is cordially invited to
attend. Rev. W. H. Cald
well Sr. is pastor.
nttVts TEMPLE
Reeves Temple AME
Zion Church in Davidson
N.C., will sponsor the Char
lotte Interdenominational
Mass Choir in concert May
20, at 6:30 p.m.
The choir is directed by
Ted Martin. The concert
will be held in Cornelius
Elementary School in Cor
nelius, It is free for the
public. Rev. Shelton Ship
man is the pastor at Reeves
Temple.
GETHSEMANE BAPTIST
The youth of Gethsemane
Baptist Church’s Mission
ary Department went to
Oxford. N.C.. last Sunday
to visit the central Orphan-'1
age. The missionary re-,
ceived lunch, and then a
tour led by the students at
-the orphanage The visitors
also participated in a base
ball game with the stu
dents. Kelly Shelly and
Gilly Lewis are the direc
tors of the Youth Mission
ary Department. Rev. C.
E. Dewberry is the pastor
of the church.
PROVIDENCE
The Greater Providence
Baptist Church will cele
brate its 4»th anniversary
Sunday, May 13, at 3 p.m.
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The anniversary sermon
will be preached by the
Rev.Dr. L. D. Parker, pas
tor at St. Lake Baptist
Church. Dinner will b5~
served prior to the pro
gram. The Greater Provi
dence Baptist Church was
organized under the lead
ership of the late Rev. S. M.
Chappell in 1983. -The Rev.
Fred Gibson is now pastor
of the church, located at
1829 Cleveland Ave. The
public is invited to attend
the anniversary celebra
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NEW ST. JOHN
The adage “Pleasures
must be bought, but hap
piness is free” probably
hits^ borne to many, es
pecially when they remem
ber the many moments
with their mothers.
It seems that mothers
were always the ones who
eased the pain - whether
they were emotional or
physical. For this reason.
Rev. Leak and the con
gregation of New St. John
Baptist Church would like
to salute all mothers.
Rev. Leak’s sermon Sun
day will be "How To Be A
Good and Godly Mother.”
His inspiring message may
be heard during thall am.
worship service at the
church, located at MOO St.
JohuRd.
Spring and Youth Reviv
al of the church will be
gin May M and continue
through May 2S. The evan
gclist for the week wiU be
Rev. Roderick D. Lewis,;
pastor pi Logan's Chapel
McthudliLllglacQpal
Church. The public * is
cordially invited to all ;
services at New St. John
BaptistChurch.
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