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Simpson Gillespie’s Annual Revival Services Begin m
\ ByJalyneStrong
Post Staff Writer
All are invited to share in annual
revival services at Simpson-GUles
pie beginning Moodny, October 14,
lasting through Wednesday, October :
The visiting minister will be Rev.
Belvin J. Jessup, pastor of St. Paul
United Methodist Church, Winston
Salem, N.C. A native of Greens
boro, N.C., Rev. Jessup earned
degrees from A&T Stole University,
Greensboro, N.C., Gammon Theo
logical Seminary, and the Interde
nominational Center of Atlanta, Ga. ,
He has held pastorates in Greens
boro, Asheboro, High Point, and
Chattanooga, Tn. Plus, from 1971
until 1974, Rev. Jessup served as
pastor of the St. Marti Methodist
Church on Clanton Rd. in Char
lotte.
In 1974, he was elected to travel
and participate In an educational
program on “The Living Word and
World” seminar in Edenburgh,
Scotland, and London, England, by
the Continuing Education Commit
tee of Western North Carolina
Conference.
Revival services will begin 7:30
nightly at Simpson-Gillespie, lo
cated at 540 Winston St. Rev. John F.
Epps is minister.
ANTIOCH
On Sunday, October 13. Antioch
Baptist Church will observe its 99th
anniversary and annual Homecom
ing service.
Service will begin at 4 p.m. It will
feature historical highlights of the
church, special recognition and pre
sentations to all members who have
held membership in Antioch for 50
years or more and a sermon to be
delivered by J.G. Jones, pastor of
Zion Pilgrim Baptist Church, Ches
ter, S.C. Music for this program will
be rendered by the Choirs of Zion
Pilgrim Baptist Church and. the
Vocal Choir of Antioch. Addition
ally, a “Building Expansion” rally
will be held.
Annual fall revival will be held at
Antioch beginning Monday,. Oc
tober 14, lasting through Friday,
October 18. Rev. Dr. Percy High,
- pastor of the Mt. Vernon Baptist
Z Church in Durham, N.C., will be
“ guest evangelist.
•> Homecoming chairpersons of
Antioch are Elaine Clifton, James O,
. Davidson, Mabel Patterson, and
* Spoufford Lowery.
The public is urged to attend a0
: services. The church is located at
Z 232 Skyland Ave.
Rev. Preston Pendergrass is pas
7 tor.
NEW ST. JOHN
“Faith and'Gbd’s Power Work
-’Hand In Hand,” is the theme for the
2 sermon that will be expressed by
; Rev. Robert Leak at New St. John
• Baptist Church’s morning service
" Sunday, October 13.
Z Following the morning wor
2 ship, at 2:30 the Ruth Missionary
»• Circle will celebrate its annual day
' With special guest Rev.. W. H.
- Caldwell and the choir and congre
gat ion of Faith Memorial Baptist
r Church.
•; The public is invited to be in
7 attendance. New St. John is located
’ at 2000 St. John Rd. Rev. Leak is
Z pastor.
LITTLE ROCK
- Revival services will be held at
ZLittle Rock. AME Zion Church
-Monday, October 14, through Fri
- day, October 18, beginning each
r evening at 7:30.
Dr. G. Ray Coleman, pastor of
John Wesley AME Zion Church,
7 Washington, D.C., will be the evan
* gelist for the week.
- Everyone is cordially invited to
• attend. The church is located at 401
l.N. McDowell St. Rev. William M.
White is pastor.
SOUTHTRYON
- On September 29, Rev. James H.
Logan Jr. was formally installed as
the fifth pastor of South Tryon
Presbyterian Church by a commis
sion of Mecklenburg Presbytery.
Rev. Logan is a 1978 graduate of
Kenyon College in Gam bier, Ohio,
where he received his B.A. degree;
and a graduate of Princeton Theo
logical Seminary, where he was
awarded the mastor of divinity de
gree. Rev. Logan has been select
ed as one of the Outstanding
Young Men in America in 1980,
included among the International
Who’s Who in Community Srevlce in
I960 and the International Who’s
Who of Intellectuals in 1981.
He comes to Charlotte from
Norfolk, Vs , where he was pastor of
the Covenant Presbyterian Church
and campus minister for Norfolk
•tate University.
Rev. Logan is married to Valeri
ifld they have one daughter, Jaime.
South Tryon Presbyterian Church
is located at 2516 South Tryon St.
CATAWBA
Annual Homecoming Day will be
celebrated at Catawba Presbyterian
, Church on Sunday, October 13.
Morning worship begins at 11.
Dinner will be served at 1. After
noon service is at 2:30.
Rev. A. W. Canada, pastor of Mt.
Olive Presbyterian Church, will be
the guest speaker.
Catawba Presbyterian is In Hunt
ersville Rev. Larry Hill is pastor.
GREENVILLE MEMORIAL
"I'm Still Holding On To His
Hand” is the theme for the fourth
annual concert of the Greenville
Memorial Mass Choir to be held
Rev. Betvtn J. Jessup
....Guest minister
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Rev. WHUstn White Sr.
.....Hosts revival
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...Hosts homecoming
Sunday, October 13, at 0 p.m.'
The Mass Choir, under the direc
tion of Joyce Johnson, cordially
invites you to share in an evening of
singing praises to the Lord.
Greenville Memorial AME Zion
Church is located at 6116 Montieth
Dr. Rev. A.C. Hunicutt is pastor.
TRINITY PARK
Trinity Park Baptist Church will
be having its fall revival beginning
Monday, October 14, lasting through
October 18. Prayer services will
begin at 7:30 nightly.
Evangelist for the week will be
Rev. Abraham Lockhart, pastor of
Morning Star Baptist Church in
Derita, also owner and operator of
the Corner store Book Store.
Trinity Park Baptist Church is
located at 9115 Trinity Park Rd.
Robert M. Miller is pastor.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
JONESVILLE
A Calendar Tea, sponsored by
Jonesville AME Zion Church, will be
held at Little Rock AME Zion
Church, Sunday, October 13, from
3-6 p.m., in the church's Fellow
ship Hall. Little Rode is located at
401 N. McDowell St. ‘
Rev. J. R. Phifer is pastor of
Jonesville AME Zion.
The public is invited. Donation is
$5 per persori.
CHAPPELL MEMORIAL BAPTIST .
The members of Chappell Memo
rial Baptist will honor their pas
tor. Rev. Wilson Mitchell, on his 12th
anniversary this Sunday during a
special 4 p.m. service.
Rev. Nathaniel Workman of
Watte .Grove Baptist Church in
Monroe, N.C., will be the guest
speaker. , -,><,
The public is asked tp join Okap
peil Memorial in this pelebrahon. r*
The church is located at 412
Hoskins Rd.
MYERSTABERNACLE
Homecoming and revival services
will take place at Myers Tabernacle
AME Zion Church beginning this
Sunday.
The annual Homecoming cele
bration will be at 3 gjn. and Rev.
John H. Partee, pastor of Sills
Creek AME Zion Chudch, Corne
lius, N.C., will be the guest speaker.
Revival servioes will commence
at 7:30 p.m. Sunday with Rev.
James A. Ferguson, pastor of
Elizabeth Baptist Church, Monroe,
N.C., and his choir and congregation
in charge of the services.
Evangelist for the week will be
Dr. George E. Battle Jr., pastor
of Gethsemane AME Zion Church.
Choirs from the Charlotte-Mecklen
burg area have been invited to come
and render music during the week.
Myers Tabernacle is located at 509
Cherry St. A special Invitation is
extended to you to come and parti
cipate in these services. Rev.
Camell C. Thompson is pastor.
SHILOH
Shiloh Baptist Church’s annual
revival will begin on Sunday, Oc
tober 13. and last until October is.
, 17
Meetings will be held nigh tlyat 7:30
at Adams Metropolitan 4JIE
Church, located at 500 YoricrdobtKd.
On Sunday, October 13, at 7:30
. p.m.. Rev. Felix Bailey of Grace
Memorial Baptist Church will de
liver the evening message.
Evangelist for the week will be
Rev. Dr. Gadson L. Graham, pas
tor of Canaan Baptist Church, Pat
terson, N.J.
Choirs from all around have been
invited. The public is urged to
attend.
Rev. C. M. Booker pastors Shflob
Baptist Church.
GREATER BETHEL AME
The Lay organization of Greater
Bethel AME Church, located at 201
Grandin Rd., will observe Lay Sun
day on October 13, at the 11 a.m.
service, : *■
Mrs. Gertrude J. Upperman, pre
sident of the Weston N.C. Lay
Organization, will be guest speaker.
A native of Greensboro and mem
ber of Persimmon Grove AMR
Church, Upperman is a well known
speaker locally and nationally. Mar
ried to LaMar, she is the mother of
one son, Joseph.
Norman Patterson, president of
the Bethel Lay Organization, cor
dially Invites the public to be in
attendance.
Rev. David L. Morrison is pastor
of Greater Bethel.
EAST STONEWALL
East Stonewall AME Zion Church
will present the "Voices of Hope
Concert” on Sunday, October 13, at 6
pm. ^
The theme for this concert wiU be
“Look Where The Lord Has Brought
Us From.” Joseph H. Walker is
choir director.
The public is urged to,attend.
East Stonewall is located atl79 "
Griers Grave Road. Rev. Bernard
Sullivan Jr. is'pastor.
MEN’S AGLOW
- ksw J«tty Jo Blackmon will
speak on "Lack of Knowledge” at
'-•the breakfast meeting of Women’s
Aglow, Concord, N.C.
The breakfast wilt be held at 9 on
Saturday, October 19, at the Holiday
Inn. Par more information, call
786-1921.
FRIENDSHIP
The Friemkbip Baptist Church
Child Development Center announc
es the sponsorship of the child care
food program. A breakfast, lunch,
and afternoon supplement will be
served to all children enrolled in the
church’s day care progrram and
school food service program. Hie
meals are provided without re
gard to ethnic background, ctdor,
national origin, sex, or handicap.
The serving times are: breakfast at
8 a.m., lunch at 11 a.m., and the
afternoon supplement at 8.
Friendship Baptist Church Child
Development Center is located at
3301 Beatties Ford Rd. Dr. Clifford
A. Jones is pastor of the church and
administrator of this program.
WESLEY UNITED
A Trustee’s Estate Sale will be
held at Wesley United Methodist
Church < on Saturday, October 19,
from 8 a.m. until noon.
The church is located at 3715 Rea
Rd. (across from Olde Providence
Elementary). . .__
KOINONIA SINGLES
Koinonia Singles will boat its
Oiristian Singles Conference on Fri
day and Saturday, October 11-13.
Registration will begin at 7 p.m
on Friday. Reception speaker will be
Eva Whittington.
On Saturday, there will be a film
series entitled, “Hooked on Life,” by
Tim Timmons and Stephen Arter
burn.
Conference speaker will be Rev. '
Alan Hutchins, who has been active
in ainglea’ ministries for the past few
years. As a single Christian, Rev.
Hutchins is aware of the needs of
single adults.
The Saturday evening activities
■ will culminate with a catered ban
tjuet followed by special music by
Keith Dudley and Omega.
r<*: This singles’ conference will' be
presented at First Baptist Church,
located at First and Main, Kanna
polis,N.C. Registration fees are: $15
for program and banquet, $10 for
program only, and $5 for banquet
only.
Never married, separated, di
vorced, widowed-all singles are in
vited to attend and enjoy fellow
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FAITH MEMORIAL
The Senior Choir of Faith Me
morial Baptist Church will celebrate ■
its anniversary on Sunday, October
20, at 4 p.m. in a mutical concert
with the Tabernacle Baptist Church
of Gastonia.
The public is invited to come and
share in the celebration.
Faith Memorial is located at 211
Lakewood Ave. Rev. W. H. Caldwell
Sr. is pastor.
CORINTHIAN
The pastor and members of Co
rinthian Missionary Baptist Church
will sponsor a program on behalf of
the church’s building fund on Sun
day, October 20, at 3 p.m.
Rev. Bob Harris of WPBG radio in
Concord, ffC., will be guest speak
er.
The public is cordially invited to
attend. Corinthian Baptist tt to
dated at 1404 N. Church St. Rev.
Timothy H. Scott is pastor.
ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS
St. Michael and All Angels Epis
copal Church celebrated its 102nd
anniversary and patronal festival on
Sunday, September ». The patronal
theme was “A Challenge For
Growth.”
The honorable Mayor Harvey
Gantt was the guest speaker. The
Perpetual Hope Gospel Choir of Our
Lady of Consolation Church ap
peared in concent under the
direction of Willie Thompson and
minister of music, Ted Martin.
A. part of the offertory. Betty
Cherry, chairpartco of «pedal pro
jects. Charlotte Chapter of Squaws,
Inc., along with Alberta Barnes, vipe
president presented id. check to
Father Edward G. W. King to go
towards St Michael and All An
gels’ building fund.
&A reception was held In the parish
house for guests and members fol
lowing the program,., V. *
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