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13A RELIGION / The Charlotte Post Thursday, February 6,1997 CHURCH NEWS •First Baptist-West 1801 Oaklawn Ave. The child care will host a Black History Soul luncheon Feb. 7 at noon for parents. Convention USA. For more information, call 399-5448. •New Vision Full Gospel Baptist 101 S. Hoskins Boad The church will host “First Friday Live” Feb. 7 •New St John Baptist 2000 St John’s Church Road Sunday’s theme will be “The Uniting of Men to Help Wins Souls to Christ.” At 6 p.m. the men’s choir, under the direction of Ronnie Gilliam, will host its annual concert. •Hood Memorial AME Zion Comer of Sacco and Todd streets Belmont The Men’s Choir will be in concert Sunday at 3 p.m. •St Ludre Missionary Baptist 1600 Norris Ave. The Royal Light Gospel Chorus will be in concert on Feb. 9 a 6:30 p.m. The special guest will be Joyce McMilhan and A.B. Sutton Inspirational Choir. •Reeder Memorial Baptist 372S Beatties Ford Road TTie Youth Department will host a youth celebration for Black History Month Feb. 15 and Feb. 23. •Rose HiU Missionary Baptist 216 Riee Street Kannapolis The church wiU host Friends Day, Sunday at 11 a.m. The speaker for the event wiU be the Rev. J.W. Wallace. Elected offi cials, including the mayor and members of city coimcil, have been invited to attend. Music will be provided by the J.W. Wallace Singers. •Greater Moore’s Chapel AME Zion 1009 East Main Street Lincolnton The Annual Singing Trustee’s Program wiU be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Baptist 901 Oaklawn Ave. The church wUl begin a week long celebration for the Rev. C. McArthur Sanders Monday. The guest speaker for the week is the Rev. J. Wendall Mapson, pastor of Philadelphia’s Monumental Baptist Church. All services are 7 p.m. A ban quet wiU be held Feb. 15. The speaker will be the Rev. Paul Drummond of St. Paul Baptist Church. For more information, call 334-4525. •The Mecklenburg General Baptist Association Usher’s Auxiliary will meet Saturday at 5 p.m. at Galilee Baptist Church, 2935 Shady Lane. All adult and junior ushers are asked to attend. Upcoming events •Salem Baptist 6318 Salem Church Road 'The church wUl celebrate the 16th anniversary of the Rev. Anthony Jinwright Feb. 10-13, at 7 p.m. The event kicks off Feb. 9 at 5 p.m. and ends Feb. 16. A banquet wiU be held Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. ’The speaker ■wUl be the Rev. Henry J. Lyons, presi dent of the National Baptist •Shepherd’s Fold AME Zion 428 West Blvd. A Black History Month pro gram will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday. The speaker for the event is the Rev. Herb Crump of Tabernacle Church. Ash Wednesday services wUl be held Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m.The Rev. William Jordan of Rockwell AME Zion Church vtiU lead wor ship. •Greater Bethel AME 201 Grandin Road Founder’s Day will be cele brated Sunday at 11 a.m. GUbert Harper wUl be the guest speaker. •The Layman’s League of the Mecklenburg General Baptist Association will pre sent 200 Men in Black, Feb. 16 at 5 p.m. 'The program wUl be held at Chappell Memorial Baptist Church, 110 Bradford Drive. The speaker wUl be the Rev. Norman E. Kerry. •Rocky Ridge Baptist Heathcliff Road Gastonia The church wUl host a gospel program Sunday at 3 pm. Several local choirs wUl be fea tured. •First Mayfield Memorial •Clement Memorial AME Zion 2207 Newland Road The Christian Education Department wUl host the 48th church anniversary program Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. 'The speaker wUl be the Rev. John G. Gerald III, pastor of Gethsemane Baptist Church. The Prophet’s Column This is a paid advertisement by J. M. Little THE PROPHET'S COLUMN NEWSLETTER-1997 PART III Abraham went on to tell the rich man that no one could cross the gulf from either side there in eternity. As my old late pastor used to say; "as death finds you so shaU eternity hold you." Have you ever thought about that? You are an eternity-bound soul. You are going to live forever. Where wiU you spend eternity? So far we see that the rich man has made two requests of Abraham; first, he asked Him to have mercy on him, and second, to send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool his tongue. There is no water in Hell! Abraham denied these requests from the rich man. Then the rich man made anoth er request; "...,I pray thee there fore, father, that thou wouldest send him (Lazarus) to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment." In heU, the rich man did not want his five brothers to join him in hell. What was Abraham's response to this request? " ..., They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said. Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. But Abraham said; If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose finm the dead. " And the Holy Spirit closes the curtain there on that rich man, for him to remain in heU and he is there this day My fiiends, you can deny this story aU you want to, but if you do you will see and acknowledge it when you, too, lift up your eyes in HeU. As I said, we are visiting eternity at this time. When I received word lately that a cer tain man had died, this was part of my response; "he cannot be nasty to anyone anymore on this earth, it is good that that man is dead." That was one of the most arrogant and nasty men I had ever known. "Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD. (Obadiah 1:4). I have seen this man exalt himself as the eagle and be so nasty to individuals. But I knew my Lord would bring him down. God brought him down! He was a fool just like the rich man. When he UfL ed up his eyes in heU he cried for me to be sent to warn others in his famUy. SON REMEMBER! You had your good things in this life. I cannot warn the members ofyourfamUy. Black Episcopalians carve out niche Suspects Continued from 12A The church lost its institutional support and membership starL ed to dwindle. A crushing blow was dealt the church when it was reduced fi:nm a parish to a mission in 1968. Then in March 1968, the worst happened. Citing the church’s lack of mem bership, the diocese sold St. Michael’s lot to Knight PubUshing Company, owner of the Charlotte Observer newspa per. Members watched in horror as their sanctuary was torn down and a parking lot con structed. In less than a decade, the church had lost its priest, its independence and its home of 85 years. “I came at that time,” Sessoms said. “It was rough for everyone. The most difficult thing was our records. They were scattered to the four winds.” For 16 years, St. Michael’s con gregates were nomads, worship ing where they could find space. St. Michael joined Christ the King Center, another Episcopal mission, sharing space on Caldwell St. A 4-acre lot was given to them, but the building never material ized. Members decided it would be prudent to buy an existing church later. In 1983, church leaders learned Thomasboro Church of the Nazarene was for sale. They began meeting in the church’s fellowship hall and applying for loans. But no takers were found. The N.C. Episcopal Foundation, which provides low- interest loans to In-state chinch es turned them doivn. “They didn’t think we were strong enough,” Sessoms said. “Our membership was increas ing, but we had problems with our book keeping. So many records had been lost.” The church also did not have a priest. In early 1984, the Rev. Edward King took the helm, becoming the first full-time priest in 16 years. King led the church until his death in 1993. Under King’s leadership, a loan was secured and St. Michael was able to meet Thomasboro’s $200,000 asking price. Members moved in, turning the church into home. Artifacts, including an altar from the old church, found space in the new church. “We have the chapel from the Good Samaritan in the basement,” Sessoms said. “In the near future we hope to erect it and use it for small ser vices.” The future looks bright for St. Michael. Membership is up and finances are in order. The church Members of St. Michael and All Angels have celebrated its turned their small church into a home. 113th anniversary indicted in arson Continued from 12A PHOTO/SUE ANN JOHNSON last summer. But members say they still have a way to go. The church is still considered a mission and lacks autonomy. They are also without a priest. “We should have a priest with in the next few months,” Sessoms said. “And hopefully by next year, we will once again be a rectory.” It has been a struggle, but members look to the future. “Whenever the church doors opened, that committed core of people were there,” Sessoms said. “They kept the church going. 'They were the difference between the church surviving or dying.” U HAMMOND* ORGANS NEW&USED CALL OUR TALENTED SALES PERSONS Kings Mountian - Doug Boyce (704)394-6436 & Charlotte Concord - Larry Fritz (704)785-8673 Mooresville - Gene Davis (704)663-7007 All Points (800)331-0768 This Exciting Lease/Purchase Plan Available From Orix Credit Alliance The Post is looking for ministers to write for “The Pastor’s Study.” To participate, please submit an essay on the religious topic of your choice to P.O. Box 30144, Charlotte, N.C. 28230 ROCKWELL A.M.E. ZION CHURCH “Celebrating 128 Years of Christianity” William .\1 JurUan 111; Pastor - WEEKLY HIGHUGHTS - Sunday School>9:45a.m. Sunday Worahip-11:00a.ni. Tuesday “Youth In Actlon”...7-9p.m. Wednesday - Prayer Service/BiMe Study... Gpjn. Tutorial Prog. Tue. & Thur. all ages 4:0G4:00P.M. 6301 Rockwell Church Rd. ■ Charlotte, NC 28269 596-8279 pews and scorched the floor, said Jones County Sheriff Reynolds Mason. The church's cinder-block walls kept the fire from destroying the sanc tuary or the adjacent fellow ship hall. Anderson said the arrests have brought a sense of relief. “I’m sure the members were glad to hear that somebody was arrested,” she said in a telephone interview from her Swansboro home. There have been more than 70 suspicious fires at church properties belonging to pre dominantly black congrega tions in Southern states since 1995. An equal number of fires have been reported at white churches in the region, where white churches out number black churches. Authorities had reported 104 arrests in the seven months since President Clinton ordered federal oversight of investigations into the rash of church burnings. GALILEE BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. F.A. Griffin, PASTOR Rev. F.A. 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