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13A RELIGION/The Charlotte Post Thursday August'7, 1997 Church News Items for Church News should be submitted by Monday at noon to appear in Thursday’s Charlotte Post. To ensure accura cy, items should be printed or typed and include phone num bers and appropriate addresses. Photographs will only be returned if accompanied by self- addressed, stamped envelop. Submitted items will run at the discretion of the editor. Corrections to submitted items should be made in writing. Gospel at the Lake concert fea turing the Redemption of the Carolinas, Gethsemane Gospel Singers, Chosen Voices and oth ers. For more information, cad (704) 892-6249. Free. Spiritual Choir anniversary, 3 p.m. Revival services- • Walls Memorial AME Zion 2722 Bancroft St. “Tarry and Praise Service,” 7:30 p.m. Speaker: the Rev. Sheldon Shipman. Sponsor: Charlotte District Mass Choir. •Steele Creek AME Zion 1500 Shopton Road Charlotte District Mass Choir concert, 5 p.m. •Shepherd’s Fold AME Zion S. Tryon St. Dedication service for church vans, 10 a.m. •Moimt Moriah AME Zion Richbnrg, S.C. Opening services, Sunday , 3 p.m. Guest speaker: the Rev. Retoy Gaston, Clinton Chapel AME Zion. Services continue Monday-Friday, 7 p.m. Guest speaker: the Rev. C. David Stackhouse, Shepherd’s Fold AME Zion. • New Life University is enrolling students for the fall semester. The school offers 30 degree programs in Christian and religious education. For more information, call 566-9200. Saturday •Marvin AME Zion Waxhaw live gospel recording, 6 p.m. •Full Gospel Christian Academy, a private Christian elementaiy school, is accepting applications for the fall for grades K-3. For more informa tion, call 563-3383. •Mecklenburg General Baptist Association Ushers Auxiliary will meet at 5 p.m. at New Life Baptist Church, 1413 Anderson St. For more informa tion, call 535-1908 or 372-5338. •Greater Bethel AME 201 Grandin Road Guest speaker, 7:45 a.m. the Rev. Thomas Z. Clarke, Presiding Elder of the Monrovia District, Liberia. Baptismal ser vice, 11 a.m. Guest speaker: the Rev. Brent Edwards, of St. Stephen AME Church, Mt. Gilead, N.C. •Torrence Chapel AME Zion Cornelius Homecoming service, Simday, 3 p.m. Guest speaker, the Rev. Clifton Griffa, of Caldwell Chapel AME Zion Church, Moume, N.C. Revival services, Monday - Friday, 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker, the Rev. David Baker, Gethsemane AME Zion. Wednesday Friday Sunday • Minister Ava Muhammad will speak at Powerhouse Bookstore, 2405 West Blvd, 6 p.m. Muhammad is the attorney and legal counsel for Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. ' For more information, call 377- 6937. •East Stonewall AME Zion 1729 Griers Grove Road Church anniversary, 3 p.m. •Agape Covenant Temple Quality Inn, Crown Point Fellowship meeting, 7:30 p.m. •McClintock Presbyterian 14008 Ervin Road Women’s day, 11 a.m. Guest speaker: Evenlena Thompson. &rvice theme - “Surrounded by a Cloud.” •Clanton Presbyterian 335 Freeland Lane “Back to School Rally,” 6 p.m. Guest speaker: the Rev. Garland Hunt. •Matthews Murkland Presbyterian 7001 Old Providence Road Revival Services, Monday through Friday, 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker: the Rev. Timothy Bowman of Orangeburg, S.C. Upcoming events •Union Bethel AME Zion Catawba Ave. Cornelius •First Mayfield Memorial 901 OaklawnAve. •New St. John Baptist 2000 St. John Church Road Concert, 7 p.m. featuring Union Tfemple Baptist Church, Bridgeton, N.J. •Simpson-Gillespie United Methodist 3545 Beatties Ford Road Allgust 17 - Gospel concert, 3 p.m. The Prophet’s Column This is a paid advertisement by J.M. Little THE PROPHET’S COLUMN, INC. 9626 FELDBANK DRIVE CHARLOTTE, NC, 28216 NEWSLETTER JULY 1997 PARTH He remembers every day we worked together. All his blas phemous life is being paraded before him in box car letters. And written on the sides of Hell is “FOREWER.” Now he knows just what a fool he was. In time he called me cra2y. He even said to me one time, “I used to believe all that too.” No, he never did believe and know the truth because if he had he would have been broken at the Feet of my Lord. Now he is looking back in regret. And per haps the most awful thing about Hell is memory. You will remember aU the space God gave you to repent but you refused the call! This man thought he was smarter than God, every natural heart does. But what grace upon grace and mercy upon mercy when God reaches dovm into the vor tex of HeU and saves a heU- deserving siimer like me. But for the grace of God 1 would have been in this man's place. The Lord has allowed me to outlive many of my enemies. And He has enabled me to see and know that 1 am no better than they. Years ago, when 1 was work ing at the General Mail Facility, a man and 1 were sit ting in the cafeteria eating, and 1 said to him; “there is only one difference between my nature and that of a drunk in the gut ter. 1 paused, and he looked up at me in such surprise, and then 1 finished my statement; “the only difference is the grace of God. “ Have you ever seen that, my fnend? Yes, the grace of God is the only difference. His distinguishing grace makes the difference! 'That's why the believer is always praising the Lord. God could have passed me by as He did the great multitudes. But He didn't. He chose me in Christ (Ephesians 1:6). Now, 1 leave the stoiy of two men with you, one who was ordained to con demnation (Jude 1:4), and the other one who was chosen in Christ, this writer, before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:4). Which are you in? Your Gospel Editor and 'Ifeacher, J.M. Little Baptist leader to end relationship Continued from page 12A provider of choice.” In exchange, Loewen agreed to contribute 11 percent of its net sales to the denomination every time one of its members buys a “pre-need” funeral plot at a Loewen ceme- teiy. NBC leaders and black funered home owners balked against the idea which allowed Loewen, which is white owned, an inroad into the traditionally closed black funeral home business. According to the agreement, Loewen would train a representa tive from each NBC congregation to be Loewen salespeople and give a discovmt to all customers who are members of those churches. The arrangement is being tried on a trial basis in Washington, D.C., Detroit and St. Petersburg. Edwards and Lyons still own the Tierra Verde home and a time share in a luxury condominium in Lake Tahoe, Nev. Lyons and Edwards also have held a joint checking account, and Edwards shares the title to a $135,000 Mercedes-Benz with Lyons’ church. State revenue offi cials are examining whether the purchase of the Mercedes violated state tax law. Lyons was elected president of the 8.5-million member National Baptist Convention in 1994, the year Edwards was sentenced for embezzUng from a school she operated in Milwaukee. While Lyons has not discussed his future with NBC, some minis ters at the local and national level of the Nashville, Tenn.-based National Baptist Convention USA believe Lyons should resign. at least until the questions about his conduct are answered. “It’s reached a boiling point,” said the Rev. Raymond Bovraian, a Nashville pastor who heads a local assembly of the group’s min isters. “Whenever it has to do with money - the money of parish ioners who give in good faith - it’s hard to tiptoe around it.” According to Lyons’ attorney, Grady Irvin, the organization gives the president unlimited authority to spend convention funds, which for some members is a problem. “As best 1 can tell, the president of the Baptist convention has no written limitations in the consti tution or bylaws of that organiza tion which limit his spending authority,” Irvin told the St. Colorblind service Continued from page 12A Ellerbe said that for church urrity to work effectively, the biggest thing blacks and whites will have to work through is the feeling that African American shave to compromise their roots and traditional services, that are filled with emotion. “You should not have to com promise yourself as an individ ual,” she said. “People can rec ognize whether you are being reserved or not. If they perceive you being partial, then they will not be inclined to receive you as easy in their environ ment.” Ellerbe said that ultimately it is up to the pastors to organize interracial, church unity. “Pastors have to create a bal anced worship service,” she SEud. “It will not merge unless the pastor makes the atmos phere conducive for an interra cial fellowship. The church, his torically, follows the shepherd, so they dictate how the service should be inside the church walls.” Lee says this was not a one time effort and Ellerbe as well as other ministers of different races will certainly be return ing to preach and shtire at the Sahsbury Christian Center. “Since she preached here, we have already had three more African American ministers at the church,” Lee said. “And, the congregation has been more than hospitable to them all. This is about worship, not about color and we need to get this through our heads.” Coalition ruling Continued from page 12A amendment’s equal-protection guarantees. The June ruling said the 1993 law breached the separa tion of powers between the fed eral government’s legislative and judicial branches, and also usurped power from the states. 'The ruling. Walker says, “rel egated what used to be our “first freedom’ to the rear of the constitutional bus.” ATTEND CHURCH THIS SUNDAY Greater Mt. Moriah Primitive Baptist Church Thomas W. Samuels, PASTOR Church School - 9:45AM Morning Worship - 11;00AM Evening Services - 6:00PM 747 West Trade Street 376-8806 "We are laborers together with God." LOVEWORKS BIBLE CHURCH Pastor & Mrs. Michael Jones SUNDAY SCHOOL - 10:00AM FAMILY WORSHIP - 1I:00AM BIBLE STUDY - Wed. 7:30PM INTERCESSORY PRAYER - Fri. 7:30PM “Come and See What L,ove Is I>oir\s’ 5212 Monroe Rd. • (704)568-8185 SIMPSON-GILLESPIE UNITED ME’^ODISfr CHURCH Dr. Carl Arrington, Senior Pastor Sunday School - 9:30 am. Sunday Worship - 11:00 a.m. Bible Study, Wednesdays - 7K)0 p.m. 3545 Beatties Ford Rd. • (704) 399-2717 GALILEE BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. RA. Griffin, PASTOR Sunday School 9:45a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00a.m. Sunday School Study - Wed. 7pm Prayer Service - 8pm 2933 Shady Lane • Charlotte, NC 28208 333-0810 Wnow “i A M 1 0 3 0 P.O. Box 23509 - | Charlotte, North Carolina 2822? i 704-332-8764 Business Line i 704-882-9669 Studio Line 704-882-1330 Fax ( InterraciaC/IntercCenominationaC CHristian ^Programming for CaroCinas Pastor Anthony jinwright Salem Baptist Church Sunday 8:30 - 9:30 A.M. TRUE HOLINESS C.O.G.I.C. “WE PREACH NOT OUR SELF, BUT CHRIST’ Sunday School - 9:30am Alter Prayer & Worship Service - 11:00am Y.P.W.W. - Sun. 6:30pm Bible Study - Tue. 7:30pm EvangelisUc Service - Sun 8:00pm • Fri. 7:30pm 4834 Wilkinson Blvd. • (704)393-7957 Rev. John Price Petersburg Times in a story pub lished Wednesday. Bowman expects Lyons to relin quish his post during the 8 mil lion-member denomination’s national convention in Denver on Sept. 1. The Rev. A.L. Owens, a Cleveland, Ohio, pastor and the organization’s second vice-presi dent, told the St. Petersburg Times last week that Lyons could consider stepping down, but Lyons’ attorney said his client has no such plans. The group’s officers had planned to meet last Saturday to discuss forming their own committee to look into Lyons' conduct and finances, but Bowmem said that meeting was postponed. New Life University 1/M on I.I., • 10132 l iarrisburg Road Charlotte, North Carolina 28215 (704) 566-9200 FAX (704) 566-9225 Enroll Today for the Fall Semester Beginning August 12,1997. Training Men and Women for Ministry, from the Undergraduate - to the Ph.D. in all areas of ministry. *Acaedited Member of Acaediting Commission international and North American Accrediting Commission Jen Young of The Charlotte Post also contributed to this article. If you are having any ( problems receiving your copy of tElje ^osit please contact our circulation department at 704-376-0496 ■■
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