The AC Phoenix
December 2005
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“BRINGING IN A NEW SEASON
OF DESTINY”
Hope & Faith Worldwide Ministries, LLC
and six members of the New Hope
Missionary Baptist Church journeyed to
Tzaneen, South Africa to conduct a
three-day crusade and workshops for
pastors in South Africa.
The genesis of the journey to South
Africa was a move of God, God dis
patched the A.C. Phoenix newspaper by
the hands of Dr, Patricia Bailey to
Letawba, South Africa and into the
hands of Pastor S. P. Mkansi, Pastor of
World Revival Ministries. While reading
through the pages of the Phoenix, God
spoke to Pastor Mkansi as he read the
promotional ad for Hope & Faith
Celebration 2004. In that moment, God
inspired Pastor Mkansi to write publisher
Rodney Sumler of the AC Phoenix to
locate Bishop John Parks. Mr. Sumler
hand delivered the letter from South
Africa to Bishop Parks at the New Hope
Missionary Baptist Church of Winston
Salem. God further set in order this
divine appointment when Pastor Mkansi
connected with Bishop Parks.
Pastors and members of various
denominations joined Hope & Faith for
three nights of awesome worship and
deliverance. Bishop Parks was blessed
in that eleven pastors submitted them
selves to him as their spiritual covering.
This was truly an unforgettable experi
ence. What a mighty God we serve!
Bishop Parks firmly believes that God
has mandated Hope & Faith Worldwide
Ministry to strengthen pastors across the
world in achieving their destiny in the
Lord. The vision statement of Hope &
Faith is, “To become a worldwide min
istry that provides holistic ministry
resources for pastors, their church lead
ers, and their ministries by helping to
facilitate escalating levels of ministry
effectiveness, and successive levels of
growth for the expansion of the kingdom
of God through Jesus Christ.’’
Hope & Faith Worldwide Ministries
has covenant partners churches in
Nassau Bahamas, Houston Texas,
Haines City Florida, and Tzaneen South
Africa. For more information about Hope
& Faith Worldwide Ministries, please
contact:
Bishop John C Parks is the founder and
presiding Bishop of Hope & Faith
Worldwide Ministries. He is senior pastor
of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church.
He can be reached at (336) 724-5401, E-
mail: HPNDFTH1@aol,com.
Sims Recreation
ATM NOWIN
Center Accepting
Peace Toys Donations
Flelp make it a happy and
peaceful Christmas for disadvan
taged youth this year by donating
a new toy to the annual Peace
Toys for War Toys Exchange at
the William C. Sims Recreation
Center.
Through the exchange, children
can exchange toys and games
that encourage aggression, such
as toy knives and guns and
violent video games, for toys that
promote excellence and peaceful
living, such as word games,
sports equipment and peaceful
computer and video games.
Each year more than 200 children
participate.
The program is now in its 11th
year and was started by Ben
Piggott, the supervisor of the
Sims Recreation Center. Piggott
has received numerous honors
for the program, including a
national award in 2000 by the
National Crime Prevention
Council.
Donations are being accepted
through Dec. 14 and can be
dropped off at these locations;
• Sims Recreation Center, 1201
Alder St.
• City Hall South lobby, 100 E.
First St.
• NC License Plate Bureau,
Parkway Plaza
• Piedmont Federal savings
and Loan branches downtown, at
Northside
• Shopping Center and
Parkview Plaza
• Paul’s Cycling & Fitness, 2405
Buchanan St.
• Westbrook’s Delicatessen &
Grocery, 2011 E. 25th St.
This year’s Peace Toys for War
Toys Exchange will be held at 6
p.m., Friday, Dec. 16th, at the
Sims Center. For more informa
tion call Ben Piggott at 727-2837.
• Ads must be prepaid
Name, address and phone number must be included
Inappropriate ads not accepted
Let a favorite person in your life know you
are thinking about them.
You’ll be surprised at the happiness it brings!
SERVICE IN CITY
HALL SOUTH
LOBBY
A no-surcharge automatic teller
machine is now in operation in the
lobby of City Hall South at 200 E.
First Street. The machine was
installed by the Winston-Salem City
Employees’ Credit Union.
Anyone visiting City Hall South
can use the machine for cash with
drawals and for making account
inquiries and account transfers. It
does not accept deposits, said Tony
Ebron, the president of the credit
union.
“We see it as an opportunity to
offer a service to the citizens of
Winston-Salem who come in to do
business with the Revenue Center,’’
Ebron said. “If they’re paying their
utility bill or a parking ticket and they
need some cash, it’s available to
them without having to pay a sur
charge fee, no matter where they do
their banking.’’
However, Ebron noted that the
citizen’s bank may charge a fee when
its customers use another institu
tion’s ATM.
For more information, call the
Winston-Salem City Employees’
Credit Union at 727-2663.
NAACP Leader
Wants lb Reduce
Number Of
Blacks In Prison
DURHAM—During a con
ference on crime, NAACP
President William Barber and
state officials called for
changes to government poli
cy, as well as within communi
ties and by individuals, to
reduce the disproportionate
number of blacks in the state’s
prison system.
The conference held at
N.C. Central University was
meant to discuss the causes
and consequences of crime in
the minority community and
find solutions.
The conference will end
today with workshops and a
speech by Henry Frye, a former
chief justice of the N.C.
Supreme Court. The confer
ence is free and open to the
public.
Piney Grove Baptist Church
Mip wSiilii lls
Early Morning Service 8:00 am
Sunday School 9:30 am '
Morning Worship Service 11:00 am
Evening Service 4:00 pm
Wednesday Bible Study 10:00 am &
6:30 pm
Mission: “A Saving Station for Lost
Souls and Enrichment Center for
Christians’’
Dr. James F. Linville
4715 Indiana Avenue
Winston-Salem 27106
(336) 767-4044
E-mail: pgbc2005§bellsouth.net
Website;
www.pineygrovebcinc.org