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African Religion Student
America: A Place of Adjustments
by Yvette McCiUlongh
Staff Writer
Asumang Birikorang
Reverend Martin Asumang-Birikorang, a minister of
the Presbyterian church of Ghana, West Africa, views
his stay in America as one adjustments - adjustments he
doesn’t mind making.
Birikorang was in Winston-Salem this past weekend as
the guest preacher of the World Missions Conference
held .at Dellabrook Presbyterian Church of'Winston-
Salem.
The aim of the conference on international missions,
was to inform those attending about what the
Presbyterian Church is doing in the area of world
evangelization.
Birikorang is in this country attending seminary in
Decateur, Georgia near Atlanta. He said he became
interested in religion when he was in college.
“1 am the fourth generation of Christians in my
family,” Birikorang said. “I was influenced by my
father to go into religion, because he wanted one of his
children to be a minister.”
He said that he was ordained in 1974 in his village.
“I am not going to say it is a village. I’ll call it a small
town with about 6 to 7,000 people in it.” Birikorang said.
The town that he lives in has modem buildings,
electricity, piped water and lights. He said his main
adjustment in the U.S. has been the food.
“We have rice and potatoes in my country, but the
preparation here is really different.” “I’m not used to
the food but I’ve adjusted. ”
Another adjustment Birikorang has had to make is in
the educational system, he said his educational system
in Ghana is formed after the British.
“In this country, you have the credit system, where,
within a stipulated time a person should finish college,
for example in four years, in my country when a person
finishes is based on a comprehensive examination.”
Birikorang said that a person in Ghana would attend
school and study with everything leading to the
examination. If a person doesn’t pass the examination,
he must complete the whole year again.
“The American system is much better because it is
flexible and you are graded on what you do in a
classroom instead of whether or not you pass one test,”
Birikorang said.
‘Da an
After he finishes his studies, Birikorang wouM
go back to Ghana and teach religion in the school
said that about 50 percent of the people in Ghan''
the Christian faith and about 70 percent hav
baptized. *
“Many people have been baptized because
necessary before you can go to school,” Birikotau
“Missions established the schools and aithoji
percent have been baptized, some only go to churi
a year.”
Birikorang said that many people have misconce«i
about him because he is from Africa. "
“A lot of people still think of Africa ^s
jungles, with people running around half
Birikorang said. “People expect you to act liij
people they see in the Tarzan movie hut that
true.”
He is married and has a 19 month old son Enuu,
who is still in Ghana.
Bennett to Speak At St. Stephens
On Sunday, Feb. 25th
Robert A. Bennett, Ph.D,
will speak at St. Stephen’s
Episcopal Church, (810 N.
Highland Ave. Near Rey
nolds Health Center), at
2:00 p.m. He will speak on
“The History of Blacks in
the Episcopal Church.”
Dr. Bennett is a graduate
of Kenyon College in Ohio
(magna cum laude. Phi
Beta Kappa). He has
earned two masters de
grees from the General
Theological Seminary in
New York City, was a
Fulbright Fellow for a year
studying the philosophy of
Soren Kierkegaard in Den
mark, and received the
Ph.D from Harvard Univer
sity in the department of
Near Eastern Languages
and Literature.
chaplain at Morgan State
College, a tutor on the
faculty of the General Semi
nary, a member of the
faculty of the Absalom
Jones Theological Institute
at the Interdenominational
Theological Center in
Atlanta, and now as pro
fessor of Old Testament at
the Episcopal Divinjty
School in Cambridge,
Mass. He is also a member
of the Board of Trustees of
the Interdenominational
Theological Center in
Atlanta.
Word of God
Come unto me, all
ye that labor and
are heavy laden,
and I will give you
rest.
Blessed be the Lord,
because he hath heard
the voice ot my suppli
cations. ’
Take my yoke up
on you, and iearn
of me; for I am
meek and iowiy in
heart: and ye shall
find rest unto your
souis.
The Lord is my
strength and my shield;
my heart trusted in him,
and I am helpeck there
fore my heart greatly
rejoiceth; and with my
song will I praise him.
The Lord is their
strength, and he is the
savingi strength of his
anointed.
For my yoke is
easy, and my bur
den is light.
MatthTw i 1:28-6^
Save thy people, and
bless thine inheritance:
feed them also, and lift
them Up for ever.
28:6-9
"A Caring Congregation"
Dellabrook
Presbyteriai
Church
115 Dellabrook Rd,
Sunday, 11:00 Worship
"ONE MISSION
UNDER GOD"
Warner R. Durnell, Pastor
Rev. Robert Bennett
He is an ordained priest
of the Episcopal Church.
He has served as Episcopal
He has several articles in
publication and has written
a book entitled God’s Work
of Liberation. Next year he
will be on a sabbatical leave
to study the history and
culture of the Nubian
people (the Ethiopians/
Cushites of the Bible), from
which he expects to publish
another book.
Church Notes
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St. Benedict to Host Conference
The Catholic Diocese of
Charlotte, covering the
'Western part of North Car
olina,- will hold its fourth
social council congress at
St. Benedict Church, Satur
day, February 24th at 9
am.m
The congress is spon
sored by the Catholic
Church for the benefit for
anyone concerned with so
cial issues. Within the con
gress there will be work
shops dealing with the
community, the family, re
settlement of refugees,
world hunger, pro-life and
ministry to the aging.
morrow.” tion fee will cover the
St. Benedict’s is the host workshop and the lunch,
of this congress, and wel- Persons wishing to register
comes people of all may do so at the door or by
churches to attend. calling Father O’Rourke at
A three dollar registra- 723-1918.
Rev. Collins Kilburn of
the North Carolina Council
of Churches will be the
keynote speaker, and will
talk on the subject “Social
Gospel — Today and To-
The Doctor Is In
Black History Observed
A doctor and his wife, a
nurse, is available for free
medical checkups at St.
Benedict Church for people
living in the East Winston
area. The medical team are
on hand on Wednesday
evening from 7:30 p.m. to 9
p.m. at the church. Those,
wishing to see the doctor
should use the entrance to
the Priest’s house off of
Hattie Avenue.
A program will be held
Sunday February 25th at
St. Benedict Church to
commemorate black history
month. Mass spirituals will
be held and art displays of
black artists will be shown
after the Mass.
(S«SWS?«®S-Js--S:iS:-tS»&':SeSSSS««M
WORD of GOD I WORD of GOD
And there shall
conre forth a rod
out of the stem of
Jesse, and a
Branch shall grow
out of his roots:
ation of Jesus Christ,
the son of David, the
son of Abraham.
Matthew 1:1
And the Spirit of
the Lord shall rest
upon him, the spirit
of wisdom and un
derstanding, the
spirit of counsel
and might, the spir
it of knowledge and
of the fear of the
Lord;
And Jesse begat David
the king;
From Matthew 1:6
Isaiah 11:1-2
So all the generations
from Abraham to David
are fouteen genera
tions: and from David
until the carrying away
Into Babylon are four
teen generations; and
from the carrying away
into Babylon unto
Chris-t are fourteen gen
erations.
Matthew 1:17
St. John
Apostle
Church
11131 E.2l8t8t.
Phone 722-1032
Pastor, Elder
J. C. Ri^ardaon, Jr.
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