W" f 9age B6-The ChronW ?p, Thursday, October 6, 1 religion CALENDAR Compiled By Lucile DoutHit Q . y. ^ . -> . .r ~. '>; , T\. - J " y:Vy^*;\ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 There will he a revival at Oaks Spring n?ptf|fe I ? ' cnurcn in Stokesdale at 7:30 j>,m. The Rev. Willie L. Gladney will be the guest speaker. Beginning today and,every Thursday throughout the month, classes in Christian fellowship will be held | ?7 p.m. weekly at Scales Memorial Chapel at 5056 r Butter field Drive. Classes will be taught by the Rev. Jjs. Hands and the Rev. Johnny Home. For more" information call 788-3187. . SATURDAY. OCTOBER 8 There will be a yard and bake sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. John Apostolic Church at 1131 East 21st Street. In case of rain, the sale will be held in the church basement. The Sabbath School Department of the Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church at Third Street and Dunlieth Avenue will observe its annual community guest day celebration beginning at 9:30 a.m. * ?, SUNDAY. OCTOBER 9 * The Red Bank Baptist Church on Baux Mountain Road will observe its annual homecoming, with mor? nin0 service h/?oinnino 1 I n m "~n r-" 0 .... V.D.....MI5 UI I I a.m. I^IIIIICI Will IUUOW. At 3 p.m.., the Rev. L.R. Crawford of Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Finacle will be the guest speaker. The Hallelujah Gospel Singers will celebrate their 41st anniversary at 2:30 p.m. at St. Stephens Baptist Church on the corner of Bowen Boulevard and Manchaster Street. The evening service will begin at 7:30 p.m. at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church on the corner of 18th Street and Cleveland Avenue. Special guest will be the Oak Springs Young Adult Choir of Stokesdale. * ^ *? v- . . *?A musical presentation by the 'Women of Saints Home United Methodist Church will begin at 5 p.m. Ruthie Lee Matthews will be the director for the evening. The Rev. Henry S. Lewis will be the guest speaker at the 11 a.m. service at Pellabrook Presbyterian Church. Raleigh Johnson, superintendant of the church school, will be the lay leader. The Youth Department of Shiloh Rantict rhnrrk will observe its annual youth day program at 6 p.m. A forum, "Youths Want To Know," will be conducted by Dr. John W. Fleming of Shaw University. A program concerning black churches will be held at Shiloh Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. Mt. Calvary Holy Church will be the special guest. k* . K . " * 1 4?\. A- ***? ? * * ' . . ... The Chronicle welcomes church calendar notices. Announcements should be concise and typed or neat1 ty printed. They should also include the day, time, place and sponsors of the event, plus a number to call for additional information. Announcements should fre addressed to the Winston-Salem Chronicle iV.C. 27102. The deadline for announcements is Mondays at 3:30 Funerals _ Mrs. Betty Wi Mr. Harry Jenkins Mr. Harry Jenkins, of Orange, N.J., died Sept. 22 a the Veterans Administration Hospital in East Orange N.J. He was a native of this city and a veteran of thi U.S. Army. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Esther Jenkins of this city two daughters, Mrs. Sylvia S. Hickerson and Miss Lynd; Shepard; one son, Mr. Harold Shepard, all of this city one brother, Robert Jenkins of Bennet Harbor, Mich, one son-in-law, Rev. Sam Hickerson, Jr; one daughter ___^v4^i-law, Mrs. Lillie Shepard; three grandchildren anc other relatives. Funeral services were conducted Oct. 1 at 1 p.m. at th< graveside in Evergreen Cemetery. Hooper Funeral Directors took charge of the services. Mrs. Betty Rhinehard H i/son Mrs. Betty Rhinehart Wilson, of 1110 E. Nth Street, died Sept. 29 at N.C. Baptist Hospital. She was a native of this city and a member of the White Rock Baptist Church. ^ Surviving are a son James Timothy Wilson of this city; three sisters, Mrs. Laura Wolf, Mrs. Reola Turner, Mrs. Brenda Pollard, all of this city; two brothers, Mr. Aaron Halland Mr. Donald Rhinehart, both of this cjty; a devoted friend, Mr. Raymond Woodard; three brothersin-law and other relatives. ? * 983 News, Features, Cal ' Focus On Religion Bishop McKinn r By AUDREY L. WILLIAMS Staff Writer Some say the bishop of the Holiness Church of God lne k at lf>act a IDA i/mpc K??? ?? - .u ..... -- ?. .. n Uv J VUI J VIU , UU1 11 w sa^s 11 icy IC ttll wrong. Bishop Boyce McKinney leans over in his chair and strokes his handlebar mustache and says, "They're all wrong. I'm not a 100, but I'm over 75.*' McKinney, who is the founder of the Holiness Church of God Inc., is accompanied by an entourage of overseers and ministers during the church's 66th General Assembly, which was hosted this year by Kimberly Park Holiness Church in Winston-Salem. The bishop likes to talk about how his church began. "It all started back in 1921 as a prayer meeting. So when James Foust stepped down as prayer meetings leader, I stepped in and started a church." ^ Bishop Boyce McKinney "It all started back in 1921 as a prayer meeting," he says. "So when James Foust stepped down as the prayer meetings leader, 1 stepped in and started a church." Although raised a Baptist just outside of Winston-' Salem, McKinney says he left the Baptist faith because of | "They didn't teach me the work of the Holy Ghost," he says. "They just said live a Christian life, but they didn't." v s "Pm not-dowT^otr Qaptists, but they didn't carry-on?s the the meanings of the baptism, which is the spirit, the water and the blood," he adds. \ After McKinney stepped in as the church's leader, the Holiness Church of God became incorporated seven r years later. v "We are incorporated throughout the United States and its territories," he says. "It's incorporated for 99 tl years. t< "After that? Well, I'm not looking to be here then not saying I won't be -- but the incorporation will have to N be renewed just like you renew your license." h The Hnlinecc rhurrh r\f HaM Kot : ? * . . w ....www wai MS v?a wi -www UUJ auuui JV/ ail IlldlCd 111 n various areas in the South, North and Midwest. McKinney doesn't know exactly how many members the church f has, but he says he does keep Xip Mth most of the chur- s ches he's able to travel to. Church Notes Lay Service Begins The annual Lay Day service of the St. James AME Zion Church at 1501 N. Patterson Avenue will begin this Sunday at 11 a.m. The theme for the service is "Lay Stewardship for the Christian Community." The guest speaker will be Michael Edward Gadsden, a Fayetteville attorney. Gadsden is an outstanding Laymen in the N.C. Conference of the AME Zion Church. He received his bachelor's degree from Allen University in Columbus, S.C., and his law degree from North Carolina Central University. Gadsden is a Sunday school teacher, chairman of the Finance Committee and editor of the church newsletter. He is also a life member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and the North Carolina Bar. ClflHsHpn ic married ? n - - ^ ' * Iw^wwwwi* 10 uiui i ivu iv/ uiv iui uici Dcrnicc ^^ovin^xoil V and the couple has one daughter, Annette. Isoti, Member Of V Funeral services were conducted Oct. 3 at 4 p.m. at the t White Rock Baptist Church, with the Rev. J.S. Mickens , officiating. t e Interment followed in the Evergreen Cemetery. t Hooper Funeral Directors took charge of the services, i ; I a ' b ; Mr. Reginald Hiawatha Hairs ton C ; Mr. Reginald Hiawatha Hairston, of 1525 E. 23rd - Street, died Sept. 30 at the N.C. Memorial Hospital in i Chapel Hill, N.C. / He was a native of this city and was employed as a con; struction worker. Y Surviving are a daughter, Tara Lucritia Brittan; his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Jane Hairston; his grandfather, Mrr Oeorge Hairston; one sister, Ms. Jennifer N. c Hairston; two aunts, Mrs. Maggie Campbell and Mrs. s Betty Savage; four uncles, Mr. Lester Hairston, George I , Hairston Jr., Nathaniel Hairston and Mr. James Jones, and other relatives. h ; Funeral services were conducted Oct. 3 at 4:30 p.m. in the chapel of the Hooper Funeral Home, with the Rev. 2 1 M.L. McConnell officiating. * Interment followed in the Evergreen Cemetery. E i Hooper Funeral Directors took charge of the services. i Mrs. Gwendolyn Hauser v Mrs. Gwendolyn Hauser, of 1524 N. Jackson Avenue, f died Oct. 2 at her residence. r endar, Obituaries ey Is Living Histo gBf ^h ^jW.f ii> 51 v#t# t I ~ ' ' !1^1 ?? fifl * WMHriTr;' - xl M< :^U -?. #> & > l-3?* < :'^ -: '^H y fii^^^B; 9 *:>:" * ' fl B| |^Mg| s'Cl9^^BH| llshop Boyce McKlnney says that the Holiness Ch ind that only "God knows what's ahead!-?(phot > r "I've been driving since nineteen and forty-nine, he ays. "I have driven to churches in Ohio for special occaions^-Sometimes I take therms if tf4 too farr^ I McKinney, like many other religous leaders, says he vas directed by God to lead a churctL^_^_^_J "Well, after Foust stepped down," he says. "I stepped ; ight in because, in a prayer meeting group, everybody vants to rule. "After that," he says, "I started working on plans for _j he church because, according to the Bible, a church has , o be regulated and have a leader.** ( McKinney, who now lives in Graham and is pastor of < fount Olive Holiness Church there, is well-respected in is church and has been a successful church leader, as lelvin Charley, the church's vice bishop, notes^ "He's been very successful," says Charley, "due to the act that leaders in other churches have left, and started omething else/'. ~ i But McKinney says he tries not to be critical of other < ?? " I . . ; ^ ^ |H Bf; ;hAl w 9 K.,/ MP'I Michael E. Gadsden Vhite Rock Baptis She was a native of this city and of the Baptist faith. Surviving arc her husband, Mr. William Hauser, of his city; her mother, Mrs. Annie B. McCloud of this ciy; two daughters, Mrs. Wanda Gale Correlle and Mrs. , Jharon McCloud; two sisters, Mrs. Ezella Bellomy of -ong, S.C. and Mrs. Wheatley Allison of this city; two >rothers, Elder Alonzo McCloud and Mr. Amizie McCloud Jr; seven grandchildren and other relatives. Hooper Funeral Directors took charge of the services. Mr. Fathney Soney Mr. Fathney Soney, of 713 E. 16th Street, died Oct. 2 at 1 lis residence. He was a native of this city. ' Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Retha Soney Geathers >f this city; one sister, Mrs. Amzella Montgomery; his 1 tepfather, Mr. George Geathers, and other relatives. ] Hooper Funeral Directors ^took charge of the services. 1 4rs. Dekota Gaither Gilliam \ Funeral services for Mrs. Dekota Gaither Gilliam, of 119 E. 23rd Street, were held Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. in 1 Vaughtown Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dennis i lishop officiating. The body rested in the funeral home until 3 p.m. at ( /hich time it was placed in state in the church until the < uneral hour. The family assembled and left from the residence at < ry Of Church PP^JfiKa| i \S IC^K^HR^I v I K ^|Bk^'";SH Hjjffi .'fl - yo>\ & v-v." s&a . *&*&: ^ o ?\cCj, !<' JBHS& J^S. ? v^^I Ht - $?!? * ;: 1 3BgpfeM&&8^ ?SlIR|:l|^^^^^H5' . 42SL M Biyi \ s lurch of God Inc. has come a long way since 1921 |o by James Parker). t churches and says he believes it would be difficult to form a union of all denominations. ; ?"We will feHowshijrwith other churches, but we don*t take in their rules," says McKinney. "I've been invited to a couple of churches in other faiths but I haven't been yet." * The Holiness Church of God does have a set of guidelines that are to be followed by every member. "I manage all the work in the Church of God and I set the rules and regulations," McKinney says. "But the hardest^ Dne for a lot of members to follow is obeying the word of God." Outside the pastor's study, the echoes of singing voices :an be heard. The 66th conference has already convened, and Mckinney is eager to join the congregation. "From nineteen and twenty-eight (when the church , was incorporated), it's a greater and brighter day," he** >ays, "Only God knows what's ahead." Installation Services To Be Held This Sunday"?7' New Faith Chapel Holiness Church Inc. will hold installation services this Sunday through Friday at Temple Church of God at N. Trade Street. wawwa ??vnuiu ww ui uwui ci99uv>i