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By SUSAN HUNT
Chronicle Staff Writer
If you doubt that miracles actually happen, you
just may change your mind after talking to Brother
josepn iviucneii and witnessing the Miracle
Kingdom Hall on Northampton Drive.
Mitchell is head of the Board of Elders at the East
Kingdom Hall on Northampton Drive.
Jehovah's Witnesses are noted for constructing
Kingdom Halls in 48 hours. They call it their
"48-hour miracle."
"Considering the cost of contractors and skilled
workers needed to build a kingdom hall, the cost
would be astronomical" if church members paid to
have the structures built, Mitchell said. "We are not
trying to become known as great builders or miracle
workers. This is simply the best way that we know
of to get such a Kingdom Hall built in the shortest
amount of time. We feel that this is necessary so
that we can get back to our most important work,
which is going out teaching publicly about
Jehovah."
When a congregation outgrows one of the halls,
it simply builds another one. There are four
Kingdom Hall$ in Winston-Salem. **
. Building such a structure requires precise planning
and cooperation. The kingdom hall on Northampton
Drive has "tnore than 11,000 square feet.
It includes >a main assembly hall, classrooms, a
lounge and restrooms. The new hall was built just a
bit larger than the average hall, which is usually
4,000 square feet, has an auditorium which seats
250 and two classrooms, a magazine room, a lounge
and two restrooms. Although the kingdom hall on
Northampton Drive took a bit longer to construct
due to delays in supplies and bad weather, it is
known to be the first instant kingdom hall constructed
in North Carolina. The estimated value of
I CHURCH
CALENDA
THURSDAY, OCfOBER 25
Crusade Services will begin at 7:30 p.m. in tl
I Prayer Fellowship at 2201 N.E. 23rd St. The spei
jfcev. Charles E. Beasley, pastor of the Full Gos
Tabernacle. The public is invited to attend.
HHHp; FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
The Rev. Charles Beasley will continue Crusade
^^^. Ht the City of God Prayer Fellowship at 220
RE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27
ev. Ashley Thompson will conduct service*
rf God Prayer Fellowship at 2201 N.E. 23r
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. mm SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28
Saints Home United Methodist Church at 139C
will present its annual tea at 4 p.m.
Union Baptist Church will present its second
Fame at 6 p.m in the church at 406 Northwest Blvd.
recognize those persons who have helped the growt
through their Christian leadership. The public is in
Evangelist Mary Ervin Abbott will be the guest
>.m. Bishop Jake Johnson is the pastor. 1
is will celebrate its sixth anniversary at 3 \
?gram wjll be "Rise, Shine, Give God tl
ltfe Plw4?i;if;the True Light Gospel Sir
r church is located off 1-40 at the TangI
toad. The host pastor will be the Rev. Rc
m and Men's Day wijl be observed toda
ReaceBaptist Church at 1909 E. 25 St. Th
thc|*ortiing service. Their speaker will b
en. At 4 p.m., the women win sponsor i
ky Wilson. The public is invited to attend
Baptist Church at 700 Highland Ave. w
jjj^The Gospel Choir of Zion Memorial Baptist C
punleith Ave. will present its annual "Worship in
I at 5 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
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:le in the making
the building is well over $300,000.
Construction requires the best skilled workers,
expert electricians, plumbers, carpenters and
painters among the Jehovah Witnesses. The
workers come from as far away as Virginia and
South Carolina to help raise the hall. When a hall is
to built in the 48 hours, all that is done prior to starting
will be the laying of the concrete foundation.
The project begins on a Friday evening with a
"kick-off" meeting to make orecise nlans "Fh#
needed building materials have been ordered and |
put in place so the work will be easier. The next
morning, at 7 o'clock sharp, the work begins.
Usually, there are from 200 to 400 workers involved
with specific tasks to ensure the perfection of the j
entire structure.
"Everyone shares in the work, even the
women and children. "
? Joseph Mitchell
Everyone shares in the work, even the women
and children, said Mitchell. "When we raised the
hall on Northampton Drive, we had young girls
who did sheet-rocking work, and they were very
good at it." Even those members who are nonskilled
carry materials and clean up. A food truck
was brought in so that little time was wasted.
By noon Saturday, everything is taking shape. City
inspectors are usually cooperative, especially
since thev don't usually work on Saturdays. If all of
the work isn't finished by Saturday evening, crews
work throughout the night to finish, so that the first
church service can be held that Sunday morning.
Actually, Mitchell said, the work is completed
faster than the allotted 48 hours, yet the quality of the
work is exceptional in spite of the fact that no
one is paid for any work done on the kingdom hall.
I Church Notes
n Homecon
The annual fall revival will be
fie Citv of God at Pau* ^n'tec^ Methodist
ikerwiltbe the Clmrch be?innin8 on SuI}^
pel Deliverance ?ct' 28' Homecoming will be
? ? . observed at the morfiing worship
service, followed by a special dinner
in the fellowship hall. The
Rev. Jerry A. Quick, pastor of
Goler Metropolitan AME Zion
Services at 7*30 Church, al?n8 whh his choir and
1 NE 23rd St congregation, will conduct the
evening worship service at 7 p.m.
The guest minister to be
featured Monday through Thurs
RJ day is Dr. Rogers P. Fair,
: C^ap^n Bethune-Cookman
as Thepublfc Area Peat
Richard N. Marshall, Jr.
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) Thurmond Stef Mr* Richard N- Marshall, Jr., c
Tursday afternoon, Oct. 18, at
" ?r^ Hospital.
Mr. Marshall was born in New
The church will Winston-Salem for 60 years. He >
h Of thechurckl ^en^or Citizens Club, and a retired
Viiad to ittend Tobacco Company, Factory No. 2!
He is survived by hi wife, Mrs.. Dei
sneaker for the onc daughter, Mrs. Luvinia F. Jor
TrtiftfcS-W ftfair onc st^-soii, Sgt. Cleo H. loyner.
'he ouWfiTST fnw, of this city, tnd
Newberry; two brothers, Eugene an
Wm city; ten grandchildren, one daughtc
^ion Church in Fayetteville;two sisters-in-law, N
?** -:38k Irene Marshall, both of this city; om
j.m. ine bmh^ _P Vi i
* 01 1NCWDCrry? many nieces, nepnev
iwswffl^le friends
,V? ?nuTn nr- Funeral services were held at 3 p
^P^51 Church. Burial foll<
?bert H Bailey Johnson's Home of Memory Funert
funeral arrangements.
Nathaniel Thomas
MM Mr* Nathanicl Thomas. of Rou
is theif speaker Community, died on Wednesday,
Hospital. He was a native of David!
the Va Car Battery Company, Tho
ill Mr* Thomas l$ survived by his
viceTSf?j?- Atlanta? Ga.; two daughters, Las
tst ' ChMHl Diane Cockrum of Midway Commi
wifi Quinlyn, Jeffrey, Lee and Christop
at lam Tla" grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. C
gl munity and Mrs. Shirley Kearns c
Mr. George Thomas and Mr. Edwa
hurch at 101 M 1 Community, and Mr. Edward 1
SonaM orograR uncles, five aunts and other relativ
Funeral services were heM on Si
9 Zion Holiness Church. Burial was
I cemetery. Gilmore Funeral Directc
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East Kingdom Hall: The Jehovah's Witnesses'
Brother William Greene, who also attends the
Kingdom Hall on Northampton Drive, said "We
are happy to do the work on a voluntary basis
because this is part of our ministry. We are united
in preaching and teaching about God's incoming
Jdngdom. We helieve that God s kingdom is a real
government and we pray as in the Lord's prayer for
God's kingdom to come."
Their faith is what makes it possible for
Jehovah's Witnesses to do what others cannot. _
They begin by trying to rid themselves of hatred,
jealously, social distinctions, drugs and other obsesytiwta
vot ?rkr .QV
*"*0 UVI'J 1/1 -* Mill
College and pastor of Stewart Education and
Memorial United Methodist Florida Confe
Church of Daytona Beach, Fla. on Ethnic Min<
r? ., . Methodist Chu
Dr. Fair, a world-renowned ... .
, , ... He is also i
speaker, has received degrees Ompo, p P1
from Clark College, Atlanta CI . , D. ..
? Florida Philo
University and Bethune- and is the i
Cookman College. He is actively outstanding p
involved in many civic and He was name
religious activities, which include Among Ameri
the the Civitan Club, the Civil from 1973 to 1!
Service Board, the Volusia Coun- The theme 1
ty Health Authority, the Florida "Celebrate Go<
Conference Board of Diaconal On." Devotioi
Ministry, the Board of Higher begin nightly at
hs And Funerqli
Eula J. Bail
>f 2923 Bon Air Avenue, died Mrs. Eula
the North Carolina Baptist at the Pell C
She was a rr
berry, S.C., and had lived in was the fou
vas a member of the YMCA, Ladies Auxi
employee of the R.J. Reynolds member of
56. employee of
lores N. Marshall, of the home; Mrs. Bail
les of West Palm Beach, Fla.; Thomas, of
of Germany; two .sisters, Mrs. ,grandchildrc
Ctetdweh -of - ? Ourwiwetf
d Albert Marshall, both of this of this city; <
;r-in-law, Mrs. Francina Joyner ** and friehds.
Irs. Alberta Marshall and Mrs. Funeral s<
e hrother-in-law. L.C. Caldwell Rantist Chn
^s, cousins, other relatives and Funeral Diri
.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21, at St. Marie E. Kt
awed in Evergreen Cemetery,
il Directors was in charge of the Mrs. Mai
Wednesday,
of Darlingtc
Mrs. Kell<
is survivedJt
te 9, Winston-Salem, Midway city; a devc
Oct. 17, at the N.C. Baptist great-nieces
;on County and an employee of Graveside
masville. Evergreen C
wife, Mrs. Charlotte Thomas, the funeral
hella Thomas of Atlanta and
mity; five sons, Carlos, Quincy, Mary Pace I
iher Thomas, all of Atlanta; six
jladys Leak of Midway Com- Mrs. Mar
>f Thomasville; three brothers,> ^ct* XT} *
rd Thomas, both of the Midway and had liv*
... Mre Qnp!
-indsay of Thomasviiic; three
es and friends. where she s<
inday, Oct. 21, at the Gates of anc* was ^
in the family plot of the church Association
>rs was in charge of the funeral Jones and P
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48-hour miracle (photo by James Parker).
sions.
"There are over 200 of these Kingdom Halls
already built in the 48 hours, and the numbers are
growing," said Mitchell. Jehovah's Witnesses are
finding themselves drawn into a unity throughout
more countries than belong to the United Nations.
The two-day Kingdom Hall raising is "a taste of
paradise building," said Mitchell. This expresses
the firm conviction of Jehovah's people that soon
earth's Creator will remove all of the elements that
ruin thp Mrth anrl human cnriptv tn malr? f?r
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Paradise-building on a global scale.
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Methodist Church
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Ministry, and the regular services at 8 p.m.
rence Task Force The combined choirs of St.
arity of the United Paul will provide music on
rch. Thursday night. Special guests
a member of the throughout the revival will in- .
,i Fraternity, the GaUlee chureh
soph.cal Society ^,oh ch Hanes
Z I' a .T* CME Church and St. Matthews
UJ ^ United Methodist Church of
;d "Who's Who ~ .
,, Greensboro.
ran tlarovman"
vivi^/navii
978. The Rev. Belvin J. Jessup is
tor the revival is pastor of St. Paul Church. Mrs.
i's Love -- Pass It Ruth C. Glenn is chairman of the
nal services will Task Force on Evangelism, which
7:30, followed by is sponsoring the revival.
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J. Bailey, of 1426 Derry St., died Wednesday, Oct. 17,
"are Nursing Home. She was a native of Laurel, N.C.
lember and Mother of the Beulah Baptist Church, she
nder of the Nurses fcoard, a former member of the
iliary of the Young Ministers and Deacons Union, a
the Kimberly Park Senior Citizens and a retired
the Winston Leaf Tobacco Company,
ley is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lorene B.
the home, and Mrs. Effie B. Brown, of this city; Five
m anri fpn 0r#iat-aranrtrhiMr#*?' rtn#> cicf^r Mr*. Wnra
? O *rv,v O' v.. " f Vf?V (7II7?VI | ! ! I 17# I 7V71 R
<3 w<o?WT^'?tev?te<l"iweev Mrs. M?rgarct B ^mbotT^" ^ "
3ne brother-in-law, two sons-in-law, and other relatives
jrvices were conducted Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Beulah
rch. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery.'Gilmore
ectors was in charge of the funeral arrangements.
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'ie E. Kelley, of 1201 E. Ninth St., Apt. 2Q, died
Oct. 17, at the N.C. Baptist Hospital. She was a native
>n, S.C., and moved to this city 10 years ago.
ey was a retired beautician from Washington, D.C. She
>y a devoted niece, Mrs. JoAnn McWillis Clark, of this
?ted nephew, Mr. James McWillis, of this city; many
and nephews.
? services were held on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the
"!emeterv. fiilmnr^ Fnn^ral Diri?rtr>rs was in rharo# r?f
arrangements.
Spease
y Pace Spease, of 5040 Joyace Ave., d?ed Thursday,
Cnollwood Hall. She was a native of Pfafftown, N.C.,
id in Forsyth County all of her life,
ise was a member of Bethlehem A.M.E. Zion Church,
srved on the Usher Board, Pastor's Aide, Missionary,
ie past president of tHe Young Women's Christian
. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Annie Maude
tfrs. Lillie Mae Armstrong; two sons, Mr. David Lee
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