t Focus On Religion Therms a mira< 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 BjE ' '*% ' ' ' : -J- ? . 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. - - % Rellj Church Calendar, Focus On Reli :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. . : vn -u-s.:m3m ) 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 3" , -f The C jion gion, Church Notes, Obituaries t w^| 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 Ihronicle, Thursday, October 25, 1984-Pafle B13 " -* - T pAf , / 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 - ? - - - VMS II WIIIMI* UVVIV i J VV I1IUAV TTIftJ I VI Paradise-building on a global scale. -#? _____ Methodist Church J 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. s ? ? ey / 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 wn, 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 Please see page B14