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? . ?? RELIGION St. Stephens to celebrate joint anniversary services Special to The Chronicle St. Stephen Baptist Church will celebrate the church and pas toral Anniversaries March 21. It will be the 64th anniversary of the church and the 41st anniversary of the church's pas tor, the Rev. J. R. Samuels. The Rev. Jerry Drayton and the New Bethel Baptist Church will be the 4 PM guest. The church is located at 5000 Noble Street. On January 5, 1935. J. W. Dunlap and A. H. Howard pro cured money from the Pastors Aid. the only remaining organi zation of the Disbanded Majori ty Baptist Church, to rent a six room frame dwelling at 10th and Hickory streets. A call meeting resulted in the enrollment of" 16 members and at a second meeting the group approved a proposal by Rev. Hk Hines to name the church St. Stephen Baptist Church. Hines pastored the church and J. W. Dunlap was elected chairman pf the Deacon Board, with A. H. Howard. Sidney Hanks, Ben Green, and Leonard Dunovant serving as Deacons. Hines pastored for the first 18 months without salary. For almost a year he was paid only $5.00 per week, then $10.00 per week for the next eighteen months. ' The congregation marched from 10th and Hickory to the new site, Collette Tabernacle on October 1, 1938. The 10 year mortgage was liquidated in 5 years and the mortgage was burned in October, 1943. The membership had grown from the 16 charter members to 310. On September 20, 1947, St. Stephen was left without leader ship with the death of its pastor, the Rev. L. Hines. The Rev. E. G. Williams of South Boston, Va., was called and began his charge on Novem ber 1, 1948. The church pur chased a 5 room brick parsonage on Hattie Avenue from E. M. Mitchell. On January 4, 1949, the pas tor, deacons and trustees met with Mr. Leander Hill and repre sentatives of the Righteous Church of God to discuss pur chase of a church located on Ogbum (renamed O'Connell) Street on February 5, 1949. The congregatioh again marched to a new church site led by the pastor. The membership had grown to 500. This mortgage was burned on November 30, 1954 under the successful leader ship of Rev. Williams, the dili gent work of the members according to the divine will of God Almighty. In 1956 the Rev. C. M. Free man was called to the charge of pastor and served fof two years. In 1958 the church was again without a pastor and the Rev. Joseph Samuels was called. After 5 years under his dynamic leader ship, the church was again faced with the necessity to relocate. The O'Connell Street church was sold to the Redevelopment Commis sion. Two lots at Bowen Boule vard and Manchester Streets were purchased from Carl H. Russell. Two adjacent lots owned by Herbert Troy of Hampton, Va., were purchased. Ground breaking ceremony was held on November 11, 1961 marking the beginning of another siege of prayer and hard work. A motor cade traveled to the new church from O'Connell Street on August 19, 1962. The seating capacity of the church was 800. Improve ments to the church included the, completion of a pastor's study, reception area, finance room, and deacon's room on the second level. New sanctuary lights were installed as were two side exits from the parking lot and refur nished kitchen on the lower level. Two lots were purchased and paved for additional parking and for fenced secured parking for church vehicles. Transportation is provided to Sunday morning worship and other church out ings by a church bus and two vans. The Outreach Ministry of the church includes a weekly radio broadcast of the morning sermon aired on radio station WSMX at 4:30 p.m. each Sunday afternoon. After 29 years at this site, our pastor conceived a vision from the Holy Spirit to erect a new church home for St. Stephen. As a result, eight and one-half acres of land were purchased to build the church with a seating capaci ty of approximately 1200 with an educational-wing and a fellow ship hall. The land was pur chased from the Frank W. Mur rell Estate and is located on Pressman Drive at Noble Street. Architect, Clifton E. Gravely & Associates, was hired to draw plans for the new building. Cogun Industries, Inc. was awarded the bid to construct the new church. The ground break- ) ing ceremony was held on Janu ary 11, 1990. The educational wing has 8 large classrooms with dividers allowing conversion into 16 smaller classrooms as necessi tated^ Plans for the fellowship hall were deferred until later. An equipped nursery, library, main office, board room, nurses' room, and a large conference room are located off the main entrance foyer. The main entrance is accessed from a covered driveway leading to the parking area. In the area behind the pulpit is the pastor's reception area and study, choir room, communion prepara tion room, recording room and the first lady's room. On the upper level are the finance room, record room, historical room, baptismal preparation rooms, baptistery and the deaconess room. Open sitting areas are pro vided on both levels. The motorcade arrived from the Bowen Boulevard location on June 23, 1991 to hold the first worship service at 5000 Noble Street, that has a seating capacity of approximately 2000. An open house was held July 21, 1991 and a month of dedication services 9 were held in November. A picni? shelter located at the lower end of the lower parking lot was conv pleted in 1993. The shelter has an enclosed kitchen equipped with } stove, refrigerator and freezer. serving window allows persons t?' be served from the kitchen with out entering the cooking area. Toilet facilities for men and women are provided. Tables and. benches have been installed and a barbecue grill was donated by a church member. The heating sys tem was converted from electric power to gas. Our office equip ment has been updated with another computer. Therefore, we now have two computers, a copy machine, fax machine, risograph and binder. A surveillance system has been installed allowing con stant monitoring of the outside and inside of the building. Cam eras located in the narthex, out side and in the sanctuary allow monitoring of these areas. Moni tors in the pastor's study and office allow full view of the entrances and the sanctuary. The church employs a full time secretary, part time clerk,: full time janitor, and two part time assistants. Shiloh to celebrate Friends and Family Day I Special to The Chronicle ' Shiloh Baptist Church, 544 East Depot St., Mocksville, will cele brate Family and Friends' Day Sun day during morning worship. The Rev. Donald Ray Jenkins, pastor of Shiloh, will bring the morning message and the Chancel Choir under the direction of Maga lene Gaither will providfe the music. Dinner will be served at 1:30 p.m. and at 3 p.m., the community will recognize Gaither for her yeaH' of service as a educator. Christian and community leafder. ~e Family and Friends' Day is a homecoming of sorts where old friendships are renewed and new ones are made. A special feature of this program this year will be the recognition of person who have been member of Shiloh for 50 years or more. ' Jwenty members, who com bined have 1,223 years of service to - the. church, will be honored this year. Following is list of honorees , includes and their years of member ship: Charles Anderson Jr.; 61; Dorothy Anderson, 51; Sallie Baker, 54; Azilee Barker, 57; Lilian Cain, 70; Rachel Carson, 51; Flo rence Cody, 72; Vera Davis, 55; Charlie Doulin, 64; Ella Mae Doulin, 62; Magalene Gaither, 60; Mary Holman, 64; Rebecca Isaac, 61; Benjamin Johnson Jr., 56, Christine Johnson, 54; Naomi Spratley, 70; Inez Mayfield, 63; Agnes Thomhs, 60 and Ethel Wil son, 62. < Seresa Mason, the church's old est member, will also be honored for her 76 years of service to Shiloh. Gaithmr Grace to celebrate Deacon and Clergy day Special to The Chronicle Grace Community Chureh will observe their annual Deacons and Clergy Day Sunday at 4 p.m. The special guest speaker will be the Rev. Robert E. McGowen and the congregation of Galilee Baptist Church. McGowen is the third son of the four children born to Mrs. Elna Mae and the late Mr. Samuel to, McGowen of Travelers Rest, S.C. He pursued religious trainingiat the Morris College Schobl of Reli gion Greenville Extension in Sumter, S.C. He received a bache lor of ministry degree from Columbia Bible Institute - Spar tanburg Extension,,, Columbia, S.C. He is currently pursuing a mas ter of divinity from Shaw Univer sity Divinity School. McGowen acknowledged his call to preach in 1981 and "was licensed by Mount Sinai Baptist Church and was ordained by the Enoree River Baptist Association. In January of 1994, he became pastor of Galilee Missionary Bap tist Church. ,, McGowen is a member of the National Baptist Convention, USA IncM Progressive National Baptist Convention, Lott Carey i Foreign Mission Convention and many others. He is a board member at large of NBC and an executive board member of the General Baptist State Convention of North Caroli na. He is also a board member of the Forsyth County Prison Min istry. - . * He is married to Terry King McGowen and the. father of five. . Jennings to highlight St. Peter's youth conference Special to The Chronicle St. Peter's World Outreach Center's Youth Department will sponsor "Generation Xcellence IMPACT Youth Conference" Sunday from at 11 a m', and 6 p.m. Joseph Jennings, a national anti-drug activists and motiva tional speaker, will be the guest speaker. Jennings is the founder of Turning Point Outreach in Palm Bay, Fla., and author of "Prisoner of the American Dream." Jennings "Choices/Born Choosers" message has struck a chord with every background, ethnic group and economic stra ta. Youth counselors and pastors are encouraged to bring their youth to the event. For more information call 650-0200. The church is located at 3683 Old Lexington Road. Janningt Hash to speak at St. Matthew Apostolic ?ta Special 10 The Chronicle ' Mother Mildred Hash of St. Peters \yorld Outreach Center, will be the guest speaker for the second annual Women's Min istry Fellowship Day at St. Matthew Apostolic Church. The service begins at 6 p.m. Hash is a gifted, anointed teacher and preacher, a- great exhorter and songstress. She has used her ministry, of gifts throughout the Triad and all over the world. Everyone that has been priv ileged to hear Hash speak is grateful that her love and shar ing of her gifts extends outside her home church. Bishop Joseph P. Lowery, ^ pastor of St. Matthew and Evangelist Gladys Christian, president of the Women's Min istry, extend an invitation to the community to hear Hash speak. Hath Smith takes place ii bby contest ' I Special to The Chronicle Leon Denard Smith Jr., won first place in the annual baby contest held at New Direction Movement Cathedral March 7. " Smith raised more than $1,400 for the contest. Second and third place were taken by Jaylin Tyres Carter who raised more than $1,200 and Yasmine Alexis Diane Jones, who raised $600. Other participants included Antonio "J.R." Archie, Achsha Renee Nicole Coleman, Ben jamin F. Coleman III, Micah Alana Coleman, Isaiah Nathaniel Hughes, Alexis I'Yau na McCullough and James DeJaron Caleb Smith. The contest raised nearly $6,000 for the church. The ?vent also featured a per formance by the New Generation; Anointed Dancers of Tabernaclb' of Faith. The church is located at 626; Monmouth St. and is pastored* by the Rev. Essie C. McCollough.i ? ?i i lllli Smith ! ~~ I Goetz to speak at Goler Memorial Special to The Chronicle. . JoAnne North Goetz of Atlanta will speak at Goler Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, March 23 at the Noon Hour of Hope service. Goetz, wife of Milton Goitz of Atlanta, was a longtime resi dent of Winston-Salem. She taught in the Winston Salem/Forsyth County School System for thirty years and retired in 1986. She taught in sev eral schools and left a great impact on the lives of her stu - dents. At Children's Home, she was named City Girls' Coach of the Year. Each summer for the past 32, years, she has served as Director of Activities for the N.C. Gover nor's School at Salem College. She organized its Alumni Associ ation, which numbers over 20,000. In recognition of this achievement, Governor Jim Hunt named her to the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, North Car olina's highest civilian honor. Continuing her great love for people and children, Goetz resumed her teaching career in Atlanta, where she was chosen DeKalb county Middle Teacher of the Year in 1994. A native of Ashe County and a graduate of Appalachian State University, Goetz lovesi teaching. Her philosophy about her stu dents is: "I would hope each one could walk out my door and feel better about himself than ever before." She invites her many friends to come to the service. Goler Memorial is located at 630 N. Patterson Avenue. The Rev. Dr. Seth O. Lartey is the! pastor, ! 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