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Under the two pastors, the
church saw a substantial period
of growth. A basement was
added, as were an Education Fel
lowship Hall and kitchen.' Addi
V
tional land adjacent to the
church was also purchased.
With a pressing need to
enlarge its ministry, the church's
fourth pastor, the Rev. Rhodford
L. Anderson, and other members
began searching the nearby area
for a site to build a new home.
Alderman Nelson Malloy praised Union Chapel for its 70 years of
service to the community.
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Hampton alumni
meet in Charlotte
special to the chronicle
The 58th Annual North Car
olina Regional Conference of
the National Hampton Alumni
Association, Inc. was held at the
McDonald Cafeteria and Trav
elodge Inn in Charlotte March
19-21.
The theme of the conference
was "Reclaiming the Hampton
Spirit: Participate, Network,
and Serve,"
?_ Attending the conference
from the Winston-Salem Chap
ter were Ernestine Worley,
Chapter President and Corre
sponding Secretary of the
North Carolina Region; Paula
Stevenson, Chapter Vice Presi
dent; and Sarah Brooks, Chap
ter Secretary.
The representatives from
Winston- Salem were actively
involved in the conference.
Paula Stevenson gave the lun
cheon invocation and led the
Memorial Service for deceased
members including Mr. James J.
Henderson of Durham and Mrs.
Evelyn Carter West '33 of Win
ston-Salem.
Sarah Brooks spoke as Ms.
North Carolina Senior 1998.
Worley was the mistress of
ceremony for the banquet.
Other conference partici
pants included National Presi
dent Jacqueline Antoine of Cal
ifornia; National Vice President
Tony Cheatham of Washington,
DC; National Secretary Linda
Gordon of Charlotte; National
Fund-Raising Chair Patricia
Larkins-Hicks of Columbus,
Ohio; National Student Recruit
ment Chair Edna Johnson of
Greensboro; Director of Alum
ni Affairs, Hampton University,
Sylvia Rose; and Vice President
of Administrative Affairs,
Hampton University, Dr. Diane
Suber. The conference conclud
ed with a gala performance of
the Hampton University Con
cert Choir led by RpyzeH Dil
lard at the Memorial Presbyter
ian Church USA on Beatties
Ford Road in Charlotte. Valen
cia Davis of Roanoke Rapids is
the president of the North Car
olina Region NHAA, Inc.
The Winston-Salem Chapter
will sponsor "Bowling, Etc.", a .
scholarship fund-raising event
to be held Saturday April 24 at 4
pm at the AMF Bowling Lanes,
810 Jonestown Road.
fhe event will include bowl
ing, video games, and fellow*
ship. Tickets are available fotf
donations of $10.00 for the
event. Shoe rental and a chance
tp win a $100 savings bond are
included. Call any Hampton
alumnus for more information
or call 723-0371 extension 7434.
Wedding
Spencer-Ingram
Wendy C. Spencer of
Stoneville, N.C., and Lorenzo
.Ingram of Winston-Salem will
be married April 3 at Sharon
Baptist Church in Stoneville.
> Ms. Spencer is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John E.
Spencer of Stoneville. She is a
graduate of the University of
v North Carolina at Charlotte.
She is a Mortgage Processor
for Wachovia Bank and Trust
Mr. Ingram is the son of.;
Mr. a,rrd Mrs. Roland J Ingram
of the Winston-Salem. His is a
graduate of North Carolina
Central University in Durham.
He is a Systems Tech Analyst I
for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Co it) pa qy
Sorority holds vesper service
SPECIAL to THg CHRONICLE
Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta
Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., held
their Finer Womanhood Vesper
Service on March 14 at Grace
Presbyterian Church
The speaker for the service
was the Rev. Gloria Gerald.
Gerald is a native North Car
olinian who lived most of her
life in Mount Vernon. N Y
She is the church planter and
pastor of Grace Baptist Church
in Winston-Salem and formerly
was an assistant pastor at First
Baptist Church of Winston
Salcm.
Gerald's dynamic message
was based on the sorority's
theme "Zeta Women Preparing
for the 21st Century." She used
as her sub topic "Just A Sister
Away".
Finer Womanhood is an
observance of the pledge of
redcdication for each member to
the ideals and principals upon
which Zeta was founded.
The sorority honored the
three oldest members; Mrs.
Vivien K Bright. Gwendolyn
Ashley and Lillie Flvans. The
newly organized Rho Zeta cho
rus under the direction of Mrs.
Dollye Mack provided the
music. President F.dythc
Williams presided.
They found it at the the corner of
Collins and 25th streets, where
the church sits today.
Robinson became only the
church's fifth pastor in June of
1985
He stressed to the congrega
tion that the church did not
reach the 70-year mark by luck.
It took lots of prayer and a
strong faith in God, Robinson
said.
"If we only see the brick and
mortar than we are missing the ?
meaning of the church. Being in
existence for 70 years didn't just
happen by chance. When they
started 70 years ago, they didn't
realize that we would have
padded pews, carpet, air condi
tioning, two buses, seven hous
es...," Robinson said.
But while only men have pas
tored at the church, women have
also played an integral part in
the church's prosperity - as
Mobbley can attest.
During a separate afternoon
ceremony, the church honored
one of those women, Dardenella
Campbell. Campbell - who
Robinson described as a special
lady - was instrumental in
tracking and recording the
church's history and was a
devout member until her death
last November.
Malloy presented the church
with an official resolution from
the city, praising it for its
longevity, service and outreach
to the community.
Malloy recalled growing up
on Pittsburg Street and seeing
the church grow and enhance the
community around it.
"Union Baptist is an ark.
where people can seek refuge
from all the harm in the world,"
Malloy said before reading the
resolution. "(It's) a full suit of
armor to protect you from the
pitfalls that are out there."
As the world approaches a
new millennium, Robinson said
the church is intensifying its
focus on the young and the old.
The old, because they are living
longer and the young, because
they will be the next wave of the
church's pastors and deacons,
leading Union Baptist into a new
era.
The church has already added
a computer lab and library in its
basement. These resources will
help the youngsters in the
church-r- whom Robinson
already describes as "a bright
bunch"? become even brighter.
Opening an adult daycare
center is one of the next goals on
Union Chapel's agenda, Robin
son said.
He added that the church is
also ready to open its doors and
serve whomever wants to enter
its walls.
The church's outside marquee
underscores this point. "Come as
you are," it reads.
"I don't know what the next
70 years hold, but the God that
brought Union Chapel to 70
years is still alive," Robinson .
said.
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