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RELIGION Camp Moating Choir Camp Meeting Choir will celebrate its 60th anniversary Special to The Chronicle Camp Meeting Choir of Win ston-Salem. one of the oldest active religious singing groups in the United States, will cele brate its 60fh anniversary April 11 at Goler Metropolitan AME Zion Church. Third Street at Dunleith Avenue at 4 p.m. The late J. Garfield Wilson organized Camp Meeting Choir in 1939. They began singing on WSJS Radio in the mid-1940s and were heard throughout the United States on CBS and NBC affiliates, receiving national and international acclaim. They had been invited to sing at the Met ropolitan Baptist Church in New York City and were the first Black choir to sing at the famed Radio City Music Hall. The choir also mad6 .appear ances at Madison Square Gar den. They continued traveling throughout the United States, sharing their rich unique music. All of the choir's music is sung a cappella. "Our music was sweet, soft and harmonious," said Pauline Jackson. "Yes, with much melody," chimed in Mary Ewell, one of the original 20 members. The. choir still sings many of the old favorites like "I'm On My Way to Heaven Anyhow." "However, some of our latest music is more upbeat," said Mary Ewell. . . Three of the original 20 mem bers will be recognized at the April 11 celebration. Mary Lee Ewell and Edna Clark, charter members, and Pauline Jackson, who joined in the mid-1940s, continue to sing with these high ly acclaimed Christian music recording artists. Featured soloists at this year's celebration will include: Bernard Higgins, Albert Stew art, Thelma Thompson, Ruby Ogburn, Sadie Brown, Sarah Conrad, Michael Myers and Alphonsa Benton, who also doubles as assistant director. William Penn is choir director, and Doris Hunter is president. Reverend J.A. Sloan is host pas tor. This jubilee celebration of the legacy of Christian music will be shared with other guest choirs, including the Mount Carmel Baptist Church Choirs of Winston- Salem and a special treat from the Macedonia Bap tist Church Willing-Workers Choir of Cheraw, S.C. The public is welcome to attend and will be warmly received. Kimberly Park Holiness Church celebrates 80th anniversary / Special to The Chronicle ? ; In the year 1919, a small group gathered together in a two story framed building located at Derry and Glenn Avenue, a spot then thickly clustered with bushes and in the vicinity, a nearby pas ture stream. Often members began service for God, whose efforts resulted in the charter members of the Union Mission Sanctified Church. It was here that the musical sounds of drums, tinkling cymbals and tam bourines echoed a blessed event for the new organization. Charter members of the newly formed church were: Elder Frank Caesar, Founding Pastor, Elder W.M. Smith, Assistant Pastor Sqlomon M. Caesar, Deacon, Mrs. Nellie Caesar, wife of the founding Pastor, Willie Caesar, Deacon, Jim Caesar. Miss Agnes Caesar and Mrs. Winnie Gray, * ?who served as the first Church Mother. As time passed. Union Mission Sanctified Church was changed to Kimberly Park Holi ness Church. Elder Frank Caesar died in March 1924. Elder Solomon Monroe Caesar,, brother of the deceased pastor, was called to the pastorate of this great church. A continuous and steady growth in membership occurred under his leadership. In 1958, pledges were made for a "Brick Rally" by , members and friends. As a result, several major structural projects were completed, including the educational department. The following ministers have pastored here since the passing of Bishop Solomon Monroe Caesar: Bishop Theodore R Rice, Bishop Lawrence S. Tate, Elder Hilton Stone and Elder Paul Sherard. We are blessed to have our current pastor, Elder Robert R. Edmond Jr. We love him, honor him, and thank God for ordering his steps to Kimberly Park Holi ness Church. The public is invited to help us celebrate our 80th church anniversary. The church is located at 417 Burton Street, Winston-Salem.Services will be held: Sunday, April 11, 11 a.m., Min. Betty Hash, Kimberly Park; Sunday, April 11, 4 p.m., Bishop T.R. Rice, Mercy Seat Holiness; Monday, April 12, 7:30 p.m., associate minister. Union Baptist; Tuesday, April 13, 7:30 p.m., Rev. Melvin frazier, Community Bap tist; Wednesday, April 14, 7:30 p.m.. Elder E. Kirby, Bethlehem Holiness; Thursday, April 15, 7:30 p.m.. Pastor A. Sumpter, Community Holiness; Friday, April 16, 7:30 p.m.. Elder W. Fra zier, Mt. Calvary Holiness; Sun day, April 17, 7:30 p.m.. Elder Robert Edmond, Kimberly Park. Galilee Missionary Baptist Owrch will bold conference * ? v Special to The Chronicle *?* The Galilee Missionary Bap tist Church will hold 7 its first annual church conference on Sat urday, April 10, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The conference is spon sored by the Life Enrichment Committee, which is a part of the Special Events Ministry at Galilee, and will be geared toward the entire church family. The theme for the conference is "Pressing Toward the Mark" and will consist of the following sessions: 1) the essentials to spir itual growth, 2) the power of thoughts and words, 3) fruitful ness vs. busyness, 4) heart condi tions, 5) honoring this house, 6) Fear ? False Evidence Appear ing Real, 7) the spirit of offense. 8) spiritual warfare anjl 9) an attitude of gratitude Rev. Beveli na Davis, Mrs. Mildred Peppers, Ms. Theretha Werts, Mr. Daniel Matangira, Rev. Stephen Speaks, Mrs. Betty Speaks, Mr. Stephen McCloud, Minister Paul Hart and Mrs. Avon Ruffin will be the guest leaders for these sessions. The keynote speaker for the day will be Rev. James F. Linville, pastor of the Piney Grove Bap tist Church in Winston-Salem. Pastor Linville is a native of Winston-Salem, where he gradu ated from North Forsyth High School. He is also a graduate of Forsyth Technical Institute, Pied mont Bible College and Winston Salem State University. Rev. Linville has received numerous awards, including the Outstand ing Young Man in America Award in 1989 and induction into the Oxford's Who's Who Edition in 1992. He has received an honorary doctorate from New Hope Bible College. Rev. Linville has served as associate minister at Second New Bethel Baptist Church and Saint Stephens Baptist Church of Win ston-Salem, and also as pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Ridg way, Va.. and Rock Hill Baptist Church in Stokes County. The Rev. Robert E. Lee McGowens Sr. is the pastor of Galilee, which is at 575 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Win ston-Salem. For more informa tion. you may call the church office at (336) 724-3857. THE CHRONICLE / r*' f /"r ,V??i turf /Vonnaffan Missionary Society of St John CME Church wfll sponsor prayer breakfast Special to The Chronicle The Missionary Society of St. John CME Church is sponsoring its annual prayer breakfast/ mini workshop. It will be held on Sat urday, April 10, 8 am - noon. Our theme for this special occasion is "A Tapestry of Life for Women: Discovering and Addressing Our Unmet Needs." Our scripture ref erence is Proverbs 31:10-31. Our keynote speaker for this day will be Rev. Conita A. Hunt, associate minister at Goler Memorial AME Zion Church. She is the coordinator of the out reach/evangelism ministry. She is a graduate of Paisley High school. She attended McLean's Business College, Livingstone .College and Hood Theological. Seminary in Salisbury. She also completed four years of theologi cal studies and church adminis tration courses with the Western North Carolina Conference Kmv. Hunt Board of Con ference Studies for. the AME Zion churches. Rev. "SIS TER CO," as she is often called, is an outstanding "Woman Ser vant of God" who truly believes in being obedi ent to the Holy Spirit and doesn't "mind spreading the word of God by singing and preaching the gospel. The topics for the workshops are: "Recognizing the Status of Woman" and "Discovering and Addressing Our Unmet Needs." The presenters will be the Mis sionary president, Dinah Petti grew, and Sister Diane N- Press ley. Sister Diane Pressley refers to herself as "The Multiplistic Woman." She Is a member of St. Matthew Apostolic Church, where she serves as a member of the Sanctuary Choir, member of the Usher Board, Junior Depart ment Sunday school teacher, and motivational speaker for the Women's Ministry. God has blessed Brother and Sister Pressley to bring to fruition their own business: Pressley - & Pressley, Unlimited. They cus tomize travel and tours for two or 222. Sister Pressley teaches and facilitates: "Women Confer ences/Meetings'**, "Motivational Seminars"; "Time Management Strategies"; "Leadership Series"; and "Communicating Effectively "with Anyone." The public is cordially >invited to attend. The church is at 650 NW Crawford Place. The Rev. Bobby R. Best is the pastor. Mrs. Carolyn Harper is program chair person and Mrs. Dinah Pettigrew is the Missionary president. New Direction celebrates 20th pastoral anniversary V Special lo The Chronicle ^ ' New Direction Movement Cathedral welcomes you to join lis as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of our pastor, Essie C. McCullough, on April 18-23 and April 25. Speakers: Sunday, 11 a.m. ? Evangelist May Alexander; Sun day, 4 p.m. ? Pastor Sarah Hauser; Monday ? Pastor Rosa York;~Tuesday ? Bishop Daniel Coleman; Wednesday ? Pastor James Gilliam; Thursday ? Bish op Preston Mack; Friday ? Pas tor Cheryl Ingram; Sunday, 11 a.m. ? Pastor Deborah Thomas; Sunday, 4 p.m. ? Pastor Christo pher Brinson. Essie C. McCullough has been the pastor of New Direction Movement Cathedral since 1979. Other accomplishments include: innovator of a television ministry on Channel 6 since 1993 and innovator of a radio ministry n WPOL since 1997. She is the daughter of the lat? Rev. James Aaron Cole man and Evangelist Annie Cole m a n Carthron. She was feared and educated in Rev. MtCullough the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system. She has six sisters and six brothers. She is the wife of Alexander McCullough. Her children are Amanda Burch, Alex (Kim) and Audreana (Leon]T Smith. She has nine grandchildren: Lakesha, Lashanta, James III, Jasmine, Tyesliia, Kaneshia, Sheree and Leon Jr. . -? Her employment history includes: Dockery's General Store, executive secretary for the city of Winston-Salem and execu tive secretary at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Her most important job to date is her dedicated and consistent service as pastor to us here at New Direction for 20 years. Her skills are as varied as her personality. She is a master in her own right on office equipment, a vigorous cleaner, an expert pub lisher, a superb organizer and an insightful eqcourager. These are only a few. One of the main skills that she possesses is always being a lady. She has proven that God is a keeper in her professional, spir itual and personal life. She has won thousands of souls to the Lord .(Sheep Begat Sheep), ministering in revivals in the city and as far away as Balti more, Md., and Bridgeport, Conn. One.of her greatest desires, besides seeing souls saved, is to one day travel and evangelize. Pastor Essie Mae Coleman McCullough is a woman of excel lence and a wotrfSn of God. The church is at, 626 Mon mouth Street, directly behind Char's on Waughtown Street. For additional information, please call 788-0443. Pastor and wife with church for 25 years V , Special tc^The Chronicle. St. Mark Baptist Church will celebrate the 25th anniversary of service by its pastor, the Rev. James Fulwood, and First Lady Hattie E. Fulwood. Pre-anniversary celebration will begin on Friday, April 9, at 7:30 with the Rew iSamuel Corne lious and the members of New Jerusalem Baptist Church as guest speakers. April 10, which is that Saturday, a, banquet will be " given honoring Pastor and First Lady Fulwood. The Pastor's Aide Ministry will host the ban quet. ' On that Sunday, April 11, the Rev. Robert McGowen and mem bers of Galilee Baptist Church will be the closing guests, which will take place at 4 pm. With Pastor Fulwood's lead ership, St. Mark has made a lot of progress. In the year 2000 we are looking forward to a new edi fice. Thank God for a pastor like him. The public is invited to attend all services. The church is at 1100 Manely Street. Missionary group delivers Easter baskets ? ?/ *? Special to The Chronicle The Good Samaritan Mis sionary Group of St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church deliv ered 64 Easter baskets to the Forsyth Village Rest Home on Saturday, March 27. The members met at the church t6 prepare.all the sweet goodies for the baskets. \ i'* - Members participating were: Tensie Reid. Rosa Holland, Deb orah McLean, Annie Jones, Mil dred Williams, Sarah Jackson, Raeshika -McLean, Reginald Jones, Charles Crowder, William Birch, Dorothy Douglas, Sarah Gordon Bason, Charlie Douglas . Jr., Mary^ Clark, Annie and George Floyd, Juanita Archie, Pricilla Wiggins, Carrie Richard son. , The residents were excited and very thankful. After prayer, the group wished them a happy Easter. Mary Williams is president over the missionary department. Tensie Reid is chairman. Rev. Joseph R. Samuels is pastor. 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