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RELIGION Saints Home UMC to hold annual homecoming, revival Special to THE CHRONICLE Saints Home United Methodist Church will hold its annual home coming Sept. 26 at the 11:30 a.m. service. Revival services will be held Sept. 27-29 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the church, 1390 Thur mond St. The Rev. George Gray, associ ate pastor at Mount Olive Baptist Church, will officiate at the home coming. He is a former member of Saints Home. Gray served as a deacon at Mount Olive before answering the call to the ministry in 1992. He is a Winston-Salem native, attended Winston-Salem public -schools and studied busi ness administration and account ing at Forsyth Technical Institute He served in the military, including a tour in Vietnam. He is mar ried to the former Glo ria Gordon, with two chil dren. He and his entire family are noted for their musical talents, which will be shown at this service. Dinner will be served afterward. The Rev. Benjamin A. Mack will officiate at the homecoming 3 o'clock service. He is a retired min ister and the present pastor pf Mount Sinai AME Church in Advance. He preached his first ser mon at Saints Home United Methodist Church at the age of 13. He was known for many years as * the "energetic boy preach er," who always car-' ried large crowds, including his large family, with him. He holds a bachelor's degree in the ology; doctor of divinity degree; a certificate in pastoral counseling awarded in 1950; certificate in Hebrew history; and erected four new churches in the course of his ministry. He is a licensed practical nurse. He was awarded the plaque for "Minister of the Year" in 1972 by the N C. NAACP. He served as his torian for the Durham Ministerial Alliance; is a r trustee of the I Union Chris- I tian Bible Institute; and again was elected "Min ister of the Year" in 1982 by the Edge mont Com munity Cen ? J ici anu Durham residents. The guest evangelist for the revival services will be the Rev. Dr. Benjamin S. Foust Sr., who is a presiding elder of the AME Church and is presently the pastor of Bethel AME in Greensboro. He is a native of Graham and attend ed city schools there. Rev. Foust Rev. Gray Rev. Mack He attended Winston-Salem State University (former Teachers' College), interrupted by four years in the U.S. Air Force. Afterward he received a baccalaureate degree from Shaw University; did gradu ate studies in history and educa tion at University of North Caroli na-Chapel Hill; taught school for five years at Jordan Sellars High School in Burlington; did master's studies at Duke University Divini ty School and Southeastern Theo logical Seminary at Wake Forest, N.C.; and did further studies at Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C. He was licensed to preach in 1957 and ordained deacon. He served many pastorates in North Carolina. He was elected bishop during the academic year 1965-66; was elected president of the Raleigh Citizens Association and led the campaign for a black coun ty commissioner. Foust was acclaimed as a - "street prophet," and Allen Uni- - versity awarded him an honorary ? doctorate in 1968. In 1998, he was 2 appointed as the presiding elder of > the Western District of the AME 2 Church. He is married to the former * Gertrude Rogers of Mebane. They J have five children and eight grand- + children. There will be guest choirs from ? various churches at each service praising God in song. It is our prayer that the messages and the music will help to revive and bring souls to God. The pastor of Saints Home is the Rev. John F. Epps. The public is invited. Christian Methodist Episcopal Church annual convocation Sept. 21-24 Special to THE CHRONICLE , The Christian Methodist Epis copal Church is holding its 13th annual CME Convocation at the Holiday Inn Four Seasons/Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro Sept. 21-24. The theme is "A Transformed Church: Living in Hope for the Life of the World." The Carolina Conference, Seventh Episcopal District, is the host conference. The Right Rev. Charles L. Helton - is the host prelate and Reed ? . . ^ ? v a Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (the Rev. James Russell, pastor) of Greensboro is the headquarters. The Rev. Dr. N. Charles Thomas is the connection al coordinator and Presiding Elder Willie Sturgess is the local chair person. The 1999 convocation reflects an emphasis on the sovereignty of God.atid the lordship of Christ over the church as it relates to the political and economic concerns of the world, as well as focusing on its (u A . impact on persons of all nationali ties, occupations, genders, political and economic orientations. Tbe connectional church is observing what the new millennium means for the CME Church and Chris tendom. CME members from across the United States, Haiti, Jamaica and Africa are attending. Highlights of the convocation: ? Sept. 21: 7 p.m., service of Holy Communion. The Right Rev. Nathaniel Linsey, chief celebrant (Second Episcopal District) and the Right Rev. Charles L. Helton delivered the message. ? Sept. 22: 8 a.m. - General Assembly, the Right Rev. Othal H. Lakey keynote address (Sixth Episcopal District); 6:45 p.m. - a video presentation titled "The Church in Ministry" by the Right Rev. Thomas L. Hoyt Jr. (Fourth Episcopal District). ? Sept. 23: noon - annual con vocation luncheon. Dr. John Hope Franklin, a James B. Duke profes sor of history emeritus and seven year prbfessor of legal history at Duke University Law School; 7 . 4 p.m. - annual musicale under the direction of Carolyn Shephard (Third Episcopal District). The convocation will also include focus groups, insight ses sions, worship and praise, spiritual ! gifts, computer classes, CME ven dors, General Assembly and a closing challenge on Sept. 24 with Senior Prelate Nathaniel Linsey. Galilee Missionary Baptist will hold training institute -*** Special to THE CHRONICLE ' Galilee Missionary Baptist Church will hold a three-day edu cational training institute Nov. 1-3 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Areas of training: ? Christian education - clinic - Rev. James Lewis, Deacon Jimmy Diggs, Evangelist Parthenia Gal loway: Church school - superin tendent staff, orientation officer, discipleship officer, children church officer, nursery officer, vacation Bible school staff; meth ods of instruction for all teaching ministriescreative life-changing Bible teaching: .all church school teachers, all orientation ministry teachers, all discipleship teachers, all children church teachers, all nursery teachers, all vacation Bible school teachers, all Bible institute teachers, all Christian doctrine teachers, and stewardship teach ers. ? Ministers wives/deaconesses - Sister Phyllis Linville: roles and responsibilities to pastor, church and community; roles and respon sibilities of a deaconess; ministers wives and deaconess partnership. ? Deacon training - Pastor James Linville: roles and responsi bilities to pastor, church and cottv munity; roles and responsibilities Qfa deacon. ? Trustee training - Dr. J.D. Ballard; roles and responsibilities to pastor, chilrch and community; roles and responsibilities of a trustee. ? Ministers class - Dr. A. T. Grifley III; roles and responsibili ties of the associate minister; responsibilities to the church and pastor; ministerial ethics and eti quettes. Churches are welcome to send persons who are working in these ministries or have a desire to gain knowledge in these areas. Galilee Missionary is at 575 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Winston-Salem. Robert E. Lee McGowens Sr. is pastor. Goodwill to hold annual homecoming and revival Special to THE CHRONICLE ? J (?. Goodwill Baptist Church, in the Arcadia community of north Davidson County, the Rev. Phile mon, A. Samuels pastor, will cele brate its annual homecoming and revival beginning Sept. 26 at 3 p.m. and nightly at 7 Sept. 27-Oct. 1. The theme is "Preparing for the Harvest." The Rev. Joseph Parks, pastor of Grace United Community Church in Winston-Salem, will be the homecoming guest speaker for the 3 p.m. service. The guest evan gelist Sept. 27-Oct. 1 will be the Rev. R.J. Williams, pastor of Williams Memorial CME Church in High Point. God has truly blessed Good will under Rev. Samuels' leader ship. Since he became the pastor of Goodwill in February 1990, Goodwill has grown immensely in r spirit, making it one of the most "anointed churches in the state." Under his leadership, many new ministries have been started at Goodwill, such as Wednesday Bible studies, youth and young adult ministry, women's and men's ministry, public relations ministry and a drama ministry. Rev. and Mrs. Samuels Through his leadership, the church recently acquired the adja cent 25 acres of property, and God's vision is for the church to expand greatly to better serve the needs of the membership and the community. Samuels' lovely wife. Prophetess Gloria Samuels, is a well-known evangelist throughout the state and serves as the director of church ministries at Goodwill. Everyone is invited to fellow ship in this wonderful time of God's blessings in this portion of the vineyard. Transportation is available to all services. For more information, call the church, (336) 764-3930. I ^ ^ ?jUHj |Misa|n|ni|ju?ni|wn||||j /LrrmJs -/Sw , y^riA . fcOSTOTOHWlSOOOHlfWlOWCOBB? cQjCat* m Irsoi Stt Stok rot Oram ^ fl~ frrntlm -hit-'i ' Combme^ouf with ?lt ill |*pper. Dredge RAL^^giomi? I 3 lb. Can )Hormel Bm/One j Black R V Label J Ham Each one wiR be charged at half price | ? Sweet Premium California Thompson i Seedles^^^ Our Double Coupon Offer Is Different, But It Is Better For All Customers , Dear Friends, I often get questions about why Lowes Feuds requires a $35.00 purchase to qualify for Double Coupons. Tne explanation is simple: Double Coupons are expensive to L| offer. 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