RELI GION
Upcoming
Church Events
March 15
"God's Trombones"
The music and drama min
istry of Goler Memorial AME
Zion Church invites the com
munity to experience a spirit
led presentation of James
Weldon Johnson's "God's
Trombones." These inspira
tional sermons of old Negro
preachers are guaranteed to
stir your soul and bless your
spirit. Goler's rendition of
"God's Trombones" trans
forms these sermons into
powerful readings, featuring
great gospel music, anointed
liturgical dance performances
and moving dramatizations.
The program will be held
March 15 at 6 p.m. at the Arts
Council Little Theatre, on
Coliseum Drive. For ticket
information, contact Goler
Memorial at 724-9411. Dance
director is Melissia Sutton;
music director. Ricky McKin
ney; drama director, Jacque
line Nunn. Rev. Seth Lartey is
the pastor.
Journey of love
to neighborhoods
On March 15, Hanes
Memorial members will put
on their traveling shoes in a
journey of love as they can
vass in a crisscross manner,
passing out literature and
leaflets of love and church
invitation to residents in sur
rounding neighborhoods and
shopping areas. The activity
will begin at 10 a.m. Those
who are unable to walk will
remain at the church and will
have prayer vigils.
March 15, 16
St. James AME
The Stewardess Board of
St. James AME Church, 1501
N. Patterson Ave., will spon
sor a prayer breakfast March
15 in the church fellowship
hall from 9 a.m. until noon.
The prayer breakfast is the
lead-in to the annual Stew
ardess Day and 96th year cel
ebration of the board (to be
held in April).
Minister Pamela Phillips
of Stokesdale Church of God
will speak at the breakfast.
For more information, contact
the church office at 724-3865.
St. James AME Church's
annual Missionary Day will
be celebrated March 16 at 11
a.m. The evening service will
begin at 4 p.m.
The public is invited to
the events.
March 16
Anniversary
The Senior Choir of St.
James United <-Methodist
Church. Sedalia. will cele
brate its 38th anniversary
March 16. The service will
begin at 3 p.m. and will be
conducted on a first-to-come,
first-to-sing basis.
For more information,
contact Jeanne Lanier Rudd,
director, at (336) 449-6586.
St. James UMC is at 6301
Burlington Road/Highway 70
in Sedalia, (336) 449-7174.
Pastor is Rev. Paul A. Bethel,
(336)698-9164.
Concert
Twin City Choristers will
perform March 16 al 4 p.m. at
Friedland Moravian Church.
The concert is free and open
to the public. An offering will
be taken to benefit the Min
istry In Faith Building Fund.
The church is at 2750 Fried
land Church Road. For more
information, call 788-2652.
Youth Church
Emmanuel Baptist Church
will premiere Youth Church
for all interested youths start
ing March 16 at 10 a.m.
Families without a church
home are invited to worship in
both the main sanctuary and in
the youth church. Our Youth
Church will feature choirs,
step teams, drama and the
written word to help young
people live a fulfilled. Christ
ian life.
Emmanuel Baptist Church
is at 1075 Shalimar Drive. For
further information, contact
Mark Samuel at 659-4768 or
Beverly Leavy at 744-5258.
Missionary Day
The Sara Allen Missionary
Society at St. James AME
Church will celebrate its
annual Missionary Day on
March 16 with two services.
At 11 a.m., the Rev. Mary Fri
day Peterson, pastor of the
local church. Will deliver the
message and Sonia Barbie,
young people's director, will
be in charge of the Children's
Corner. The Missionary Choir
will provide music.
At 4 p.m.. the Rev. Phyllis
Coats, pastor at Raleigh Cross
Road United Methodist
Church, will deliver the mes
sage. Coats will be accompa
nied by the church choir.
Veronica Ford, president
of the local Missionary Soci
ety, will preside. The Rev.
Mary F. Peterson will bring
the closing remarks.
The public is invited.
Refreshments will be served.
Deacons and Deaconesses
Day
New Unity Missionary
Baptist Church invites you to
its Deacons and Deaconesses
Day March 16 at 4 p.m., with
special guest Pastor Mack
McConnel! and Pilgrim Rest
Missionary Baptist Church
congregation. Host pastor is
Gabriel Gordon. The church is
at 2946 Ivy Ave.
Anniversary
The Deacon Board of
Ambassador Cathedral will
celebrate its 25th anniversary
on March 16 at 6 p.m. Elder
Daniel Russell and his congre
gation of Mt. Calvary Holy
Church of America will be the
special guests. Ambassador
Cathedral is at 1500 Harriet
Tubman Drive. Bishop F.D.
Patterson Sr. is the host pastor.
For more information, visit
the church's Web site at
www.ambassadorcathedral.or
e.
Gospel Extravaganza
Greater Damascus Baptist
Church, 5009 Voss Street, will
present a Gospel Extravagan
za on March 16 at 6 p.m. The
program will feature the
Anointed Voices from Char
lotte, Rehobath Singers of
Charlotte, The Anointed Mes
sengers from Greensboro, and
Bro. Bill Pratt and the Gospel
Crusaders from Winston
Salem. Everyone is invited.
For more information call
767-6246 or 767-6503.
March 17
Volunteers needed
The Shepherd's Center of
Greater Winston-Salem needs
volunteers for its Interfaith
Care Program for older adults
and their families. The pro
gram provides visitors for the
homebound, respite care for
care-givers, handyman servic
es, and transportation for
medical appointments and
grocery shopping. All services
are free. The next volunteer
training class will meet on
March 17 at the Shepherd's
Center, 1700 Ebert Street.
Continental breakfast and
lunch will be provided. For
more information call Ann
Ryder, program director, at
748-0217.
March 18
Concert
The Parent Body Mission
ary Society of Goler Memori
al AME Zion Church will
sponsor "Steel Praisin'" Steel
Drum Music Ministry of.
See Calendar on B7
1 United Progressive Baptist will celebrate pastor's anniversary
SPECIAL TO THE CHRON1
CLE ? .
United Progressive
Baptist Church will cele
brate its pastor's first
anniversary. The church is
at 1126 Quincy Caldwell
Circle, where the pastor is
Lewis E. Devlin. A service
was held March 12 at 7
p.m., featuring Pastor A.L.
Hines and Vicky Hines of
New Institutional Christ
ian Center Church and
congregation. Other serv
ices will be held: March 13
at 7 p.m. - Pastor Konnie
Robinson of Union Chapel
Baptist Church and con
gregation; March 14 at 7
p.m. - Pastor Gabriel Gor
don of New Unity Mis
sionary Baptist Church and
congregation; March 16 at
4 p.m. - Dr. Paul A. Lowe
Jr. of Shiloh Baptist
Church and congregation.
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Pastor and Mrs. Devlin
Galilee will observe 49th anniversary
SPECIAL TO THE CHKONICLI
Pastor Robert L.
McGowens Sr. and the Galilee
Missionary BapTTst Church
family will observe the 49th
anniversary of the church on
March 16 with special servic
es at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Galilee had its beginnings
on April 24. 1954. when a
group of devout Christians
met in the home of the late
Sister Cora Montgomery,
They were later organized into
a Missionary Baptist church
by the Ministerial Alliance.
The church located on
Locus Street was named
Galilee. The membership pur
chased the site on which it
now stands for $2,500 and
erected a basement. The first
pastor was Rev. E.G.
Williams. The second pastor
was Rev. Fred Chavis, who
relinquished his duties
tjecause of illness. In March
I960 Dr. Warnie C. Hay was
called as the third pastor. He
retired in 1992 and died in
1998. On Oct. 24. 1993, the
church called Rev. Robert L.
McGowens Sr. as the fourth
pastor. He accepted the call
and was installed on April 24,'
1994.
Galilee was the first
church in the city to use the
bond system for building pur
poses; $20,000 worth of bonds
were sold, and the sanctuary
was constructed. In November
I96|, the 15th District of
Prince Hall Masons laid the
cornerstone.
In December 1963 the
interior of the church was
destroyed by fire. Worship
services were held at Clark S.
Brown Funeral Home. After
rebuilding, the church was
faced with another dilemma.
The city of Winston-Salem
voted to close Locust Street.
The church voted to make the
front of the church the back.
The back of the church, which
faced Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. Drive, became the front at a
cost of $40,000.
The membership increased
in size. Members served
industriously to purchase
items for the church. Galilee
affiliated with local, state and
national organizations and
conferences. Numerous min
istries and committees were
organized. They include Tots
Choir. Young Adult Ensemble.
Youth Choir. Boy Scouts,
Gospel Choir. Hostess Com
mittee, Galilean Choral
Ensemble, 20th Century Pro
gressive Club, Male Chorus.
Young Adult Missionary, BTU
and Nurses Board. A church
bus and van were purchased.
Members delivered Meals on
Wheels, and GED classes
were offered on site. The
church day care center was
opened. Galilee was the first
black church to have worship
services televised over WXII.
In 1988 the mortgage was
burned.
Under the dynamic, spirit
filled leadership of Pastor
McGowens, Galilee has
become a church offering a
holistic ministry. Teaching
and service to mankind are
among the top priorities.
Seniors, women, youths and
young adults all play impor
tant roles in the church. Min
istries and programs organized
include: orientation, evangel
ism, prison, children's church,
spacial events ministry with
subcommittees (transporta
t i o n ,
scholar
ship, col
lege. sen
i o r s ,
market
ing, life
enrich
ment,
com m u -
ni-eation
(newslet
ter), bus,
culinary.
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Rev. McGowens
bereavement, family,
audio/media and media, men's
fellowship. 8:00 Sanctuary
Choir. Mass Choir and 8:00
Male Chorus, Junior Deacons
and Deaconesses, Christian
education department.
Spring and fall revivals.
Holy Week services. Commu
nion by Candlelight (Easter
and Christmas) are annual
events. A family conference,
marriage retreat, men's and
women's conferences have
been instituted.
McGowens has provided a
forum for interdenominational
worship for several years.
For three consecutive
years Galilee has given a
scholarship to a Carver High
School student in its efforts to
provide service in the commu
nity. An SAT practice session
in fhe fall involved more than
16 churches.
Wednesday Bible study
and Wednesday evening wor
ship services are held. Weekly
Wednesday evening youth
worship services provide a
forum for a Galilee youth to
speak with peers after a teach
ing session in the Teen Sum
mit. Male Mentoring or Youth
Sec Galilee on B6
Celebrating 100 years of life
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
One-hundred-year-old
Lizzie Lorene Mason White,
known as Aunt Rene, was hon
ored at a big celebration Feb. 23
at St. Paul United Methodist
Church, where Donald Jenkins
is pastor.
Aunt Rene's family gave her
a dinner in the church dining
hall. The Lizzie White Hospital
ity Committee, which was
named after her. prepared the
food. Natalie Hick made a three
layer chocolate cake with red
roses on the outside.
Lizzie Lorene Mason White
was born in Winston-Salem on
Feb. 22. 1903, to James and Sal
lie Mason. She attended Depot
Street and Professor Willis' pri
vate school and Slater Normal
School, now Winston-Salem
State University.
She worked at R.J. Reynolds'
Tobacco Co. until her retirement
in May 1968. She married
Robert White on July 26. 1926.
They were married 48 years
when he died.
After her retirement. Mrs.
White started raising her sister's
children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. Because of
her love for children she started
watching children before school
by putting them on the bus and
would be waiting for them when
they got off the bus after school.
She joined St. Paul United
Methodist Church at an early
age. She has been a member of
the Senior Choir. Women's Soci
ety for Christian Service. United
Methodist Women and the Hos
pitality Comniittee. She began
her work with the Hospitality
Committee at the "old church"
when St. Paul was located on
Seventh and Chestnut streets.
It's a blessing that she is still
taking care of a few children at
her age now.
Her favorite words are "I am
doing the best I can" and "So far.
so good."
Those attending sang a spe
cial song for Aunt Rene: "It Is
Well With My Soul." She
received several gifts of $ 100 in
$1 hills - $1 for every year of
her life - and other gifts.
A short program was given.
Dr. Manderline Scales
presided, Acie McGhee Jr. said
a prayer, Lynn Rabb welcomed
those attending, Tyshia Gray
read a history, and Pastor Don
ald Jenkins ^aid grace.
These people were recognized:
Pastor Donald Jenkins; City
Council member Vivian Burke;
District Court Judge Denise S.
Hartsfield (51st Judicial Dis
trict); Acie McGhee Jr.. longtime
friend and member of St. Paul.
Cheryl B. Mcllwain. White's
great-niece, and Pastor Donald,
Jenkins made closing remarks)
The facility was decorated in
red and white. The hostesses
were White's niece Ruby Gray
and White's great-nieces Linda
Scales, Linda Rabb, Lynn Rabb .
and Cheryl B. Mcllwain.
Lizzie White
Hanes Memorial CME will hold revival
Rev. Robert and Diane Williams
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Hanes Memorial CME
Church family invites you
and your church family to fel
lowship with us in this year's
spring revival. The theme for %
the week will be "Catching on
Spiritual Fire."
Rev. Robert L. Williams,
pastor of Williams Memorial
Christian Methodist Episcopal
Church of High Point, will be
the speaker for the week. The
revival will begin Sunday,
March 16. at 3:30 p.m. and
continue Monday through
Thursday, March 20, with
services at 7 each night.
Rayfield Medcalf is the
pastor.