Religion
Upcoming
Church Events
June 7 through July 30
Summer Enrichment
Camp
Galilee Missionary Bap
tist Church Summer Enrich
ment Camp will begin June 7
and end July 30. This camp
is open to ages 5-12. Our
focus is reading/math enrich
ment. writing and cultural
arts. Weekly field trips are
planned. Lunch and a snack
are included. For additional
information, call GMBC
Summer Camp office at 724
0575. The church is at 575
Martin Luther King Jr.
Drive.
June 20, 27
Ministerial anniversary
Macedonia Worship Cen
ter will celebrate the 37th
ministerial anniversary of
Apostle Sylvester Davis
Johnson on Sunday. June 20,
with Dr. John Mendez, choir
and congregation of
Emmanuel Baptist Church as
guests at 6 p.m. Elder
Theodore Smith, choir and
congregation of Garden of
Prayer Cathedral of Love,
Asheville, N.C., will be the
guests June 27 at 6 p.m. For
more information contact the
Office of Church Affairs at
725-2190. Macedonia Wor
ship Center is at 500 Kinard
Drive.
June 21-25
Vacation Bible School
St. Stephen Missionary
Baptist Church, 5000 Noble
Street, invites you to attend
its annual Vacation Bible
School June 21-25 from 6 to
9 p.m. The theme is "Jesus
Helps You Power Up" (Acts
20:32). For more informa
tion, contact the church sec
retary at 744-7303.
Vacation Bible School
Emmanuel Baptist
Church, 1075 Shalimar
Drive, will host its "Spot
light on Jesus" Vacation
Bible School June 21-25
from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The
theme is "In the Potter's
Hands: I am the Light of the
World (John 8:12, NIV)."
The public is invited. For
more information, contact
Rosalyn Crayton at 764
5571.
Vacation Bible School
The Sabbath School
Department of Ephesus Sev
enth-day Adventist Church,
1225 N. Cleveland Ave., will
sponsor Vacation Bible
School June 21-25 from 9
a.m. until noon. The theme
is "Lava Lava Island: Where
Jesus' Love Flows." There
will be multi-age grouping
for children 5 to 15 years
old. The closing program
will be June 16 at 6:45 p.m.
For transportation call 724
0491.
Vacation Bible School
St. -Mark Baptist Church
will have its annual Vacation
Bible School June 21-25
from 6 to 8 p.m. All adults
and youths are invited.
Refreshments will be provid
ed each night. A big cookout
will be given on the final
night. For more information
and transportation, call the
church at 723-63% or for
transportation call Bro.
Ronald Claggett ' at 722
3914. St. Mark is at 1 1(H)
Manley Street.
Vacation Bible School
Mt. Pleasant Missionary
Baptist Church, 795 Craw
ford Place, will have Vaca
tion Bible School June 21-25
from 6 to 8 p.m. The theme
will be "Jesus Helps You
Power Up" for ages pre
school through adults. For
more information, call the
church at 725-9623.
June 23-26
Youth conference
Goodwill Baptist Church
will hold a youth conference
June 23-26 at 7 p.m. The
guest speaker will be Pastor
James Bellamy of Truth
Tabernacle Ministries,
Rocky Mount. Youth confer
ence is just one of the many
outreach and soul-winning
toolsOthat Goodwill uses.
There will be workshops,
fun-filled games and water
slides all day June 24 and 25,
and a music concert by
G.A.N.G on June 26 at 6
p.m. Dress is casual. The
public is invited. For more
information, call the church
at 764-3930.
June 24
Saturday Experience
United Cathedral invites
you to a Saturday Experience
on July 24 at 7:30 p.m. Spe
cial guests will be Elder S.
Carr and Graceland House of
Prayer of Concord, N.C..
United Cathedral is at 3780
Carver School Road. For
more information, call 336
(661-1874)
June 24-27
Youth conference
Higher Ground Min
istries' youth department.
Next Generation Kingdom
Builders, will host its youth
conference. Out of the Box, a
Radical Praise for Jesus,
June 24-27. For more infor
mation, call the church office
at 725-1125. Higher Ground
Deliverance Tabernacle Inc.
is at 406 W. Northwest Blvd.
June 25, 27
Women's Day Celebration
The First Waughtown
Baptist Church Women to
Women in Unity Women's
Ministry will observe its
annual Women's Day cele
bration on June 27. The cele
bration will kick off with a
Holy Ghost Spirit-filled
service June 25 at 7:30 p.m.
with Elder Arlene B. Crump
of Greater Cleveland Avenue
Christian Church. Our Sun
day ministers will be Evan
gelist Barbara Hester of
Gethsemane Hope Mission
ary Baptist Church at 8 a.m.
and Minister Mary Reynolds
of St. Peter's World Outreach
Center at 1 1 a.m. Our theme
is "To every thing there is a
season... a time to be born
and a time to die." "Spiritual
Disciplines" is open to all.
male and female. Invite a
friend and come with
expectancy. The church is at
838 Moravia Street.
June 26. 27
Homecoming
Hanes Memorial Christ
ian Methodist Episcopal
Church, 8T9 N. Highland
Ave., will culminate its
homecoming activities on
Saturday, June 26, and Sun
day, June 27. There will be a
baby contest on Saturday at 5
p.m. and 1 1 a.m. worship on
Sunday with Rev. Rayfield
Medcalf, senior pastor, pre
siding, and a special worship
service at 4 p.m. with the
Rev. Sonya T. Ellerbe. pastor
of United Christian Fellow
ship Church, Salisbury, N.C.,
presiding. She will be
accompanied by her choir,
praise group, and congrega
tion.
Choir anniversary
New World Cappadocia
Outreach Center's Mass
Choir will celebrate its third
anniversary on Saturday,
June 26, at 6 p.m. and Sun
See Calendar on B8
New Bethel has anniversary
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New Bethel Baptist Church
held a triple anniversary celebra
tion at the church on June 1 3. The
church celebrated the II 4th
anniversary of the church, the
66th anniversary of Dr. Jerry
Drayton's service as a minister.
Ruff in
the 60th
anniver
sary of Dr.
Drayton's
service as
the pastor
of New
Bethel
Baptist
Church
and the
m a n y
awards he
has
received.
The anniversary theme was:
"Continuing to Minister Because
We Care." Rev. Louis S. Werts
presided at the servicerduring the
morning worship. Music was fur
nished by the Jerry Drayton
Anniversary Mass Choir, directed
Second couple from left, Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Drayton and vis
itors attending the anniversary celebration.
by Audrey Brown with Dolly
Mack at the piano and organ.
Each visitor and returning
member was introduced, given a
packet of materials with informa
tion about the church, a mug, and
a fountain pen. A scholarship Was
given to two church members.
Gold Star Church Members, Sil
ver Star Members, members 80 to
89 years old. and John Feemster.
who is past 90. were recognized
and honored.
Master Breshaun Liles gave a
statement of the occasion, and a
number of people read congratu
latory messages. A greeting and a
congratulatory message were
given by Mayor Allen Joines. and
Benjamin J. Ruffin. who served as
executive director of the First
N.C. Human Relations Council,
when Dr. Drayton was its chair
man. Rev. and Mrs. Jerry Drayton
made remarks.
Carol Poe introduced the
anniversary speaker. Dr. Serenus
T. Chum Sr., pastor of Mount
Zion Baptist Church, delivered
the anniversary sermon.
The celebration was ended
with each person ptesent given a
fountain pen. and being invited to
a reception and a dinner in the
Jerry Drayton Multipurpose
Room.
Crowd 'Favor' ite
Union Baptist Church's spiritual dance troupe , Favor, brought dov/n the house recently
with this performance at a recent Juneteenth celebration. The group is made up of more
than a dozen young female church members.
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Children take part in Holy Trinity Vacation Bible School.
Kids learn key lessons at VBS
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
This year's VBS at Holy
Trinity Full Gospel Baptist
Church was like none other. With
more than 75 kids in attendance
every night, the children learned
how to power up God's way. The
children were brokenjnto classes
based on- their grade levels and
beginning at 7 o'clock nightly
they marched into the sanctuary.
Marching music was to the
theme song "Jesus Helps You
Power Up." After being ted
through prayer and our alle
giance to the Bible. Christian
flag, and the American flag, the
classes were off to power up.
From 7:15-9:15 p.m., the
classes were in all directions,
powering up with Jesus. In class
rooms, also known as "The Word
of Life Center." they were being
taught different lessons from the
Bible and relating it to their
everyday lives. Lessons such as
"The Unlikely EMT" that talked
about the ability to help others
despite your differences started
out the week of learning. Lessons
also included the story of the
w oman at the well and one of the
last dinners with the disciples
where Jesus washed their feet.
The power points for the
week were:
? Love one another.
? Accept one another.
? Serve one another.
? Comfort one another.
? Forgive one another.
Besides in their classes, the
power points were reinforced in
crafts, snacks, music and outside
"games.
The children had a pit stop at
The Munch & Crunch Cafe.
Here, every snack in some way
related to the lesson of the night.
They included power up weights
made of pret/.el sticks and cheese
blocks and also well water made
of ice cream cones filled with
blue pudding.
As the night progressed, the
classes moved on to high-impact
crafts. At this station, the chil
dren continued in activities that
enforced the lesson of the night.
Examples of the crafts were the
heart 2 heart circles that connect
all of us together, and the rtiobile
that was a reminder of all the
power points of the week.
Another station the kids
enjoyed was Movers and Shak
ers Fitness Center. Here the kids
got to exert some energy while
increasing their knowledge of the
lesson. Games included "Do You
Love Your Neighbor." which
reinforced the first power point
of love one another, and "Stay
Connected." which reinforced
serve one another.
The other station that con
cluded VBS was "Faith Lift
Praises", where the children
learned and sang praises unto
God. The theme song "Power Up
With Jesus" was perfected ~as
well as class songs to be present
ed on Friday night.
Friday night was presentation
day. Parents were invited out to
see what the children had learned
.all week. Each station's instruc
tors were able to show guests
some of the activities the chil
dren participated in. The classes
were also able to show off what
they had learned. Each class had
time for a presentation that con
sisted of a skit concerning one of
the lessors and a song they
learned in "Faith Lift Praises."
Vacation Bible School con
cluded with remarks from Pastor
Miller and Minister Howell. The
children left with packages of
their crafts and even extra good
ies their teachers blessed them
with. Everyone is looking for
ward to next year's VBS.
The church is at 651 Akron
Drive.
Pastor and
First Lady Crowell
Pastor
Crowell
celebrating
32 years
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Pastor Napoleon L. Crowell
Jr. is celebrating 32 years in the
ministry.
He is a native of Winston
Salem and graduate of Carver
High School. He has an associate
degree in biblical studies from
Winston-Salem Bible College,
where he is currently working on
a bachelor's degree. He is retired
from Brenner Steel Corp. after 35
years of employment.
Pastor Crowell is married to
First Lady Patricia Brown Crow
ell. who has played an integral
role in growing the ministry from
the beginning. They have five
sons, one daughter and nine
grandchildren.
Pastor Crowell answered the
call of the ministry by being
ordained at Wheeler Street
Church in August 1972. He
served as an associate pastor for
eight years at Spencer Memorial
Christian Church before accept
ing the pastorate at First Congres
sional Christian Church in Mt.
Pleasant. After three years of
service in Mt. Pleasant. Crowell
felt led to start a new ministry
locally.
Burning Flame Christian
Church and Living Center began
in June 1983 with seven mem
bers. The church is growing.
Services wjj) be held Tuesday
through Thursday. June 22-24, at
7 p.m. Speakers will be Pastor
Melvin Wilkins. New Generation
Church: Pastor William Purvis,
Greater St. Matthews Church;
Pastor Lamont Johnson. Phillip
Chapel Church. All services will
be held at the Burning Flame
Christian Church and Living
Center, 4935 Old Rural Hall
Road. Winston-Salem.
A banquet will be held on
Saturday. June 26. at 6 p.m. at the
Holiday Inn Select. S79() Univer
sity Parkway. Speakers will be
Apostle Larry Brown and First
l^ady Sandra (Sankie) Brown of
Summerville Miracle Center,
Summerville. S.C. First Lady
Brown is a former native of the
city. If you are interested in join
ing in the celebration of honoring
this man of God. call 661-16(X)
for ticket information.
The celebration will climax
June 27 with 1 1 a.m. speaker
Evangelist Carolyn Teasley.