Religion
Upcoming
Church Events
Sept. 19-23
Homecoming and revival
services
St. James AME Church,
1501 N. Patterson Ave., will
hold its annual soul-winning
and revival services Sept. 19
23 at 7 p.m. with the Rev. Den
nis Bishop, pastor of First
Waughtown Baptist Church, as
the preacher. The public is
invited.
Sept. 21-23
Women's conference
The Pentecostal Women's
Fellowship of Christ Cathedral
Church of Deliverance will
hold its annual women's con
ference Sept. 21-23 at 7 p.m.
There will be several speakers.
The church is at 240 N. Dun
leith Ave. For more informa
tion, contact the church office
at 724-1700.
Revival
The Eastern Sunrise Ser
vice Committee will have its
first annual citywide revival at
Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist
Church, 3230 Heitman Drive,
Sept. 21-23 at 7:30 nightly.
There will be several speakers.
For more information, call
671-2982.
Sept. 22-23
Revival
Zion Tabernacle FBH
Church of God of the America,
425 Buick St.. Winston-Salem,
invites the entire community to
attend its revival Sept. 22-23 at
7:30 nightly. The speaker will
be Bishop Patrick L. Frazier Jr.
from the N.C. Central District.
For more information, contact,
the church secretary, Lula
Baker, at (336) 723-2572 or
Annie Redd at (336) 788-0467.
Sept. 22-25
Convention
The 22nd East Coast Pente
costal Women's Convention,
which kicked off Sept. 18 at
Ambassador Cathedral, will
continue with services Sept. 22
and 23 at 7 p.m.; a convention
luncheon Sept. 24 at noon; and
a service Sept. 25 at II a.m.
There are several speakers at
the conference. Ambassador
Cathedral is at 1500 Harriet
Tubman Drive. For more infor
mation, call the church office at
(336) 725-0901 or visit the
church's Web site at
www.ambassadorcathedral .org
Sept. 23
House of Faith
Pastor Mark will be the
special guest at House of Faith
E
Pastor Mark
Sedgefield Drive.
W U I I u
Out
reach
Center
on Sept.
23 at 7
p.m.
Every
one is
invited.
The
church
is at
1384 W.
Honoring Elder George
Hauser Jr.
The Rev. Samuel Cor
nelius, New Jerusalem Baptist
Church, and Revelations of
Faith
Church
family,
with
family
and
friends,
will
honor
Elder
George
Hauser
Jr. Sept.
Hauter
to ill
7:30 p.m. Revelations of Faith
Church is at 3710 Maverick
St.
Financial forum
Mount Sinai Full Gospel
Deliverance Center, 2721
Manchester St., will host a
financial forum Sept. 23 at
6:30 p.m. The session is free
and open to the public. For
more information and/or
reservations, call the church
office at (336) 722-2624.
Sept. 23-25
Women's Weekend
Celebration
The Women's Ministry of
Ishi Pentecostal Temple will
sponsor a Women's Weekend
Celebration Sept. 23-25,
with several speakers. The
Sept. 23 service will be held
at 7 p.m. On Sept. 24, there
will be a 10 a.m. Morning
Glory service. The Sunday
morning service will be at
1 1 . The public is invited. The
church is at 1319 Excelsior
St.
Sept. 24
National Prostate Cancer
Month program
September is National
Prostate Cancer Month. The
whole health ministry of
Middle Fork Christian
Church will have David
Miller as guest speaker.
Miller is the moderator of the
Piedmont District Conven
tion and also a cancer sur
vivor. The program will be
Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. in the fel
lowship hall. Lunch will be
served. The church is at 2216
E. First Street. For more
information, call the church
at 777-0418.
Soulful Saturday
Ertimanuel Baptist
Church's singles ministry
will host Soulful Saturday
2005 on Sept. 24 from 5 p.m.
to 8 p.m. The event will be
held in the church's multi
purpose room and will fea
ture Messenger Voices for
Christ of Wilkesboro. The
event is free and open to
those 1 8 years and older. For
more information, call the
church office at (336) 788
7023. The church is at 1075
Shalimar Drive.
Leadership workshop
Goodwill Baptist Church,
Arcadia, will hold a leader
ship workshop Saturday,
Sept. 24 from 9 to 11 a.m.
Everyone is invited. For
information", call the church
at (336) 764-3930.
Forsyth County
Missionary Union
The Forsyth County Mis
sionary Union 4 will meet
Sept. 24 at Union Chapel
Baptist Church, 300 W. 25th
St. The youth and young
adults will meet at 1 :30 p.m.,
and the seniors will meet at 3
p.m.
0 Animal blessing
There will be an animal
blessing at 10 a.m. Sept. 24
at the Unitarian Universal
is! Fellowship of Winston
Salem, 4055 Robinhood
Road. The public is invited.
Bring your pets and pet
food donations. All pro
ceeds go to the Hurricane
Katrina Animal Relief of
the Humane Society. For
further information, call 659
033 1 .
Sept. 24 and 25
Christian Education
Convocation
Emmanuel Baptist
Church. 1075 Shalimar
Drive, will present its 2005
Christian Education Convo
cation Sept. 24-25. The guest
speaker for this event will be
Dr. James A. Noel, associate
professor of American reli
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LaDonna Hairston Mole to record live CD
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
An anointed and gifted song
writer and psalmist, LaDonna
Hairston Mole is ready to share
her message with the nations.
Nationally and internationally.
Mole has ministered the Word of
God through song. Now she's
bringing her signature sound
home. She will be recording her
live CD and DVD titled "On: Pur
pose" here in her hometown of
Winston-Salem.
The recording will be held on
Sept. 23 at St. Peter's World Out
reach Center, 3683 Old Lexington
Road.
Mole has been singing for
more than 20 years. She enjoyed a
professional recording career as a
lead vocalist for John P. Kee and
the New Life Commu
nity Choir tor aJmost 10
years.
On the topic of her
tenure with New Life,
she said: "I learned and
grew so milch when
traveling with New Life
and under Pastor Kee's
tutelage. While there,
we were equipped with
invaluable knowledge
and experience that
helped to prepare us for
tne next cnapter in our lives.
Embarking upon a new path
in music ministry, LaDonna Hair
ston Mole and her husband, Tim,
Mole
have been commissioned to share
their gifts with the masses.
While singing
witn Jonn v Nee ana
New Life, LaDonna
and Tim Mole felt led
to begin working on
material that God had
given to them as a
team. Nine months
later, LaDonna's
demo project, "One
Focus," was bom.
Three years have
passed since the
recording of "One
rocus. since mai time, Lauonna
and Tim were called to ministry as
members of New Birth Charlotte,
where the pastor is Terrell L. Mur
Still Reaching Out
Photo by Kevin Walker
Pam Phillips , a local preacher : prepares a box at Goler Memorial AME Zion
Church. The church is serving as the hub for donations for the Triad Hurricane
Katrina Relief Committee. A truck carrying items such as food , cleaning and
school supplies and wafer donated by local people made it to Louisiana last
week. The donation center is still open and accepting items. It plans to send
more items in the weeks ahead.
phy and the overseeing bishop and
founder is Eddie L. Long. There
LaDonna serves as the choir
director and assistant worship
leader, and Tim is the music direc
tor.
After growing and maturing
under Pastor Murphy's guidance
for the past two years. Tun and
LaDonna were compelled to
move forward in the call of music
ministry on their lives. They were
ready to record their full-length
CD and DVD.
For more information about
the recording, contact Pamela
Washington at (336) 993-5279 or
True Vine Productions at (704)
759-0714.
Church to
hold women's
conference
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The United Cornerstone Missionary Bap
tist Church deaconess ministry will hold its
annual women's conference, "A Woman of
Unexpected Faith," on Saturday, Oct. 8 at the
Best Western Salem Inn and Suites, 127 S.
Cherry Street.
Acquaintance hour will be held from 8:30
a.m. to 9:30 a.m. with a light breakfast. The
workshop will begin at 10 a.m. Lunch will be
served. Preregistration for the conference is
required.
The guest speaker will be Minister LaVetta
Astrop Williams of Phillips Chapel Baptist
Church, Winston-Salem.
Williams is a native of Winston-Salem and
the daughter of Christine Peak Astrop and the
late Henry Lee Astrop Sr. She attended Oral
Roberts University Graduate School of Theol
ogy and Mission Modu
lar Studies. She has
been in the pulpit min
istry since 1978 and
was ordained by Dr.
J.C. Hash in 1988 and
Bishop R.K. Hash in
1989 at St. Peter's
World Outreach Center
in Winston-Salem. She
was also ordained and
licensed under the Later
Rain Harvest Fellow
ship, Las Craces, N.M.
That is also her Bethel.
Williams served as director of prayer min
istry at St. Peter's World Outreach Center.
Under her leadership, God blessed her to
establish a prayer ministry counsel, school of
prayer, praise and fasting ministry. She also
served in various ministries during her 1 1
years there, including women's ministry event
See Conference on ?7
Galilee honors the Barbers
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Galilee Missionary Baptist
Church paid tribute to Videll
Sewell Barber on Sunday, Sept.
1 8, for her 40 years of dedicated,
loyal service as the church clerk.
She recently retired. She was
also recognized by Galilee as
the Senior of the Week.
A reception in her honor was
held after the 10:30 a.m. wor
ship service. The program
included special presentations
from the church family as well
as individual and ministry trib
utes. Her integrity, dedicated
service, graceful manner, and
wisdom afford her the highest
respect.
A native of Toccoa, Ga? she
was reared in Winston-Salem.
She is a graduate of Winston
Salem State University with a
B.S. degree in elementary edu
cation. ?
She was employed by the
Bethlehem Center as a day care
center director at the Kimberly
Park Day Care Center and
retired from that position in
1 989 after 20 years of dedicated
service. She loved working with
the center and always had a spe
James T. Barber Sr. and
Videll Sewell Barber
cial love for working with the
children and their parents most
of all.
She is a founding member of
the Slater Park Community
Club.
She has been an active mem
ber of Galilee for 40 years. She
was involved in numerous min
istries, including the Senior
Choir. 20th Century Progressive
Club (pastor's aid ministry),
missionary ministry, deaconess
ministry, special events ministry
and board of directors.
Her spouse of 50 years,
James T. Barber Sr., was recog
nized by the church as the
Senior of the Month. A charter
member of the church, he has
been active with numerous min
istries at Galilee, including ser
vant-leader of the ushers min
istry, church school. Hymn
Choir, deaeons ministry and
adviser to the nurses ministry.
A native of York County,
S.C.,he was raised in Rock Hill.
At 16 years of age. he joined the
Army. He relocated to Winston
Salem and was employed by
RJ. Reynolds Tobacco until his
retirement.
He is a founding member of
the Slater Park Community Club
and is known by his neighbors
for his helpfulness.and kindness.
In the past he was active with
the Tw iti City Checkers Club
and the WS affiliate of Scottish
Rites Mason Chapter.
Family members, including
the Barbers' two children. Anita
Barber Ingram of Charlotte and
James Barber Jr. of the city,
were in attendance for the spe
cial recognition for their parents.
Church
celebrates
anniversary
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
New Liberty Full Gospel
Baptist Ministries Inc. will cele
brate the the seventh anniversary
of its pas
tor, the
Rev. Dr.
Linda M.
Beal. on
Sunday,
Sept. 25.
Dr. Paul
Lowe Jr.
and his
congrega
tion at
S h i 1 o h
Baptist
/~n i
Dr. Low
v nurcn win oe tne special guests.
Lowe is a native of Seattle,
Wash. He is a graduate of Bishop
College in Dallas, Texas, where
he received a Bachelor of Arts
degree in religion and philoso
phy: Virginia Union University,
See Dr Low* on B8
Phillips Chapel will hold revival
Chapel for (he first
time. Over the
years, he and "The
Chapel" have devel
oped an exceptional
ly blessed relation
ship that has resulted
in very spirited
revivals and worship
services when he has
been the preacher.
Harris was
SPEC! AL TP THE CHRONICLE
Phillips Chapel Baptist
Church will celebrate its fall
revival Wednesday. Sept. 28,
through Friday, Sept. 30. The
Rev. Marlin Harris, a national
ly acclaimed and Spirit-led
preacher and teacher, will be
the revivalist.
Harris received the call to
preach when he was 9 years
old while living in South Car
olina. Shortly thereafter he
preached a sermon at Phillips
ordained at the age of 12. He
Harris
has been preaching
for 1 8 years and has
ministered in
numerous revivals,
Christian retreats
and special worship
services throughout
the nation.
Harris is cur
rently serving as
the founding pastor
of New Life Baptist
Church of Lithonia, Ga. Since
its inception in 1995, New
Life has grown to about 3,000
members.
Harris is married to Moni
ca W. HarKs.
Everyone is invited to
attend the revival. The servic
es will begin nightly at 7.
Phillips Chapel Baptist
Church is at 132 Glenn Ave.
The Rev. Lamont J. Johnson is
the pastor.