Religion
Upcoming
Church Events
Oct. 6-9
Youth Explosion
The youth department of
Freedom Missionary Baptist
Church will host its annual
Youth Explosion, starting
Oct. 6. The conference will
feature Minister Emmanuel
Richardson of New Calvary
Baptist Church in Greens
boro on Thursday night at
7:30 and Minister Brandon
Austin of Galilee Baptist
Church in Winston-Salem on
Friday night at 7:30. There
will be a Teen Roundtable
discussion oil Saturday at 1 1
a.m. The young people will
have a fellowship cookout
after this Roundtable discus
sion, and the day will end
with a Phenomenal Step
Show at 4 p.m. On Sunday,
Oct. 9, the Youthful Praise
Choir of Freedom Mission
ary Baptist Church will host
its anniversary. For more
information, contact the Rev.
Edward Taylor at (336) 995
7593.
Oct. 8
Yard/bake sale for
hurricane relief
Temple Memorial Baptist
Church is sponsoring a com
munitywide yard/bake sale
for hurricane relief on Oct. 8
from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. at
the church, 1458 Cedrow
Drive, High Point. All pro
ceeds will go to assist hurri
cane victims. Citizens and
businesses of the area are
encouraged to donate items
to sell and to attend this
event to purchase items to
help raise funds to assist the
hurricane victims. Donations
for money are also being
accepted. Contact the church
at 883-7023 for more infor
mation.
Pastor Appreciation Day
The Winston-Salem com
munity is invited to join the
Ephesus Seventh-day Adven
tist Church in celebrating
Pastor Appreciation Day on
Sabbath (Oct. 8). The church
is honoring Pastor Moses
Edwards Sr. for five years of
leadership.
During his tenure, the
church has experienced a
significant growth in church
membership and completion
of the Ephesus Junior Acade
my cafeteria. Edwards has
been exceptionally active in
the community sharing the
Adventist message and
bringing new souls to Christ.
He has also demonstrated his
ability to bring unity and
leadership to Winston
Salem's ministers, and they
have honored him as the cur
rent president of the Win
ston-Salem Ministers Asso
ciation.
Activities for this festive
occasion will begin at 9:15
a.m. with Sabbath School, 1 1
a.m. Divine Worship and
dinner following this service.
The church is at 1225 N.
Cleveland Avenue.
Oct. 9
Forsyth County United ~
Usher Board
The Forsyth County Unit
ed Usher Board meeting will
be held at First Waughtown
Baptist Church on Oct. 9 at 3
p.m. For more information,
contact Richard Smith at
788-0721. The church is at
838 Moravia St.
Men and Women's Day
First Calvary Baptist
Church will celebrate Men
and Women's Day on Oct. 9
at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. The
Rev. Kathy McFadden, pas
tor of the Old Ship AME
Zion Church, Montgomery,
Ala., will be the II a.m.
guest speaker. The guest
minister for the 4 p.m. serv
ice will be the Rev. LaMont
Johnson, joined by the
Phillips Chapel Baptist
Church congregation. The
service will culminate with
the crowning of the king and
queen of First Calvary Bap
tist Church. The captain for
the women is Camaro Ray,
and Michael Ray is the cap
tain for the men. The public
is invited. For more informa
tion, call (336) 724-2611.
The church is at 401 N.
Woodland Ave.
Family and Friends Day
Dreamland Park Baptist
Church will celebrate Family
and Friends Day on Oct. 9 at
the 11 a.m. service. Any fam
ily and friends of its mem
bers are invited. The church
is at 2340 Dunbar St.
Pastor's Aides
The Pastor's Aides of
Revelations of Faith, 3710
Maverick St., will be hon
ored on Oct. 9 at 4 p.m. The
special honorees are Betty
Peoples and Vickie Tillman.
Guest speaker will be the
Rev. Steven Noble, Vickie
Tillman's son, an associate
of Steadfast Ministries. The
public is invited.
Musical program
The Women of Mount
Calvary Holiness Church of
Winston-Salem will sponsor
a musical program on Oct. 9
at 4 p.m. The Camp Meeting
Choir, The Holman Family
and others will be special
guests. Come out and enjoy
some good old-fashioned
foot stomping singing. A
reception will follow. The
church is at 1615 E. 22nd St.
Appreciation service
Steven Nobles, an associ
ate minister at Steadfast Life
Changing Ministries, will
speak at Revelation of Faith
Church during an apprecia
tion service for the Pastors
Aide on Oct. 9 at 4 p.m. Rev
elation of Faith Church is at
3710 Maverick St.
Oct. 10-14
Revival
Pleasant Union Progres
sive Primitive Baptist'
Church, 1250 E. 10th St.,
will sponsor its annual fall
revival Oct. 10-14 at 7:30
nightly. The revivalist for the
week is Minister T. Tyrone
Tyson of Freedom Baptist
Church, Winston-Salem.
Oct. 11
God's October Surprise
Wake Forest Divinity
School will continue to par
ticipate in God's October
Surprise with its chapel serv
ice on Tuesday, Oct. 1 1 . The
service will be held at 1 1
a.m. in Davis Chapel, which
is in Wingate Hall. Imam
Khalid Griggs will lead the
service. The public is invit
ed.
Oct. 15
Community Guest Day
Ephesus Seventh-day
Adventist Church 1225 N.
Cleveland Ave., invites the
community to attend the
annual Community Guest
Day on Sabbath, Oct. 15.
Planned activities include
Sabbath School at 9:15 a.m.,
and Divine Worship at 11
a.m. featuring Pastor Horace
Malone from Columbia, S.C.
Dinner will be served to
church members and com
munity guests after the
Divine Worship. The festivi
ties will conclude with a con
cert, featuring the Continual
Praise singers, beginning at 7
p.m.
Oct. 16
Anniversary
The Spiritual Ensemble
Choir of Friendship Baptist
Church will celebrate its
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Union to host TNT dialogues
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Union Baptist Church will
introduce "Jazz Dialogues" in its
highly popular Bible study, TNT.
The purposes of the dialogues are
to stimulate provocative thought,
to create philosophical debate, and
to heighten spiritual awareness on
societal concerns.
The first dialogue will be held
on Tiiesday, Oct. 11, at 7 pjn.
The subject that will be discussed
will be "Inner City Blues." An
invitation is extended to college
students, sororities, fraternities,
and other civic groups to attend
the session.
Prompted by the lyrics, music,
time period, etc. of the song
"Inner City Blues," panelists will
present their perspectives from
educational, theological, corpo
rate, legal, and layman's view
points about the implications of
the song. The audience will be
given an opportunity to ask ques
tions.
"The intent of the jazz dia
logue is to show the relevance of
jazz music with spirituality that is
rooted in God's word," said Dr.
Sir Walter Mack Jr., pastor of
Union Baptist Church.
The discussions are designed
to provide an opportunity for indi
viduals to connect Christian disci
pleship to the world that is around
them. "By connecting discipleship
to the topic "What does it mean to
be a disciple in the inner city?" it
will create a deeper sense of
awareness in each of us as what
we can do in our personal walks
of life to make our world a better
place.
TNT is an acronym for Tues
day Night Teaching. In an inter
view with The Chronicle in 2000,
the Rev. Sir Walter Mack, the
church's pastor, credited God for
giving him the concept for the
family-oriented event. He stated
that TNT has been going strong
since September of 1999, reach
ing more and more people week
after week.
Additionally, a noonday Bible
study (Tuesday Noon Teaching) is
held on Tuesdays and a Bible
study for persons from the neigh
boring shelters in the community
is held at 5 p.m. (Tenants in Tran
sition).
TNT is open to the public.
Union Baptist Church is located at
1200 N. Trade St.
Farewell, Ma Mary
File Phoio
Mary Dobins Roberts , who was known affectionately as Ma Mary to the many who
loved her, died Oct, 3 . She was a loyal member of St. Philips Moravian Church. The
church honored her in February on her 1 00th birthday. The viewing for Ma Mary will be
Saturday at St. Phillips, 3002 Bon Air Ave., from 12:30 to I p.m. Her service will fol
low at 1 p.m. Pastor Sandra Thigpen will officiate. Interment will be at Evergreen Ceme
tery. Russell Funeral Home is handling the service.
Kimball to talk politics, religion
Professor Charles Kimball
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Charles Kimball, professor of religion al Wake Forest Uni
versity, will deliver a lecture titled "Politics, Society and Religion
under Islam, Christianity and Judaism" at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 in Car
swell Hall's Annenberg Forum (Room 111). The event is free and
open to the public and is sponsored by the Wake Forest Commit
tee on Orientation and Lower Division Advising and the Wake
Forest Fund for Ethics and Leadership.
Kimball's lecture is the final event the university will hold to
foster continuing discussion of Azar Nafisi's book about life in
the Islamic Republic of Iran, "Reading Lolita in Tehran." The
book was Wake Forest's freshman orientation reading assignment
for 2005. q
Kimball, author of the award-winning 2002 book "When
Religion Becomes Evil," is known internationally for his expert
ise on Islam and the intersection of politics and religion.
In his talk, he will address some of the ways politics and reli
gion have been connected throughout history, focusing on con
temporary situations in the Middle East and the United States.
"There are many parallels. In the United States, we recently
had two different Supreme Court rulings concerning the posting
of the Ten Commandments," Kimball said. "The connections
may not be as obvious as religious dimensions playing out in the
drafting of the constitution in Iraq, but we can see many examples
of difficulties in trying to draw the lines that separate religion and
politics."
The dynamic relationship between politics and religion can be
a volatile one that has the potential to become dangerous. Kimball
says.
Kimball, an ordained Baptist minister, was one of seven
Americans to travel to Iran and meet with the Ayatollah Khome
ini during the hostage crisis in 1979. Since Sept. 1 1 , 2001 , he has
been one, of the most frequently interviewed Islam experts in the
country.
Friday
gives
initial
sermon
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
On Sept. 21, Curtis Friday
preached his initial sermon it
Holy Trinity Full Gospel Baptist
Church. Curtis is the son of Don
ald Campbell and Tramona Fri
day. He is a resident of Winston
Salem and a faithful member at
Holy Trinity Full Gospel Baptist
Church.
In the ministry, he is a part of
the H.U.G. (Hospitality, Ushers,
and Greeters), Tribe of Judah
Rappers,
and the
security
ministry.
H e
accepted
the call of
God on
his life a
?f e w
months
service began at 7 when the Holy
Trinity FGBC praise team minis
tered in songs of worship and
praise. Soon after. Pastor Richard
C. Miller Sr. introduced the
speaker. After another selection
from the praise team, Curtis Fri
day delivered a sermon on the
topic "Are You a Soldier or a
Punk: Don't Run From Your Tri
als and Problems." His lesson
Scripture was taken from Zepha
niah 3:16, 17 along with others
such as Romans 5;3, 4 and
Matthew 11:28.
The message was meant to
encourage believers to make a
stand in Christ and not bend and
fall when you face hardship.
Instead, endure as a good soldier,
knowing that God has given you
the power to stand against the fevil
one.
He went on to tell the congre
gation that God allows trials and
problems in our lives to circum
cise us. He is cutting away all the
things in our lives that don't bring
Him glory and that keep us con
nected to the world. He also
encouraged sinners that they need
Christ in their lives. Though we
all face problems, without Christ,
you won't be victorious over
them.
He ended his message by say
ing that the devil states on the
outside of the church waiting to
harass each individual. Out it's
, your decision whether you will
stand and be a soldier or be a
punk and fall for his evil tactics.
After the sermon, while giv
ing his remarks. Pastor Miller
extended an invitation to those
who did not know Christ. A soul
came forth to be saved.