Religion
Upcoming
Church Events
Oct. 27-29
Speaker
Salvation and Praise Min
istry will present Co-Pastor
Phylis Williams from Quitman.
Ga? Oct. 27-29 at 7:30 nightly
at Kernersville Community
Club House, 405 Salisbury St.
There will be a word from the
Lord. The public is invited.
Oct. 27-Oct. 30
Conference
Triad native Evangelist
Latisha Bell of Acts II Evange
listic Ministry will host the
2005 Destiny Prophetic Confer
ence Oct. 27-30 at A Resting
Place Church. 1611 S. Broad
St., Winston-Salem. The confer
ence will feature various speak
ers from the Triad. For more
information, call (678) 472
4589 or visit vvww.ev angelist
latishabell.com.
Oct. 29
Quaker barbecue
Winston-Salem Friends
Meeting, 3151 Reynolda Road,
will hold a Quaker barbecue on
Saturday, Oct. 29, from 3 to 7
p.m. (eat in or take out). There
will be hickory-smoked barbe
cue with beans, slaw, dessert
and' beverage. Call 725-8801
or www.w-sfriendsmeeting.net
for more information.
Oct. 30
Women's Day
Middle Fork Christian
Church will celebrate Women's
Day Oct. 30. Pastor Thelma
Williams Gordon of Trinity
AME Zion Church, Blacksburg,
S.C., will be the guest speaker
for the 1 1 a.m. service. For more
information, call the church
office at 777-0418.
Hanes Memorial CME
The Missionary Society of
Hanes Memorial CME Church
will be in charge of the 1 1 a.m.
worship service on Oct. 30.
Larry Womble. N.C. House of
Representatives, 71st District,
will be the guest speaker. Spe
cial music will he rendered by
the Women's Choir For more
information, call 725-1423 or
992-2351.
Hallelujah Festival
Emmanuel Apostolic
Church will have a Hallelujah
Festival on Oct. 30 at 3 p.m. The
public is invited. For more
information, call the church at
724-6207. The church is at
1925-A Vargrave St.
Youth Praise Attack
God's Chosen Generation
Youth Ministry of Beulah Bap
tist Church will hold its Youth
Praise Attack on Oct. 30 at 4
p.m. The young people will per
form and Minister Kimberly
Miller will deliver the message.
Screening of "Passion of the
Christ"
Abundant Life Christian
Ministries will show the movie
"Passion of the Christ" on Oct.
30 at 1 1 :45 a.m. This is open to
the public. For more informa
tion. call the church at (336)
595-2844. The church is at 6860
Highway 311. North. Walker
town.
Missionary program
On Oct. 30. St. Stephen ^
Missionary Baptist Church will
celebrate its last fifth Sunday
missionary program of the year.
At II a.m.. the guest speaker
will be Judge Denise S. Harts
field. The 7 p.m. guest speaker
will be the pastor of New
Jerusalem Baptist Church, the
Rev. Sam Cornelius, along with
his choirs. There will be a can
dlelight march.
All are invited. The church
is at 50(X) Noble St. The pastor
is the Rev. J.R. Samuels.
Anniversary
The Willing Workers Min
istry al Mount Sinai Full Gospel
Deliverance Center. 2721 Man
chester St., will celebrate 29
years of active leadership and
10 years of pastoral ministry of
Yvonne H. Hines Oct. 30 at 6
p.m. The public is invited. For
more information, call the
church office at (336) 722-2624.
Mothers & Daughters Day
The ladies of United Pro
gressive Baptist Church invite
you to help celebrate Mothers
& Daughters Day Oct. 30 at 4
p.m. The guest speaker will be
the Rev. Ann Campbell. The
church is at 11 22 Quincy Cald
well Circle (Hast 1 2th Street and
Jackson Avenue). For more
information, contact First Lady
Mary Devlin. 724-1266.
Oct. 31
Holy Hip Hop-O-Ween
On Oct. 31 from 7 to 8:30
p.m.. Beulah Baptist Church
will host Holy Hip Hop-O
Ween for the young people.
There will be a most creative
costume contest, games, prizes,
food, candy and fun with an
open mic. We a"e asking all par
ents to bring your youth and
help them celebrate who they
are in Christ Jesus. Beulah Bap
tist Church is at 1352 N. Trade
St.
Nov. 5
Community Thanksgiving
Dinner
Piney Grove Baptist Church
Outreach Ministry will present a
Community Thanksgiving Din
ner on Nov. 5 at noon at the
church. Van transportation will
be provided for our special
guests from: Salvation Ministry.
Samaritan Ministry. Piedmont
Apartments Complex. Bethesda
Center and Bethabara Point
Complex. Come join us for food
and fellowship.
Piney Grove Baptist Church
i!i at 4715 Indiana Ave. Call
(336) 767-4044 with questions.
Admission is free.
Women's Day Sisterhood
Social
i Goodwill Baptist Church
will sponsor a Women's Day
Sisterhood Social on Nov. 5
from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at La
Quinta Inn on Stratford Road.
Register by calling the church at
(336) 764-3930 by Nov. 2. The
event is free.
Nov. 10, 11,13
Revival, celebration
The Senior Citizens Club at
St. John CME will have a two
day revival at noon Nov. 10 and
1 1 , and an annual celebration
Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. Special guests
will be Faith CME Church of
Charlotte and The Voices Grati
tude of Charlotte. The public is
invited. St. John is at 350 NW
Crawford Place. For more infor
mation. call (336) 725-3968.
Nov. 13
Women's Day ?
Mount Calvary Holiness
Church of Winston-Salem Inc.
will sponsor its annual Women's
Day on Nov. 13 at the 11:15
a.m. worship service. The public
is invited. Our fashion will be
ladies in hats. Dinner will be
served after the morning serv
ice.
Nov. 26
Reunion
St. Anne/St. Benedict the
Moor's second annual class
reunion will be held Nov. 26
from 7 p.m. until midnight at
Sundance Plaza Hotel & Suites.
3050 University Pkwy, (336)
723-291 1 . For information, con
tact: Mary Harris Thompson.
730 Essex Road, Winston
Salem. NC 27105. phone (336)
997-7833; or Linda Grier. phone
(336) 723-4192 or e-mail aun
teelb@yahoo.com.
Churches unite for relief effort
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE H
Retired Presiding Elder L. O.
Saunders. 78, recently organized
and brought together St. James
AME Church and First
Waughtown Baptist Church in an
overwhelmingly successful relief
effort for the victims of Hurricane
Katrina.
"As I watched on television
and read the local paper concern
ing the relief efforts locally for the
Katrina victims. I saw a great dis
parity between the broadcasting of
the white church efforts versus the
black church efforts." Saunders
said. ""Otis bothered me greatly.
Along with the relief efforts of
these churches. Minister Saunders
donated $6j000 in cash from his
retirement money. Currently, this
effort has grown tremendously
and items are still coming in.
Rev. H.S. Williams of St.
I am ? . <
Organizers pose vtith the donated items.
James AMH Church said he was
glad lo join with Rev. Dennis
Bishop of First Waughtown Bap
tist ChuR'h not only because it
was a good thing to do, but
because God says it's more
blessed to give than to receive.
Williams said that he was very
glad lo participate in this worth
while project.
Rev. Bishop said that he was
also glad to be a part of such a
"great work." "This is something
that is tangible for the black com
munity," he said.
Ericsteen Lash, owner of the
Community Shoe Store in Win
ston-Salem, who also attends St.
James AME Church, donated
more than 100 pairs of brand-new
shoes to this effort.
These efforts are still ongoing
and you may drop off any dona
tions that you have between 4 p jn
and 5 p.m. daily for the next sev
eral days at St. James AME
Church, 13th and Patterson
streets. Call Rev. HS. Williams at
(336) 724-3865 if you have fur
ther questions concerning this
drive. The items collected will be
delivered to the hurricane victims
on the fifth weekend in October.
Voices of Praise
Photo by Kevin Walker
The Sons of Thunder , a Southern gospel quartet perform for a crowd of more than 200 Sat
urday Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County's Homecoming. The members of the group
belong to Clemmons United Methodist Church.
Union's McDaniel to pastor Elon church
SPECIAI TO llll ( IIKONK I I
Rev. Marceo' Keith
McDaniel, an associ
ate minister of Union
Baptist Church, has
been called to pastor
Elon First Baptist
Church in Elon.
His preaching
ministry began at
Union Baptist Church
under the leadership
of the Rev. Dr. . Sir
Walter Mack Jr.
While at Union.
McDaniel taught Sunday school
classes, family life institute class
es and led Bible studies.
McDaniel
Many refer to McDaniel as
being the son of Union Baptist
Church. His grandfa
ther, the Kev. A.H.
McDaniel , was the pas
tor for 47 years until his
death in 1980.
McDaniel's first ser
mon as pastor of Elon
First Baptist was
preached from his
grandfather's Bible.
During that service, he
thanked the members
of Elon First Baptist for
giving him the opportu
nity to preach from that Bible as
their pastor.
McDaniel is the son of Minis
ter Silas C. Hart and Deaconess
Branelisa Kay Hart. He is married
to Garriel McDaniel. They have
two children - Marceo Jr. and
Madison Nicole.
He is an honor graduate of
Shaw University, where he
majored in religion and philoso
phy and minored in business man
agement. He is currently studying
at Duke Divinity School, working
toward achieving a Master of
Divinity degree.
The installation service for
McDaniel will be held Oct. 30 at 4
p.m. This celebration will be held
at Ebenezer United Church of
Christ ECCO building. 734 Apple
St. in Burlington.
Galilee will host homecoming Oct. 30
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Galilee Missionary Baptist
Church will observe its 51st
homecoming on Sunday. Oct.
30, in a joint worship servKit
at 9 a.m.
The theme is "Pressing
On." The homecoming theme
song is "Higher Ground."
The guest speaker for the
occasion is the Rev. J.E.
O'Neal, pastor of Holden
Chapel Missionary Baptist
Church in Boiling Springs,
S.C. O'Neal is a graduate of
Shaw University in Raleigh
and has a Bachelor of Arts
degree in religion and philoso
phy. He has also attended
North Greenville College,
Morris College School of
Raleigh. Columbia Bible Col
lege, Mid-Atlantic Bible Col
lege, and Greenville Technical
College with an associate's
degree in marketing.
O'Neal has been accepted
and plans to attend in the win
ter of 2006 Erskine Bible Col
lege and Seminary in pursuit
of his Master of Divinity
degree .
O'Neal is and has been
very active in the local union
of churches, association and
the community in which he
pastors. In 1997 he was
appointed (o the Minority
Advisory Board at the Univer
sity of South Carolina in Spar
tanburg. He is married to Bar
bara A. O'Neal, and they have
two children and three grand
children.
A special invitation is
extended to the community
and to all former Galilee mem
bers to come and share in this
special homecoming service.
Galilee is at 575 Martin
Luther King Jr. Drive. The
interim minister is Preston
Fulp. Far more information,
contact the church office at
724-3X57.
United Cornerstone to hold breakfast
SPF.C IAI IOTHF. CHRONIC ! .[
United Cornerstone Mission
ary Baptist Church will hold its
quarterly prayer breakfast, fifth
Sunday missionary program, and
salad fest this weekend.
On Saturday. Oct. 29, at 9:45
a.m.. the quarterly prayer break
fast will be held with guest speak
er l,arry Butler. Raleigh. Butler is
the third son of Marion L. Butler
and the late Dr. J. Ray Butler,
Butler has a B.S. degree in
political science from N.C. A&T
State University, Greensboro. He
has done postgraduate studies
toward an M.S: degree in public
administration from N.C. State
University, Raleigh. He is an N.C.
certified criminal justice instruc
tor.
Butler set the tone for his
Danimlt
family devotion many years ago
when he answered God's call to
Christian discipleship at the ten
der age of 8. He has remained a
committed and dedicated worker
in God's vineyard through the
years.
Butler believes "Everything
moves by the Power of God."
On Sunday Oct. 30. at 11 a.m.
worship, the quarterly fifth Sun
day program will be held. The
guest speaker will be Bronme
Harris Daniels. Daniels is the
daughter of the late Lucy Harris
Hawkins and widow of the late
Dr. Benjamin F. Daniels. She is a
retired guidance counselor with
the Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County School System.
On Sunday Oct. 30, at 4 p.m.,
the church will hold a salad fest.
The public is invited to attend.
Hilda C. Smith is president of the
Joint Missionary Ministry. The
church is at 2743 Patria St. at
Wright Street.
Church honors
Youngs for
their service
SPECIAL TO CHRONICLE
The Ephesus Seventh-day
Adventist Church, 1225 N.
Cleveland Ave, has named
the Revs. John and Pansy
Young as the recipients of its
Community Service Award.
The Youngs founded and run
The Potter's House.
The award was given Oct.
15 at the Ephesus SDA Com
munity Guest Day. The event
was well attended, and the
festivities surrounding this
special day were well
received. The Youngs have
den|t#ffttrated their commit
mdlt to improving their once
i impoverished neighborhood
by' establishing the Potter's
Hotise in 1998, Ephesus offi
cials said. , :
The YoungKjL^ii^tjon is to
assist families once ftvercome
by addiction and poverty by
investing in their education,
developing wholesome rela
tionships and mentoring to
the youth. Some of the pro
grams and services offered by
The Potter's House include:
an after-school enrichment
program, transitional housing
for homeless women, adult
computer classes, food distri
bution program, youth sur
vivor teen ministry and a
women's support group.
New Orleans
pastor to speak
at GolerAME
SPECiAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Oct. 30 at II a.m. will be
exciting and important time for
the community and the Goler
Memorial Church family. First,
it is important because the
church's young people will be
culminat
ing the
planning
of the
"True
Love
Waits"
program.
Sec
ond, the
church is
proud to
have a
Lartey
dynamic guest speaker, the Rev.
Dwight Webster, the pastor of
Christian Unity Baptist Church
in New Orleans and the director
of African studies at Southern
University in New Orleans
Webster will preach and tell the
firsthand story of the devasta
tion in that area.
Contributions are still being
collected and may be brought to
the Ooler Community Building.
60() N. Chestnut St. Those per
sons wishing to help may bring
nonperishable food items, new
clothing, cleaning supplies,
grocery gift cards or cash. The
community is invited to come
and join Goler for this occasion.
The community is invited
to this service. The church is at
630 N. Patterson Ave. The Rev.
Dr. Seth O. Lartey is the pastor
For more information, contact
the church office at (336) 724
XII.