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April 4
Express Yourself
Life Changing Transformation Church
Ministries invites all young people to
Express Yourself Friday April 4 at 7 pjn
Uplift the name of the Lord through dance,
song, poetry, etc. The church is located at
690 Brookstown Ave. Call 725-4755 for
more information. Express Yourself is
scheduled the first Friday of each month by
the youth department. Minister Carl Archie
is the youth pastor. Pastor Alice Mitchell,
host pastor. All are invited to participate.
April 6
Guest speaker
The Rev. James A. Gilliam of Antioch
Christian Church will be the guest speaker
at Antioch Baptist Church located at 5061
Lansing Dr. on Sunday, April 6 at 3 pjn.
The public is invited to attend. J,
Church/pastor anniversary
Mount Olive Baptist Church will cele
brate the Church's 99th and the Pastor's
29th Anniversaries on April 6 at 4 p m. The
guest speaker will be the Rev. James E.
Cook, pastor of St. Stephen Missionary
Baptist Church. The public is cordially
invited to attend. The church is at 1301 C.
E. Gray Dr.
Voter registration drive
St. Stephen A.M.E. Zion Church will
host its second non-partisan Community
Voter Registration Drive on April 6 from 1
- 2 pjn. Persons 18 and older, not current
ly registered to vote are invited to pick up
their forms or to complete them onsite.
Registrars will be located in the Narthex
(foyer) of the church and the library.
Contact the church office at 883-0414 for
directions or additional information. The
Rev. Dr. William M. White, Jr. is pastor.
Th6 church is at 1012 Leonard Ave., High
Point.
Beginning April 6
Dorothy Patterson honored
Ambassador Cathedral will kick off a
month of celebration for Het Grace,
Dorothy D. Patterson, beginning Sunday,
April 6 at 6 p m. Evangelist Arlene Crump
Peebles will be the guest speaker. The
Messengers of Mercy will be in charge.
The church is located at 1500 Harriet
Tubman Dr. Bishop F. D. Patterson is the
senior pastor. For more information con
tact the church at 725-0901 or on the web at
ww w.ambassadorcathedral .net .
April 8
Chapel service
Wake Forest University Divinity
School will have a chapel service on
Tuesday, April 8 at 1 1 a jn. in Wait Chapel
on the Reynolda Campus. The speaker will
be Stephanie Swanson, a student at Wake
Forest University Divinity School. The
service is part of the regular Divinity
School chapel series and is open to the pub
lic. For more information call 758-5121 or
visit www.wfu.edu/divinity. Wait Chapel is
in Wingate Hall at Wake Forest University,
1834 Wake Forest Rd.
Beginning April 9
Youth Explosion workshop
Diggs Memorial Youth Explosion 2008
will begin April 9 at at 7:30 pjn. nightly.
The guest speakers are as follows:
Wednesday, April 9, Rev. Jeremiah Shipp,
Piney Grove Baptist;
- Thursday, April 10 , Zachary Williams
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes,
Kemersville;
- Friday, April 1 1 , Elder Ralph E. Lbve,
Jr. Greater St. Bethel UHC, Middlesex,
N.C.
- On Saturday, April 12, 9 am. until
12:30 p.m., a continental breakfast will be
followed by workshops. No registration
fee requiredr A banquet will be held from 7
p.m. until 11 p.m at Latham Elementary
School on Hutton Street. Call 724-3060,
869-8642, 471-3164 or 767-8603 for more
information. The church is located at 125
N. Graham Ave., Elder Jerry W. Powell is
pastor.
April 11
Ladies Night Out
The women of Mount Calvary Holy
Church art holding a "Eye D Eye Night
Out" at B|fu Restaurant, 3425 Frontis St.
on Friday, April 11 at 6 pjn. All ladies are
invited to come and bring a friend. Call
722-3734 for more information. The pastor
of Mount Calvary is Pastor Tejado
Hanchell.
April 12
CD release and anniversary
Dionn Owen & The Renaissance will
be celebrating their Seventh Anniversary
on Saturday, April 12, at 6 p.m.
The location for this event will be New
Direction Movement Cathedral, 3300
See Calendar on BU
Mt. Olive
to celebrate,
anniversaries
this Sunday
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE ?
Mount Olive Baptist Church will cele
brate the Church's 99jh and Pastor's 29th
Anniversary on April 6 at 1 1 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The guest speaker for the 1 1 a.m. service will
be Dr. J. R. Samuels, pastor emeritus, St.
Stephen Missionary Baptist Church. The
guest speaker for the 4 p.m. service will be
the Rev. James C. Cook from St. Stephen
Missionary Baptist Church and congregation.
Dr. Charles Edward Gray was born in
Greenville, N.C. He was educated in the pub
lic schools and received his Bachelor of
Science Degree in Political Science from
Fayetteville State University. He received
his Master and Doctorate Degree from
Andersonville Theological Seminary, and
graduated Summa Cum Laude of his class.
He moved to Winston-Salem in 1972,
where he united with St. Stephen Missionary
Baptist Church. In 1978 he felt his calling
from God to deliver his word and on Jan. 11,
1979, he preached his first sermon. On Nov.
4, 1979, he was installed as the pastor of
Mount Olive Baptist Church, 1301 East
Belews St., which is now C. E. Gray Drive.
He has been blessed with a lovely wife for
some 40 years, Eula Harlee Gray of
Laurinburg, N.C.; t\vo sons, Andre'* and
Michael; one grandson, Charles Michael and
one granddaughter, Chau Dre'.
Dr. Gray and Mount Olive Baptist Mass
Choir have produced two gospel tapes; "Let
God Be God" and "Magnify Him." He has
written and presented three plays; "Let God
Be God," "Order My Steps" and "The Upper
Room To Calvary." He is a very dedicated
public is cordially invited to attend.
rch is at 1301 C. E. Gray Drive.
who strives to save lost souls.
Dr. CJL. and Eula H. Gray
Church hosts financial workshop
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
On Sunday, March 16th, Holy
Trinity's Finance Ministry gave a
dynamic workshop, S Dollars and
Sense$ Budgeting 101, lead by finance
ministry advisor, Sis. Trenia Miller.
The workshop began at 4 p.m. with
registration. Sis. Trenia welcomed
everyone affl gave a brief preview of
what was in store for all the participants.
The group then participated in a quick
ice breaker where they were asked to tell
the top three things they would do if they
were given $25,000.
After careful consideration, individuals
shared their plans.
The workshop continued with a pres
entation on God's Perspective on Wealth
and Debt. Sis. Shameka Friday and Sis.
Nicole Miller were the presenters and
elaborated on these perspectives with
scripture regarding God's outlook and
intentions in these areas.
Through the presentation, partici
pants learned that there is good and bad
debt. Some examples of good debt are
Church members prepare to welcome participants to the event.
tithes (which we owe God), and a mort
gage (which offers benefits). On the
other hand, credit cards and unnecessary
expense accounts are bad debt when
abused. Each presenter expounded on
God's intent for the believer to walk in
financial freedom.
See Holy Trinity on BU
Right Rev. Willimon
UMC
bishop
to speak
at Wake
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Right Rev. William H.
Willimon, bishop of the North
Alabama Conference of the
United Methodist Church,
will speak at 7 p.m. on
Tuesday, April 6 in Wait
Chapel as part of the Worship
in Wait series at Wake Forest
University.
Willimon served as dean
of the chapel arid professor of
Christian ministry at Duke
University for 20 years, and is
considered one of the nation's
top United Methodist theolo
gians.
He is a prolific writer, hav
ing written more than 50
books, including "Worship is
Pastoral Care," which was
selected in 1979 as one of the
10 most useful books for pas
tors by the Academy of Parish
Clergy. He is editor-at-large
for The Christian Century
magazine. Willlmon's Pulpit
Resource, a weekly publica
tion, is read by more than
8,000 pastors in the United
States, Canada, and Australia.
He also maintains a blog,
titled "A Peculiar Prophet," at
http://willimon .blogspot.com .
A 2005 study by the Pulpit
and Pew Research Center
found that Willimon is the
second most widely read
author by mainline Protestant
pastors.
Worship in Wait is a series
of worship services that
brings a variety of distin
guished preachers from
diverse traditions to Wake
Forest University. The series
responds to contemporary
issues within the context of
ecumenical worship.
Worship in Wait is co
sponsored by the Office of the
President, the Divinity School
and the Office of the
Chaplain. All events are free
and open to the public.
Famed male chorus coming to Grace
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Martin Luther King Jr.,
Male Chorus of Charleston, WVa.,
will appear in concert at Grace
Presbyterian Church, 3901 Carver
School Road, on Sunday, April 13
at 3 p.m.
The general public is cordially
invited to come and enjoy an
evening of outstanding singing by
this group of more than 40 singers.
The concert is a part of the
fundraising activities of Grace
Chancel Choir and church family.
Although there is no charge for
attending the event, attendees are
asked to support the church's effort
to fund its new Rogers Organ by
making a $20 donation. Tickets may
be secured from any Chancel Choir
or church member.
The MLK Male Chorus was
organized in January of 1996 to
keep the dream of Dr. King and his
aspirations alive through vocal
music. The group is direct
includes both clergy and lay
ers, who are from 24 denomination
ally diverse congregations from
Saint Albans to Oak Hill, West
Virginia. They sing both contempo
rary and traditional African
American gospel music. They have
performed at many churches, con
Leroy Robinson. The
Members of the Martin Luther King Jr., Male Chorus of Charleston.
ferences, festivals, schools, prisons,
senior citizen centers, hospitals,
reunions and corporate gatherings
in a number of cities and states.
Over the years, the chorus has
received awards and recognitions
from a variety of religious, govern
mental and secular organizations
for its service and contributions.
The chorus has inspired numerous
men to get involved in singing with
male groups and mixed voice
groups.
"Hie Rev. Dr. Samuel Stevenson
is pastor of Grace Presbyterian
Church. Ernestine Worley is presi
dent of the Chance! Choir. James D.
Smith is the director/accompanist
of the choir. William E. Shouse is
moderator of the Male Chorus proj
ect.