Former High
Point elected
official to speak
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Rev. Dr. David R.
Baker, a former High Point
City Councilman and former
pastor of
M. Stephen
A . M E
Z i o n
Church,
will return
to High
Point on
Sunday,
Dec. 13,
Dr.
Baker will
Rev. Baker
be the guest preacher at at.
Stephen' Church's
Homecoming 2009 celebra
tion. The service begins at
11 a.m. St. Stephen A.M.E.
Zion Church was founded in
High Point in 1901. Dr.
Baker served as the pastor
from 1984-1992. <
Dr. Baker is,, the
Presiding Elder of the
Statesville District of the
A.M.E's Western NC
Conference. He also man
ages the A.M.E. Zion
Publishing House, located at
the A.M.E. Zion Corporate
Headquarters in Charlotte,
N.C.
AH are invited to attend
this worship service and cel
ebration. There will also be
a fellowship meal after the
worship service. The church
is located at 1 012 Leonard
Ave, in High Point. The Rev.
Dr. William M. White is the
current pastor.
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Diners and church leaders pray before lunch is served.
Meals
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dogs. It was whipped up in the
church kitchen from five pounds of
ground beef. The onions pn the dogs
were chopped by hand too.
Volunteers begin preparing the
meals at around 9 a.m. There is
always a flurry of activity in the
modest-sized kitchen, as Mercina
Adams cooks and prepares the food
with the assistance of a small team
of volunteers.
Adams said she loves food and
loves cooking. She's said she's
proud to lend her culinary skills to a
good cause.
"Myself, I'm fortunate to have
food ... but some people are not for
tunate to have it," she said.
Volunteers like Rose McCrea
usually assemble the lunches in car
ryout containers. McCrea said she
loves to see the smiles on people's
faces as they get their meals.
"Every Thursday, I look forward
to being here to help feed people,"
said McCrea. "I love meeting the.
people, and I think it's a really great
thing that's going on,"
At noon, Adams goes outside to
greet those who have been waiting
for the food. She joins hands with
Volunteer Joe Watts helps out in the kitchen.
them for a prayer before they open
the doors. The people then come in
to help themselves to the meals.
Volunteers help carry boxes for
those who are taking food for their
family members or loved ones.
Those who enjoy the lunches are
as varied as the community itself.
The elderly and the young, families
and single people - all make their
way (some walk, some drive) to the
church for the lunch. Some don't
even make it out of the parking lot
before opening their boxes to dig in.
Two members of the Golden
Crowns Senior Adult Club, which
was meeting at the 14th Street
Recreation Center on Thursday, took
30 boxes back to club members. It's
become a Thursday ritual for the
senior group to get food from the
church. They've showed their grati
tude with a thank you card and a
donation.
The meal ministry was the vision
of Bishop Davis, who said times had
been tough for many who live in the
area long before the recession.
"In this area ... you find quite a
bit of people who are in need, which
is one of the reasons we do what we
do," said Bishop Davis, who found
ed Christ Rescue Temple Apostolic
Church in 1982, after the merger of
Christ Temple and Rescue Temple
Apostolic churches.
Though it is a relatively small
church with only about 190 mem- .
bers, Christ Rescue Temple has been
credited with transforming the com
munity around it. The church owns
an adjacent apartment complex, day
care and nursing home.
The church also owns a 40-acre
farm in another part of town, where
it grows produce that residents at the
nursing home enjoy.
"We try to serve the whole man -
from the babies all the way up to the
senior citizen," said Bishop Davis.
"We just believe the church should
be a factor in the community; that's
what we have done, and that's what
we plan to do in the future."
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