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Day camp
Destiny Day Camp will con
vene at Greater Church of
Deliverance from June 14 - Aug.
20. The cost includes breakfast,
lunch, an afternoon snack and
some weekly activites. The camp,
for ages 4-17, will be open from
6:30 ajn. -6 p.m. For more infor
mation, contact the office at 336
724-1700.
St. Peter 's Summer Camp
The St. Peter's Education
Celebration Summer Camp will
provide fun and learning enrich
ment for kids ages 4-14 from June
14 - Aug. 23. Pre-registration is
required and fees include break
fast, lunch, snack and weekly field
trips. St. Peter's Family Life
Enrichment Center is located at
3683 Old Lexington Road. For
additional information, call 336
784-3126, 336-784-3128 or go to
www.spwoc.com.
Beginning July 6
Family Enrichment Camp
The Christian Education
department of Spencer Memorial
Christian Church will have its
Family Enrichment Camp July 6-9
from 6-9 p.m. It is open to all
ages. Activities will include story
telling, Biblical teaching, life and
relationship skills, financial plan
ning/budgeting and interview
skills and resume development.
For information about registra
tion, call 336-725-1712. All activ
ities are free and open to the pub
lic.
New Gospel VBS
New Gospel Tabernacle
Holiness Church will have
Vacation Bible School from July
6-9 from 6 - 7:30 p.m nightly.
The theme is "Living A Christian
Life." All ages are welcome to
attend . The church is at 206 Laura
Wall Blvd.
Beginning July 7
Greater Higher Ground s
women 's conference
The Greater Higher Ground
Women of Excellence will present
the "Women of Warfare Walking
in the Spirit" women's conference
this evening at 7 p.m. with First
Lady Mya Lee of God's Harvest
Church of Raleigh; Other 7 p.m.
speakers are: Friday, July 9 -
Prophetess Sandy Johnson of
Restoration Temple Family Life
Center of Lexington. At 11 a.m.
on Sunday, July 11, Greater
Higher Ground Pastor Janice
Heath will speak. At 4 p.m.,
Bishop Marian Hickman of Word
of Life Pentecostal Church of
Christ of Greensboro will speak.
All services will take place at
Greater Higher Ground at 440
Waughtown St. For more informa
tion, contact the church at 336
725-1125.
July 10
Food for sale
The Youth and Young Adults
of Carver Road Christian Church.
3200 Carver School Road, will
sponsor a chicken plate sale on
Saturday, July 10 from noon - 4
p.m.
Gospel celebration
"It's Gospel Time" will take
place at Clifton Grove Baptist
Church on Saturday, July 10 at 3
p.m. The guests
are Pastor Alice
Mitchell of Life
Changing
Transformation
Ministries;
Bishop B. L.
Plowden; the
Clifton Grove
Baptist Church
Gospel Choir of
Kernersville;
and Deacon
Pastor Mitchell
David Martin & The New Gospel
Stylistics. The public is invited to
attend and the admission is free.
The church is at 3918 Abbotts
Creek Church Road in
Kemersville. For more informa
tion or directions, call 336-231
4675.
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Phillips Chapel to
celebrate anniversary
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE '
Phillips Chapel Missionary. Baptist Church will celebrate
its 69th anniversary on Sundav . Julv II The pastor of Phillips
Chapel. Rev Chad R Armstrong, will be the speaker at II
a.m.
Armstrong was ordained in 1999 by Greater Fellowship
Missionary Baptist Church in Charlotte, where he served as
associate minister. That same year.
he began his pastorate at Spring
Street Missionary Baptist Church in
Henderson During his tenure, the
membership quadrupled from
approximately 125 to about 5(H).
Additionally, they built a neu edi
fice and liquidated a 25-year mort
gage in seven years.
He is the 2nd Vice President of
Christian Education for the High
Point Educational and Missionary
Baptist Association. In the commu
nity. he is a member of the
Communities Helping All
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Pastor .Armstrong
?>eignoors uain empowerment
(CH ANGE) organization of Winston-Salem He has served on
the board of Oak Hill Camp and Retreat Center in Oxford and
taught at the Vance Count) Bible Institute and the Sundav
School Council sessions.
He is married to the former Angela M. Graham and with
this union they have three beautiful daughters. Malai.
Chassity and Kyla.
The anniversary celebration will culminate with a 3 p.m.
service featuring kevnote speaker Rev Leon T Oglesbv. pas
tor of Westside Baptist Church in Robbins.
Pastor Oglesbv is a native of Winston-Salem and a product
of Winston-Salem State University.
Oglesbv was a former associate minister of Phillips Chapel
and from 2(KK)-2(K)2; he was also the interim pastor. On April
9. 2(X)6. Westside Missionary Baptist Church welcomed Rev.
Oglesbv as their pastor. He established the following motto
for the church. "A Church Committed to Building the
Kingdom of God One Soul at aTime." based on Acts 2.41-47.
He is married to Wanda and they have two children. Joel
and Candace.
The public is invited to the anniversarv celebration.
Phillips Chapel is located at 132 North Glenn Avenue
For more information, call 336-723-945 1 ?
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Young people take part in fun and games.
Youth Sunday program
held outdoors on lawn
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE _
Holy Trinity Full Gospel Baptist Church held its Post on the Lawn Youth Sunday
service on July 4.
The service began with praise and worship and songs by Tribe of Judah. featur
ing Antonio Howell, Akeem Howell and Latarsha Jackson
All the young people in attendance received tickets for an opportunity to receive
door prizes such as MP3 players, a DVD player and gift cards.
Minister Darrrell Jeter gave encouraging words based on the the topic "Life Is a
Family Affair" from Genesis, chapter 4 After the service, the youths were provid
ed with bagged lunches, which they ate on the lawn The kids also took part in
games and other outdoor activities.
This was another successful day to minister to not only the congregation pres
ent. but the visiting neighbors and those around the neighborhood Holy Trinity
Full Gospel Baptist Church looks forward to this opportunity each year
For information about upcoming events at the church, contact the office at 336
7 44-9293.
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Creflo Dollar and his wife, Taffi.
Creflo Dollar to lead
service in Greensboro
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Greensboro's Shalom Community Christian Church will a free host serv
ice on Friday, July 16 featuring the Rev Dr. Creflo Dollar, founder and sen
ior pastor of World Changers Church International of College Park. Ga
The service will be at 7 p.m. at the War Memorial Auditorium at the
Greensboro Coliseum
The service is in celebration of Shalom Community Christian
Church's 10th anniversary The service will provide Greensboro and sur
rounding communities an opportunity to be encouraged and inspired bv
Dollar, who is recognized for his cutting-edge revelations and humorous,
pragmatic approach. Dollar enables thousands to experience restoration,
healing and financial breakthrough as a result of applying simple, biblical
principles to their lives.
Under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Eric Cole and Pastor Dionne Cole.
Shalom has been a contributing citizen in Greensboro for 10 years with
its work with the Greensboro Urban Ministry and w ith lnterfaith Hospitality
Network. The church is also hosting a GED Academy and ASAP (Archer
Shalom Academic Program), a summer enrichment program for Archer
Elementary (Guilford County) students and students from the surrounding
communities.
?. Registration is encouraged for the free service by longing onto
M ww.shalomword.org. For more information, call 336-272-4463 .
Dealing with
Persecution
Lesson Scripture: II Thessalonians 1:3-12
Aims: To recognize the need to be spiritually fit in this journey; to under
stand and accept the suffering that goes uith following Christ; and to trust God
in all situations.
Background: Paul
wrote this second epistle
to the church at
Thessalonica a few
months after the first one.
Both letters were written
to encourage, to correct
doctrinal misunderstand
ings, and to urge them to
be steadfast. Paul kept
up with them through
Timothy He and Silas
left the city by night due
to persecution. See Acts
17 for details. Some of
the young church's members were harassed at thai lime The believers faced
persecution from within and without. Even with Paul gone, the pressure didn't
cease Because of their faith and trust in God. they grew physically and spiri
tually. The apostle's words didn't come from " an ivory tower" for he endured
the hardships of following Christ constantly. Because of his experiences, he
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Sunday
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Hunt celebrating
1 Oth anniversary
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
New Birth Worship Center (NBWC) in East Bend will cele
brate Pastor Dr James L.E Hunt's 10th Pastoral Anniversar)
with several events, including a 10 a m service on Sunday. July
18 featuring the Rev Al C Hamilton of John Wesley AME
Zion Church of Southfield. Mich
Through Dr Hunt 's guidance, member
ship at NBWC has grown from approxi
mately 35 members to over 250.
Numerous auxiliaries, boards and organi
zations have been established and the min
isterial staff has grown In addition, a 500
seat sanctuary has been built with class
rooms. a conference room, baptismal pool,
nursery and many other amenities
Dr Hunt's mission is to equip, encour
age. and empower the congregation His
motto for New Birth is "Building our lives
on the foundation of scripture." and he has
instilled the beliet That New Hirth worship t enter is I he center
of church worship for the new birth in Christ "
The theme for this great celebration is "Honoring the
Leadership of our God-Si/ed Servant " In the words of Pastor
Hunt. "There is something new and powerful happening every
Sunday here at New Birth Worship Center, whoever will, let
them come "
New Birth Worship Center is located at 1033 Newbirth Dr in
East Bend
For additional information, contact the church at J36-69V
3583.
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