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New location
The Seed Worship Center has
moved to a new location - 1530
Martin St., Suite 208. Martin
Street is between Miller and Ebert
streets, off of Silas Creek
Parkway. The pastor is Dr. Brenda
M. Rowdy.
Anniversary events .
St. Matthew Apostolic Temple
Church of Jesus Christ, 3640 New
Walkertown Road, is celebrating
the 30th Church and Pastoral
anniversary of Bishop Joseph P.
Lowery. Throughout the week of
Feb. 13, the church will hold
nightly services at 7 p.m. A ban
quet will be held at the Odd
Fellows Clubhouse, 185 Park
Ridge Circle, at 6 p.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 19. The celebration
will conclude on Sunday, Feb. 20
at 3 p.m. For more information,
contact the church at 336-723
4479 or 336-724-1780.
Day Shelter operating hours
The Ordered by God Outreach
Center Day Shelter, 112 North
West Blvd., will be open from 3 -
6:30 p.m. through Friday, Feb. 18.
The shelter offers food and sub
stance abuse classes. For more
information, call Prophetess
Patterson at 336-986-7725.
Beginning Feb. 18
New Hope events
New Hope AME Zion Church,
7000 Shallowford Rd. in
Lewisville, will present "The
Twelve Tribes of Israel" on
Friday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m.
Characters from the Bible will be
presented. On Saturday, Feb. 19,
the church will have an old-fash
ioned Chicken Stew Dinner from
4-7 p.m" The 'public "ii invitfed.
Rev. ClayV.-FiHton is*the pastor.
For further information, call 336
945-9083 or 336-945-5618.
Feb. 18
Women 's Fellowship session
The members of the Women's
Fellowship Ministry of
Bethlehem Missionary Baptist
Church will host a special session
on Friday, Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. The
guest speaker
will be Rev.
Juanita Tatum.
p a s tor
Emeritus of
Mt. Moriah
Missionary
Baptist
Church. This
event is open
to the public
and will fea
Rev. Tatum
ture a potluck supper and fellow
ship. The church is located at
1711 N. Claremont Ave. For fur
ther information, call 336-723
1297. The Rev. Dwight Hash is
the pastor.
Carbaugh in concert
Singer Ddmaris Carbaugh will
perform at the 201 1 Spring Dinner
Banquet for Alpha Pregnancy
Support, Inc. on Friday, Feb. 18 at
7 p.m. at the Lexington YMCA,
119 West Third Ave. Tickets are
$15 and tables of eight are avail
able for $250. For additional
information and/or reservations,
call Alpha Pregnancy Support,
Inc. at 336-242-1218 or at
alphapregnancysupport.com.
Feb. 19
New Birth Multi-Affair Event
Scholarship Committee and
Youth of New Birth Worship
Center, 1033 Newbirth Drive in
East Bend,
will sponsor a
Multi- Affair
Event on
Saturday, Feb.
19 from 1-3"
p.m. Black
Achievers will
be recognized
and the
NBWC Youth
Choir and the
Rev. Hunt
Angels of Mercy dance ministry
will perform. Immediately fol
lowing the program there will be a
Love Luncheon. The pastor is Dr.
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Leonard
to address
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New Bethel
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Rev. Bill J. Leonard, professor of Church
History at the Wake Forest University School of
Divinity, will address the 37th Leadership
Observance of New Bethel Baptist Church on
Sunday, Feb. 20 at II a.m. Deacon John Posey
will serve as the worship leader; Dr. Kendall D.
Jones Sr. is the senior pastor and Trustee Daniel
Piggott is chairperson of the Leadership
Committee.
Leonard joined the faculty of Wake Forest in
1996 with a joint appointment in the School of
Divinity and the Department of Religion. He
was the founding dean of the School of Divinity,
which began in 1999. He retired from the role in
the spring of 2010.
Prior to coming to Wake, he was pastor of
First Community Church in Southboro. Mass.
from 1971-1975 and professor of Church History
at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in
Louisville. Ken. from 1975 to 1992. From 1 992
1 996, he was chair of the Department of Religion
and Philosophy at Samford University in
Birmingham. Ala. He has served as interim pas
tor of more than 25 congregations in
Massachusetts. Connecticut. Kentucky, Indiana
and North Carolina.
Leonard has lectured at places such as Yale
Divinity School. Baylor University, Samford
University and Seinan Gakuin University in
Fukuoka. Japan.
He is married to Dr. Candyce Crew Leonard,
a professor of Humanities at Wake Forest
University. They have one daughter, Stephanie.
The Leonards are members of First Baptist
Church on Highland Avenue.
Several others will take part in the program,
including Cynthia Curtis, Eugene Thompson,
Lennetta Bartley. Eva McWillis, Charles Hunt
and Dr. Jones.
The public is cordially invited to attend. New
Bethel is located at 1016 North Trade St.
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Rev. Hill J. Leonard is a professor at Wake Forest.
AME Zion Church to retrace black history
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The Christian Education Department of
the Winston-Salem District AME Zion
Church is sponsoring its Annual Black
History Month Celebration, "Honoring the
Past. Inspiring the Future," on Sunday. Feb.
20 at 3:30 p.m. at Goler Metropolitan AME
Zion Church. 1435 E. 4th St.
The program will depict several aspects
of black history - from early life in the
Motherland, to the Harlem Renaissance
Era, the Civil Rights Era and modern times.
It will feature creative dance and drumming
from Otesha and the Winston-Salem
District Dancers. There will also be great
gospel music, a time for fellowship and a
Soul Food reception after the program.
The program is free and open to the
public. Rev. Johnny Ruff is the host pastor
and Rev. Dr. Calvin Miller is presiding
elder.
For more information, contact Linda
STitton, District Director, at 336-870-2 1 6H,
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Members of Otesha perform.
Church to
celebrate
black history
with music
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Zion Memorial
Missionary Baptist Church,
101 N. Dunleith Ave, will
present a Black History
Month musical service on
Sunday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m.
Music will be rendered
by Rev.
A I v i n
and Mrs.
Shirley
Damon,
Willie
Mason
and
Friends
and the
Mass
Choir of
Z i o n
Damon
Memorial. Rev. Damon, a
graduate of Livingstone
College, organized the first
band at Livingstone College
and established band/chorus
programs in Iredell and
Yadkin counties. Damon
also attended Hood
Theological Seminary and
organized the Hood Singers.
He has served as pastor at a
number of area churches.
Mrs. Damon taught
music and English for many
years in Forsyth County. She
has been the featured soloist
for "The Seven Last Words
of Christ." "The Messiah"
and many other presenta
tions. She was appointed by
the late Bishop Ruben L.
Speaks to chair the Board of
Worship and Music for the
Western North Carolina
Conference. She was re
appointed to this position for
16 years and directed the
Western North Carolina
Conference Choir through
June 2009.
Willie Mason and
Friends became a reality in
2009 through a God-mandat
ed assignment to organize a
group of talented and gifted
vocalists. Eleven singers
accepted the "gift" to share
in music ministry togeth
er. The group made its debut
performance at New Bethel
Baptist Church for its 1 19th
church anniversary celebra
tion on June 6. 2009.
Dr. Joseph Jones, pastor
of Zion Memorial
Missionary Baptist Church,
and the church family
extend an invitation to the
general public to share in
this worship experience.
For additional informa
tion, contact the church
office at 336-725-7390.
Former ambassador to speak
at Kimberly Park Holiness
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Winston-Salem State University Diplomat in Residence Molelekeng Rapolaki wilt
speak at Kimberly Park Holiness Church. 1640 S. M. Caesar Drive, on Sunday. Feb.
20 at 4 p.m. as part of the church's Black History Month programs.
Rapolaki served as the ambassador from Lesoto. Africa to the United States for six
years prior to coming to WSSU. where she is a faulty member in the Healthcare
Management program. She will
speak from a global perspective
about the struggles and experiences
of others internationally in their
attempt to obtain freedom, and
overcome poverty and oppression.
The youth of the church will
present "Black History
Reflections" written and hosted by
Lakeshia "Sha Laca Bone KeiKei"
Winfield. The production will fea
ture the following personalities:
Darryl Blue (Benjamin Banneker).
Rachel Berkley (Rosa Parks),
Carmella Lentz (Harriet Tubman),
Margie Jefferson (Michelle
Obama), Stephen Simington
(Barack Obama), Zackerry
Submittal Photo
Diplomat in Residence
Molelekeng Rapolaki
McLeod (George Washington Carver). Tamara l.owery (Madam C. J Walker). Louis
"Bro" Morris (Martin Luther King. Jr.), Lauryn Morris (Mae Jemison) and Raven
Morris (Maya Angelou).
James Gordon will have a speeial presentation along with the Youth for Christ
Praise and Cheer Team, featuring Zakeana and Ashante McLcod, Theressa and Alexis
Little. Additional music will be performed by the Youth Choir of KPHC.
Dr. Vanessa Duren-Winfield is president of. the Education Department, which is
sponsoring the program.
The service is dedicated to the late Jecova Collins. Dr. Elder Robert R. Edmond is
pastor. f
For additional information, contact l)r. Vanessa Duren-Winfield
at 336-724-1277.
The True Meaning
of Leadership
Lesson Scripture: Mark 10:35-45
Lesson Aims: To understand what true leadership is; to
recall great servants; and to follow Jcsus's example of serv
ice.
Background: The hand-picked disciples continued to
misunderstand Jesus's teachings. They thought He was going
to establish an earthly kingdom much like David's. The dis
c i p I e s
believed that
Jesus
(Messiah)
was to he a
militaristic
leader who
wo u I d
destroy the
Romans in
Palestine
(Canaan, the
Promised
Land. Judah)
Mildred
Peppers
Sunday
School 1. en son
and set up a powerful government. Along with that notion, it
was a common practice for those in authority to be served by
the lower citizenry. Jesus's teachings challenged them to
think differently about everything: what is love, who are
your neighbors, how often to forgive, what is leadership, the
cost of discipleship. and what is greatness. Jesus wanted
them to recognize that He came to restructure society .
Because His time was near, the lessons became more
intense.
Lesson: Chapter 10 is an in-depth study of relationships.
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