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General Assembly
Bora Again Free Deliverance
rabernacle Church of God the
\postle's Faith, Inc., 741 Moravia
St., is holding its
annual
General Assembly
through Aug. 19.
Bible classes will
be at 11 am. and
Praise and
Worship will be
held at 7:30 pm.
on weekdays; 7
pm. on Saturday;
and 10 am. on
Sunday. The host pastor is Apostle
indsey W. Adams Sr., For more
nformation, call 336-251-8717.
Revelation Seminar
A "Revelation Seminar" will be
teld at Ephesus Seventh Day
Adventist Church, 1225 N.
Cleveland Ave., at 7 p.m. on
Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays
hroughout August and the first
week of September. To learn more,
*11 724-0491.
Camp
Life Changing Transformation
Church Ministries, 2001 E. 25th
St., is holding its Funtime
Adventure Mini Camp from Aug. 6
J4 from 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Campers will go on weekly held
rips. For more details, call 336
>95-3516.
New Hope revival
New Hope AME Zion Church,
7000 Shallowford Road in
_ewisville, will celebrate its annual
evival from Sunday, Aug. 12 -
'riday, Aug. 17. Various ministers
ire delivering the 7 p.m. evening
messages. For further information,
;all 336-945-9083 or 336-945
$618.
beginning Aug. 16
Youth conference
Community Deliverance
ioliness Church, 7609 Horney
load in High Point, will host their
innual Youth Caught in Action
Conference from Aug. 16-18. For
nore information, contact Elder
Maurice Middleton at 336-437
1418 or Brother Jeremy Sumpter at
136-858-6236.
Women's conference
Goodwill Baptist Church in the
Arcadia Community, 541 Goodwill
load in Clemmons, will have its
Annual Women's Conference,
Women of God Moving the Master,
>n Thursday, Aug. 16 and Aug. 17
itarting at 7 p.m. and 10 am. on
Aug. 18. Guests will include Co
Jastor Rita Wilson of Cathedral of
lefuge and Pastor Cheryl Moore of
Zion Temple United Church of
Christ of Durham. For more infor
mation, call the church at 336-764
1930.
Beginning Aug. 18
Wentz Food Pantry
Pastor Renel Griffin and the
members of Wentz Memorial
United Church of
Christ have
innounced the
opening of the
:hurch's food
>antry, which will
wovide free fresh
ind non-perish
ible food items to
utyone who
wanu them. The
>?n try ii open the
hird Saturday of each month,
>eginning on Aug. 18, from 11 a.m.
- 2 pjn. The church is located at
W35 Carver School Rd.
Community Day
Holy Trinity Pull Gospel
'ellowihip Center, 5307 Peters
-reek Parkway, will host
Community Day 2012 on Saturday,
\ug. 18 from noon - 4 pm. It will
nclude games, live entertainment
ind much more. The rain date will
>e Aug. 23. The church will hold its
lack to School Jam on Sunday,
*ug. 19 10:45 a.m. For morel
nformabon, call the church at 336
784-9347.
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Steward's Chapel events
Steward's Chapel and Benbow
Chapel A.MJ2. Zion Church, 198
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McCarter to celebrate anniversary
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE .
Bishop Sheldon^M. McCarter will celebrate his 24th
anniversary as the senior pas
tor of Greater Cleveland
Avenue Christian Church on
Aug. 18 and Aug. 19.
A picnic will be held on
Saturday at Tanglewood
i Park in Clemmons.
On Sunday, the
celebration will
continue at the
9 a.m. worship
service at the
church, 5095
Lansing Drive.
The guest
speaker will be
Bishop James
Adams of
Florida. At the
11 a.m. service,
various church
groups will
honor Bishop McCarter with special music and fine arts
presentations.
McCarter began his pastorate at the then Cleveland
Avenue Christian Church in August 1988. The tremen
dous anointing in Pastor McCarter's life, his zeal for
serving God and his dynamic preaching led to phenome
nal growth. When he arrived, the church had approxi
mately 200 members; today there are more than 3,000
members.
With such a growth explosion. Pastor McCarter led
the church in the completion of a new 33,000- square
foot edifice that was dedicated in October 1999. In
January 2001, the 32,000 square foot S. M. McCarter
Family Life Center opened.
In July of 2003, Bishop McCarter was consecrated to
the office of bishop in the United Pentecostal Churches
of Christ, now the United Covenant Churches of Christ,
where he holds the position as assistant presiding bishop
under the leadership of Presiding Prelate Eric D. Games.
McCarter is married to Co-Pastor Joyce N. McCarter.
They are blessed with three children?Alana, Alaya, and
Xavia; a granddaughter, Zaria; and daughter in covenant,
Kemona.
For more information, contact the church at 336-661
0226.
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Scout Master David u
Timmons (left) and u
Assistant Scout I
Master Anthony I
Lindsey stand behind Y
current scouts (from [
left) Jeremiah I
Brown, Douglas I1
Gilliam Jr., Katlin I
Galloway, Patrick I
Smith Jr., Demetrius I
Morgan and Ernest I
Morgan Jr.
Below: Members of
the church pose with
one of Mt. Zion's g
first troops.
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Mount Zion adding to long scouting tradition
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Mount Zion Baptist Church made
it possible for six kids to attend the
Boy Scouts' Camp Raven Knob from
July 15-20. In March 2012, Deacon
David Timmons stood before the
Mount Zion congregation to report
the revitalization of scouting at the
church.
Local blacks became involved in
scouting in 1931 after a committee
was formed to involve more African
Americans in the Boy Scouts. Mount
Zion was among the first four black
churches to start troops.
On Dec. 12, 1943, the church,
under the direction of Pastor R.L.
File, applied to charter Troop 164 and
Troop 69 (now 869) through the Old
Hickory Council. BSA records,
accoring to the Old Hickory
Council's Jewel Dotson, show that
Mt. Zion was very active from the
'40s through 2007, sponsoring an
average of more than 80 children at
any given time. Dotson also reported
that Mount Zion was the only spon
sor in Forsyth County to charter two
troops at the same time.
Deacon Timmons is excited to get
the church back into the scouting tra
dition. He believes that scouting pro
vides young African-American boys
with an outlet to learn new skills and
overcome societal barriers.
"I am looking to take scouting to
the next level by coming up with new
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programs to keep our boys interested
and motivated," he said. "With the
help of Mount Zion and the local
community, we can help our parents
mold our young African-American
boys into remarkable African
American men and citizens."
Actor to speak at youth conference
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Former child star Kel Mitchell will be a special guest at Union
Baptist Church's Takeover Youth Conference, which will be held from
Aug. 17-19.
Kids in grades 5-12 will be the focus of tomorrow's (Aug. 17)
activies, which begin with registration from 7:30 - 8:30 am. and an open
session at V ajn. Several breakout sessions
will be held during the day. A dinner and
social will be held at S p.m., followed by a
worship service at 6 pm. featuring guest
speaker Mitchell.
On Saturday, Aug. 18 workshops, a
book reading presentation, games and fun
will be held for students in grades K - 4. A
Red Carpet Conference Youth Gala will
take place at the Hawthorne Inn from 3 -
5:30 pjn., with separate events for younger
and older kids. "Hie conference will con
clude on Sunday, Aug. 19 at the 8:30 am.
and 11 am. worship services.
A Chicago native, Mitchell began his
cting career at the young age of 12. He was
n original member on Nickelodeon's "All
mat rrom 1W4-1 w. Me tnen starred wim Kenan i nompson in tne
spin-off series "Kenan & Kel" from 1996-2000. The pair also appeared
in the 1997 film "Good Burger," which was based on a popular "All
That" sketch.
These days, the actor regularly motivates kids by giving speeches at
high schools and other venues. He does a web-series called "Ask Pastor
Zeigler," with his pastor, Rev. Pastor Garry D. Zeigler of Los Angeles'
Spirit Food Christian Center. Mitchell also puts on a live dance compe
tition each month for inner city youth called "The Back House Party" at
The Dream Center in Compton, Calif.
Conference registration is $30 and includes meals, workshops, con
ference t-shirt and the gala. Call 336-724-9305 or register online at
www.unionbapristwsnc.oig.
Union Baptist Church is located at 1200 N. Trade St. The church is
led by pastor and teacher Dr. Sir Walter Mack Jr.
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Kel Mitchell a
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Submitted Photo
Bishop and Pastor Heath with Daphne
Gainey, left, and Mother Dianne Rowdy, right.
Women take center stage
at conference
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Greater Higher Ground Ministries Worldwide,
Inc. held its 2012 Women of Excellence
Conference from July 11-15. This year's theme
was "Expectancy," from Jeremiah 29: 11.
First Lady Pastor Janice O. Heath hosted the
event, which included speakers Prophetess Sandy
Johnson of Lexington's Harvest Place Worship
Center; Lady Leah McNair of Thomasville's
Emmanuel Baptist Church; Pastor Jeanette Hester
of High Point's Glory Bound Ministries; and Elder
Desha Tillman of High Point's Oak Grove Baptist
Church.
Women of Excellence Awards were presented
to Daphne Gainey and Mother Dianne Rowdy,
both members of Greater Higher
Ground Ministries. The women were honored for
their continued service to the church and their ded
ication and commitment to others.
Bishop John H. Heath is the founder and senior
pastor of the Greater Higher Ground Ministries
Worldwide, Inc.
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The Just
Leader
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Devotional Reading:
Psalm 33:1-5
Lesson Scripture:
Jeremiah 23: 1-6; 33: 14-18
Lesson Aims:
Understand the responsibili
ty of leadership; recognize
that God's judgment
continues; and rejoice that
God sent Messiah to restore.
Background: Jeremiah
prophesied to Judah during
the reigns of Josiah (640-609
BC), Jehoahaz (609),
Jehoiakim (609-598),
Jehoiachen (598-597) and
Zedekiah (597-586). Like
Israel, Judah was headed for
God's judgment. Josiah was
the last "good king" who
died in battle near Migiddo.
After him, Judah's gov
ernment was very unstable
and corrupt. Jeremiah's call
came during the latter half of
Josiah's tenure. His twofold
prophesy was to warn the
southern kingdom to repent
and then to encourage them
once Babylon captured them.
God gave him a glimpse of
Judah's dreadful future.
Because of this, he agonized
over their fallen condition.
His open expression of grief
made his writings the most
emotional of the Old
Testament.
He was dubbed the
"weeping prophet." Jeremiah
endured rejection, hatred,
threats on his life, and apa
thy. God promised him in
1:19 "They (leaders)will
fight against you but will not
overcome you, for I am with
you and will rescue you,
declares the Lord." By
worldly standards Jeremiah
wasn't successful; however,
he did what God told him to
do.
Lesson: God's judgment
upon Judah is inevitable
(because of poor leadership)
by the time we get to chapter
22. Jeremiah informs King
Zedekiah to be subject to
Babylon's rule. See II Kings
24: 18-25 and II Chronicles
36:11-23. The king comes
very close to killing
Jeremiah. The first deporta
tion occurs in 605 BC.
Ezekiel, one of the captives,
speaks for the Lord in
Babylon. Jeremiah con
demns the leadership of
Judah - both political (the
king) and spiritual (the
priests and false prophets) -
for scattering and destroying
God's People.
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ways. First, the leadership
increases their wealth at the
expense of the poor. Then
justice becomes a non-factor
as those who oppose the self
ish rulers are locked up or
killed. This self-centeredness
disregards their responsibili
ty for the masses. God will
punish them for their abuse
of power by allowing Judah
to be swept away by Babylon
and Zion (Jerusalem) left in
waste. But God will gather
His scattered flock (Israel
and Judah) Himself.
They will be brought to a
pasture where they will
experience security and jus
tice. God will raise up a
descendant of David who
will be like no other - wise,
just and right! His name is
"The Lord Our
Righteousness." In the days
ahead, God will fulfill
Hispromise to save and
restore His People.
Application: Based on
events of the past few weeks.
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