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Gethsemane Hope fish dinner sale
Gethsemane Hope Baptist
Church, 4364 Carrie Ave., will host
fish dinner sales every Friday and
Saturday in February from 10 a.m.
6 p.m. to raise funds for renovation
of an employment training lab.
Plates cost $7.50. Sandwiches cost
$6. Call Sandra Sherrill-Oliver at
336-986-1987 or Michelle Powers
at 336-624-4992 for all orders.
Beginning Feb. 8
Uniting the Torch Conference
Rev. Segried Barrows will host
the second annual Uniting the Torch
Conference in High Point from
Friday, Feb. 8-Sunday, Feb. 10 at
the High Point Plaza Hotel and
Conference Center, 135 S. Main St.
There will be workshops, exhibits,
religious services, ministry informa
tion, children's choir performances
and a special speaker each evening
at 7 p.m. Holocaust Survivor Peter
Loth will conclude the conference.
Feb. 8
St. Mark hosts installation service
St. Mark Missionary Baptist
Church, 1100 Manley St., will host
the installa
tion service
of officers of
The Minister
Wives &
Widows
Association
of Winston
Salem on
Friday, Feb. 8
at 7 p.m.
Bishop
Fulwood
James
Wright will be the speaker. Music
will be provided by The Winston
Salem Prayer Band No. 2. Dr. James
Fulwood is the host pastor. Call 336
723-63% for more information.
Feb. 9
"Why We Sing"
Hickory Grove AME Zion
Church, 3791 Harper Rd. in
Clemmons, will hold a teaching ses
sion titled "Why We Sing" on
Saturday, Feb. 9 beginning at 12
noon. Rev. Donna Maree is the host
pastor.
Beginning Feb. 10
St. Matthew anniversary
St. Matthew Apostolic Temple
Church, 3640 New Walkertown Rd.
NE, will celebrate its 32nd church
and pastoral anniversary on Sunday,
Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. Special guest is
Apostle Wallace. Gaither and his
congregation from True Temple
Holiness Church. On Sunday, Feb.
17 at 3 p.m. the celebration contin
ues with speaker Bishop James C.
Richardson Jr., presiding Bishop of
the ACCG from Mt. Sinai Apostle
Church of Christ in God of
Martinsville, VA. On Sunday, Feb.
24 at 3 p.m. special guests Pastor
Anthony B. Wilson and Cathedral of
Refuge Church of Deliverance will
conclude the celebration. Call 336
724-1780 or 336-723-4479 for more
information.
Feb.10
Ardmore hosts charity concert
Ardmore Moravian Church,
2013 W Academy St., will present
its third annual "Share the Love"
charity concert on Sunday, Feb. 10
at 6 p.m. Secular and spiritual music
will be provided. The Sons of
Thunder will perform on drums. The
event is free; however, an offering
will be accepted to benefit the
Moravian mission and school in
Sierra Leone. A reception follows in
the church Fellowship Hall. Call
336-723-3444 for more information.
Grace Men's breakfast
The Presbyterian Men of Grace
Presbyterian Church USA, 3901
Carver School Rd., will have its
monthly breakfast meeting on
Sunday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 a.m. in the J.
D. Peterson Fellowship Hall. Black
History Month will be celebrated
with a presentation/exhibit by
Rudolph V. Boone Sr., a retired
music educator. Those interested in
helping with researching and putting
together family histories can call
336-767-4087 no later than Feb. 8.
John Wesley anniversary
John Wesley AME Zion Church,
1800 NE 25th St., will celebrate its
135th Anniversary on Sunday, Feb.
See Calendar on B5
A&T Choir to perform
at Goler Metropolitan
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The N.C. A&T State University Choir
will perform during Goler Metropolitan
A.M.E. Zion Church Men's Day
Celebration on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public.
The renowned choir is led by Maestro
Travis W. Alexander, director of
University Choirs and a piano professor,
who was recently named conductor of the
the 105 Voices of History HBCU National
Choir Concert in Washington, D.C.
In this role he spent half the year trav
eling to various HBCUs across the coun
try to rehearse the various groups of
singers brought together for the big con
cert.
Three senior music majors tenor
James Thomas and sopranos Stacee Lyles
and Chelsey Stanley represented A&T in
the National Choir.
Alexander has conducted choral con
certs throughout Europe, including such
venues as the Duomo and Basilica di
Santa Croce in Florence, Italy; Chiesa di
Santa Maria Assunta in Venice; and in
Submitted Photo
Members of the N.C. A&T State University Choir.
England at the Bristol Cathedral,
Blenheim Palace, Quedgeley Parish and
St. Paul's.
In 2011, Alexander directed the A&T
Choir in a performance at the White
House. The choir was invited back last
year by President Barack Obama, First
Lady Michelle and White House staffer
for an encore performance
Goler Metropolitan is located at 143S
East Fourth St.
Rk Photos
Some of the vast items in Effley Howell's extensive collection.
Black history display to
benefit church's food pantry
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Thankful Heritage Black History
Howell
Museum will celebrate its ZUth
anniversary on Feb. 9 with an exhibit
and special presentation at New
Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church,
1212 N. Dunleith Ave.
Thankful Heritage owner Effley
Howell Sr. will display his collection
of more than 500 pieces of black histo
ry memorabilia from noon-6 p.m. "The
Wall of History" is the theme of the
event. It will feature pieces that show
the progression of local race relations.
Howell hopes his memorabilia will
help to build bridges and end divisions.
1 have come to realize that my purpose and
my talent (is) to help to improve race relations in
the state of North Carolina," he said. "(It) is what
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I was put on this earth to do."
Thankful Heritage, a non-profit tax exempt
organization that operates through the aid of
grants and donations, has already been
awarded the Nancy Susan Reynolds
Award from the Z. Smith Reynolds
Foundation for improving race rela
tions. Howell has also received a pres
tigious ECHO (Everyone Can Help
Out) Award and a grant from the
Winston-Salem Foundation for his
work.
Admission to the exhibit is free
with the donation of a canned good to
aid the New Jerusalem MBC food
pantry.
For more information, contact Effley Howell
at 336-995-5146 or thankfulone2@aol.com.
Completeness in Christ
Devotional Reading: Romans 8:31-39
Lesson Scripture: Colossians 2:6-15
Lesson Aims: To explain the lesson: recog
nize how the world presents false doctrines;
accept Christ's gift to humanity; and remain
grounded in Him and no one else.
Background: Can
you remember accepting
Jesus as Lord in your
life? There was, in one
form or another, excite
ment, relief, hope and
unspeakable joy. A need
to feel like a full fledged
member of the body
compelled us to "do the
right thing." At first, we looked at the Bible
and were immediately overwhelmed. Where do
we start? How do we study? Who can we talk
to? These were a few of the questions that
popped up for me. There were/are individuals
within the body who want to mentor you to
spiritual maturity. Sometimes those mentors
add to or subtract from the Word of God.
Intentional or otherwise, we must depend on
God for direction. Such was the case for the
Colossians and the same is true for believers
today.
TTie false doctrines that the early churches
faced were explained in previous lessons this
quarter. They come in many forms, shapes, and
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Peppers
Sunday
School Lesson
sizes. Paul's aim here was to dispel them.
According to Aristotle (384-322BC), there are
three modes of persuasion - ethos, pathos and
logos. "Ethos is based on the speaker's charac
ter. The speaker's reputation, wisdom and
goodwill determine if they are convincing.
This is like endorsements today. Pathos, on the
other hand, depends on the speaker's ability to
I gel the listener in the right
frame of mind. Pathos
evokes empathy and/or sym
pathy. They make you feel!
Logos involves proof pro
voked by the examples used"
(The New Interpreter's Bible
Commentary, vol. XI). Paul
used these modes as he
turned the gnostic's words
against them. Ethos was
prominent in 1:24 - 2:5
Lesson: After identifying himself and his
role in proclaiming Jesus, the apostle exhorts
his readers/listeners to be faithful to the Gospel
(2:6 - 3:4). He now employs the two other
modes of persuasion. "Walking in the Lord"
means to imitate Jesus. This is a process that
takes time, study and application. Recognize
that growth happens by the grace of God
through faith! He cautioned them to be on
guard for deception. According to David C.
Cook's Echoes Adult Teacher Commentary,
false doctrines are based on either lies about
See Peppers on B5
Lewis to be
installed
as pastor
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Rev. James M. Lewis Jr. will be
installed as the senior pastor of Jones
Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in
Reidsville this weekend.
A pre-installation service for
Guilford. High Point and Rowan
associations will be held on Friday,
Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. Dr. Samuel J.
Cornelius, moderator of the High
Point
Educational
and
Missionary
Association
and pastor of
New
Jerusalem
Baptist
Church in
Winston
Salem. will
be the guest
Ltwii
preacher.
O n
Sunday, Feb.
10 at 11 a.m..
the guest
preacher will
be Rev.
Parthenia S.
Galloway,
associate
minister of
'Winston
Salem's
Leach
Morning Star
Baptist
Church. The
installation
service will
begin at 3
p.m., with
Dr. Dennis
H. Leach Sr.,
pastor of
Morning
Star, as the
special guest.
Lewis served as assistant to the
late Dr. Joseph T. Walker from
January 2006-March 2008. Since
April 2008, he has been the assistant
pastor at Jones Chapel. Lewis also
serves as assistant dean to the
Congress of Christian Education of
the General Baptist State
Convention; dean of the Forsyth
County Sunday School Union; and
dean of the High Point Educational
and Missionary Baptist Association.
He served as secretary of the High
Point Baptist Association for 30
years.
Lewis is affiliated with many
local organizations, including Salem
Lodge No. 139 Prince Hall Masons.
Meridian Chapter No. 308 Order of
the Eastern Stars and the Baptist
Pastors and Ministers Fellowship.
He currently is a student at Vintage
Bible College and Living Epistle
Bible College.
His parents arc the late Rev.
James M. Lewis Sr. and Annie Mae
Richardson Lewis. He is the father of
two adult children and a grandfather
of four.
Jones Chapel Missionary Baptist
Church, which recently celebrated its
145th anniversary, is located at 179
Jones Chapel Road in Reidsville.
For additional information, call
336-637-6740.