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Photos by Exclusively Photography
Bishop Sir Walter Mack Jr. and his wife, First Lady
Kim Mack, are shown during his 50th Birthday
Gala on Friday, April 28.
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College Internship
Benefit and 50th
Birthday Gala
BY FELECIA PIGGOTT-LONG
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
A crowd of more than 300 offered a
standing ovation as they received Bishop
Sir Walter Mack Jr. and First Lady Kim
Mack in the Grand Pavilion Ballroom of
the Embassy Suites Hotel on Friday, April
28.
The first College Internship Benefit
and the 50th Birthday Gala for Bishop
Mack was supported by members of
Union Baptist Church, and other church
es, ministers, business owners, educators,
community leaders, and the like. Denise
S. Hartsfield, Forsyth County District
Judge, served as the Mistress of
Ceremonies.
Four-year-old Caleb Serrano, the
“Little Big Shots” sensation, led the
crowd in singing “Pass Me Not Oh Gentle
Savior” and “It’s All Right, It’s Okay
Don’t You Let Your Trouble Get in Your
Way.” He also led a birthday song in
Bishop Mack’s honor.
“Unbelievable! Thank you, Caleb. He
walked this thing! It is so appropriate that
we started off with a child. We have to
bring the children up,” said Judge
Hartsfield. “Third grade is the measure for
prison. If children are not reading on a
third-grade level, they are part of the plans
for incarceration. Our children need to be
unashamed, and unapologetic for singing
about God. They should not be ashamed
of using their talent for God. We have to
plant our seeds early so they can sprout for
the harvest.”
Several leaders offered greetings dur
ing the evening. Deacon Sammie Gray,
chairman of the Deacon’s Ministry,
thanked God that everything Bishop Mack
puts his hand to, God has blessed it.
Mutter Evans of Muter Evans
Communications discussed the internship
that Bishop Mack completed at WAAA
Radio when he was a student at Elon
University.
Dr. Harold Hudson, vice president for
Enrollment, United Theological
Seminary, Dayton, Ohio, thanked Bishop
Mack for his contributions to the semi
nary, and all of the students that Bishop
Mack sends to United will receive schol
arships.
The Rev. James Wilkes, senior pastor
of Elon First Baptist Church, thanked
Bishop Mack for nurturing him as a pas
tor. Bishop George Brooks, National
Clergy, pastor emeritus, Mt. Zion Baptist
Church, Greensboro, reminded Bishop
Mack that he is like a classic car, more
valuable today than when he was younger,
and he has a second chance to bloom at
the age of 50.
Several college students addressed the
audience by video presentation. The video
was called “The Blessing of an
Internship.”
Having enjoyed an evening of wor
ship, a fine meal, Motown sounds , an
interview between pastor and comedian
Rev. Debra Terry-Stephens with Caleb
Serrano, “Little Big Shots” sensation;
having cried peals of laughter with
Marcus D. Wiley, international comedian
and singing along with Keith Wonderboy
Johnson, international gospel recording
artist, the crowd offered thunderous hand
praise to God.
“This has been an amazing night.
Thank you for being here tonight,” s$id
Bishop Mack. “I am celebrating 50 years,
and I have so many wonderful friends in
my life who make me who I am. In the
house tonight, I see some of my students,
high school friends, fraternity brothers,
childhood friends, church members and
family members. My heart is committed
to you, these students. We have a respon
sibility to help shape them, to mold them.”
The fundamental purpose of the
Summer College Internship Program is to
give college students an opportunity to
explore and expand their God-given gifts
in the context of the church and communi
ty environment. This program is designed
to introduce college students to real world
opportunities in a responsible, caring
place of work.
Although Bishop Mack tends to dis
agree with much that President Donald
Trump says, there is an action that Bishop
Mack does support.
“When he took office, he said that he
would turn his business into the hands of
his children. It is important that he put
something into them. He has confidence
they can run the business,” said Mack.
“We need to put something into our young
people. They must know they cannot
show up to work with a cell phone in their
hands. They must learn how to shake
hands with executives and look them in
the face. They will be reading the book
Dog Whistle Politics, visit the nursing
homes, visit hospitals, and pray for the
sick. They will also meet with the First
Lady, who will do workshops with them.
We have solicited community support and
we will be hiring students from various
churches.”
Bishop Mack recalled that for three
years when he served as an intern at
WAAA Radio under the direction of
Mutter Evans, he could not go to church.
He worked from 6 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
on Sundays. He hosted several of the pro
grams from various churches and funeral
homes, and he played gospel music. He
found the gospel music very inspiring.
“All I can say is that he was very
dependable during his internship. At that
time, he was not a minister, but he was
faithful and professional,” said Evans. “I
can see why the idea of an internship
would be near and dear to his heart.”
AFAS Center for the Arts
to open in the Arts District
SPECIAL TO
THE CHRONICLE
The sleek new AFAS
Center for the Arts, located
at the comer of Liberty and
Seventh streets, will offi
cially open to the public on
Saturday, May 6. The local
nonprofit organization Art
for Art’s Sake (AFAS)
commissioned the 14,500
square foot, three-story
building, which was con
structed over a period of 15
months.
The Center’s official
opening will be celebrated
with a public ribbon-cut
ting ceremony at 2 p.m. on
May 6, accompanied by
live music, food trucks,
ARTivity on the Green
mural wall painting and
family activities, from 11
v
a.m. until 6 p.m.
This latest addition to
the city’s burgeoning Arts
District consolidates sever
al AFAS activities and
locations that were previ
ously scattered throughout
downtown. The building
houses AFAS’ headquar
ters, as well as Red Dog
Gallery, Unleashed Arts
Center and Studio 2, a jew
elry studio. There are also
10 artist studios available
for lease at affordable
rates.
The Center’s location -
adjacent to ARTivity on the
Green art park - extends
the Arts District’s footprint
into a previously underde
veloped area of the city.
Harry Knabb, AFAS
chairman and chief execu
tive, said the new head
quarters underscores
AFAS’ continued commit
ment to the Arts District
and the city’s arts commu
nity overall, while also
ensuring the viability of
AFAS for generations to
come.
ARTivity on the Green
and the AFAS Center for
the Arts have both been
made possible via gener
ous grants - primarily one
from the Thomas J. Regan
Jr. Foundation - and both
projects have enlisted the
professional skills of sever
al local businesses;
STITCH Design Shop and
Frank L. Blum
Construction Co. served as
the architect and general
contractor for both proj
ects, respectively.
A crowd of more than 300 attended the first College Internship Benefit and the
50th Birthday Gala for Bishop Sir Walter Mack Jr.
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