Church News Briefs
Mayfield Memorial Church To Present Johnson C. Smith University Choir
The Mayfield Mermonal
Baptist Church will present
the Johnson C. Smith Univers
ity Choir in a concert of sacred
and secular music on Sunday.
January 26, at 6 o’clock. This
concert will climax “Music
Appreciation” Sunday which
will be observed by the May
field Memorial Church located
at 700 Sugar Creek Road West.
The University choir is
composed of students drawn
from all departments of the
school, and numbers approx
imately 50 persons. The choir
studies and performs both a
capella and accompanied
music. The concert is com
posed generally of a capella
choral literature. Because of
the choir’s close association
with the church, an important
part of it's repertoire is sacred
music, but seclar composi
tions are included.
The choir has been enthu
siastically received at con
certs in North Carolina, South
Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee,
Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Min
nesota, Iowa, Pennsylvania,
Missouri, New York, New Jer
sey, and Massachusetts.
Under the direction of Chris
topher Kemp, who has been
with Johnson C. Smith since
1948, the choir has generally
been know for its fine tone
quality, diction and sensitive
ness that makes it an exciting
group. In 1964, it was the
official broadcasting choir of
the theJJnited Presbyterian
Church U.S.A.
The Music Department of
Mayfield Memorial Baptist
Church is proud to present the
Johnson C. Smith University
Choir, In past years, the chur
ch has presented other College
groups from Friendship Col
lege of Rock Hill, South Caro
lina and Shaw University of
Raleigh, N\C.
The Mayfield Church’s Mus
ic department is headed by
Miss Barbara Alexander who
holds a B.S. Degree in Music
from Johnson C. Smith Uni
versity, and who studied un
der Mr. Kemp and participa
ted in the Concert Choir. Miss
Alexander serves as Minister
of Music for the Mayfield
Rev. M.s. Diggs, pastor of
the church, is proud of the
Mayfield Memorial Baptist
Church's Music Department
whose 5 choirs sing a variety
of music ranging from old
fashioned Meter Hyms. Gos
pel. Negro Spirituals. An
thems. and Hyms sung to the
accompaniament of organ and
piano.
A capacity crowd is expect
ed for the concert and every
one is invited to attend.
Clinton Chapel A.M.K. Zion
..The congregation, the
church choir, and minister.
Rev. Morgan Tann invites
everyone to join them as they
participate in the congregat
ional ceremonies of Mount
Calvary A.M.K. Zion Church
Sunday. January 25th at 11
a.m. Clinton Chapel has been
invited as the church’s guests.
i ne ureater Mount sinai
Baptist Church of 1243 West
Boulevard will host the Kev.
L. L. Swinson. pastor of the
New Metropolitan Baptist
Church of Baltimore. Mary
land and the Swinson Singers
on Sunday. January 25th.
Rev. Swinson will deliver
the morning message and the
Swinson Singers will be pre
sented in concert at 3:00 p.m.
sponsored by the Youth De
partment of the church. Ms.
Gloria Thompson, outstanding
organist will accompany the
group. The public is cordially
invited to attend Rev. N. E.
Kerry is the pastor.
Amay James
The women of Amay James
Presbyterian Church on West
Boulevard will present their
annual Fashion Show Sunday
at 5 p.m. at the Greenville
Center.
Emphasis for this year's
snow win De placed on a theme
related to the Bicentennial
year Oriental. African and
models from Belk. Ivey s and
Franklin department stores
will take part in the show
Mrs. Ella Ray is president
of the women's group sponsor
ing the show.
First Mayfield
The Ffrst Mayfield
Memorial Missionary Baptist
Church, of Charlotte, called as
their pastor Dr. J G. Whit
field. Formerly pastored of
the Emmanuel Missionary
Baptist Church, of Gastonia
Dr. Whitlield received his
elementary and High School
education at Ft Smith.
Arkansas. He is a graduate of
The Chicago Baptist Institute
Chicago. Illinois and has a
B.T.H. degree from Liberty
Baptist College at Muskogee.
Oklahoma. He recently
received his diploma as
Doctor of Divinity from
Liberty Baptist College Dr
Whitfield has completed a
course in church administra
tion. from Moody Bible Insti
tute Chicago, and also took
Prophetic history at the
American Baptist Theological
Seminarv-Nashivlle, Tenn.
Dr. Whitfield holds two
degrees in Evangelism one
from The Oklahoma State
Evangelistic Conference, and
The National Baptist Conven
tion Evangelistic Board He is
married to the former Dessie
Mae Boone.
First Mayfield Memorial
Missionary Baptist Church is
presently meeting in the Oak
lawn elementary school, loc
ated at 1810 Oaklawn Ave.,
Charlotte. N. C.
Education Board
To Meet At
Myers Park High
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Board of Education on Tues
day, January 27, will hold its
regular fourth-Tuesday-of
the-month meeting at Myers
Park High School.
Part of the Charlotte-Meck
lenburg Schools’ “Year of the
Community” activities, a
regular board meeting is
being held in each of the
system’s 10 feeder areas dur
ing the 1975-76 school year.
This is the fifth of the planned
meetings.
The meeting will begin at 7
p.m. with an informal get-to
gether of board members,
school committee members,
principals, and teachers from
the schools in the Myers Park
Feeder Area. In the school
cafeteria, there will be dis
plays and materials from the
11 schools in the area.
The public is invited to
attend the meeting in the
Myers Park High auditorium,
beginning at 8 p.m. with a
report to the board from
Myers Park Feeder Area re
presentatives.
Myers Park High is located
at 2400 Colony Rd., near
SouthPark Shopping Center.
The schools in the feeder
area in addition to Myers Park
High are Collinswood, Dil
worth. Hidden Valley, Park
Road, Sedgefield, Selwyn and
Sharon elementaries;
Alexander Graham and
Sedgefield Junior Highs; and
theStreet Academy.
j Preview Of The Sunday School Lesion For Sunday I
I By Rev. Way Ion Wallace
Post Church Editor
Our exciting lesson for Sun
day is located in the 9th and
10th chapters of Matthew. The
subject is "The Mission Of The
Twelve.”
Jesus came into the world,
so he said, ”... not to do mine
own will, but the will of him
that sent me.” Jesus came
into the world on a God-reveal
ing, man-redeeming mission,
representing God the Father.
While.here He selected, He
called twelve men to be His
special disciples - men who
would be His pupils and
followers. Jesus called them
to Himself. We also can only
learn of Christ by coming to
Him personally. Jesus gave
them power to perform the
task of spreading the good
news that would be declared,
first to the Jews and then to
the Gentiles.
Jesus still calls us to various
works today. There are manv
people today who are spirit
ually deaf by choice they say
God does not call. But, not
only does God call, he also en
powers us to perform the tasks
that he assigns to us. In fact,
God does not call us to do a
work that can be done in our
own strength.
Jesus sent out the twelve to
declare good news concerning
the savior of mankind and the
Kingdom of God. Isaiah said
that even the feet of someone
carrying God's good news of
peace are beautiful. -
These men were sent first to
the Jews and then to the
Gentiles. They were told to do
this in fultillment of prophecy.
It is clear that the ministry
of the twelve was more than a
verbal one. They did more
than just talk, they served.
Too many of us today want to
be served that call ourselves
followers of Christ.
Jesus warns ’hem of danger!
in serving him - the sure!
danger of persecution. Yet.
Jesus would not have them
fear, so he instructs them to
flee the town, where persecu
tions prevents them from
preaching the Gospel, and go
to another. They can expect
Defrayal lrom those nearest to
their hearts. The followers of
Christ cannot expect to be
treated better than his_savior
and Lord.
Jesus lets his disciples of
every age know that when
they take a stand lor him. they
automatically take a stand
against someone and that
someone may share the same
roof with us.
The message to us for today
is that we can all be disciples
of Christ*, it we would only
respond to his call and except
the challenges ol discipleship.
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Important People And
Dates In Black History
JANl'AKV"
22. 1952. Lawrence Winters 1st Black Baritone to
sing a white role with a major opera company
“Rigoletle".
23. 1875. Civil Bights Law. prohibiting discrimin
ation in hotels, theaters and on public carriers.
signed by President Grant.
24. 1817. Richmond. Virginia Blacks opposed
U.S. colonization plans to Liberia.
25. 1883. First Negro Regiment ol the I'.S. Army
was organized. It was named the 45th
Regiment.
28. 1921. Henry Lowry was lynched by being
burned alive in Nodena. Arkansas.
27. 1918. George plenty White died in Philadel
phia. Pa.the last Black Reconstruction
Congressman from South Carolina.
28. 1901. Richamond Barthe' who was rated
among the best contemporary sculptors, was
born in Bay St. Louis. Miss.
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NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
To (he members of New Hope Baptist Church: THANK YOU
FOR YOUR VERY GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE
PASTOR S APPRECIATION DAY. SUNDAY. DECEMBER
14. 1975 IT IS MY HOPE AND PRAYER THAT GOD WILL
CONTINUE TO BLESS EACH OF US THROUGHOUT
1976..Rev. B R Moore. Pastor Minister.
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GREATER MT SINAI BAPTIST CHURCH
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