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WeepingWillow Church Names Mrs. Eady “Woman Of The Year”
Mrs. Betty taay ot weeping
Willow AME Zion Church was
named “Woman of the Year”
at an afternoon program Sun
day. September 26.
A total of $2,813.23 was
raised by six contestants for
the title. Mrs. Eady raised
$672; Mrs. Minnie Vaughns,
$618; Mrs Julia Phillips. $585;
Mrs. Mamie D. Phillips. $418;
Mrs Myrtle Henderson, $324;
Mrs. Esther White, $180.23.
The winner's name will be
engraved on a plaque and
placed in the front entrance of
the church.
Guest speaker for the pro
gram was Mrs Josehpine T.
Morris, General Secretary of
the Bureau of Supplies of the
AME Church. Her speech was
entitled, “Mission Is’’. She
defined her topic as being
evangelism, involvement, so
cial action, investment, out
reach and celebration.
Prior to the program, the
church observed Woman’s
Home and Foreign Missionary
Day. Women of the church led
a procession and participated
in the 11 a.m. service.
Rev. Vernon Chase of the
California Conference of the
AME Zion Church was the
speaker for the morning ser
vice. Chase is presently study
ing for a Master of Divinity
Degree at Hood Theological
Seminary in Salisbury.
ANTIOCH
The 90th Anniversary and
Homecoming celebrations of
Antioch Baptist Church, 232
Skyland Avenue, will be ob
served Sunday, October 10, at
3 p.m.
Rev. David Carter of First
Baptist Church in Kannapolis
will conduct the service.
At7:30p.m„ Rev. W.G. Hall
of Ebenezer Baptist Church,
Wadesboro, will deliver the
opening sermon for Antioch’s
Annual Fall Revival.
Revival services will conti
nue Monday, October 10
through Friday, October 15,
with Dr. J.W. White, pastor of
Mount Zion Missionary Bap
tist Church of Asheville, as
guest evangelist.
Rev. White Was bom in
Bertie County-the section
known as Indian Woods. He
attended the Chowatic Ele
mentary School, and did three
years of high school work at
the Bertie Academy. He grad
uated from Saint Augustine
College High School in Ra
leigh, in 1929. Dr. White grad
uated from Shaw University
with the following degrees:
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of
Divinity, Masters of Divinity,
and was honored with Doctor
of Divinity in 1955.
Before leaving Bertie Coun
ty, Dr. White pastored the
Nebo Missionary Baptist
Church in North Hampton
County, and the Saint Luke
and Saint Francis Missionary
Baptist churches in Bertie
County.
ur. wnue served lour years
as Director of the Baptist
Training Union of the General
Baptist State Convention of
North Carolina, six years as
First-Vice-President of the
General Baptist State Conven
tion, and five years as Presi
dent. He served as Chairman
of the Board of Trustees of
Shaw University for seven
years, and is presently a
member of that board of
which he has been an active
member for 18 years.
Dr. White is now serving as
pastor of the historic Mount
Zion Missionary Baptist
Church, Asheville, North
Carolina, where he has done
and is still doing a great work.
He has served this congrega
tion for twenty-nine years.
He is married to EthelTT
White. They have two sons,
John W. White, Jr., and Ralph
: D. White; one daughter, Mrs.
Diane White; and five grand
[ children._ •_ _
i t Dr. White has held, and still
: holds numerous offices in ao-l
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SIX “WOMAN OF THE YEAR”CONTESTANTS
•~Qf Weeping Willow AME Zion Church
cial, civic, religious, and poli
tical organizations.
MAYFIELD MEMORIAL
The Senior Choir of the
Mayfield Memorial Baptist
Church will observe its Annual
Celebration on Sunday, Octo
ber 10, at 6 p.m.
The Senior Choir is under
the direction of Mrs. Delores
Dial. President of the Senior
Choir is James Raye, who has
served in that capacity since
the choir was organized.
The celebration promises to
be one of great inspiration as
the love of Christ will be told in
song.
Miss Barbara Alexander is
Minister of Music at Mayfield
Memorial, and the Music De
partment consists of five
choirs.
Mayfield Memorial Baptist
Church is located at 700 Sugar
Creek Road West and is pas
tored by Dr.H.S. Diggs.
All Friends of Mayfielf are
invited to share in this event.
STEELCREEK
Mrs. Milas McClain of Steel
Creek Baptist Church won
first place in a Bicentennial
States Rally, Sunday, Septem
ber 26.
Members of the church Mis
sionary Society conducted the
rally. The master of ceremony
for the evening program was
Robert Reeves. His mother
Katie was credited with the
idea of using a states rally as a
fund raising project.
An unofficial report pegged
the total amount of money ,
raised at $2,445.
Each state representative
was asked to raise $100. An
extra participant caused the
rally to have 51 states. The
problem was resolved by al
lowing the Great Lakes to be
represented.
Missionary president Grace
Hill said "ladies of the mis
sionary were very pleased
with the way the members
worked to make this program
a success."
Church member Fred Heath l
discussed the topic, "He’s A ‘
Friend Of Mine.”
The young adult guest a pea
ker “gave a moving and soul
searching talk from which he
drew from and expounded on
the 66 books of the Bible using
Route 66 as a theme," said a
church statement.
Heath, said the statement,
has been an orator in the
church since childhood.
Second place winner in the
rally was Mrs. Jerry Love.
NEW EMMANUEL
Kate Lassiter of Asheboro
will be the guest speaker for
Laiety Day at New Emmanuel
Congregational United Church
of Christ, Sunday, October 10.
Mrs. Lassiter will speak for
the 11 a.m. service. She is the
wife of Dr. George A. Jones, a
dentist.
Before returning to Ashe
boro, the speaker headed a
social program in New York
City. Mrs. Lassiter also ser
ved Congregational Christian
Churches in the southeast as a
field worker.
She finished Peabody Aca
demy of Troy, N.C. and Bricks
Junior College of Bricks, N.C.
The speaker also earned a
master’s degree from Colum
bia University of New York
City. -
At 2 p.m., the church will
host an anniversary program
of the Thompson and Thomp
sonettes Gospel Singers.
Guest groups appearing on
program include Southern Sis
ters of Charlotte, T Cues of
Grover, Gospel Echoes of Tay
lorsville and Rev. Wallace
Powell of Oakridge Baptist
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NEELY'S GROVE
The Senior Missionary Soci
ety of the Neely’s Grove AME
Zion Church held a very inspi
rational service on September
26, observing that Fourth Sun
day as a Connectional Day by
law, which was sponsored by
the Woman’s Home and Fo
reign Missionary Department
of the African Methodist Epis
copal Zion Church, Rev. J.W.
Holmes, pastor of Neely’s I
Grove graciously permitted
the Senior Missionary Society
to have charge of the 11:00
services.
The speaker was Mrs. Vir
ginia Williamson, of Char-,
lotte, whose subject was1'
“Take A Second Job”. The
Neely’s Grove Junior Choir
rendered selections during the
service.
CMS Schools
Wins Traffic
Safety Awards
Forty-seven Charlotte
Mecklenburg elementary
schools have qualified for Per- I
feet Safety Awards in the
Green Pennant Traffic Safety
Program.
Winners were announced to
day by CMS Safety Director
Joe Green. Each school com
pleted the 1976-76 school year
without accidents involving
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Dr. J. W. White
...Guest evangelist
CHRIST THE KING
“From Adam's Rib To Wo
men’s Lib” is the theme of two
upcoming fashion and talent
■hows.
Clothes from the Thrift Shop
operated by Christ The King
Center, 425 East 17th Street,
will be used in the show,
according to center director
Claude Smith.
The first show will be held
at the Center Wednesday, Oc
tober 13, at 8 p.m.
The second show will be held
at St. John's Episcopal
Church, 1623 Carmel Road.
Thursday, October 14, also at 8
p.m.
Admission for both shows is
$1. Tickets are available at the
Center and at the Thrift Shop,
15th at Davidson Streets.
Smith said about 25 younK
' Rev. J. E. Palmer
...Guest speaker
people volunteered to be mo
dels in th show. Mrs. Joe
Pattishall, a veteran of seve
ral fashion shows in the Char
lotte area, will serve as hos
tess for the show.
CATAWBA UNITED
Homecoming at Catawba
^United Presbyterian Church
will be observed Sunday, Octo
ber 10.
Revival services will pre
cede the Homecoming, Wed
nesday, Thursday, and Friday
evenings at 7:30 p.m.
Guest minister for the-rivi
val will be the Rev. M.H.
Bostic of Salem Baptist
Church.
Services on Homecoming
Day will be held at 11 a.m. and
2:30 p.m. Guest minister for
these services will be Dr. E.R.
Thompkins of Johnson C.
Smith University and Dr. C.M.
Young.
A dinner will be offered at
1.10 p.m. for church members
and friends.
Dr. W.C. Calhoun
...Laiety Day host
The church is located on
McCoy Road in Huntersville in
the Long Creek Community.
FAITH MEMORIAL
The Young Adults in Action
of Faith Memorial Baptist
Church, pastored by Rev.
W.H. Caldwell, Sr., will spon
sor a service on October 10 at 3
p.m.
The guest speaker for the
service will be Rev. J.E.
Palmer, the pastor of Univer
sity Park Baptist Church. The
University Park Baptist
Chruch Choir will render se
lections. „
Sister Rebecca Caldwell,
president of the Young Adults
in Action, and Rev. Caldwell
Sr. invites everybody to come
and help this group have a
successful program.
CATAWBA UNITED
The Catawba United Pres
byterian Church, with Dr.
C.M. Young as Moderator, is
having its revival services
preceding Homecoming Day.
The services Wednesday
night, October 6, through Fri
day night, October 8. The
cervices will begin at 7:30
nightly
The Ladies will preside
Wednesday night, the Youth
Thursday night and the men
Friday night, with a local
minister as guest speaker for
the revival services.
Homecoming Day services
will be held Sunday, October
10. Dr. E.R. Thompkins, of
Johnson C. Smith University,
will be our Guest Minister for
the 11:00 a m, Service.
Dr. C.M. Young, Moderator
of Catawba Church, will deli
ver the afternoon message at
2:30 p.m.
Dinner will be served at 1:30
p.m.
The public is cordially to
attend the services.
McCrorey I MCA
Offers Morning
Sewing Classes
Are you having doubts about
how to match plaids? Are you
interested in learning to make
clothes for yourself, your
spouse, and your children? Do
you want to learn the basic
stitches and all about lining,
interfacing, etc.? If so, enroll
now in the morning sewing
classes that will be offered at
the McCrorey Branch YMCA.
Registration for the classes
which will be held on Thurs
days from 10 a.m. to noon, is
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CHl'RCH DIRECTORY **
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Friendship Baptist Church
3301 Beatties Ford Road
392-0391
Coleman W. Kerry, Pastor
Sunda.- Schedule
9:45 a m. Sunday School
11:00a.m. Morning Worship
6:00 p.m. Bible Study
Graded Day Care Center
Mon-Fri 7:-00a.m.-6p.m.
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"The church in the heart of the community with the.
community in its heart."
"Where Christ Is Preached As He Is To Men As They Are"
Greater Mt. Sinai Baptist Church
1234 W. Blvd. Charlotte. N.C.
332-2163 or 372-3420
REV. NORMAN E KERRY.
PASTOR
Sunday School-9:30a m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a m.
Mid reek Service -7:30p.m.
Tuesday -7:00p.m.
Youth Meeting
' Wednesday -7:30p.m.
Teachers Meeting
* Nursery Available
During Services
"The Church With Soul
serving cnrist and Community Since 1864 "
Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church
1901 Rozzells Ferry Rd
333-9803 376-6782
Sunday Church School 8.45 a m
Classes For All Aites *
Morning Worship 11 a m.
Inspirational Music - A Message To Help
Active Boy Scout and Club Troops
Activities For Ail Age Groups
DAY CARE CENTER - Mon-Fri 7a m. to 5 p m
REV. MORGAN W TANN, PASTOR
New Hope Apostolic Church Of
Low! Jesus Christ
3000 Melita Ave.
Charlotte, N.C.
P.O. Bo* 10493
Bishop W.C Miller I
523-7516 j
, Pastor C. Connor
4 392-0498
Sunday School 11a m
Morning worship 12:00
Evening service 7 30 p m
Bible Class Tues. 7 30 p m
Tarrying service, Thurs 7 30p.m
"You come and let the Lord Bless
you real good "
Walk Memorial AME Zion Church
2722 Bancroft Street
Charlotte, N.C. 18106 ,
REV. J.T. WHITE MINISTER
Resident: 523-2888 ..Church: 375-5361
Sunday School -B:45a.m. - Classes For All Ages i
Morning Worship -11 a.m.
“EnterToWorship...DepartToServe-' '
Day Care Center for 4 to 5 years old
Monday thru Friday - 7 a m. til 6 p.m.
Mr. Worth Williams, Minister of Music
Mrs. Bobbie Parks, Assistant Minister of Music
Gospel Choir - Tuesday, 8 p.m.
Vocal Choir - Wednesday, 7:30p.m.
Senior Choir -Thursday,7:30p.m.
J.T. White Singers-Thursday 6p.m.
Mt. Zion Holiness Church
2800 Tuckaseegee Road f
BISHIP W.J. DAVIS-PASTOR
Sunday School -10 a m.
Morning Worship • 11:15 a ;m
Young People Willing Workers 6 p.m.
Evening Service - 7 r30 p.m.
Monday - Bible Study - 8 p.m.
Sister of Charity - Wednesday - Mid Week
Service 7:30 p.m. «
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New Emmanuel Congregational
- United Church Of Chirst
“Temple of the Holy Ghost”
3540 Beatties Ford Road
Charlotte. N C. 2t2i«
REV DR. N.C CALHOUN
Minister-Daily Counselor
9 45a.m. Sunday School
II :00a.m. Good Music
11:30 a m Gospel Preaching
Prayer Meeting 7:30 Wed.
Mrs Queen Estell L.
Thompson, Missionary
Leader
Brother Dan Caldwell
Deacon
Day Care Center 6a m. tog
pm - 5 Days per Week
Phone 3M-1240
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