Church Neux Briefs
Rev. Lemar Foster Succeeds Rev. J.M. Kennedy At Second Calvarv
By Gardenia Dalton
Poet Staff Writer
The new Minister of the
Second Calvary Baptist
Church will be formally in
stalled during what promises
to be a very solemn and
impressive ceremony and ser
vice. This service, to be held
on Sunday, January 23rd at 3
p.m., will officially install
Rev. Lemar Foster as the
Minister of Second Calvary
Baptist Church, succeeding
Rev — J.M. Kennedy who,
though now retired, ended his
29th year of service as "Minis
ter there.
Rev. Lemar Foster, former
Pastor of the Mt. Hebron
Baptist Church in Gastonia,
North Carolina, where he ser
ved for eight years, was bom
in Charlotte, and attended the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public
Schools. He is a 1959 graduate
of York Road High School with
honors as the Class Valedicto
rian and with the highest
academic average of any stu
dent in the entire system at*
that time. He was named in
the Charlotte News as an
"All-Star Scholar" during the
same year. Graduating Cum
Laude from Johnson C. Smith
University in 1963, he received
a Bachelor of Arts Degree in
Social Psychology and Reli
gious Education. He has pur
sued further graduate study at
the following: the American
Bible College in Kansas City,
, Missouri, and the Urban
Training Center for Christian
' Miasinne in ΓΚΙγολα
iand the Ambassador College
Extension in Pasadena, Cali
fornia. He attended the Urban
Training Center with the aid of
a Ford Foundation Grant and
received , a Certificate in re
cognition of his completion of
studies there. In 1971, he re
ceived his Doctor of Divinity
Degree from the Neotarian
College of Philosophy in Kan
sas City, Missouri. Rev. Fos
ter is a member of the Sigma
Rho Sigma Professional Soci
ety of the Social Sciences.
Rev. Lemar Foster is mar
ried to the former Betty J.
Barnes of Salisbury, North
Carolina and from that union
were born four children: Le
mar Jr., 13; Jeffrey, 10; Ke
vin, 4Vfc; and Tavis, seven
jnonths.
λ Among his many affiliatios
are the following: the Gaston
County Missionary Baptist As
sociation, Boy Scouts of Ame
rica, the North Carolina Asso
ciation Specialists, The Grea
ter Charlotte Citizens Com
g mittee, the General Baptist
|ζ State Convention of North Ca
'< rolina, and the to-ordinating
■ Committee of Teenage Parent
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wrc» vitca. ne is a memoer 01
the Model Cities Ministers
Advisory Council, a member
of the WBTV Black Advisory
Council, Director of the Free
dom Neighborhood Associa
tion, and a member of the
Saint Paul Baptist Church. He
is also a member of the
Southern Christian Leader
ship Conference and was ac
tive with the Student Non-Vio
lent Co-ordinating Committe
during the 1960's. He served as
a volunteer Chaplain with the
; United State· Army. Rev. Fos
ter was named in Who's Who
in North Carolina in 1976.
Presiding over the service
; on Sunday will be the Rev.
) Paul W. Drummond, Minister
! of Saint Paul Baptist Church.
' Charges will be given by Rev.
ί J.B. Humphrey, Minister of
First Baptist Church. Rev.
Humphrey is Moderator of the
! Mecklenburg Baptist Conven
tion. Remarks will be given by
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...Second Calvary pastor
County Commissioner; Dr. C.
D. Rippy, of Johnson C. Smith
University; James Babb, Vice
President of WBTV; and W.
Thomas Ray of the Charlotte
Housing Authority. Other dis
tinguished guests are expec
ted to be in attendance at the
service.
Rev. Foster accepted the
call to Second Calvary, a
congregation of approximate
ly 400 members, in November
of 1976 and has been serving as
the Minister there since that
time. Says Rev. Foster: "I
envision many great things at
Second Calvary. We have a
dopted as our motto; Ά
Church with a Program, a
Minister with a Message.' I
invite all friends, old and new,
to come and share with us." A
reception is to be held imme
diately following the service in
the Church Fellowship Hall.
Second Calvary Baptist
Church is located at 114 Nel
son Avenue.
CATHEY MEMORIAL
The Young Women's Orga
nization of Cathey Memorial
AME Zion Church held a
"Victoria Richardson Day"
Celebration. The event, held
at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January
16, was sponsored by the
Women's Home and Foreign
Missionaries.
Guest speaker for the occa
sion was Mrs. Alice Johnson.
The Young Adult Choir of
Cathey Memorial, with Ms.
Barbara Levatt as director,
provided the music for the
program. Ms. Ann Ferguson is
Secretary of the Cathey Me
morial Young Women's Orga
nization.
Rev. Ell Price is the Pastor
of the Cathey Memorial ΑΜΕ
Zion Church, located at 624
Chicago Ave.
MAYFIËLD MEMORIAL
The Ushers Department of
Mayfield Memorial Baptist
Church held their first fellow
ship dinner of the year on
Sunday, January 16, at 2 p.m.
at the church in the Young
Adult Missionaries' Fellow
ship House.
The Ushers Department in
cludes the Senior Ushers,
Lewis James - President; and
the Junior Ushers, Ms. Bar
bara Biggers and Ms. Ethel
Kirkpatrick, Supervisors.
Special guests of the dinner
Ell Price
...Cathey Memorial pastor
included Dr. H.S. Diggs, Pas
tor of Mayfield Memorial,
Mrs. H.S. Diggs, Mrs. Amy
Crosby, President of the Mis
sionary Department of the
church, and other selected
guests. Gifts were presented
to Pastor Diggs and the Presi
dent, Lewis James. Mrs. Gla
dys Scales presented the gift
to Pastor Diggs and John T.
Massey presented the Presi
dent's gift. The dinner proved
to be a successful one and also
a great fellowship.
Mayfield Memorial Baptist
Church is located at 700 Sugar
Creek Road West.
EAST STONEWALL ΑΜΕ
The Music Department of
the New East Stonewall ΑΜΕ
Zion Church will sponsor a
"1977 Song Festival" on Sun
day, January 30, at 5 p.m. The
program will feature various
choirs of the city.
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choirs for this special event
will be: The University of
North Carolina at Charlotte
Gospel Choir, Mt. Carmel
Baptist Church Choir, Steel
Creek AME Zion Church
Choir, Little Rock AME Zion
Church Choir, Antioch Baptist
Church Choir, Galilee ΑΜΕ
Zion Church Choir, St. Paul
Baptist Church Choir, Barber
Scotia College Gospel Choir,
Shiloh Institutional Baptist
Church Choir, and Mt. Zion
Baptist Church Choir.
The Song Festival promises
to be a very joyous and
rewarding occasion with an
abundance of singing to the
Glory of the Lord. Directing
the Musical will be Mr. J.H.
Walker, Minister of Music and
accompanying him will be
organist, Dr. d'Andre Cortez.
Rev. James E. McCo^ Min
ister of East Stonewall, along
with Mr! C.M. Watson, Sr.,
President of the "Voices of
Hope" Choir, invite everyone
to the Festival.
The New East Stonewall
AME Zion Church is located at
1729 Griers Grove Road.
MAYFIELD MEMORIAL
On Sunday, January 2$ at
6 p.m., the Mayfield Memorial
Baptist Church will present
the Johnson C. Smith Univer
sity Choir in concert. This
concert, to be held in the
Church Sanctuary will high
light the Annual Music Appre
dation Week observed by the
members of Mayfield.
The Johnson C. Smith Uni
versity Choir is composed of
students drawn from all de
partments of the university
and has been enthusiastically
received at concerts in many
sections of the country. Per
sons having heard the choir
have commentedTavorahly^oiT
the choice of selections, dic
tion, tone quality, and ba
lancd. Leo Deker, former Pro
gram Producer and Director
of WSOC-TV, Charlotte, has
made the following comment :
"I think the Johnson C. Smith
University Choir is one of the
finest that I have heard any
where. ' ' The choir will present
a varied concert of secular
and sacred music,, including
anthems, spirituals, foïk
songs, and contemporary cho
ral music.
Christopher W. Kemp, Pro
fessor of Music and Director
of the Choir, is a graduate of
Hampton Institute and the
University of Michigan. He
has pursued additional grad
uate work at several Ameri
can universities and schools of
music. His training abroad
includes study at the Univer
sity of Salzburg, Salzburg,
Austria; Conservatoire d' A
mericaines, Fontainebleau,
France ; and the University of
Ghana, Accra-Legon, Ghana,
West Africa.
Gwendolyn Powell, a piano
student of Mrs. Charlie Butler,
and Cheryl Heard, an Early
Childhood major, will serve as
accompanists. Mrs. Frances
Walker, Instructor of Voice,
will accompany soloists who
are students in her voice
classes. Instrument students
from the classes of Marvin
Davenport will also accom
pany the choir.
Another important event
during the week included a
music "workshop," held on
Wednesday evening, January
19, at 7:30 p.m. The workshop
will consist of all members of
each of the church's five
choirs and the directors and
musicians, joining together
with Dr. Kemp as special
guest, giving pointers on voice
guest, giving pointers on
voice, diction, breath control
and balance.
Ms. Barbara Alexander is
the .Minister of Music at May
field Memorial. Other officers
in the Music Department are :
Mrs. Onnie Belk, president
Spiritual Choir; Pheodus Ro
binson, director - Spiritual
Choir; James Ellison, pianist
and Joan Williams, organist -
Spiritual Choir; Ms. Delores
Dial, Organist - Senior Choir;
Mrs. Pazara White, president
- Senior Choir; Warren Stukes,
president - Young Adult
Choir; Ms. Barbara Alexan
der, organist - Young Adult
Choir; Roosevelt Gooden, lea
der - Hymn Choir; Mrs. Mar
tha Abel, president - Hymn
Choir; Ms. Barbara Alexan
der, organist - Youth Choir ;
and Mrs. Bettye Worthy and
Mr s. Wilhelmina Lewis, Youth .
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The members of Mayfield
look forward to a successful
week of musical activities.
The public is encouraged and
cordially invited to attend the
concert of the very fine John
son C. Smith University Choir.
Mayfield Memorial Baptist
Church is located at 700 Sugar
Creek Road West Dr. H.S.
Diggs is the Pastor.
GREATER GETHSEMANE_
On Saturday, January 22,
the Charlotte District Usher
Board Mating will be held at
the Greater Gethsemane ΑΜΕ
Zion Church. The time set for
ut
the meeting is 3 p.m.
The Christian Education De
partment of Greater Gethse
mane AME Zion will observe
Christian Education Day on
Sunday, January 23 during
their 11 a.m. worship service.
Each member of the church is
asked to contribute $13. Funds
collected will be donated to
Livingstone College, toward
their Scholarship Fund, as a
contribution from Greater
Gethsemane.
Also, on Sunday, January
23, the Pastor's Aide Club of
Greater Gethsemane ΑΜΕ
Zion Church will sponsor a
chicken dinner. The dinner,
to be served immediately fol
lowing the morning worship
ν
service, will be held in the
Church Fellowship Hall. Do
nation is $2. :.
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Ghappel Memorial Baptist Church
■» 412 South Hoskin Ave.
394-5615
Rev. Wilson Mitchell, Pastor
Home 392-8808
Sunday School : 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship : U : 00 a .m.
Evening Service: 7 p.m.
Wed. Prayer Service: 7:30p.m.
"We enter the Sanctuary to worship
and leave to serve"
Antioch Baptist Church
"The Church where friends meet friend·, and God meets all '
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232 Skyland Avenue
Charlotte, N.C. 28205
Dr. Preston Pendergrass, Pastor
Church Office Phone 332-4951 ;
Pastor's Res. Phone 364-6154
SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL ï..
SUNDAY WORSHIP (Nursery Available)
BAPTIST TRAINING UNION, SUNDAYS
TEACHER-PRAYER MEETING,
WEDNESDAY
·:45 A.M.
10:45 A.M.
5:30 P.M.
(7:00-6:30 P.M.) '
Church of Open House of Deliverance Through Jesus Christ {
Presently holding service at Fairview Homes Center
Earle and Oaklawn Avenue
Evangelist Letha M. Pratt, Pasta
Church 598-7692
Resident 597-9314
Sunday School : 10:00a.m.
Morning Worship: 11:00a.m..
Bible Study -Tues. 8:00 p.m.
Choir Rehearsal - Wed. 8:00 p.m
Prayer Meeting - Thur. 8:00 p.or
( Prayer Meeting held every Thursday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Goines Walker-3427 Crenshaw Ct.)
"Come And Be Saved, Healed And Delivered"
Friendship Baptist Church
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3301 Beatties Ford Road
392-0391
Coleman W. Kerry, Pastor
Sunday Schedule
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Morning Worship
6:00 Study ^
Day Care Center
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Mt Zion Holiness Church
2800 Tuckaseegee Road
BI9HIP W i DAVIS-PASTOR
Sunday School -10a.m.
Morning Worship - II : 15a.m.
Young People Willing Workers (p.m
Evening Service - 7 30 ρ m.
Monday - Bible Study - 8 ρ m.
Sister of Charity - Wednesday - Mid Week
Service 7:30p.m.
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New Emmanuel Congregational
United Church Of Chjrift
Temple of the Holy Ghost"
3540 Beat tie* Ford (load
Charlotte. Ν C. mit
REV DR Ν C CALHOUN
Minister Daily Counselor
9 45 a m Sunday School
11 00 a m Good Music
11 30 a m Gospel Preaching
Prayer Meeting 7 30 Wed
Mrs Queen Estell L
Thompson. Missionary
Deader
Brother Dan Caldwell
Deacon
Day Care Center 6a m to#
ρ m 5 Days per Week
Phone 3»9 1249
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St Paul Community Missionary
Baptist Church
REV. ROBERT M. YOUNG
MINISTER
2200 Julia Avenue
Charlotte, N.C.
334-3186 or 333-4970
SUNDAY SCHOOL -9:45 a.m.
HORNING WORSHIP -11 ajn.
EVENING WORSHIP - 6:30 p.m.
PRAYER MEETING fc BIBLE
Cannon Cathedral Church Of God
In Christ '
200 Tuckaseegee Road
Attend Church Sunday
AndTake A Friend ;
You'll Feel Better
Monday
•Elder E.C. Cannon
Dial-A-Prayer-334-9917
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship -11 a.m.
YPWW - 6:30 p.m.
Evangelistic Sermon - 8 p.m.
Weekly Night Services
Tuesday 4 Thursday 7:30 p.m.
Healing & Deliverance Service
Thursday - 12-noon
"Everyone Is Invited To Come
And Be Blessed Of God." Klder E.CfWm
New Hop«Apoetafic^^nt^^n^
Lord Jeeue Christ
3000 Melita Ave. u;
Charlotte, N.C. jï
P.O. Box 10*93
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Bishop W C Miller
523-7516
Pastor C. Connor
3B2-0498
Sunday School 11 a m
Morning worship 12:00
Evening service 7 30 p.m.
• Bible Class Tues. 7:30p.m.
Tarrying service, Thuri 7:30 p m
Youcom·and let the Lord Bless
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Serving Christ and Community Since 1994 "
Clinton Chapel AME Zkm Church
1901 Roaiells Ferry Rd
333-9903 376-6792
Sunday Church School -1 45 a m
Classes For All Aces
Morning Worship - 11 a.m.
Inspirational Music - A Message To Help
Active Boy Scout and Club Troop·
Activities For All Age Groups
DAY CARE CENTER Mon Fri 7am to5ρ m
REV MORGAN W TANN.PASTOR