Church News Briefs:
A Network Of Caring Women: Women's Aglow Fellowship
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By LaShun Lawson
Port Staff Writer
The recently chartered North
Charlotte Women's Aglow Fel
lowship meets every second
Thursday of the month at 7:00
p.m. at the Belmont Regional
Center located at 700 Parkwood
Ave. This fellowship is one of
more than 2,400 in a world wide
network of caring women. The
speaker for August 13, is Marilyn
Gool of Nassau, Bahamas. Eve
ryone is urged to attend.
PLEASANT HILL
The church family of Pleasant
Hill Baptist Church cordially in
vite you to attend their annual
$S>ul saving revival August 3rd,
through August 7th at 7:30 p.m.
nightly. The Rev. L.C. Luther of
the First Baptist Church out of
North Chicago, Illinois will be the
guest evangelist for the week.
Please come out and help the un
saved be saved. All churches and
races are invited to be blessed by
this dynamic preaching. The
church is located at 517-Baldwin
Ave., where the Rev. J.A. Cuth
bertson is pastor.
CHINA GROVE
Rev. Maxie L. Houston and the
church family of China' Grove
AME Zion church cordially in
vite you to attend their annual
Homecoming and revival on
Sunday August 2nd at 2:30p.m. at
which time Rev.Willie J. Cuth
bertson, pastor of Parkers Chapel
AME Zion Church in Concord
will deliver the message. Revi
val for the week begins Monday
August 3rd with a different evan
gelist each night along with their
choirs and congregation.Guest
pastors will include: Mon., Rev.
J.T. White of Walls Memorial,
Tues. Rev. Robert Shirley of
McClintock Presbyterian, Wed.,
Rev Leroy Ellison of O'Zion AME
Zion in York Co, S.C. Thurs.
Rev. William Lee of Silver Mt.
and Fri. Rev. John I. Jackson of
Moores Sanctuary. The church is
located at 9401 Old Pineville Rd.
Rev.Maxie L. Houston is the pas
tor.
H.O. GRAHAM ,
The Deacon Board of H.O.
Graham Metropolitan Prestjyteri
an Church wilt sponsor dh attic
Marilyn Gool
-Aglow speaker
sale and bake sale on August 8th
from 9a.m. until. The event will
be held at the church located at
2900 Old Steel Creek Rd. They
are expecting a great time. Eve
ryone is invited.
NEW ST. JOHN
Rev. Leak would like to thank
the guests and family of New St.
John for making his 21st anni
versary celebration a success.
Special thanks to Rev. John Ste
gal and Phillip David. On Sun
day August 2nd the theme for
Rev. Leak's sermon will be
“Putting Your Children in the
hands of Jesus" from Matthews
17:15-18 . Paradise voices will
have their annual concert at
6:00p.m. with special guest from
the city. The public is cordially
invited.
CATHEY MEMORIAL
Sisters Ruth McCray and Mag
aline Gibson of Cathey Memorial
AME Zion Church will sponsor a
fish fry and attic sale on Satur
day August 1st from 12 noon til 5
p.m. The church is located at 624
Chicago Ave. Rev. Monroe Culp
is the pastor.
SEIGLE AVE.
Pastor W.D. Baily and the
church family of Seigle Ave.
Church of God, located at 1620 Sei
gle Ave., invite you to attend their
annual Homecoming on Sunday
August 2nd through Friday Au
gust 7th. Evangalist -Carolyn
Brown Boulware of Atlanta, Ga.
will be the speaker for the Week.
Holy Spirit Conviction
AndMan's Responsibility
I’ll never forget that Sunday morning
when: the faster started preaching; he made
this statement, "1 don't know why I’m bring
ing this manage.* And he quoted from I Tim.
6:24,‘Some men's aina are open before hand,
going before to judgment; and some men
they follow after.* Tbs Lord showed me that
He was opening my sins beforehand, and I
longed all the more for the Lord to save me.
Every sinner that ever gets saved comas to
the place where he wants Christ above
everything else under the sunl That’ll hold
true 100%. If you never come to want
Christ above everything and everybody, you
will never know Him. Have you ever want
ed Christ like that? A sinner under HOLY
SPIRIT CONVICTION mourns after
Christ according to Zsch. 12:10; listen to it:
'..And they shall look upon Ms whom they
have pierced, and they shall mourn far Him
(Christ), as one moumath far hia only son,...*
Where do you go today to And such mourn
ing alter Christ? Then when the sinner has
emptied hia heart out bsfare the Lord, re
pented, acknowledging all the Holy 8pirit
has shown him and hia one Object is Christ,
the Holy Spdrit quietly reveels Christ to him
as his all sufficient Lord and Savior. Salva
tion ia thp DIVINE REVELATION of Christ
to tha repenting sinner's heart. You are lad
beholding Christ, your Substitute, the One
who died far you. If the Lord hadn’t showad
you that Ha died for you, you wouldn't be
hove it
■11 never forgot the Holy Spirit breaking
me down that eariy noon and revealing
Christ to my heart. And 111 tall you what He
showed me that broke me. All my life I hod
lived a greet religious life thinking I was hot
ter than others. When tha pastor would say;
everyone of you sinners out of Chriat halos
God, I would whisper to myself, in my de
prived heart: *1 behove I hate the Lard, but I
don't sea it like tha pastor is saying.* 1 re- i
fused to bslieve that I hated Clod. That early
noon the Holy Spirit opened my heart and lot
mdsco what was on the backside. When He
th£w bock the cover Hs showod me such
unbsliof I nearly chokod. and 1 tried to
shrink back from it, but He held mo right'
there and showod me my hatred for God,
His Ward, and His people. I almost died. I
cried out in the depth* of my heart; "Oh, I
hafe God! Thors is no hopo for me. I've road.
I've prayed, I've done everything I know to
be saved and nothing has helpad. I'm not go
ing to pray anymore. I'm not going to listen
to anymore maassgaa, I'll never open my
Bible again! 1*11 just go on to hell where 1
belong. “ He showod me I deserved to go on
down to the Pit. And I woe going there will
ingly. But just a few minutes later to my
complete surprise, there came a revelation
to my heart; “Blessed are they which are
called unto the marriage sapper or the
Umb.“(Rav.lB:B). I taw Chriat had blessed
me from eternity to eternity and I could
never perish Ths burden of sin rbHod off my
back and He mode me to rejoice in Him with
a joy I had never known be before. Right
there was whore Christ was revealed to my
heart. And slowly as the days and weeks
wont by, the Holy Spirit showed me Ho had
definitely ravealod Christ to me and deliv
ered me.
I have no other story to tall other than Uio
Lord redeeming this sinner. I was tho worst
sinner that ever lived. The Apostle Paul said
ha was the chief of sinnors. If Paul were
here today, and he could
heard every ward I'm saying. I'd say to
him. Brother Paul, when Cod saved me bock
there in 1972, He savsd the chief of sinners.
And He and I would just rejoice in the Lord.
What more can I say? You are responsible.
Paul said He was a pattern of how Cod sans
every,sinner. Every sinner is saved just like
Paul was saved or just like I was saved. Out
wardly, it's different bocause we are differ
ent personalities. But inwardly it’s back
there in the GO'S when I mads that profes
sion. Our church folks today have never
come to seek and to save that which was
lost," You're got to be awakened to your lost
condition before you can be saved. If you
cannot go beck to the time you took your
place as a loot sinner before Cod, you are not
savadl Just because you are a preacher or
teacher is no sign you are saved. As I hare
said I was a Bible teacher for years before
Cod saved me. When 1 was teaching the
Bible Class over there at Deep Creek Baptist
Church, I was ignorant of how Cod saves a
sinner. And like Nicodemua, I was ignorant
of the New Birth. How could it beT I was
blind and deceived. The multitudes of our
church folks are in that deception now.
Most will never know it until ti Is too late.
My late pastor uaod to bring a moos age and
then he would clinch It with this statement:
"if you don't want tho truth, pour it back in
mo Dome, pui mo cora on u, ana go u> noil
Tor your troubla.* You will receive the truth,
repent, and be saved, or turn on the moseage,
tho mcaaengor and go to Hell. There ia no
neutral ground. You are either eared or lost.
You either know Christ or you don't know
Him. You are on the road to Heaven or you
ere on the road to Heaven. One day I waa
lost, but now I'm found.
One day I didn't know Christ, today I
know Him. Redeemed by hla Blood. I >o/e to
tolt the story of the Saviour who cams from
Glory to rodoom J. M. Little. Did ha coma to
redeem you? That's a matter yea need lo
eatlle boibro you depart this life.
Aa I look around me and tee lha evil and
perilous times in which we live, I know the
Lord fa coming soon. Hia coming can't be
very for off. Ha could come today, I'm look
ing for Hkn today.
And praise the Lord, 1 can aay with lha
songwriter, ’Jesus my Saviour shall coma
from on high, Swoot is the promise aa weary
yoara fly. Oh, I shall eoo Him descending the
eky, Coming for me,..* 'Socking For Mo.'
The Prophet's column is a paid
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Rev. Bob Shirley
—China Grove guest
Services will begin nightly at
7:00p.m. Everyone is welcome to
attend.
SALEM BAPTIST
The Pastor's Aide of Salem
Baptist Church will celebrate
their sixth Annual Day Sunday
August 2,1987 2:30p.m. Rev.
James H. Hudson Jr. pastor of
South Tryon Presbyterian Church
will be the special guest accompa
nied by his congregation and
choirs. The theme will be "Come
Let Us Reason Together." The
church is located 5318 Salem
Church Rd. The pastor is
Rev.A.L. Jinwright.
Rev. James Phifer
....Jonesville AME Zion
SOUTH TRYON
You are cordially invited to at
tend the First Annual Men's Day
Program to be held at South Tryon
Presbyterian Church, 2516 South
Tryon St. on August 2 p.m. Dur
ing the 11:00 worship service, the
speaker will be Rev. Janies Lo
gan, pastor. Your presence will be
graciously appreciated.
JONESVILLE
The Jonesville AME Zion
Church family will celebrate
their annual homecoming Au
gust 2 at 2 p.m. Rev. J.W. Ander
son of Weaping Willow will be
the speaker. Revival begins on
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Rev. WJD. Bailey
—Seigle Ave. Church
August 3rd at Jonesville. Servic
es will be held nightly at 7:30
p.m. Rev. David Miller of Ba
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Rev. David Stackhouse ,
_Tabernacle's pastor
thesda AME Zion in Davidson
will be the guest speaker for the
week. The public is invited.
Braces For Children & Adults
JDR. PAUL A. McGILL.
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"Practice limited To Orthodontics"
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GALILEE BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. F.A. Griffin, pastor.
»**J Shady Lana, Chariot!*, NX. am
PhonaMJ-OOIO. Sunday: 0:4* am. Sunday
School; 11:00 am. Worship sarvlca.
Wsdnasday: 7:00pm. Sunday School
Study; S:OOpm. Prayar Sarvlca.
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OUR LADY OF
CONSOLATION CATHOLIC
Church - 375-4339 School - 376-3796
2301 Statesville Avenue
Child Development, K-3 Grades Before
- After school care - 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Mass-Sat. 7 p.m. -Sun. 6 & 11 a.m.
Sunday School - 9:15 -10:45 ajn,
ST. MARK UNITED
METHODI8T CHURCH
917 Clanton Road - Off 1-77 South
StjndaySchoolniOa.nl.
Worship Service: 11a.m.
Pastor: Rev. Benjamin W Stewart
523-7483
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DOW I
FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH
DOW Fellowship Is Now Holding Services At
Mecklenburg Baptist Association. 328 West
independence uiva., Charlotte; N.C.
SCHEDULE OP SUNDAY SERVICE
Bible Study 9:45 A.M.
Worship Service 1IU'0A.M.
John W. WallaceJPastor
Wednesday Bible Study A
Leadership Training
6311 Coach Hill Lane
Charlotte. N.C. 28213
REMEMBER: "But be ye doers of thg word, and not
hearers only"_ James 1:22
Shiloh Institutional Baptist Church
2400 Greenland Ave.
Rev. Tommy G. Davis • Pastor
392-2065 Church, 523-2108 Home
Sunday Morning Worship • 8 am
j , Church School 9:45 am
Sunday Worship 11 am
Mid-Week Prayer Service & Bible
Study-Wednesday 7 pjn.
Tha Church with a Chrlat-cantarad Maaaaga and
Paopla-cantarad Program. Whara Wa Entar To
Worahlp and Depart la 8arva.‘
Graded Day
Care Center
Mod.-Fri. .
' a m.-6 p.m.
(Ages 4 months
5 years)
^ derideAih cftafitid
I T • - .V' •%- •
I>r. Clifford A. Jones, Sr,
—Pastor—
3UI Beatties Ford Road
Sunday Schedule:
.8:30 a.m.-Early Morning Worship
:>:1S a.m.-Sunday School
.'11:00 a.m.-Morning Worship
II First Baptist Church - West
lHlOaklawiAva
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Training Session 5 p.m.
(Each Third Sunday)
Wednesday Service 7 p.m.
"We bid you welcome to our church,
its work and worship.
Its instruction and service,
its comfort and blessing."
ara-iqys
Rev. Dr. J.B. Humphrey
3T1-Q95Q
FAITH CHRISTIAN METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
l 45*7 Wellingford Street
\ Charlotte. N.C. 28213
\ (off N. Tryon Street. In the
1 Hidde.i Vallet area)
5*7-8249 or 596-5*30
/Willie J. Sturgess Sr.. Minister
'Sunday School . *-3*, ra
Morning Worship 10:50 a m!
Bible STudy 7:30 p m.. Wed. night
Intercessory Prayer 7:30p.m.. Sat. nluht
I' nnnren s t hurch & Nursery Available
Free Transportation
"Everyone from Everywhere Is welcome”
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"WHERE CHRIST IS KHtauhed, _ ___ „ ,, lu, Mnt_
9:45 Ail Sunday School
10:40 Ail Morning Worahlp
7:30 P.M. Wednesday Night
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Counselng Hours 332-2163
6 PM* 9 PM Tuesday A Thursday
(By Appointment)
Office Hours
8.00 A.M.- 3:30 PJ1 Weekdays
800 A.M.-12 Noon Saturdays
Or. CMr*f Cook. Jr.
Pastor
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