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The 21st Century-Making the Connection! MARCH 1999 MBC Wolverine OBSERVER 13
Religious
By Mark B. Cisco
MBC College Chaplin
M orris Brown College,
Department of Campus
Ministry observed Re
ligious Emphasis Week
from February 7-12,
1999. The theme for the week was
“The Church, College, and Commu
nity: Working Together to Meet The
Challenges of the New Millennium.”
The events and activities for the
week included Morning Prayers co
ordinated by Maiciah Young; Kick-off
Vespers Service led by Pastor Ellis
Washington of St. John AME Church
Columbus, GA, and Bishop Donald
G. K. Ming, Chairman, Board of
Trustees; Health and Healing Work
shop conducted by Dr. and Mrs.
Marvin Crawford of Morehouse
School of Medicine; Interfaith Com
munity Workshop conducted by a
panel composed of the United Na
tions of Islam, Hodari Hamilton
(MBC student), Mr. Chekibe Hole-
man of Wilkes Hall, and Mark Cisco,
College Chaplain.
A prayer luncheon was held on
Wednesday, February 10 from 12:00
p.m. until 1:30 p.m. in Cunningham
Auditorium. The keynote speaker for
the prayer luncheon was the pastor of
Mark B. Cisco, College Chaplain.
Allen Temple AME Church and can
didate for the office of Bishop, Dr.
Preston W. Williams.
On Thursday, February 11, a cam
pus-wide convocation was held in
Cunningham Auditorium. The Rev.
Robert Eckert, Pastor, Coppin Memo
rial AME Church, Chicago, IL, chal
lenged his audience to embrace di
versity. And later that evening in
Cochran Lounge, a spirit-filled re
vival was led by Evangelist Delores
Westmoreland. Evangelist Westmo
reland, in her sermon, challenged the
students to “press on” even in the
midst of problems and difficulties.
The week’s events and activities
concluded on Friday, February 12 at
7:00 p.m. with a gospel concert. Over
seven choirs and groups participated
in the concert. Some of the choirs
were Clark Atlanta University Inspi
rational Voices of Faith, Georgia
State University Voices of Praise,
State University of West Georgia
Gospel Choir, New Life Inspirational
Gospel Choir of the Atlanta Univer
sity Center, Charles Westmoreland
Chorale, and the Morris Brown Gos
pel Choir, among others.
President Cross’ vision of the
“Learning Tree” - Pre-college, In
College and After College were re
flected in most of the Religious Em
phasis Week events. We invited
young people including secondary
Emphasis WEEK
and senior high school students to
our campus during religious week.
We intend to nurture this relation
ship by providing enriched learning
experiences for students of the faith
community prior to coming to
college.
I wish to personally thank the fol
lowing organizations for supporting
Religious Emphasis Week: the
Queens of Morris Brown College,
Edmonds Leadership, Phi Beta
Sigma Fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, and Student Government
Association.
We rejoice for the blessings of God.
Dr. Dolores E. Cross, President, MBC.
Campus Ministry Staff.
Dr. Dolores E. Cross Ms. Morris Brown College, President Cross, Dr. Small, Dr. Eckert, Chaplain Cisco.