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Newspaper Page Text14 January 18, 1996 Springfield Baptist Church hosts MLK Day celebration The Rev. Larry Fryer presided over the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at Springfield Baptist Church. Photo: Jimmy Carter Augusta College hosted M. L. King tribute By Rhonda Y. Maree AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer Had it not been for an assas sin’s bullet, the Rev. Martin Luth er King Jr. could have celebrated his 67th birthday Jan. 15. In his absence though, numer ous gatherings across the coun try were held in honor of the famed civil and human rights leader. Before a nearly standing-room only audience of about 1,000 in Augusta College’s Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Cen terrecently, a well respected col lege administrator shed light on King who, because of his I Have a Dream speech, is often type cast as a dreamer. “He dreamed about an Ameri cathat embraced the true mean ing of democracy — where every Jazz Quiz Answers 1. Trombone 2. Piano 3. Trumpet 4. Valve trombone 5. Organ 6. Piano 7. Saxophone 8. Trumpet 9. Saxophone 10. Saxophone 11. Bass 12. Piano 13. Trumpet 14. Trombone 15. Guitar 16. Trombone 17. French horn 18. Trumpet 19. Bass 20. Saxohone FOCUS your church luncheons or dinners in a fine restaurant. Visit BL’s Restaurant at 1117 Laney-Walker Blvd. or call (706) 828-7799 to arrange your meetings and celebrations. 5_ Williams Memorial &2/ C.M.E. Church ' Rev. Alex R. King 1630 Fifteenth St. Augusta, GA 30901 (706) 733-9430 Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Ist Sunday Evening 6:30 p.m. Wed: Praise Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Thurs: Senior Services 10:00 a.m. Day Care Center: 6:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m. BROADCAST HOUR (WRDW 1480 AM) e 6:00 p.m. AUGUSTA FOCUS R£@§¥B R ; R R & L N SR e P N X\IRR R R R R SRR RREREE S \ E I S R ﬁ SR EER S \ SRR REE RRS \ 3 R I N N N ‘::~ R ."\ *L \ y AR R Sl S DR SR SRR R 3 N R R e SRR R RTR 8 R 8 ‘\3\\‘ N N 3 N b B R o SRR RN NN N T SRR L L 0 S N SRR L T R R3T E R X R 3 3 SRR R R 3 & SR R RN . 3 b . 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And yes, he dreamed of an America where people would be judged by the content of their character, rath er thanby the color of their skin,” said Dr. Joseph H. Silver, assis tant vice chancellor for Academ ic Affairs in the University Sys tem of Georgia. Because they thought Mr. King was too busy dreaming to make his wishes a reality, those who opposed King’s mission felt a false sense of comfort, Mr. Silver said. What they didn’t know, though, was that this visionary was also hard at work realizing his dreams. ]I &ﬂ) ernac ]1 € Baptist Church Dr. C.S. Hamilton, Minister 1223 Laney-Walker Blvd. Augusta, Ga. 30901 Church School 9:30 A.M. * Morning Worship 11 A.M. Broadcast Hour (WTHB 1550) * Nursery, Kindergarten Open + Bible Study-Tues. 6 P.M. Prayer Mecting Tues. 7 P.M. Dai?;' Kindergarten Services 7 A.M. to 5 P.M. Spil" it Church News “Dr. King was more than a dreamer. He was a doer. Hewas amanofaction. He was a person who understood that one reality is worth more than a thousand dreams,” Mr. Silver said. I Have a Dream, referred to by Mr. Silver as an “architectural wonder,” was the blueprint for King’s actions toward creating human co-existence. “Dr.King,inhisl Have a Dream speech, methodically crafted one that will stand the rains of rac ism, withstand the coldness of bigotry, and withstand the storms of division.... In that speech, Dr. King successfully FOCUS your church news on the Spirit page. Fax to (706) 724-6969 or mail to: 1143 Laney-Walker Blvd., Augusta, GA 30901. We Invite You To BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. Sam Davis, pastor 1434 POPLAR STREET AUGUSTA, GEORGIA 30901 TELEPHONE: (706) 724-1086 Sunday Services at 7:45 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 7:30 p.m. Baptist Training Union (8.T.U.) at 6:00 p.m. Sunday Sunday School at 9:30 Sunday morning Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, and 9:30 a.m. Saturday Prayer Service at 11:00 Saturday moming Thirty-five Christian Ministries All Services Are Bible-based and Holy Spirit-led Upcoming church events Friendly Church of God in Christ will conduct its An nual Missionary Revival from January 22 - 26, 1996. Service will begin each night at 7:30 p.m. Elder James Lee of South Carolina is the guest evangelist. Superin tendent Leroy James is the pastor. Moses Missionary Baptist Church, 112 Walker Street, will hold two celebrations on Sunday, January 21, 1996. The church will com memorate their Deacons An niversary at 11:00 a.m. The speaker will be Rev. Dr. Mil ton Key, pastor. The R. B. Bush Choir will begin their Anniversary celebration at 2:30 p.m. The publicisinvit ed to attend. linked the hopes and the aspira tions of the oppressed and the downtrodden to the supposedly core values of this country,” Mr. Silver said to the racially mixed audience, which was sprinkled withwell behaved, attentivekin dergartners. Despite the energy that King putinto the cause, and eventual ly died working for, the battle is still not won. “The real challenge is not which bathroom we go to or which water fountain we drink from,” Mr. Silver said. “The real chal lenge is how do we change atti tudes.” Sunday Church 5ch001.................c....0......9:30 a.m. Morning W0r5hip.............cc.c0.......... 11 a.m. Church offers Fresh Start First Presbyterian Church an nounced today that it will offer a divorce recovery seminar to help persons cope with the experience of separation and divorce. The seminar, to be presented Janu ary 26 - 27, is available to any one, regardless of religious affil iation. The seminar, which will take place on Friday evening and all day Saturday, includes both for mal presentations and small group discussions. Topics to be presented include “The Stages of Divorce and Recovery,” “Begin ning Again: Biblical Insights for the Divorced,” and “Working through Bitterness — Learning to Forgive.” In addition to these topics, par ticipants may also choose to at tend electives which will include New Covenant celebrates 10th year New Covenant Christian Cen ter will host their 10th anniver sary celebration nightly from Sunday through Wednesday, January 28 - 31, at 7:00 p.m. Special guest will be Pastor J. L. Dutton Sr. who is senior pastor of Praise Temple in Hartsville, SC. He and his lovely wife, Earline, have pastored this great ministry and church for over 35 years. Over 30 ministries have gone out into full-time ministry under the covering and training of his apostolic gift and fatherly instruction. The word of the Kingdom along with a Pentecos tal unction will encourage you in the day of the Lord. Evangelist Ramona Moore is SR ;:f.f'-_. ‘. : - b, A Cho G <@v§§'w§§§» ie o : G G o e b { & ‘.,‘mé ‘g i _' e Ve et @LT "'"f':,;}i“::?,» ; %@ e Bey e .ﬁ’ fIE Gy aEe SR, ol | . % S v e e 3 ".JE:":A‘:"'?:-’"-“‘-.'4'::>Z: = B S go o b o g ’ e j?ﬁ%g J o ;& iSR e T :_:;?.Ef_fia.,,:.:;i@-::,::j‘_’:' s,‘n o L L Join us at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Rev. Kenneth B. Martin, pastor Corner of Augusta Avenue & Florence Street 1454 Florence Street - Augusta, Georgia 724-2809 Church Office el ﬁ'- ﬂ | !la A Underwood Housing Community Services Every first and third Sunday - 6:30 p.m. Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church 623 Crawford Avenue Augusta, Georgia 30904 Rev. Larry W. Hudson, Sr. Pastor Office: (706) 736-4060 Sunday 9:30 Sunday School 11:00 Worship Service SERVICES Wednesday Noon 5erviee.........05 0. di 012 pm. Prayer Service & Bible 5tudy............7 p.m. “Re-Entry Into the Single Life,” “Separation/Reconciliation Struggle,” “Kids in the Middle,” and “Single Sexuality.” The fee of $55 covers all print ed material, including a seminar notebook, snacks on Friday and lunch on Saturday. A nursery will be provided, for a minimal fee. A special program for children of divorce will be offered simul taneously for children ages 6 to 10. The fee of sls covers snacks and lunch on Saturday plus print ed material. More information and bro chures maybe obtained by call ing (706) 823-2450 or writing to First Presbyterian Church, 642 Telfair Street, Augusta, GA 30901. currently the National Evange list of the Greater Emmanuel International Fellowship of Churches and Ministries, Inc., under the leadership of Dr. Quander L. Wilson Sr. Being suchadynamic deliverance min ister, she carries a strong pro phetic mantle with a word for God’s people universally. Also present at the celebration will be the World Outreach Choir from Augusta, GA. Bishop Jim and Phyllis Dutton are senior pastors and founders of New Covenant Christian Cen ter. For more information, call (706) 860-1223. ; BAHA'I FAITH Uniting Mankind One Heart at a Time Watch Baha'i TV programs on social and contemporary issues: “SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION” WAGT TV-26 (NBC) Sundays at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 86.-9498. Wednesday 7:00 Bible Study