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August 15, 1996
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Sharon Whittaker, Ph.D.
Church-sponsored discount plan
could be beneficial to blacks
KANSAS CITY, Mo.
(AP) Leaders of a Baptist group
are trying to sell clergy and mem
bers on a discount buying pro
gram designed to demonstrate
the buying clout of black Ameri
cans.
“The rationale behind all of
this is that African Americans
spend some S4OO billion annu
ally, but we get nothing back,”
said the Rev. Bennett W. Smith
Sr., president of the Progressive
National Baptist Convention Inc.
Thousands of Progressive Bap
tists arein Kansas City this week
for the denomination’s 35th an
nual convention.
The program is the work of
Revelation Corporation of
America, a partnership of five of
the nation’slargest black denomi
nations, which together have
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All of God’s children got shoes
Wal-Mart has them ... The Sal
vation Army hasthem ... My cous
in Brady has lots of them ... I
have them ... You have them.
Shoes. And just as shoes have
soles that withstand wear and
tear, our souls do as well.
The differences between the
sole of a shoe and the soul of a
human being are great, but the
similarities are quite interesting
as well. You can touch the sole of
ashoe: Flipit over and thereitis.
The thing that completes the
body of that shoe. However, no
matter how pretty the shined
shoe is, the bottom often belies
the top. If the shoes have been
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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.
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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 %WT HB 1550) * Nursery,
Kindergarten Open « Bible Study-Tues. 6 P.M.
Prayer Nfccting T{)les. 7PM.- Daif;' Kindergarten
Services 7 A.M. to 5 P.M.
AUGUSTA FOCUS
Whittaker to speak at Elim Service
Dr. Sharon E. Whittaker, vice
president for student services at
Stillman College in Tuscaloosa,
Alabama will be the guest speaker
during Elim Baptist Church’s
Women's Day Activities on Sun
day, August 25.
Dr. Whitaker is the past dean of
students at Paine College.
Following the service, a recep
tion honoring Dr. Whittaker will
be held. The Women’s Day activi
about 20 million members in
43,000 churches.
Under the plan, black parish
ioners could use manufacturers’
coupons, similar to those avail
ablein newspapers or magazines,
to save money on purchases of
certain products. The coupons
would be distributed by churches.
Participating manufacturers
have agreed to provide rebates
to the corporation. Thirty per
cent of the rebate will go to par
ticipating churches and 70 per
cent to a fund that eventually
will bankroll mortgages and in
surance, build houses and finance
cars.
Discounts also will be avail
able through the corporation for
various types of insurance and
auto purchases. :
Organizers said the rebate pro
worn a lot, the sole shows the
most immediate wear. So much
so, that if we don’t care for it,
holes begin to appear. These holes
canbe problematicifnot repaired
because outside elements can
work their way inside and be
come a real “pain in the foot.”
Rain, heat, snow and sleet can
cause some serious walking prob
lems. Patching up that shoe bot
tom only makes it stronger: The
more holes in that sole, the thick
er it becomes with patchwork,
which lends character.
Likewise, when our outside has
been buffed and shined to ap
pear new and our souls are rag
Williams Memorial
C.M.E. Church
Spirit Church News
ties are chaired by Mrs. Ann N.
Johnson and Mrs. Faye Smith.
Dr. Whittaker has served as a
high school teacher in Washing
ton, D.C.; assistant director of
residential life/programming at
Illionois State University; Ad
junct Professor in the Educa
tional Leadership Ph.D. Pro
gram, Mississippi State Univer
sity.
Among the professional societ-
gram could generate SIOO mil
lion in the next 18 months.
Besides the Progressive Bap
tists, participating denomina
tions are the National Baptist
Convention U.S.A. Inc.; the Na
tional Baptist Convention of
America; the African American
Episcopal Zion Church; and the
Christian Methodist Episcopal
Church.
John Lowery, a Memphis,
Tenn., developer, has spent three
years putting the mechanics of
the program in place.
“We're trying to put together a
critical mass of African Ameri
cans to impact America,” he said
in an interview last week. “This
is a wholesale buying clubowned
by black America,but all America
can shop here.”
gedy, the mender of souls steps
in. Much like the soles of shoes,
the souls of humans are suscep
tible to undesirable elements as
well. The holes created in our
souls can becovered over by many
kinds of things: drinking, gar
dening, sewing ... But if it is not
covered by the blood of the Lamb
— Jesus — then those holes will
show up again and again and
again. To be able to have a cer
tain kind of walk, you’ve got to
make sure that your “shoe,” or
your life, fits. If your life is too
tight with debts and depression,
then your walk will reveal a hob
ble. A life that is too loose will
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
~ We Invite You To
BEULAH GROVIE
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 morning
Thirty-five Christian Ministries
All Services Are Bible-based and Holy Spirit-led
ies to which she belongs are the
National Association of Women
in Education; National Associa
tion of Student Affairs Profes
sionals; Phi Beta Kappa;Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; and
Toastmasters, Inc.
Elim Baptist Churchis located
at 2359 Mt. Auburn Avenue, Au
gusta, Ga. The Reverend Charles
E. Smith is pastor.
A prominent minister, the Rev.
Jerry Falwell, has joined the ven
ture. He will not own any of the
company but will be able to earn
money for his Liberty University
through rebates on coupons dis
tributed through the university.
Coupons and a home shopping
catalog should be available as
early as this fall, Lowery said.
The program will take “a sub
stantial commitment on the part
of the church parishioners,” said
Nolen M. Ellison, professor of
urban affairs in the business
school at the University of Mis
souri-Kansas City. “But this is
really charting a long-range
strategy.”
Organizers have established a
toll-free telephone number: (800)
893-5555.
cause you to fall all over yourself.
As a matter of fact, if you are
wearing someone else’s life, you
could get a nasty case of spiritual
“athlete’s foot.”
When your “shoe” (your soul)
wears well, the muddy places
we've all stepped into become
part of our stress test, our fitting.
Sometimes it takes several re
pairs to our souls before we un
derstand and appreciate our fit.
Before it feels “broken in.” All
this talk about souls/soles really
makes the saying, “You need to
walk a mile in my shoes to know
what I'm going through” really
profound.
Wednesday
7:00 Bible Study
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Personal Philosophy: “There’s good in every man/woman
and we who are committed to the Lord’s work must be willing
to be patient in the cultivation of that which appears to be
hidden. The laborers are few, so this task is not an easy one.
But yet [we need to] have the strength within to hold [our
selves] up as well as mankind ...”
Church Mission: "To better ourselves, which will enable us
to better assist others in our communities, homes; to continue
in the quest.”
Education: BA in psychology from North Carolina A&T.
Goals for the next 12 months: Establishing a Christian
counseling practice.
Upcoming Events: Two revivals -- Reverend Olis Jesse will
speak at Welcome Traveler Missionary from Sept. 12-16;
Reverend Abraham will speak at Springfield Missionary from
Sept. 18-23. There will also be a Friends and Family Day
Saturday, Sept. 14.
Affiliations: Member of the following organizations: Leader
ship of Aiken County, United Way Communications Commit
tee, Habitat for Humanity. Vice moderator for Summer Grove
Union. Member of the Board for Cities and Schools.
B Elim Baptist Church Mass Choir will have a musical fellow
ship presenting the Macedonia Baptist Church Mass Choir in
concert on Sunday, August 18, at 3:30 p.m. Rev. Charles E. Smith
is pastor.
B Macedonia Baptist Church, 1828 Wrightsboro Rd., has free
clothing for those in need. The Clothes Closet hours of operation are
11 am. - 1 p.m. on Saturdays. For additional information, please
contact Ms. Candy Katz at 737-6834 (Monday, Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday).
B Fielding Spring Missionary Baptist Church, 4440 Old
Savannah Rd., will be celebrating the second anniversary of its
Youth Choir on Sunday, August 18, at 2:30 p.m.
B The Second Mount Moriah Baptist Church, 1404 Brown
St., will celebrate their Missionary Ministry’s 58th Anniversary on
Sunday, August 18, at 3 p.m. The theme will be “God’s Great
Expectations Through Mission.” Rev. Andy Thornton will be the
speaker. ‘
B Macedonia Baptist Church will hold a banquet in honor of
Rev.J.S. Wright on Friday, August 23, at 7p.m. at Pullman Hall. For
more information, contact the church office at 737-6834. The church
will also celebrate its pastor’s 31st anniversary on Sunday, August
25, at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Johnny Hatney of Good Hope Baptist
Church will be the guest speaker.
B The Good Shepherd Baptist Church will be holding a revival
from Monday, August 26, through Friday, August 30, beginning at
6:30 p.m. nightly. Dr. C.A.W. Clark will be the guest revivalist. Rev.
K.B. Martin will be the guest lecturer.
B Millbrook Baptist, Grace United Methodist and Aiken’s
St. John’s United Methodist Churches will be joining together
to offer an evening of fun, entertainment, learning and spiritual
growth for singles of all ages and stages. The CSRA Singlefest will
be held Saturday, September 7, from 5 - 9 p.m. at the North Augusta
Riverview Park. Participants may join in line dancing, games,
singing, eating, learning and listening to music from local DJ Don
Barclay. Bryan Dickert with WAFJ radio will offer a devotional on
service to God. Cost for the Singlefest is $4 per person with a $lO
maximum charge for a family. Participants are asked to bring a side
dish to share. Paid registration before Friday, August 30, will
qualify individuals for door prizes. For more information or a
registration form, call Grace United Methodist Church at (803) 279-
7525 or visit Grace’s website at www.csra.net/!grace/singlfst/.
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 church
celebrations.
Minister: g
Reverend Leander Jones
Church: :
Springfield Missionary Bap
tist Church and Welcome
Traveler Missionary Baptist
Church
Address:
845 Springfield Church Dr.,
Trenton, S.C. 29847
Denomination: ;
Baptist i
Years with Church:
Two