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xhe Christ Episcopal Church, 1900 Greene St. on the corner
of Eve and Greene Streets, near Crawford Ave. of Augusta, will host
a s@xp kitchen for the needy and homeless every Sat., from 11:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. For more info, call (706) 736-5165.
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EThe Augusta Christian Unity Council is sponsoring a Pente
cosp Prayer and Praise Service at Paine College on Sun., June 11, at
7pan. Local choirs will be asked to participate as a Unity Choir. Since
mo#t of the music will consist of familiar songs, choirs are asked to
megt that day in their own choir robes at 5:30 p.m. for practice, then
toj#in in song at 7 p.m. For more information, please call Dr. Vivian
Robinson at (706) 722-8593.
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@rawford Baptist Church, 955 Florence St. of Augusta, will
hold its Spring Revival May 24-26, beginning at 7 p.m. nightly. Guest
mirister will be the Rev. Dr. Johnny Hampton of Mt. Moriah Baptist
Chyrch of Warrenton, Ga. Rev. Howard Harden 111 is pastor.
mLifeLink of Georgia, the agency which coordinates organ and
tiss%le donations for Georgia, has speakers available for churches,
sch#ols, civic groups, corporations, etc. Speakers are trained to
pro‘?ide information about organ and tissue donation and transplan
tatg)n. Presentations will be tailored to specific audiences. To learn
moge, contact Rachel Simons at (706) 854-0333.
t. Zion A.M.E. Zion Church, 1237 Summer St. of Augusta,
wilfcontinue its Spring Revival through Thursday, May 25, at 7:30
p.u§ nightly. Guest speaker will be Rev. Eric Taylor of Oakey Grove
Baptist Church. Rev. C.J. Shuford is pastor.
®Macedonia Baptist Church, 1828 Wrightsboro Rd. of Augusta,
will host a Mother/Daughter banquet on May 26 at 7 p.m. Rev. Dr.
Gregory Fuller is pastor.
#Moses Missionary Baptist Church, 112 Walker St. of Augusta,
will continue its Spring Revival nightly through May 26. Guest
speaker will be Rev. Herman Bing of Carpenterville Baptist Church.
Rev. Willie Green is pastor.
BGreater Young Zion Baptist Church, 516 Forsythe St. of
Augusta, will be giving away free vegetables and produce on Sat.,
May 20, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The church will celebrate its pastor’s
16" anniversary. The Brotherhood Ministry will honor Rev. William
B. Blount with an appreciation banquet on Fri., May 26, at 7 p.m. at
The Gordon Club, Bldg 18400 on 19* St. at Ft. Gordon. Speaker will
be Rev. Dr. William Flippin, pastor of Greater Piney Grove Baptist
Church in Atlanta. Tickets are S4O/couple, $25/single, and sls/
children 12 and under. Formal attire. Appreciation day services will
be hj%lhsevera] times on May 28. At the 7:30 a.m. morning worship,
the sgeaker will be Rev. Gregory Young, pastor of Thankful Baptist
Chunéh. At the 10:45a.m. morning worship, guest speaker will be the
Rev. Herman Baker of Wadley, Ga. The Climax services will be held
at 3 p.m. Special guests will be Rev. Johnny R. Hatney and the Good
Hope:Baptist Church. Dinner will be serviced. For more info 724-
1720}
l’lfiiie Third Annual Christian Singles picnic and fellowship
will be held at May Park in Augusta on Sat., May 27, from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. Sponsored by Beulah Grove Baptist Church and in part by
other CSRA area churches. This event is geared to adults and their
children with a planned variety of games and activities. Registration
is necessary and information is available. Please call 724-1086, 724-
1720 or 481-8345. :
ECanaan Galilee Baptist Church, 6697 Highway One N. of
Louisville, Ga., will host the 10* District Ushers monthly meeting on
Sat.,May 27, at 10 a.m. All ushers are asked to attend. For moreinfo,
call (912) 625-3200. Rev. Robert Stokes is pastor.
mThe Pastor’s Support Ministry of Harmony Baptist Church,
930 Hopkins St. of Augusta, will hold their “Pre-Anniversary” Musi
cal ot Sat., May 27, at 6 p.m. Special guest for the occasion leading
devotional services will be The Blair House Gospel Choir followed by
Wisdom in concert. Evangelist Mozelle Allen will serve as Mistress
of Ceremony. The Pastor’s Support Ministry will celebrate their
Second Anniversary on May 28 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Karlton Howard and
the Noah’s Ark Baptist Church of Keysville, Ga. will be the special
guest. Rev. Dr. Woodrow Miller Jr. is pastor.
# The Sanctuary Choir of Gospel Water Branch Baptist Church,
703 Fary’s Ferry Rd. of Evans, Ga., will hold a one-night fellowship
revival on May 27 at 6 p.m. The evangelist for the evening willbe Rev. !
Sue Hampton of Love Devine Ministry of Atlanta, Ga. Rev. Robert
Ramsey is pastor.The Sanctuary Choir of Gospel Water Branch
Baptist Church, 703 Fury’s Ferry Rd. of Evans, Ga., will hold a one
night fellowship revival on May 27 at 6 p.m. The evangelist for the
evening will be Rev. Sue Hampton of Love Devine Ministry of
Atlanta, Ga. Rev. Robert Ramsey is pastor.
BGood Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 710 E. Cedar St. of
Augusta, will celebrate its Men & Women’s Day on Sun., May 28, at
10:30'a.m. Dr. George Weaver will be the guest speaker. Re. Dr.
Johnny R. Hatney is pastor. ]
mHistoric Springfield Baptist Church, 114 12 St. of Augusta,
will hold its Annual Women’s Day Worship on Sun., May 28, at 11:15
a.m. 'Evangelist Angela Harden of Women of Faith Ministry will
bring'the message. Rev. E.T. Martin is pastor. ’
mUnion Baptist Church, 1104 Greene St. of Augusta, will ob
serve its Young Adult and Youth Day on Sun., May 28, at the 11:1_5 -
a.m. gervice. The speaker for the occasion will be Lisa A. Brodie '
Norwiod. ‘ |
EMount Vernon Baptist Church, 1930 Olive Rd. of Augusta,
will ,Felebrate its 70* anniversary on Sun., May 28, at 2:30 p.m.
Specjal speaker will be Rev. Dr. Clarence Joyner Jr., pastor of
Broagway Baptist Church. Rev. Marvin Mcßae is pastor of Mt.
Vernfm. ’ j :
lil‘im Baptist Church, 2359 Mt. Auburn Ave. of Augusta, w@ll
celeßrate its 114 anniversary on Sun., May 28, at 3 p.m. Guests will
be Rgv. Norris Rouse and the Cumming Grove Baptist Church. Rev.
Dr. €harles E. Smith is pastor. :
msßammond Grove Baptist Church, 590 Hemlock Dr., North
Augtsta, S.C., will hold its spring revival May 30 through June 1, at
AUGUSTAFOCUS
Islamic minister works to dispel myths
about the Nation, unify community
By Eileen Rivers
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
AUGUSTA
Karriem Muhammad went to a
Nation of Islam meeting 40 years
ago, not to join, but to challenge
the notionthat Malcolm X —some
one he hadn’t heard of — knew
more about the bible than he did.
But instead of debating the Is
lamic leader, he converted, leav
ing his position as a Seventh Day
Adventist minister in 1960, to
study the Islamic ministry under
Malcolm X and Minister Louis
Farrakhan.
For the past 20 years he’s been
passing on that knowledge —
showing young hopefuls how to
lead a congregation at Augusta’s
12t Street Mosque.
Today Muhammad, 66, sits com
fortably in his office ready to pass
on the wisdom of his experiences
as the mosque’s next minister.
“Everybody keeps saying that
I'm the new minister, but I've
been a minister for 20 years,” he
said. “The one we had, just left,
and instead of training someone
else I'think I'm going to keep the
position this time. I've got some
new ideas about the direction I
want to take the mosque.”
Making the Nation of Islam a
moreinteractive part ofthe CSRA’s
religious community is the most
important first step, Muhammad
said. '
“We want to dispel the myths
that are out there about the Na
tion,” he added. “We are a part of
the community and want to work
with everyone else to make it
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Karriem Muhammad (L), minister, plans to make the Augusta
Nation of Islam more active in the local religious community
during his tenure. At right is his wife, Nellie Muhammad.
Photo by Eileen Rivers
better.”
Muhammad plans to invite all
CSRA church and civic organiza
tions to their next town hall meet
ing, hoping to get input on the
most effective ways to rid
Augusta’s youth of drugs and alco
hol, and counteract the negative,
stereotypical images of blacks on
television. :
“This is the only market I've
been in where there are so few
black anchors and reporters,”
Muhammadsaid. “Weintheblack
community should be working to
change that, so we have more
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positive images of ourselves.”
Muhammad also blamed the
media for the negative portrayal
of Nation of Islam leaders, and
cited a recent 60 Minutes inter
view as another attempt to make
Farrakhan look bad in the eyes of
a misinformed public.
“There are so many things that
the media distorts about the rela
tionship between Malcolm X and
Farrakhan, or Malcolm X and the
nation itself,” he added, in re
sponse to the interview. “There
were never any ill feelings be
tween them. People )hqu been
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miseducated about them and their :
relationship.” ;2
Duringthe May 14 show, Attalah
Shabazz, Malcolm X’s oldest y
daughter, asked Farrakhan to .
atone for stating that her father
was a traitor, and deserved to be ,
killed, after his assassination. |
While the minister said he re
gretted his harsh words, he re
fused to admit that he, or anyone 4
else in the Nation, had anything
to do with the death of the slain ;
civil rights leader.
“It’sknown that Thad nothingto
do with the assassination of .
Malcolm X and there’s no statute
of limitation on murder. But I'm
beingtreated [bad]in the media...
to turn people against me,”,
Farrakhansaidinarecent Nation
of Islam newspaper article.
Yet after the program, 60 Min- z
utes producers stated in a press .
release that Farrakhan “admits -
for the first time his words played ,
a role leading to the murder of
Malcolm X,” the article stated.
“Unfair, biased images,” like l
those, make it difficult to disasso
ciate the Nation from negativity,
Muhammad said.
Duringthelast national Nation
of Islam meeting in Chicago,
Muhammad received permission
to lead the 12t Street mosque.
“I found in the Nation, a place
that combined black nationalism
with faith, something that I had
always been looking for,”
Muhammad said. “I hope that
during my ministry we can add to
the community, and other people
will simply be able to see us for
what we are.” ; o