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JUNE 1, 2000
#The Augusta Christian Unity Council is sponsoring a Pente
cost Prayer and Praise Service at Paine College on Sun., June 11, at
7 p.m. Local choirs will be asked to participate as a Unity Choir. Since
most of the music will consist of familiar songs, choirs are asked to
meet that day in their own choir robes at 5:30 p.m. for practice, then
to join in song at 7 p.m. For more information, please call Dr. Vivian
Robinson at (706) 722-8593.
sLifeLink of Georgia, the agency which coordinates organ and
tis§ue donations for Georgia, has speakers available for churches,
schools, civic groups, corporations, etc. Speakers are trained to
provide information about organ and tissue donation and transplan
tatjon. Presentations will be tailored to specific audiences. To learn
more, contact Rachel Simons at (706) 854-0333.
BThe Christ Episcopal Church, 1900 Greene St. on the corner
of Eve and Greene Streets, near Crawford Ave. of Augusta, will host
a soup kitchen for the needy and homeless every Sat., from 11:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. For more info, call (706) 736-5165.
mHammond Grove Baptist Church, 590 Hemlock Dr., North
Augusta, S.C., will hold its spring revival May 30 through June 1, at
7 p.m. nightly. Guest evangelist for the three-night revival will be
Rev. Dr. James Hogan of The New Zion Hill Missionary Baptist
Church of Augusta. A Father/Son Breakfast will be held at the church
on Sat., June 9, at 9 a.m. Speaker will be Rev. Gregory Cannon of
Victory Temple A.O.H. The church will celebrate Men’s Day on June
11 during the 10:45 a.m. morning service. Rev. Bobby G. Hankerson
is pastor.
#Partners for Empowerment Ministries of Augusta is spon
soring a Family Conference on June 3, 2000 at the Ramada Plaza
Hotel on Broad Street, beginning at 3 p.m. Workshops on dressing for
success and effective communications will be offered. The conference
will include dinner, door prizes and evangelical services. For more
information or to register, call 738-4751.
mMarvin Methodist, 4400 Wheeler Rd. of Augusta, will host a
Shepeard Community Blood Center drive on Sun.,June4, from9a.m.
to 1 p.m. Please bring donor card or ID.
®St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, 117 Pleasant Home Rd.
of Augusta, will host a Shepeard Community Blood Center drive on
Sun., June 4, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Please bring donor card or ID.
#The Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 710 East Cedar
St. of Augusta, will hold its Youth Revival on Sun. - Tues., June 4-6,
beginning at 5 p.m. on June 4 and starting at 6:50 p.m. on June 5 and
6. The Rev. Kim Yarber of Flint, Mich., pastor of the Mt. Herman
Missionary Baptist Church, will be the guest evangelist. Rev. Dr.
Johnny R. Hatney is pastor.
mEverfaithful Missionary Baptist Church, 314 Sandbar Ferry
Rd. of Augusta, will host a vacation bible school June 5-9, from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. The theme will be “Celebrate, Jesus Loves Me! John
3:16.” For more info, call (706) 722-0553 Tues. - Fri., between 9:30
a.m. to 3 p.m. Rev. Dr. Rosa L. White is pastor.
mClark School of Music will hold a four-week summer help care
program June 5-29, from 9 a.m. to 12noon, Mon. - Th. Cost will be $35.
The program will include piano lessons, Bible study, self esteem .
building and poetry memorization. Students 5-12 are to bring their
lunch daily. For registration or more information, call (706) 724- ’
4019. 4
mThe New Hope Community Center Summer Camp will be
held June 6-28, 2000. Registration will be held on June 1, 2 and 5.
Registration fee is $5 per child and will include lessons in math,
computer literacy, martial arts and reading. Other activities will also
include a field trip to the Wild Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta,
Ga. For more info, call (706) 826-1961. |
wPastor Wendell Johnson and family would like to thank the
Richmond County/Augusta area for all of their support and prayers
as they leave and continue to labor in God’s mission field. |
mAugusta Women of Color, a new Christian-based, non-profit
organization, is looking to unite with African-American sisters who
want to make a difference. Help bring back old fashioned values for
the children and the community. Help deal with issues such as
children, health, finances, education and most importantly, unity 3
among women. Membership registration for this group will be held
June 1-30. Women of caliber are needed who are willing to work and
give back to the community. For more information, call Yolanda
Gaines at 792-1076 or Dianna Wilson at 794-7752.
BChristian People Helping People, 2577 Wheeler Rd., will host
a program of activities on Tues., June 6, from 10 am. to 1 p.m.’
Activities offered will include table games, musical sing-alongs, arts
and crafts, swimming, trips, aerobics, water exercise and a speaker. !
A free lunch and transportation is also available. Trained lay and;
professional volunteers provide many services and needs for senior
adults who may be homebound or frail. -
Fax your church, pastor installation, and other worship news
to our Amen Corner at (706) 724-8432.
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“The purpose of religion as revealed from the
heaven of God’s Holy Will is to establish unity
. and concord amongst the peoples of the w0r1d...”
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AUGUSTAFOCUS
Good Hope’s Youth Ministry
serves real-world daily bread
By Timothy Cox
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
AUGUSTA
At Good Hope Missionary Bap
tist Churchin Augusta, the Youth
Ministry is considered one of the
lifelines of the church’s posterity.
With the spiritual leadership of
Rev. J.R. Hatney, young people
areregarded as a significant force
within the congregation. In fact,
the minister considers youth as
“an investment” in the church’s
future.
Thanks to its four-part objec
tive, Good Hope has a mission to
serve its youth spiritual, emo
tional, physical and mental food
for thought. “It’s part of our holis
tic message to ensure our youth
recognize God, continue learning
through the Bible and build last
ing relationships through physi
cal activity,” explained Linda Ball,
a longtime youth director at the
church located in Augusta’s “Bot
tom” district.
Beinginasection of town where
many African-American children
come from economically-chal
lenged, single-parented house
holds, in many ways provides con
firmation to Good Hope’s admin
istratorsthat their “bridging” con
cepts are relevant in the real
world. While Sunday morning and
Wednesday evening services are
highly attended, the Youth Min
istry reflects the church’s realiza
tion that a “good time” can occur
more than a couple days a week.
“It’s hard sometimes and it takes
lots of time, but for myselfand our
staff, children are our passion,”
explained Ms. Ball. She also com-
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vital link to the church’s continued success. Photo by Timothy Cox
mended Rev. Hatney for his in
terest in young people.
Good Hope’s Youth Ministry
include the following activities:
the Bridging After School Pro
gram for elementary and middle
school students; Girl Scouts; Boy
Scouts; Teen In Action (ages 13-
18); Children In Action (ages 5 to
12); Children’s Church; Youth
Bible Study; Youth Mission and
Camp Hope Summer Enrichment
Program, a summer day camp
scheduled for June 12 to July 14.
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The free camp is for children ages
sto 17.
Ms. Ball said the “bridging” con
cept means the church’s youth
have a constant place of refuge
after leaving home, going to
school, attending church functions
and returning home. Other Good
Hope activitiesinclude field trips,
skating, storytellers and on Sat
urday, June 10, the Good Hope
Olympics will be held outside the
church. Events will include bal
loon toss, three-leg sack races and
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Rev. Gene R. Dean
1630 Fifteenth St. Augusta, Ga. 30901
(706) 733-9430 »
Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 am
Worship Service 11:00 am
Ist Sunday Eve. 6:30 pm
Wednesday: Praise Bible Study 7:00 pm
Thursday: Senior Services 10:00 am
; Day Care Center i
;\ - 6:45 am-s:3opm
other events to
stimulate physi
cal activity. Ms.
Ball also credits
an 18-member
staff who sup
port Youth Min
istry director
Cassandra
Murray. Ms. Ball
alsorevealed the
after-school pro
gram includes
full-course
mealsandisheld
Monday through
Friday through
out the school
year from 4 to
6:30 p.m.
According to
Good Hope’s;
Mission State-!
ment: “We be
lieve it’s our re
sponsibility to
win souls by:;
leading the
Youth to Christ,.
while helping
them realize His presencein their
lives. We believe it’s the manifes
tation of the Holy spirit that al
lows us to stretch out, love, nur
ture and show love and compas
sion to Youth.” The church also
gives priority to faith growth, self
esteem, self discipline and help
ing youth consider faith as cen
tral to their identity.
Good Hope Missionary Baptist
Church is located at 710 East
Cedar Street, Augusta, GA30901.
For more details call the church
office at 706.722.1031.