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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 15
CHURCH NEWS AND OTHER FEATURES
Rev. & Sis. James Hardy
Celebrates 18 th Pastoral
Anniversary
Rev. & Sis. James
Hardy celebrates 18th
Pastoral Anniversary on
Sunday December 7, 2008 at
4:00 pm. Rev. Roger Green
and First New Light Baptist
Church is in charge of serv
ice.
The public is invited to
share in this joyous occasion.
Annual Handel’s Messiah
Sing-Along set for Dec. 5
Your presence will be
greatly appreciated on Friday,
December 5, 2008 at 7 p.m.
for the annual Messiah Sing
Along. Please bring your
family and friends to Butler
Memorial Presbyterian
Church, 603 West Victory
Drive, Rev. Desmond M.
Walker, Pastor. Admission is
free, a silent offering will be
taken. The Prelude and other
selections will be provided by
special Guests, members of
the Savannah State
University Glee Club Alumni
and area youth of the BRAVO
(Black Youth Reaching to
Achieve in Vocal and
Orchestral Music) Music
company and SONATA
(Sponsors of New and
Talented Artists).
Part I, the Advent and
Nativity Portion of MESSI
AH, an Oratorio by George
Frederick Handel, will be
performed by The Butler
Chancel Choir and members
of the James Thompson, Jr.
Community Chorale. Guest
artists will be Mrs. Brenda
Rucker, Soprano, Mr.
Matthew Jones, Tenor and
Miss Brandis Smith, Mezzo-
Soprano, all of Savannah,
GA; Mr. Stephon Miller,
Bass/Baritone of Pawleys
Island, SC; Mrs. Mary A.
Davis, Pianist of Stockbridge,
GA, and Mr. Luther
Washington, II, Organist, of
Powder Springs, GA.
Persons planning to
Sing Along from the audience
should arrive by 6:45 p.m.
and bring your personal copy
of the Messiah. A few copies
will be available for pur
chase.
Security guards will be
available to assist you with
parking. For further informa
tion call church office
Monday through Friday from
1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Elder Thelma Marshall,
Moderator
Deacon Blanche Patterson,
Chancel Choir President
Mrs. Rose Overstreet Smith,
Music Director
Brownsville Baptist Celebrates
Homecoming Day
The Brownsville
Baptist Church Family, 1307
East 37th Street, thanks and
praise the Almighty God for
another successful year of
fellowship and service. The
church will be observing its
2008 Homecoming
Celebration Day with the
theme, "Lord I have loved
the habitation of the house,
and the place where Thine
honor dwelleth." (Psalm
26:8) We expect this cele
bration to be filled with the
presence of the Holy Spirit.
It will be held on Sunday,
December 7th at 4:00 in the
afternoon.
Dea. Leonard Hunter,
Homecoming Chairperson
Rev. Wymon Hodges, Pastor
Living Faith Worship hold
Women’s Day Program
Living Faith Worship
Church, 1615 Coventry
Street, will hold its Women's
Day program on Sunday,
November 30, 2008 @ 5:00
pm. The speakers for this
occasion will be Deaconess
Necie Jenkins & Deaconess
Rachel Singleton.
Bishop Calvin N. Singleton,
Sr., Presiding Prelate
Temple of Glory Community Invite
You to Thanksgiving Service
Bishop Matthew M.
Odum and The Temple of
Glory Community Church,
1105 Stiles Avenue, extends
a special invitation to the
community to worship on
Thursday, November 27th
during their "To Give
Thanks" Thanksgiving
Service. Worship will begin
promptly at 8 a.m.
For further information,
please contact the church
(233-8213 ext. 27).
A Night of Thanks for
Minister Allen Wright
Min. Allen Richard
Wright will be recognized
for his dedicated service to
Second Arnold on December
5, 2008 beginning at 7:00 pm
Min. Wright brings
depth and breath to the wor
ship music sung by Second
Arnold choirs. From tradi
tional Gospel to acapella to
operatic styling, the choirs
sing the entire gamut.
Min. Wright was
licensed to preach March
1980. He is a graduate of
Fisk University and complet
ed several courses toward his
Masters Degree in Music
Education at Georgia
Southern University. While
at Fisk, he was he accompa
nist for the world famous
Fisk Jubilee Singers.
Min. Wright is a joy to
work with. Once you work
with him, you soon realize
how serious he is about
music as he makes you
understand that if you are
not, you are in the wrong
place.
Min. Wright is the son
of the late Dea. Leroy and
Sis. Janie Wright.
Join us in recognizing
one of God's dedicated and
talented workers.
Second Arnold is locted
at 1427 East 37th Street.
Dr. Richard L. Hall, Sr,
Pastor
Sis. Gloria V. Pace,
Public Relations
Alderman Johnson to Speak at
St. Matthew’s Episcopal
Van R. Johnson, II
Rev. Cheryl Parris and
St. Matthew's Episcopal
Church, 1401 Martin Luther
King, Jr. Blvd, warmly
invites you to their weekly
worship services on
December 7, 2008 at 8:00
a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
The Honorable Van R.
Johnson, II, Vice Chairman
of the Savannah, GA City
Council and the Alderman
for Savannah's First District
will be speaking. Alderman
Johnson is well-known as a
former WOSK talk show
host, newspaper columnist
and as the Director of the
Chatham County Youth
Commission and the
Savannah Youth Council.
At the conclusion of the
9:30 a.m. service, Alderman
Johnson will discuss the
recent elections and the role
of African American leader
ship.
Come and share!
City-Wide Baptist Training
Union to Convene
The City-Wide Baptist
Training Union will be held
Sunday, November 30, 2008.
The host church will be
Abyssinia Baptist Church,
1622 Ogeechee Road
Savannah, GA. The Pastor is
Dr. Ja Jahannes. Service will
begin promptly at 3pm.
Deacon Andrew Foster,
President, city-Wide B.T.U.
(912)920-0223
Let us keep the B.T.U.
alive!
Upcoming Events at First
Union Missionary Baptist
First Union Missionary
Baptist Church, 535 Berrien
Street where the Rev.
Matthew Southall Brown, Jr
is the Pastor will observe our
annual Thanksgiving service
at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday
morning, November 27,
2008. New Zion
Missionary Baptist Church,
where the Rev. Alfreddie
Mingledorff is Pastor will be
worshiping with us. We are
inviting all Frogtown
churches and other churches
to worship with us as well.
Moreover, our Youth
Department will sponsor the
program for this 5th Sunday
morning, November 30,
2008 at 11:00 a.m. Rev.
Clarence E. Boles, Jr. Pastor
of First African Missionary
Baptist Church of
Glennville, Georgia will
deliver the message.
The Youth Department
will sponsor the program for
the 5th Sunday, November
30, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. Rev.
Clarence E. Boles, Jr., pastor
of First Africian Missionary
Baptist Church of
Glennville, Georgia will
deliver the message.
Come celebrate and be
bless at our final Candlelight
Communion Service for this
year on Sunday, December 7,
2008 at 5:00 p.m. E. Larry
McDuffie will be a special
guest choir director.
This maybe the last
communion of the year
2008, but not the last com
munion we can praise and
worship the Lord. The
Savannah community is
invited to fellowship with us,
as we celebrate this joyous
occasion. Any questions,
please call 233-4251.
Thanks and may God bless
you.
Bethel Missionary Baptist
Celebrates 1 st Pastoral
Anniversary
The officers and mem
bers of Bethel Missionary
Baptist Church, 5863
Ogeechee Rd (Hwy 17
South), Reverend Jerome
William Baker, Pastor, are
Happy to announce the 1st
pastoral Anniversary of
Pastor Jerome William
Baker and First Lady Cleo L.
Baker. We are delighted to
have this anointed man of
God as our Pastor. The cel
ebration begins as follows:
Wednesday, December
3, 2008, 7:00 p.m.-Reverend
Scotty Mitchell, Pastor, New
Mt. Olive, Mt. Pilgrim and
Faith Deliverance Center;
Thursday, December 4,
2008-7:00 p.m., Reverend
Sandy B. Pusha, Sr. Pastor,
True Love Missionary
Baptist Church; Friday,
December 5, 2008-7:00
p.m.-Reverend Larry
Duncan-Pastor,-Beautiful
Pastor Jerome William Baker
and First Lady Cleo L. Baker.
Zion Missionary Baptist
Church, Pembroke, Georgia;
and a Grand Celebration,
Sunday, December 7, 2008
7:00 p.m., Reverand Dr.
Lexcie E. Aiken, Pastor, St.
Luke Missionary Baptist
Church-full charge of servic
es.
You are invited.
Jonesville Baptist Church of the
P.A. of W. Celebrates Thanksgiving
Join the members of
Jonesville Baptist Church of
the P.A. of W., 5201
Montgomery Street, Senior
Pastor, District Elder James
G. Rodges, as they celebrate
Thanksgiving with a special
service on Tuesday night,
November 25th at 7 p.m. A
reception will follow the
service.
For more information,
please call the church at 912-
351-0423.
St. James A.M.E. Holds Spiritual
and Fashionable Weekend
St. James A.M.E.
Church, 632 East Broad
Street, invites you and a friend
to worship with us during our
Three-day "Spiritual and
Fashionable Weekend," begin
ning Friday, November 28 -
Sunday, November 30. The
weekend will begin with a
soul-stirring Revival on
Friday night at 7:00 p.m. The
guest Revivalist will be Rev.
Bernard Clark, pastor of
Gaines Chapel A.M.E.
Church. "Come and hear this
singing preacher on fire for the
Lord!"
On Saturday, November
29, at 11:00 a.m., the Annual
Mary Simmons Jazz Brunch
and Fashion Show will be held
at St. James’ Wilson-Bostic
Complex (612 East Broad
Street) featuring fashions
modeled by the youth and
members of the church.
Fashions for ladies and men
will also be featured by
Cassandra Matthews’
"Sanctified Komer." There
will be accessories to match
each attire on display in the
lobby of the Complex. You
don’t want to miss these
impressive fashions and jazz
See St. James, page 16
In Memory of
Richard E. Tolbert
September 6, ] 947
December 5, 1990
Mother
Daisy Lee Tolbert
November ] 0, \ 927 *
November 6, 2004
Deacon
Willie Albert Kelly
June 27, 1923-
November2, 2004
The time has past,
hut memories last.
Ida Mao Broun
F ebruury 21,1925 -
Not.ember 24, 2006
Deacon
Willie Albert Kelly
July 1909-
August 1994
Sadly Missed
by:
Triumph
Church
Family