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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - 5
CHURCH NEWS AND OTHER FEATURES
In The Prisons of Our
Souls
Evangelist Rachel Thomas
As I ended my daily fel
lowship with God early this
morning around 4:40 a.m.,
the Lord spoke to me from
Acts 16:24 which states....
“Having received such a
charge, thrust them into the
inner prison, and made their
feet fast in the stocks”, and I
waited for the Lord to tell me
what He wanted me to know
from these words.
He spoke about people
in bonds in the prisons of
their souls, but He, being the
Lord God-All powerful and
Almighty shall break the
chains and loose their bonds.
He shall set them free and
they shall be set free indeed
in Jesus.
However, He was talk
ing to me about a certain
group of people that I was
praying for in particular.
But as a kind, loving,
merciful God, it is His will
for all men not to be bound or
perish.
As I continued to listen
to to Him the song Amazing
Grace came into my heart
and I began to sing and
remember how he saved me
and set me free from the
prison of my soul.
I was so very thankful
and grateful to Him for his
mighty power and grace. It is
by His grace, and the work
ing of His Holy Spirit’s
power that we can be saved
by His son Jesus Christ.
Jesus paid the the awe
some price for the sins of the
whole world! It then came to
my mind of the young souls
that are in prison where God
sends me to minister to
every week, and how they
are bound.
Even if they are bound
physically in the body, they
can be freed in their souls,
and gladly accept the free
dom that only Jesus can
give. They then become free
indeed!!! Hallelujah to His
Holy Name! Are you in the
prison of your soul?
I get unspeakable joy
when I see the workings of
God’s mighty hands in those
kids, and I give glory to God
for His mighty acts upon the
children of men.
I see the healing power
See Souls, page 14
Mt. Carmel To Celebrate
Grand Opening
and Dedication
Bishop Julian Jones
Mt. Carmel
Deliverance Center, 200
Stokes Ave., Rincon, Ga.,
Bishop Julian Jones, and
First Lady Valerie Jones
welcome one and all to cele
brate the grand opening and
dedication of the new sanc
tuary to be held on Saturday.
March 28 at 11am.
We extend this invita
tion in a spirit of Christian
love and fellowship.
All clergy are asked to be in
official clergy attire.
Let’s enter into his
gates with thanksgiving and
enter his courts with praise”
Psalms 100:4.
Black Marriage Day 2009:
"Our Sacred Vows"
Bethel M. B. Church
of Savannah Inc., and
Wedded Bliss Foundation,
Inc. will present the Sixth
Annual Black Marriage
Day celebration honoring
"Our Sacred Vows".
Wedded Bliss Foundation
encourages couples across
the country to renew their
wedding vows on Sunday,
March 22, 2009, with the
theme: Getting Married is
Good; Staying Married is
Better; A Healthy
Marriage is Best.
Bethel M. B. Church
of Savannah Inc. will join
activists in more than 200
cities around the country
to highlight the benefits of
married life and offer cel
ebrations to strengthen
and promote marriage in
Savannah's Black commu
nity.
Nearly fifty couples
will renew their vows at
5863 Ogeechee Rd. (Hwy.
17 South @ the 204
Overpass) and we are ask
ing all churches in the
Coastal Empire to send
representatives to take
part in the festivities.
We will have special
guest speakers for this
Black Marriage Day 2009
event. Reverend Jerome
William Baker and the
entire Bethel family are
always excited when we
have a chance to showcase
the successful marriages
in our community. Now
more than ever we are
convinced that "a family
that prays together stays
together."
"Yes we can, Yes we
will and yes we must con
tinue to celebrate the spe
cial bond between a man
and a woman, especially
in the Black community",
explained Deacon Florida
Hunt, Jr. Spokesperson.
Please come out and take
part in this event which
honors the sanctity of mar
riage.
Attend the Church of
Your Choice!
Mt. Hermon Baptist Youth
Department invites you to
Anniversary/Musical
Mt. Hermon Baptist
Church Youth Department
invites you to join them on
Friday March 27, 2009 at
7:00 pm at the Mount
Hermon Baptist Church,
13813 Coffee Bluff Road,
Savannah, as they celebrate
their Choir Anniversary with
a musical.
Come and enjoy Jesus
with us as we sing praises to
our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ,. If you are interested
in being a part of this awe
some event, please contact
Sister Veronica E. Graham,
Youth Advisor or First Lady
Jacquelyn Best at 912-927-
0129.
Jesus First to Hold Friends and
Family Day
Jesus First Christian
Community Fellowship
Church- “The Life
Church”5641 Ogeechee
Road, will be hosting their
Family and Friends Day on
Sunday, March 29, 2009 at
8:00 a.m.
The speaker for the
ocassion will be Pastor Eric
D. Mason, Sr. All are wel
come to join in and worship.
We look forward to seeing
you there!
College Park to Hold
Spring Revival
College Park Baptist
Church, 3301 Whatley Ave.,
will hold its Spring Revival
March 25-27.
Revivalist will be Rev.
Walter Scott, Jr., pastor of the
Friendship Baptist Church,
Macon Ga.
The revival scripture
can be found in Psalms
10:17.
The revival begins with
lecturer Rev. Calbert R.
Brantley on Wednesday, Rev.
Clarence “Teddy” Williams,
First Tabernacle Baptist
Church, on Thursday, and
Rev. Brantley will return on
Friday night. Services start
nightly at 7pm.
All are invited to come
and share in this spirit filled
revival. Pastor Robert
“Chip” Brown, Host Pastor.
Shiloh to Celebrate 29th
Doorkeeper’s Anniversary
It’s that time of year
again! The Shiloh
Missionary Baptist Church,
125 Canebreak Road, will
celebrate the 29th
Anniversary of the
Doorkeepers.
Our Lord and Savior
has blessed our ministry and
kept us on the battlefield,
and we’re not tired yet.
The celebration,
themed “Look Who Is
Standing at The Door”, will
take place on Sunday, March
22, at 5pm.
Please come and share
in this momentus occasion
with us.
Tommy Grant,
President, N.N. Boles,
Pastor.
Spring Revival at
Butler Presbyterian
You are invited to
attend the Community
Spring Revival, at Butler
Presbyterian Church, March
23 - 25, 2009, beginning at
7:00 p.m. each evening. Join
us to welcome our guest
evangelists, Rev. Earl
Calloway, pastor of St.
Stephen Missionary Baptist,
Atlanta, and Rev. James
Rodges, pastor at Jonesville
Baptist, Savannah. Spring is
a time for spiritual renewal
and to be empowered anew
with the good news for daily
living. Butler Presbyterian
Church is located at 603
West Victory Drive, one
block west of Martin Luther
King Blvd. This is a commu
nity spring revival where
everyone is specially invited.
Lenten Worship Services at
Greater Gaines
The Evangelical
Minister's Union will hold
Lenten Worship Services at
Greater Gaines Chapel
A.M.E. Church, 1006 May
Street, (912) 236-6768, the
Rev. Bernard Clarke, pastor.
The schedule for the
Lenten Worship Services is
as follows:
March 18-Rev. James
Sheppard/St. Mark A.M.E.
Church - Townsend,
Georgia and St. James
A.M.E. Church - Riceboro,
Georgia
March 25-Rev. Joseph
Baker / Townsley Chapel
A.M.E. Church
April 1- Rev. Jonetta Prater
I St. Peters A.M.E. Church.
Services will begin at
7:00 p.m. nightly. Schedule
for Holy Week Worship
Services will be forthcom
ing.
For further informa
tion, please contact the Rev.
Charles W. Purnell, Events
Coordinator, (912) 354-
1315.
Rev. Charlie Fogle,
President.
Living Faith to Hold
Hat Social
The Women’s
Ministry of Living Faith
Worship Church, 1615
Coventry Street, formerly
David Temple Ministries,
will host a Big Hat Social
Tea on Saturday, March
21 at 2 pm.
Wear your big hats
and join us for tea.
For more informa
tion, contact the church at
233-6646.
Bishop Calvin N.
Singleton, Pastor.
New Mount Olive Baptist to hold
Annual Revival
It's the time of year
that we celebrate Jesus
in our Annual Spring
Revival.
This great outpour
ing of God's spirit will
take place on
Wednesday, March 18th
through Friday, March
20th at 7:30 p.m. night
ly.
Our revivalist will
be our very own Pastor,
Rev. S. L. Mitchell.
We solicit your sup
port and your prayers as
we believe God for this
great soul stirring
revival.
We look forward to
seeing you in the service
of the Lord!
Greater Pentecostal celebrates
28th Church Anniversary
Greater Pentecostal
Temple, 5905 S. Oakatie
Highway, Hardeeville,
S.C., will celebrate its 28th
Anniversary, on March 22,
at 11:30 am and 3pm.
Bishop Charles Wallace
will be the guest speaker
for the occasion, come cel-
ebrat with us during this
“Year of Transitions”. We
are located on Hwy 170 170
Alt in Hardeeville, S.C. For
more information, call 866-
708-3686. Dr. Deloris M.
Young, Host Pastor.
Historic New Ogeechee to Hold
Ordination Service
Pastor Joyce Frazier,
Overseer John T. McClendon
and the entire Historic New
Ogeechee Church family,
751 Chevis Rd, invites the
public to share with them in
the Ordination Service of
Deacon Calvin Frazier, Bro.
Thomas Washington, and
Bro. De Shaim Joseph.
Deacon Calvin Frazier
is the husband of Pastor
Joyce Frazier, he is the son of
Sis. Rosa Lee Frazier and the
late Dea. Harry Frazier, they
have one son, Dea. Javaris
(Francillia) McClendon and
one Grandson, De Shaun
Joseph. Dea. Frazier is
employed by the Georgia
Ports Authority. Deacon
Frazier will be ordained as
Minister Calvin Frazier.
Bro. Thomas
Washington was joined in
holy matrimony to the late
Cheryl Smith Washington,
he has two children
Kimberly (Michael, Sr)
Stewart, and Keli
Washington, one grandson.
Michael Jr. He is the son of
Sis. Josephine Willis and the
late Tommy Weston. Bro.
Washington retired from the
Anny and is now employed
by SCAD. Brother
Washington will be ordained
as Deacon Thomas
Washington.
Bro. De Shaun Joseph
is a third grade Honor stu
dent at Butler Elementary, he
is the son of Dea. Javaris and
Deaconess Francillia
McClendon and the grand
son of Pastor Joyce and
Deacon Calvin Frazier, Sis.
Nettie Joseph and Bro.
Francis Thomas (Roy)
Joseph. Bro. Joseph will be
ordained at Jr. Deacon
DeShaun Joseph.
The anointed service
will take place Sunday,
March 22, 2009 at 4:00 pm.
Apostle Tevin Roberts of
Abundant Life Christian
Center will deliver the mes
sage. All are welcome to
attend
Second African to hold
Deaconess Anniversary
The Deaconess
Ministry of Second African
Baptist Church will cele
brate its 122nd Anniversary
on Sunday, March 22, at
5pm.
The theme for the cele
bration will be “Hymns and
Hymn Stories of the Black
Church”. Come and be
blessed.
Sis. Regina Best,
Chairperson, C. MeGill
Brown, Pastor,
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