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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, May 23, 2012 -5
CHURCH NEWS AND OTHER FEATURES
First Friendship Baptist Holds
Worship Services
First Friendship
Missionary Baptist Church,
506 Flamilton Court, Keith T.
Bruen, Pastor, welcomes you
to come and worship with us
on Sunday, May 27th with
Sunday School beginning at
10:00a.m. followed by our
morning worship service at
11 :30a.m. We have Bible
study on Wednesday's at
7:00p.m.
Virtuous Women of
Friendship Women's
Ministry will be attending
the Woman Thou Art Loosed
2012 Conference in Atlanta,
Georgia on October 4th, 5th
and 6th. We will be departing
from Savannah on Thursday,
October 4th at 5:00 p.m. to
attend the Friday and
Saturday W.T.A.L 2012
Conference Sessions. We
will be returning to Savannah
on Saturday night October
6th. Early registration of $40,
due at this time. This regis
tration fee may change at any
time.
For more info call
Ruthie Thompson at (912)-
509-5916.
Israelite Missionary Baptist
Sponsors Workshop
The Deaconess
Ministry
Workshop/Leadership is on
Saturday, June 2, 2012 from
9:00am - 12:00pm.
It will be sponsored by
the Deaconess of the
Israelite Missionary Baptist
Church.
Facilitator, Dr. Deloise
C. Thorne, First Calvary
Missionary Baptist Church
of Hinesville, Georgia.
We focus on "How to
experience the Love of
Christ,”; "How Do I Know
When God is Calling me?"
"How Faith and the Holy
Spirit Enable Us To Do What
God Calls Us To Do,"
"Identifying and
Overcoming Roadblocks to
Effective Leadership and
Ministry:"' and "What Are
My Next Steps To Making a
Spiritual Impact.”
For more info call
Deaconess Edna Bryan at
233-3939 or Deaconess Ida
Conner, at 355-1286.
Eden Missionary Baptist
Celebrates Anniversary
The Eden Missionary
Baptist Church will be cele
brating their 140th church
anniversary, starting May 29,
2012 through June 1, 2012 at
7:30pm nightly and Sunday
June 3, 2012 at 9:45am.
Various churches and
their pastors will be in
charge each night and
Sunday June 3, 2012 at
2:30pm. St. John Baptist
Church and Rev. Alphonso
Piper of Pooler, Ga will close
out the services. For more
info call 912-356-9928.
Bolton Street Baptist Church
Celebrates Anniversary
We will celebrate our
118th church anniversary
beginning May 23, 2012-
May 27, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Wednesday night,
Brownsville Baptist Church;
Thursday night, Bunn
Memorial Baptist Church,
Rev. Charlie Dillard, Friday
night, Bolton St. Baptist
Church, Prophetess Belinda
Harrington.
We will close out
Sunday morning with
Second Bryan Baptist
Church, Rev. Frank Ellis,
Pastor at 11:30am.
Berean Missionary Baptist
Holds Session
It is time for the 3rd
planning meeting for the
2012, 43rd session of our
Congress of Christian
Education.
First Union Missionary
Baptist Church, Rev.
Matthew Southall Brown,
Jr., Pastor will host the meet
ing.
The church is located
at 535 Berrien Street and the
meeting will convene at 12
noon, Saturday, May 26,
2012.
Genesis New Life Holds
Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School 665-7229 or Evang. Theresa
Smith (912) 441-2581.
Bishop Myles Larimer,
Founder.
at Genesis New Life
Apostolic Faith Church
Education Building 1905 E.
Broad St. (across from the
church) will be held June Il
ls, 2012 from 6:00 pm - 8:00
pm. Ages 4-15 years are wel
come.
For further info contact:
Teacher Janet Davis (912)
Second
African
Baptist to
Hold Revival
Pastor C. MeGill
Brown, the Officers and
Members of the Historic
Second African Baptist
Church, 123 Houston Street,
Savannah, Georgia,
announces its 2012 Spring
Revival. Revival Services
will be held Friday, May 25,
7:00 nightly. The guest
revivalist is the Pastor Paul
A. Sheppard, Senior Pastor
of the Thankful Missionary
Baptist Church here in
Savannah
Living Hope Hosts
Spoken Word
Pastor Joyce Hall and
Living Hope Community
Fellowship Teen’s Ministry
would like to invite you to
join them for their “Spoken
Word” event on Thursday,
May 31, 2012, at 7:00pm.
The youth of Living
Hope Community
Fellowship present an
evening of talk and talent!
The Word of God expressed
through poetry, song, dance,
rap and much more. Special
guests include: Zerubabbel,
Jackson 2 Mime, Branded
Hearts’ SALT Youth
Ministry and Kingdom
Life’s Teen Praise Dance
Group.
This event is free and
open to the public.
Living Hope is located
at 5008 Augusta Road (Hwy.
21 next to Dairy Queen). For
more information regarding
the Night of Spoken Word or
Living Hope Community
Fellowship, please contact
the church office at (912)
965-0406.
Bethel Male Chorus To
Celebrate Anniversary
On May 27, 2012 at 5
p.m. The Male Chorus of
Bethel M.B. Church of
Savannah would be honored
to have you join us as we cel
ebrate the first anniversary of
our Male Chorus.
The Daughter’s Ministry
Sponsors Leadership Training
You are invited to the
gathering of Christian
women for one hour of inter
active, dynamic, and chal
lenging leadership training.
It is sponsored by “The
Daughters Ministry” and is
on every 2nd Saturday of the
month from 12:00pm to 1:00
pm at First New Light
Baptist Church. 601 Barnard
Street, Savannah, GA 31402.
The Pastor is Roger D.
Green.
The founder & teacher
of The Daughter’s Ministry
is Minister Annette Brown,
(Associate Minister of First
New Light Baptist Church;
she can be contacted at 757-
577-2679.
Come to the meeting
place and see the great things
God has for you!
First Nazareth Holds
Community Giveaway
First Nazareth
Missionary Baptist Church
will host a community meal
and clothing giveaway for
those in need on Saturday,
May 26th from 11:00 a.m. -
1:00 p.m.at the church, 1023
Greater Gaines Chapel A.M.E.
Sponsors Pancake Breakfast
The Local Lay Applebee's Restaurant, 5460
Augusta Road Donations:
$7.00. For more info contact
Bro. Israel G. Small at (912)
856-4780.
Organization of Greater
Gaines Chapel A.M.E. will
sponsor a "pancake break
fast" on Saturday, June 9,
2012 from 8:009:30 a.m.
The breakfast will be held at
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912-691-1935 ext. 104
West 44th Street.
This event is free and
open to the community. For
more information call
(912)236-0719 or email:
FNMBC@comcast.net.
Women With A Purpose
Ministry Hold Lunch
Women With A Purpose
Ministry, Inc. will host
Champions Cafe, lunch for
kids on Saturday, June 2,
2012 at 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at
the W. W. Law Center
Multipurpose Room, 909 E.
Bolton St.
For more info call
Victoria Mckine at 678-316-
5216 or Ruthie Sears at 912-
441-2978.
Abercorn M. B. 190th
Celebrates Anniversary
Abercorn Missionary
Baptist Church Family
extend an invitation to the
Coastal Empire to join us
for our 190th Church
Anniversary Celebration.
Services will begin on
Wednesday, May 30th
through Friday, June 1st at
7:30 p.m. The services will
culminate on Sunday, June 3,
2012 with Sunday School at
10:30 a.m., Holy
Communion and
Anniversary Program at
12:00 noon.
For more info contact
(912) 826-4213 or e-mail
Pastor Harrison, minharri-
son73@gmail.com or Sis.
Vivian Hunt (912) 925-0154.
Speedwell United Methodist
Hosts Festival
Speedwell United
Methodist Church will hold a
Spring Festival 2012, featur
ing food, fun, and fellow
ship, children’s activities and
entertainment.
The dinner sale &
youth bake sale is Friday
June 1 & Sat. June 2 from
11 am to 5 pm.
There will be a choice
of Fish, BBQ Ribs or
Chicken with 2 sides.
The yard sale is
Saturday June 2 from 7am
until 5pm.
The church is located at
7259 Skidaway Road,
Savannah, GA 31406. For
more info visit
Facebook.com/speed-
wellumcsavannah or call
(912) 354-2699
Bryan Neck Baptist
Celebrates Anniversary
Bryan Neck Missionary
Baptist Church located in
Richmond Hill, Georgia cor
dially invites you to attend
their Deacons and Deaconess
39th anniversary Sunday,
June 3, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.
Theme for this occasion
is Deacons and Deaconess:
Serving God Boldly in
Perilous Times.”
The messenger for this
year's celebration is Elder
Daniel Boyd, Senior Pastor
of Emmanuel Christian
Church, Richmond Hill,
Georgia.
Bryan Neck Missionary
Baptist Church is located at
16525 Highway 144 East,
P.O. Box 302. Richmond
Hill, Georgia 31324.
For more info call (912)
727-2163, or email bryan-
neckmbc 1 @hotmail.com
Pastor Henrietta B. Lovett,
Interim Pastor Deacon Jacob
Grant, Chairman
St. Mary’s M.B.C.
Celebrates Anniversary
St. Mary’s M.B.C., 110 brate our senior mission 80th
Ferrill St, Rev. Lawrence anniversary on Sunday, June
Baker, Sr., Pastor will cele- 3, 2012 at 11:45am.
HOSTAGE, THE POWER OF FEAR
O n last week I
wrote about
the ever
growing problem of
drug activity invading
our neighborhood and
holding its residents
hostage. I received a
number of responses
from individuals with
unbelievable stories
of criminal activities
that plague their com
munities. One would
think that this kind of
activity could not be
ignored but there is a
greater problem that
allows criminals to roam free, FEAR.
C. MeGill Brown
Fear is a powerful tool that is a greater deterrent than any
gun. Residents are so fearful of what could happen to them,
their families and even their homes; they are forced to look
the other way. That is the power of fear.
The slave master used the power of fear to control the slave
One man on a horse with a shotgun controlled hundreds of
slaves in one field. It wasn’t the fear of the one man on the
horse that kept the slave in line; it was the fear of the institu
tion of slavery and what it represented, that generated that
kind of control. A field of slaves could have, and in many
cases did, over take the watchman on his horse. It was the
stories of lynching and the power of the whip that held my
people at bay. Thanks be to God, hostage to a slave master
was not our prominent assignment.
What is the lesson here? There is strength in numbers and we
can together overcome the spirit of fear. You need to know
that there are more black people doing what’s right than those
in the game. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but
of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1.7)
Keep emailing me your information and we will set up a plan
of attack so that we can free the hostages.
C. MeGill Brown
Your response is welcome and encouraged
C. MeGill Brown
pastorbrown@secondafrican.org