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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, April 26, 2023
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First African Baptist Church of
East Savannah Announces
Installation of Pastor-Elect
Rev. Cornelius J. E. Lloyd
Mrs. Ashley Lloyd & Rev. Cornelius Lloyd
The Mediation Center of the Coastal Empire Honors Youth
Peer Mediators & Restorative Youth Court Volunteers
Herschel V. Jenkins High School Youth Court Volunteers
The First African
Baptist Church of East Savan
nah is pleased to announce the
installation of Pastor-Elect,
Rev. Cornelius J. E. Lloyd. The
auspicious occasion will take
place at First African Baptist
Church of East Savannah, 402
Treat Avenue on Sunday, April
30, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. Pastor
Marvin L. Lloyd, pastor of Lit
tle Bryan Missionary Baptist
Church will deliver the mes
sage.
Prior to the afternoon
service, Rev. Dr. Taft Quincy
Heatley of the Shiloh Baptist
Church - Alexandria, VA will
be our guest messenger at the
11 AM Worship service.
The Lord has provided a
shepherd after God's own
heart who will lead us with
knowledge and understanding
(Jeremiah 3:15).
Rev. Lloyd, a Savan
nah native, is the son of Pas
tor Marvin L. and Mrs. Jerry
Artest Lloyd. He is a 2001
graduate of H. V. Jenkins High
School. In 2005, Lloyd grad
uated with a Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Sociology with an
emphasis in Business and Af
rican American Studies from
Georgia State University - At
lanta, GA. In 2010, he received
a Master of Divinity Degree
from Columbia Theological
Seminary - Decatur, Georgia.
He previously served
as the Associate Pastor for
Youth and Young Adults at
Little Bryan Missionary Bap
tist Church where his father is
pastor. While in Metropolitan
Atlanta, Lloyd served Ray of
Hope Christian Church (DOC)
- Decatur, Georgia as the Min
ister to Youth, Young Adults,
and College Students under the
leadership of Rev. Dr. Cynthia
L. Hale, Senior Pastor.
Pastor-Elect Lloyd
was licensed into the Gospel
Ministry in the Baptist De
nomination on April 14, 2009.
While serving at the New Mer
cies Christian Church under
the leadership of Pastor Jesse
Curney, III, Lloyd was licensed
on June 6, 2010. On Sunday,
March 15, 2015, he was or
dained by the Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ) Georgia
Region.
Rev. Lloyd is married
to the former Ashley V. Dix
on and they are the parents of
two miraculous children, Kyla
Maree Cornelia and Victor
Dominic Cornelius. They are
the godparents of Gabrielle,
Kori, and Skylar.
The community is
invited to worship with FAB-
East Savannah as we officially
welcome our new pastor.
The Mediation Cen
ter of the Coastal Empire, Inc.
was delighted to host their an
nual Youth Programs Recog
nition & Awards Celebration
on Wednesday, April 19th at
Woodville Tompkins High
School. The event recognized
student peer mediators and
youth court volunteers who
made a tremendous impact
both in the community and in
school as role models helping
peers navigate conflict, facili
tate differences peacefully, and
develop conversation skills.
Charlton Bradford “Brad”
Jefferson, Restorative Youth
Court Volunteer and Vice Pres
ident of administration for The
100 Black Men of Savannah
was the keynote speaker.
All recognized stu
dents in attendance received a
“Youth Peacemakers” medal
lion and other awardees were
honored for their exemplary
successes in the program.
The Mediation Cen
ter’s Peer Mediation Program is
a peer-led confidential process
for resolving conflicts. Stu
dents have the opportunity to
talk through difficult situations
with the help of trained student
mediators. Peer Mediators do
not take sides and keep all in
formation confidential. This
process nurtures empathy and
empowers students to develop
their own solutions. The Peer
Mediation Program has trained
over 2500 students since its
inception. These students re
ceive twelve hours of intense
training which prepares them
to mediate conflict among their
classmates. Sixty-two percent
of incidents occur in the class
room, taking away valuable in
struction time. School Coordi
nators support Peer Mediators
through the process resulting in
over 90% of students reaching
an agreement and 95% of the
agreements remaining effec
tive one-month post mediation.
Over 75 students
trained to volunteer in Restor
ative Youth Court during the
2022-2023 school year. Restor
ative Youth Court is a youth-
led diversionary program for
students who have repeatedly
broken school code of conduct
rules. Instead of receiving the
traditional discipline of the
schools, the youth will appear
at a disposition hearing admin
istered by trained youth volun
teers. These trained volunteers
will collaboratively decide the
disposition of the student re
spondent in the form of com
munity service hours, written
apologies, and/or an essay. The
benefits of the program include
reduced recidivism, youth lead
ership, rapid response, positive
peer pressure, and cost-effec
tiveness. Youth respond better
to this positive peer pressure
than to sanctions from adults.
We have seen how youth court
reduces recidivism, involves
more youth in addressing the
issues facing our community,
and allows us to develop future
leaders.
“We are proud to rec
ognize the students that have
said yes and committed to
making their school a peaceful
place to learn. These students
commit to two full days of
intensive training in effective
communication, problem-solv
ing, and conflict-resolution
skills and it is vital we cele
brate their success and award
their efforts,” said Mediation
Center Restorative Youth Prac
tices & Community Outreach
Director, Sherlisa Praylo.
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2023
Georgia
Southern
Alumni
Association
Awards
Honor Alumni
Achievements
And
Community
Engagement
Continued from Page 1
In addition, the Alum
ni Owned Business Awards
were given to the following
top alumni-owned businesses:
Coastal Oral & Maxillofacial
- Founder, Mark Clayton, DDS
(’17); Latin Chicks Restaurant
and Mint to Be Mojito Bar
- Co-founder, Mary Githens
(’08); and Statesboro Real Es
tate - Founder, Paul Newman
(’05).
“These exemplary
alumni, who lead with distinc
tion and honor in their respec
tive industries, remind us of
the transformational power of
education and its importance
for our students,” said Georgia
Southern’s Director of Alumni
Relations Ava Edwards. “We
are grateful for their impact
around the world and at Geor
gia Southern University.”
To view the award
criteria, visit GeorgiaSouthern.
edu/AlumniAwards.
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