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E YORK - A meeting as held
here recently to begin planning for a
ational mbly of Blac Churches
and the launching of two books' 0'
, ho among American Blac . Churches"
nd' o's 0 among Elected and
Appointed Layperson in American Bl k
Churche ."
The meeting a convened by Rev.
T J . Jemison ational Chairman of
Fir t mbly of B1 Churche and
President of the ational Baptist Con-
ntion U.s .
ccordin to Rev. Jemison thi
occa 'on i a hi oric event, it . the
fir t tim 25 BI c denomin tional
Ie der have orne together to focu on
. colle tively e onomic development
poli . al organizing and edu tion for
young Blac .
The t 0 boo ill bring to the pub-
li the gre test :mbly of inform lion
and picture e er put together on the
Blac Church, it ey offici , it clergy
nd I yp r n. The first boo ill be
introdu ed t the Fir mbly of
Bl c Churche in April of 1984 and
the ond boo will be availabl in
lat summer of 1985.
The
o among American
and ho' 0 among
developer is
the meeting
re:
- frican
-Dr. Joseph
ington, D.C.
-Blac -Arnerican Bapti Convention -
Rev. J cob Chatman, PI; 'dent Spring
field, Ohio.
-Blac ethodists F or Church Re-
newal, Inc. -Bishop Ed ard G. Carroll,
E utive Dir., Baltimore aryland.
-Christian ethodis - Epi opal .
Church - Bishop Oree Broomfield, Sr.,
ashington, D.C.
hurch Of God In Chri t - Rev.
orman Quick, ew York, e York.
-Hampton In itute Minister's Con-
opal Church
. ney, Trea urer, ash-
BHHS band to p rform
at Grand Vall y
The Benton Harbor High School
100 member Tiger Marching Band,
under the direction of high hool b nd
director Douglas Henkelman, ill per
form t the Grand Valley State College
Seventh Annual Band Day, Saturdsy,
October 15, according to school
officials,
The invitation came from Grand
Valley State College band director,
illiarn Root.
The football game between Grand
Valley State College and orthern
ichigan Uni er 'ty ill begin at 1:30
p.m. ith the �-time show (M
Band SIlo) heduled at approximately
2:30 p.m.
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ference - Rev. Robert Perry, Board
ember Stamford, Connecticut.
- oravian Church - Rev. George
Lloyd York, ew York.
- tional Baptist Convention Of
America - Rev. J.C. Sam, President,
Jacksonville Florida.
- ational Baptist Convention U.s.A.
-Rev. T J. Jemison, President, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana.
- ational Baptist Convention, U.s.A
-Rev. Franklyn Richardson, ational
Secreta ount Vernon, .Y.
- tiona! Convention Of Black
Churchmen - Rev. Timothy itchell,
Chairman of the Board, Queens, e
Yor.
-Progre ive ational Baptist Con-
vention, In - Rev. arshall Sheppard,
Vice Pre ident, Philadelphia P .' Re .
Elijah Echols, Vice President, Buffalo,
e York; Rev. J. ade, ational
Bapti t Convention, USA; Rev. John
Smith, ational Baptist Convention,
US .
-United Church Of Christ - Com
mission for Racial J u tice Dr. Charles
Cobb, Executive Director, ew York,
Vor.
For additional information or for
other interested in attending the ation
al A mbly of Blac Churche they
m y write to: 307 Prospect, Suite
7-F, Hacken c, J. 07601 or phone
201)488 859 .
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