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November 09, 1983 - Image 7

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Michigan Citizen, 1983-11-09

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RFSf BAPI'IST CHURCH,
be ce bra·
60th Anni , with the p
43rd Annim'sary on Sunday, 0 ber
13. The begin Friday,
11 t 7:30 pm. with
alter L. Bro Ebe zer
p Chur go. On Sunday
rnornin8, the Rev. Emery • V urie,
IIIilltant P or of Pilpim Rest,
conduct the 11:00 un. , d the
pJ'Oll'Ull be cuhninated 3: 30 p.m.
S day ith the ev. R.T. Shipp and
the Hope Rap· Church of . ru­
e- y. The theme of the program
"The bility of the Church in I
dinner be
immediate after the mo .
h rvice will be recorded
In Sep ember, 1923, eight people
met on Elm Street in Benton Harbor
d organized I n, Rev.
Yor Haire pr . ding. One month later
a tr velling .. nary, th ev. John
Davi of Helena Arkan � met ith
n members of this group, the home
of . Dee Uoyd, nd organized the
Pilgrim Re B pti Church. Pre nt at
the meeting • Harry
Green, r . Steamer Brown
. . John L. J c n, and
Ellen Franklin. The name of the church
ttributed by . Josi Green ood
d th ev, .L. Ste art called 0
be the fi p or. The group pureh
I ot in the 200 blo of Burton Street,
and in th Spring of 1924, conducted
ir fi rvice t this location, on tb
unday in June of th ye.
fter a . n of minister and
embers through the ye" ,Re. .E.
Elli a ed to Pilgrim R P tor
on January 14, 1941, ith group of
proximately 25 member , and ithin
year the membership had grown in •
proportion that th structure h d
o be enl ed ral time and in 1944
membe . p pure 10 on the
northe corner of E lin and Bur-
ton Street , and began to build ne
ructure, hich ha been e panded
era! time to it current size, and
durin thi period the church ha
acquired veril other properties, and
currently I membenhip roD of
approximately 300, d God on
ch 25, 1984, he will ce brate his
92nd birthday anniVtrsary.
DAY
t the Pr·OUlelli�re
Sap· Church, 245 Pipestone, where
Dr. Daniel E. Coo . the ho p or.
The theme for the day . , "Saturating
a Town with the Gospel"
Servi will be he d at 11;00 a.m.
and 3:00 p.m.
rs, Luella unley i the chairpenon.
. Cherry Johnson, . Lurlean
illiam d . Ethel Hartfield are
the Co-chairpe n. s. Canary Coo
i the Dean of omen.
• Georgia 0 of ew Paradise
B pti Church will be the . re of
Ceremonie for the morning wor .p.
The gu t speaker will be Nn. Ollie
. Hull, member of t. Olive Sap .
Church of Do c.
Mr. Hull· the wife of the Rev.
Elli Hull mother of five children and
grandmother of three.
e i a graduate of Benton Harbor I
High School, ttended Lake Michigan
Coil e, firs B c registrar in Probate
Court in the S te of ·chigan, fir
Blae hired in Probate Court on J an-
uary 1, 1955.
Also, she h rved P.T.A. Pre .-
den , chairperson of the arch of Dime ,
and orked with many vici organiza-
tions.
ull a member of Pilgrim
Re Bapti t Church of Benton Harbor
for forty-four year .
Loui Ad kin , fir tIdy of
Second B pti Church will introduce
the spe er.
usic ill be rendered by the com­
bined choirs of the ho church under
the direction of . Doris Harvell.
. Rosalind London is the musician.
Other participants for the mornin
orship are . Bertha J ac e
P di B ptist Church; rs,
Yates, Fello ship ission Bapti t:
ary Child . Jo phine Smith,
AlTO
EY AT lAW
Cftl .. l.,.
LAW (Wjr1CII
LOGAN ... OSS
eoo MCKAy TOWIIft
t
" (81
Bernice Bogan, rs. Blossi Broy
and rs. Lennie ulkerion, all of the
ho church.
There ill be a panel di . on
during the 3:00 p.m. service.
Da n Yarbrough of the ho t
church ill be the Mistre of Ceremon­
ie •
The er ill be; , Saturatin ith
Lo e", . arva L. Tyler, ho church;
"Saturating ith Peace", rs. Annie
Whitfield, Golden Light Baptist; , turat­
q ith Kindn " , M. Betty "Lott,
t. ark Rap. Church.
'DIE D of
T in Cide Quartette Union Local 2()'2
will hold . monthly meeting T y
oftmber 1 S at home of . Bernice
. chell t 7:00 pm.
All memben are ed to p
tend and be on time.
Bernice itche� is the local
I _tl
SE VICE
arine Pfc. J F.S A.
ALLACE, IOn of James
L allace of 341 Second
St., Benton Harbor, Mich.,
bas been promoted to .
p nt rank whil serving
with lst Marine D· . ion,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
EV.YTHI
GOOD TID GS CO B p-
tist Sunday 001 ill pro-
gram Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
It will b their monthly re . and
their gue er will be r
Phil Reed of Reed' Tempt C.O.GJ.C.
The Rev. athaniel G thrighr I the
p or. • P ulette Hender n· the
retary.
so
AS..ocu·. tion is ring free
pre- .ving Dinn and program
for Senior Citize (62 and older on
Sunday, 0 mber 20 til Unio
emorial A .!E. Church, 911 S. Cry
at 5:00 pm.
niE OF �
. . nary B pti Church, 287 So.
Cry sponsor a program Sunday
6:00 p.m.
Their gu I will be the e Choru of
the Pilgrim R Church of
Grand pidJ.
This program. 0 of the highligh
lead· up to en's Day on ovember
27.
tor.
Otis
The public i
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