The Sunday School students
of PROGRESSIVE BAPTIST
CHURCH will present "The
Fruit of the Spirit" Sunday,
Sept. 30 at 3:30 p.m.
The Beginners class thru
Intermediate's will form a
roundtable panel. The Begin­
ners, Maria Bell and Lisa Ander­
n will speak on Love; Pri-
maries, Trinity elson and
LaTasha Martin on Joy;
Junior I's, Amy Thomas and
utiful Club of ST. Freda Knox on Faith and
APTIST CHURCH, 802 Peace; Junior II's, Marc Bogan
Pavone St., will be ponsoring and Marquise Martin on Meek-
program Sunday, September ne and Long-suffering; Inter-
30, at 7:00 p.m. mediate I's, Lisa Uoyd on
Appearing on the program Gentlene; Intermediate Il's,
will be Rev. Leon Johnson,·: Billy Higgins on Goodness. The
pastor of Bread of Life Baptist books of the Bible by Tammy
Church, Chicago, Illinois and Davi and Shenna Knox. De-
his entire congregation. Also votion by Ta ha Anderson and
on program will be St. ark' Deacon Carl Mays.
Male Chorus and Senior Chorus. Guest church will be Com-
The M.C. will be H. White munity Baptist Church and
and the program is pon ored choir of Union Pier, Mi., Rev.
by Bro. illie Sallie. Sis. Brown J.W. Smith pastor.
i president and Rev. John Other on program include
Price is ho pastor. ale Choru , Youth Choir and
Gospel Chorus of host church.
The public is invited. Mrs.
Cherry Johnson is director; Dea­
con Carl Mays, assistant director;
and Dr. Daniel E. Cook, pastor.
THE K G BROTHERS ill
be Inging Sunday, September
30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Trinity
Baptist Church, 24th Avenu
Covert, Michigan where th Rev.
. Sanders' the p tor.
Gu t will be from South
Bend, il Pullman and othe
from the are .
Program chairm i it I
Havin. Th pub' i el om
to attend.
EW JERUSALEM Church,
301 Pipestone Street will cele­
brate their Pastor's Seventh
Year Appreciation Wednesday,
September 26 through Sunday
September 30.
Gu t' Wednesday night at
7 p.m. include ew Testament
Church of South Ha en, Greater
Harvest of Benton Harbor, and
ew Jerusalem of Bangor.
Thur day night guest will
be Pleasant Grove of Benton
Harbor, Peters Rock of Benton
Harbor and Second B ptist of
South Haven' Friday night guest,
the ini ters Fellowship.
Sunday. September 30, at
3:30 p.m. guests will be Mt.
Calvary of Pullman, and ew
Hope of Pullman. This will
end the ppreciation. God
Ble all of the churches that
will be with u in this great
affair.
Elder Raymond Landry is
host pastor.
The E P ARAD ISE IS-
SIO ARY Baptist Church·
Senior Mi ionary Society is
having a special [.¥ice Friday,
September 28, at 7: 30 p.m.
Special guest will be the Rev.
Elliott Hender on of the Stone
Temple .B. Church of Chicago,
m.
Music will be furnished by
the guest church choir.
Ro tta Chears is sponsor
and Rev. W.T. Burton i pastor.
UNITED METHODIST
CMURCH
224 PIPESTONE ST.
at Pleasant
B nton Harbor, MI 49022
9254423
MINISTER
Ivin G. Williams
Agatha T renUnJ
SERVICES
Church School 9:30 a.m.
11 :00 A.M. Sun.
ALL are WELCOME HERE
to WOR HIP Ind SERVE
The Mothers Board of PIL­
GRIM RFST BAPTIST, Church,
1105 E. Main Benton Harbor,
will present God's Re ources,
I
Sunday, Sept. 30 at 4 p.m.
The following will give the
highlights: Knowledge, Gradly
Williams; Faith, Craig Harper;
Prayer, Ella Terrell; Obedience,
Jimmy Young Jr.; Determina­
tion, Steven Smith; Faithful­
ne , Greg Reillis; Hope, Juanita
Ware; Patience, Deacon Len ton
Rollins of St. Paul Baptist;
Good Work, Catherine Wem­
blery; Golden Rule, Corey Har­
per; Love, Tony Terrell; Joy,
Dawn Harper.
Mother Ethel Hollis is presi­
dent and Ethel Young Ribera,
chairpe rson.
The women of MT. ZIO
BAPTIST CHURCH, Dowagiac
will be in charge of the morning
service Sunday, Sept. 30.
Theme is, "A dedicated life."
Guest speaker for the 11
a.m. service will be Sis. Grace
Russell, of Flake Temple
Church of God and Christ of
Dowagiac, devotional mes age
by J. Walker, ancy Watson of
Cassopolis, and Lucy Wilson.
M.C. is other Lucy Wilson.
Responsive Reading by Rose­
mary Moore and Scripture Read­
ing by G. Harrington, 010 by
Ella Cousin, music by Mt. Zion
Senior and Junior Choir' echo
by Lillian Mo ley; introduction
of the speaker by Rosemary
Moore of host church.
The . public is invited. Margie
Clark is president of Mission
and Lucy Wilson is program
.chairperson. Dr. Ellis L. Hull,
Sr. is pastor.
The afternoon service is to be
given by the m n of Mt. Zion at
3:30 p.m. Associate Ministers of
the chur will present the
soap oper ; Rev. orman Cou­
sin, "Days of Our Lives";
Rev. Frank Gillespie, "As the
World "Turns", Rev. Leroy Wes­
by, "All My Children"; Rev.
Wade Robinson, "Search For
Tomorrow."
Dr. Ellis Hull, Sr. Pastor of
t. Zion will be the M.C.
Eddie Cousin of host church
will be special soloist. Music •
will also be by t. Zion Senior
and Junior Choir. The public
is invited.
MT. ZIO BAPTIST, Church
Dowagiac will start celebrating
their pastors, Dr. Ellis Hull
Sr. First Year Anniversary on
Monday, October 1, at 7 p.m.
and continue nightly at 7 p.m.
Different auxiliaries of the
church will be in charge 0 f the
service and visiting churche
will be with M . n.
Everyone is invited to help
Mt. Zion celebrate this anni­
versary . . .. Some of the
churches to be there during �he
week are ew Bethel; ew
Jeru alem: of Dowagiac· ew
Jerusalem of Bangor; Mt. Olive
of iles; Corner A.M.E., Dowa­
giac; Good Tiding, Benton Har­
bor; ew Good Hope of Pull­
man; ew Pardise of Benton
Harbor; St. Mark of Benton
Harbor; Mt. Calavery of Niles;
Isrealite of Benton Harbor;
Ebenezer ·of Benton Harbor; and
ew Jerusalem on Demona-
tion Church.
Pastor's Aid president, Sis.
Harrington, and Deacon Board
chairman Freddie Mc eil and.
co-chairpersons of anniversary.
Pilgrim Rest
to . begin
outrea ch
The Pilgrim Rest Church
Family is in the process of start­
ing our Outreach Ministry,
according to Assistant Pastor
Rev. Emery Varrie.
''The Lord has blessed us
to purchase some recording
and" duplicating equipment,"
said Rev. Varrie. "We are having
a special service to begin our
"rape Ministry", the 5th Sun-
day in this month at 8:00
p.m.".
The Pilgrim Rest Combined
choir will be singing like never
before. Rev. Varrie promised
a special message for this service,
''Not Drunk Like Ye Suppose".
"We are looking forward to
seeing you. Sunday, September
30, at 8:00 p.m., Rev. Varrie
said.
Bishop' W.E. Ellis is pastor.
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SEPT. 26 - OCT. 2,1984
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THE CITIZEN PAGE ELEVEN
Dow
pia
q et
DOWAGIAC - October 13,
the ational Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP)'s Dowagiac branch
will hold its annual -Freedom
Fund Banquet at the Round
Oak Restaurant, 137 South
Front Street, Dowagiac, Michi­
gan announced Armentha J ack­
son, president.
Social hour begins at 6:00
p.m. and dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets for adult are 15 per
person and children (12 years
old and under) are S 12 per
person.
The featured speaker for the
Octo er 13 Banquet is D _.�
Charle Warfield, of e tern
Michigan University. Dr. War­
field is a former member of the
alamazoo Board of Education
.and was a Kalamazoo area leader
in the Jes Jackson for Presi­
dent effort during Michigan's
1984 caucus ea on.
Telephone rs. Annentha
Jackson (616-782-8990 for
tickets or any further informa­
tion desired concerning the
Banquet.
,
League: for Human Services
hosts annual co nfere nc e
LANSING - The ichigan
League for Human Services
will hold its 1984 Annual
Conference Thursday, ovember
15, 1984, from 8:00 a.m. to
3:30 p.m., at the Book Cadillac
Hotel, Detroit.
The Conference theme is
''Poverty in Michigan: The
Consequences of eglect." Ben­
jamin L. Hook, Executive
Director of the ational Associ­
ation for the Advancement of
Colored People, has been invited
to present the Luncheon Key­
note Address.
Morning and aftemooa work­
shops will include topics such
as: "Poverty and Social Stre s:
The Hidden Effects of Economic
Hardship" "Assuring Quality
and Choice in Health Care";
''Guaranteeing Energy for the
Poor"; "What Does Welfare
Buy: Understanding Welfare
Benefits"; "Real Work vs. ork­
fare"; "Public and Private
Sector Roles in Helping the
Poor"; and "Strategies for Ad­
vocates."
Registration fees are: 15
- League members; 17 - on­
members; and 10 - student!
retiree.
For further information, con­
tact the League at 300 . Wash­
ington Square, Suite 311,
Lansing, Michigan 48933, (517)
487-5436.
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FIRST CHURCH of GOD
Harbor Haven (PTL) Center
3" Ult EMPIRE \
BENTON HARBOR, MI 4'022
(next to M die I)
MUST MOVE!!! BY NOV.
WE have helped many in this community with Food &
Clothing for 2 years, NOW WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We have to find a home and a place to worship! If you
know of a suitable place, please contact us at 926-1410
or drop by with any information, YOU CAN ALSO
HELP BY:
1. Not coming for assistance until we are relocated.
Let us devote this time looking for a place and
packing. Please consider this a formal invitation.
2. The month of October has ben set aside for a
celebration of tne 2yrs. of community service
by asking local pastors to respond by calling to
volunteer a Wed. evening or Sun. afternoon to
bring a delegation and donation from their con­
gregation for the Pastor's Anniver�ry.
PLEASE RESPONSE! WE NEED YOU!