SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 3, 1987 THE ICHIGAN CITIZEN
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The thought for this week is;
The Lord' Day is the golden
clasp that bind together th
Volume of the wee .
This week' ripture i St.
John 20: 19-31.
The Humble Go pel Singers
will pre nt a mu ical program
on Saturday September 26
at the GRE TER HARVEST
Bapti t Church 433 Pipe one,
where the Rev. R.D. Richard-
n is the pastor. Time 7: 00
p.m.
Their gue will be Roy
Garrett nd the pirit of Joy,
Go el Harmonettes of D wa­
gia and the elodyettes
piritual Sin ers of uth Bend
Indiana. . ,
The public i invited to
ttend ccording to rs. Ber­
nice itchell.
The omen' Department of .
ICHIG ST TE QU -
TEITE Convention will meet
on Saturday, October 3 at
1173 uer Drive, Pontiac
ichigan at 3: 00 p.m. '
All members are a ed to
ple ttend. There is bu i;
ne of gre t importance.
Thi ill be the la meet­
ing of th year.
Willa Lipkin is St te Su­
pervi r and John M. King is
the State Pre ent.
The Board of Director of
ichgian State Quartette Con­
ntion il I meet at 5:00 p.m.
at 1173 aver Drive, Ponti c.
t 1173 auer Drive, Ponti c.
Board Chairper n, r .
J cqueline cDonald is a ing
all board members to ple
ttend.
t 7: 30 p.m. there will be
a program t the 0 E T
OF FAITH Bapti Church.
378 Auburn St., where the
Rev. James Keys i the pastor.
The program i being hosted
by the omen' Department of
Ponti c Local 2�6.
On Sunday, October 4 at
3:00 p.m. there will be a
mu 'cal program at onu­
ment of Faith B pti t Church.
This i the last Quarterly
mu . cal for ichigan State
Quartette Convention for
1987.
Group will participate from
Benton Harbor, Detroit, Grand
Rapids and Pontiac.
illie Parker i the hos
pre ident. All are invited to
trend.
The P or' Aide Club of
ST. B mST Church
802 Pavon will spon r '
program on Sunday, October
4 at 3:30 p.m.
Their gu st will be St.
atthew i lonary Bapti t
Church and p or, the Rev.
Perry Murray.
There will be other gue t
of the city to appear. .
The public i invited to
ttend.
r .
tor's
Willie Duckett is P -
'de pre ident. r ..
at thew
is Program
The Gospel King Brother
are celebrating their 24th year
anniversary with three program
on Friday, aturday and Sun­
day September 25, 26 and
27th.
Friday night' program w
held at the St. ar Baptist
Church Fellowship Hall.
111e program for aturday
will be held at the E P -
D1SE Mi ionary Baptist Church
287 S. Crystal, where the Rev.
W.T. Burton is the pastor t
7:00p.m.
Their guests will be the
n tional Six, Roy Garrett
and the Spirit of Joy, Go pel
Propheteers, Cousins Inc.,
Hopewell ale Chorus Bethle­
hem Temple Choir, Silver Leaf
Singer, and the ale Chorus
of the ho t church.
C.H. Hamilton will be the
aster of Ceremonies.
The celebration will climax
on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at the
FULL GOSPEL T ABE ACLE
Apostolic Church, 720 E. ain
St., where the Rev. E. . obley
. the p or.
Their gue ts will be the
Union Gospel Singer' The In­
spirational Singers of Three
River , ichigan; The Starlite
Singers, South Bend; Spiritual
Sun- Lite Singers J c son
ichigan; and ecial gue s will
be the Gill Singers of Milwau­
kee, Wi onsin.
The Choir of the ho church
will also participate.
Mrs. Mary Turner-Smith of
South Bend will be the istre
of Ceremonies.
The donation i 5.00 and
children 12 and under $2.00.
The public is invited to support
thi great anniversary.
Fir t Sunday night rvice
will be held at the PILGRIM
REST Baptist Church on Sun­
day, October 4 at 7:30p.m.
The public is invited to
attend.
Abo the usic Department
of PILGRIM REST will be
pre nting to the public the
Reknowned Gospel Singer of
Detroit, Michigan in Concert
on Saturday, October 3 t
7: 30 p.m. at the church.
Featuring will be Eleanor
erritt Jam with musician
Rev. Andre oods organis:
Brian Pre on, pianist; and
Reginald Smith, percu sioni 1
from the St. James Mi ionary
Bapti Church, Detroit, ichi­
gao where the Rev. Charle
ic s is the p or.
Proceed will go toward the
.E. Elli Education Center.
Rev Emery Varrie is the
ho 1 pastor.
The CHURCH OF OUR
WRD and S vior Jew Chri t
Church Family will celebrate
the 26th Anniversary of their
Pastor and founder, the Rev.
rennie Bennett on F rid y,
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Saturday and Sunday, Septem­
ber 25th, thru 27th.
Friday and turday rvices
are at 7:30 p.m.
The conclu . on of the cele­
bration will be held at 4: 30
p.m. Sunday.
Mrs. Ruth illigan is Pas-
tor's 'de president. rs.
arci Robin n is Anniversary
coordinator and the public is
invited to attend each rvice.
Lillian Guild OES will spon-
r their 13th Annual Banquet
on aturday, October 3 at
7:00 p.m. at the SODUS TO
SHIP H LL, 4056 uth Pipe-
stone Ro d Sodus ichigan.
Their guest speaker will be
the Rev. Corley pastor of
t. MoriahMi ionary Baptist
Church, ichigan City, Indiana.
There will al be soloi ts
from ichigan City.
Special guest will be ama
Lue and the Exciting Avent
Singers.
The menu will consists of
baked ham, tur ey and dressing,
greens, cand ied yam , macraroni
and chee , potato salad and
relish trays. Plus a variety of
de rts.
Donation, all you can eat
4.00.
Mrs. Evenyn Coleman is the,
Worthy atron and Mama Lue
is program chairperson.
The public is invited to
attend.
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By Vera White
.1HREE RIVERS - Dr. Syl­
VIa Hicks, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Shennan Hicks of
Three Rivers, is busy these
days in the Kalamazoo
��tric Associates. She
joined the staff on July 14
1986. '
A 1974 graduate of Three
Rivers High School, she was
the Salutatorium of her class,
�aduated from Olivet College
with honors in 1978, and went
on to graduate from the in­
diana University School of
edicine.
She took her Pediatric
Residency at Butterworth,
Blodgett Hospital in Grand
Rapids.
.or. Hicks enjoys playing the
piano and tennis.
E ementary
teacher enters
eighth year in
schoo system
Linda Ross of Three Rivers,
does �ot stand for any foolish­
ness m her classroom, She is
an excellent teacher having
taught at the Hoppin Elemen­
tary School in Three Rivers
for eight years.
Ross is a 1976 graduate of
Three Rivers High School
She attended Michigan State
University.
OUT
THREE
RIVERS
WAY
By
Vera
White
Linda was united in mar­
riage in February 1985.
She. has coached girls basket­
ball in the system for eight
years. Linda enjoys all sports
and biking.
Local C reh
awa ds
scholarships
The Bethel Baptist Church
of Three Rivers recently
awarded seven scholarships to
college students.
Four of the seven recipients
were Bridget Berry, Jules
Reynolds, Sherri White and
Raechel Williams.
.The students were recog­
ruzed for their continuous ser­
vice in the church.
Bethel has made scholarship
a ards continuously since
1980.
Rev. Bobby Joe Tolbert is
the pastor.
Dowagiac
The T. ZIO BAPTIST
Church, 100 Miller Street
Dowagiac, Michigan held i�
30th year Anniversary celebrat­
ion September 16-20 with many
guests in attendance.
Mt. Zion wa organized in
ovember 1957 by the Rev.
John McAfe .
The first rvice was held
in the home of Tommie White
on Ashland Street in Dowagiac.
The cond service wa held in
Rev. Butler' church on Bud-
low. st. They continued having
rvices there for veral
months.
The former pastor were:
Rev. John McAfee, Rev. Lee
alker, Rev. T.D. Elmore, Rev.
Leroy Cobb, Rev. Herbert Willis
and Rev. EJ. Jones.
Under the leadership of Rev.
T .D. Elmore, in 1959 they
purchased the lot on 100 Miller
Street, Dowagiac, and the
church wa built and fully
organized. At this point Pa or
Berrien Baptist celebrates
The BERRIE CO TV
BAPTIST Church of Steven
ville, ichigan is celebrating
their two-year anniversary on
October 4.
"Since the church will be
two year old, we are inviting
everyone to come and are in
our celebration as we Climb
Up to Higher Heights'", said
Pa tor Roy Ru h.
Ice cream and c e will be
rve immediately after the
rvice and then free Hot Air
Ballon ride for every fir
time visitor and everyone who
?ring a visitor. Everything
15 totally free, according to
P or Ru h.
. William E.
Iller, II
Counselor &:
Attomey At Law
2111 Wo rdA e
Suite 50S
Detroit, MI 48201
313/867 -7245
313/963-5981
mber:
·ohlgan,· ppi, &
IInois Bat AssocI on
P.O. Do 457
Detroit, MI48l31
Elmore a need for an
istant p 10r and Rev. de
Robin n wa appointed s his
a . tant.
Present pastor, Dr. Rev. Ellis
L. Hull Sr. who was ele ted
and called to the church as
pastor the first Sunday in
October 1983.
Pastor Hull' mott i Only
what you do for Chri t ill
last", and under hi leadership
through the guidance of the
Holy pirit a dream which as
started under the leadership of
Pa tor J ones to purcha a
bus became a reality. t. Zi n
purch and fully paid for the
bu in ugust 1984.
Pastor Hull believe in beauti­
fying the house of the Lord
and helping tho in ne d.
The Children of Theotis and
argie Clar would I' e to
ann unce a celebration of their
parents 50th edding nniver­
sary on Saturday September
26, 1987 at 6:00 p.m. in the
Fellowship Hall of T. ZIO
B pti t Church 100 iller St.
Dow gi c.
F arnily, friend and congre­
g tion of t. Zion Church are
invited to attend.
Dr. Rev. Elli L. Hull Sr.
is ho t p or.
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