rea ch rches p an .�ctivi ies
The Women's Auxiliary fo
South ern Michigan Baptist
District Association will meet on
Saturday, April 16 at 1 p.m. at
EbcDczer Baptist Church.
E�ryone is ed to please
attend. Christine Rogers is
Auxiliary president and the Rev.
Walter L. Brown is host pastor
and moderator.
The M' . onary Department
of Good Tiding Community
Ba¢St Church. 747 Buena Vista
ill sponsor a program on
Friday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m.
The program ill feature
vario peakers on the Fruits of
the Spirit.
The public is invited. Nora
Brown is Mi . on president. The
Rev. Nathaniel Gathright is
founder and pastor.
The Nur Guild of Twin-
Citie Ouartette Union Local
20-2 will meet Thursday, April
14 t the home of Queen Harris,
660 Pearl St., at 7:00 p.m.
.1 • Harris is Guild chair-
person. Wallie B. Sims· Local
president.
Revival services will be held
at Love and Faith Mis ionary
. B ptist Church. 190 Eastland
Avenue, beginning Sunday,
April 10 through Friday, April
15, 7 p.m. nightly.
The guc t Evanger t will be
pro E.E. Hardin of Delhi,
Louisi a. He will be preaching.
prophe ying, and laying on
hands for healing.
The public is invited to attend
according to Rev. R.C. Cren­
, host p or.
. The Sunday School of
Progre ive Baptist Church, 245
Pipestone will host a Youth
Rallyon aturday, April 16 from
4-6 p.m. .
The theme wiU be, "Let Christ
Be Your Hang-up.
Churches and choirs of the
city have been invited. Mrs.
Cherry Johnson" the director.
Twin-Cities Quartette Union
Local 20-2 will pre ent their
. monthly musical' t the Mt. Olive
Bapti t Church, Covert,
Michigan on Sunday, April 17 at
3:30p.m.
The Rev. Maurice Jones is
the host pastor.
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Groups of the Local Union
will render music along with the
host church choir.
The Vocal-Aires Gospel
Singers will sponsor a Musical
program on Sunday, Aprill7 at
Good TIding Community Bap­
Jist Church, 747 Buena Vista,
where the Rev. Nathaniel
Gathright is the pastor. Time 7
p.m.
Among the guests will be the
gospel Revelations of South
Bend, and Heavenly Angels of
Kalamazoo .:
Many other guests have been
invited. Mrs. Lula Stewart is
group manager.
The Choir of Mt. Zion Bap-
. tist Church, 100 Miller St.,
Do agiae, will ho their 2nd
Sunday Night Musical, Sunday,
April 10 at 7 p.m, Theme will
be, "What A time", fe uring
Alice Faye Clar
Guest choir will be Ne
Jerusalem Baptist, Benton Har­
bor; and Macedonia Choir of
Eau Claire. Guest so oi will
be Louis Jo eph, Fellowship
Mission Baptist Church, Benton
Harbor and M· Laura Murray
of Greater St. John Mi ionary
B pti. 1 Church. South Bend.
Ind. Other guests will be the
Spiritual Aires of Dowagiac and
also particip ting will be Mt.
Zion's Senior, Junior and
Young Adult Choirs.
Mr. Richard Griffins of the
host church will be the M.C. The
public is invited to attend.
Ollie M. Hull, program
chairperson, Geneva .Douglas,
president ot he senior Choir
and Dr. Rev. Ellis L. Hull Sr.,
host pastor .
Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 100 \
Miller St., Dowagi c willhost
their ual urses Guild Day
n S y, April 17 at 4 p.m.
Gu church invited will be
Zion Baptist, of Muskegon,
Michigan. Gue t speaker will be
Rev. Clarence Guy, pastor of'
Zion Baptist Church. Music will
be rendered � Zion's Choir,
Mt. Zion's Senior, Junior and
Y Qung Adult Choirs. The theme
will be, "Hands That Serve"
Guest nurse 'from Battle
Creek, Lan ing Kalamazoo,
Benton Harbor and Dowagi c
will take part in e program.
Mrs. Ardie DaiJy is program
chairperson and Mrs. Ollie M.
Hull is the ,pre ident.
ount Zion
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The public' invited to at­
tend. Dr. Rev. Ellis L. Hull, Sr.,
is host pastor.
The Progressive Choir of the
New Mount M;oriah Baptist
Church, 13100 Woodward
Avenue, Highland Park,
Michigan, coridally invite you to
attend their Annual-Birth of the·
Spirituals, Sunday, April 10 at 6
p.m,
The Rev. Jerome Kirby, pas-
. tor; Margaret Wilson, presi­
dent; Velma McDougle, direc­
te s; and Vincer Eaton,
program chairperson.
The U oity District will spon­
sor a Mr. & Miss Purity' Pageant
Saturday, April 23 at 7 p.m. at CP ti fro 1
the Unity Temple Church of _ . Terry says the high point 0
God In Christ, 435 Felton Ave.,- her life w when he ' ,'.
Benton Harbor. gradu ted from highschool
Roshanda Robinson of Unity and travelled abroad as part of
Temple will be the M.C. Solo a musical extravaganza tailed
wiD be by Marshella D. Nichols The Musical Youth Intema-
and Thosha D. Palmer, both of. tiona! where she sang operatic
Unity Temple. ballads throughout Europe for
Participants in the pageant a tour of three months. Terry
. include: (females) Louella J. says after giving birth, He in-.
Self, Nathlyn L. Palmer, Tiffany tends to rekindle her 10 for
Evans, Erica Patterson all of this art, in the footsteps f
Unity Temple and Leslie Hin- Marion Anderson and Ueon-
ton of Bell's Memorial, Bangor, tine Price. .
Michigan. The (males) are: Ed- Terry terms the 'low tide' of
ward Sulton. Leon rd Jones, her life the time when
Jason Nichols and Maurice PaI- -resorted to drugs after e un-
mer all of Unity Temple. timely death of her belo ed
Ushers are Renee Mathis grandfather. Terry says, I just
and Ouanela Palmer, both of don't accep losses well. She
Unity Temple.
Two of the judge will be
State Puritan Lady Sally
Chaney, Three Rivers,
Michigan and J acqulyn Hargo,
Kalamazoo. On that night along
with Mr. & Miss Puritan, Miss
Entrepreneur and Mi Con­
geniality will receive wards.
Tickets are $3.50 and can be
purchased from any of the con­
testants or Jean's Beauty Shop,
987 Broadw y, 925-8989 or
Unity Temple Church, 435 Fel­
ton, 927-1D87 Tue & Fri. be­
tween 7-11 p.m. No tickets will
be sold at the door.
D' trict Purity Cia presi­
dent Missionary Alma Butler of
I Am Church Of God In Christ,
Benton Harbor and Local
Purity Class pre ident J ac­
quenette B. Armstead will spon-
sorthepagean. �
Supt. William Nichols is host
pastor.
claims she did whatever he
had to to support her habit
long as i was above the notch
of illegality, "working j long
enough to buy one more high.
Eventually, drugs took their
toll and she 10 her job. Going
from pillar to po t, Terry says,
"I was all the way: down and all
the way out... and pregnant."
She adds, "I knew things had to
change no ,for the better for
my baby's sake."
This situ tion started her
life on its road to reco ery. She
has kic ed the drug and al­
cohol habits and is looking for­
ward to mothering the infant
she has prenamed Mickie. .
NOw 28, Terry says with her
sheltered childhood she h
run the complete gamut. She
has taken the opportunity to
experience life on the 'wild
side' but is now ready to take
life a lot more seriously.
Terry st tes the NHU
played a major role in her
recovery, especially after being
nominated for president, and
then actually winning the elec­
tion - "against the men, and •
against 11 odds."
She says the wer of
prayer and str ng faith in
GOD has aided In this revolu­
tion. Sonya ys her pir­
tions are to someday in-the
near-future becom one of the
city' councilwomen.
Co tinued from 1
done this type of thing, although
California is stuyding it."
Federal regulation prohibits
the plaza from being ccessible
directly from the highway.
Driver would have to exit first,
then enter the f cility.
The service plaza wa
proposed to take the place of the
small, old rest area facility that
currently stands at the 9th treet
exit.
Although the plan eemed
flawle ,the new service plaza
ha c used concern among
some state representatives,
chmidt said.
"It's uch a new idea in
Michigan that people say, 'Oh, I
don't likeit, Schmidt said.
"People are worried that-we're I
going to put (the plaza) at We t
Branch or Grayling or ome
.place with a low population,"
. chmidt aid We w uld never
do that."
chmidt aid tate fficials
ed f r . Pot with a high
volum f traffic when clectin
place for the pilo project .
Rep. Paul Wartner, R­
Portage, said' the original
proposal to renovate the
deteriorating re t top' Texas
Township f ced m ch oppo i­
tion 0 yea ago. Residents
of the Eagle Lake community
ere opposed to expanding the
rest area fart r down 1-94 be-
Central U ited
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Ch rc
o & ay
(Dowmow, Muskegon)
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cause it would be. closer to
residential neighborhoods and
would caus ew problems.
The new proposal would not
cau c that problem, Wartner
aid.
'fW e recognize t at it is badly
in need of repair and badly in
need of exp n ion," Wartner
. aid. "Th many true that pac
in there in th evenin and the
area i heavily used."
Wartner aid rep on wi bin
his district h been fav r ble
far and the "innovative" ervi
plaza would e an' ct to th
community. The Indi na nd
Ohio ervice PJ zas h ve
generated a izabl amount of
revenue f r their t n portation
department, c idt aid.
Ohio w an 86 percent in-
crease in profit ter the fir t
year th t it service pi z
opened. Figure recording ac­
tivity in June of 1985 estamated
the av rage profits to a �f
$130,215 per year at rc tare
where the t tc go a nearly 50
percent profit margin. .
Michigan's re t lop y tern is
already" tate of the ar "becau
it is so large and the e t are ar
trategically placed, chmidt
id.
"It would a win-win situ -
tion aU the way around," he
added.