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CHURCH
CALENDAR
Go pel mu Ic I
t N w Starlight
ew St rli ht Bapti t
Church. 710 Myrtl .pre ents
full go pel muscial, Sunday.
October 27 t 7 p.m.
The program features
Reverend Wilmore Allen and
the Victory Five, the
Trumpelett s, the Scott
Singers, the Tone of Fai th and
the Sensational Skylarks.
Advan ed admi ion is 5.
Door admis ion is S6.
Children under 12are admi tted
free.
Concert at
King Solomon
Sunday, October 27 at 3:30
.m., Jesus Christ Ministrie
,nd Keepsake Gospel
Records, Bibles and Gifts will
present a go pel concert at
King Solomon Baptist
Church,6125 14th Street.
; Featured artists will be the
,Jackson Southernaires from
:Jackson, Mi i ippi, Mattie
, nd the Angels of Joy, Marion
� nd th Galatain Singers and
Appointed Appointed. '
: Tickets are SlOan<! $1250,
. nd may be purcha ed at
Keepsake Gospel Records,
Bibles and Gifts, 5334
:Tireman; Hollywood Fashion
Clothes, 8035 C. L. Franklin
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Boulevard; God's World,
13533 W. Seven Mile Road;
I nd All American Gas, 14401
: Kercheval.
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Fall Musical at
ew Pro perlty
Sunday, October 20 at 3:30
p.m., a fall musical will be
· ,_held at New Prosperity Baptist
Church, 8540 Second Avenue.
The featured group will be
the Queens of Faith from
Washington, D. C., the Ever
Ready Singers from Gary,
Indiana, and Detroi t's
Obedient Spiri tualai res,
Cumberland River Singers,
Stars of Faith, Silver Harps'
and the Motor City Singers.
The musical is ponsored
by the Southern Four and
,. tickets are $6 and 7.
,. For additional information
"please call (313)922-1421 or
- (3,13)331-9554.
Youth Career
Day Forum
St. Stephen, 6000 John E.
Hunter Dr. (Standford Ave,) in
Detroit will hold its Fourth
. Annual Youth Career Day
Forum Saturday, October 26,
1991, ponsored by the
"Minute Men" of St. Stephen.
The event eeks to provide an
expanded opportunity for area
youth to explore higher
education, career and lifestrle
options.
The event information is as '
follows:
: Taking Charge of your
: Future ... Your Future begins
now!
A Career Fair/Forum
Saturday, October 26, 1991
from 10a.m. to 3p.m. For
students: Ages 10-20 years
PARENTS ARE URGED TO
ATtEND
Career booths providing
job opportunity information,
schqlarship/financial and
teria ,vocational and trade
chool opportunitie .. and
more. Sp ce i limited. Please
register in advance (895-4800,
9-Sp.m. weekdays)
RELIGION
ho
everything there i
Therefore h t
" dv ncement" in go pel mu ic.
However, lets you know bout the
"old com bread g. pel" which, be
id, "when it all boils down, it' oul
go pel." .
outh m which everyon
ow i in th outh.
Today! 43 years later George
M tcalf th brother of the group'
late founder, John, is the only
member from the original four who
is till singing wi th the group.
COO Y' WIF t name
Gl dys and they h ve two children:
Bobby and Sandra A. Crabbe and be
added with twinkle in hi eye,"It E CD 0 the
(' com bread go pel ') ... penetrates the Southern Four i member of a
soul." church and Coo ey, who i a
There i probably no formula for member of CbrisUand Missionary
HE, AND Freddie Jackson, a
deacon at New Prosperity Baptist
Church, 18540 Second Avenue, are
the urvival of the four. The other
SOUTHERN FOUR-Left to right, botto row, T.W. Nlmox, John Cooksey (seated) and W1llIe L Tucker.
Second row, LoR, Larry Turner, JaU MItchell and George Metcalf. Top row, L-R, Stevie Reynolds, Denick '
Thom and John Johnson. (phote by N. Sc:att)
American African Quilt
and Fabric Arts Exhibition
The American African Heritage
Council at Hartford Memorial Bap­
tist Church will pre ent thj seventh
'annual exhibition October 18-20,
1991 in the CharI G. Adams Fel-
lowship Hall, 18700 J Qwze
Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48235.
The Exhibition opens on Friday,
October 18, 1991, at 4p.m. A recep­
tion in honoring Dr. Fry and Quilt
artists will be held from 7-9p.m.
Marygrove Dance Director Penny
, Godboldo will pre ent a dance pro­
gram, "From Africa to the Diaspora"
at the reception. .
Saturday, October 19, 1991,
Quilting and Fabric Arts workshop
will be held from lOam to 12 noon
and 1-4p.rri. Gifted needle-women
and fabric artist will hold a sene of
one-hourworkshopsata minimal fee
of $5.� for any four sessions. At
4:30p.m. Qui lters , quilts, and par- ,
ticipants will be recognized.
On Sunday, October 20, 1991,
Dr. Fry will sign her books from
9-Ua.m. The Quilt and Fabric Arts
Exhibit will ccntinue until 4p.m.
Quilt from treasure trove
throughout the U.S., Wed., Quilting
Sisters art creations and guilts from
Detroit can be seen.
Those' partiCipating in t ex-
traordinary cultural venture ill be
req ted 10 make a donation to -
sist in filling the void left by the
State-wide withdrawl of minimal
funds in mounting and conducting
cultural arts programs. '
Call 861-1300 from 10-2p.m.
Mon-Fri.
Where:
Send all news and
information to:
Michigan Citizen
P.O. Box 03560
Highland Park. MI
48203
Or CClII
869-0033
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w.e.H.B. �200 AM - 7:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
Every Sunday Morning
A Nationwide Call For
Entrks in the National Black
Go pel Music Competition
(NBGMC), ha been issued.
Nashville has been chosen as the
site of the search for the be t in-
pirational performers in the
country. The contest, ponsored
by the American Baptist College,
is a great opportunity for gospel
unknowns. The.grand prize win­
ner will receive a recording con­
tract with Warner/Alliance
Records, as well a a $10,000
ca h prize, and an additional
$10,000 to present to the church
of their choice, provided the
church is registered as a sponsor.
Additionally, the five top winners
in the competition will appear on
the Bobby Jones Go pel Show,
which i broadcast nationally on
Black Entertainment Televi ion.
The finals will be judged by a
panel of gospel music industry
profe ional. Singers of all ages
who are not currently igned to a
recording contract are urged to
enter. For information, call 900
884-9595. To enter, dial 1-900-
454-9595, or send a check or
money order to Black Gospel
Music, American Baptist Col­
lege, P.O. Box 40346, Nashville,
TN 37204.
EYE ON GOSPEL
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nment Po tponed
A RET ANSFIELD
Th rrai nment for inger
Billy Preston on charg of drug
po e io nd mi dem nor
counts 0 child annoying and ex­
hibiting pornography h b en
po tponed to give court offici 1
enough time to decide wheth r or
not Pre ton i eligibl to attend a
drug diversion program inste d.
Before entering a plea, Pre ton
ked to be allowed to attend the
tate program. If ucce fully
completed, it would era e the
felony charge from hi record. If
Preston i convicted on all char­
ges, he face up to three years in
prison.
It' backto basic /orPhiland
Brend icolas, who welcomed
to birth of their econd child,
Phillip Nicol • Jr., on August
6th. Just two we after hi
delivery, littl Phil joined hi
parents in th recording tudlo,
wh re they put fini hing touch
on th ir late t lbum, "B ck To
Basi ,It which i cheduled to for
release on Octob r 22. .
Glady Knight, Phillip Bailey,
Stevie Wonder, Sandra Crouch,
and Kei th Wa hington wore
among tho e on hand at Six Flags
Magic Mountain in Valencia,
California for the Second Annual
Gospel Celebration. Highlight­
ing the event were performances
by Take Six, Tramaine Hawkins,
the Richard Smallwood Singers,
and the West Angeles C.O.G.I.C.
Mass & Angelic Choirs. The an­
nual event celebrates the tradition
of gospel music within the
African-American community.
Daryl Coley is one who knows
how to count ble ing. Last
. month, his five-year-Old son was
hit by a car while walking home
from school. Coley arrived at the
hospital to find him in intensive
care. He began praying. Within
24 hours, his on's condition
steadily improved. Today, the lit­
tle boy is back in school and all is
well.
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JustBriefly: Betty Price, wife
of televangelist Fred Price: w
strong enough to thank well
wishers for all their prayers at a
recent service. Price, who is still
battling cancer, is steadily im­
proving.
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This week's scripture: . ,
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" There/ore, my, believed
breathren, be steadfast, always'
abounding in the work of the
Lord, knowing that in the Lord
your labor is not in vain, "-1
Corinthians 15·58.
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Evangelist Rev. Myron Hamner
Bring A Friend
MARTIN EVANS BAPTIST
CHURCH
11025 Gratiot at Outer Drive
Detroit, Michigan
Date: October 14-18, 1991
Time: 7:30 P.M. Nightly
Pastor of Friendship Baptist Church
of Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Host Pastor, Rev. Austin Byrd., Jr.
Rev. Wilmore Allen
Rev. AJ. Rogers
Joe Ella Ukely
cather1ne Robinson
Gloria Parter
Lorraine Walker
Bro. Dunkin
894-8774
298-6333
29 -6334
298-6335
Henry Ruff Rd.
Inkster. Mich.