CHURCH
CALENDAR
Holiday
Fundraiser
The econd Committce
fundrai er will be a nefit
pcrf'orrnan e f th play
"Detr it torie ." Thursday,
D cember 12, 1 1 at 7:30
PM at the newly refurbi h d .
Detr It Rep rtory Theatre I -
atcd at 1 103 W drow
Wil: n Avcnu two bl S of
Davi on) in D troit.
Ticker re 15 per per-
. on. tax deduct ble and in­
cludc admittan e to the play
at :30 PM and a Cham­
pagne/Hor d 'Oeuvre recep­
tion preceding the
performance at 7: 0 PM.
Li hted and ecured parking
will be available.'
Ticket will be old in ad­
vance nly and an be order
calling the Ti ket Hotline
lit 313-262-6 29 or by mail­
'ng a check or money order
ayablc to the Barri ter's
ommittee for the UNCF to
o Box 250356, Franklin. MI
25,
For information call 262-
29.
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: Christmas Musical
t Second Baptist
DETROIT - Sunday, Decem­
• ber 15, 1991, 3 p.m, The second
: Baptist Church of Detroit, 441
: Monroe at Beaubien, will present
• a Christmas Musical "Go Tell li
: On The Mountain. "
•
"Go TeLL It On The Moun-
tain, " a hol1day treat for the entir
: family, will take you on an his­
: torical journey, as the story of th
• true meaning 0 Chri tmas is
: handed d wn from generation to
: generation.
"Go TeLL It On The Mountain"
will spiritually uplift your souls
• aoo warm your hearts with pride
• as you enjoy the Christmas
: pirituals of our ancestors.
.' Don't Mi : "Go Tell It On
: The Mountain". FREE
RELIGION
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IL VER H RP - ront row, L-R, Earn t DllIard, Margie Mills, UUle
Rudolph, Gerry McCane, Alex nder Martin nd Mlnnnie Tatum.
By MARGA,RET MANSFIELD
Eye O� Gtn"./
"Number 7" is the title of it, the
award-winning contemporary
go pel group has captured the urban
ound, and a growing audience.
In fact, with two key member
leaving. new management. a well
a a labcl change, Commissioned'
outlook had been glum la t year.
But that didn't di suade group
member-Fred Hammond,
Mitchell Jones, Ed Howard, Marvin
Sapp, Max Frank, Karl Reid and
Michael Williams. "We weren't
. predicted to survive but we've not
only urvived but we've done well,"
ay Fred Hammond.
"Our tage performance i way
up. and our album is way up from
the la t one. We're getting rave
review tr m it. It take a while to
, get u ed to, but now the phone just
rings off the hook." While former
Commi sioned member. Keith
Staten and Micheal Brooks no
longer perform with the group, they
do keep in touch.
In fact, Commi ioned got a lit­
tle help from Keith Staten, who
while touring with the gospel play
"Wicked Wa -s", took time out to
join them in the tudio on a tune
called"B An E ample".
Hammond say thc fact that he'
not listed among the album'
credit. i. an ove ight, Cornrnis-
ioned has named it" late t album
"Number Seven", Says Hammond,
"the world looks at it as luck. It's
just our eve nth album. But we
know that God's perfect number is
seven. He created the world and
then on the seventh day he rested.
So it's complete and we've been
looking at Commissioned as com­
plete at thi point".
Family Matters: Two national
urveys reveal that most Americans
believe children to be worse off
today than ever in term of uper­
vi ion. alety, di cipline and their
moral and rcligiou upbringing.
What' more 50� of the teens ur­
veyed aid they have friends that
drink and or engage in sexual ac­
tivity; 35% have friend who steal,
and 33� have friend who use
drug,
The good news is that despite all
thi , mo t of the familie urveyed
were making near heroic efforts to
stay together.
In other family-oriented news,
GENERATIONS OF LOVE - Oliva Penny holds her ten month old
granddaughter Oliva while they llste to the 'ound of go pel at New
Bethel Baptist Church. (photo by N. Scott)
Vicki Winans jw t may draw orne
ire from the gospel community with
her upcoming release from MCA,
which offer more of an urban, hip­
hop sound.
The ingle wa. produced by her
17-year old on. The album also
offers a duet with 'he and her hu '­
band, Marvin Winan .
Members of the United Gospel
Industry Council hold their first of­
ficial board meeting in Nashville,
Tenne ee to et of a gameplan for
the newl y-Iorrncd organization,
whose mission statement is to (1)
champion the existence of the
gospel indu try; (2) established
unity and foster its artistic and
economic growth; (3) effectively
communicate with the bridge the
econd row, L-R, Robert P uUng, Barb ra Chectblm, Tony Johnson,
J lea Rooks, Kim Penny nd Corene Ne on.
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gap between the Christian and
secular industries; and (4) serve as
the legitimate voice of America's
rich gospel heritage. The group
will also lobby for the equitable'
treatment of Blacks.
Just Briefly: AI Green recently
held a pres conference in New
York to announce a new recording
pact with RCA Records as well as a
new release ti tied, "Put The Gun
Away."
This week's scripture: "But let
him ask in faith, with no doubting,
for he who doubts is like a wave of
the sea that is driven and tossed by
the wind." -Jame. 1:6.
TIlE PIRT OF LOVE -- Mattie Moore, the founder and lead inger
with the 3 Angel of .Joy, heds emotion at the Mighty Galation ingers
lOth anniversary. (photo by N. Scott)
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