CHURCH CALENDAR ter. Th Re urce Cen r i h dul d to open Septem­ ber 1992. The mi ion is to co 1 nd provid up­ port to bused, b ttered and n glected women. Th regi tration fee for th on erence i $ O. Dead lin or regi tration i Sept m r 1I. For more information on the conference call (31 ) 341- 77. St. St phen' Banqu t et The 5th Anniversary Banquet for St. Stephen's Community Church in Lansing will be held on Friday, . September 25th at the MSU Kellogg Center in East Lansing. The theme for the an­ niversary celebration is "Jesus I The wer For The World Today." Rev. Dr. Henry Simmons Keynote speaker will be tbe Rev. Dr. Henry Sim­ mons of New York City. Rev. Simmons is the pastor of S1. Albans United Church of Christ in New York. He is former secretary for Ethnic and Minority Church Develop­ ment with the United Church of Christ and has served as pastor of everal churches including Mayflower U .C.C. in Detroit. The banquet will also feature a pecial musical presentation and program. For ticket information call (517) 484-2180. NBCA 1.12th annual e ion to convene Hou ton, Te - Ac- cording to the Rev. E. Ed- . ward Jones, president of the 4.5 million member Na­ tional Baptist Convention of America, Incorporated, approximately 15,000 mes­ sengers from across the - United States will converge in Houston for the 112th Annual session which con­ venes at the George R. Brown Convention Center September 7-13. This year' theme is "the Church Of Go.d In The Word." Special invited gu t in­ clude: Bill Clinton, democratic pre idential candidate, and the Rev. Dr. Gardner C. Taylor, pastor emeri tus of the Concord Baptist Church of Brook­ lyn, New York. RELIGION • I A seminar geared toward Chris­ tian singles will be ho ted by the New St. Paul Tabernacle Church of God in Christ (COOlC) Singles Min­ i try, Saturday, September 19, 1992 It the Southfield, Holiday Inn Holidome located at 26555 Telegraph. The conference begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. and will fea­ ture a keynote addre s by Elder Ha�r, Pastor of Pontiac's Johnson Memorial COOIC. At only 35 years of age, Elder Cooper has 19 years experience in the ministry and has been Pastoring. since 1983. He is considered by many to be one of the COOlC's most dynamic young leaders and has recently been igncd to Johnson Memorial after a ucceasful p tor- In�U '. orgi. �"PhlIMNtr_R1 fee for this tnfor- IIlIIII seri minars is $25. and includes continental bteakfast, lunch and concurrent workshops on finance, parenting, careers and d ting. "These workshop are specifieall y designed to meet the needs of today's Christian single" according to Melonee Monson, president. of the Singles Ministry. She adds, "each seminar has practi­ callife.applications as they deal with getting out of debt, finding a job and of course dating and courtship." PARTICIPANTS C elect from two of the four concurrently scheduled seminars. The seminars are as follow : - Making Ends Meet - Facilitated by Betty Maple a finan­ cial planner with Touch/Ro . - Parenting Skills - Facilitated by Victoria Mayberry and Charlen ElliSon - Career Concerns Facilitated by Will AtJqns of the BPA Employment Agency - Dating & Relating - Facilitated by Elder Howard Parker, Associate Pastor, New St. Paul Tabernacle Church of God in Christ Because of the favorable response from last years conference, those interested in taking part are urged to register in dvance to insure their place in the workshops. A deli­ cleus lune:b "'111 served to all registered guests during the noon hour followed by a keynote umrna­ tion of the four topics by Elder Cooper. For further information about the New St. Paul Tabernacle Singles Ministry Seminar. contact Melonee Monson or China Ham between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at (313) 835- 53Z9 Monday through Friday. �9.Ji-· � COspel HOUrs . W.e.H.B. 1200 AM - 7:00 am, -11:00 a.m. Every s�nday MOrning Rev. 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