By B rnlc Brown
w rk and
Mitch II i
By BERNICE BROWN
Mlchlg.n Citizen
By MARY GOLLIDAY
ew Mt. Zion Bapt: t hun.h
Mi 10 will h t their Annual Day
program unday, July 11. t 3 p.m.
Mi IOns 0 the CI ar invit ·d. Rc .
Jam . WIt h r I the P'c t r.
Shrlo Bapti t hur ih Youn
Women Auxiliar will lu t th rr An­
nual Day pr ram unday, July l lat
p.m. R v. G or va I, the pte
t r.
finali
Benton l larborl lrest .\;fichigall
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two of whi h arc on ami
for God and erv
within th ir hUTCh mmunity, one
trustee for th Benton Township, one
nurse, one county xecutive and di­
rector of community affairs, n edu-
cator, a ial worker. a d m ti
engin r/cntr pren ur/colurnni t.
All 0 them have followed in th
foot tep of th ir fath r and mentor,
to keep th ir ey on th prize and t
carry th mae that w part of
their foundation.
My paren moved into thi area 0
Benton Harbor in 1946 and immedi-
ately becam an tive part of th
community. He w guided to tab­
lish hi church in 1948,. The Power
House Church of God In Chri t,
where they r ided for 27 years. As
they grew they relocated to a larger
. ity w ch i currently known
McCoy M morial COGIC.
In 1 , hit John H. Me y
Sr. was appointed Superintendent of
District #16. In 1985, h w ap­
pointed Admini trative As i tant and
Special Advi or to the Bi hop
Nathaniel W. Well , Jr; Bi hop 0
Western Michigan Juri diction Prel­
ate of COGIC.
H WA OMMI D to
God, dedicated to hi congregation
and h Id a tron voice within thi
community. Through his commit­
merit and dedication, he traveled all
over the country to hare hi wi dom
and I d many p pi int fulfilling
their purp e in Ii e.
Beca 0 hi directions, t day
there are many great leade throu h­
out th country and everal are till
within our rnrnunity. Many have
become ordained Ide and ML ion­
ari.
He erved on the rdination bani
and w an a tiv mem ron ev ral
committ until hi, illn . ,and 'till
to k tim t vi It the i k.
As a pillar of thl ornrnunity. h
was committed t working with th
youth well as the leaders in h lpm
in the nurturing the gr wth of th
community. '
we move into the future, we '
th fruits of hi la r.
fall term '10110' I July or
more informauon. nil 72..')-( 49).
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Vacation Bible
Camp sla ed
amp <I the chur h t nruuru; Ju)
12-_1. t rom (l- ) p.m.
or more mr irrn' non, .oru.. t
nthi.: RI hrnond at () .. 7-�1 'X .
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WY ING R mplained that city fficiaJ have tr ed th
need to hire qualified individuals from the city to hold various po itions.
"The ones who live here g t th haft and the on that don't live in the
city reap the benefi ," Wy inger aid. "I can't upport anything th t going
to end up smelling like an outhouse."
In other busines the city comrni ion agreed to waiv permit f on
rehabilitation work done by the Group Ma azine Work Camp workc on
homes in the City of Benton Harbor.
Th Christian Outrea h R hab and D v lopment (CORD) a non-profit
housmg corporations is porsoring the roup. Reha ilitation work will
done during July 18 through 24th.
The Group Magazine workers will b . doing roofing, replacing bath­
room floors, putting in new hand rail ,painting, replacing creen doors,
glazing window, caulking and drywalling, and more, which will require
a building permit.
CORD will be required to take out all p nnits or work and provide
waivers from home owners. The City would provide n ary inspection
'and waive permit fees.
NI ,MI-Denise Mitchell of
Niles, Michigan w on of th 10
finalist in the Mi Black America
Pageant held in Indianapoli July 4.
Mitchell, 26 years old travelled
with other cont tants traveled to Bar­
bado West Indies June 5-1 where
the preliminari ofthe pageant were
held. which in luded wim uit c m­
petition, talent, and qu tion and an­
swer periods.
Mitchell aid after the preliminar­
ies, she made th 'top 10 final in the
talent category in which he ung, "I
Lov You More and M r "a 0 p I
on he lov .
Mitchell aid he was first runn r­
up in the Mi Eau Claire Pa eant
the Mi Bla k America Pa eant DENISE MITCHELL
w n't new to h r. Sh aid � th Y r
went by, he realize thi wa th only vi iunu the Jail. Sh
chance he would have t comp tc
again in a pageant, h went for it.
Mitchell i the daughter f M .
Ruth Willi rns of Eau lair and th
late Forr t Mitchell.
She 1. a graduat
Clair High Sch I and now wor a!
thea tiviti dtr tor f rth Bry-Fcrn
Care nt rIO Semen Center MIChl-
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gan.
Her h bbi in lude irunn and
Th Rev. John McCoy and hi wife Annie L M�Coy on th occ Ion of th Ir 50th wedding
nnlv r ary with Bi hop N th niel W II Sr., now dece ed, and Mr. IIdred Well .
Tho e who attended the dedication ceremony were: (front row l-r) P stor Steve McCoy, Annie
L. McCoy,and Atty. Robert McCoy. ( econd row) Elder John E. McCoy, BH Mayor Emm Hall,
Bishop Nathaniel W. Wells Jr., Ann Rollings, Trustee Ro ie Hudson, Ruthie Haral on, Katie
McCoy, Ruthie McFarlane, E. McCoy, Maxine Robinson and elder Calvin McCoy. (third row)
City Commi sioner Steve Wooden, Supt. Howard Thomas, Admin. R. Thomas, elder LC.
Reed, Daisy McCoy Leonard McCoy, Jewell and Yemi Akinwale.
you, Benton Town lup. a\ we [om
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