Maggie Thomas of Greater Concord B pti t Church' has returned from Ri hrnond, V , to COY 1 Hill How- Mary Hagl r nd family in E t Lou' and B lleville, IL, for a f mily reunion Robbie Crump-McCoy nd family m prep rin to 1 v for nv r for t ily union. Th Bo rd ofDi 0 of'Lif h 1 H lth Plan honored Dr. William in a nquet at th Plum Hollow p id nt-elect of th Am ri n Association. Robin M Barel y is istant tary; Claud Young, D director. Board of Directors are Prin E Holliday, chairman; Archie L. Clark, Harold F. F rrow, is L. Gi n, B nnie L. Grier, Willard S. Holt, Jr., David L. McSwain III, Cre r Mitchell, John E. Reeves and James F Throw r Anderson is a trustee a th Hartford Memorial Bapti t Church, and w coli gu of r. Martin Luther King Jr. in th civil righ move­ ment. A littl bu h ometimes grows better than a big tree. - Jim leln Prov rb Pa tor pledge to help re tore By ROBBIE CRUMP-McCOY S cia, to tIM Michl .n elflnn The Healing prin B pti Church, Hamilton at Elmhu t, is one of a several church lin­ ing busy Hamilton Avenue be­ tween Webb and the Davi on freeway. The pastor of this growing and moving congregation is Rev. Jerry L. Franklin Sr. who pledges to do all he can to help re· tor Highland P rk to i 's once place of b auty Not only hat, Rev. Franklin is determined to pe uade ach citizen th t he n r ch come a part of the mov men and todo h: or h r p rt in th restoration efforts. It will, he liev ,help al 0 to ease the nev r-ending wav of immorality weeping over the broader city PRING with adjustable lighting. Howd Rev Fr nklindoso much for the community, while at he am tune nding to the fl k on a dally and unday ba­ i THE B ,U t Afri n-Ameri n r ligious organization in the world 8.5 million members and 26,000 af­ filiated church throughout the United Stat . Of these, 600 af­ filiated churches and n rly 1 million member are in the Greater N.Y m tro ar a. In ddition to th c wards present tion, the week-long Convention will includ n agenda that meets the piritual needs of attend , w 11 an opportunity to how a united Christian witn to th local community M ting ions and special ev nts will Iso hi hlight the Conv ntion. A Pr id nt's will held on Mond y, ptem- ber 6. An uplifting pel con- rt at Madison Squar rd n on 'l'ues y, S pt m r 7 will featur a 1,000-voi choir. ve rai d ion CL D, OH - B rni Pow 11 Jackson was elected the fi t woman Executiv Di­ rector of th United Church of Chri t Commis ion for Raci I Ju tice. On of Ms. J ckson' goals will be working in coalition with civil right organizations and other d nominations to tackle th probl m of the communities o d all 869-0033. conti nued from AS TO REDUCE police brutal­ ity, Baker would: - Support the struggle of people pressuring for accessibil­ ity to public housing and welfare reform, "their everyday struggle for survival." - Retrain police so that they have a new relationship with "people battling for their rights" rather than "property relations." - Work with federal agencies ' in dealing with cases of brutal­ .ity, including the U.S. Justice D partm nt. YUN ll, young man, who ds the D adly ommitt in Baker's or­ niz tion, was more sp ific, t. tin h would: muni y. .now you b ace. t e z o , • . - I I NAME' ------------------------------------------------------------�- I ADDRESS ---------------------------------------------------------�---- I CITY STATE ZIP _ I �HONENUMBER __ � __ � __ I 0 Yes, I want to subscribe. I - Yes, I want home delivery. 1 I . I" L I I I I I I I 1 I 1 SEND TO: MICHIGAN CITIZEN, P.o. BOX 03560, HIGHLAND PARK, MI 48203. _j - ... ---- • I ------ \ . J \ I ORDER FORM Payment is enclosed. � Bill me (subscription only). , - Two years ($36) - One year ($21) - Senior Citizens ($16) -Six months ($12)