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VOL. 135, No. 24
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August 25, 1986
Pht OEEICTAL ORGAN
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OF LE SERIO AN METHODIST EPISCOPAL
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African Methodist Episcopal Church members attend world Methodist Conference.
Dr. Robert H. Reid, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. Richard Chappelle, Sr., Dr. and Mrs. A. Lee
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To name a few attending the World Methodist Conference pictured above are: Bishop
and Mrs. D. W. Nichols, Bishop and Mrs. V. R. Anderson, Bishop and Mrs. F. C.
James, Bishop and Mrs. P. R. Cousin, Bishop and Mrs. Donald G. Ming, Bishop
Richard A Hildebrand, Bishop and Mrs. H. B. Senatle, Mrs. Irene Reid and Mrs. Mar-
tha Cummings. The General Officers attending were: Dr. Joseph C. McKinney,
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Methodist
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Henderson, Dr. Frederick C. Harrison, Dr. Joseph Joiner, Dr. Kay Brown, Dr. Dan
Jacobs, Dr. Wilhelmia Lawrence, Mrs. Delores Williams, Dr. Rosa Baxter, Mrs.
Johanna N. Green and many others.
Photograph by Duncan K. Kamanu—G.P.S.
More Than 130 AMEs Attend World Methodist Conference
Nairobi, Kenya—The members of
the African Methodist Episcopal
Church paused after a morning
business session of the 15th World
Methodist Conference to be photo-
graphed forthe A.M.E. Christian
Recorder newspaper.
Among the many A.M.E. sisters
and brothers were seven bishops,
six general officers, several connec-
tional officers, six or seven episcopal
supervisors, seminary deans, presi-
ding elders, pastors, iay presidents
and candidates for episcopal, general
Distinguished AMEs Attend Overseas Bi-Centennial Celebration
Highlights From The AME
Overseas Bicentennial
Celebration And Consultation
Bishop V. R. Anderson
Ecumenical Officer
The day after the closing of the
15th World Methodist Conference in
Nairobi, Kenya, a historic meeting
was called by the Connectional Bi-
Centennial Committee of the
A.M.E. Church, headed by Bishop
Vinton R. Anderson in the Serena
Kenya Hosts Fifteenth World Methodist Conference
by Gerald Ogessa
FOR the first time in 105 years’ history
of the World Methodist Council a major
conference has been convened in the
Southern hemisphere...a reflection of
concern of Methodists with the African
Continent.
Nairobi—Kenya, a country of con-
trasts, has once again been‘honoured
to host the fifteenth World Metho-
dist Conference with the theme
“Christ Jesus, God’s Yes for the
World.” The conference which
Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. This was the
first official Bi-Centennial event of
the African Methodist Episcopal
Church as it begins to celebrate 200
years of African Methodism dates
1787-1987. A distinguished delega-
tion of bishops, yeneral officers,
ministers, missionary and lay lead-
ers gathered for the historic event.
The Consultation was planned for
the purpose of comprehensive dia-
logue with our Overseas brothers
and sisters regarding their needs,
problems and desires in relationship
with the A.M.E. Church. Bishop
Anderson states in the Introduction
of the Program Booklet: “This event
is designed to make the link with our
Please turn to page 7
started on July 23 and ended on July
29, 1986, was held at the Kenyatta
International Conference Centre.
The Methodists in Kenya and
Christians as a whole are so
delighted that our country has been
chosen as a venue for the con-
ference, a privilege yet to be equall-
ed by other countries.
Bishop William R. C2anon, Cxatr-
person of the Corcil’s Executive
committee, browght the key note ad-
dress in an pening service mar ked
and connectional office.
The officers of the WMC wore pur-
ple badges, Council members, gray;
delegates, red; accredited visitors,
green; observers, blue; ecumenical
delegates, white, while the stait ©
members wore the gold badge.
A few A.M.E.s not pictured here
were engaged otherwise at the time
and were unable to be present with
_ the group. The A.M.E. represen-
tatives to this quinquennium session
were actively involved in the many
aCuy cles of the Counc and Con-
ference.
President Daniel Moi chats with Bishop Desmond Tutu after a Methodist service out-
side Kenyatta International Conference Centre. On the left is Bishop Lawi Imathiu,
president-elect of the World Methodist Council. (Picture by Joseph Odiyo)
World’s Ills Caused By Hatred
by Job Githinji
Nariboi—President Moi said that
hatred is the main cause of conflicts
afflicting mankind today.
In a brief address to an outdoor
by pageantry and a celebration of
the Lord’s Supper, with the worship
leaders drawn from over 64 separate
branches of the World Methodist
family.
According to the programme com-
mittee Chairman, Dr. Maxie D. Dun-
pam, “The Conference theme with
its four focuses of the Christ alone
for Salvation, Scriptural Holiness,
God’s Kingdom of Righteousness
and Christ for the world, will claim
our attention to new and deeper
service of the 15th World Methodist
Conference outside Kenyatta Inter-
national Conference Centre, Presi-
dent Moi said all people were equal
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commitment. He said further that
everybody was looking forward to
biblical truth illuminating the
overall themes in the Bible-studies
by Dr. Donald English. The World
Methodist Council and Conference
taking place in Nairobi is a
memorable occasion in a long and
honoured tradition.
The Christian World Communion
representing Methodists and related
united churches began in 1881 when
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2 The AME Christian Recorder
August 25, 1986
It was in the open air boutique-
market in Nairobi, near the Mos-
lem mosque, that I came by this
new experience pointing up how
powerful and necessary a little
bread is. A small boy came beg-
ging for bread. He held out his
skinny little arm and hand while
rubbing his stomach, indicating
his hunger. When I gave him 5
shillings, he scampered away to
buy something to eat. Before I
had finished my shopping tour of
the outdoor boutique, here came
the little hungry child back, and
with him about a dozen other lit-
tle children, also begging for
food.
This experience caused me to engage in some heavy thinking. First,
I thought how fruitful and effective it would be if one spiritually
hungry soul, finding the bread of life, would spread the word and
bring many others to the source to be fed. That would be evangelism
on the first century order when Jesus was here feeding hungry peo-
ple. He recognized both the physical and spiritual needs of all humani-
ty of His day, and left the record that says, I am the Bread of Life.
The Bible, in the first Genesis story, still reads:
“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:
and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl
of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every
creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in
his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female
created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be
fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and
have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air,
and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. And God
said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon
the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit ofa
tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.”
The focus of the satire of the following statement, entitled
“Darwin’s Mistake,” suggests that one can come to terms with one of
the fundamental facts of today’s society; that is, that the problems of
our cities, rural and urban communities, and the problems of
minorities and the majorities are one and the same.
DARWIN’S MISTAKE: Three monkeys sat in a coconut tree
discussing things as they’re said to be. Said one to the others, “Now,
listen, you two: there’s a certain rumor that can’t be true, that man
descended from our noble race. That very idea is a disgrace. No
monkey ever deserted his wife, starved her babies, or ruined her life.
And another thing you will never see, a monkey build a fence around
a coconut tree, and let the coconuts go to waste, forbidding all other
monkeys to taste. If I put a fence around this tree, starvation would
force you to steal from me. Here’s another thing a monkey won't do:
go out at night and get on a stew, and use a gun or a club or a knife to
take some other monkey’s life. Yes, man descended, the ornery cus;
but, brother, he didn’t descend from us.”
As TE LS
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God Thought It AGood Idea For Mankind To Be Fruitful & Multiply
Distribution of wealth, the law of supply and demand, are age-old
arguments. The need of the poor—the desire of the unemployed, the
under-employed and the otherwise disadvantaged—is always before
us. Whether the government is governed by the people, or people are
governed by the government, is never clear. We are not making
arguments as to whether socialism versus captialism—or any other
“ism”—is better for the world of people. Most obvious, however, is
that the need of every human being must be met, regardless of how
the distribution is determined. Hungry people must be fed, naked
people must be clothed, sick people must be hospitalized and helpless
people must be provided for. without regard to race, culture or
religion.
A hungry man is no less hungry because he is black; a sick man is in
no less pain because he is ignorant; a bereft person is no less crazy
because he comes from the household of a poor family. The crisis is
really not a black or white issue, though this factor has compounded
the problem.
This most recent “NEW EXPERIENCE” happened in the shadow
of the beautiful Kenyatta Conference Center, where the 15th
assembly of Methodist Christians from the world over were meeting.
The theme that guided our activities was “Christ Jesus: God’s ‘Yes’
for the World.” This lesson that I learned anew in the marketplace
reminded me that God thought it a good idea for mankind to be fruit-
ful and to multiply, and, yes, that it is always laudable to be good
managers and good stewards of this earth’s resources.
Properly managed and distributed, there is enough for all to share
in the earth’s bounty and have many baskets of leftovers!
Letter To The Editor
Some Americans Still Denied ‘The Dream’
Nashville, TN—Today I cried. So,
too, I believe have millions of other
Americans as this country pays
tribute to Lady Liberty.
Most Americans weep tears of joy
and pride as they recount the feel-
ings they or their foreparents ex-
perienced when they sailed into the
New York Harbor—to freedom and
to a hope that have been fulfilled as
they now are living the essence of
the American dream.
My tears are different—mixed as
they are with sadness and perhaps a
little self-pity. For you see, my
foreparents did not sail to America
to freedom; just the reverse—from
freedom into slavery. No promise of
a better life awaited them. No
Statue of Liberty welcomed them.
They came to America in chains,
crammed into the dark, smelly,
disease-ridden holes of slave ships.
We have fought and died to preserve
the freedoms of this country as
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many of those who now enjoy those
freedoms have not. Yet, not then
and not now have we been allowed
to experience full and equal access to
the American dream.
Yes, I cried for myself and for my
black brothers and sisters. As I wipe
away my tears, the hope that
springs eternal in all humans revives
my spirit. I tell myself that as long
as Lady Liberty holds aloft her
torch of freedom, there is hope. It is
not likely that I will live to realize
that hope.
My hope is that by the time Lady
Liberty celebrates her second 100
years, the tears that my grand-
children shed will not have to be dif-
ferent, but they too can recount how
they have equal access to the pursuit
of and are living the essence of the
American dream.
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August 25, 1986
The AME Christian Recorder
Dr. John R. Bryant
Dr. John Richard Bryant is pastor
of the 6,000-member Bethel A.M.E.
Chureh in Baltimore, Maryland.
Prior to entering the ministry, he
was a teacher with the U.S. Peace
Corps in Liberia. He has also served
Edith Ming Elected World President
\
Mrs. Edith Ming
WFMW Elects American President
by Linda W. Keister
Nairobi, Kenya—An American
woman from the African Methodist
Episcopal Church has been elected
by delegates from 64 countries to
head the World Federation of
Methodist Women for the next five
years. Mrs. Edith Ming of New
Orleans, Louisiana, is episcopal
supervisor of the Women’s Mis-
sionary Society of her church’s
Eighth Episcopal District.
She is a trained musician who led
more than 300 women in group sing-
ing during the organization’s
seventh assembly in Nairobi, Kenya,
July 13th-20th. She is married to
Dr. O. U. Ifill, Sr. Announces Candidacy For
by Vivian Williams
New Orleans, LA—Dr. O. Urcille
Ifill, Sr., President of the Connec-
tional Council of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, and
nationally known ecumenist, took
the occasion of the Pre-Bicentennial
Summer Session of the Council of
Bishops, General Board, and the
Connectional Council in New
Orleans in June, to announce his can-
didacy for the Office of General
Secretary of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church in 1988 when the
office will be open.
Dr. Ifill is well known in Connec-
tional circles as an outstanding
legislator, liturgist, and _ pastor,
whose proficiency in Canon Law and
the Book of Discipline of the A.M.E.
Church is well respected and recog-
nized.
Dr. Ifill has served on the Revi-
on the faculty of Harvard University
School of Divinity and taught work-
shops on “World Poverty and Hun-
ger” at the World Conference on
Evangelism in England, 1980.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Lawrence
Bishop Donald G. Ming.
Another American, Emma H.
(Emmy Lou) John of Aurora, Ohio,
was elected treasurer. She is active
in her local United Methodist
Church, the WFMW, and communi-
ty affairs. Her aunt, Myrta Pfeiffer,
is a past president of the Federation.
Other newly elected officers in-
clude Navamani Peters, India, vice
president, and Lorraine Solomon,
South Africa, secretary.
Ethel Born of the United
Methodist Church and Wilhelmina
Lawrence of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church will lead the
North America region as president
and vice-president respectively.
a
Dr. O. U. Ifill
sions and Compilation Committees
of several General Conferences and
has been the author of many pro-
gressive Bills that have been
enacted into law, and has con-
tributed much to the Liturgy and
Worship of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church.
A world traveler and an incisive
and thought-provoking writer, Dr.
10th District Continuing Education Statewide
Program At Paul Quinn Co
Pet
llege
Pictured above, from left to right, is Bishop Rembert E. Stokes, Presiding Prelate of
the Tenth Episcopal District, shown thanking Bishop Cornelius E. Thomas, Presiding
Prelate of the 13th Episcopal District, for taking time from his busy schedule to bring
a dynamic and relevant message to the attendees of the May 14, 1986, Tenth District
Continuing Education statewide program at Paul Quinn College in Waco, Texas.
The smiles on their respective faces speak to the success of the meeting, held an-
nually in Waco. Presiding Elder L. W. Jenkins, Houston District of the Texas Con-
ference, and Rev. George Johnson of Paul Quinn College are to be congratulated for
an excellent effort.
A Sense Of History
Reflection Of The Episcopal Candidate
He who has no sense of history,
who does not
Stand in awe, who does not
respect, who
Cannot appreciate the past; its
challenges,
Its opportunities, its failure, its
crowning
Moments of achievements in spite
of odds
And difficulties, is not fit for the
present,
Nor is there for him a future. He is
at
Best a candidate for treason,
subterfuge,
And strategems of all that is evil,
debase and defiling.
But to him who studies assiduous-
ly his past,
Who acquaints himself with the in-
evitable
Vicissitudes of nature and time,
who draws
Strength from the fortitude of his
ancestors
The victories of life are his. The
Victory is
His alone, whose present is il-
luminated
Ifill has contributed many articles to
the A.M.E. Christian Recorder and
A.M.E. Review. He is a serious stu-
dent and forceful exponent of
A.M.E. Polity, and serves as senior
instructor of A.M.E. Polity at the
Ministerial Training Institute of the
Philadelphia Annual Conference.
- With the Episcopal blessing of his
Presiding Bishop, the Right Rever-
end Frank Curtis Cummings, and
support of the First Episcopal
District, Dr. Ifill is actively engaged
in seeking the support of his many
friends, Episcopal and Connectional,
across the Church, and actively
solicits your support.
Dr. Ifill and his wife, Eleanor, are
the parents of six children, all of
whom are college graduates, and one
of whom is an A.M.E. minister, the
Rev. Earle H. Ifill, of Waycross,
Georgia.
Dr. R. J. Hampton
With the candle of the past; and
though
His future may sometimes be
fraught
With dangers, uncertainties and
disappointments,
He will face them triumphantly,
and with
A contentment, and a peace that
transcends
The understanding of man.
by R. J. Hampton
General Secretary = _ 42 ee
Dr. Ifill sits on many local and na-
tional Boards and Commissions and
is a member of many civic, ecu-
menical and Connectional organiza-
tions. He is presently President of
the Black Clergy of Philadelphia and
Vicinity.
Dr. Ifill is the well beloved and ac-
cepted pastor of African Methodist
Episcopal Union Church in Phila-
delphia, a church which has given
the Connection several bishops and
general officers in the past. We sup-
port our pastor in his aspiration for
wider service, and pray for him the
support of all bishops and delegates
to our General Conference in 1988.
Rumor Gets
Thicker
As You Spread It.
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August 25, 1986
g _ The AME Christian Recorder
10th District Continuing Education Statewide
Bryant Preaches To Conference In Kenya
Program At Paul Quinn College
Dr. John R. Bryant
Dr. John Richard Bryant is pastor
of the 6,000-member Bethel A.M.E.
Church in Baltimore, Maryland.
Prior to entering the ministry, he
was a teacher with the U.S. Peace
Corps in Liberia. He has also served
Edith Ming Elected World President
= EMU eae
Mrs. Edith Ming
WFMW Elects American President
by Linda W. Keister
Nairobi, Kenya—An American
woman from the African Methodist
Episcopal Church has been elected
by delegates from 64 countries to
head the World Federation of
Methodist Women for the next five
years. Mrs. Edith Ming of New
Orleans, Louisiana, is episcopal
supervisor of the Women’s Mis-
sionary Society of her church’s
Eighth Episcopal District.
She is a trained musician who led
more than 300 women in group sing-
ing during the organization’s
seventh assembly in Nairobi, Kenya,
July 13th-20th. She is married to
Dr. O. U. Ifill, Sr. Announc
by Vivian Williams
New Orleans, LA—Dr. O. Urcille
Ifill, Sr., President of the Connec-
tional Council of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, and
nationally known ecumenist, took
the occasion of the Pre-Bicentennial
Summer Session of the Council of
Bishops, General Board, and the
Connectional Council in New
Orleans in June, to announce his can-
didacy for the Office of General
Secretary of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church in 1988 when the
office will be open.
Dr. Ifill is well known in Connec-
tional circles as an outstanding
legislator, liturgist, and pastor,
whose proficiency in Canon Law and
the Book of Discipline of the A.M.E.
Church is well respected and recog-
nized.
Dr. Ifill has served on the Revi-
on the faculty of Harvard University
School of Divinity and taught work-
shops on “World Poverty and Hun-
ger” at the World Conference on
Evangelism in England, 1980.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Lawrence
Bishop Donald G. Ming.
Another American, Emma _ H.
(Emmy Lou) John of Aurora, Ohio,
was elected treasurer. She is active
in her local United Methodist
Church, the WFMW, and communi-
ty affairs. Her aunt, Myrta Pfeiffer,
is a past president of the Federation.
Other newly elected officers in-
clude Navamani Peters, India, vice
president, and Lorraine Solomon,
South Africa, secretary.
Ethel Born of the United
Methodist Church and Wilhelmina
Lawrence of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church will lead the
North America region as president
and vice-president respectively.
Dr. O. U. Ifill
sions and Compilation Committees
of several General Conferences and
has been the author of many pro-
gressive Bills that have been
enacted into law, and has con-
tributed much to the Liturgy and
Worship of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church.
A world traveler and an incisive
and thought-provoking writer, Dr.
;
Pictured above, from left to right, is Bishop Rembert FE. Stokes, Presiding Prelate of
:) fi ane Uy
the Tenth Episcopal District, shown thanking Bishop Cornelius E. Thomas, Presiding
Prelate of the 13th Episcopal District, for taking time from his busy schedule to bring
a dynamic and relevant message to the attendees of the May 14, 1986, Tenth District
Continuing Education statewide program at Paul Quinn College in Waco, Texas.
The smiles on their respective faces speak to the success of the meeting, held an-
nually in Waco. Presiding Elder L. W. Jenkins, Houston District of the Texas Con-
ference, and Rev. George Johnson of Paul Quinn College are to be congratulated for
an excellent effort.
A Sense Of History
Reflection Of The Episcopal Candidate
He who has no sense of history,
who does not
Stand in awe, who does not
respect, who
Cannot appreciate the past; its
challenges,
Its opportunities, its failure, its
crowning
Moments of achievements in spite
of odds
And difficulties, is not fit for the
present,
Nor is there for him a future. He is
at
Best a candidate for treason,
subterfuge,
And strategems of all that is evil,
debase and defiling.
But to him who studies assiduous-
ly his past,
Who acquaints himself with the in-
evitable
Vicissitudes of nature and time,
who draws
Strength from the fortitude of his
ancestors
The victories of life are his. The
Victory is
His alone, whose present is il-
luminated
Ifill has contributed many articles to
the A.M.E. Christian Recorder and
A.M.E. Review. He is a serious stu-
dent and forceful exponent of
A.M.E. Polity, and serves as senior
instructor of A.M.E. Polity at the
Ministerial Training Institute of the
Philadelphia Annual Conference.
With the Episcopal blessing of his
Presiding Bishop, the Right Rever-
end Frank Curtis Cummings, and
support of the First Episcopal
District, Dr. Ifill is actively engaged
in seeking the support of his many
friends, Episcopal and Connectional,
across the Church, and actively
solicits your support.
Dr. Ifill and his wife, Eleanor, are
the parents of six children, all of
whom are college graduates, and one
of whom is an A.M.E. minister, the
Rev. Earle H. Ifill, of Waycross,
Georgia.
=
Dr. R. J. Hampton
With the candle of the past; and
though
His future may sometimes be
fraught
With dangers, uncertainties and
disappointments,
He will face them triumphantly,
and with
A contentment, and a peace that
transcends
The understanding of man.
by R. J. Hampton
es Candidacy For General Secretary ————__________
Dr. Ifill sits on many local and na-
tional Boards and Commissions and
is a member of many civic, ecu-
menical and Connectional organiza-
tions. He is presently President of
the Black Clergy of Philadelphia and
Vicinity.
Dr. Ifill is the well beloved and ac-
cepted pastor of African Methodist
Episcopal Union Church in Phila-
delphia, a church which has given
the Connection several bishops and
general officers in the past. We sup-
port our pastor in his aspiration for
wider service, and pray for him the
support of all bishops ‘and delegates
to our General Conference in 1988.
Rumor Gets
Thicker
As You Spread It.
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Host Bishop Lawi Imathiu Elected President Of World Methodists
Host Bishop Lawi Imathiu Ellected
President of World Methodist
Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa—
Bishop Lawi Imathiu was host
bishop for the 15th World Meth-
odist Council. The Council, founded
in 1881, in London, England, met for
the first time in Africa and elected
Bishop Imathiu its new president.
The Fifteenth World Methodist
Conference, with the theme “Christ
Jesus: God’s ‘Yes’ For the World!,”
met in Nairobi, Kenya, July 23-29,
1986. This was the first time in the
105-year history of the World
Methodist Council a major con-
ference has been convened in the
Southern Hemisphere.
Bishop Imathiu Welcomes
Delegates To Kenya
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in
Christ:
The people called Methodists in
Kenya are so delighted that our
country has been chosen as the
venue for the World Methodist Con-
ference. Choosing Nairobi is a reflee-
tion of the concern of Methodists
with the African Continent.
Kenya is a country of contrasts. It
is known as the place of the origin of
man as the oldest skeleton of a
human being has been found here. It
has beautiful countrysides. Over 65
percent of the population is Chris-
tian. In Kenya, the Methodist
Church is growing at rate of 14%
percent each year. It is where peo-
ple want to know more about God.
We very much welcome you to share
with us your experience of God. In
Jesus Christ, we also want to know
more.
We are also willing to share the lit-
tle or much we have with you. You
coming to us means a lot in extend-
ing this love of Christ you may have.
Our people, not only Methodists, but
The AME Christian Recorder
August 25, 1986
Kenyans, do welcome you to their
country and the Methodists also join
them in welcoming you, opening
their homes and their friendship and
love of Christ to you as friends.
May God richly bless this Con-
ference, and bless Africa and the
world, as we seek to bring peace,
love and reconciliation to all
humankind.
Bishop Lawi Imathiu
Presiding Bishop
The Methodist Church in Kenya
CHALLENGING THEME
The 15th World Methodist Con-
ference, bearing the theme “Christ
Jesus: God’s ‘Yes’ for the World,”
met in the Kenyatta Conrerence
Center in Nairobi. More than 3,000
people from all over the civilized
world were in attendance at what
has been described as one of the best
conferences in the history of its one-
hundred-five-year existence.
OPENING SESSION
Bishop Cannon
Bishop William R. Cannon
Reigning President of the world meeting
presided over the 15th quinquennium
session
Bishop William R. Cannon,
Chairperson of the Council’s Exe-
cutive Committee, gave the opening
Bishop Cousin Receives National Clergy Of
‘Bishop Philip R. Cousin
Jacksonville, FL—Recently, Bishop
Philip R. Cousin received the Na-
tional Clergy of the Year Award.
The presentation was made during
the Recognition Luncheon of the Na-
tional Convention of Opportunities
Industrialization Center in San An-
tonio, Texas. Being selected as the
top clergy is a signal honor and
rightfully recognizes the outstand-
ing leadership that Bishop Cousin
has provided the Eleventh District
as Presiding Prelate, the African
Methodist Church as President of
address in a service marked by
pageantry and a celebration of the
Lord’s Supper in Nairobi’s outstand-
ing Kenyatta Conference Center,
with participants drawn from 64
separate branches of the World
Methodist family including eight
related United churches.
The first Conference was held in
London, England, in 1881. The sec-
ond meeting of 1891 was held in
Washington, D.C. The succeeding
Conferences were held in the follow-
ing years and places: 1901, London;
1911, Toronto, Canada; 1921, Lon-
don; 1931, Atlanta, Georgia; 1947,
Springfield, Massachusetts; 1951,
Oxford, England; 1956, Lake
Junaluska, N.C.; 1961, Oslo, Nor-
way; 1966, London; 1971, Denver,
Colorado; 1976, Dublin, Ireland;
1981, Honolulu, Hawaii, and 1986,
Nairobi, Kenya.
The Conference
The World Methodist Conference
is sponsored every five years by the
World Methodist Council, a_self-
governing body which derives its ad-
visory and administrative authority
from the several Methodist and
related United churches that con-
stitute its membership.
The purpose of the Conference,
which was attended by 3,500 per-
sons, was to secure a wider dis-
semination of interest in the affairs
of world Methodism through the
Council, to grow in global under-
standing, and to experience a sense
of unity among Methodist people in
the context of the larger Christian
church. The last of these important
gatherings took place in Honolulu,
Hawaii, in 1981. The Conference is
sponsored by the World Methodist
The Year Award
the Bishops’ Council and the Na-
tional Council of Churches as Presi-
dent. In each of the roles enume-
rated, Bishop Cousin has demonstra-
ted brilliance, extraordinary com-
mitment and vision.
Christianity Undergoing Change
by Joina Tsisiche
Nairobi, Kenya—CHRISTIANITY
in the modern world is undergoing
an era of traumatic social change and
world class competition which is
threatening to sway believers away
from God.
This was said by Dr. David
McKenna when he addressed the
World Methodist Conference in
Nairobi. He urged Christians to go
back to basic beliefs and back to the
fundamentals of their faith. Saying
that “the world is asking to whom
shall we go?” Dr. McKenna urged
the Methodists to realise that this
was the time of truth. Hope in socio-
political and socio-economic systems
was an illusion, he said.
Dr. McKenna is the president of
Asbury Theological Seminary in
Wilmore, USA.
Council. Delegates to the Con-
ference and members of the Coun-
cil have differing roles. The 500
member Council deals with matters
of administration and operation. The
Conference, on the other hand, may
vote on matters that are submitted
to it by the Council. Its duties are
primarily educational, inspirational
and fraternal.
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August 25, 1986
The AME Christian Recorder
on
by Reverend William E. Diggs
Greensboro, NC—The 98rd Session
of the Western North Carolina Con-
ference, held in the Queen City of
Charlotte, North Carolina, at
Greater Bethel A.M.E. Church, was
“spangled with greatness.” It was a
multifaceted manifestation of God’s
glorious blessings under the in-
spired, dynamic leadership of Bishop
John Hurst Adams and Dr. Dolly D.
Adams.
Bishop John H. Adams
The essence of greatness was first
recognized in the opening session of
the Conference, which began with
great pomp and circumstance, fea-
turing the fiery preaching of Rev.
John R. Crutchfield and the spiritu-
Mt. Zion’s Men’s Day Proclamation:
by Dr. J. T. McMillan
with C. C. Scott, Jr.
Greensboro, NC—The sun-drenched,
increasingly humid Sunday morning
displayed distinct indications of want-
ing to compete with the fabled sul-
furic atmosphere of Dante’s roaring
inferno. Only two short miles away,
thousands of festive motorcycle club
members moved sluggishly into the
second day of their annual weekend
picnic...encamped beside the fore-
boding waters of Forest Lake. Near-
by, usually invisible (sic) church
denominational lines became easily
discernible as slowly moving, brightly
waxed, late-model cars “snaked” in-
to the baked parking lot of a nearby
(now) competive church.
The scheduled speaker for Mt. Zion
A.M.E. Church’s Men’s Day service,
Dr. James C. Clark, pastor of Zion
Campbell Circuit A.M.E. Church,
former associate professor of Duke
University, and currently a full pro-
fessor at Moore County Community
College, Southern Pines, N.C., be-
cause of a last-minute emergency,
regrettably, could not appear.
Botr:
Despite these converging, as-
saultive, vicissitudes of imperfect
human life, the irrepressive, oldest or-
dained elder of the Second Episcopal
ally spicy music of Greater Bethel’s
choir. The sermon text was taken
from Acts 3:1-6 and the subject was
“The Giver.’”’ Rev. Crutchfield de-
clared, ‘A sincere gift contains a
part of the giver; and genuine Chris-
tianity is both living and giving.”
The Conference ‘greatness’ was
only heightened by the charming
and impressive ‘Night In White”
service of the Women’s Missionary
Society. The Church was flooded
with the beauty of the ladies, led by
the lovely episcopal supervisor, Dr.
Dolly D. Adams. The message to the
Missionaries was preached by Rev.
J. Bernard Wilder of St. Paul
A.M.E. Church, Lenoir, N.C. “Tell
It Like It Is’? was the subject of the
sermon that was based on a text in I
Kings 22:1-8. Rev. Wilder preached
boldly and powerfully under the
anointing of God.
The business of the Conference
flowed with efficiency and produc-
tivity under the direction of the
distinguished and learned episcopal
leader, Bishop Adams. The glowing
and remarkable reports, as well as
the statistics of the conference, were
evidence of the quality of leadership
provided. Of special note and a
S
Sag
Dr. J. T. McMillan
District in service, Dr. J. T. McMillan,
pastor of Mt. Zion, capably assisted
by Mr. Bobby Brown, chairman of the
day’s program and steering commit-
tee, rose admirably to meet the unre-
lenting challenges with resolute and
eloquent aplomb.
Without a scintilla of hesitation, and
dramatically answering William
Shakespeare’s poetic dictum placed
in the cynical mouth of Hamlet, “Dr.
Mac” filled the vacant lectern space
with a stirringly appropriate message
entitled “Strife and Keclamation.”
As the unprecedented noonday
“heat wave” spiraled toward record
intensity, the undaunted crowd pre-
pared to learn more about ‘“Libera-
tion, Reclamation and Unity,” ie.,
Black men improving the decimated
“Libera
highlight of the reporting session
was the recognition of the expansion
of the church into two new com-
munities: Kanapolis and Asheboro,
North Carolina.
The Wednesday Noonday worship
also displayed the marks of great-
ness with the rousing, soul-stir-
ring preaching of the Rev. Dr. J.
Kenneth Baldwin, pastor of Bethel
A.M.E. Church, Wilmington, Dela-
ware, who spoke from the subject
“Do You See What I See?” Based on
Daniel 3:24, the sermon preached by
Dr. Baldwin served to open eyes,
allowing the light of understanding
to reach souls, causing them to see
their commitment in a new light.
Greatness was further evidenced
in the preaching of the Ordination
Sermon by the Rt. Rev. Donald G.
Ming, Bishop of the 8th Episcopal
District, who fed his hearers well
from Exodus 3:13, speaking as he
did to the subject ‘‘What Shall I Say
Unto Them?” Bishop Ming gave the
ordainees good instruction on what
to tell their congregations as they
embark on their ministry. Three
Elders and six Deacons were ordain-
ed in this spiritually-charged at-
mosphere.
family image. The 3:00 P.M. program-
matic service drew near. But...
As is so often quoted, without con-
cern for the human example, “A child
(youth) shall lead them,” the certitude
of this Biblical admonition was to take
on a dramatic depiction during a ten-
minute candlelight memorial service
honoring the late Dr. C. C. Scott, Sr.,
retired Presiding Elder of the Central
District of this conference, and pre-
sented by young Leon Davis, son of
Mt. Zion’s associate pastor, Rev. Bro.
Henry Davis. Acute nostalgia per-
meated the concerted hearts of all
assembled.
To many long accustomed to eth-
nically endemic ‘‘tardiness,’’ a
welcomed indication of “possible”
change evoked exclamations of ge-
nuine surprise as the afternoon ser-
vice began at exactly 3:00 P.M. ...
...And the theme continued with-
out abatement. First, the Rev.
Michael King, pastor of the Garden of
Prayer Baptist Church and charis-
matic member of the Board of Educa-
tion, Greensboro City Schools, and
strident civil rights activist, and At-
torney—CPA Milton G. Harris, set the
orative stage for the afternoon’s
message delivered by pacesetter poli-
tician The Rev. William J. Stewart,
Jr, pastor of St. Steven A.M.E.
Church, Liberty, N.C., with moving
Oppose Arms Race, Urges Reverend Sir Alan Walker
Nairobi—The common people of the
world must rise up now and tell the
Superpowers to stop the race for
nuclear armaments, a conference
was told yesterday.
A recipient of the 1986 World
Methodist Peace Award, the Rev-
erend Sir Alan Walker of Australia
said at the 15th World Methodist
Conference at the Kenyatta Interna-
tional Conference Centre that the
time had come for the ordinary man
in the world to rise up and say to
President Ronald Reagan and Mr.
Mikhail Gorbachev: ‘In God’s name
stop the nuclear armaments race.
Turn from suspicion to trust at the
Geneva armaments talks.”
“They should take the risk for
peace, abandon Star Wars Pro-
gramme and leave the Heavens to
the Star of Bethlehem,"he said.
There is an alternative to arma-
ments and war, Sir Alan said. “It is
the way of non-violence, which en-
tails mobilising moral and spiritual
resources to overcome evil.’ He said
the power of non-violence was dem-
onstrated by Mahatma Gandhi and
Martin Luther King. In the Philip-
pines people-power and prayer sent
the tanks of former President Ferdi-
nand Marcos rumbling away, the
reverend said.
Sir Alan and his wife, Winifred,
the joint recipients, said the award
of US$1,000 will be sunk into an ap-
peal fund in support of the Pacific
College for Evangelism to be set up
in the Pacific Ocean. The Walkers
said the greatest satisfaction lies in
the fact that the award was between
them. Earlier recipients of the
award have included the late Presi-
dent Anwar Sadat of Egypt and for-
mer US President Jimmy Carter.
Lady Walker said since she was
born, the passion for peace was born
in her. “I cannot think of a time in
my life when I did not think of war
as entirely evil and | could not have
any part in it,” she said. Lady
Walker said since 1980 she has tried
to take the message of love round
the world.
Western North Carolina Conference Spangled With Greatness
What else could have happened?
Well, I, too, would have asked, ex-
cept for the fact that I was there on
Friday night when Rev. Dr. R. J.
King of Birmingham A.M.E. Church
of Alabama preached until, truly,
the very walls of the church seemed
to dissolve and the power of the
Spirit came to lift us to the celestial
heights of Heaven. He preached to
us from the text found in Matthew
25:14, on the subject ‘The Call To
Faithfulness.” Yes, we all left with
joy and thanksgiving to God for this
jubilant 93rd Session of the Western
North Carolina Conference. It was
the kind of conference that gene-
rated the determination and inspira-
tion to march forth to battle with
courage.
Education Can
Polish Men But
Only The Blood Of
Christ Can Cleanse
Them.
tion, Reclamation, And Unity.”
gospel music furnished by his accom-
panying choir. City Council member-
Pastor Stewart resoundingly chal-
lenged all Black men to ‘Immediately
take dramatic steps to rebuild the fail-
ing American Black family, i.e., the
erstwhile impregnable basis for any
strong, healthy society.” At last ...
The Sunday afternoon’s prickly
heat began to appreciably recede;
and, as the diminishing sun began to
bow before the tenacity of an en-
shrouding evening, the finale of
parading “Baby Contest’ parti-
cipants, fatigued captains, co-
captains and weary choir members,
officers, members and friends heard,
with a mixture of resignation and en-
thusiasm, the final total of thousands
of hard-sought dollars.
Somewhere in the nearby parched
grass of this surburban adjunct to
Greensboro ‘“‘gate-way”’ metropolis, a
lazy, thirsty night-fly chirped a one-
note throaty cadence of farewell...
Mt. Zion A.M.E. had achieved ... a
monumentally successful 1986 Men’s
Day.
Grant Tabernacle
Holds 4th Quarter
In the absence of the presiding
Elder, Rev. D. Rivers, the pastor,
Rey. Phillip Russ IV, conducted the
Quarterly Conference by first
organizing then taking in reports
from auxilliaries of the church.
Each report showed progress in
its department. The Steward’s
report noted that two members had
died this quarter, The Rev. Wm.
Robinson and Sis. Callie Young. A
short memorial was held for these
comrades.
The Pastor commended the
church for the type of service being
given. He also admonished us to
keep the Presiding Elder in our
prayers.
Our financial gain for the day was
$793.87.
Annie R. Campbell
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Bishop Murph At Historic St. Paul
Left to right; Rev. George W. Grider; Presiding Elder Cyrus S. Keller; Bishop Murph,
Rey. C. Garnett Henning, Sr., Pastor; Presiding Elder 0. H. Brown, and Rev, Harold
Davis.
Bishop Henry Wendell Murph,
Presiding Prelate of the Fifth
Episcopal District of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church,
preached at St. Paul African
Methodist Episcopal Church, “the
oldest A.M.E. Church West of the
Mississippi”, on Sunday, June 8,
1986,
On the occasion of the church’s
Children’s and Confirmation Day,
his message brought challenge,
enlightment, inspiration, and hope
to his people. His dynamic sermon
lifted the church to greater heights.
His storehouse of knowledge,
wisdom and presence were both pro-
pitious and moving.
For the young people who had the
responsibility for leadership roles in
the worship service, for the twenty-
two (22) youths being baptised and
confirmed and for the parents and
members of the congregation,
Bishop Murph’s presence and wor-
ship leadership were a major
highlight of their religious ex-
perience, What a blessing it was to
have been in the house of the Lord
on this day!
Reverend C. Garnett Henning,
Sr., Pastor of St. Paul stated, “What
a joy and honor it was to have a
great man of God, this committed
leader of our great church on this
day. Bishop Murph’s eloquence as a
distinguished pulpiteer, his dynamic
thrust in the area of spiritual
renewal for the church, and _ his
serious concern for the social ills
that affect our contemporary soci-
ety, were all merged for spiritual
apex in the history of St. Paul. We
are blessed to have had our Bishop
with us.”
The Children’s Day and Confirma-
tion Services were given able
assistance by Dr. O. H. Brown,
Presiding Elder of the St. Louis-
Cape Girardeau District; Dr. Cyrus
S. Keller, Presiding Elder of the St.
Louis Columbia District; Reverend
George Grider of the Missouri Con-
ference, and Reverend Harold Davis
Assistant Pastor of the St, Paul
A.M.E. Church, St. Louis, Missouri.
Grant Memorial AME Church
Entertains Canadians
by Rosetta B, Littleton
Chicago—Dr. Wilfred Reid, pastor
of Grant Memorial A.M.E. Church,
was host for two busloads of Cana-
dians from Toronto, They enjoyed
the regular Sunday morning wor-
ship service, a special dinner
prepared by the Carnation Club
under the direction by Mr. Maxie
Carney, and an inspiring concert by
the Senior Choir, directed by Mrs.
JoAnn Hawkins-White.
Under the leadership of Mr. Cold-
stone Lovell of the British
Methodist Church of Toronto, sixty-
two members and friends made
plans to visit Chicago for a weekend.
They wished to attend a church
while in the city and Presiding Elder
William J. Daniel of the A.M.E.
Canadian Conference recommended
Grant Memorial. (We thank you,
Elder Daniel!)
The Senior Choir presented “How
Excellent is Your Name” with guest
musicians Campbell McNeal,
organist, and Roberta Thomas-
Sanders, soprano. Grant’s soloists
were Marina Hayes-Branch, Maxie
Carney, Celeste L. Allen, Rosetta B.
Littleton, Theophilus Smith, M.
Elizabeth Hayes, Cecil Pope, JoAnn
Hawkins-White and Fredonia
Meadows. Narrating the concert
were Roslyn Matthews, Genease
Matthews, Rhonda Matthews and
Steven Christmas.
Dr. Wilfred Reid, Host Pastor
The Canadian group enjoyed
themselves so much that they have
decided to come again next year. Dr.
Reid and the Senior Choir were also
invited to be their guests in the near
future.
Order your Bicentennial Com-
memoratives from the following:
Dr. A. Lee Henderson
AME Sunday School Union
500 Eighth Ave. So.
Nashville, Tn 37203
(615) 256-5882
Dr. Joseph C. McKinney
Finance Department
2311 M St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 337-3930
a
Mission Department Makes Appeal
TO; The Bishops, General Officers,
Women’s Missionary Society, Young
People’s Division of the W.M.S., Lay
Organization, Connectional Council,
Pastors, Members and Friends of
the A.M.E. Church,
RE; Appeal for Funds for South
Africa / Liberation and Freedom
The Struggle against “APAR-
THEID” in South Africa is one of
the most important social, political
and moral struggles of our age.
On June 12, we were informed of
the State of Emergency declared by
the repressive South African Re-
gime in an effort to minimize the im-
pact of the ‘World Day of Prayer”
and Commemoration of the 10th An-
niversary of the Soweto Uprising,
where hundreds of youngsters were
killed for protesting the inequities
and injustices of the educational
system that they were no longer
willing to accept.
With this State of Emergency in
effect, the killing and slaying of inno-
cent Black continue and many
church leaders, as well as youth
organizers, conscription campaign
persons and others have been jailed
and detained by the repressive re-
gime. Communications into and out
of South Africa are also at a virtual
standstill.
The Blacks of South Africa are in
an untenable situation. Many homes
have been burned and everything
that families owned have been de-
stroyed—in addition to the lives that
have been lost, and there are people
who are suffering because they have
no food, clothing or refuge from the
hostilities, the brutality, the insanity
and the inhumanity of their minority
government.
lherefore, we are asking for your
support in helping us to provide
those things that are necessary to
bring relief and a measure of com
fort to those suffering and an end to
the “APARTHEID” system of gov
ernment in South Africa.
Just take a few minutes or a se-
cond and imagine what it would be
like if you or your families were in
the situation that the Blacks in
South Africa are in, and ask yourself
this question, ‘What
have others do for you?”’
would you
This is a very serious and critical
situation that has made us in Amer-
ica and others in other parts of the
world to realize the common goal
and bond that ties each of us to-
gether; that the injustices and in-
humane treatment against the
Blacks of South Africa is an indict-
ment and indignation against all
humanity.
We as Christians cannot withhold
or stop at anything less than to ac-
cept the responsibility to assist in
every way possible to bring about a
solution for this crisis. These are our
brothers and sisters, and they need
our held until God sees fit to render
His promise and protection to those
who wait and faint not.
Therefore, the Mission Depart-
ment is sending out this appeal and
is asking for your contribution to be
sent to the Mission Department to
assist our brothers and sisters in
South Africa.
ARE WE OUR BROTHER’S
KEEPER?
DEPARTMENT OF MISSIONS
475 Riverside Drive
New York, N.Y. 10115
Telephone: (212) 870-2258
Dr. and Mrs. A. Lee Henderson join Dr. Joseph Joiner for dinner during the World
Methodist Conference which was held in Nairobi Kenya.
Amboseli National Park is one of the most popular parks in Kenya where the wild roam
freely.
(Photograph by A. Lee Henderson)
See
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August 25, 1986
The AME. Christian Recorder
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Highlights From The AME Overseas Bicentennial Celebration And Consultation
brothers and sisters on the Conti-
nent of Africa, because there can be
no legitimate celebration of African
Methodism without the participation
and input of the whole family of
Allenites. ...We therefore gather
on African soil from which came our
ancestors, and from whom came a
legacy of soul vibrations, in-
domitable will and a simple, feeling
religion—authentically renewing for
the human spirit. ...The work of
this two-day consultation must be in-
tensely serious and open, disciplined
yet unbridled, broad yet focused
—for it is an unprecedented oppor-
tunity, and an unusual context for
United States based A.M.E.’s to
listen to and hear from those who
carry the Gospel of Christ and the
banner of Richard Allen in the five
Episcopal Districts of this hemi-
sphere.”
For the purpose of history, we
record the names of the persons pre-
sent; some Council members, and
many others were delegates, ac-
credited visitors or observers to the
15th World Methodist Conference
held at the Kenyatta Center in
Nairobi.
Bishop and Mrs. Vinton R. Ander-
son, Bishop and Mrs. Donald G.
Ming, Bishop and Mrs. Frederick C.
James, Bishop and Mrs. Philip R.
Cousin, Bishop Harold B. Senatle,
Bishop Robert L. Pruit, Mrs. Frank
C. Cummings, Dr. Robert H. Reid,
Jr., Dr. Richard Allen Chappelle,
Dr. Frederick C. Harrison, Dr.
Joseph McKinney, Dr. Joseph C.
Continued from page |
Joiner, Dr. and Mrs, A. Lee Hender
son, Mrs. Katherine Brown, Mrs.
Wilhelmina Lawrence. From the
various districts were:
FIRST DISTRICT: Rev. and Mrs.
Conway M. Simmons, Mrs. Lucretia
Leonard, Lionel and Marva Phillips,
Joseph and Lillie Inabinet, Dr. and
Mrs. John Collier, Mrs. Callie O.
Harper.
SECOND DISTRICT: Mrs. Johan-
na N. Green.
THIRD DISTRICT: Rey. and Mrs.
Floyd W. Alexander, Sr., Mrs.
Patricia M. Harris, Ms. Margaret
Fields.
FOURTH DISTRICT: Rev. and
Mrs. Lovell Johnson, Rev. and Mrs.
O. L. Powell, Rev. and Mrs. A. R.
Polk, Mrs. Mary G. Bass, Mrs.
Juanita Johnson-Abel, Rev. and
Mrs. Leonard N. Williams, Mrs.
Norma J. Phillips.
FIFTH DISTRICT: Mrs. Barbara
Chappelle.
SIXTH DISTRICT: Mrs. Teresa
Blake, Dr. Daniel W. Jacobs, Sr.
SEVENTH DISTRICT: George F.
Flowers, Mrs. Louise T. Barnes,
Theresa M. Hawthorne, Mrs. Carrie
R. Grady, Mrs. Marjorie Amos-
Frazier, L. J. Hyman, Ophelia R.
Hyman, Rev. R. A. Leonard, Rev.
Z. L. Grady, Rev. John H. Gillison. °
EIGHTH DISTRICT: Rev. and
Mrs. R. L. Williams. Stephanie Sum-
mers, Gloria Williams, Glenoll M.
Lee.
NINTH DISTRICT: Dr. and Mrs.
Kenya Hosts Fifteenth World Methodist Conference ...
Continued from page 1
the first Ecumenical Methodist Con-
ference met in Wesley’s Chapel,
London. A congregation of 400 per-
sons from 30 Methodists churches
attended.
After its inception, the Ecu-
menical Methodist Conference was
held after an interval of ten years
only addressed areas of concern, but
now the meeting has been open to
tackle a wider variety of concerns
shared by Methodists and related
churches.
Since 1947, the World Conference
Council has been providing con-
ferences every five years providing
a forum for listening, understanding
and developing relations. This year’s
conference was attended by dele-
gates exceeding 2,500 persons; the
largest number coming from Africa,
Central and Northern Europe,
Australia, the Caribbean, India,
Latan America, Asia, and represen-
tatives from United Kingdom.
The main objectives of the Con-
ference were to secure a wider
dissemination of interest in the af-
fairs of world Methodism, to grow in
global understanding, to express a
sense of unity among Methodist peo-
ple in the context of the larger
Christian church. This time when
representatives seek to define the
unity Methodists share in the body
of Christ and the unity of that mis-
sion to which all are commonly com-
mitted.
Delegates also gained from the
eonferenee in direct proportion to
their willingness to open them-
selves, to reach out to new people
from other countries and cultures
and, of course, to hear with a dif-
ferent accent thrilling stories of faith
and witness from other parts of the
obe. They learned exciting ecu-
menical initiatives feeling the pulse
of world need, exploring the apos-
tolic faith in the power of the Holy
Spirit.
HIGHLIGHTS
The President Bishop of the
Methodist Church of Kenya, in his
official welcoming speech, had this
to say, “we very much welcome you
to share with us your experience of
God. We are also willing to share the
little or much we have with you. Our
people, not only Methodists, but
Kenyans, do welcome you to their
country. May God richly bless this
coming conference, and bless Africa
and the world.”
PRIOR to opening of the fifteenth
World Methodist conference, there
were several preconference events,
notably:
© World Federation of Methodist
Women’s Assembly; Theme “Grow-
ing in Christ.” Venue was—Univer-
sity of Nairobi, Taifa Hall.
© Theological Education Consulta-
tion; Theme “Membership in Body
of Christ.” Venue—St. Andrews
Presbyterian Church..
@ Theological Education to “Af-
firm God’s ‘Yes’;’” Wenue— Nairobi
Hilton Hotel.
@ Consultatiom on “Global Sur-
vival’; Venue—Jacaranda Hotel.
In addition to full participation in
the Conference: other activities for
World Youth was established to
enable them to congregate, meet for
devotions, pray, sing songs of praise,
fellowship and involvement.
Among the speakers committed to
address the Conference were the
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Bishop
Desmond Tutu, Dr. B. A. Kiplagat,
Bishop Thomas S. Bangura—Presi-
dent Methodist Church, Sierra
Leone, Bishop Lawi Imathiu of
Kenya.
James L, Davis, Dr,
Greene.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT: Ann M,
White, John F, White, Elizabeth P.
Smith, Christene and Carroll R.
Chambliss, Rev. James M. Proctor,
TWELFTH . DISTRICT: LL. N.
Smith, Marlene N. Smith.
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT: J. W.
Clarke, Laurene Clark, Rev. and
Mrs. Clement W. Fugh,
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT: Mrs,
Cynthia Randall.
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT: Rey.
Hendrik Witbooi, Mr. Wilfred N.
Nduna, Mrs. Shirley Josias, Rev.
Lionel R. Louw, Rev. Andrew EF.
Josias.
SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT:
Rev. David K. Simfukawe, Rey.
Isaac Mumparsha.
EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT: Rev.
Isaac S. Motha, Rev. Africa V.
Thwala.
NINETEENTH DISTRICT: Mrs.
Sarah N. Malthare.
We were also visited by: Benson
Mutinda Nauli of Nairobi, Kenya;
Maurice Jackson, a member of the
C.M.E. Church, and the South
African Refugee Delegation.
The theme selected for the year-
long Bi-Centennial Celebration is “A
Liberating and Reconciling People.”
This theme was used for this
meeting.
Credit must be given to Bishop
and Mrs. Vinton R. Anderson for
their organization of this historic
meeting. The issues brought forth in
this meeting will soon be reflected in
the various programs of the member
organizations of the A.M.E. Church
for further study and implementa-
tion.
SEEDS PLANTED FOR NEW
WORK IN NAIROBI, KENYA
The seed was planted for the
possibility of new work in Nairobi,
Kenya, when the Overseas Celebra-
World’s Ills Caused By Hatred
Continued from page 1
Hattie B,
as creations of God. The greatness of
a nation, he said, depended on God’s
guidance and not its size or popula-
tion. “The greatness is not on size or
population but the greatness of heart
of the people,” he told the gathering.
President Moi said freedom of
worship was enshrined in the Con-
stitution of Kenya and Christians
went about with their prayers
without being molested. Said the
President: ““We have peace in Kenya
because Christians can offer prayers
to God without molestation.”
He said the human race had gone
wrong because people did not pray
and had failed to accept Jesus Christ
in their hearts. With prayers, he
said, everything was possible.
Welcoming Bishop Desmond Tutu
of South Africa, President Moi urged
all’ Christian leaders and churches
to pray for South Africa. He urged
Christians to pray for South African
leaders, including President Pieter
Botha “so that his heart may
change.” He said: “I am requesting
Bishop Tutu that next time he has
the chance to meet Botha, he should
tell him, ‘Let us pray if you know
God’ as everything is possible
through prayer.
Bishop William Cannon, the outgo-
ing president of the World
Methodist Council, thanked Ken-
yans led by President Moi—for their
hospitality and good organization of
the conference.
tion and Consultation met in Nairobi
at the Serena Hotel, under the
auspices of the Connectional Bi-
Centennial Committee headed by
Bishop Vinton R, Anderson,
Every person present felt he was a
witness to the living spirit of
Richard Allen as Dr, Joseph McKin-
ney, Treasurer of the A.M.E
Church, Bishop Vinton R, Anderson
and Bishop Frederick James all ex-
pressed the hope that, as a result of
our presence in Nairobi, a new
church could be conceived. In the
midst of their expressions, the
delegation was visited by about 35
South African exiles living in
Nairobi, who expressed a desire to
help establish an A.M.E, Church.
A historic motion was made by Dr.
Joseph McKinney that the Overseas
Celebration and Consultation Dele-
gation go on record requesting the
Bishops’ Council to consider the
establishment of an A.M.E. Chureh
in Nairobi. Mrs. Katherine Brown,
President of the A.M.E. Lay Orga-
nization, amended the motion to
state that the request be accom-
panied by the names and addresses
of the persons making the request
who are exiles from South Africa.
The motion was unanimously passed
and we witnessed the planting of a
seed.
Through Bishop F. C. James, con-
tact was made with Mr. Charleys
Mutemwa, a young man working in
Nairobi, who expressed a desire to
work as the lay organizer. It was the
general feeling of the delegation that
should such work be established, it
should have close: episcopal supervi-
sion and be undergirded spiritually
and financially by the general
church.
Mrs. Marguerite D. Johnson,
Member Overseas Consultation
Public Relations Committee
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August 25, 1986
Tutu Says Military Might
Is Not Invincible
by Eliza Chege and Job Githinji
Nairobi, Ke nya—The South African
Government is not invincible despite
its military might, Bishop Desmond
Tutu said.
During a televised Voice of Kenya
press conference at the Kenyatta In-
ternational Conference Center,
Bishop Tutu said: “The South
African Government is not a god and
can be overthrown.”
The bishop, who arrived in Kenya
to attend the 15th World Methodist
Conference, said that the history of
the world was littered with “the
rags of those who thought that were
invincible.”
“Leaders like Jawahral Nehru, Idi
Amin and Adolf Hitler are clear ex-
amples of those who thought they
were little gods only to turn out to
be tin-gods,” the bishop said.
“Ultimately our faith and hope are
not based on military might. We
believe that the church’s course is
the right one and will prevail.” the
bishop said. He added that the
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mere military might.
The bishop criticised the United
States of America and Britain for
tactfully calling for half-baked
measures such as negotiations and
constructive engagements which he
dubbed ‘‘deliberately delaying tac-
tics.”
Bishop Tutu, winner of the 1984
Nobel Peace Prize, said that hope
did not lie with Super-powers but
rested with indigenous South
Africans. He said it was a gross
misconception by those who asso-
ciated violence with imported guer-
rilla warfare or freedom fighters.
“Violence has not been imported in-
to South Africa but is a basic ingre-
dient of the apartheid system.”
Bishop Tutu said that as long as
blacks were oppressed, whites could
not claim to be free. He praised the
young people of South Africa for ac-
cepting him even though they did
not see any hope other than armed
struggle. “If I was young I would
have rejected Bishop Tutu long
ago,” he said.
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Blacks Must Never Lose Their Sense Of
History
Samuel Lewis, a senior majoring in criminology at the University of Florida, studies
museum exhibits at UF’s Institute of Black Culture. A primary role of the Institute is
to help black students learn about and identify with their cultural heritage. (UF
photo by Walter Coker)
Gainesville, FL—When the In-
stitute of Black Culture opened its
doors at the University of Florida 14
years ago, its purpose was to inform
the public of black contributions to
society.
Today, the Institute is working to
educate black students who are los-
ing touch with their racial and
cultural heritage, says the facility’s
director.
“The youth of today are being in-
tegrated into one society, but it’s a
one-way integration,” said Bill Sim-
mons, UF’s assistant dean for stu-
dent services. “Blacks are losing
out. We’re losing our identity. If we
don’t know where we’ve come from,
then we don’t know where we’re go-
ing.”
Simmons said a major reason
many blacks today are reluctant to
identify with their heritage is
because of what they’re being
taught in predominantly white
schools.
“A generation ago, you heard
slogans like ‘Black is beautiful,’ and
‘Y'm black and I’m proud,” he said.
“They’re not saying those things to-
day. They are shying away from
black things because of the orienta-
tion they received in the elementary
and high schools.
“The message is that black is
wrong, you don’t want to be iden-
tified with black,’”’ Simmons con-
tinued. “In some schools today, in-
stead of black history week, they
have ethnic heritage week. As
blacks, we don’t want to get away
from the term. We want to say black
because we’re black.”
Simmons said that whenever he
travels around the state talking
about black history and the contribu-
tions of blacks to society, children’s
eyes light up with enthusiasm.
“Two Jamaican students were tell-
ing me the other day how the black
leader Marcus Garvey is revered in
their schools at home,” he said.
“There are few black youth in this
country who ever heard of Garvey
or the contributions he made.”
A native Jamaican, Garvey rose to
prominence in America during the
1920s as leader of the first black na-
tionalist movement.
The Institute of Black Culture was
founded in 1972, the same year Sim-
mons enrolled at UF as a graduate
student. He became its director
three years later.
Located in a two-story frame
building across the street from UF’s
campus, the Institute boasts a small
museum and library containing
literature by and about blacks.
“The emphasis is different now,”
Simmons said about the role of the
Institute. “The kids used to sit out
on the yard and front porch, giving
the black power salute to anybody
that walked by. Whites tended to
shy away because they viewed the
center as a militant black hangout.
“T knew that if this facility was to
survive, we had to change its
image,” he added. “Rather than be-
ing a center where just blacks
gathered, we opened it up to the
community. In 1976, we sponsored
the first afro-arts festival which was
an opportunity to focus attention on
black culture by bringing in poets,
dancers, musicians and so on. The
festival eventually became so large,
we had to move it to larger facilities
downtown.”
Simmons said that at one time
about 11 southern universities main-
tained centers for black students.
Today, only two besides UF’s re-
main in the Southeast: at the
University of Georgia and Florida
State University.
“J think the initial idea was that
we would maintain the center for a
period of time and when the com-
munity became more tolerant and
accepting, it would be phased out,”
he said. ‘“What we’re finding is we
need it now more than ever.”
More black students frequent the
center than 10 years ago, Simmons
said, although students using the
facility represent a smaller percen-
tage of the black student body than
before.
“Today you have all the frater-
nities and sororities and_ black
students do things within their own
groups,” he said. “I also find
students are using the Reitz Student
Union more, which is what it is for.
But we also need to get them here.
“I personally do not want blacks to
forget the lynchings of the 1920s,”
he said. “I don’t want them to forget
that at one time you had to tip your
hat to whites and that you couldn’t
forget that, you have nothing left to
hold onto, not for hate purposes, but
you need to remember that those
things don’t happen again.”
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The AME Christian Recorder August 25, 1986
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THIRD EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV, R. A. HILDEBRAND
WEST VIRGINIA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 17-21, 1986
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
61 Beechurst Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26505
Church Telephone: (304) 292-7180
Pastor's Telephone: (304) 292-9561
The Rev. John E. Stephens, Host Pastor
The Rev. Joe L. Jordan, Host P.E.
Annual Sermon:
The Rev. Sandy W. Drayton
PITTSBURGH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 24-28, 1986
St. Mark A.M.E. Church
1409 Montier Street
Wilkinsburg, PA 15221
Church Telephone: (412) 371-2800
Pastor's Telephone: (412) 462-8853
The Rev. Charles W. Buckner,
Host Pastor
The Rev. Paul Martin, Host P.E.
Annual Sermon:
The Rev. Edward Butler
OHIO ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 8-12, 1986
Trinity A.M.E. Church
554 Selma Road
Springfield, OH 45506
Church Telephone: (518) 325-1372
Pastor’s Telephone: (518) 376-4589
The Rev. Earl Thompson Host Pastor
The Rev. W. C. T. Ayres, Host P.E.
Annual Sermon:
The Rev. Thomas E. Liggins
SOUTH OHIO
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 15-19, 1986
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
1149 Dr. J. F. Scott Pl.
Portsmouth, OH 45662
Church Telephone: (614) 354-3798
Pastor’s Telephone: (614) 354-5156
The Rev. P. Robert Tate, Host Pastor
The Rev. Virgil Cummings, Host P.E.
Annual Sermon:
The Rev. Ralph F. Newell
NORTH OHIO
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 22-26, 1986
St. James A.M.E. Church
8401 Cedar Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44103
Church Telephone: (216) 231-3562
Pastor’s Telephone: (216) 268-4087
The Rev. Elmo A. Bean, Host Pastor
The Rev. Sheridan E. Lancaster,
Host P.E.
Annual Sermon:
The Rev. Donald Jacobs
FOURTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
A.M.E. CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. SAMUEL S. MORRIS
INDIANA CONFERENCE
September 2, 1986
W.M.S. Conference
September 4-7, 1986
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
1825 East 25th Street
Indianapolis, Indiana
Church Telephone: (317) 926-9925
Pastor’s Telephone: (317) 257-8376
The Rev. C. Wesley Gordon, Host Pastor
The Rev. William S. Nelson, Host P. E.
The Rev. Handley A. Hickey, Assoc. P. E.
MICHIGAN CONFERENCE
September 9, 1986
W.M.S Conference
September 11-14, 1986
Bethel A.M.E. Church
5050 St. Antoine
Detroit, Michigan
Church Telephone: (313) 831-8810
Pastor’s Telephone: (313) 956-7762
The Rev. N. Osborne, Host Pastor
The Rev. J. Allen Parker, Host P.E.
The Rev. Martin L. Simmons, Assoc. P. E.
CHICAGO CONFERENCE
September 23, 1986
W.M.S. Conference
September 25-28, 1986
Bethel A.M.E. Church
4448 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Church Telephone: (312) 285-5500
Pastor's Telephone: (312) 924-7969
The Rev, D. C. Coleman, Host Pastor
The Rev. Maurice J. Higginbothan,
Host P. E.
The Rev. W. D. Davis, Assoc. P. E.
The Rev, Roy L. Miller, Assoc. P. E.
YEAR’S PLANNING MEETING
October 10-11, 1986
St. John A.M.E. Church
505 Beechwood
River Rouge, Michigan
Church Telephone: (313) 386-2288
Pastor’s Telephone: (313) 861-0281
The Rev. Armistice R. Polk, Host Pastor
FIFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. H. W. MURPH
COLORADO ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 9-16, 1986
Payne Chapel A.M.E. Church
120 Pueblo Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80229
Church Telephone: (303) 635-9576
Pastor’s Telephone: (303) 574-3487
The Rev. Alvin N. Larkin, Host Pastor
The Rev. E. B. Childress, Host P.E.
The Rev. M. L. Shakespeare, Co-Host P. E.
KANSAS/NEBRASKA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 15-21, 1986
Trinity A.M.E. Church
2201 North 5th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
Church Telephone: (918) 621-2306
Pastor’s Telephone: (913) 371-2810
The Rev. W. Bartlette Finney,
Host Pastor
The Rev. Don C. Stephenson, Host P.E.
The Rev. T. R. Evans, Co-Host P.E.
The Rev. A. T. Taylor, Co-Host P.E.
NORTHWEST MISSOURI
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 22-28, 1986
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
4125 Benton Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64130
Church Telephone: (816) 921-2151
Pastor’s Telephone: (816) 921-2801
The Rev. Edward E. Fields, Host Pastor
The Rev. P. A. Williams, Host P.E.
The Rev. E. Lewis Branch, Co-Host P.E.
MISSOURI ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 6-12, 1986
Wayman A.M.E. Church
5010 Cabanne Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63113
Church Telephone: (314) 361-4123
Pastor’s Telephone: (314) 991-0966
The Rev. Lonnie C. Wormley, Host Pastor
The Rev. Cyrus Keller, Host P.E.
The Rev. O. H. Brown, Co-Host P.E.
FIFTH DISTRICT EVALUATION/
PLANNING MEETING
October 13, 1986
St. Peter A.M.E. Church
4730 Margaretta
St. Louis, MO 63115
Church Telephone: (314) 381-3345
Pastor’s Telephone: (814) 381-0498
The Rev. Chevienne Jones, Host Pastor
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FUND MEETING
October 13, 1986
SEVENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. FREDERICK C. JAMES
PALMETTO SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 24-28, 1986
Bethel AME Church
Corner of Broad and Duke Streets
Georgetown, South Carolina 29440
The Rev. W. H. Settle, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (803) 546-4898
Pastor's Telephone; (803) 546-4503
The Rev. S. A. Brown, Host P. E.
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 8-12, 1986
Ebenzer AME Church
521 N. Smith Street
Mullins, South Carolina 29574
The Rev. J. L. Rouse, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (803) 464-0341
Church Telephone: (803) 464-9921
Pastor's Telephone: (803) 428-3029
The Rev. W. D. C. McClary, Host P.E.
COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 15-19, 1986
Turner Memorial AME Church
1122 Monticello, Street
West Columbia, South Carolina 29169
The Rev. Charles Young, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (803) 799-0018
Pastor’s Telephone: (803) 786-0229
The Rev. C. R. Hawthorne, Host P.E.
SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 22-26, 1986
Trinity AME Church
677 Meeting Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29403
The Rev. Clifton Miller, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (803) 723-5390
Pastor’s Telephone: (803) 723-9788
The Rev. Alonzo Middleton, Host P.E.
PIEDMONT SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 5-9, 1986
Bethel AME Church
808 S. Fant Street
Anderson, South Carolina 29621
The Rev. J. J. James, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (803) 224-2609
Pastor’s Telephone: (803) 224-2609
The Rev. Castell Jackson, Host P.E.
CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 12-16, 1986
Bethel AME Church
316 Railroad Avenue
St. Matthews, South Carolina
The Rev. R. A. Brown, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (803) 874-2616
Pastor’s Telephone: (803) 874-2616
The Rev. B. P. Boston, Host P.E.
THE 1986-1987 SEVENTH DISTRICT
PLANNING SESSION
November 28-29, 1986
EIGHTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
A.M.E. CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. DONALD G. K. MING
MISSISSIPPI ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 10-14, 1986
St. John A.M.E. Church
406 E. Division Street
Biloxi, Mississippi 39530
The Rev. Nelson Taylor, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (601) 432-2874
The Rev. James Manley, Host P.E.
The Rev. Joshua D. Watkins, Assoc. P.E.
EAST MISSISSIPPI
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 17-21, 1986
St. James A.M.E. Church
3706 Davis Street
Meridian, Mississippi 39301
The Rev. Joseph F. Whalen, Jr.,
Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (601) 485-7175
The Rev. G. S. James, Host P.E.
The Rev. M. R. Mozee, Assoc. P.E.
The Rev. E. A. James, Assoc. P.E.
NORTHEAST— WEST MISSISSIPPI
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 24-28, 1986
Turner Chapel A.M.E. Church
1108 14th Street, South
Columbus, Mississippi 39701
The Rev, Earnest Hargrove, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (601) 327-1177
The Rev. E, C. Taylor, III, Host PE.
The Rev. E. A. Deed, Assoc. P.E.
CENTRAL NORTH MISSISSIPPI
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 8-12, 1986
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Highway 61
Mound Bayou, Mississippi 38762
The Rev. Joseph Parker, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (601) 741-2864
The Rev. C. L. Woodley, Host P.E.
The Rev, F. C. Stallworth, Assoc. P.E.
NORTH LOUISIANA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 15-19, 1986
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
510 North 11th Street
Monroe, Louisiana 71201
The Rev. Robert Boyd, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (818) 323-6382
Pastor’s Telephone: (318) 325-8972
The Rev. C. Collins, Host P.E.
The Rev. G. K. Tomkies, Assoc. P.E.
CENTRAL LOUISIANA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 22-26, 1986
Bethel A.M.E. Church
910 Meriam Street
‘ Plaquemine, LA 70764
The Rev. J. K. Holliday, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (504) 222-6832
The Rev. E. D. Williams, Host P.E.
LOUISIANA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 5-9, 1986
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
420 Church Street
Bogalusa, Louisiana 70427
The Rev. Joseph Cyprian, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (504) 796-3495
The Rev. M. J. Black, Sr., Host P.E.
The Rev. F. B. Hitchens, Assoc. P.E.
The Rev. T. C. Johnson, Assoc. P.E.
The Rev. Elijah Nelson, Assoc. P.E.
PLANNING MEETING
November 14-15, 1986
MISSIONARY CONVENTION MEETINGS
To be held one day before the opening of
each Annual Conference.
NINTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
A.M.E. CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. FRANK M. REID, JR.
MRS. IRENE B. REID
EPISCOPAL SUPERVISOR
WEST ALABAMA CONFERENCE
BRANCH WMS
September 9, 1986
WEST ALABAMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 10-12, 1986
Bryant Chapel A.M.E. Church
3125 Spaulding Street South West
Birmingham, Alabama 35221
Church Telephone: (205) 925-7151
Pastor’s Telephone: (205) 925-3158
The Rev. J. L. McIntyre, Host Pastor
The Rev. J. F. Holmes, Host P. E.
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CENTRAL ALABAMA CONFERENCE
BRANCH WMS
September 16, 1986
CENTRAL ALABAMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 17-19, 1986
Metropolitan A.M.E. Church
750 Davis Street
Mobile, Alabama 36603
Church Telephone: (205) 433-4282
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Pastor’s Telephone: (205) 433-4175
The Rev. G. L. Washington, Host Pastor
The Rev. H. O. Swanson, Host P. E.
ALABAMA CONFERENCE
BRANCH WMS
September 23, 1986
ALABAMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 24-26, 1986
Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church
130 Fourth Street West
Prattville, Alabama 36067
Church Telephone: (205) 365-7962
Pastor’s Telephone: (205) 365-7962
The Rev. J. D. King, Host Pastor
The Rev. W. F. Thompson, Host P.E.
SOUTH ALABAMA CONFERENCE
BRANCH WMS
October 7, 1986
SOUTH ALABAMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 8-10, 1986
Parks Chapel A.M.E. Church
1000 Montana Street
Dothan, Alabama 36303
Church Telephone: (205) 794-4811
Pastor’s Telephone: (205) 792-5033
The Rev. CC. Cummings, Host Pastor
The Rev. J. C. Jarrett, Host P.E.
EAST ALABAMA CONFERENCE
BRANCH WMS
October 14, 1986
EAST ALABAMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 15-17, 1986
Nichols Chapel A.M.E. Church
215 - 11th Avenue
Phenix City, Alabama 36867
Church Telephone: (205) 298-2570
Pastor’s Telephone: (205) 298-7891
The Rev. Z. D. Hardwick, Host Pastor
The Rev. W. M. Boddie, Host P.E.
NORTH ALABAMA CONFERENCE
BRANCH WMS
October 21, 1986
NORTH ALABAMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 22-24, 1986
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
141 South Cherokee Street
Florence, Alabama 35630
Church Telephone: (205) 764-3900
Pastor’s Telephone: (205) 766-1059
The Rev. W. N. Huggins, Host Pastor
The Rev. R. W. Hilson, Host P.E.
TENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. REMBERT E. STOKES
WEST TEXAS CONFERENCE
BRANCH W.M.S.
September 2, 1986
WEST TEXAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 3-5, 1986
Zion Temple A.M.E. Church
Rt. 1 Box 3975
Brazoria, TX 77427
Church Telephone: (409) 798-8754
Pastor’s Telephone: (409) 345-3783
The Rev. J. L. Anderson, Host Pastor
The Rev. J. H. Phillips, Jr., Host P.E.
The Rev. F. D. McDonald, Assoc. P.E.
SOUTHWEST TEXAS CONFERENCE
BRANCH W.M.S
September 9, 1986
SOUTHWEST TEXAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 10-12, 1986
St. James A.M.E. Church
410 N. Richter Street
San Antonio, Texas 78207
Church Telephone: (512) 226-1651
Pastor's Telephone: (512) 226-0916
The Rev. L. E. Ausbie, Host Pastor
The Rev. Q. C. Roberson, Host PE.
The Rev. O. W. Hodges, Assoc. P.E.
TEXAS CONFERENCE
BRANCH W.M.S.
September 23, 1986
TEXAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 24-26, 1986
Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church
6822 Arabella Street
Houston, TX 77088
Church Telephone: (713) 697-5657
Pastor’s Telephone: (713) 741-2264
The Rev. A. V. Hawkins, Host Pastor
The Rev. O. L. Dawson, Host P.E.
The Rev. L. W. Jenkins, Assoc. P.E.
The Rev. X. L. Williams, Assoc. P.E.
CENTRAL TEXAS CONFERENCE
BRANCH W.M.S.
September 30, 1986
CENTRAL TEXAS CONFERENCE
October 1-3, 1986
Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church
407 E. Avenue D
Temple, TX 76501
Church Telephone: (817) 773-7890
Pastor’s Telephone: (817) 799-8576
The Rev. L. R. Emanuel, Host Pastor
The Rev. C. C. Johnson, Host P.E.
The Rev. Dubyer Harris, Assoc. P.E.
ELEVENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. PHILIP R. COUSIN
MRS. MARGARET JOANN COUSIN
EPISCOPAL SUPERVISOR
FLORIDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
August 27-31, 1986
Arnett Chapel A.M.E. Church
209 S. Duval Street
Quincy, FL 32351
Church Telephone: (904) 875-1295
Pastor’s Telephone: (904) 627-6741
The Rev. O. C. Williams, Host Pastor
209 S. Duval Street
Quincy, FL 32351
WEST FLORIDA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 4-7, 1986
St. James A.M.E. Church
430 Orange Street
Marianna, FL 32446
Church Telephone: (904) 526-3440
Pastor’s Telephone: (904) 482-5486
The Rev. R. Hardy, Host Pastor
430 Orange Street
Marianna, FL 32446
CENTRAL FLORIDA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 18-21, 1986
Mt. Moriah A.M.E. Church
P. O. Box 541 (off 301 on Huey St.)
Wildwood, FL 32785
Church Telephone: (904) 748-0411
Pastor’s Telephone: (904) 669-2888
The Rev. C. A. Reeves, Host Pastor
P. O. Box 541
Wildwood, FL 32785
ORLANDO FLORIDA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 25-28, 1986
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
626 Second Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32014
Church Telephone: (904) 255-1501
Pastor’s Telephone: (904) 252-8638
The Rev. B. H. Martin, Host Pastor
320 N. Lincoln Street
Daytona Beach, FL 32014
SOUTH FLORIDA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 8-12, 1986
Mt. Hermon A.M.E. Church
401 N. W. ?th Terrace
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 38311
Church Telephone: (305) 463-6309
Pastor's Telephone: (305) 462-7174
The Rev, Lewis Myers, Host Pastor
711 N. W. 4th Street
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311
TAMPA FLORIDA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 16-19, 1986
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
506 E. Harrison Street
Tampa, FL 33602
Church Telephone: (813) 223-8158
Pastor’s Telephone: (813) 621-8720
The Rev. H. E. Hannans, Host Pastor
3058 S. 78th Street
Tampa, FL 33619
EAST FLORIDA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 22-26, 1986
St. Paul A.M.E. Churcn
85 Central Avenue
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Church Telephone: (904) 829-3918
Pastor’s Telephone: (904) 829-3918
The Rev. F. D. Richardson, Jr.,
Host Pastor
84 St. Benedict Street
St. Augustine, FL 32084
BAHAMA ISLANDS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 14-16, 1986
Robinson-Morris Chapel
A.M.E. Church
Nassau, Bahamas
Church Telephone: (809) 322-1834
Pastor’s Telephone: (809) 323-7637
The Rev. J. M. Sands, Host Pastor
P. O. Box 2344
Nassau, Bahamas
EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
PLANNING MEETING
November 21-22, 1986
TWELFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. H. H. BROOKINS
MRS. BONITA C. BROOKINS,
EPISCOPAL SUPERVISOR
OKLAHOMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
CENTRAL-NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 16-21, 1986
St. John A.M.E. Church
1845 North Peoria Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Church Telephone: (918) 585-9425
Pastor’s Telephone: (918) 592-0161
- The Rev. W. R. Norful, Sr., Host Pastor
The Rev. B. S. Roberts, Host P.E.
Annual Sermon: Rev. N. C. Irving
EAST-NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
ARKANSAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 1-5, 1986
Union A.M.E. Church
1825 South Pulaski Street
(Wright Ave. & Pulaski St.)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Church Telephone: (501) 374-5328
Pastor’s Telephone: (501) 663-9625
The Rev. Eugene Brannon, Host Pastor
The Rev. J. J. Brown, Host P. E.
Annual Sermon: Rev. Rufus K. Young
WEST ARKANSAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
SOUTH ARKANSAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 15-19, 1986
Visitor's Chapel A.M.E. Church
319 Church Street
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Church Telephone, (501) 623-2975
Pastor's Telephone: (501) 623-6873
The Rev, C. E. Horton, Host Pastor
The Rev. R. J. Hampton, Host P.E.
Annual Sermon: Rev. W. G. Wynn
TWELFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
PLANNING COUNCIL
October 21-22, 1986
Bethel A.M.E. Church
815 West 16th Street
(16th & State Streets)
Church Telephone: (501) 374-2891
The Rev. J. J. Brown, Host P. E.
FOURTEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. VERNON R. BYRD
September 6-7, 1986
Higgin Chapel A.M.E. Church
Accra, Ghana
Cynthia Randal, Directress
Nigeria to be announced
SEVENTEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. ROBERT L. PRUITT
NORTHEAST ZAMBIA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
August 28-31, 1986
Kasama
ZAMBIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 24-28, 1986
Bright Temple
Kitwe
MALAWI ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 18-21, 1986
Karonga
Women’s Missionary Conventions to be
held two days before their respective con-
ferences
EIGHTEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. HAROLD B. SENATLE
MOZAMBIQUE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 19-21, 1986
F. C. James Chapel A.M.E. Church
The Rev. L. Mboweni, Host Pastor/P.E.
BOTSWANA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 22-26, 1986
Fred Harrison Senatle Chapel
The Rev. L. M. Mbulawa,
Host Pastor/P. E.
NORTHEAST LESOTHO
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 29-November 2, 1986
A.M.E. Church
Quacha’s Nek
The Rev. M. T. Machefu,
Host Pastor/P. E.
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LESOTHO ANNUAL CONFERENCE NORTH TRANSVAAL
November 5-9, 1986 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Johnson Baker Chapel A.M.E. Church November 19-23, 1986
Mafeteng J. B. Hunter Chapel A.M.E. Chaereh
The Rev. J. Kemeng, Host Pastor Seshego
The Rev. H. H. Gewabe, Host P.E The Rev, M.E.N. Makitra, Host Pastor
SWAZILAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE The Rev, S.P.S. Chesane, Host PB.
December 10-14, 1986 EAST TRANSVAAL
Collins Chapel A.M.E, Church ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Mbabane November 26-30, 1986
The Rev. T. Mbambo, Host Pastor Nazareth A.M.E, Church
The Rev. Dr. 1, S. Motha, Host PB. Middelburg
NINETEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT The Rev. FN. Radebe, Host Pastor
AME CHURCH The Rev. E. M. Segwai, Host P.E
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE WEST TRANSVAAL
THE RT, REV, HAROLD B. SENATLE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
NATAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE ie rrmorshaidd ose
October 16-19, 1986 SF Moarohanye Memorial
A.M.E. Church, Bizana a A.M.E, Church
eae The Rev. S. S. Malinga, Host Pastor
The Church was well represented on the African Continent during the World The Rev. J. C. Nyakata, Host Pastor The Rev. P. M. Lodi, Host P.E.
Methodist Conference. HSS s PSRs a DEE A BEIT NINETEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
ORANGIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE PLENARY MEETING
November 12-16, 1986 January 34, 1987
Xaba Chapel A.M.E. Church F. H, Gow Chapel A.M.E. Church
Heilbron Potchef Stroom
The Rev. A. T. Masithela, Host Pastor The Rev. Dr. M. D. Phetlhu, Host Pastor
The Rev. Z. R. Kgaile, Host P.E. The Rev. P. M. Lodi, Host P.E.
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