sunday, august 21, 2016 - Hartford Memorial Baptist Church

HARTFORD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH
A BRIEF HISTORY
Hartford Memorial Baptist Church celebrates 99 years of loving God and serving the world community.
The Rev. Edgar Wendell Edwards served as founding pastor from 1917 to 1920 when he relocated to
Chicago. After a diligent search, the Church called the Rev. Charles A. Hill Sr., assistant to the Rev. Robert
L. Bradby Sr., of Detroit’s historic Second Baptist Church. Installed as pastor in November of 1920, he
served for 48 years until his retirement on his 75 th Birthday, April 28, 1968. During his progressive
pastorate, Dr. Hill built new church facilities on the corner of Hartford and Milford and subsequently, a
community and recreation facility. He was a strong supporter of organized labor; UAW Ford Local 600 was
organized at Hartford Church. An outspoken champion of civil rights in the difficult days before the Civil
Rights Movement, Dr. Hill was at the forefront of the struggle for equality in the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s. He
was one of the first Blacks to run for the Detroit City Council. Courageously, he opened the Hartford pulpit
to such nonconformists as W.E.B. DuBois and Paul Robeson.
On April 6, 1969, Hartford gleefully received its son, Charles Gilchrist Adams, as pastor of the church in
which he had been reared, indoctrinated, baptized, licensed, ordained and married. At that time, Dr. Adams,
an honors graduate of the University of Michigan and Harvard Divinity School, had just begun his seventh
year as pastor of the historic Concord Baptist Church in Boston, New England’s largest African American
congregation. Having burned the old mortgage in 1971, Dr. Adams led Hartford into the current James
Couzens’ facilities on April 10, 1977; under his strong and vigorous leadership, this mortgage was burned in
1983, nine years ahead of time. With an ever increasing church family, Hartford has become one of the
largest church congregations in Detroit. Widely known for its music ministry, Hartford boasts of the largest
pipe organ built by a Black church. Choir loft expansions, upgraded audio/video equipment and redesigned
lighting in the Sanctuary are only part of the ongoing renovations.
Dr. Adams’ vision of community outreach led to the establishment of The AGAPE (LOVE) HOUSE for
charitable and community ministries. Formerly housed in properties purchased across the freeway on James
Couzens, The AGAPE HOUSE, now temporarily located in the Church, continues to offer needed social
services that include the Daily Senior Citizens’ Program, Hunger Task Force, Bookstore, Taping Ministry,
Scholarship and College Preparation Programs, Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous.
Hartford has purchased commercial real estate along Seven Mile Road, supporting the establishment of fast
food restaurants, such as McDonald’s, Long John Silver and Kentucky Fried Chicken and other businesses.
A Super Kmart was built on church property and employed hundreds of local residents. Today, on the same
church property, Home Depot continues to provide employment and a tax base for the city and state. On
other church properties, Hartford has established the Head Start Agency, a Tutorial Program and the
Hartford Institute for Biblical Studies.
Recently, Hartford, under the leadership of Dr. Adams, purchased 5.5 acres of land located on the former
Meyers Road campus of Lewis College of Business. The design and plans are in progress for the utilization
of this site for Vision ‘007, Dr. Adams’ and Hartford’s greatly expanded vision for community outreach —
an assisted living complex, gymnasiums for seniors and youth, a performing arts auditorium and health
facilities and The AGAPE HOUSE programs.
In 2007, Dr. Adams was selected as the first professor of the Practice of Ethics and of Ministry at Harvard
University. His full teaching schedule at Harvard has not prevented his weekly delivery of soul-saving
sermons at Hartford. Assisting him is his son, the Rev. Charles Christian Adams, who was unanimously
appointed as Hartford’s first Presiding Pastor, thus continuing the Adams’ pulpit legacy. We celebrate and
praise God for the ever expanding ministry of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church.
“For Hartford is the Place to Be!”
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
YOUTH SUNDAY
Dr. Charles G. Adams, Pastor
Rev. Charles C. Adams, Presiding Pastor
Rev. Kevin N. Taylor, Assistant Pastor
Rev. Lurecie M. Stokes, Minister of Pastoral Care
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SERVING TODAY
LOOKING AHEAD
The Scriptures for next Saturday and Sunday are: Jeremiah 2:4-13; Psalm 81:1, 1016; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14.
The admonition in Hebrew 13:2 “to show hospitality to strangers” is vividly
illustrated by the advice that Jesus gives to guests and hosts in Luke 14:7-14. The
advice to guests leads up to the revolutionary saying in v.11. As the commentary on
today’s Gospel suggests, the saying is a summary of the way God works; the effects
are profound --- “a world is overturned.”
In the topsy-turvy world of divine hospitality, everybody is family. The strangers
whom Jesus tells us to invite to our parties are not just any strangers; they are those
who in Jesus’ day were considered unclean and undesirable, and they will never be
able to reciprocate. This kind of radical hospitality makes sense only in light of the
conviction that God rules the world and therefore that adequate repayment for our
efforts is simply our relatedness to God and our conformity to what God intends (Luke 14:14; Hebrews13:5-6).
Both Hebrew 13 and Luke 14:7-14 are calls to commitment to God’s reign rather than to the ways of the world.
Both Jeremiah 2:4-13 and Psalm 81 also call the people of God back to commitment to God alone, rather than to
the gods of the nations and their values (see Psalm 81:8-9; Jeremiah 2:11). Both texts portray God recalling
God’s gracious guidance of the people in the past and lamenting their present unfaithfulness. The call to
commitment that is implicit in Jeremiah 2:4-13 is explicit in Psalm 81:8, “O Israel, if you would but listen to
me!”
In our day, God is no doubt still lamenting our failure to listen, but is also, no doubt, still inviting us to take our
humble place at a table that promises exaltation on a scale that the world cannot even imagine.
Dr. Charles B. Cousar
Westminister John Knox Press
Louisville, Kentucky
Love ya,
C. G. A.
CHURCH COMMUNICATION
Should you have any questions, cares or concerns please list them below so that we can assist you efficiently and
lovingly. Whether you have a concern you would like to express, questions about the church or your spiritual
journey, we want to hear from you. Please tear off this slip and give to a minister as you leave and we will be
sure that you get the answers, guidance and prayers you are looking for.
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Question/concern/prayer request: ________________________________________________
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Response required? _____ yes _____ no
Name: ______________________________________________________________________
Phone#:_____________________________________________________________________
Email:_______________________________________________________________________
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COURVILLE CONCERT
CHOIR
SUMMER MUSIC CAMP
Dr. Augustus Hill
Guest Pipe Organist
Willard Hines
Choir Director
Walter Tufts II
Hammond Organ
Joseph Hayden
Bass
Matthew Lemons
Drums
USHERS:
Youth Usher Ministry
IZANDLA
INTERPRETERS:
Reichelle Tucker **
John Harvey
Nina White
** Interpreting Sermon
MINISTERS ANOINTING
TEAM:
Natalie Cherry, Captain
Ann Allen
Betty Appleby
Derek Arnold
Edie Berry
Paulette Bronner
Ronnie Davis
Jonathan Griffin
Denise Henderson
Connie Jackson
Nathaniel Lewis
Alyson Moore
Lionel Scott
Kevin Taylor
Charles Turner
DEACONESSES:
Jacqueline Poole, On Duty
Dorothy Welch, Team Leader
Linda Hathorne, 1st Asst.
Dorothy Marbury, 2nd Asst.
Daisy Bryant-Aaron
Kathryn Cotton
Lannie Davis
Marjorie Dickson
Jackie Lurry
Eboni Mathis
Rachell Mitchell
Lurine Moncrease
Gwen Moore
Paulette Turner
Dorothy J. Ward
Carol Williams
Shirley Woods
DEACONS:
Thomas Williams, Chairman
Veronica D. Thornton, On Duty
David L. Ward, Capt.
Raven Cannon, Co-Capt.
Terri Asbell
Annie Bush
Janice Bush
Michael Fleming
Tamika L. Gaines
LaMont D. Hampton
Thomas Houghton
James Johnson
Connie McCoy
William A. Moncrief
John Moore
Marie Mosley
Lois Parker *
Washington C. Porter
Yolanda M. Shepard
Matthew Smith
Odessa M. Spruill
Jeffrey Steele
James Taylor
Patricia Taylor
Gary Teasley
Terrell Turner
Valunda Watkins *
* Deacons-in-Process
TRUSTEES:
Virgil Young Sr., Capt.
Rosalind Simmons, Co-Capt.
Wesley Norris, Co-Capt.
Helen Adams *
Marseille Arbuckle
Patricia Brewer
Audrey LaSalle Brown
Dorothy Cleveland
J.C. Douglas
Daryl Duncan
Raymond Flowers
Linda Forte
Jerome Gibbs
Vickie Hall
Cynthia Harris
Kathy Hemingway
Schylbea J. Hopkins
Debra Butler Jackson
Darnell Jackson
Anita Moncrease
Joyce Parks
Eric Peterson
Sylvia Ross-Sherrill
Ronald Spears
Linda Swanson
Frank Taylor
Ola Taylor
Linda Tinsley
George Turner
Vonzie Whitlow
James A. Womble Jr.
* Consultative Trustee
NURSES:
Regina Thomas, President
Kathleen Armstrong
Terri Cromer
Leah Harlan
Penelope Hinton
Gloria Howard
Emily Kilpatrick
Helen Lucas
Janice McCrary
Josephine Sanford
Barbara Simmons Smith
Joseph Thomas
CHURCH CLERKS
Donna Lewis, Vice Clerk
Deborah Allen
Regina Holmes
Sharon Jones
Denise Madlock
Eleanor Spears
ANNOUNCEMENT CLERKS
7:30 AM
Willie J. Taylor
11:00 AM
Ethan Cheatham
SPEARS-WATSON
BOOKSTORE
Rosalind Griffin
Ron Spears
Wanda Morrison
Derek Clark
Andrea Whitfield
Elva Green
Dolores Spencer
Sandy Petersen
GREETERS
7:30 AM
Terry Graves
Roosevelt Paige Jr.
Lamar Reed
Lydia Smith
Mabel Smith
Virginia Tate
11:00 AM
Carol Anderson
Imani Lawson
Lavern Lawson
Ernest Ndukwe
Danielle Norfleet
Sonea Norfleet
Sonia Norfleet-Johnson
Dana Smith
Kathryn Watson
CHURCH OFFICE—HARTFORD INSTITUTE BUILDING
18900 James Couzens Highway—Detroit, Michigan 48235
Administrative Offices—9:00 AM—5:00 PM Monday thru Friday
313-861-1285 / 313-861-1300 — Fax 313-861-0265
SPEARS-WATSON BOOKSTORE
Open Sunday after 7:30 AM Service and 11:00 AM Service, and Wednesdays 11:30 AM - 6:30 PM.
Bookstore’s direct line —313-864-3404
HARTFORD AGAPE HOUSE
18700 James Couzens Highway—Detroit, Michigan 48235
313-861-1200 — Fax 313-861-7896
Hunger Task Force & Free Shop Mission — 313-861-1202
The Staff Minister on call is Rev. Kevin Taylor. He can be contacted for any emergencies or urgent matters
313-861-1285 or 313-475-0316 — Email: [email protected]
SANCTUARY CELEBRATION
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST —YOUTH SUNDAY
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 — 7:30 AM & 11:00 AM
ORDER OF SERVICE
BEREAVEMENT NOTICES
Please keep in prayer the families who have lost loved ones. We have received the following names:
DECEASED
RELATIVES
LOCATION
DATE
TIME
Annetta Cunningham
Bruce & Rosemary
HMBC
Thursday
Svc-11:00 AM
Cunningham
08/18/2016
Geretha Mosby
Linda Owens
Eric & Kanithia Owens HMBC
Saturday
FH-10:00 AM
Beaulah Sands
08/20/2016 Svc-11:00 AM
For additional information on these names and others, please see the notices as posted on the bulletin
board in the north corridor, or call the Church Office.
GRIEF SUPPORT MINISTRY
Hartford Memorial Baptist Church has an ongoing Grief Support Ministry that is open to grieving families and
friends within the community. This is a group for individuals who have lost someone close and are seeking support with others experiencing like emotions. Sessions are held at the church on the 2 nd and 4th Monday of each
month from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., in room 307. Call (313) 861-1285, ext. 429 for further information.
IN THE HOSPITAL/REHABILITATION CENTERS
St. John Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI
Terry Hudson
Sinai Grace Hospital, Detroit, MI
Nylon Graves
Deontaye Clay
Eleanor Craig (No Visitors please)
Henry Ford Hospital, Wyandotte, MI
Vonyetta Poole
Azalea Trace Center, Columbus, GA
Gregory Frazier
Pensacola Hospital, Pensacola, FL
Alga and Mary Johnson
American House Sr. Living Ctr, Southfield, MI
Trustee Dorothy Cleveland
Courtyard Manor, Farmington Hills, MI
Clarence Bell
Cambridge Rehab Center, Beverly Hills, MI
Marilyn Bradley
Jacqueline McKeller
The Park at Trowbridge Living Center,
Southfield, MI
Mother Charlie Mae Wilson
Heartland Rehab Center, Livonia, MI
Daisy Bryant Aaron
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Deacon Lamont Price
Mt. Sinai Hospital, Chicago, IL
Kevon Smith
Baton Rouge Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA
Nicole Taylor
Kettering Memorial Hospital, Dayton, OH
Saxyn Hart
Angel Gardens, Livonia, MI
Jamesy Reliford
Farmington Hills Inn, Farmington Hills, MI
Geneva Hicks
Rae Walls
Maple Manor of Novi, Novi, MI
Deacon Varrie Bryant
Queen Loudmon
Heartland of West Bloomfield, W. Bloomfield, MI
Trustee Milton Watson
Samaritan Manor Rehab & Nursing, Detroit, MI
Joseph T. Boynton
Vivian Odoms
Evergreen Health & Living Ctr, Southfield, MI
Mother Sarah Oletric Mance
Alonzo Cooper
Deacon Richard Moncrease Sr
Bobbie Smith
Eleanor Lockett.
Oakwood Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center, Dearborn, MI
Nellie Askew
Villa at Great Lakes Crossing, Detroit, MI
Corrine Thomas
Devotional & Pastoral Advisements
Prelude
“Largo (Xerxes” - Handel
Choral Introit
Opening Praise Sentences
“Lift Thine Eyes” from Elijah - Felix Mendelssohn
Dr. Augustus Hill, Guest Pipe Organist
7:30-AM-Rev. Reggie White / 11:00 AM-Rev. Dr. Robyn D. Moore
Processional Hymn #4
“Holy, Holy, Holy”
Prayer of Invocation
Glory Be To The Father #541
Organ Interlude
Children Sermon
(11:00 AM)
Anthem
“Jonah” - Joyce Eilers Bacak
Prayer of Intercession &
Song of Inspiration
Welcome To The Visitors
“I Need You to Survive” - Hezekiah Walker
Courtnee Pruitt & Sharita Stovall, soloists
7:30-AM-Rev. Reggie White / 11:00 AM-Rev. Dr. Robyn D. Moore
The Tithes & Offertory Period
Offertory Sentences
Luke 6:38; Matthew 6:19-21 (NRSV)
Leader: Give and it will be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over will
be put into your lap.
People: For the measure you give will be the measure you get back.
Leader: Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves
break in and steal.
People: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust consume and where
thieves do not break in and steal.
Unison: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Offertory Selection
“I Will Sing Praises / Hide Me” - Richard Smallwood
Please Note: No one is permitted to enter or leave the Sanctuary during the offertory period.
The Prayer of Dedication
7:30-AM-Rev. Reggie White / 11:00 AM-Rev. Dr. Robyn D. Moore
Hymn of Preparation #25
“How Great Thou Art”
The Written Word
Jeremiah 15:18-21
Preached Word
“THE GOD WHO NEVER FAILS”
Dr. Charles G. Adams, Pastor
Invitation To Christian Discipleship
Song of Invitation
“Call Him Up” - Keith Pringle
Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Right Hand of Fellowship
Recessional #203
“My Faith Looks Up To Thee”
Benediction
Postlude
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“March from Athalie” - F. Mendelssohn
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SERMON NOTES
STEPHEN MINISTRY
“Christ Caring For People through People”
STEPHEN MINISTERS CARE FOR PEOPLE FACING TOUGH TIMES and are ready to provide
the emotional and spiritual help needed with crisis that include:
Loss of a loved one
Terminal Illness/Chronic Illness
Divorce or Separation
Unemployment/Job Crisis
Loneliness/ Discouragement
…and more
STEPHEN MINISTRY IS A CONFIDENTIAL MINISTRY and are trained volunteers ready to provide
you with one-on-one care. To Contact a Stephen Minister Call (313) 341-2302
The Men’s Cancer Support Group
will now meet the first Saturday of every month,
9:00 AM –10:30 AM, in the Youth Lounge. Join us.
Continental Breakfast will be served.
Rev. Farrell M. Downey, facilitator.
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UNCF SUNDAY
African American Heritage Reflection
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Hartford Memorial Baptist Church
Join Hartford as we support the 28th annual Walk for Education weekend and celebrate UNCF Sunday at
Hartford. We are asking HBCU graduates to wear attire with your school logo and for fraternities and
sororities to come out and support!
An adjacent north-bordering neighborhood was known as Paradise Valley.
The two were not, however, considered to be the same neighborhood.
Historically, this area was the source of the River Savoyard, which was
buried as a sewer in 1827. Its "bottom" and rich marsh soils are the source of
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The 28 annual UNCF 5k Walk for Education will take place on Saturday, August 27 at Belle Isle in Detroit.
Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and the walk will begin at 9:30 a.m. To join the Hartford walk team, register
online at www.uncf.org/detroitwalk. You can also register between services in Fellowship Hall. All donations
to UNCF are tax deductible.
We look forward to seeing you Saturday at the walk and Sunday at UNCF Sunday at Hartford!
Churches and religious denominations have been the pillars of America’s private historically black colleges and
universities (HBCUs) since their founding. Almost all of these colleges were founded by religious institutions, and most
retain their church affiliations including UNCF’s 37 member colleges and universities.
“A mind is a terrible thing to waste, but wonderful to invest in.” ™
Dear Hartford Members and Friends: WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!
We are collecting Oral Histories of Hartford Avenue and Hartford Memorial Baptist Church for our 100 th
Anniversary in May of 2017. Beginning Apr il 15, 2016 the Histor ical Committee will be videotaping and
recording oral histories of members and friends of Hartford Avenue and Memorial Baptist Church in preparation
of our 100th Anniversary in May of 2017. If you would like to be recorded, please contact the Hartford Historical
Ministry at 313-861-1285 Ext. 534 or fill out the form below (and return it to an usher or leave it in the Church
Office) to schedule an appointment. For more information on this project please contact us.
________________________________________________
First and Last Name (Please Print)
__________________________
Phone Number (Home)
________________________
(Mobile)
___________________________________________________________________
E-mail address
Are you a member? Yes [ ]
No [ ]
If you are a member, what year did you join __________
If you are not a member, in what capacity are you affiliated with Hartford?
(For example, grew up in Hartford’s old neighborhood).
Thank you for participating in the Hartford Oral History Collection. We will be contacting you shortly.
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lack Bottom
was a predominantly black neighborhood in
Detroit, Michigan demolished for redevelopment in the early
1960s and replaced with the Lafayette Park. It was located on
Detroit's Near East Side and was bounded by Gratiot Avenue,
Brush Street, Vernor Highway, and the Grand Trunk railroad tracks. Its main
commercial strips were on Hastings and St. Antoine streets.
Sunday, August 28
7:30 and 11:00 a.m. Worship Services
the name "Black Bottom."
Hastings Street, which ran north-south through Black Bottom, had been a center of Eastern European Jewish
settlement before World War I, but by the 1950s, migration transformed the strip into one of the city's major
African-American communities of black-owned business, social institutions and night clubs. It became
nationally famous for its music scene: major blues singers, big bands, and jazz artists—such as Duke Ellington,
Billy Eckstine, Pearl Bailey, Ella Fitzgerald, and Count Basie—regularly performed in the bars and clubs of
Paradise Valley entertainment district. It is also where Aretha Franklin's father, the Reverend C. L. Franklin first
opened his New Bethel Baptist Church on Hastings Street.
Black Bottom suffered more than most areas during the Great Depression, since many of the wage earners
worked in the hard-hit auto factories. During World War II, both the economic activity and the physical decay of
Black Bottom rapidly increased. In the early 1960s, the City of Detroit conducted an Urban Renewal program to
combat what it called "Urban Blight." The program razed the entire Black Bottom district and replaced it with
the Chrysler Freeway and Lafayette Park, a mixed-income development designed by Mies van der Rohe as a
model neighborhood combining residential townhouses, apartments and high-rises with commercial areas. Many
of the residents relocated to large public housing projects such as the Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects
Homes and Jeffries Homes.
Calling all HMBC Business Owners!
The Hartford Business Ministry page is now live on the Hartford website! Please visit hmbcdetroit.org and
click the Business Directory link. Also, our wall mounted business card display racks have been installed in
the main hallway near the bookstore and in the South Hall across from the elevator. Please note that these
have been made available for actual Business Ministry members only.
Get exposure for your business by joining the Hartford Business Ministry…now more than ever, business people need to network and build strong relationships…let’s learn how we can help the Church, the community,
and each other!
Contact John Bradley at 248.789.0504 ([email protected]) or Devin Durrell at 248.224.2590
([email protected]) for more information.
Chef’s Corner!
Good Morning, today the Culinary Ministry will be serving Pancakes for
breakfast. Pancakes will be made to order, and for those who like Wheat Pancakes that is
being offered as well, just make your request to the Chef.
Next Sunday the menu will be for your dining pleasure our traditional “Catfish Breakfast”.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
IT’S 9:30… SUNDAY MORNING… WHERE SHOULD YOU BE?... SUNDAY SCHOOL!
Please join us immediately following the 7:30 AM Service, for Sunday School. Today’s lesson is “Grafted into
the Promise” – Romans 11:11-24. There are great classes for all age groups. We begin at 9:30 AM and end at
10:30 AM. See you there!
Get that Midweek Boost! J oin us for “Hour of Power” Service each Wednesday, in the Chapel, at 12:00 Noon
to 12:30 PM. Deacon-led devotion begins at 11:30 AM. Lunch is served after the Service in the Fellowship Hall.
Be connected!
CALLING ALL YOUTH MINISTRIES and young at hear t for a day of fun and fellowship at CJ
BARRYMORE'S on Sunday Aug 21st 6PM to 9PM. Donation: $15.00 per person. Go Carts, Bowling, Laser Tag
and Game Room are some of the fun things to do. Pizza, Chicken Wings, Salad and Pop available to feast on. We
will meet at Barrymore’s at 5:45 PM to begin our fun filled day!!! Barrymore’s is located on 21750 Hall Rd.,
Clinton, MI 48038. Money is due by Sunday the 21st. Please see Deacon Beverly Tufts to sign up for this
event!!!!
Prayer Service: Wednesdays fr om 7:00-8:00 PM, in the Chapel. The Theme for the Month is Mercy. Deacons
and Ministers will anoint and offer comforting intercessory prayer. "Prayer is the key, but faith unlocks the
door."
Attention Teens (12-17 years old); Join BLAST. This is eight gr eat weeks of r apping about contempor ar y
subjects while deepening your understanding of God through bible study. The one-hour bible study will be
followed each week with games and field trips suggested and coordinated by the teens. Bible Study begins at
5:45pm and is required to participate in the fellowship activities. Teens should register via Hartford TRUTH
Ministries on FB, rev.robyn_hmbc on Instagr am or text 248-252-7678! Join in on the FUN!
Did you know that the Members Orientation Class is not just for new members? If it’s been years since you last
attended, never attended or did not complete the series, you are invited to come and learn more about your
Baptist heritage, after which you will be awarded your certificate of completion. Classes meet in the Chapel at
9:30 AM on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays.
#PamperMePretty - This special "Girls Night Out" is scheduled for September 16, 2016 from 6:00 pm to 8:00
pm. Girls (14 years old and under) will learn the importance of self care in a fun atmosphere. Mentoring, selfesteem building and encouragement will be the focus of this event! Register with Rev. Robyn at
[email protected] or text 248-252-7678.
Hartford Prayer and Fasting Ministry meet ever y Wednesday, 6:00 PM-7:00 PM, in Room 304. We invite
you to come and join us in this service to pray for you or with you for whatever your spiritual need may be. We
are also available to teach you the benefits of fasting and how to fast. Contact Rev. Barbara A. McDonald,
Director at 313-345-9863. Let’s go to the War Room.
Our annual Hartford Memorial Golf Outing/Tournament will be held Saturday, September 17, 2016, at the
Glen Oaks Country Club, on 13 Mile Road in Farmington Hills, MI. This event is our primary fundraiser for
our Hartford Jr. Golf Program. This 18-hole scramble will have lots of prizes, a wonderful dinner after golf and
league recognitions. Donation: $95.00 per person. Committee persons will be available between services in
Fellowship Hall or pick up a registration form in the Church Office or at the Institute Building. For more
information, please see contact numbers on registration form.
The Married Couples Ministry will be having their 2nd annual cookout. The cookout will occur on Sunday,
August 28, 2016 at 3pm on Belle Isle in the Woodside Shelter. Married Couples, if you are interested in
attending the cookout, please contact Dr. Urias Beverly at 313-531-1236 or Leon Johnson at 313-533-8527 for
more details. Look forward to seeing you there. MCM Co-chairs - Rhonda and Leon Johnson.
All-States Ministry member s will meet for br eakfast Sunday, August 28, 2016. Please join us immediately
following the 7:30 AM service, in Fellowship Hall. Deacon Kay Steen-Stoutermire, President.
SISTERS!
September is Women’s Month at Hartford Church!
Let’s get excited!!
In lieu of our August Meeting, Hartford Women United will be having a fellowship for all sisters, immediately
following the 11:00 AM Service on Sunday, August 28, 2016, in Fellowship Hall.
We want to begin focusing on our theme:
“Water Walking Women, Doing Amazing Things In God”
We will be discussing the scheduled services for Women’s Month.
Food will be provided while we fellowship with one another.
The Women's Bible Study Class Reunion will be Tuesday, August 23 in the Vincent Room at 6:00 PM. All
women are invited. Please bring a dish. Rev. Cecilia Holliday, Teacher.
August Birth Month Ministry cor dially invites member s and fr iends to the Vincent Room, after the 11:00
AM Service, TODAY for refreshments and to get acquainted. Deacon Jimmie Johnson, President.
The Announcement Ministry is in need of 7:30AM ANNOUNCEMENT CLERKS ONLY. Please email Deacon
Dixon at [email protected] or verbally contact me in church. Thank You.
Any questions, please contact Karen D. Harlan, HWU President, at 313-310-7453.
Remember Sisters,
“The gift of true friendship is that it takes us by the hand and reminds us
we are not alone on this journey of life.”
Pastor Adams, Rev. Charles C. Adams, musicians, choir members, hosts and hostesses. Thank you for
making Seasoned Citizens Sunday a wonderful day for our seasoned citizens. - The Seasoned Citizens Sunday
Committee.
Carolyn Drake, HWU Cultural Chairperson
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