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f NOV 2 9 9 4

Wallace Powell 51.9 / • follows call1ng

to start church By Nick Maheras

STAFF WRITER

Tbe:Rev. Wallace Powell is follow-ing a new vision these days.

He ended his pastorate of 12 years at

High Point Calvary Baptist Church on

Hilltop Street Oct. 23 and has estab-lished a new church.

It's called Philippian Baptist Church

Philippian Baptist Church The fellowship meets at the

YWCA on Gatewood Avenue. Wednesday night meetings are from 6:30 to 8:30. On Sundays, church school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship starts at 11 a.m.

and meets at the "As soon as we can get settled and YWCA on Ga - r------.....-,. try to get a building," Powell said, tewood Avenue. "we'll try to be more active. I'm still

"I felt I had a vi- a<;tive in the Ministers Conference. I'm ,sion of the Lord," on the YWCA board, and I'm still he said, "along with involved in the NACCP." other people to Powell has led the quest for a thor-

: start our own Bap- oughfare named in honor of the slain tist fellowship. It's civil rights leader, the Rev. Martin (his departure from Luther KiQg Jr. He has also helped

- Calvary Baptist) mobilize local black ministers to push - been coming for for more housing and job opportunities the last two years. Wallace in the community and for rejuvenation It was time for me Powell of the Washington Drive area. to move on." He is now vice president of the

Powell has been in the forefront of 1efforts for progress in High Point's minority community. That social .consciousness will not change with his new calling.

predominantly black Ministers Con-ference and has served two terms as its president.

But, he felt he had to be obedient to

' (See POWftL on 38)

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Rev. Mary E. Walker Recently Ordained Th~ite Was ~ odofWakeForest.

New Bethel Baptist Church

An ordination ceremony was held recently for i:~ Mary_E. ~ at New e el Baptist Church, with the pastor, Rev. Ronald L. Lowery, presiding.

The greetings and occasion were given by Rev. Lowery.

The opening selection was given by the Mass Choir of New Bethel, Rolesville, with Rev. Ena Burrows as organist.

The scripture for the occasion was read by Rev. Dazale Kearney of Old Liberty Baptist Church. In-vocation was led by Rev. Louise H. Montague of New Bethel.

The voice from the Wake Asso-ciation was given by Rev. Otis Byrd, pastor of First Baptist Church, Holly Springs.

Rev. Ronald Lowery introduced the speaker. After another selec-tion by the Mass Choir, the ordina-tion proclamation was given by Rev. Byrd . His text was taken

Psalms 37 and Ephesians : · t w · "What Were

The following ministers gave the charge: To the candidate-Rev. S.L. Suitt; to the church-Rev. Le-roy Miller, brother of Rev. Mary E. Walker.

The presentation of the Bible was done by Rev. W.A. Morgan; the hymnal was presented by Rev. Ena Burrows, and the robe was presented by Rev. Dazale Kearney.

The ordination prayer and lay-ing on of hands was done by Rev. James Lee.

Rev. Ronald L. Lowery pre-sented the certificate of ordination.

A reception was held in the fel-lowship hall immediately after the servicP..

Rev. Walker is the president of the Missionary Circle of New Be-thel. Baptist Church, Rolesville; president of the Missionary Union of the Wake County Organization· assistant teacher of the second Bible class of New Bethel.

She also 1s in Bible classes at Shaw Divinity School, Raleigh; is a member of Rosebud Chapter No. 628, Order of the Eastern Star Prince Hall Affiliated, Rolesville: where she serves as chaplain. ShE

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MAY l O 9 4

~,Local groups help co I am writing about an article in the

Greensboro :\ ews and Record which con-cerned federal housing money in High Point. The article tated that a group called Carolina Hou ing Partnership was disappointed because a group in Greens-boro was awarded funding to build low-income housing in High Point. The article stated that no other non-profit groups could be found to take the grant in Decem-ber 1993. This tatement is not true. :\o one appro\'ed the non-profit churches. nor the non-profit l\.linisters· Conference of High Point. I was president of the confer-ence at that time. and am ,·ice pre ident at the present time.

Who i thi group: I understand that there is a board of busines men. a banker. minister and a city councilman. :'.\ly ques-tion is why the churches and the l\.linisters· Conference were not gi,·en a chance to ob-,---__

tain the grants since we are non-profit groups and ha\'e the people of High Point's interests at heart. and pa tor ome 38 churches in thi city. It was the '.\!inis-ters· Conference who called a new confer-ence a year or so ago to bring focus on the problems of housing. \'iolence. crime. recreation. minority hiring in City Hall. the Police Department. Fire Department. etc.: a well as :'.\Iartin Luther King Jr. being honored with a treet or highway in High Point. along with Lawrence Gra\'e . Daisy Raphael and others. So again, why was the conference here passed O\'er" Or the ~AACP for that matter? I am glad to see the High Point city go\'ernment mo\'ing forward to impro\'e housing. parks. crime. mo\'e-men ts against drug problems and rio-lence.

A Martin Luther King Jr. honorarium i planned as well a impr~ents of the

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