JUNE 2014Volume 1

United times

Bishop Eric D. GarnesPresiding Prelate

Bishop James E. DukesNational Director of Social Justice

Bishop James R. ChambersSecretary General

Bishop Glenn E. LivingstonGeneral Treasurer

Overseer Dan Johnson National Business Manager

Pastor Aurelia H. JemmottNational Director of Operations & Logistics

Overseer Frank Robinson National Youth Director

National Directors

Elder Jacqueline MarshallNational Director of Women’s Ministry

Bishop Rory MarshallNational Director of Men’s Ministry

Bishop J. Nathan PaigeNational Director of Music

Bishop Orlando A. WilsonNational Director of Center for Theological Studies

Pastor Martin J. DeSilvaNational Commander – Apostolic Knights of Pentecost

Elder Reginald KingAdjutant General

Sister Edna CapersNational Director of Ushers

General Board

Letter From the EditorGrace and peace be unto you UNITED,

Welcome to this moment, this hour, this day that you have never seen before. Today is a new day filled with divine possibilities, connections and blessings waiting for our arrival. As we continue to allow the Word of God to renew our minds, we are sure to experience God like never before. Let the shift begin!

Preparations for the 25th Silver Anniversary Convocation are in full swing with so many opportunities and incentives to register and get involved. Super Sunday kicks off our national registration drive on June 8th (page 13), register your youth for a chance to win a special gift prize (page 17), register early for a seat at the 2014 People’s Appreciation Luncheon (page 13), send in your nominations for the UNITED Spirit Awards (page 18), and contact us to join our powerful team of Intercessors for this year’s conference (page 12). The excitement and expectancy is palpable as we prepare to come together and give God thanks for 25 years of love, learning, fellowship, service and unity. Women and youth, be sure to read this month’s issue for key details of regarding your Convocation experience. Come prepared to encounter our Limitless God!

The Lord is preparing our hearts this month to reflect on our daily lifestyle. Our new Music Director Bishop J. Nathan Paige speaks to us about Worship…A Lifestyle. We hope you are blessed as you enjoy this month’s issue. Be encouraged, and above all UNITED, continue to stand.

In His Service, Annette ParkinsEditorwww.unitedcovenantchurches.org

Worship….A LifestyleWorship is a vital component of the Christian life and, like praise, is an instrument we can use as a weapon to defeat the enemy and to exalt God. The enemy doesn’t like to be in the presence of worship or praise because it brings God’s very presence on the scene. Not only that, but it takes the attention off of all his schemes and diversions and brings all glory towards the Lord. In order to have a successful relationship with God, we must understand the importance of worship as a lifestyle. Worship should never be something we do haphazardly or without putting focused intention into it. It is basically an expression of our love, admiration, appreciation, and reverence for God. Many people are guilty of thinking that deals with the set “praise and worship” times we have at church, however as believers, worship cannot be limited to the songs we sing at the beginning of a service. God wants worship not only on our lips, but also in our hearts. He wants our worship to be sincere. He wants to be the most important thing in our lives, that we are truly submissive to him. Therefore, worship is a lifestyle for those who are serious about their relationship with God. In John 4:23, Jesus says, “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.” This text basically tells us that when we worship God we must do it from our hearts, with an intention of love for God. This must come from a pure place because the Lord knows when something is coming from a place of absolute love and for him.

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Worship is the substance of one’s life. Worship is responding to the call of God. The psalmist says even creation responds back to its Creator in worship. Should believers do any less? The word worship originally comes from an old English word, which means ascribing worth to some one or thing. The Lord is good and His mercy endures forever. He is always worthy of worship and adoration. What must be taught and caught is that our lives are offered up in every aspect as worship unto the Lord (Romans 12:1-3).

Worship is about surrendering our lives, thoughts and emotions totally for the Master’s use. Our lifestyle should be one that is submitted to Christ and an act of worship. We can not reduce our service to God to a time or a temple, but it is done whenever and wherever we are, because we are the temple of God. The great shift is away from ceremony, seasons, rituals and places and is focused on what we were created to do, and that is worship. Worship should invade our entire lives. The true test of worship is not only what happens in organized settings but what happens wherever we go. It is a lifestyle!

Bishop J. Nathan PaigeVictorious Life ChurchAlbany, GA

LET’S GET TOGETHER - have your music

ministry directors and personnel get in touch

with Bishop Nathan Paige to join the choir, try out for the praise team, etc. Contact Bishop Paige

at (229) 894-7417 or email him at

jpaige1655@aol.com.

We Celebrate The Life of Deacon Michael A. Norris, Sr.

March 23, 1959 – May 27, 2014

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: John 11:25

Death is never easy to accept but it becomes even harder when it's someone you love, respect and admire. Tabernacle of Praise Cathedral lost one of its very best and one of its brightest!! Deacon Michael Norris was a

true saint and his attitude toward life, family and Christ

was one to be remembered and cherished forever.

Our prayers are with the Norris family. We are grieving with you and rejoicing with Heaven at the

same time

Photo courtesy of Cedric Wooten Photography

Got Ministry? Don't struggle alone!

After 26 years in ministry, Dr. Hooper now shares her

ministry experience and wisdom with other women preachers. Join her this Monday, June 2 at 9 PM EST on a one hour FREE conference call designed to empower you for your ministry calling. You are guaranteed to be blessed!

For ministry updates and more, subscribe to us at

www.UsGirlsCan.com and follow us on Facebook.

It is going to be an AMAZING time and as always we are planning a very special agenda just for YOU. Wednesday, July 23, 2014 is our SPECIAL DAY. This year we will dress in our beautiful shades of yellow ALL DAY Wednesday, gather for our empowering women’s session at 1:30pm~3:30pm and then meet back up in comfortable attire (approximately 30 minutes after our Wednesday night general session) for our exciting “Girls night out” fun fellowship! Ladies, YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS IT! Register online today! Also, please make sure to mark your calendars and set your alarms for our upcoming National CONCERT OF PRAYER scheduled for SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014 at 7AM(EST)/6AM (CST). This will be a powerful experience as many of our UNITED Pastors and leading ladies gather

Blessings Wonderful Women of UNITED ~ UCCC HOLY CONVOCATION 2014 IS HERE!! I sincerely hope that each of you are preparing to attend our 25th Silver Anniversary Celebration held July 22-26, 2014 in Towson, MD. We have an awesome lineup of prolific speakers, workshops, plenary sessions, fellowship and fun.

nationally to strategically lead us in intercession for our Presiding Bishop/First lady, Board of Bishops, UCCC Leadership, Holy Convocation and much, much more. I am asking ALL of the women of UNITED to connect as ONE during this appointed hour of PRAYER and call 702-432-0075 access code 502676#. If you have a specific prayer request, please email it to us in advance at womensministry@unitedcovenantchurches.com. When we UNITE in prayer, God hears and MOVES! (Jeremiah 33:3, Matthew 18:19-20). I look forward to a phenomenal time of fellowship, power and anointing on the National prayer line and most certainly at our 25th National Holy Convocation. Come Expecting! Love you much, Elder J. MarshallDirector or UCCC Women’s Ministry

The Evangelism Ministry of The

Cathedral St. Mark of Chester will have their

yearly "Evangelism Marathon“ on June 14, 2014! They will spend the

day learning how to evangelize and to actually

hit the streets to share the Gospel of Jesus

Christ!

All are Welcome- please RSVP by June 6, 2014!

The Royal Priesthood Youth Ministry of the Cathedral St. Mark of Chester, PA would like to invite one and all to

help them “Wage War Against The Devil” on

Sunday June 8!

This will be a time that we celebrate the accomplishments of our young people and let the devil

know he doesn’t have all young people!

Visit www.unitedcovenantchurches.org

for registration and workshop information.

Connect with us on Facebook and twitter to receive the latest

information.

Make your hotel reservations now. You do not want to miss our Silver

Anniversary Celebration!

UCCC National Holy ConvocationJuly 22-26

Reserve your room at the Sheraton Baltimore North Center ($109/night)

(410) 321-7400

CALLING FOR ALL INTERCESSORS and those

interested in being an Intercessor for Holy

Convocation! Please contact Bishop Allen Williams, Jr. at pastorallen2008@gmail.com

ASAP!

#UCCC #25yearsUnited #UnitedServesALimitlessGod

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR SUPER SUNDAY!

June 8th we unite across the UNITED family to see who

can get the most registrations for the

upcoming 25th National Holy Convocation.

The church with the most registrations on SUPER

SUNDAY will receive two complimentary registrations.

Registrants will qualify for the EARLY BIRD SPECIAL

And will receive complimentary entrance

seats at our PEOPLE'S APPRECIATION LUNCHEON ($25 value)!

Welcome to Summer!

It’s fantastic to finally enjoy these warm summer days across our country after a long winter for many of us. This is such an exciting time of the year for the family of UNITED as we are in final preparation to celebrate the Silver Anniversary of the United Covenant Churches of Christ held in Towson Maryland, July 22-26, 2014 during Holy Convocation.

I write this letter to encourage with great joy and anticipation of those that will travel to be a part of the U-NEXT –GENERATION BREAKTHROUGH conference. The UC3 conference theme for this year is U GOT NEXT! This theme and outline of classes is relevant to this generation and therefore I would highly encourage every youth, youth leader, and parent that is a part of UCCC, attend this conference that is geared towards preparing our NEXT GENERATION for their breakthrough.

There will be classes such as TUG OF WAR, WE GOT NEXT, AND BREAKTHROUGH BEHAVIOR, which are designed with you our youth in mind, to be motivational and inspiring to all age groups covering elementary school age children to our young adults and leaders. As a special added value of this event, the opportunity to network with other youth who profess and proclaim Jesus as their savior to the World, will be life changing and encouraging to all that attend!!!!!

What’s Next? All you have to do is type in www.unitedcovenatchurches.org and register for U-NEXT – GENERATION BREAKTHROUGH. I am using this opportunity to again encourage you to be a part of the 25th Silver Anniversary of UCCC. I am confident you will be attending and I look forward to seeing you in Towson!!!!!

To the Glory of our Father,

Larry R. Stoney Jr, MBASenior Youth Adjutant National Director of Secondary (High School)United Covenant Churches of Christ – Youth Division

Hey, you've heard of "The Voice"? Well we

will have the Uc3 version entitled: "The neXt Voice"! Sign up is

taking place now! Contact our National Youth Music Director Min. Aurelius Palmer

today at uc3youth@unitedcovenantchurches.com. So are you the "neXt Voice"?

Little secret (don't tell anyone) but a VERY nice

cash prize will be awarded for the winner!

United Covenant Churches of Christ launches the UCCC Department of Chaplaincy at the 25th National Holy ConvocationThe Department of Chaplaincy is designed to train clerics for the life of chaplains in Military, Correctional, Hospital, etc. and to formally equip them for community ministry. We are also available to assist Pastors in establishing chaplain ministries for their local congregations.

For more information and interest please contact Pastor W. Nigel Meeks, Director of Chaplaincy at revwnmeeks@gmail.com

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Did you hear the buzz??? Pastor Carol Harris and the “E” family are committed

to seeing every youth present at this year’s 25th National Holy Convocation in Towson, Maryland.

That’s right!!! Special Gifts will be presented to every 25th youth registered, until we have

reached 100 youth. Be one of the 4 youth to receive these special gift prizes.

Register today at http://www.unitedcovenantchurches.org

#IAMUc3 #YOUAreUc3 #WEAreUc3 

Lets do this!!Overseer Frank T. Robinson

National Youth President 

Who has the UNITED Spirit?

Choose a person that has illustrated exemplary character, attitude and

approach in the following categories:Spirit of Excellence -- Second best is totally

unacceptableSpirit of Love -- Leads with their heart

Spirit of Courage -- Has faced a difficulty but was steadfast and unmovable

Spirit of Commitment -- Faithful to the endSpirit of Giving -- Unselfishly contributes their time,

treasure or talents

Please send your nominations to marketing@unitedcovenantchurches.org.

Nominee must be present at the 25th National Holy Convocation - Winners will be announced at the

People’s Appreciation Luncheon.

Stay Connected with united Covenant Churches of Christ

"mention" us on twitter @UnitedCovenant @EricDGarnes 

"tag" us on Facebook (search and "like“) The United Covenant Churches of Christ

"tag" us on Instagram: BishopEDGarnes 

Or even "pin" to our Pinterest board: bishopedgarnes 

Become a part of the Uc3 Movement search” and “like” The Uc3 National Youth Congress

@uc3youth

Join us on Sunday June 8th at 4pm as the church celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit! Great worship will take place at the Historical Ebenezer

Methodist Church Norristown, PA!

From SlaveBox To XboxThe cutting edge Internet radio show hosted by Dr. James Dukes explores

and discusses the topics that are relevant to the beloved community.

You don't have to just sit by and listen, you can join in on the discussion and the solution. We are not telling you what to think about... But please

think about something!

Join Ecclesia Family Worship Center and Pastor Carol Harris

for a Pentecost Power and Praise

Celebration on June 8th at 4pm.

You don’t want to miss this explosive event!

Kingdom Church International Celebrates their 5th Year Church Anniversary, from Sunday, June 8th (Pentecost Sunday) through Sunday, June 15th

(Father's Day), 2014. This Anniversary also serves as the kickoff to a major 8-month Building Fund Drive, as we position ourselves to receive from God the worship facility that He's promised us, in this season, to do GREATER works. So please, join us in the Celebration, and help us in our endeavors, as we declare to be "Called,

Justified & Glorified." We look forward to seeing you, as we thank God for this milestone in our history.

Join the Faith Fellowship of Churches & Ministries, Inc. on June 14th at 6pm as we prepare for Convocation 2014 with our Music

Department hosting a Pre-Convocation Service! It is expected to be an explosive time in The Lord!

CALLING ALL MEN – Time to get spiritually fitfor the Kingdom of God!

Register for the Nazareth Christian Fellowship

Spiritual Iron Man Boot Camp.

Join Power of God Cathedral for their 5th Annual Men’s Day – Sunday, June 22nd at

5pm.Peaceful Warriors: Leaving

a Legacy

171-38 107th AvenueJamaica, NY 11433

All are encouraged to join us for a time of worship, praise,

impartation and encouragement during our 6th Holy Convocation June 24-27!

We are giving a special invitation to Senior Pastors & their spouses for encouragement on Wednesday

& Thursday from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM as Bishop George

Gibson of Wilmington, DE pours into them to continue in their

calling.

For more information call our Fellowship Office at 610 -872-

4333.

Join Faith Assemblies of God on Saturday July 12th for food, music, entertainment, games and much more at their 2014 Annual Family and Friends

Church Picnic at Holiday Hill in Cheshire, CT.

$83 per adult (12+)$53 per child (3-11)

$25 (under 3)*non-refundable $25 deposit

required*

For more information call Min. Colleen John (718) 208-557 or

Angelique John (718) 208-5231.

Tabernacle of Praise’s Ocean Side Water Baptism is scheduled for Saturday, July 12, 2014 at 6 AM at Coney Island Beach located at Surf Avenue and West 15th Street. Diocese Pastors and members are invited to come out to celebrate and support the baptism candidates, as we join together in prayer from 3:00AM -5:00AM, on Saturday, July 12th then we will then proceed to the Baptism site. In preparation for Baptism, candidates must attend the Baptism classes which will be held on Tuesday, July 8th and Thursday, July 10th from 7:30PM -9:30PM here at Tabernacle of Praise. Classes will be taught by Elder Karene Grant & Elder Kerri Little and we know you will surely be blessed. You can contact Deaconess Velda Inglis-Sutherland at velvetgirl72@gmail.com for more information.

Water Baptism 2014 is here. Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts 2:38

Pastor & Lady Newsome along with Power of GOD Cathedral are celebrating TEN years of established ministry in Queens, New

York.

We are celebrating "ONE DECADE" of continuous

faithful ministry.

Join us as we present our FIRST Banquet in TEN years.

We have a ticket reserved just for you.

"This is our year of JUBILEE!"

The purpose of the youth prayer call is to keep our children

covered by the word and build a strong prayer life for our

children.  NVKLC and Uc3 provides a vehicle that will get

your child's day started and encouraged to go throughout the

week.

"Turn Up" with prayer...GENERATION "Covered"!

CALLING ALL INTERCESSORS: Draw nigh to God in this key season. There are morning and afternoon prayer lines within your UNITED family to join and watch the Hand of God move supernaturally in your life, your family, your church and your community!Bishop Jamie Johnson – James Temple

Miracle CenterFort Valley, GA Every Wednesday night at 9:05pm EST(641) 715-3200 access code: 1004868#

Bishop Roberto Jemmott – Nazareth Christian FellowshipBrooklyn, NY Tuesdays 6am EST(712) 775-7100 access code: 456009#

Overseer Carlos Haynes – Faith Assemblies of GodBrooklyn, NY Sunday-Saturday 5am-6am EST(760) 984-1000 access code: 919671#

Pastor Frederick E. Wilson, Jr. – The Temple of Glory InternationalChicago, ILSunday-Saturday 6am CST(605) 477-3000 access code: 552942#

Overseer Dan Johnson – The Empowerment Worship CenterChicago, IL Monday-Friday 5am-6am CST(712) 432-0075 access code: 502676#

Bishop Allen Williams – Rhema Word Worship CenterElkridge, MDTuesday-Friday 5am-6am; 1pm-2pm; 9pm-10pm EST(661) 673-8600 access code: 834439#

Bishop George E. Gibson, II - Christian Love Worship CathedralPhiladelphia, PA Saturdays 7pm (seven minutes) EST(218) 862-4152 access code: 533257#*please remember to mute your phones* 

Stretch your prayer life in this powerful season of prayer! His Kingdom come, His will be done!

This year will be a once in a lifetime experience in UNITED, Register Today for our 25th National Holy Convocation at www.unitedcovenantchurches.org.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5, 6

Have any questions, comments, ideas or would like to make a submission for future publication? Please contact: Annette Parkins

an.parkins@gmail.com(877) 97-UNITY

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