Faith Hosted 143rd Session of Georgia Annual Conference (Pictorial Highlights)

Faith hosted the 143rd session of the Georgia Annual Conference, held October 6-10. The yearly meeting brings AME Zion congregations together from across the state for worship, planning sessions and discussions of issues facing the church.

The conference theme was “Maximizing our Mission by Managing our Ministry”. The conference schedule included a Communion Service, business sessions, Christian education, and worship services. God was surely present!

The Right Reverend Kenneth Monroe, the 95th Bishop in succession of the AMEZ Church, is the presiding prelate of the South Atlantic Episcopal District. Sheila Monroe is the Missionary Supervisor, Rev. Dr. John Paul Ruth is the Host Presiding Elder of the Atlanta District and Rev. Jawwad J. Love is the Host pastor. The Right Reverend Dr. Louis Hunter, Sr. and Mrs. Ingrid Hunter served as Associate Bishop and Associate Missionary Supervisor during the conference.

Pictorial Highlights include:

Communion Service (Click thumbnail image below to view highlights)

Sunday Service (Click thumbnail image below to view highlights)

Hospitality (Click thumbnail image below to view highlights)

Originally affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, AME Zion was organized in 1796 in New York City and separated from the Methodist Episcopal Church two years later. In 1864 AME Zion arrived in the South, establishing itself in North Carolina under the leadership of James Walker Hood, who was elected bishop in 1872. The following year the AME Zion General Conference established the Louisiana Conference, which included Georgia and all other states south of North Carolina.

After the war the denomination continued to recruit new members from the African American communities in the southern states. In 1867 Georgia was designated as a separate conference, and in 1885 the North Georgia Conference was organized by Bishop Thomas Henry Lomax, who had earlier served with Hood in North Carolina and was elected bishop in 1876.

Along with the AME and CME churches, AME Zion congregations were active in the civil rights movement of the mid-twentieth century. The three denominations continue to maintain strong ties with one another in the twenty-first century.

Shaw Temple Choir Praises God in Song & Worship

The Shaw Temple Choir praised God in song and worship during the last day of the Georgia Conference.

Faith Appreciates its Pastor with a Special Service & Program (Pictorial Highlights)

Members of Faith showed their appreciation for the work of their pastor over the past year with a special service and program. The Appreciation service was held Sunday, October 3 2010. The morning worship service preacher, Rev. Dr. Freddie A. Banks, Jr, pastor of Samuel Brown Temple AME Zion Church (St. Louis, MO), shared a promising word with Pastor Love and the Faith family, entitled, “I Will Look To the Hills-My Help Comes From The Lord”. A program followed the service with a delicious meal. What a blessed occasion!

A bulletin board honors the work of Pastor Love’s ministry at Faith over the past year.

Rev. Dr. Freddie A. Banks, Jr. delivers sermon.

 Persons come forward to join Faith after the morning message.

The head table at the Appreciation Program following morning worship service.

 

The cake.

Preacher’s Steward, Phyllis Fletcher, gives remarks.

 

The Love Family watch a video recap of the ministry work pursued at Faith over the past year.

(From left to right): Rev. Dr. Freddie A. Banks, Jr., Rosalena Banks, Tammi Love, and Pastor Love.

Faith Appreciates Pastor

Members of Faith appreciate their pastor, Rev. Jawwad Love, with a special service, October 3, 2010.

St. Louis Pastor Gives Appreciation Message in Honor of Rev. Love

Guest preacher, Rev. Dr. Freddie A. Banks, Jr., pastor of Samuel Brown Temple AME Zion Church (St. Louis, Missouri), shared a promising word during the Pastor’s Appreciation Service, held October 3, 2010.