Manna Newspaper June 2008

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A Path Out of Poverty

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A Closed Bible Leads to a Closed Mind

Manna Feeding our Communities with Manna from Heaven A publication of the Ministerial A$iance of North Amityvi$e and Vicinity (MANA)

New Leadership, New Direction

New MANA Officers include, Left to Right: Dr. David Robinson, 1st Vice President, Dr. Patricia Rickenbacker, 2nd Vice President, Pastor Roy Kirton, President, Dr. Andy C. Lewter,Sr., Founder and Rev. Charlene Coward, Secretary Manna Newspaper 2 Monroe Street Amityville, NY 11701

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Newspaper Staff Pastor Roy Kirton President Dr. David Robinson Executive Editor Pastor Elena L. Mayfield Layout and Design

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Views From the Mountain Greetings from President Kirton Launching a New Chapter in the History of the Ministerial A$iance

Bishop Andy C. Lewter Managing Editor Pastor John Charles Davis Contributor Deacon Calvin Watt Distribution

Ministerial Alliance of North Amityville and Vicinity Officers Pastor Roy Kirton President Dr. David Robinson 1st Vice President Dr. Patricia Rickenbacker 2nd Vice President Elder Medford Brown Treasurer Rev. Charlene Coward Secretary Rev. Betty Watson Chaplain Dr. Andy C. “Daddy” Lewter

It is with a feeling of great expectation that we greet all of our brothers and sisters in Christ. The Ministerial Alliance of North Amityville and Vicinity rose to prominence some 21 years ago under the leadership of Rev. Andy C. Lewter, Sr., who was the driving force in the transformation of the i n f a m o u s “co r n e r ” o f A l b a n y Avenue and Great Neck Road, Amityville.

When we drive by there today, viewing the serene setting, it is almost impossible to believe that it was once a place of drug trafficking and violence. As we approach a new era of challenges in our region, we look to the future with confidence knowing that MANA is up for the challenge.

Our vision statement for our new administration is: Ephesians 4:3 (King James Version) “Endeavoring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace.”

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T h e A p o s t l e Pa u l used this passage to stress the importance of unity in the body of Christ.

The word “endeavoring” in the original Greek text is “spoudazontes”.

This term not only expresses eagerness, the eagerness to do a specific only one church, we can mobilize activity, but also implies the to impact culture. diligence of the I believe that 2008 task. This The word “endeavoring has ushered in a time scripture in the original Greek of new beginnings for challenges each our region and we wait text is member of the with great “spoudazontes” body of Christ anticipation to see to maintain an what God is going to atmosphere of unity. With the do in and through our alliance realization of knowing that there is

Message 'om the Executive Editor Dr. David Robinson It is with much joy that I welcome you to the first publication of our newspaper, MANNA. The prophet Hosea writes in the book that bears his name, Chapter 4:6; “My people are destroyed for the lack of knowledge.”

The aim and goal of MANNA is to provide, you the reader, with wholesome information surrounding our member churches, as well as issues and concerns affecting the global church world and the communities we serve.I want to thank our staff for your untiring efforts in

producing tion.

Our prayers are with our newly elected president, Pastor Roy Kirton, as he leads us in addressing the challenges that lie before us. “We are more than conquerors through him that loved us.” (Romans 8:37)

Introducing The Manna Newspaper Staff A newspaper can only be as good as the people who work to make the newspaper happen. In that regard, The Manna Newspaper is blessed to ha ve several people who ha ve unselfishly come together to demonstrate that there is more that we can do together than we can do alone.

Leading this team is the dynamic president of the Ministerial Alliance, Pastor Roy Kirton who serves as pastor

of the Circle of Love Church in Copiague, NY . At the helm of the newspaper staff itself is Dr. David Robinson who provides visionar y leadership to both newspaper and the Shaw Temple AME Zion Church of Copiague.

The actual layout and design of the newspaper is in the hands of Pastor Elena L. Mayfield whose eye for detail and passion for journalism makes for a

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powerful team. Pastor Mayfield leads the Tabernacle of Praises Ministry.

Pastor John C. Davis contributer leads the Amityville, Community Church.

Rounding out the team is Bishop Andy C. Lewter, who brings several years of experience in the area of Christian journalism to the newspaper and Deacon Calvin Watt, both of the Hollywood Baptist Cathedral.

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The Changing Face of Ministry By James Baldovin For many years the perception and practice of ministry has been that of being primarily available on Sunday to conduct worship service, preach and direct others in their spiritual journey. As time continues to unfold, many practitioners of ministry are discovering that the face of ministry is changing right before their eyes.

As we move further into the twenty-first century, there are new signs of life and hope for the church. Among these are the growing numbers of people who feel called to various ministries for the people of God.

They are drawn to help others as religion

teachers, social workers, diocesan and parish directors of religious education, spiritual directors, and chaplains at hospitals, schools and prisons.

Others are seeking to fulfill their call as peace and justice ministers, liturgy directors and pastoral associates. Still others are pursuing graduate education to enrich their faith lives and enhance atheir ability to make meaningful and morally responsible connections between their Christian faith and their everyday lives.

Ministry in the new millennium will involve more and more people not just the professional clergy but the laity as well. In truth, there must be balance in the exercise and practice of ministry. The diversity of religious traditions in our community makes it difficult to articulate a single path or method for ministry.

Our respect for pluralism makes us hesitant to

say that any particular approach to ministry is superior to any other.

Wi t h t h a t s a i d however, we leave it to you to determine and decide what expression of ministry is best suitable and most relevant for the ministry that you are involved in. What is certain is that things are not going to be the same as churches and ministries find themselves involved in the serving of people who come from different backgrounds and have different needs.

This is an exciting time to do ministry. Levels of communication and the ability to reach out to people in ways only dreamed about in the past makes the practice of ministry more exciting than it has been in decades. So if you are involved in ministry, either on a professional level or a lay level, enjoy the journey!

WORDS OF INSPIRATION FROM PASTOR ELENA L. MAYFIELD Tabernacle of Praises Ministry

To Be Chosen By God For a moment, try to image how you will feel if not one human being on the face of the earth ever thought much of you. How would you feel if nobody ever valued you or your opinion? Suppose you were never selected, elected, or preferred by anybody. Let us say you felt unwanted, abused, abandoned, rejected or neglected. This might answer the question of why we have so many hurting people, yes even in the church.

As a Christian, you need to know that whatever you have done, or wherever you have been, your past can be your past. As a child of God, you can find hope, that is why it is very important to understand what it means to be chosen by God. First, we need to understand that God chose who He pleases. In fact, he chose us to be His beloved child before He even created the heaven or earth. You were as not an accident or a mistake, as some would want you to believe. You were actually in the Almighty God’s heart & mind for this universe long before the earth heard your first cry.

The word chosen in the Greek is “exlegomai” the origin of this word is very important, because it gives a better insight of what was being said. Technically, the word simply means to call out, the prefix ex means “out or out of” and lego means to speak or lay out. It concluded that we were called out of something. 1st Peter 2:9 “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy

nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light” Colossians 1:13 “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness & hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son.” Not only were we chosen by the Lord for the Lord, it was not just a simple kingdom assignment, for He called us His treasure. Malachi 3:17 “And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; & I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.” Jewels are consided precious stones or gems, so we are not just participants in the work of the kingdom, we need to think of being a treasure of God. The timing of being chosen is also very important, the King James Version, said from the foundation of the world. The Greek word for foundation is “katabole” a special word, which means to throw down or fling down. So we were actually chosen, called out & picked before the Lord God ever flung the stars in space, set the rivers in motion or filled the nightingale with a song. We were on God’s mind from the beginning of time, for such a time as this. We were not a last minute change of mind or a reaction to a problem, but an integral part of God’s design.

Just think, we were created & hand picked by Himf o r a s pec i f i c pu r pos e.

What a wonderful blessing to be chosen by God.

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This is an Election year, it quite interesting to watch how each candidate is campaigning real hard in hopes of being the next president of the US. We know when the final day arrives and the final votes are in and the newscaster announces the projected winner, what a rush it will be for the winner, what a feeling! Not only will they win, but they will feel special to know that they were chosen, by the people and supposedly for the people.

That’s how special we should feel, just think about it, out of all the people in this universe, God chose us for this hour. When you fully understand that, it was not by chance, it was ordained by God. He chose you and me to be used in His kingdom, in spite of our faults, weakness and short comings. He saw the bigger picture, He knew our potential and our strength and what we are capable of becoming if we allow God to mold and shape us into the image of His Dear Son. Romans 8:29 “for whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren” Just as the cedars of Lebanon were selected one by one for the building of Solomon’s temple Jesus said to His disciple you have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, one by one to build up my temple.

What a wonderful thing to be chosen by God.

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Mission Team Travels to Mississippi to Rebuild in the Wake of Katrina by Pastor Roy Kirton In August of 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. We’ve all seen the destruction, heard the stories, but two and a half years after the water receded, the Gulf Coast remains in a state of disrepair, and there is still much work to be done. Fifty two volunteers from five churches, in the Central Long Island area through an organization called Forward Edge International, took a trip from February 16-23, 2008 to Moss Point, Mississippi to help repair and rebuild homes as well as restore hope to the people there.

The five churches represented were: Circle of Love Ministry Worldwide of Copiague, Copiague Christian Church, Full Gospel Christian Church of Copiague, Spirit and Truth Christian Church of Bethpage, and Living Hope Missionary Baptist of East Massapequa. The group

consisted of men, woman, teens, and even some young children as well as three Pastors. Even though we were from five congregations from Long Island, we realized that we were really all from the same CHURCH - the Body of Jesus Christ!

Upon arriving, some of us were given a tour of New Orleans. The most devastation was caused by a break in the levy caused by a barge crashing into it because of the rising tide. Within three minutes the water level where the houses were went from zero to fourteen feet.

Houses quickly collapsed and crashed into each other.

This completed the repair/restoration work on this At the first job site we repaired siding, fascia, home! We worked on a total of six job sites. In addisoffits, and corrected an electrical problem. tion, we visited schools and a housing project.

MANA Helps to Sponsors “Rock the Block” Community Event By Pastor Jimmy Jack This event is seeking to reach over 200 young people who will be making a first time commitment to Jesus Christ. The event will take place at the Bolden Mack Park, located on Great Neck Road and is scheduled to begin at 5:00 pm sharp.

This event is part of a larger American tour that seeks to evangelze the urban culture of the country through contemporary Gospel Music, hip-hop, dance and dynamic preaching.

On Saturday, July 19, 2008, the Ministerial Alliance of North Amityville will join with business leaders and community leaders to sponsor the 2008 “Rock the Block” Community Outreach.

Rock the Block brings the life-changing message of salvation through Jesus Christ to the urban centers of America.

Organizers of the event are still looking for radical mission teams with a compassionate burden to reach youth to contact Pastor Kirton for participation.

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The Ministerial Alliance of North Amityville is joining forces with the New York Teen Challenge and Jimmy Jack Ministries to bring this powerful summer tour to North Amityville.

A number of youth groups from area churches have already agreed to be part of the event and the organizers have invited the various churches of the area to send “ministry teams” to the event so that those persons who give their lives to Christ will have a choice of where they would like to be directed to.

President Roy Kirton states that this is an ideal opportunity for the ministerial alliance to demonstrate that we are a regional church that despite our diversity and pluralism, that is firmly dedicated to serving one God and his kingdom.

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Community News Local Churches Needed for After-School Program Partners to Potential: A Local Tutoring Program

By Pastor Paul Vaccaro After meeting with the school superintendent; for the districts of Copiague and Amityville, it has become abundantly clear that reading and other academic fundamentals are a real problem in both communities.

Community children stand in need of local church support.

MANA calls for congregations to do more

MANA now is encoura ging churches to be pro-active in the education of our young people by taking advantage of a service being sponsored by Long Island Youth Me n to r i n g Pr o g r a m a n d t h e Partners to Potential program

headed This program is a church based ministry to tutor grades 1-4 in reading and other subjects. This is an ideal outreach program for local churches that assist young people struggling in school.

The program requires one, to one and a half hours per week and can be run one day a week either before school, after school or during the evening.

The program invites participation from any person in the church who has been a member for one year or more. Participants can include: seniors, high school students or even members from another church.

All volunteers must be approved by the pastor, the LIYM and pass a National Police Check as well as a National Abuse Check.

NACEC Offers Computer Training to Local Residents

by Bishop Andy C. Lewter MANA commends and app l a u d s t h e No r t h A m i t y v i l l e Community Economic Council (NACEC) for the service that they are providing to local residents who are interested in acquiring computer literacy.

Most social researchers will tell you that the digital divide is larger in African American communities than anywhere else in society. The

ability to keyboard and navigate a computer is becoming, more and more, a necessary skill for citizens in the new millennium.

There are also classes on Mondays and Saturdays but those classes will conclude on June 23rd, 2008.

All Classes are open to the public.

Having started this past May, NACEC will offer classes on Tuesday and Thursday from the hours of 6 PM to 9 PM at their facility located at 2 Commerce Blvd. in North Amityville. These classes will last until July 15th, 2008.

Persons who are interested are encouraged to contact the NACEC office to register. T h e y c a n b e reached at (631) 842-5376.

MANA ‘s History Included in Local Memoirs

by Nadine Johnson The MANA organization came into existence amidst a community crisis. The year was 1987 and the corner of Great Neck Road and Albany Avenue was riddled with drugs, violence and alcohol abuse.

For several Sundays, churches, who later would come together and form the MANA organization, marched to that corner and held prayer meetings that eventually prompted the Town of Babylon to demolish buildings and construct new buildings that were no longer

available for usage by the criminal elements in North Amityville.

Memoirs of Dr. Andy C. “Daddy” Lewter.

Theses churches were joined by a number of community leaders and organizations that repeatedly attended Town Hall meetings and kept local public servants accountable to the promises they made to do something about the conditions on the “corner”

The book recounts his personal history but also includes a specific presentation on how the Ministerial Alliance of North Amityville and Vicinity (MANA) was organized and formed. Names and dates are provided for those with an appetite and interest in such a history. The book is available by calling the office at Hollywood Baptist Cathedral (631) 842-7091.

All of that history and more is included in a book released this year entitled “In Times Like These: The

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A Path Out of Poverty Poverty is a m o n s t e r. It saps the will and can kill the spirit. For the nearly one in six American children who grow up in it, poverty is also a dream snatcher, oftentimes snatching the dream of a better life before it can rise above the cracked plaster ceiling.

Nearly every religion gets this. One of the Five Pillars of Islam is almsgiving aimed at helping the poor.

The Hebrew Scriptures laid out an entire economic system designed to eliminate poverty: There were gleaning laws requiring that a certain amount of grain be left behind for the poor and tithing laws that provided similar sustenance. There were even laws that prohibited lenders from charging interest. So strong was the Hebrew commitment to ending poverty that every seventh year, all outstanding debts were to be forgiven. Every 50 years, land was returned to its original owners. No one could own Boardwalk or Park Place forever.

America's churches have also done their part to confront the scourge of poverty. The Salvation Army and

Catholic Charities have been serving up free beds and breakfast to the poor for decades. As we speak, the National Council of Churches is in the middle of a 10-year mobilization against poverty, and the Catholic Bishops went so far in November as to instruct voters to make helping the poor a top priority during the election.

No wo n d e r, t h e Bible is filled with these little gems: "Happy are those who help the poor.

The Lord will help them when they are in trouble." Psalm 41:1. "When you give money to the poor, it is like lending to the Lord. The Lord will pay you back." Proverbs 19:17. Even Jesus' inaugural sermon in his hometown of Nazareth begins: "The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor."

Here's the wrinkle. The world has changed. Soup and emergency shelters alone can't do the job. And handing out money certainly won't solve the problem. To the contrary, such charity might well create a dependency in the beneficiaries that undermines their long-term

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chances for success. Even job training doesn't go far enough if it's geared to an economy that no longer exits. We can't just teach people to weld. We have machines that can weld. We can't just teach people The U.S. economy has moved from its base of manufacturing and agriculture to one of information and technology. The majority of our citizens are now paid for what they know rather than what they do. When knowledge becomes the commodity that drives an economy, education is the only ticket in. In fact, a highquality education is the only longterm solution to poverty in the highly competitive economy of the 21st century.

Yet across the nation, the handwringing continues as politicians ponder how to make poor schools successful. That's because educational data suggest that as the percentage of low-income students goes up, academic performance goes down. When about 70% of the students in a school become eligible for subsidized lunches, aca-

demic performance falls off rather sharply. By 90%, it's in the cellar.

Interestingly, it isn't faith communities that are supporting the effort to i m p r o v e A m e r i c a 's p u b l i c schools. (Roman Catholics have a fine network of private inner-city schools.) More often, it is groups such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that are working to duplicate these success stories in every metropolis and small town where children come to learn.

Although faith communities might lack the expertise of an educational foundation, there is room at the table for all when it comes to helping impoverished kids. After-school programs, mentoring and volunteering as classroom aids are just a few ways religious Americans can help.

The path our of poverty undoubtedly tied to education. As a community of faith we have a responsibility to point out a better way, that way is the highway of education.

Opening The Book Pastor John C. Davis Amityvi$e Community Church No one likes to be embarrassed. Embarrassment is one of the worst feelings a person experiences.

There are situations when embarrassment is inevitable. On the other hand, there are occasions when shame and embarrassment are avoidable.

These are situations Jesus addressed in a parable.

Briefly paraphrased, the parable states, when invited to a party do not try to take the best seat, because if you take the best seat, someone more important will arrive at the party, and you will be asked to move and then shamefully walk through the crowd to a seat in obscurity.

A Closed Bible, Leads to a Closed Mind

Jesus is exposing pride as a great cause of embarrassment. We want to be noticed. We desire recognition. We crave applause. We pursue notoriety. When others are recognized we may

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become jealous. Arguments in church are ignited because of this pride. Jesus instructs us to humble ourselves, and GOD will exalt us. Later in the parable, Jesus informs His listeners that humility is the surest way to avoid embarrassment, and achieve recognition.

The Savior explains that when you sit in a hidden place, the person who invited you to the party will see you sitting in the back and they will personally invite you to a more honorable seat. Everyone will notice you moving forward to a place of honor.

When following Jesus’ way, we obtain honor not only from men but from God and the honor God bestows cannot be taken away.

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Is the Black Preacher Getting a Black Eye Bishop Andy C. Lewter, D. Min.

More people have seen the 20 second sound bite and video clip of Pastor Jeremiah Wright than those who have seen Bishop T. D. Jakes, Bishop Eddie Long, Crefalo Dollar and Bishop Paul Morton put together.

As a result, the image and perception of the Black Preacher is undergoing a massive change right before our eyes. While we have known for years that what we do in our pulpits does not always play well in the media, the recent firestorm involving Senator Barack Obama and his former pastor has taken the art of preaching into new forums of discussion.

What did Pastor Wright Say Apart from the fiery style of his delivery, I suggest that we take a moment to examine exactly what Pastor Wright said.

Consistent with the “Prophetic Tradition” of the Black Pulpit, he called into question the behavior of our nation toward other people around the globe in the past.

It is true that we bombed Hiroshima and Negasaki, it is true that we financially supported apartheid in South Africa, it is true that we helped to sponsor terrorism against the Palestinians. But like Israel in the Bible, we are uncomfortable hearing such truths. As Black Preachers, we are called upon to speak truth to power and the decision of Pastor Wright, one of the most respected and educated Black Preachers of our era, is paying a dear price for being true to his prophetic calling that stands in the tradition of Nat Turner, Marcus Garvey, Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King and Liberation theologian, James Cone.

Some political analysts have suggested that Senator Obama should have walked out on Dr. Wright’s sermons.

Anyone who makes such a suggestion does not understand the culture or decorum of the African American Church.

For us, preaching is not the personal theological opinions of the preacher, but is the anointed Word of God delivered by a human vessel. We believe that if the preacher is out of order in what he says, he is accountable to God whose punishment and judgment is far greater than us walking out in the middle of the sermon.

What We Should Consider By the time most of you read this, the saga of Dr. Wright will hopefully have faded to back pages of our newspapers and out of the cycle of daily television news coverage, but the damage done to the image of the Black Preacher will linger long in the hearts and minds of professional people of social standing and ambition who will wonder if the Black Preacher and Church are no longer an asset but have become a liability.

I leave it to you to decide upon your own opinion of Dr. Wright’s comments, but the larger picture to consider is whether or not that by disowning and condemning Pastor Wright, we are signing a declaration of independence from the tradition of truth and justice that has always characterized who the Black Preacher is. Take our free course on Liberation Theology by visiting: http:// www.theologyonlinecampus.com (“free courses”).

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Should Christians be Concerned About The Church of Oprah?

Excerpt from Gospel Today Magazine The article below is an excerpt 'om an article that appears in the June/July issue of Gospel Today Magazine.

New trends in religion and church are commonplace and over the years, the Christian community has withstood some of the most incredible rivals to our faith and challenges to our belief system. The very word “orthodoxy” is attached to our Christian vocabulary for the very reason that over the lifetime of the church there have been those who have proposed ideologies that did not conform to o ur traditions, history or theology itself.

So what happens when one of the world’s richest woman, who operates and controls a massive and influential media property, throws their

might and weight behind a New Age expression of religion. The answer to that question is perhaps why a growing number of Christians have become concerned that Oprah Winfrey stands front and center in her endorsement and identification with E c k h a r t Tolle, the architect of a Ne w Age movement that is appearing in books and all across the internet.

It should first be noted that "New Age" religions itself is not new or novel. Many aspects of New Age religion’s beliefs have been around for many years. In the 1960’s there was a major surge in interest in New Age religions as apart of the cultural search for an alternative truth in the

midst of the social chaos that was dominating the era.

So let’s take a look at exactly what Oprah and Tolle are saying and how what they are saying is inconsistent with those basic doctrines and beliefs that we hold dear as a Christian community.

Heaven is not a location but refers to an inner consciousness We believe that life as we know it does not end at death and that heaven is a real place for us to look forward to. Consider the following passage.

“Luke 23:43

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise”.

The preceding passage demonstrates that heaven is not part of a metaphysical reality but rather a real place for people who have been saved by the blood of Christ. To reduce heaven to a mental exercise

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is to disrupt our eschatology and disturb our sense of "end-times" expectations.

Perhaps what Oprah and her selection of this New Age Religion has done is caused all of us to reexamine what we believe and embrace as tenents of our faith journey.

Many who are reading this will confess to knowing much of the religious rhetoric that accompanies our practice and exercise of our faith.

But in light of these current events and the elevated interest in items new and shiny that come in the name of modernity, it is ever so important to re-double our efforts to promote our own forms of orthodoxy to the young people who look to us as a model and example and to those who are seasoned, but still need to have their long held beliefs and convictions substantiated and reaffirmed.

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Faith Temple Church COGIC 85 Coolidge Avenue Amityville, NY 11701 Elder Charles Clancy

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Holy Trinity Baptist Church 300 Albany Avenue Amityville, New York 11701 Rev. Dr. Robert Abbot LivingHopeMissionaryBaptistchurch 900 Old Sunrise Highway Massepequa, New York 11758 Rev. Dr. Patricia Rickenbacker LivingWater Evangelistic Ministries 15 Albany Avenue Amityville, New York 11701 Pastor Howard Brigham

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Amityville, New York 11701 Rev. Brown Davis New Life Assembly of God 816 Main Street Farmingdale, New York 11735 Pastor Bill Giangrande

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