2023 Family & Friends Day

Family Units

Unit 1 - Powerful

Unit Lead – Donna L. Vauls

Cato, Belger, Maynard, McPherson, Turnage, Vauls

Unit 2 - Beautiful

Unit Lead – Felicia Coates

Anderson, Ballard, F. Coates, Everett, G. Hawkins, Lowe, Matthews, Odum, Wallace

Unit 3 - Thoughtful

Unit Lead – Sanjuray Largent

H. Blake, Harris, K. Herndon, Keene, Largent, Pettaway,

Unit 4 - Peaceful

Unit Lead – Denise Howard

K&A. Brown, L. Coates, Howard, Little, Samuel, Smith

Unit 5 - Joyful

Unit Lead – Tamla L. Bias

Bias, Bowman, Fuller, W. Hawkins, Simms

Unit 6 - Grateful

Unit Lead – Stanley Tongue

Y. Brown, Green, Griffin, Pindell, Tongue

Unit 7 - Respectful

Unit Lead – Lawan Thompson

J. Blake, Hall, Parker, Poindexter, Thompson, Turner, Walker

Unit 8 - Faithful

Unit Lead – Angela Edmond

R. Beans, M. Brown, Crankfield, Edmond, Goolsby

Unit 9 - Hopeful

Unit Lead – Pat Whittington

K. Beans, Day, Graves, Gross, B. Hawkins, V. Herndon, Kerrick, Knight, Lemon, McGowans, Pitts, Snowden, Whittington

To God be the Glory for all He has done!

Pastor PatriciaA. Turnage

Happy Family and Friends Day! As a Certified Health Minister I want to greet everyone and let you know of some facts concerning COVID-19. This year has been filled with lots of information about what to do to protect yourself against COVID-19. May 11th marks the end of the COVID19 virus according to the Department of Health and Human Services. It is reported that COVID-19 is no longer the disruptive force it once was. Since January 2021, COVID-19 deaths have declined by 95% and hospitalizations are down nearly 91%. It is good to hear this report but for the elderly among us and those who have a compromised immune system I would suggest that you continue to wear your masks and continue to practice social distancing when necessary. If you visit the hospitals – masks are optional unless directed otherwise. Family and Friends should both be aware of how critically important it is to keep yourselves healthy. Women in their 40s are now being asked to start having early mammograms. Last but not least – the summer is on its way – so stay hydrated! Drink lots of water and drink less soda and sweet tea. God has brought us through the pandemic. Praise His Holy Name! We must never forget that thousands of people died but we are still alive! We thank God for letting us live through something we had never seen before. We are truly thankful for all of our children, grandchildren, and for blessing some of us with great-grandchildren because we know that children are our future.

Family & Friends – today, we celebrate you! We want you to feel welcome and we want you to feel at home because we are “Back Together Again!” We are so glad to see it go – but we will never forget COVID-19 and the storm that came through a few months back and caused a great deal of damage to some of the homes in this area including our church building. Our steeple was blown down. We are happy to say with grateful hearts that - we will ‘Dedicate’ a new steeple to the Lord in our Worship experience today and thank Him for providing all that we have needed to be able to get “Back Together Again!”

It is my pleasure to welcome you in celebration of our “Family & Friends Day.”

After today, don’t stay away – we look forward to seeing you back here again and again!