Mount Jezreel Messenger October 2023 Issue

150

Church

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Anniversary

Happy 150th Birthday Mount Jezreel Baptist Church

1873 – 2023

All are invited to join us in commemorating our sesquicentennial during this month. Details about our 150th anniversary events are listed below. We look forward to seeing you as we celebrate our legacy and look toward the future!

Church Alive 365

October 4th, 5th and 6th Nightly at 7pm @MJBC

Black Tie Gala

Friday October 13, 2023, 6pm, offsite

150th Anniversary Worship Service

October 15, 2023, at 9am

Family Sunday 9am

October 29, 2023, at 9am

Activities to follow the 10am Worship Service

Pastors of the Mount Jezreel Baptist Church

Rev. Temple S. Robinson

1873 – 1894 - Served 21 Years

Rev. Philip Stewart 1894 – 1911 - Served 17 Years

Rev. Randolph Peyton 1911 – 1912 - Served a Little Over 1 Year

Rev. Joseph P. Green 1914 – 1923 - Served 9 Years

Rev. Luther T. Hughes 1925 – 1965 - Served 39 years

Rev. Dr. Harold E. Trammell 1965 – 2002 - Served 37 years

Rev. Dr. Eldridge Spearman 2002 – 2020 - Served 18 Years

Currently serving as Pastor Emeritus

Dr. Jamison Douglas Hytche Hunter

July 11, 2020, Voted in October 1, 2020, Assumed Leadership

April 25, 2021, Installation Service Held

7pm Nightly

October 15, 2023, at 9:00 am

$10,206.00

$136,116.00

From the Communications Ministry

To our Social Media Followers

WhenyoucheckinthroughFacebookpleasetypeout Mount Jezreel togettheofficialMountJezreelPage.If youtypeMt.Jezreel,youwillnotreachourofficial Facebookpage.

Wethankyouforcheckinginwhenyouareonthe MountJezreelcampus.Thishelpsusbuildoursocial mediapresenceandreachthesocialcommunity.

Please stay in touch and learn more about MJBC, by joining our email list. Contact communications@mtjezreel.com to be added.

Please follow us on Social Media Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter

Church Worship:

Sundays9am

In-personandOnlineYouTubeandFacebook @MTJEZREEL

Be sure to stop by the Jezreel Bookstore on Sundays or Order Online Mount Jezreel T-Shirts, music, bibles and more.

Questions can be emailed to bookstore@mtjezreel.com

Photography and Video Disclosure: By participating and being present during Mount Jezreel Baptist Church worship services and events, you give Mount Jezreel Baptist Church the right to use photographs or video/audio recordings taken of you during the services and events.

At Mount Jezreel Baptist Church

October 1, 2023: Communion & Baptism

October 1, 2023: Communion @ The Sanctuary 10:45am

October 4 - 6, 2023: Church Alive 365 7pm

October 7, 2023: Food Bank

October 13, 2023: Church Gala, 150th Church Anniversary (offsite)

October 15, 2023: 150th Church Anniversary

October 25, 2023: Men’s Prayer Call

October 28, 2023: SHARE

October 28, 2023: E3 – Harvest Festival, 11am to 2pm

October 29, 2023: Family Sunday Worship, Fellowship & Trunk or Treat

Every Tuesday: Mount Jezreel Federal Credit Union

Every Wednesday: Refuel with Pastor Hunter

Every Thursday: Women’s Prayer Call

See Page 12: Church School and Koinonia Bible Institute Schedule

See Page 26: Mount Jezreel Federal Credit Union

We are excited that you have decided to make Mount Jezreel your church home!

We hold New Discipleship Orientation led by Pastor Hunter.

To attend the next New Discipleship Orientation, you must pre-register at info@mtjezreel.com or call the Administrative Office at 301-431-2800 Monday through Friday from 9am to 4pm.

Current disciples that have not attended the New Discipleship Orientation class are welcome to register and attend.

Mount Jezreel Baptist Church Youth Ministry Dr. Jennel Lockley, Lay Pastor Sis. Tracy Oliver-Gary, Assistant Lay Pastor Dr. Wendy Giles, Assistant Lay Pastor mjbcyouthministry@gmail.com Get Your Youth Involved!! mjbcyouthministry@gmail.com

mjbcyouthministry@gmail.com

Deacon Tyrone Willis, Lay Pastor Bro. Carl Overton, Assistant Lay Pastor

Wednesday October 25th 7:30am

Call-in number: 605-475-400

Enter passcode: 213425

The Voices of Thunder invites you to join their ministry

Brother David Lindsey, Lay Pastor Music and Arts

Contact person: Brother Earl Gardner egardnerlt@gmail.com

Volunteer opportunities available with the Mount Jezreel Food Bank.

Contact Bro. Joseph Mays, Bro. Tyrone Lowery or email kindbea48@comcast.net to see how you can serve.

Men’s Prayer Call

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Men’s Ministry

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Attention Men of Mount Jezreel

Looking for a place to serve and share your Kingdom gifts? The Music and Arts Ministry Welcomes YOU! Singers, Dancers, and More. All Ages. Send a note of interest to ggardner@mtjezreel.com with your area of interest. We would love for you to join our team.

ARISE MINISTRY: Please contact Sis. Patricia Matthews, Lay Pastor (301.266.6218) or Sis. Eileen Brooks, Assistant Lay Pastor (202.812.9616) if you need assistance from the Arise Ministry.

The Arise lists (sent via MJBC email blast) disciples/members of Mount Jezreel. To be added to this list you may contact the Lay Pastor of the Arise Ministry. Please provide your name, address, and best contact phone number. You may contact a Deacon on Duty for prayer or www.mtjezreel.com/prayer-request

If your name is on the Arise List and you no longer need to be on the list, please contact the Arise Ministry or the church office so the name can be removed. Names on the prayer list are left on for two months but may be extended upon request. "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble” Psalm 46:1(NLT)

The Arise Ministry welcomes your request(s) for healing prayers for your family and friends. Requests will be placed on a special Family and Friends List initially for one month in our church Messenger. Please submit your request(s) to Sis. Patricia Matthews, Lay Pastor (301.266.6218) or Sis. Eileen Brooks, Assistant Lay Pastor (202.812.9616).

“Pray for one another, that you may be healed” (James 5:16)

BEACON OF HOPE CANCER CARE MINISTRY

Mount Jezreel Beacon of Hope Cancer Care Ministry is proud to recognize National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Early detection of breast cancer and treatment are two of the most important strategies for preventing deaths from breast cancer.

Please schedule your mammogram and regular physical exams by a doctor. People should be familiar with how their breasts normally look and feel and should report any changes to a health care provider right away.

The Diaconate Ministry shares the following Christian Information with Mount Jezreel Family and Friends.

The Beacon of Hope Cancer Care Ministry Meeting will be held on October 14 at 10:00 a.m. Please follow up with Rev. Deborah Gibb and or Deacon Claudette Giles

www.lifechristiancounseling.com info@lifechristiancounseling.com

301-292-2778

HELPFUL NUMBERS

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE

National Postpartum Depression Hotline: 1-800-PPD-MOMS

Black Women's Blueprint Counseling Hotline: (347) 533-9102

National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

CHADASH MINISTRY - Throughout the month, the Chadash Ministry will educate our church and community about the prevalence of abuse, encourage people to take action to promote social change, and alert survivors to the options and resources that are available to them. Rev. Patricia Williamson