THE CELEBRATION OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025
9:30 AM ACT OF WORSHIP
GREETING & CALL TO WORSHIP* W. Temple Richie, Jr, Pastor
MUSICAL SELECTION**
Blessed Assurance (Crosby)
SCRIPTURE & PRAYER OF INVOCATION*
Deacon Donald Outland
MUSICAL SELECTION***
Lord, I Lift Your Name on High (Pace)
LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY**
PASTORAL PRAYER* Pastor Richie, Jr
CALL TO THE OFFERING
Minister Darlene Stanford
MUSICAL SELECTION**
FMBC Mass Choir
SERMON
Reverend Fredrick A. Davis Durham, North Carolina
INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP*
BENEDICTION*
PARTING SONG
Sweet, Sweet Spirit (Akers)
*Please stand | **Worshippers may enter | ***Worshippers may enter / please stand
Fredrick A. Davis was born in Deland, Florida on July 11, 1956. He grew up in Ft. Lauderdale. He attended and graduated from the public school system of Broward County, Florida. Pastor Emeritus Davis graduated from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, earning a B.A. Degree (magna cum laude) in Philosophy and Religion. He continued his studies in the area of Philosophy and Theology at the Interdenominational Theological Center at Morehouse School of Religion in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated with honors in May 1980 with a Master of Divinity Degree in Philosophy. Additionally, Pastor Emeritus Davis holds an Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from ITC.
On September 11, 1977, at the New Mount Olive Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (under the pastorate of George E. Weaver), Pastor Emeritus Davis was licensed to preach as a Christian
Guest Preacher
Minister and was subsequently ordained by Pastor Weaver in 1981.
Pastor Emeritus Davis has worked in various fields of Ministry; including Campus Minister
Intern, Georgia Tech University, Black Student Fellowship; Youth Minister, Antioch Baptist Church
North, Atlanta, Georgia; Chaplain
Intern - C.P.E., Tuskegee Veterans Administration Medical Center, Tuskegee, Alabama; Former
Instructor, Twin States Extension of the American Baptist College of Nashville, Tennessee, West Point, Georgia; Pastor, St. John Baptist Church, Lanett, Alabama; and Associate Pastor/Administrator, First Missionary Baptist Church, Huntsville, Alabama.
In June 1991, Pastor Emeritus Davis became the Pastor of First Calvary Baptist Church. He served faithfully for 31 years and was elevated to Pastor Emeritus in 2022. With a heart for the community, First Calvary serves the local area in various ways, including a Food Pantry, clothing giveaway, dental clinics, health fairs, etc. In 1992, in order to address challenges facing the West End Community, Pastor Emeritus Davis formed a nonprofit organization, The West End Community Foundation, Inc.
The Foundation was conceived through a vision birthed out of First Calvary Baptist Church.
Pastor Davis serves as the organization’s Chairman.
Pastor Emeritus Davis was the Baccalaureate Speaker for the Graduation Ceremonies of`Johnson C. Smith University in May 2010. In 2011, Pastor Davis gave the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. address in Holly Springs, North Carolina. He is a former National Alumni President for Morehouse School of Religion in Atlanta, Georgia and is also a former member and former Chairman of the Board at the Institution. Additionally, he served fours as Chaplain for the National Alumni Association for Johnson C. Smith University. Pastor Emeritus serves on the National Ministers Council of ABC USA and American Baptist Churches of The South. He is affiliated with the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., and its auxiliaries, the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and Senior Games Gold Medalist in Table Tennis.
Pastor Emeritus Fredrick A. Davis is married to Judith Hayes Davis, and they have three sons, Fredrick Amos II, Jordan Emmanuel and John Daniel; 2 daughters-in-love, Josephine and Kristel; 4 grandsons, Fredrick III, Lincoln, Karson, and Kane; and 2 granddaughters, Ellington and Kodie.
Prayer Concerns
Mr. Lovell Vickers Birmingham, AL Deacon Emeritus
John Vickers’ brother
Mrs. Delois Coleman Yazoo City, MS Sister Cleola Burton’s sister
Mr. Malcome Collins & Family Memphis, TN Sister Cleola Burton’s nephew (Death of Malcome’s uncle, Michael)
Master KayDon Marcus Davis Birmingham, AL Brother Donald (Sherley) Lawrence grandson
Master Jaden Moore Rowlette, TX Deaconess Beatrice Vinson-Foster great greatnephew
Mr. Marcus “Mookie” Betts Los Angelos, CA Deaconess Willistine (Denver) Betts’ nephew
Mrs. Bessie Munerlyn Las Vagas, NV Minister Zoila (Tyrone) Shipman’s mother
Mrs. Maria Cabey Huntsville, AL FMBC Former Member
Mr. Walter Bowers, Jr. Athens Health & Rehabilitation, LLC Sister Elizabeth “Beth” Richardson’s father
Mrs. Ola Lampley Brundridge, AL Deacon Emeritus Joe Lampley’s mother
Ms. Donzell Walker TBA Deaconess Joyce Oglesby’s cousin
Mrs. Mattie Lindsey-Thornton Gadsden, AL Rev. G. W. Lindsey, Jr.’s sister
Mrs. Linda Bradley Huntsville, AL (Hsv. Hosp.) Sister Gloria Ayers’ cousin
Mrs. Vera Harris Huntsville, AL (Rehab Center) Sister Gloria Ayers’ sister
Ms. Sontoria McGary Pensacola, FL Sister Annie Cheatham’s niece
Ms. Zelene Fogg Frederick, MD Deaconess Joyce Oglesby’s friend
Mr. Cornell Watson Huntsville, AL Sister Alfrieda Watson’s husband
Mr. Brandon Fike Hampton, VA Sister Carmon Fike’s son
Ms. Courtney McMillan Huntsville, AL Brother Vernotto (Phyllis) McMillan’s daughter
Ms. Andrea Branham Houston, TX Deacon Emeritus Judge Posey’s goddaughter
Mr. Dylan Atakoussok Las Vegas, NV Brother Theophile (Rufina) Atakoussok’s son
Master Malachi Lindsey California Reverend G. W. Lindsey, Jr.’s great grandson
Mr. Charles Lynch Birmingham, AL Sister Nicol Rainey’s Brother
Mrs. Charlene Griffin Batesville, MS Minister Priscilla Montgomery’s sister
Mr. Tyree Vaughn Nashville, AL Deacon James (Joyce) Oglesby’s brother
Mrs. Annie Aaron Haynesville, AL (Orchard Rehab Health Care) Brother Willie Aaron’s mother
Mrs. Bridgetta Palmore-Galloway Montgomery, AL Brother Dewitt & Sister Sandra Palmore’s daughter
Mrs. Sadie Gill Jacksonville, FL Sister Janice Brazile’s sister
SICK/SHUT IN OR RECUPERATING AT HOME
Sister Betty Adams
Sister Virginia Gilchrist
Sister Patricia “Pat” Pope
Sister Jacqueline “Jackie” Baker
Sister Jamya Griffin
Deacon Judge Posey
Sister Roxann Battle
Brother Jesse Hawthorne
Sister Donna T. Quinney
Brother Broderick Blair
Sister Latekia Heard
Sister Nicol Rainey
Sister Barbara Blackburn
Sister Vicky Henderson
No Call or Visits
Sister Fay Readus-Revere
Brother Robert Booker
Brother Lee Vart Hill
Sister Jacqueline Reaves
Sister Lettye Boyd
Brother Carl E. Jackson
Brother Gary Ridgell
Sister Prudence Bryant
Sister Diane (Roberta) McElroy Jones
Sister Dorosalind Rice Robinson
Sister Edna H. Burnett
Sister Melissa Kirkpatrick
Deaconess Mary F. Robinson
Sister Charlotte Camble
Sister Lajeannia Lacey
Brother Jacob Savage
Sister Brenda Carodine
Sister Evelyn Lauderdale-Ward
Sister Charlene Scissum
Sister Mary Ann Steger Carroll
Sister Vera Linton
Sister Bobbie Scott
Sister Patricia Cox
Sister Dorothy Matthews
Sister Carol Howard Scott
Sister Vera Curry
Brother Douglas Montgomery
Sister Dorothy Smith
Minister Rhonda Daniels
Brother Judge K. J. Neal
Sister Jacquelyn Smith
Sister Gail Drake
Brother Manguell Parker
Minister Jim Stewart
Brother Donald Duncan
Brother Theron Parker
Sister Juanita Townsend
Sister Jacklin Mitchell Escott
Brother Earnest Perkins
Sister Miriam Umbaugh
Reverend Robbie Evans
Sister Beverly Phillips
Sister Alfrieda Watson
Brother Herman “Tim” Fontaine
Brother Marion Phillips
Sister Alfreda Zachery
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
Sister Mary A. Turner
TBA, Madison, AL
Sister Edna Saunders
Private Home Care
Sister Mattie Brazile
Signature at Whitesburg Gardens
Brother James Wingfield
Private Home Care
Sister Velma Pickett
Brookshire Healthcare Center
Sister Leone L. Washington
Private Home Care
Sister Willie “Nell” Carodine
Private Home Care
Funeral service for Mr. Ronald Grady-McGhee (Sister Mary Ann {Carlisle} Hammonds’ nephew, Brother Norman {Lucretia} Blackmon’s brother-in-law, and Minister Nicholas Hammonds and Brother Elijah Hammonds’ cousin) will be at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at Altmeyer Funeral Homes & Crematory, 5033 Rouse Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 43464 (Altmeyer Funeral Home & Crematory).
Funeral service for Mr. Umeayo Sylvanus Madukwe (Sister Ogechukwu Tasie’s father, Brother Eugene Tasie, Sr.’s father-in-law, and Brother Eugene Tasie, Jr. and Sisters Danielle Tasie and Gabrielle Tasie’s grandfather) will be on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Africa.
Arrangements for Ms. Christy Adams (Deacon Emeritus John {Mary} Vickers’s niece) are pending.
Minister Louise Freeman
Brookshire Healthcare Center
Brother Kevin Snodgrass
Big Springs Specialty Care
