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Keep Focused for the New Year Matthew 6:33 “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” It is common during this time of year for folks to plan for the future and start anew. Henry Nelson The top three New Years’ resolutions are losing weight, quitting some form of nasty habit, and spending less money. However, the forth resolution is what I am interested with this evening. The forth most popular New Years’ resolution this year is to “be a better person”. That is the same message Paul had for the church of Ephesus that we heard read a moment ago. He said to make the best use of your time, understand the Lord’s will, encourage one another, and to thank God for all things. Another way to look at this is to set your priorities, be positive in your attitude and work to foster your relationships, all for the glory of God. In order to be successful in 2010 you have to set your priorities straight. Paul spoke of this same theme in his letter to the Philippians and addressed these ideas in Philippians 3:13 "This one thing I do." Now he obviously did more than one thing. He made tents. He preached sermons and established churches. He healed the sick. He wrote letters. He did a lot of different things. Sometimes you like to think of your lives as being able to fit anything and everything in. So, you try to fit it all in. In the process, sometimes we do not get around to completing what we wanted to get done. But, priorities are just like those big rocks. If we don’t place our important events and goals at the top of our priorities, we may not be able to get them done at all. We all have big rocks in our lives. What are yours? They should include these: each day drawing nearer to God, spending time with Him in prayer, and seeking His guidance for your life through reading His Word. Remember to put these big rocks in first or you’ll never get them in at all. It was Jesus who said in Matthew 6:33, "Seek first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Amen!
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Jesus made it clear that the kingdom of God was to be at the top of our priorities. Things such as worship, prayer, reading scripture as well as taking care of our fellow men and women should be right at the beginning of that list. Paul described it this way in his letter to the Philippians. Philippians 4:8 says, “Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” This is where our priorities should be set for the upcoming year. You must cultivate a positive outlook. Paul showed that there is more to life than just prioritizing what we do with our time and resources. It is also how you look at things that determines what you will accomplish. If you focus on events of the past, we may lose sight of the future. Do not focus on what is behind you. You cannot change that. Instead, focus on where you want to be, what you want to accomplish and where you want to go. Look to the honorable, pure and commendable things. Focusing on the positive aspects of where we can lead our lives, can lead to wonderful things. Without changing the events themselves, a positive attitude can change how you perceive those events. It can also affect those around you. A negative attitude seems to fuel other negative attitudes. But, a positive attitude can change the mood of an environment and help build progress towards our goals and priorities as well as encourage those around you. Next you have to Forgive and give up your grudges and build relationships. Building on those honorable things; focusing our priorities and keeping a positive attitude, we can help build relationship with those all around us. I have a friend that has recently visited Rome. While there, he saw the place where Paul was imprisoned. In a small underground stone room about 15 feet in diameter, no heat, little light, uncomfortable in every way, Paul wrote these positive words of encouragement to the church in Colosse. In Colossians 3:12-13 he wrote: “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has Focused, Continues on Page 7
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Legendary Soul Singer Teddy Pendergrass Dead at 59 By Lola Searcy R & B singer Teddy Pendergrass, who was one of the most electric and successful figures in music until a car crash 28 years ago left him in a wheelchair, died of colon cancer, he was 59. Pendergrass died Wednesday in suburban Philadelphia, where he had been hospitalized for months. He was an international superstar and sex symbol. His career was at its apex and still climbing before the accident. Friend and long-time collaborator Kenny Gamble, of the renowned production duo Gamble and Huff, teamed with Pendergrass on his biggest hits and recalled how the singer was working on a movie. “He had about 10 platinum albums in a row, so he was a very, very successful recording artist and as a performing artist,” Gamble said Thursday. “He had a tremendous career ahead of him, and the accident sort of got in the way of many of those plans.” Pendergrass left a remarkable imprint on the music world as he ushered in a new era in R & B with his fiery, sensual and forceful brand of soul and his ladies’ man image, burnished by his strikingly handsome looks. It was Pendergrass voice that got him his break in the music business-it was his drum playing abilities. He met Harold Melvin, who was looking for replacement member for his group, the Blue Notes, and signed on to be the drummer. Later, be became the lead singer of the group, which became know as
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24th Annual MLK Parade features Local Legends By Lola Searcy Monday, January 18th will mark the 24th year of the Elite News’ MLK Parade and Career festival. The Career Festival will take place inside the Grand Place Building, where more than 75 vendors will be on hand to share their products and offer their services to spectators and visitors. This year’s crowd is expected to match if not exceed last year’s crowd of over 225,000 who watched as High school bands, drill teams, marching units, floats, cheerleaders, church steppers and drill teams lined the length of Martin Luther King, Jr. boulevard to celebrate and honor perhaps this country’s greatest Civil Rights Leader and Drum Major for Justice; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year, the MLK parade marshal’s read like a list of Who’s Who in Business, Religion, Sports, Community Leaders, Media and Politics. And it includes some of the City of Dallas’ most famous native sons and daughters. Sports legends like Dallas’ own “Mr. Cub”, and Major League Baseball Hall of
Famer, Ernie Banks heads the list of Sports legends serving as Parade Marshal for this year’s parade along with 1987 Heisman Trophy Winner and Woodrow Wilson’s own Tim Brown. Brown, whose success and fame with the Raider organization earned him the title of “Mr. Raider.” Mr. Rolando Blackman, one of the NBA’s greatest offensive contributors, and Director of Basketball Development for the Dallas Mavericks, will trade the hardwood for a corvette ride, as he helps with Parade Marshal duties. Renowned business owner and entrepreneur Mr. John Beckwith, Sr. heads the list of prominent businessmen serving as Parade Marshal. Mr. Beckwith is the owner and co-founder of the Golden Gate Funeral Homes, with locations in Dallas, Lancaster and Tallulah, Louisiana. Mr. Victor Burke, Executive Vice President of Operations for DART and Mr. Sam Bridgeman, Assistant Vice President for Field Training and Development working with African Americans around the country for New York Life Insurance companies.
Dr. Robert L. Moore, Pastor of the Pearly Gate Baptist Church and Superintendent of Gateway Charter Academy, along with Bishop Larry McGriff, Pastor of the Church of the Living God and his lovely wife, Dr. Karen McGriff, return from their honeymoon to be a part of the MLK festivities. Former model and Television Talk Show Host, Ester Davis of the Ester Davis Show, along with Ft. Worth native and FOX 4 News Reporter, Dionne Anglin, TXA’s 21 News:First in Prime co-anchor Keith Garvin, a Bryan-College Station native, and Dallas Weekly Publisher and communications practitioner Jim Washington and News Assignments Manager for NBC 5/KXAS-TV’s Stephen Wright will put down their microphones and editing pens for a ride down MLK! Justice Dale Wainwright of the Texas Supreme Court who made history as the first African American in our State’s history to be elected to serve on the Supreme Court of Texas, along with Judge Valencia Nash, the first African American female elected as Justice of the Peace in Dallas County
and District 110 State Representative Barbara Mallory Caraway will be on hand to bring law and order to this year’s MLK parade. Mr. Jerry Bob Chambers, former Educator and Itasca, Texas native, along with Mr. Larry Duncan, President of Dallas County Schools, former Dallas City Council member and current candidate for Dallas County Judge, round out the list of Marshals for this year’s MLK parade. The parade was started by Elite News’ Founder and Senior Publisher, Dr. William “Bill” Blair 24 years ago as a way to honor and celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “24 years ago, 11 ministers, a man beating a drum; a guy on a bullhorn and a raggedy white Cadillac embarked on a journey to honor a man on his birthday. Amid people shouting, “get out of the streets”, and booing us. 24 years later, it is home to the largest MLK Parades in the country”. All because we didn’t quit! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Thank you for your dream and for giving us the courage to dream, too!
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Debra's Monthly Words of Wisdom: GENEROSITY Share your time, talent, and possessions with others. Understand what you have to offer. Show kindness and compassion. Express empathy for others. Understand your ability to make an impact. Be willing to accept other people. Generosity In Action: Make a list of what you are thankful for. Choose secret pals within the family. Smile and look people in the eye that are physically or mentally disable. “Rally” around a stressed family member. Family Rule: Share your time and talents with others.
“Do our God Take Bad Raps?” Yes, our God does take bad raps, or does God get accused for things He did not do. We use the word RAP in order for the young to be able to identify with the meaning. Have you ever heard someone say I knew Gene Turner God was going to take Out of the Eyes him out of here, because of a Layman he was such a bad boy/girl, God don’t like ugly. You’ve heard people say many times that God took someone on home 10, 20, 30, 40, or 5 years old. How many times have you heard something like this? When Kennedy was assinated here in 1963, people were running around here saying that God took him out, and some were saying that his time was up, and some say his time just simply ran out. Here is a list of God’s moral attributes: 1. Holy 2. Love 3. Just 4. Good God is just and He has no respect of person, God does not love me any more than He loves you, and He does not love you any more than He loves me. God would not do something to you that He would not do to me, and vice versa. God has promised all mankind three score and ten years upon the face of the earth, this means that every man, woman, and child has the same starting line and the same finishing line. Amen. The moral attributes and the character of God will not let him break His promises, which means that God cannot break His promise even if He wanted to do so
because of His Justice. If God would break His promise He would cease to be God. You see, here is a man who ran a stop sign and hit a MACK TRUCK, and some one say I knew the Lord was going to take him out because of his so and so, and he did this and he did that. Not so, the fool ran the stop sign himself whether he was drunk or what, but God had nothing to do with him running that stop sign, he did that on his own. A lot of people think when President Kennedy was assinated that God took him. Why would any Christian think that when a little disarranged man like Oswald hides behind some boxes in a building and pulls the trigger on a rifle and takes the life of an innocent person. Now, how in the world did God have anything to do with this sneaky person’s action? In Matthew 2:16 Herod sent troops into Bethlehem and slew all the children two years old and under. Did God take them out of the world, or was it Herod and his troops? You see, God gives all mankind the same promise. God has promised everyone seventy years on the face of the earth. Men, women, and children falls short of the seventy year promise because of something we do to ourselves, or what someone else do to us, not God. Now, the question arises, could God have prevented this from happening? Yes, God can do anything He wants to do, He is God. God does not prevent most things, or some things because of His permissive will, God allows things to happen because He can see Raps, Continues on Page 6
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The Stretch of Faith Going to physical therapy this past year was not was fun, because therapists would stretch my arms and hamstrings. It was painful when they pushed and pulled my legs, trying to straighten them from the effects of arthritis. I vowed that when my therapy stopped, I would never stretch them myself. Months later, I still find myself stretching. Jesus also knows the importance of stretching. Just before the feeding of the five thousand, Jesus turned to Philip and asked where to get food Geraldine Davidson-Hooker for everybody. The Lord had already planned the miracle. But he asked the question to strengthen Philip’s faith. Philip’s response was disappointing; still, another disciple allowed the situation to stretch his faith. Andrew brought a boy and his lunch to Jesus, and look what happened! The Lord is still asking us to do faithstretching exercises. He may ask you to do something in the church that you’ve never done before, or speak to a friend about the Savior. While physical stretching benefits the body, spiritual stretching builds strong faith. Let the Lord stretch you.
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Devastation continues as Haitians began the process of recovery and rebuilding. By Lola Searcy The people of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti will began receiving some much needed aid from countries around the world today. The Earthquake which devastated the capitol city on Tuesday has left the city in total shambles. Planes carrying teams from China and France, Spain and the United States landed at Port-au-Prince’s airport with searchers and tons of water, food, medicine and other supplies, with more promised from around the world. The U.S. dispatched troops and ships along with aid to Haiti, and other nations were joining in the effort to help the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation, where the International Red Cross estimates that approximately 3 million people – a third of the population may need emergency relief. The streets of Haiti are lined with make shift camps amid piles of salvaged
goods, including food scavenged from the rubble. President Barack Obama said “one of the largest relief efforts in our recent history” is moving toward Haiti, with thousands of troops and the broad array of civilian rescue workers deployed to aid the stricken country, backed by more than $100 million in relief funds. To the Haitians, President Obama promised, “You will not be forsaken”. President Obama promised Haitians an allout-rescue and humanitarian effort, including the military and civilian emergency teams from across the U.S. adding that America—and the world— “stands with you.” For our readers who would like to help the people of Haiti, please contact your local Red Cross. Their number is 214-6784800. When you call them, they will be able to connect you with their International Relief efforts and give you information on how you can send help to the people of Haiti.
Raps, Continued from Page 5 around the corner, but we can only see to the corner. A man and wife turns over their car and dies, but their two year old son does not get a scratch. God’s permissive will is always in effect. We do not know why God allowed those babies to die in Beth-lehem. Looking around the corner God might have seen a rebellious generation like their fathers. You do know there were many rebellious Israelites during this time. I said maybe, not a fact, but anyway you look at it God always knows what He is doing, but we don’t. You see, these babies are all going to heaven at their death, and God knew this. They might not have if they had reached adulthood, because of the way their ancestors lived. Let us not forget to read our Bibles, and may God bless you real good, and may He ever keep you in His loving care.
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GREGG A. SMITH’S “BACKYARD SPOTLIGHT” Louis James Butler
Hailing from the East Texas hills of Hallsville, some of the most known Rhythm & Blues cities Texas, one of the nation’s premier traditional throughout the United States, such as Kansas City, Rhythm & Blues artist, “Louis James Butler” has Kansas; Memphis & Nashville, Tennessee; Chicago truly taken his mark as one of the best of all times. Illinois; Los Angeles & Oakland California; Biloxi, With his roots grounded in the down home blues Mississippi just to name a few. we all know and love, Louis James Butler has blosAfter touring with the late Johnnie Taylor, somed into one of the most versatile musicians Louis James embarked a journey that would lead that the world has ever seen. From Top/Pop 40 & him from simply being a lead guitarist/band direcjazz to new school R&B, tor into the entertainer/artist segMr. Butler has enterment of the entertainment industained some of the most try. Although Mr. Butler began diverse crowds all over first writing and recording in the the United States and mid-80s, he sharpened his craft abroad. Louis James is a for studio engineering at a local highly skilled guitarist, recording facility and began volwhose ability eludes the unteering his services at a local barrier lines drawn radio station: KNON 89.3. While between various genres working at the studio, Louis of music. He has masJames began perfecting the tered some of the most sound and music quality of his unique techniques and own projects while assisting patterns throughout the those who needed his services. music spectrum, which His attention to detail, and comare exhibited on his first puter-savvy aided his clients with upcoming double CD the aptitude to produce a variety titled “Jammin’ with of projects ranging from Jazz & LOUIS JAMES BUTLER Gospel to Hip-Hop & Rhythm & Louis James Butler Vol. 1”, set to release in Blues. Early in the millennium Mr. the second quarter of 2009. Butler branched out even more on his own, by Louis James was introduced to music at the establishing a music production company with the beginning of his childhood through his parents. assistance of his musically- inclined daughter and Heavily influenced by his father’s collections of corporate-minded son: A. J.B. KOOL PRODUCrecords, and his mother’s roots in the Church, TIONS. The facility that was created provided Louis Louis James began his admiration of music at an James with the opportunity to take a more hands early age. The youngest of 10 children, Louis on approach with his music and enabled him to James began playing the bass guitar and gradual- supply recording needs for other artists and enterly moved to the traditional 6-string guitar by the tainers that sought to have projects recorded. time he was an adolescent. After performing with Several independent projects have been seen numerous small bands and groups as a teenager, through completion from renowned Jazz musicians Louis James decided to dedicate more time to his to nationally known vocalists and performers. craft during his stint at Wiley College, where he Currently, the company has the ability to provide joined the Rufus Anderson All-Stars. This ensemble full-scale recording, manufacturing, and packaging allowed Mr. Butler to learn the skills and ability to capabilities thereby providing clients with all of lead and direct a band. their project needs. After completing college, Mr. Butler moved to Louis James Butler a.k.a. “The Child-Support Dallas, Texas where he began to make his mark on Man” started at KNON 89.3 in 2002 as a board the Blues scene with the creation of his own band: operator, and then slowly transitioned into a radio The Cool Show Band. For more than 30+ years talk personality after joining forces with one of the The Cool Show Band evolved with various mem- country’s nationally known Rhythm & Blues Radio bers during this time providing a unique sound and talk-show host: Cousin Lenny Henderson. For more performance that thrilled the Dallas fan base to than 5 years, Mr. Butler co-hosted on various whom they catered. The James Butler Cool Show shows while operating the stations audio and Band initially started with the traditional 4 member music equipment. rhythm section, and has blossomed into a full scale Louis James Butler has performed at a mixconcert band featuring a 3-member horn section, ture of venues, such as alumni reunions, weddings two guitarists, a bassist, keyboard player, and and concerts. Mr. Butler has exhibited his talents at drummer. corporate functions and nationally known organiLouis James has graced the stages of many zations. Louis James has also had the opportunity of the popular Rhythm and Blues acts throughout to have a song retired (“HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. the nation and abroad. He has opened shows for KING) into the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Historic the likes of legends such as Bobby “Blue” Bland, Center archives. These accomplishments and Marvin Sease, Vernon Garrett, Lucky Peterson, and many more are why Louis James Butler will be a most notably the late great R&B crooner Johnnie force to be reckoned with the entertainment indusTaylor, whom Mr. Butler toured with for more than try for years to come. All these and more will be 5 years as the concert band’s rhythm and lead gui- fully displayed on the upcoming double CD to be tarist prior to Mr. Taylor’s inopportune death in released later this year entitled “JAMMIN’ WITH 2000. Louis James has toured and performed in LOUIS JAMES VOL. 1”.
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Focused, Continued from Page 2 a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.” Amen! Paul’s priority was to teach the church how to act. He focused on the honorable things with pure motives. If we lived by only those words think about how much easier it would be to do virtually everything. If we dropped our disagreements, and worked out our differences, would not it be easier to get along? How would we deal with our neighbors, friends and loved ones? What about subordinates, co-workers and superiors? Would not cooperation be the norm? Would not friendship be a standard? Based on these words of the Apostle Paul, his motives and his goals, this is my challenge to you. Choose one person that you need to create a better relationship with and pray for them for the next six weeks. Pray for their welfare. Pray for their success, pray for their health. If you have not prayed for this person before, it’s a good start at improving your relationship with them. As you pray for them, your attitude toward them will soften. As you think of them in positive terms, your attitude towards them will also become more positive. You are told to pray for those who persecute you, but not only those who are against us, but those who you would like to become closer to. Pray for a boss, a co-worker, your spouse, a parent, a sibling, a son, a daughter, a friend, an enemy, anyone. Pick someone and petition God on their behalf. This is an honorable approach to the New Year. Priorities, attitude and getting along with people all will lead us to a happier and more God fearing life. God has always had a positive outlook towards your lives. Man sinned and He immediately promised to send a savior. In Jeremiah 31God described His rela-
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tionship with us. He said “I have loved you with an everlasting love.” Amen! It is this everlasting love that convinced the great writer, Josh McDowell to convert to Christianity. He studied for years the historical, archeological and physical evidence for signs of God. But in the end, it was the love of Jesus that convinced him it was true. It was God’s priorities, God’s attitude and God’s relationships that showed him that the Almighty cares for him, as well as us. Just as God shared Himself to develop these relationships, it is our own priorities, attitudes and relationships that make us who we are. God sent his only Son Jesus to bear the burden of our sins because we were valuable enough. He expects us to share ourselves as well. Set your priorities with God in mind and you will be blessed. Set your attitude on positive things and you will succeed more often than fail. Focus on your relationships and they will flourish in time. These are worthy goals for the New Year and one’s which you can be proud to strive for. Now you know why you have to keep focused for the New Year. Amen!
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Happy Birthday January Babies! Zandria R. Fullylove January 23, Mae Collins January 23 an Kamryn A. Fullylove 3 yrs. old Jan. 17 Happy Anniversary to all the lovebirds!
Only renew or replace your driver license at Downtown Dallas office. The DPS Driver License office located in the City of Dallas office building in downtown Dallas (1500 Marilla South) will no longer issue original driver licenses or identification cards, or process out-of-state transfers starting Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Customers needing a new driver license or identification card will need to visit another DPS office. Customers needing to renew their driver license or identification card or to replace one can still visit the Downtown Dallas office. For a listing of DPS Driver License offices, please see the DPS website at www.txdps.state.tx.us and click on Driver License and Online Services. Now - January 31, 2010 — The South Dallas Cultural Center will present an exciting new artist in the Arthello Beck Gallery. Ejay Moore is new to the Dallas art scene but has the pasion of a veteran. She says, " I paint because I have to. There are ideas dwelling within my psyche that long to be expressed and I simply don't have room to house them all. I want to share them with the world." January 15, 2010— MLK CandleLighting Ceremony at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center located at 2922 Masrtin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Sunny South Dallas on Friday, January 15, 2010 at 7 p.m. The ceremony will be hosted by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. -Alpha Sigma Lambda Chapter. Admission is free. January 15 —28th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration; Date & time of the event/program: January 15-16 (Candle Lighting Ceremony Fri.,Jan. 15 at 7:00 pm Rec. Center, 2901 Pennsylvania Ave. Dallas
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January 16 — THE 4TH ANNUAL MLK EVENING OF SPOKEN WORD. JAN 16th 2010 At The University Of Texas At Arlington; 200 UTA Blvd Arlington Texas - www.utatickets.com ; 7:15 10:30PM. Tickets $15.00 Includes Buffet, Vendors, Gifts, Music & More January 16 — MLK Unity in the Community HealthFest & HealthFair 2010 will be held at Ennis High School - 1405 W. Lake Bardwell Dr. - Ennis, Tx. 75119. From 10:30am-3pm. January 18 — THELMA WELLS RETREAT PROVIDES WINNING STRATEGIES FOR 2010; 9 Powerful Testimonies to Help Women Overcome Life Struggles. - International speaker Thelma Wells wants to provide women with winning strategies to start 2010 after so many have faced struggles with finances, family, health and broken dreams in 2009. She is taking her "Ready to Win" retreat to Grapevine, Texas Monday January 18, 2010 (Martin Luther King Day). The retreat will be held at the Palace Arts Center, 400 N. Main in Grapevine, Texas from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM. To register for the retreat visit www.thelmawells.com or call 800-843-5622 ext. 2. NOW - JANUARY 20 — VNA NEEDS
VOLUNTEERS TO "ADOPT A GRANDMA" The Visiting Nurse Association's Eldercare Friends program is looking for volunteers to visit the homebound elderly and provide assistance with shopping, escorted transportation, errands, and other outings. Volunteer training will be held on January 20 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Visiting Nurse Association's headquarters, The Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Center, located at 1440 W. Mockingbird Lane in Dallas. There is no cost to attend the class. Volunteer training can also be scheduled by appointment. Additional information about Eldercare Friends volunteer training can be obtained by contacting Nancy Jellinek, VNA Eldercare Friends manager, at 214689-2209 or jellinekn@vnatexas.org. January 20 — Group Small Business Seminars; 4907 Spring Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75210; (214) 915-9920 • Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM. • Interested in starting your own business • Free Parking • Join us for lunch and learn sessions January 21 — Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce; New Member Mixer & Installation of Officers; Thursday, January 21, 2010; 6:30pm - 9:00pm; TreCo Investments Corporate Headquarters & Conference Center 7441 Marvin D. Love Freeway; Hwy 67 @ Wheatland Exit. Please RSVP attendance to 214.421.5200 or c h u m @ d b c c . o r g ; http://us.mc637.mail.yahoo.com/mc/c ompose?to=chum@dbcc.org by Tuesday, January 19th! January 23 — Seats are filling fast.... we welcome you to celebrate 4 years of dynamic ministry in motion with Ordered Steps Productions during our annual anniversary celebration: "Experience the Praise!" January 23, 2010; 4 pm Sharp; Trinity Christian Worship Center; 3300 Gus Thomasson Road - Mesquite, (Behind Toys R Us). Join us & our awesome special guests for an evening of song, dance & praise! Don't forget to RSVP... admission is FREE, however seating is limited. We'd love to share this special day with you! FIFTEEN OF DALLAS’ MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELORS COME TOGETHER TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHIARITY. A
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Now the pretenders are gone home its time for the contenders to stand up and declare their superiority. All the speculation of the regular season and the analysis Leon Simon of the talk show host has come to an end, the real season starts now. All those Cinderella teams Broncos, Dolphins, Patriots etc, over the great Walt Frazier said you make your name during the regular season, make your fame during the playoffs. With that in mind I wonder if you can lose your fame in the play offs ? If so maybe someone will realize that Andy Reed is a good regular season coach and he’s as lost in the playoffs as some thought Captain Kangaroo (Wade Phillips) was. Randy Moss put himself back in the category I had him in all along, great front runner Randy can’t or won’t make the tuff catches that Terrell Owen will and can make. The Dallas Cowboys avenged them selves from a 13 year play off absence with a thorough whipping of the Philadelphia Eagles. This weeks opponent could be a bit more challenging. The Minnesota Vikings was thought to be a Super bowl front runner along with the Steelers ooops! That didn’t work and if the Cowboys play as well rounded a game as they have the last 3weeks then the Vikings might have a short season. I don’t believe they will be as easy out as the Eagles but this is a win able game. The Vikes presents a strong running game Adrian Peterson, an even stronger passing attack, Brett Favre throwing to a corp. of receivers that include the NFLs ofensive rookie of the year Percy Harvin. The Vikes also sports one of the leagues best defenses against the pass and the run. A pro-bowl pass rusher in Jared Allen the NFCs sack leader. The Cowboys won’t be going up there unarmed, the Boyz run the ball with great authority also, and as of late you can see Wade Philips influence on the defense especially Dave Campo’s influSports, Continues on Page 10
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Sports, Continued from Page 9 ence on the pass defense. The Cowboys secondary along with the pass rush is one of the reason for recent success on defense. Should be a great contest. Last week Jack Yates High School in Houston defeated Houston Lee 170-35. They had Coach Greg Wise on ESPN First Take. Supposedly some of Yates players said before the game that they would try for 200. They had an African American reporter on from Detroit, Rob Parker, saying how ashamed he was for the parents of those kids at Yates. He was appalled that the like of restrain and sportsman ship wasn’t displayed by Yates. Coach Wise said he played all 15 of players each quarter in the 1st half. He started the second half with his starting 5 an altercation broke and the officials would not allow any one to enter the game but the once that were on the floor at the time. Yates game is pressing do you stop pressing because your opponent can’t play. On ESPN first take two weeks ago they thought it was a shame that the Indianapolis Colts pull there starters in a
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game against the New York Jets. It was said that in athletics you always strive for perfection. I guess that don’t apply to an inner city school that society has stripped of all self esteem. They (the powers that be) has been trying to close Jack Yates for years. Not only close Yates, but take over all of 3rdward like they are the inner city close to down town all over the country. If Mr. Parker think that the parents of those kids are ashamed of their effort to achieve perfection, I can see why he’s still in Detroit, a city that somebody or something should teach perfection. That city is so sad they say “last one out cut the light out“.
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Welcome to tha MLK weekend baby... No one like to thump his own chest, but I am proud to be a part of the Elite News... The 25th annual Elite News MLK Parade and Celebration starts at 7:30 with Breakfast at Fair Parks Kevan Grand Hall Of State! Browning The parade will probably kick off around 10 AM on Monday! The City of Dallas MLK Parade starts at 9 on Saturday... How cool 2 major parades and of course various things happening around the Metroplex will salute Dr. Kings Memory! If you wanna attend the breakfast, you must RSVP Martin Luther King, Jr. by Jan. 15th at (972) 292-3086 for parade (214) 6294350. I cannot believe that Teddy Pendergrass is dead! Please forgive me if this is the first time you read it in print. Teddy Pendergrass died Wednesday during a difficult recovery from his colon cancer surgery 8 months ago. Of course even after he was paralyzed in a 1982 auto accident, we still loved some Teddy and supported his post accident albums, surprised that he still sounded soooo good! I remember the one and only time I saw him live! What a show! I was a teenager or thereabouts working for the old KNOK-FM 107 and received 1st or second row seats tickets from then boss DeWayne Dancer! That allowed me to take my friend Mike Kelly and his girl who came to town for the show! It was one of my many bonding experiences with a man who went on to be among other tings, one of my bosses, best man at our wedding and baby's Godfather! That night Teddy set it off with in my opinion is greatest 3 back to back and they were
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Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Statement On Haiti Earthquake Washington, DC – (January 13, 2010) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson released the following statement on the earthquake that occurred yesterday in Haiti: “My thoughts and prayers are with the victims of yesterday’s earthquake near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, and with those in other parts of the world who are frantically trying to contact loved ones in Haiti. President Obama has made a commitment to deliver immediate humanitarian relief to the people of Haiti, and I fully support his effort to mobilize American resources. He recognizes, as I do, that the long-term challenges within Haiti make the unwavering support of the United States even more critical.”
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day John 15:12 “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.� "We must work unceasingly to uplift this nation that we love to a higher destiny, to a higher plateau of compassion, to a more noble expression of humanness" Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a United States holiday marking the birth date of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., observed on the third Monday of January each year, around the time of King's birthday, January 15. It is one of four United States federal holidays to commemorate an individual person. Dr. King successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. He was assassinated in 1968. The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination. Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed in 1986. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was founded as a holiday promoted by labor unions in contract negotiations.[2] After King's death, United States Representative John Conyers (DMichigan) introduced a bill in Congress to make King's birthday a national holiday. The bill first came to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1979. However, it fell five votes short of the number needed for passage. Two of the
main arguments mentioned by opponents were that a paid holiday for federal employees would be too expensive and that a holiday to honor a private citizen would be contrary to longstanding tradition (Dr. King had never held public office). Soon after, The King Center turned to support from the corporate community and the general public. The success of this strategy was cemented when musician Stevie Wonder released the single "Happy Birthday" to popularize the campaign in 1980 and hosted the Rally for Peace Press Conference in 1981. Six million signatures were collected for a petition to Congress to pass the law, termed by a 2006 article in The Nation as "the largest petition in favor of an issue in U.S. history." At the White House Rose Garden on November 2, 1983, United States President Ronald Reagan signed a bill, proposed by Representative Katie Hall of Indiana, creating a federal holiday to honor King. It was observed for the first time on January 20, 1986.
The bill established the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission to oversee observance of the holiday, and Coretta Scott King was made a member of this commission for life by United States President George H. W. Bush in May, 1989.http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._Day cite_note-5 Each year on the third Monday of January, schools, federal offices, post office and banks across America close as we celebrate the birth, the life and the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is a time for the nation to remember the injustices that Dr. King fought. It is a time to remember his fight for the freedom, equality, and dignity of all races and peoples. A time to remember the message of change through nonviolence. Just as the theme of this information states: "Remember, Celebrate, and Act! A Day On, Not a Day Off!" Although many people see this, and other holidays as "a day without home work," or "a day to hang out with friends," it is much more than that; it is the celebration of equality, the celebration of freedom, and the celebration of a wonderful, wonderful man! The national holiday honoring Dr. King is an occasion for joy and celebration for his life and his work toward non-
violent social change in America and the world. Traditionally, we celebrate holidays with parties, family picnics, fireworks, and a trip back home or to the seashore. However, we must also be mindful that this is a special holiday; one which symbolizes our nation's commitment to peace through justice; to universal brother- and sisterhood; and to the noblest ideal of all: a democratic society based on the principles of freedom, justice and equality for all people. Whether you celebrate Dr. King's birthday on January 18th or during Black History Month, the holiday is an occasion for thanksgiving, unselfishness, and rededicating ourselves to the causes for which he stood and for which he died. It took many years for Congress to decide to celebrate the holiday. In the years leading up to the official decree many African-Americans celebrated the birthday themselves with a few states declaring King's birthday a state holiday. The bill was finally passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate and was signed into law on November 2, 1983. The first national celebration of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday took place January 20, 1986. This year the Martin Luther King Holiday will be celebrated on January 18, 2010. Amen!
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Defense Wins Championships By Oscar Warren Anthony Spencer finally got the validation he was doing things right for the Dallas Cowboys. In the second quarter of the 11th game, on Thanksgiving Day against Oakland, the linebacker got his first sack of the season. The second came late in the same game with predecessor Greg Ellis, who had 20 ½ sacks the previous two seasons, on the other sideline with the Raiders. Spencer has had five sacks in the past four games, all of the Cowboys victories as the wrapped up the NFC East little and posted their first playoff victory in 13 seasons. He was the NFC defensive player of the week after two sacks and a forced fumble in the regular season finale. “Everybody had been sort of criticizing him, telling him what he needs to do, “Pro Bowl linebacker DeMarcus Ware said. “He’s been getting to the quarterback, getting pressure. Earlier in the season, he wasn’t getting sacks. But now he is…He’s making a lot of plays.” In the game before getting his first sack, Spencer had one taken away when
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officials reviewed a play when he pushed Washington’s Jason Campbell out of bounds behind the line of scrimmage and ruled Campbell threw the ball away just before being sacked. He wasn’t in game shape, said inside linebacker Brady James. He had never played an enter (NFL) game until now. “You have to play the game to get in game shape. And so his first couple of games, that’s what he, was doing.” But James was quick to add that Spencer was close to getting quarter back even then. “He’s had several sacks taken away from him due to penalties or somebody messing up.” James said. He’s just continued to press forward and lift his game up a notch.” “You’re on the field to make plays and the more plays you make, the more confidence you get out of it.” Said Spencer, who hadn’t played linebacker since high school. The Cowboys play the Vikings on Sunday in Minnesota. Defense Wins Championships and the Cowboys are playing great defense. How ‘bout the Cowboys!
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“Still Standing” Mildred Wildon Griffin Guest Columnist The Metroploitan Baptist Church of
Metopolitan Baptist Church Day in Dallas. The pulpit was alson graced with Rev. Larry Sanders, Sr., Metropolitan’s former and first Christian Education Director and Pastor’s Assistant, delivered a tribute to the founder. The Elite News’ Publisher, Bro. Jordan Blair, also extended encouraging words for the congregation to continue reading and supporting The Elite News, as it always contains “something for everybody” (got this from his Dad????). Dea. Hosea Thompson, a charter member and Metropolitan’s frist and only Rev. Chris Evans receives plaque from D.A. Craig Watkins. Chairman of the Board, made presentations to Dallas, under the pastoral guidance of Pastor Evans and Bro. Payne giving docRev. Chris J. Evans, celebrated their trinal advice on how to make it another 50th Church Anniversary on Sunday, 50 years… an easy task if you “take the January 10, 2010. The 3:30 p.m. service was attended by a standing-room only crown and the listing of guests lined up like Who’s Who in Dallas. the guests included Golden Gate Baptist Chur (Rev. Vincent Parker, Pastor), Friendship Missionary Baptist Church (Rev. Pau l Walker, Pastor), Avenue Progressive Baptist Church (Rev. Aaron Vernon, Pastor) and Christian Workers Baptist Church (Rev. Freddie King, Pastor). Rev. Evans receives plaque from Deacon Board. The program was chaired by Bro. George Payne, Jr., son Lord with you”!! of the late and founding pastor, Dr. Metropolitan’s choir, praise dancers, George W. Payne, Sr. The Honorable steppers, ushers, culinary team and Craig Watkins, Dalls County’s District membership, combined with their Attorney, personally presented a procla- guests all pitched in to make this an hismation deeming January 10th as torical affair. Rev. Parker preached a mighty sermon, “A Breakout Year At Metoploitan” referencing Leviticus 25:8-13; 18-21. He expanded upon a Jubilee year using Four R’s — Release, Repentance, Rest and Restore. The Metropolitan Baptist Church family extends an open invitation to all on any given Sunday. The church address is 1711 Reynoldston Lane, Dallas, TX. You are also invited to visit us on the web at The house was packed. www.mbcdallas.org.
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DEMOCRACY TOOLBOX 2010 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY CANDIDATES OVERVIEW & GOOD LEGAL CLINICS Nearly all Democracy Toolbox clients have worked in the community for one year or more as part of their campaigning. All clients were asked to do volunteer community service throughout the year, not just campaign. The point is that one ought to be a public servant before being elected a public servant. One ought to give before asking for votes. As part of the Democracy Toolbox program, candidates participated in over 100 events – attending meetings of clubs and organizations, volunteering, walking in marches against domestic violence and for better health, sponsoring events of the Dallas and Irving NAACP branches, the Greater Dallas Urban League, the Dallas Black Academy of Arts and Letters, the African American Museum and many other groups, contributing to scholarship funds, speaking to students, and the like. Several candidates also engaged in teaching, mentoring and board service as part of their own ongoing community activities. The signature Democracy Toolbox service project for the year was the establishment of Good Legal Clinics. This series of free clinics and seminars is an offshoot of the C.A.W. Clark Legal Clinics that are held monthly at Good Street Baptist Church. This was the 20th anniversary of the Good Street Baptist Church series, and founders Barbara Steele and Judge Cleo Steele challenged our group to work with them in putting on at least 20 clinics countywide to celebrate the anniversary. We completed our 20th clinic at the 2009 KwanzaFest, with our presentation of LegalFest at the event. Our topics for the year included “Living Wills and Medical Power of Attorney,” providing these important documents, which tell doctors and loved ones your medical wishes if you are seriously ill or injured, free of charge to citizens. We were able to provide these valuable documents to approximately 2500 people throughout the year. We also covered “Second Chances in Criminal Justice,” a seminar that shared information about various diversion programs available from the Dallas County criminal justice system, such as the DIVERT and Re‐Entry drug court programs and the Road and Bridge program, as well as information about deferred adjudication facts‐vs‐fiction. Another topic was “Juvenile Justice – What Parents and Children Need to Know.” As we continue the series in 2010, we will cover the above topics and also add a seminar on child custody and child support issues.
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JUDGE MARK GREENBERG – DALLAS COUNTY COURT AT LAW 5 Judge Mark Greenberg has presided over County Court at Law 5 since being elected in 2002. This is a civil court, handling civil matters such as personal injury cases, contract disputes and other general civil litigation. He has overseen more than 1,700 trials Judge Mark Greenberg and 10,000 hearings. Judge Greenberg is one of the most highly regarded civil Judges in Dallas County among attorneys. In 2009, he was the highest ranked civil Judge in the Dallas Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Poll, with a 97 percent approval rating, some 10 points ahead of the second highest ranked civil Judge. Judge Greenberg is also a former winner of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates Trial Judge of the Year Award. This organization promotes every party’s right to a trial by jury, and Judge Greenberg’s receipt of this award is a testament to his widely respected commitment to fairness and everyone’s right to access to justice. Judge Greenberg is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law. He is a Board Member of the Dallas Bar Association Community Service Fund, which recruits, trains and supports volunteer attorneys who provide free legal services to Dallas County citizens. He is also a volunteer with Good Legal Clinics. Judge Greenberg is a member of the Dallas County Democratic Party Leadership Council, and he is endorsed by a wide range of Democratic leaders, including Commissioner John Wiley Price, Senator Royce West, and Representatives Allen Vaught, Rafael Anchia and Carol Kent. Website: www.judgegreenberg.com JUDGE TRACY HOLMES – 363RD CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT Judge Tracy Holmes has presided over the 363rd Criminal District Court since being elected in 2006. This court handles felony criminal offenses. It is
also the only specialty felony DWI court in North Texas. Prior to taking the bench, Judge Holmes served as a respected criminal attorney for more than 20 years, handling countless felony, misdemeanor and juvenile cases through pre‐trial, resolutions, plea agreements and bench and jury trials. Judge Holmes began her career as a prosecutor in the Dallas County District Attorney's office. Upon leaving the District Attorney’s office to have two children, she began representing defendants accused of all degrees of criminal offenses as a solo practitioner. She also represented hundreds of indigent defendants during her employ with the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office and served as an adjunct professor at El Centro College. In addition to her regular docket, Judge Holmes created and presides over the only felony DWI Divert Court in North Texas. This court focuses on rehabilitation of alcoholics/addicts in an effort to reduce recidivism and restore its participants to contributing members of our society. Like all spec i a l t y courts, this court has enjoyed great success with all participants maintaining sobriety during the Judge Tracy Holmes 18 to 24 month period of intensive supervision. Since taking the bench, Judge Holmes as disposed of over 5500 cases in jury and bench trials, plea negotiations, and dismissals. She utilizes the services of four public defenders greatly reducing indigent defense costs to the county. Judge Holmes is widely respected and was endorsed as Qualified by the Committee for a Qualified Judiciary and by the Dallas Morning News in 2006. Judge Holmes is a “Class of 2006 Democrat” and she is a member of the Dallas County Democratic Party Leadership Council. She is endorsed by the Probation Officers Union and by numerous elected officials including Commissioner John Wiley Price, Representative Rafael Anchia, former Representative Domingo Garcia, District Clerk Gary Fitzsimmons and County Clerk John Warren.
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Website: www.judgeholmes.com JUDGE LENNOX BOWER – DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT 2 Judge Lennox Bower has presided over County Criminal Court 2 since being elected in 2006. This court handles a wide range of misdemeanor criminal matters. Judge Bower has an unusually broad legal and professional background, h a v i n g practiced criminal, civil and family law for over 30 y e a r s b e f o r e becoming a Judge. He has also worked as a mediator and mediation trainer, Judge Lennox Bower and he served as an adjunct professor at Richland College, teaching government and political science. Judge Bower is currently planning an innovative divert court program that will allow select misdemeanor offenders to avoid normal penalties and instead go through a court monitored rehabilitation program. Such programs, which are proven to reduce criminal recidivism and break the cycle of crime, are typically only available at the felony level. Judge Bower is a past participant in the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program and Lawyers Legal Advocate for Minors Project. He volunteered this year with Good Legal Clinics. Judge Bower is a stalwart in the Dallas County Democratic Party. He first ran for Judge in 2002, and was part of the historic “Class of 2006 Democrats” who swept county government that year. He is a member of the Dallas County Democratic Party Leadership Council and is endorsed by hundreds of attorneys, citizens and elected officials such as Senator Royce West, Commissioner John Wiley Price, Representatives Roberto Alonzo, Allen Vaught and Rafael Anchia, as well as Dallas City Council members Dwaine Caraway, Tennell Atkins and Pauline Medrano, and Pastor Frederick Haynes of Friendship West Baptist Church, among many others. Website: www.judgebower.com
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Greater New St. John Primitive Baptist Church
30 years of Experience
2529 56th Street Dallas, Tx 75241 214-372-4076 Sunday School.....8:45 am Morning Services...10 am “Keeping the main thing...the main thing and that’s Jesus Christ”
Transmission Service 3030 Cedar Crest BLVD. Dallas, TX 75203 214-943-8919 • 214-943-8242
Harrell’s Jumbo
HURD’S BARBER SHOP
Catfish & Shrimp
“We Need Your Head In Our Business”
1122 W. Camp Wisdom
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Munger Ave. Baptist Church
Reba Harrell
“Your Church Home In Dallas”
3919 Munger Ave./Dallas, Texas 75204 (214) 824-8312
Sunday School.........9:30 am Sunday Morning Worship...11:00 am Wednesday Mid Week Service Sunshie Bible Stud...10:00 am Fellowship Dinner.......5:20 pm Prayer Meeting-Bible Study...........6:30-8:30 pm Youth Bible Study & Rehearsal......7:00 -8:30 pm
Dallas, Texas 75232
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Rev. Vincent E. Davis Pastor
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Ph: (972) 228-0540 Monday-Saturday 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
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“Sensational” St. Paul AME Church 2420 Metropolitan Avenue Dallas, TX 75215-3534 Ch. Office: 214-421-1344 www.spame.net
Office Hours 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Thursday Closed - Friday Sunday Morning Worship Experience 7:30 AM - Worship I 8:45 AM Church School 10:00 AM - Worship II
Rev. Wade Charles Davis
The Lord Our Righteousness
Dr. Karry D. Wesley, Pastor
1119 Harlow Lane Duncanville, Texas 75137 214-779-7847 felechiajones@yahoo.com
Wednesday Noonday Bible Study 7:00 PM Worship on Wednesday
God First Missionary Baptist Church
Services: Thursday’s ~ 7:00 p.m. A Call to Glorious Daughters and the Sons of Zion. Isaiah 62:1
Rev. Jesse Jones, Pastor
January 15, 2010
SMITH CHAPEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH “EXCELLENCE (GOD) IS THE WAY”
Enjoy “The Fullness of Him”
4202 South Westmoreland Road Dallas, Texas (214) 339-0400-Pastor’s Study (214) 339-0402-Church
Prophetess Felechia Jones
Rev. Juan N. Tolliver Senior Pastor
Church School...... 8:30 am St. Paul AME Service Center 2300 Metropolitan Avenue Worship Service...... 10:00 am Pastor’s Bible Study... 7 pm Wed.
Services Sunday School......9:15 a.m. Morning Worship & Youth Church.....10:30 a.m. Wednesday Bible Class........7:30 p.m.
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Rev. Darrell G. Caldwell, Sr.—Pastor 2406 Childs Street Dallas, Texas 75203 Phone: 214-948-9482 Fax: 214-948-7191 Email: smithchapelame@sbcglobal.net Rev. Darrell G. Sunday Worship Services @ 8:30 am & 11:00 am Sunday School @ 9:45 am Caldwell Prayer & Bible Study - Wednesday @ 7:00 pm
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Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church
Marsalis Avenue Missionary Baptist Church 2723 S. Marsalis Ave. Dallas, Texas 75216 Church: 214-943-6007 9:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Morning Worship 7:00 pm Prayer/Praise Worship
Terry White Pastor/Teacher
1636 Masters Drive Dallas, Texas, 75217 Phone: (972) 289 – 1190 Sunday School : - 8:30 Sunday Morning Worship: 10:00 am Weekly Bible Study: Mon. & Wed. 7:00 pm Rev. Kennon L. Tenison, “Standing On The Word Of God” Senior Pastor Joshua 1:8
Greater Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church
Community Baptist
8350 Forest Lane Dallas, Texas 214-349-7701 7:30 am Early Morning Worship 9:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Morning Worship
Church 2920 Fordham Rd. Dr. David Wilson
The Rock Of Salvation Missionary
Rev. Ricky Lawton
4129 Idaho Avenue Dallas, Texas 75219 (214) 374-3860 9:30 a.m. – Sunday School 10:45 a.m. – Worship Rev. R.G. Simmons, Pastor
Dallas, Texas 214-428-3200 9:30 am Sunday School
Rev. S.T. Tuston
2217 56th Street Dallas, Texas 75241 Ph: (214) 374-6441 Fax: (214) 374-6490 9:30 am Sunday School 11: 00am Morning Worship
Mount Horeb Baptist Church
Pleasant Zion Baptist Church
601 Kaufman St. Waxahachie, Texas 75165 972-937-6579 Sunday School....9:15 am Morning Worship...10:45 an Wednesday Night...7:00 pm Pastor Emeritus C. O. Smith
1910 N. St. Augustine Road Dallas, Texas 75217 Ph: (972) 285-6359
Pastor Tedrick J. Woods
2251 Lawrence Dallas, Texas 75216 214-428-0462 8:00 & 10:00 am Worship
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Eld. Lloyd T. Morgan, Sr.
Rev. H.L. Ward
Sunday School Time: 9:45am Each 2nd & 4th Sunday Jesus is Still Blessing
Dr. Darin Falls
Golden Chain Church
Rev. A.C. Toney, Pastor
Sunday Worship: 8 am & 10:30 am Youth Church: 10:30 am (2nd & 3rd Sun.) Intercessory Prayer: 11 am - 12noon (Tues. & Thurs.) Rev. Andre’ Byrd Sr. Bible Study: 7 pm (Wed.)
2206 Harlandale Ave. Dallas, TX 75216 Church: 213-372-3828 9:30 am - Sunday School 10:30 am - Sun. Morning Worship 6:00 pm - Wednesday Bible Service 11 am to 5 pm - Friday Counseling
R.E.S.T. Ministries
Rev. Delton T. Boyd, Pastor Asst. Pastors: Rev. M. Turner & Rev. D. Jones 711 E. Camp Wisdom Rd. • Duncanville, TX 75139 (972) 291-5416
5023 Wadsworth Dallas, Texas Church 214-372-0280
Metropolitan Tabernacle Baptist Church
Rose of Sharon
Rev. Dr. W.C. Champion
6060 No. Central Expwy. 5th Floor Dallas, Texas Phone: (903) 413-9564 Website: www.gospellighthouseministries.com
2025 W. Wheatland Rd • Dallas, Texas 75232 Phone: (972) 224-5000 www.newcovenantdallas.org
Rev. C.L. Taylor
Dallas District Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Presiding Elder Dallas/Ft. Worth Region Christian Methodist Episcopal Church 1616 East Illinois Ave Dallas, Texas 75216 Ph. (214) 372-9505
Gospel Lighthouse Bible Church
New Covenant Christian Fellowship Church
Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church
9:30 am Sunday School
Early Morning Worship....7:45 A.M. Sunday School....9:30 A.M. New Member Orientation ... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship .....10:40 A.M. Mon. Family Bible Study....7:15 A.M.
1718 FARGO STREET DALLAS, TEXAS 75223 214-826-3280 CHURCH SCHOOL - 8:45 AM MORNING WORSHIP - 10:00 AM *HOLY BAPTISM & COMMUNION (1ST SUNDAY)
Sunday Worship 8:00 am Mid-week Service (Day & Time)(Prayer Mtg. / Bible Study): Tuesday 7:00 pm, Biblical Training, Friday, 7:00 pm, Bible Study Becoming All Things to All Men, 1 Corinthians 9: 20 – 22
Primitive Baptist Church
3132 Lagow
2251 El Paso Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 972-647-1445 9:00 am Sunday School Morning Worship 8 & 10:30 am 7 pm midweek
Rev. A. L. Banks
Union Hope Institutional
Riverside Baptist Church
10:45 Sunday am Worship
214-376-9774
Living Testimony Baptist Church
Baptist Church 2316 So. Denley Dr. Dallas, TX 75216 214-376-5970
Sunday School 9:30 am Morning Worship 11 am Bible Study - Wed- 7 pm
GRIGGS CHAPEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday School 8 am Morning Worship 10 am Greater El Bethel Missionary Baptist Church 1130 E. 9th St. Dallas, Texas 75203 (214) 946-9701 8:00 am Early Service 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship Service
Rev. B.L. Horn
Dr. William McNealy
Carter Temple CME Church
Pastor W.J. Atkins
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2503 Crossman Avenue Dallas, Texas 75212 Church: 214-747-0752 10:00 am - Sunday School 11:00 am - Sun. Morning Worship 7:00 pm - Midweek Worship Pastor Willie L. McDaniels “His Grace Is Sufficient”
January 15, 2010
Faith Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church 4205 Robinson Road/P.O. Box 540515 Grand Prairie, Texas 75054 972-642-9125
Sunday Church School.................. 9:00 am Morning Worship........................10:30 am Tues. Bible Class..............................6:00 pm Prayer Service..............................7:00 pm Mission Study Classes...................7:45 pm Rev. Stanley E. Smith
2210 Pine Street Dallas, Texas 75212 214-421-4119 Sunday School 9:30 am Morning Worship 10:45 am
Rev. Joe Patterson New Leaf Missionary Baptist Church
Rev. R. O. Moffett
Divine Inspiration Missionary Baptist Church
6000 Singing Hills Dr. Dallas, Texas 75241 214-374-6631 Morning Worship 8:00 am & 10:15 am Sunday School........................9:00 am Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday ......6:00 pm Rev. C. J. R. Phillips Jr.
39727 LBJ Freeway Dallas, Texas 75237 972-572-FGHT (3448) 24 HOUR PRAYER LINE: 972-223-9898 Sunday School..........................9:45 am Sunday Morning Worship.............11:00 am Sunday Evening Worship................7:30 pm Tuesday..& Saturday........................8:00 pm visit our website www.fullgospelholytemple.org
Rev. Wendell Blair, Sr.
True Gospel Ministries
Come worship with us, A minstry of caring
Crest View Ministry of “Hope”
Restoring lives and giving hope to the “hopeless”
1430 N. Polk Street Desoto, Texas 75115 Ph: (469) 567-1602 Early Morning Worship - 8:00 am Sunday School - 9:45 am Morning Worship - 10:45 am Wed. Hour of Bible Study - 7:30 pm
Apostle Lobias Murray
New Mt. Calvary Baptist Church 3317 Morris Street • Dallas, TX 75212 214-638-0918 • www.nmtcalvary.org
Rev. Christopher T. Willis, Sr.
Pastor Michael and Sherry Perkins
“Come, taste and see that the Lord is good.” Psalms 34:8
Sunday School: 10:00 am Morning Worship: 11:00 am
1101 Sabine • Dallas, Texas 75203 Church: 214-943-8295 Fax: 214-942-2023 Pastor: 214-942-7474 Website: www.goldengatembc.org
Sunday School: 9:00 am Morning Worship: 10:30 am
Rev. Kedric L. McKnight Senior Pastor
Myrtis Robinson, Pastor
2949 E. Kiest Blvd Suite J Dallas, TX 75206 Church: 214-946-2989
Golden Gate Missionary Baptist Church
Wednesday ~ 7:00 Hour of Power (Bible Study, 1st & 3rd Wed.) D.I.V.A.S. (Women’s Ministry, 2nd & 4th Wed.) M.S.G. (Men’s Mnistry, 2nd & 4th Wed.)
Sunday School……10:30 a.m. Morning Worship……12:45 p.m. Wed. & Fri. Services……8:00 p.m. “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Romans 10:17
New Restoration Church
Tuesday Generation Exchange (Youth/Children Happy Hour) ~ 6:45 p.m.
Services
10345 Webb Chapel Road Dallas, Texas 75229 214-351-6510 Sunday School....................... .9:00 am Sunday Morning Worship.......10:15 am Prayer Meeting.....................7:00 pm Bible Study...........................7:30 pm BTU (youth) Thursday............. 7:00 pm Dr. M. L. Curry, Pastor
1734 Idaho St. • Dallas, Texas 75216 Church: 214-942-0997 Residence: 972-225-6997
4122 Kilgore St. Dallas, TX 75212 214-630-3195 • 972-274-9911 Sunday Morning Service - 11:15 am Wed. Night Bible Study - 7:00 pm Saturday hour of Prayer - 10:00 E-mail - fallsfamily@prodigy.net Supt. & Mrs. Howard E. Falls, Sr.
“Christ-Centered, Faith-Driven, Holy Living”
Rev. Wade J. Simmons Pastor
The House of Refuge Full Gospel Church
Bibleway Church of God in Christ
Sunday Church School ~ 9:00 a.m. Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m. New Member Orientation ~ 1:30 p.m.
7407 Fox Crossing Court Dallas, Texas 75232 972-224-0271
January 15, 2010
4325 W. Ledbetter Drive Dallas, Texas 75223 Church: (214) 337-1713 Sunday School … 9:00 a.m. Morning Worship … 10:30 a.m. Baptist Training Union …. 6:15 p.m.
New St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church
God’s “Exciting” Cathedral of Praise Baptist Church
1734 E. Ann Arbor Ave. Dallas, Texas 75216 214-371-1349 214-371-0100 (Fax) Formally True Gospel MBC Sunday School...8:45 am Morning Worship Service...10:30 am Last Tuesday in each month Word Explosion – 7:30 PM 2nd & 3rd Tuesdays – Bible Study 4th Saturday - Evangelism Outreach Rev. Calvin Ray Washington
Sunday Service......11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Class........7:30 p.m.
Rev. R. E. Price
344 E. Saner Dallas, Texas 75216 Ph: 214-946-9262 Sunday School............................ 9:15 am Sunday Morning Worship.............10:30 am Tues. Bible Band/Brotherhood Youth7:30 pm Thursday Prayer............................7:30 pm *Every Saturday “Bible Speaks” broadcast on 1040 AM radio at 3:45 pm Eld. Robert L. Ashberry
Full Gospel Holy Temple Church
New True Vine of Holiness Missionary Baptist Church 6728 Altaire Street Dallas, Texas 214-375-6504 Sunday School - 9:15 am Morning Worship - 10:35 am Evening Worship 7:30 pm A Church Where The Bible is Our Guide
9550 Shepherd Road Dallas, Texas 75243 Ph: 214-341-6459 Early Morning Worship................. 7:30 am Sunday School..............................9:00 am Sunday Morn. Worship................10:30 pm Bible Class..................................6:00 pm Prayer and Bible Study...................7:45 am
St. Phillips Missionary Baptist Church
Greater New Zion Baptist Church
“Turning over a new leaf” 5044 Veterans Drive Dallas, Texas 75241 214-372-3200 (Church) Sunday School 9:45 am Morning Worship 11:00 am 1st Sunday Lord’s Supper 6:00 pm Wednesday Evening Prayer Meeting 7:00 pm
Steven Temple C.O.G.I.C.
New Mount Zion Baptist Church
Rev. Vincent Parker, Pastor
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Rev. B. R. Williams
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Outreach Missionary Baptist Church ( Full Gospel Church ) 1431 Hudspeth Avenue • Dallas, Texas 75216 (214) 372-5717 (214) 372-5717 Fax Website: www.ombc.elcoutreachministriesinc.com Sunday School Time: 9:45 AM • Services: (Su/Sa): 11:00 AM Mid-week Service (Day & Time)(Prayer Mtg. / Bible Study): Wednesday Night 7:00 p.m. Mission / Prayer Service. Saturday T.B.A. Choir Rehearsal, Youth Activities.
Scripture, Motto, Etc.) Romans 8:28 And we all know that all things work together for the good of them that love God, and are called according to his purpose.
Pastor E.L. Carroll Sr.
1323 S. Ewing Dallas, Texas 75216 214-942-4643 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 7 - 8 Wednesday Bible Study
1711 Reynoldston Lane Dallas, Texas 75232 Church Phone: 214-339-9554 Fax: 214-337-7626
Rev. Lee Craig
Rev. J. J. Raven
6332 Bonnie view Rd. Dallas, Texas 75241 214-225-2703 9:30 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship
Ch: 214-371-7026
Rev. Shank Robinson
1519 Denley Drive Dallas, Texas 75216 214-941-5224 9:30 am Sunday School 10:45 am Worship
Early Morning Worship........8:00 a.m. Sunday School........9:30 a.m. Morning Worship............10:30 a.m. Children’s Church 1st, 2nd, 4th Sunday.10:30 a.m.
Bishop Harold Edwards
Greater Shiloh Baptist Church 4010 Sunnyvale Street Dallas, Texas 75216 • 214-371-2262 Sunday School .......9:00 am Morning Worship...11:00 am BTU .......................6:00 am Wed. Prayer & Teaching ... 7:00 pm Saturday Outreach 10:00 am Rev. S. L. Johnson
2600 S. MARSALIS
P 214-375-4876 - F 214-375-1920
Rev. Bertrain Bailey
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Rev. Steven C. Jones
1111 E. Ledbetter Dallas, Texas 75241 214-372-4411 9:45 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship
Rev. Cecil Proctor
7905 Hume Dallas, Texas 75227 Apostle Aaron J. Calhoun Sr. Pastor & Founder
2200 S. Marsalis Dallas, Texas 75216 Sunday School..............................7:30 am Sunday Morning Worship............10:00 am Tuesday Bible Band.......................7:30 am Friday Pastoral Teaching................7:30 pm Sunday Radio Broadcast...............8:30 am “Come Worship at the Home of The Saints”
Bishop J. Neaul Haynes
Sunday Services: Intercessory Prayer..........7:30-8:10 am Early Worship.........................8:00 am Church School........................9:30 am Morning Worship..................10:50 am NBC.......................................6:00 pm
Dr. S.C. Nash, Pastor
Third Avenue Missionary Baptist Church “The Church With the 20/20 Vision”
Dr. H.E. Anderson, Sr.,
Calvary-Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church 4703 Sunnyvale St. • Dallas, Texas 75216 Church Phone: 214-371-3581 Sunday School.......9:30 a.m. Morning Worship.....11:00 a.m. Wednesday…………12 Noon – 3:30 p.m. The Lord’s Table Feeding the Seniors and the Homeless 7:00 p.m. Prayer • 7:30 p.m. Bible Study
Darrell W. Pryor, Pastor
3700 Simpson Stewart Road Dallas, Texas 75241 972-225-1704
“The Exciting” Singing Hills Baptist Church 6550 Houston School Road Dallas, Texas 75241 Phone: 214-375-5952 Early Worship ................8:00 am Sunday School....................9:30 am Morning Worship..............10:45 am Wed. Night Breakthrough....7:00 pm
Church: 214-275-4989 Mount Tabor Baptist Church
Saintsville Church of God and Christ
Rev. Paul E. Walker
e-mail: revscj@swbell.net
New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church
2831 N. Masters Drive • Dallas, Texas 75227 972-285-9750 Office • 214-293-0162 Cell
4360 Kollock Dr. Dallas, TX 75216 214-375-5190 Fax: 214-372-1620
ST. JOHN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 9:30AM SUNDAY SCHOOL 11:00AM WORSHIP SERVICE
Rev. Lelious Johnson, Pastor
House of Refuge and Deliverance Church of the Living God
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
Sunday School.......9:30 AM Morning Worship............ 11:00 AM
Tuesday Bible Study................7:30 p.m. Prayer & Praise Family Night............7:00 p.m.
Sunday Morning Prayer...................9:00 am Sunday School...............................9:30 am Sunday Morning Service...............11:00 am Monday Prayer Service...................7:00 pm Wednesday Bible Study..................7:00 am
Office: 214-375-0062
Sunday School: 9:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:45 am Tuesday Bible Sudy: 7:30 pm
Neighborhood House of Prayer
1600 Pear Street Dallas, Texas 75215 Ph: 214-421-3741 Fax: 214-421-3926
Church Of The Living God
Rev. Chris J. Evans
“Church of Love” 4807 BurnsideDallas, Texas 75216
St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church
Dr. Aaron Phillips
Sunday School: 9 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m. Mid-Week Service: 7: 30 p.m. Transportation Available!!
Greater Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church
Denley Drive Missionary Baptist Church
3711 Biglow • Dallas, Texas 214-374-5485 9:00 am Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 7:00 pm Wed. Bible Study/Worship
“Where we walk by faith, not by sight, joyfully doing the Lord’s work serving the community,” II Cor 5: 7
New Unity Baptist Church
Greater Progressive Baptist Church 1966 Life Street Dallas, Texas 75212 214-630-8637 10:45 am Worship 9:45 am Sunday School
Metropolitan Baptist Church
Ewing Avenue Baptist Church
Rev. Joe Moore, Pastor
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2408 Hatcher Street • Dallas, Texas 75215 Church: 214-428-3695 Sunday School..........................9:15 am Morning Worship.....................10:30 am Wednesday Bible Study............7:00 pm Radio Broadcast: M - F 12:30 pm on KGGR
Rev. Michael D. Pryor
Totally Committed Progressive 2403 Harlandale Dr. Dallas, TX 75216 Ch 214-374-0977 • C 214-864-0470 Sunday School........ 10:00am Morning Worship........... 11:15am Tues Bible Study............. 8:00pm Thurs Joy Night.............. 8:00pm
PASTOR AND FIRST LADY MCCULLOUGH
January 15, 2010
Shekinah Tabernacle Baptist Church
Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church
2109 Beckley • Dallas, TX 214-942-2227 8:30 am Sunday School 10:00 am Worship Service
8015 Blossom Lane Dallas, Texas 75227 214-388-1200
Rev. A. D. Smith
R. L. Washington
Olive Grove Baptist Church Rev. Alfred Stapleton
Carver Heights Baptist Church “A going Church for a Coming Christ” 2510 E. Ledbetter Dallas, Texas 75216 Church: 214-371-2024 Sunday School......9:30 a.m. Morn. Worship...8:00 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. Tues. Noonday Bible Study Wed. Prayer/Bible Study....7:00 p.m.
4416 South Denley Drive Dallas, Texas 75216 Ph: 214-941-4378 9:45 am - Sunday School 10:45 am - Morning Worship Midweek Service: Wednesday – Prayer and Teaching 6:00 p.m.
Rev. W. Hunter
Rev. Daryl Carter, Pastor
Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church 1819 N. Washington Dallas, TX Ph: 214-823-7308 8:00 am First Worship 9:30 am Sunday School 10:45 am Second Worship
Rev. Johnnie R. Bradley
Rev. Frederick D. Haynes III
Rev. Curtis Wallace
January 15, 2010
Rev. Jerome E. McNeil, Jr. Ph D.
Rev. Michael R. Hubbard Sr., Pastor
2837 Prosperity Ave. Dallas, Texas 75216 Ph: (214) 376-2447 8:45 am - Sunday School 10:00 am - Morning Worship 5:00 pm- B.T.U. Dr. T.L. Brown, Pastor
New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church “Where Friendship Is Real & The Ministry Is The Word”
2419 Metropolitan Avenue Dallas, Texas 75215 Church: 214-421-7211 Fax: 214-565-1530 Pastor’s Office: 214-421-8272 Caregiver’s Office: 214-565-1147 www.newfriendshipmissionarybaptistchurch.com
Sunday School....9:15 A.M. Morning Worship .... 11:00 A.M. Mon.-Christian Education...7:00 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting ....7:30 P.M.
Bishop Ray Campbell
5707 Bonnie View Road Dallas, Texas 75241 214-376-5846 8:00 am Early Worship 11:00 am Worship www.bambc.org
Rev. Johnny A. McGee, Pastor
Rev. J. E. Mitchell
Greater Mount Hebron Missionary Baptist Church 2335 56th Street Dallas, Texas 75241
Rev. Carlton Garrett
Church: 214-374-4759 9:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Morning Worship 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm Wed Bible Study Thurs. Night - Choir Rehearsal/Usher 7:00 pm Fri. Men’s Night Out
Mt. Pisgah M.B.C. “THE ROCK” 11611 Webb Chapel Rd. Dallas, Tx. 75229 Worship Services..7:45 & 11 am Sunday School...9:45 am Wed. Bible Study 12 pm & 7 pm Office...972-241-6151 Fax...972-243-5279 Music Ministry...972-241-5985 Prayer Line...972-243-2037
Rev. Fred Conwright
Office Hours... Mon. & Fri...9 am - 3 pm Tues., Wed., Thurs...9 am - 6 pm Website...www.dallasmtpisgah.org
Greater Emanuel Baptist Church
Concord Missionary Baptist Church
6808 Pastor Bailey Drive Dallas, Texas 75237 214-331-8522 8:00 am, 10:00 am & 12:00 pm Worship
www.hmbconline.org Sunday Early Worship....8:00 a.m. Morning Worship .... 10:45 p.m. Tuesday Youth Choir...7:00 p.m. Wed. Prayer Meeting .....7:00 p.m Wed. Bible Study Class.....7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. For Prayer: Prayer@hmbconline.org
Bon Air Baptist Church
Lords Missionary Baptist Church 6722 Bexar Street Dallas, Texas 214-428-5459 9:30 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship
Rev. Freddie Cheatum
14120 Noel Road • Dallas, Texas 75240 972-239-1120 Church 972-239-5925 Fax Worship Services 8 & 10:45 am Sunday School 9:45 am Wednesday 12 noon prayer
1000 East Redbird Lane Dallas, Texas 214-371-9228 8:00 & 10:45 am Worship 9:30 Sunday School
• Dallas, Texas 75223
Ph: (214) 823-1018 Fax: (214) 824-3813
Ideal Pentecostal
Friendship West Baptist Church 2020 W. Wheatland Dallas, Texas 75232 972-228-5200 Sun. Morn. Services 8am&10:45am Wed. Bible Study 12 Noon & 7pm
5144 Dolphin Rd.
Ervay Cedar Missionary Baptist Church
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church 1114 Comal Street Dallas, Texas 75203 214-946-3581 8:00 am Early Morning Worship 9:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship Service
2415 Ann Arbor Dallas, Texas 214-374-3639 9:30 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship Temple of Faith Christian Chapel C.M.E. Church
New Greater Emanuel Baptist Church
2554 Ann Arbor Ave. Dallas, Texas 75216 Ph: (214) 376-2873 Sunday School............9:45 am Morning Praise..........11:00 am Children’s Church......11:30 am BTU.............................6:30 pm Mon. Youth Mission ....7:00 pm Tues. Men’s Ministry ....7:00 pm Fri. Singles/Family Ministry 7:30 pm
Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church
Little Friendship Baptist Church
2110 E. 11th St. Dallas, Texas 75203 214-942-0218
Rev. Bryan Carter
9:00 a.m........Sunday School 7:45 a.m. & 10:00 a.m...Morning Worship 6:30 p.m....Wed. Prayer/Bible Study
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Rev. Burley Hudson
Pastor: Rev. Robert Townsend
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New Birth Baptist Church 444 West Ledbetter Dallas, Texas 75224 214-374-0828 Early Morning Worship ........7:50 am Sunday School ....................9:30 am Morning Worship ...............10:30 am Evening Worship ................7:00 p.m.
Rev. George Pryor
Beginners Baptist Church 3610 Hancock Dallas, Texas 75210 214-428-2083 Sunday School.....10:00 am Morning Worship.... 11:00 am BTU.......9:30 am
Rev. K.D. Pace
Rev. John Morris, Jr.
Dwayne E. Rodgers, Sr. Pastor
8108 Mask Drive • Dallas, Texas 75241 Phone: (214) 954-7677 or (214) 815-4276 Website: www.newhorizonmbc.net E-mail: revrdr@aol.com Sunday School … 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship … 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Evening Bible Study … 7:30 p.m.
C.C. Robertson
1051 West Wintergreen Rd. Lancaster, Texas 75134 972-227-1400 Sunday School ......................9:45 am Sunday Morning Worship .......9:00 am Sunday Bible Class ................6:30 pm Sunday Night..........................7:30 pm
Community West Baptist Church
6255 Bonnie View Rd. Dallas, Texas 972-225-7381 9:30 am Sunday School 10:45 am Worship
3702 Toronto Dallas, Texas 214-920-2473
Rev. N. C. Sargent Little Flock Baptist Church
Rev. Louis E. Laurent
2651 Gooch Street Dallas, Texas 75241 Church 214-376-0354 Sunday Inter. Prayer.....8 A.M.-9 A.M. Sunday School......9:15-10:50 A.M Sunday Morning Worship... 11:00 A.M. Evening Worship...6:00 P.M.
Rev. Ronald D. Richardson, Pastor
110 N. Aiken • Waxahachie, Texas 75165 Sunday Services: 10:30 am Sunday School: 9:15 am Mid-week Services: Bible Study, 12:00 Noon on Wed; 6:30 pm on Tuesday evening Office/Fax: (972) 923-9490 Rev. Samuel Baker, Pastor
2948 Singleton Blvd. Dallas, Texas 75241 Church: 214-631-2226 Sunday School.....9:30 a.m. Morning Worship.10:45 a.m. Evening Worship...7:00 p.m.
Rev. Michael L. Smith, Pastor
“A Christ Centered Church” 4420 Bonnie View Road Dallas, Texas Church: 214-375-1430 9:45 am - Sunday School 11:00 am - Morning Services 7:00 pm - Mid-week Wed. Services 1st Friday Family Fellowship 7:00 pm www.dchbc.org
Rev. Kedrion Bailey
Greater Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church
Rev. C.C. Boyce
1403 Morrell • Dallas, Texas 75203 214-946-4522 Worship Services Sunday 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM Fullfillment Hour 10:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship Wednesday 6:30 PM Women, Men & Youth Meeting 7:30 PM Bible Study
Dr. David Henderson
New El Bethel Baptist Church 2023 Mouser Street
(214) 946-3584
Rev. J.L. Rainbolt
Early Morning Pentecost ....8:00AM Sunday School.....9:25 AM Mountain top Experience ....11:00 AM Wed. Nite Bible Study........7:00 PM
Dr. Timothy J. Brown, Pastor
Zion Temple Church of God in Christ 4204 Frank Street Dallas, Texas 75210 Ph: (214) 426-5231
Sunday School......9:45 a.m. Morning Worship........11:15 a.m. Y.P.W.W..............6:45 p.m. Elder Glenn Tatum, Sr. Pastor
Last Day Deliverance Revival Church
Joshua Chapel AME Church
Rev. Lee W. Turner, Pastor
Dallas Christian Hope Baptist Church
Open Door Church of God In Christ
705 E. Aimee Street Forney, Texas Sunday School.....9:30 A.M. Morning Worship....10:45 A.M. Wed. Prayer Meeting/Bible Study..7:15 P.M.
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207 Eggar St. Waxahachie, Texas 75165 Church (972) 937-4615 Email: iwturner@prodigy.net Sunday School.....9:30 A.M. Call to Worship.... 10:45 AM Wednesday Prayer Service.... 6:30 p.m. “The Church With The Mind Of Christ”
Redeemer Missionary Baptist Church
Bonnie View Christian Church 4861 Bonnie View at Ledbetter Dallas, Texas 75216 Church 214-376-8514 Sunday School......8:30 A.M Call To Worship... 10:00 A.M. Wed. Prayer Service & Bible Class..7:30 P.M.
Faithful Missionary Baptist Church
E-mail: Pastor_Sbaker@sbcglobal.net jcame@ sbcglobal.net Website: www.jcame.org
Pastor David L. & Shirley F. Maxey
Lancaster Full Gospel Holy Temple Church
Bexar Street Baptist Church 2018 S. Marsalis Ave. Dallas, Texas 75216 214-943-3579 Early Morning Worship......8:00 a.m. Sunday School..........9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:45 am
3314 Detonte St. Dallas, Texas 75223 Church 972-823-1962 Email: progressivechurch@swbglobal.net Sunday School.....9:30 A.M. Call to Worship.... 11:00 AM Mission.......6:00 - 7:00 P.M. Bible Study……7:00 - 8:00 P.M. “The Church Where God Is Glorified”
New Horizon Missionary Baptist Church
St. Mark AME Zion Church 2311 E. Illinois Ave. Dallas, TX 75216 214-376-7750 Fax 214-376-2485 stmarkameziondallas.org Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Worship 11 am Prayer Meeting Tues 12 - Wed 6 pm Sat 8 am - Sun 9 am “You Must Be Born Again”
Greater New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Progressive Baptist Church
2847 S. Marsalis Dallas, Texas 75216 Church: 214-948-1301 10:00 am - Sunday School 11:00 am - Sun. Morning Worship 7:30 pm - Sunday Night Worship 8:00 pm -Tues./Thurs. Worship Pastor Howard Durham
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Evening Worship.........8:15p.m.
Eld. Wallace M. Holyfield
Israel Baptist Church 2023 West Davis Street Dallas, Texas 75208 Ph: (214) 942-7535 Sunday School....9:45 A.M. Morning Worship .... 11:00 A.M. Wed Bible Study ...6:30 P.M.
Rev. C.C. Morgan
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Clarence Ford Ford, Clarence, He was born November 20, 1919, and went home to glory on January 10, 2010. He is survived by his wife Rosie Ford, children: Raymond Ford, Melodie Harris, Claudia Jackson, Tammie Ford and Clarence L. Ford. Siblings: 2 sisters and 3 brothers, 10 grandkids & 2 great grandkids. Wake or viewing will be 1/18/10 (time yet to be determined). Funeral service will be Tuesday January 19, 2010 at 12:00 pm at the Singing Hills Funeral Home Chapel, 6221 Houston School Rd. Dallas, TX. Ashford Monique Sneed Sneed, Ashford Monique 32. Ashford Monique Sneed has begun her journey of everlasting life, she passed away January 7, 2010 at the age of 32 in Fort Worth, TX. She was born August 15, 1977 in Dallas, TX to the parents of Lavera Tiel Sneed and Randy Mosley. She is survived by her beautiful daughter, Randy Cotiel Sneed, her sister, Chetney Sneed. Wake-
Thursday, January 14 from 6-7 pm at Golden Gate- 4155 S. R.L. Thornton Frwy. Funeral- Friday, January 15 at 1 pm at St. John Baptist Church, 1701 West Jefferson St., Grand Prairie, TX 75051.To share tributes www.goldengatefuneralhome.com Larry Darnell Loud Loud, Larry Darnell 57. Survived by children, Shekel Loud, Larry Taylor, LaTosha Taylor and Kendrick Taylor, 13 grandchildren, 2 greatgrandchildren, sisters, Maxine, Barbara, Dorothy and Linda, very special friend, Debra Nobles and a host of neices, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends. Wake- Thursday, January 14 from 8:30-9:30 pm at Golden Gate- 4155 S. R.L. Thornton Frwy. Funeral- Friday, January 15 at 11 am at Trinity Park C.O.C.- 3715 Canada Drive. To share tributes www.goldengatefuneralhome.com William Ross Sr. Ross, Sr., William 74. He is preceded in death by Dirk Ross and Kenneth Ross. He is survived by son, William Ross, Jr., daughters, Georgina
Funeral Service is Ross, Kimberly Holmes (Gregory) and Friday, Jan. 15th at 1 Karen Ross, 7 grandchildren, JeBrandon, pm. All services at Dawn, Dewayln, Hartencia, Antwon, Cornerstone Baptist Kendra and Kenyada 9 great-grandchilChurch, 1819 MLK dren, sister, Aline Long and brother, Floyd Blvd., Dallas, TX. In lieu Ross. Viewing- Friday, January 15 from 2-9 of flowers please make pm. Funeral- Saturday, January 16 at 1 pm. donations directly to Both services will be held at Golden Gate4155 S. R.L. Thornton Frwy. To share trib- The Major Funeral Home. utes www.goldengatefuneralAAB TAX SERVICE home.com Willie Ray Alexander Alexander, Willie Ray Alexander, Willie Ray passed away on January 9, 2010. He was born on January 25, 1966 in Dallas, TX. Visitation is Thursday, Jan 14th, 12-6 pm, Wake, 6-8 pm.
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“Ask the Undertaker” I am a fellow Funeral Director, and I look at you as a mentor. I admire Golden Gate Funeral Home business principles. My plans are to one day to own a funeral home. With the economy the way it is, it appears that families are shopping around for the best deal. My question is; do you feel that it is ethical to advertise prices? Dear follow Funeral Director: Thank you for your admiration. I feel it is the duty of Funeral Directors to educate the public on matters concerning our business. With third parties selling funeral merchandise and misrepresenting our intent to provide the public with the best prices and services. I believe we should disclose as much information as possible, and be honest and open when it comes to funeral services. Advertisement with prices is not unethical; it provides the public with decision making power.
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January 15, 2010
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