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Vol. 32 No. 34 • Thurs., Aug. 15, 2013 - Wed., Aug. 21, 2013 • An NCON Publication Serving The Milwaukee Area • 65¢

Williams honored by Lead 2 Change

Lead 2 Change held their 3rd Annual DreamBig event on Friday, August 9, 2013 at the Peck Center located at the Milwaukee County Zoo. More than 500 youth and community members from across the greater Milwaukee area participated in community activities sponsored by Lead2Change. This year the Youth Advisory Council presented the James A. Marks Legacy Award to Venice Williams. Williams established a community garden known as Alice’s Garden located on 20th and Garfield Avenue. This community garden has provided vegetables to many families in the Johnson Park area. Williams also teaches classes on gardening and healthy eating. Williams is pictured with board member Nayran Leazar. Dionne Grayson is the executive director of Lead 2 Change, Inc.

Congratulations to Venice Williams on her award!

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Mount Zion celebrates 94 years in the community Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church completed a historical milestone on May 1, 2013 as one of the first Baptist churches in Milwaukee under the leadership of the late Rev. Winchester Boyd. On Sunday, August 11, 2013, church members and friends celebrated their rich legacy in songs and messages. This year's theme was "Together We Stand, Divided We Fall.” The morning guest speaker was Rev. Dr. Robert T. Wilson, Sr. president of Wisconsin General Baptist State Convention. Rev. Wilson is pictured with his wife, Ernestine, Rev. Albert McFarland, pastor of New Revelation Baptist Church and Rev. Louis E. Sibley III, pastor of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church.

Photo By Lynda Jackson Conyers

Rev. Robert and Sister Bernice Hill celebrate their 31st Pastoral Anniversary

Rev. Robert L. and Sister Bernice Hill celebrated their 31st Anniversary as Pastor and First Lady of Greater Temples of Faith Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. The anniversary theme was: “Oh Lord, thou hast searched me, and knows me. Thou knowest my downsitting and my uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off ” (Psalms 139: 1-2). Pastor Timothy Hughes from Gethsemane Ministry preached the anniversary message. Pictured at left with Pastor Robert and Mrs. Bernice Hill are their daughters: Nicole Watts, Tameka Watts, Jamie Watts, UUcheenah Watts, and Nicole Johnson.

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Congratulations to Rev. and Sister Hill on 31 Years of pastoring!


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