"I have raised him up in Righteousness…”
Reverend Madison J. McRae
THE MAN - THE MESSAGE - THE MINISTRY
The Biography of Reverend Madison J. McRae
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Rev. Karon Walker Seals
Biographer
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"BRING YOUR BIBLE WHERE YOUR BOTTLE USED TO BE."
Reverend Madison J. McRae A Biography
Author
Rev. Karon Walker Seals
CENTER INC.
TABLE OF
FOREWORD : 1,500 WORDS SUMMARY: A PREFACE BY OVERSEER, REV. KARON WALKER SEALS OR A CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF REV. MCRAE, SETTING THE TONE FOR THE BIOGRAPHY AND HIGHLIGHTING HIS SIGNIFICANCE.
INTRODUCTION: :2,000 WORDS SUMMARY: INTRODUCTION TO THE LIFE AND WORK OF REVEREND MADISON J. MCRAE, PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF HIS IMPACT AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS BIOGRAPHY.
EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND : 7,500 WORDS SUMMARY : **BIRTH AND FAMILY:** DETAILS ABOUT HIS BIRTH IN SCOTLAND, GEORGIA, FAMILY BACKGROUND, AND EARLY INFLUENCES.
**CHILDHOOD IN SCOTLAND, GEORGIA:** ANECDOTES AND STORIES FROM HIS FORMATIVE YEARS.
THE CALL TO MINISTRY : 5,000 WORDS SUMMARY **EARLY SPIRITUAL INFLUENCES:** KEY FIGURES AND EXPERIENCES THAT INFLUENCED HIS DECISION TO ENTER THE MINISTRY.
DECISION TO ENTER MINISTRY THE PROCESS AND STRUGGLES HE FACED IN ANSWERING HIS CALLING.
ARRIVAL IN WILMINGTON 10,000 WORDS SUMMARY : **FIRST IMPRESSIONS:** HIS INITIAL EXPERIE NCES UPON ARRIVING IN WILMINGTON.
- **INITIAL CHALLENGES AND TRIUMPHS:** EARLY OBSTACLES AND SUCCESSES IN HIS NEW COMMUNITY.
FOSTER MEMORIAL CHURCH :15,000 WORDS SUMMARY : **EARLY DAYS AND COMMUNITY IMPACT:** HIS INITIAL WORK AND THE IMPACT HE MADE ON THE COMMUNITY.
- **KEY SERMONS AND MESSAGES:** SIGNIFICANT SERMONS AND THEIR MESSAGES.
SCOTT AME ZION CHURCH : 15,000 WORDS SUMMARY : **TRANSITION AND GROWTH:** HIS MOVE TO SCOTT AME ZION CHURCH AND ITS DEVELOPMENT UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP.
- **COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES:** INITIATIVES HE STARTED TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY.
THE CHRIST CENTER: 20,000 WORDS SUMMARY :**VISION AND ESTABLISHMENT:** THE VISION BEHIND FOUNDING
THE CHRIST CENTER AND THE CHALLENGES FACED .*“BRING YOUR BIBLE WHERE YOUR BOTTLE USED TO BE”:** THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS MOTTO AND ITS IMPACT.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND PROGRAMS 30,000 WORDS -
SUMMARY **THANKSGIVING MEALS TRADITION:** THE ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTINUATION OF THE THANKSGIVING MEALS PROGRAM.
- **LOW-COST RENTALS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING:** HIS EFFORTS IN PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
- **CLOTHES CLOSET AND CAR WASHES:** OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS HE INITIATED.
- **BRICKLAYER TRAINING PROGRAM:** THE CREATION AND IMPACT OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LOCAL YOUTH.
CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISM: 20,000 WORDS SUMMARY **ADVOCACY AND LEADERSHIP:** HIS ROLE IN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISM.
- **KEY EVENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS:** MAJOR EVENTS AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
PERSONAL LIFE : 10,000 WORDS SUMMARY **FAMILY AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS:** INSIGHTS INTO HIS FAMILY LIFE AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS..**INTERESTS AND HOBBIES:** HIS INTERESTS OUTSIDE OF HIS MINISTRY.
LEGACY AND IMPACT : 20,000 WORDS SUMMARY **RENAMING OF THATCHER STREET:** THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF RENAMING THATCHER STREET IN HIS HONOR. **REFLECTIONS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS:** TESTIMONIES AND REFLECTIONS FROM THOSE HE IMPACTED.
- **CONTINUING TRADITIONS:** HOW HIS LEGACY AND PROGRAMS CONTINUE TODAY.
INSPIRATIONS AND REFLECTIONS : 10,000 WORDS SUMMARY :**MESSAGES FROM FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES:** PERSONAL MESSAGES FROM THOSE WHO KNEW HIM WELL.
- **PERSONAL REFLECTIONS AND TESTIMONIALS:** VARIOUS REFLECTIONS AND TESTIMONIALS ABOUT HIS LIFE AND WORK.
APPENDICES : 5,000 WORDS SUMMARY : **SERMONS AND WRITINGS OF REV. MCRAE:** A COLLECTION OF NOTABLE SERMONS AND WRITINGS. - **AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:** LIST AND DESCRIPTIONS OF AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS HE RECEIVED.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: 2,000 WORDS SUMMARY :** ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF THOSE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE CREATION OF THIS BIOGRAPHY.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING 2,000 WORDS SUMMARY REFERENCES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING ON RELATED TOPICS.PERSONAL REFLECTIONS AND TESTIMONIALS
APPENDICES
- SERMONS AND WRITINGS OF REV. MCRAE
- AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING**
RENAMING THATCHER STREET HONORS REVEREND MCRAE, A MAN DEDICATED TO SERVING OTHERS AND UPLIFTING HIS COMMUNITY. HIS LEGACY INSPIRES CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, SHOWCASING THE IMPACT ONE PERSON CAN HAVE. AS PEOPLE WALK ALONG REV. MADISON J. MCRAE WAY, THEY'LL REMEMBER HOW HE TRANSFORMED A BAR INTO A CHURCH AND A STRUGGLING COMMUNITY INTO A THRIVING ONE. THROUGH HIS ACTIONS AND THIS STREET NAME, REVEREND MCRAE'S SPIRIT OF SERVICE AND COMPASSION CONTINUES TO INSPIRE.
Reverend Madison J.McRae Founder
CHRIST CENTER INC.
Rev. McRae’s contribution to the city went beyond spiritual guidance. He transformed the site of a neighborhood nusiance bar, LeRoy’s Bar, at the corner of Thatcher Street and Vandever Avenue into a House of Worship – the Christ Center Inc.
CHRIST CENTER INC’s original motto:
“Bring
Rev. McRae’s
IT'S A FACT
The State of Delaware has the highest number of Incarcerated Women in the Civilized World.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Reverend Karon Walker Seals
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