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HARTFORD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH
A BRIEF HISTORY
Hartford Memorial Baptist Church celebrates 97 years of loving God and serving the world community.
The Rev. Edgar Wendell Edwards served as founding pastor from 1917 to 1920 when he relocated to
Chicago. After a diligent search, the Church called the Rev. Charles A. Hill Sr., assistant to the Rev. Robert
L. Bradby Sr., of Detroit’s historic Second Baptist Church. Installed as pastor in November of 1920, he
served for 48 years until his retirement on his 75 th Birthday, April 28, 1968. During his progressive
pastorate, Dr. Hill built new church facilities on the corner of Hartford and Milford and subsequently, a
community and recreation facility. He was a strong supporter of organized labor; UAW Ford Local 600 was
organized at Hartford Church. An outspoken champion of civil rights in the difficult days before the Civil
Rights Movement, Dr. Hill was at the forefront of the struggle for equality in the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s. He
was one of the first Blacks to run for the Detroit City Council. Courageously, he opened the Hartford pulpit
to such nonconformists as W.E.B. DuBois and Paul Robeson.
On April 6, 1969, Hartford gleefully received its son, Charles Gilchrist Adams, as pastor of the church in
which he had been reared, indoctrinated, baptized, licensed, ordained and married. At that time, Dr. Adams,
an honors graduate of the University of Michigan and Harvard Divinity School, had just begun his seventh
year as pastor of the historic Concord Baptist Church in Boston, New England’s largest African American
congregation. Having burned the old mortgage in 1971, Dr. Adams led Hartford into the current James
Couzens’ facilities on April 10, 1977; under his strong and vigorous leadership, this mortgage was burned in
1983, nine years ahead of time. With an ever increasing church family, Hartford has become one of the
largest church congregations in Detroit. Widely known for its music ministry, Hartford boasts of the largest
pipe organ built by a Black church. Choir loft expansions, upgraded audio/video equipment and redesigned
lighting in the Sanctuary are only part of the ongoing renovations.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2014
Dr. Adams’ vision of community outreach led to the establishment of The AGAPE (LOVE) HOUSE for
charitable and community ministries. Formerly housed in properties purchased across the freeway on James
Couzens, The AGAPE HOUSE, now temporarily located in the Church, continues to offer needed social
services that include the Daily Senior Citizens’ Program, Hunger Task Force, Bookstore, Taping Ministry,
Scholarship and College Preparation Programs, Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous.
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
YOUTH SUNDAY
Hartford has purchased commercial real estate along Seven Mile Road, supporting the establishment of fast
food restaurants, such as McDonald’s, Long John Silver and Kentucky Fried Chicken and other businesses.
A Super Kmart was built on church property and employed hundreds of local residents. Today, on the same
church property, Home Depot continues to provide employment and a tax base for the city and state. On
other church properties, Hartford has established the Head Start Agency, a Tutorial Program and the
Hartford Institute for Biblical Studies.
Recently, Hartford, under the leadership of Dr. Adams, purchased 5.5 acres of land located on the former
Meyers Road campus of Lewis College of Business. The design and plans are in progress for the utilization
of this site for Vision ‘007, Dr. Adams’ and Hartford’s greatly expanded vision for community outreach —
an assisted living complex, gymnasiums for seniors and youth, a performing arts auditorium and health
facilities and The AGAPE HOUSE programs.
In 2007, Dr. Adams was selected as the first professor of the Practice of Ethics and of Ministry at Harvard
University. His full teaching schedule at Harvard has not prevented his weekly delivery of soul-saving
sermons at Hartford. Assisting him is his son, the Rev. Charles Christian Adams, who was unanimously
appointed as Hartford’s first Presiding Pastor, thus continuing the Adams’ pulpit legacy. We celebrate and
praise God for the ever expanding ministry of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church.
“For Hartford is the Place to Be!”
Dr. Charles G. Adams, Pastor
Rev. Charles C. Adams, Presiding Pastor
Rev. Lurecie M. Stokes, Minister of Pastoral Care
Rev. Kevin N. Taylor, Minister of General Ministry
Website: hmbcdetroit.org
Streaming Live at 11:00 AM
Church Building
WIFI Access Code: hartford
Sunday’s Broadcast
will be aired at 7:00 PM
on 1340 AM
Gospel Radio
18700 James Couzens Highway— Detroit, Michigan 48235 — 313-861-1300/Church —313-861-1285/Office
SERVING TODAY
LOOKING AHEAD
The following readings used on the First Sunday After Christmas are: Isaiah
61:10—62:3; Psalm 148; Galatians 4:4-7; and, Luke 2:22-40.
In Jesus Christ, God has done a new thing, but our texts for this Sunday offer us
two important reminders. First, what God has done in Jesus is a fulfillment of and
not a departure from God’s work in the past. Luke portrays a young Jesus being
reared according to the law of Moses, and Paul concurs in Galatians 4; Jesus was
born of woman, under the law. Second, God’s act of redemption is still in process
(Isaiah 61) and calls for a response of obedience and thanksgiving (Psalm 148).
This Sunday is after Christmas, but it is also before Epiphany.
Isaiah 61:10—62:3. Por tions of this lection wer e also par t of the Old
Testament reading for the Third Sunday of Advent. The fact that the passage
stresses salvation as already partially realized as well as anticipated makes it appropriate for an Advent
reading. As a post-Christmas reading, its emphasis on the experience of salvation, its interest in the nations,
and its focus of Zion make it appropriate as a text that looks forward to Epiphany.
The prophet declares in 62:1-3, we encounter the prophet as intercessor before God on behalf of the people.
Although the character of the prophetic office tended to stress the prophet as one who spoke for God and
addressed Israel, the prophet also spoke for Israel and addressed God. In this second function, the prophet was
the people’s representative before, and intercessor with, God.
Psalm 148. Psalms 146—150 constitute a small collection of hymns of praise. All begin and conclude with
the cultic shout “Hallelujah” that calls upon the community to “Praise Yahweh,” “Praise the Lord.”
The psalm is an exuberant summons for the whole of creation to join in shouting out and celebrating the name
and glory of Yahweh. Practically no aspect of creation is omitted in the call to praise: angel, heavenly hosts,
sun and moon, shining stars, highest heavens, waters above the heavens, sea monsters and all deeps, fire and
hail, snow and frost, stormy wind, mountains and hills, fruit trees, and all cedars, wild animals and all cattle,
creeping things and flying birds, kings, princes, rulers, young men and women, old and young. What a chorus!
Luke 2: 22-40. Whether the Sunday after Chr istmas is a significant time or mer ely the occasion for
picking up the twelve baskets of fragments depends very much on the minister. If the minister understands that
the congregation does not always have to be at high tide but may experience ebb and flow in godd health, then
this Sunday can be anticipated as an important time for preaching. In fact, just as many welcome meat and
potatoes after surfeiting on holiday goodies, so might a solid offering from the pulpit be warmly received. We
are indebted to Luke for a text that speaks to us after shepherds, angels, and heavenly hosts are gone. Mary
and Joseph have a son to rear, religious obligations to keep, and a trip back to Nazareth to make. Sounds
familiar enough.
Love ya,
GODS GIFTED HOST (GGH)
AND CHERUBIC CHOIR
Dr. Joanne Clark
Minister of Pipe Organ / GGH Director
Dr. Gale Kramer, Guest Organist – 11:00 AM
Rev. Amani Henry
GGH Director & Hammond Organ
Deirdre Thompson
Cherubic Choir Director & Piano
Derek Washington
Bass
Arthur Reed
Drums
USHERS:
Youth Usher Ministry
IZANDLA
INTERPRETERS:
Reichelle Tucker **
John Harvey
Nina White
** Interpreting Sermon
MINISTERS ANOINTING
TEAM:
Natalie Cherry, Captain
Ann Allen
Derek Arnold
Edie Berry
Paulette Bronner
Ronnie Davis
Jonathan Griffin
Denise Henderson
Connie Jackson
Nathaniel Lewis
Carla Mackey
Lionel Scott
Kevin Taylor
Charles Turner
DEACONESSES
Angeline Brown, On Duty
Eula Carter, Team Leader
Donna Bradley, 1st Asst.
Lannie Davis, 2nd Asst.
Verna Brocks
Fannie T. Brown
Sybil Davis
Odell Garrett
Bernice Green
Clarice Hampton
Anita L. Johnson
Donna Johnson
Janice McCrary
Mary Ann Robinson
Cynthia Saunders
Darlene Spivey-Smith
Pearl Stokes
Phyllis Turner
DEACONS:
Thomas Williams, Chairman
Greg Washington, On Duty
David L. Ward, Capt.
Raven Cannon, Co-Capt.
Terri Asbell
Varrie E. Bryant
Annie Bush
Janice Bush
Michael Fleming
Tamika Gaines
LaMont D. Hampton
Thomas Houghton
James Johnson
Connie McCoy
William Moncrief
John Moore
Marie Mosley
Washington Porter
Yolanda M. Shepard
Matthew Smith
Odessia M. Spruill
Jeffrey Steele
James Taylor
Patricia Taylor
Gary Teasley
Terrell Turner
TRUSTEES:
Virgil Young Sr., Capt.
Sylvia Ross-Sherrill, Co-Capt.
Rosalind Simmons, Co-Capt.
Marseille Arbuckle
Patricia Brewer *
Audrey LaSalle Brown
Dorothy Cleveland
J.C. Douglas
Daryl Duncan
Raymond Flowers
Jerome Gibbs
Vickie Hall
Cynthia Harris
Kathy Hemingway
Schylbea J. Hopkins
Debra Butler Jackson
Darnell Jackson
Anita Moncrease
Wesley Norris
Joyce Parks
Halmond Pringle
Ronald Spears
Frank Taylor
Ola Taylor
Eleisha Teasley *
Linda Tinsley
George Turner
Vonzie Whitlow
James A. Womble Jr.
* Consultative Trustees
NURSES:
Lydia Douglas
Rebecca Hayes
Gloria Howard
Betty Mapp
Janice McCrary
Pam Parker
Joe Thomas
Regina Thomas
CHURCH CLERKS
Donna Lewis, Vice Clerk
Deborah Moncrease Allen
Sharon Jones
Denise Lewis-Madlock
Eleanor Spears
Venetta Watt-Tucker
June Williams
ANNOUNCEMENT CLERKS
7:30 AM
Kamil Williams
11:00 AM
Camiyiah & Nicholas Graham
SPEARS-WATSON
BOOKSTORE
Cherokee Cole
Nora Sharpley
Ron Spears
Dolores Spencer
Andrea Whitfield
GREETERS
7:30 AM
Terry Graves
Ruby V. Jones
Kim Paige
Roosevelt Paige Jr.
Bruce Perry
Lamar Reed
Lydia Smith
Mabel Smith
Virginia Tate
Phoebe Vanderburg
11:00 AM
Kim Gause
Alexis Kerr
Lavern Lawson
Sonia Norfleet-Johnson
Dana Smith
JaKayla Kerr-Vanhorn
Jalaya Word
CHURCH OFFICE—HARTFORD INSTITUTE BUILDING
18900 James Couzens Highway—Detroit, Michigan 48235
Administrative Offices—9:00 AM—5:00 PM Monday thru Friday
313-861-1285 / 313-861-1300 — Fax 313-861-0265
SPEARS-WATSON BOOKSTORE
Open Sundays—between and after Services / Tuesday 4:00 PM—8:00 PM / Wednesday 12 Noon—8:00 PM.
313-864-3404
HARTFORD AGAPE HOUSE
18700 James Couzens Highway—Detroit, Michigan 48235
313-861-1200 — Fax 313-861-7896
Hunger Task Force & Free Shop Mission….. 313-861-1202
CGA
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The Staff Minister on call is Rev. Kevin Taylor. He can be contacted for any emergencies or urgent matters
313-861-1285 or 313-475-0316 — Email: [email protected]
NOMINEES FOR OFFICERS AND LEADERS FOR 2015
HARTFORD LITURGICAL DANCE
MINISTRY
Bridget McDonald
Penelope G. Brooks, Artistic Dir.
HARTFORD HEALTH MINISTRY
Margaret Betts
HARTFORD MEN UNITED
Eugene Kelley II
HARTFORD WOMEN UNITED
Janet L. Gilyard
HARTFORD OPTIMIST
Patricia Dewberry
HARTFORD TRANSITIONAL
OUTREACH MINISTRY
Denise Henderson
HARTFORD PROGRESSIVES
TBA
HARTFORD WEDNESDAY NIGHT
QUILTING SISTERS
TBA
JOSHUA MINISTRY
Kamil Williams
LADIES AID MINISTRY
Lynelle Doyle
NURSES MINISTRY
Regina Thomas
PASTOR’S COURTESY MINISTRY
Artelia Griggs
R.E.A.C.H.
TBA
COLLEGE CHRISTIAN
FELLOWSHIP
Earlinda Albritton
Jonathan Kirkland
SCHOLARSHIP MINISTRY
Georgia Daniel
BOY SCOUTS
Omari Sankofa, Scout Master
SINGLES’ MINISTRY
Jeffrey Steele
CUB SCOUTS
Eileen Gordon-King
SOCIAL JUSTICE MINISTRY
Edith Worthy
GIRL SCOUTS
Robbie Price-Marshall, Liaison
SOCIAL SERVICE MINISTRY
Cynthia Reynolds
GOD’S GIFTED HOST CHOIR
PARENT MINISTRY
Lisa Taylor, Co Advisor
Candee Siebert- Smith, Co-Advisor
SPECIAL NEEDS MINISTRY
Lurecie Stokes
Delores Brown
STEPHEN MINISTRY
Lurecie Stokes, Co-Director
Curtis Kilpatrick, Co-Director
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Curtis Kilpatrick, Superintendent
MARRIED COUPLES MINISTRY
Leon & Rhonda Johnson
USHER MINISTRIES
ADULT USHER MINISTRY #1
Jessie Brad
SENIOR USHER MINISTRY #1
Wilbert McDade
SENIOR USHER MINISTRY #2
Nylon Graves
MEDIA ADVISORY MINISTRY
Barbara Herard
JOINT USHER MINISTRY
Deborah Boatner
MISSIONARY MINISTRY
TBA
T.R.U.T.H. MINISTRIES:
ACOLYTES
Victoria Fleming, Advisor
LIONS MINISTRY
Lula Gardfrey
MOTHER’S MINISTRY
Delores M. Brown
NURSERY MINISTRY
Georgia Daniel, Director
CHERUBIC CHOIR PARENT
MINISTRY
Tracey Robinson, Advisor
CHARLES G. ADAMS DRAMA
MINISTRY
Regina Holmes
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JUNIOR DEACONS
TBA
TUTORIAL MINISTRY
Janet Gilyard, Co-Chair
Eleanor Spears, Co-Chair
YOUTH USHER MINISTRY
Beverly Tufts, Advisor
Korzell King, President
HARTFORD AGAPE HOUSE
TBA, Chairperson
Frank Taylor, 1st Vice-Chair
SANCTUARY CELEBRATION
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT — YOUTH SUNDAY
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2014 — 7:30 AM & 11:00 AM
ORDER OF SERVICE
Devotional & Pastoral Advisements
7:30 AM - “Break Forth Into Joy” from Christmas Oratorio –
Prelude
11:00 AM – “Arm, Arm Y e Brave” – Handel
Rev. Robyn D. Moore
Opening Praise Sentences
“O Come, O Come Emmanuel”
Processional Hymn #53
Rev. Robyn D. Moore
Prayer of Invocation
Glory Be To The Father #541
7:30 AM – The Gaines Family /
Advent Candle Lighting Ceremony
11:00 AM – The Sankofa Family
“Silent Night” from A Cello Christmas – Matt Turner
Interlude
Heavenly Cello Students of Ms. Tanya Bennett
Cherubic Choir Sings
Children Sermon
(11:00 AM)
“Canon of Peace” – Pachabel
Anthem
“Go Tell It On The Mountain” – Hutchins
Prayer of Intercession &
Song of Inspiration
Rev. Robyn D. Moore
Welcome To The Visitors
The Tithes & Offertory Period
Luke 6:38; Matthew 6:19-21 (NRSV)
Offertory Sentences
Leader: Give and it will be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over
will be put into your lap.
People: For the measure you give will be the measure you get back.
Leader: Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where
thieves break in and steal.
People: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust consume and where
thieves do not break in and steal.
Unison: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
“Jesus Is The Reason For The Season” – Franklin
Offertory Selection
Rev. Robyn D. Moore
The Prayer of Dedication
“O Come, All Ye Faithful”
Pre-Sermon Hymn #59
Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 148; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:22-40
The Written Word
Preached Word
“THE MEANING OF THESE THINGS”
Pastor Adams
Invitation To Christian Discipleship
“Angels We Have Heard on High”
Hymn of Invitation #54
Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Right Hand of Fellowship
“Angels, from the Realms of Glory”
Recessional Hymn #51
Benediction
7:30 AM – “Canticle of Joy” – Bach
Postlude
11:00 AM – “W e Come in Bright Array” - Handel
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SERMON NOTES
NOMINEES FOR OFFICERS AND LEADERS FOR 2015
Vincent Tucker
Walter D. Tufts
Ronald Turner
Craig Vanderburg
Richard Vaughn
Kenneth E. Watts
Andrea Whitfield
Vonzie Whitlow
Tyra Williams
James Womble
Virgil Young
Consultative Trustees
Mia Bennett
Derek Clark Sr.
Linda Forte
Wanda Morrison
Eric Peterson
Joyce Sutton
Linda Swanson
TRUSTEES EMERITUS
Opralee Beatty
Charles Buie
Dorothy C. Cleveland
Victor Green
Jewell Rutledge
Willie J. Smith
Otho Thurmond
Bessie Wallace
Milton H. Watson
The December Hartford Spirit is now available.
Please take a copy from the rack as you leave Service.
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TRUSTEES HONORARY
Charles E. Allen
Neville Bausley
Tanya Beard
Dave Bing
Linda A. Clark
Christopher D. Coleman
Kenneth Dobson
Gary Dent
Charles H. Harrell
Milton Harrison
Betty Adgers Henderson
Patricia Ann Martin
Comille Moseley
Faye Perkins
Stanley Phillips
Marie Randolph
Thomas Randolph, Jr.
Harold K. Skramstad
Susan C. Skramstad
Melke M. Tadesse
John Washington
Gwen Whitfield
CHURCH TREASURER
George Turner
ASSISTANT CHURCH TREASURER
John A. James
CHURCH CLERK
Maxine Borders
ASSISTANT CHURCH CLERK
Connie Small
COMMUNICATIONS CLERK
Mildred E. Dixon
CHURCH HISTORIAN
Anita Moncrease
HARTFORD MARSHALLS
Marsha Bey
Eunice Moore
NAACP LIAISON
TBA
ALL STATES MINISTRY
Kathonia Steen-Stoutermire
A. F. C. PRAYING AND FASTING
MINISTRY
Barbara McDonald
ATHLETIC MINISTRY
Stanley Clifford, Athletic Director
Basketball Commissioner:
Demarcus Barton
Cheerleading Commissioners:
Brandee Pruitt & Maisha Lindsey
Golf Commissioners:
Michael Fleming
Lawrence T. Mathews, Asst.
Softball Commissioner
Ronald Tindle
BIRTH MONTH COUNCIL
Callie Scott
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BIRTH MONTH MINISTRIES
January
Lyr ic Gr een-Parks
February
Ber nadine Beaumont
March
Ar eesa Ander son
April
Ger aldine Smith
May
Ar tistine Taylor
June
William Agee
July
Kevin Taylor
August
J immy J ohnson
September
Callie Scott
October
Maxine J ohnson
November
Bar bar a Simmons
December
Cassandr a Abr on
CHOIRS
CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Cheryl Anderson
CHERUBIC CHOIR
Jordyn Frazier, Co-President
Connor Robinson, Co-President
CONSOLATION CHOIR
Justine Lofton
GOD’S GIFTED HOST CHOIR
Niko Young
JUBILEE CHORUS
Debra Hicks
MALE CHORUS
Virgil Young
VOICES OF TOTAL PRAISE
Maurice Anderson
DEAF MINISTRY-IZANDELA
Patricia Williams, Interim
HARAMBEE
Gwendolyn Bush
HARTFORD BAZAAR
Teri Anderson, Co-Chair
Kiara Anderson-Williams, Co-Chair
HARTFORD INSTITUTE OF
BIBLICAL STUDIES
LaVerne Bostic
HARTFORD BUSINESS MINISTRY
John Bradley
HARTFORD GREETERS
Carol Anderson
NOMINEES FOR OFFICERS AND LEADERS FOR 2015
DEACONESS BOARD MINISTRY
Angeline Brown, Chairperson
Ernestine Mosley, Honorary Chair
Clara Austin
Donna Bradley
Verna Brocks
Fannie T. Brown
Daisy Bryant-Aaron, Honorary
Jacquelynn Carter
Eulah Carter
Kathryn Cotton
Lannie Davis
Sybil Davis
Marjorie Dickson
JoAnn Drake-Gambrell
Nora S. Ferguson
Odell Garrett
Bernice Green
Essie Hamlin
Karen Hammons
Clarise L. Hampton
Linda Hathorne
Bernice Hood
Donna Johnson
Nellie Johnson, Honorary
Carnell Jones
Emily Kilpatrick
Jackie Lurry
Dorothy Marbury
Sheryl Massenberg
Janice McCrary
Rochelle Mitchell
Gwen Moore
Lurine Moncrease
Donna Northern
Cora Pearson
Jacqueline Poole
Evelyn Price
Mary Ann Robinson
Emma Russ
Cynthia Saunders
Darlene Spivey-Smith
Gloria Taylor
Phyllis Turner
Frances Vereen-Walker
Dorothy Ward
Karen Washington, Honorary
Paula Watkins
Mary Watt
Dorothy Welch
Carol Williams
Shirley Woods
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINISTRY
Statutory Trustees
Frank M. Clark, Chairman
Frank Taylor, 1st Vice-Chair
Mark White, 2nd Vice-Chair
William G. Anderson
Gregory Gaskin
Cynthia Harris
John A. James
Jethro Joseph
George Turner, Treasurer
Ecclesiastical Trustees
Brian Albritton
Marsialle Arbuckle
Madge Anderson
Janice Ashford
Vincent Ball
Carolyn Barden
Margaret Betts
Maxine Borders
Clarence Bradfield
Patricia A. Brewer
Vicki Brockman-Hall
Audrey LaSalle Brown
Debra Butler-Jackson
Vivian L. Carpenter
Florasine Clark
Dorothy Cocroft
Helen Sandra Cook
Vivian Cook
Karen D. Cross
Melvin Cross
Georgia Daniel
Edward Darnell
Mildred E. Dixon
Joann Drake-Gambrell
J.C. Douglas
Daryl Duncan
Devin Durrell
Ida Coleman Estell
Harold Farrow
Dexter Lee Fields
Raymond Flowers
Lula Gardfrey
Jerome Gibbs
Reva Gibson
Derrick Glass
Ronald E. Goldsberry
John Greene
Rosalind Griffin
Licia L. Harper
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Kathy Hemingway
Roosevelt Henderson
Brendt Hill
Schylbea Jean Hopkins
Candice T. Howard
Harold Howard
Paul Hubbard
Charmaine Johnson
Kevin Johnson
Edward Jones
LaRue Jones
Darnell Kaigler, Sr.
William Kanardy
Evorn Kendrich
Diana Kennedy
David Kern
Marcus Latimer
Larry Latimore
Hennie Majors
Andrew G. McLemore
Creflo Mims
Anita V. Moncrease
Vicki Morton
Shirley Y. Myrick
Wesley Norris
Bert Overstreet, Jr.
Joyce Parks
Margaret Patterson-Bailey
William Pickard
Halmond Pringle
Carolyn A. Rawlings
Roy Roberts
Vanessa Rose
Sylvia Ross-Sherrill
Sandra Rowe
Jeanette Sailor
Janet Sangster
Callie Scott
John Scott
Felix Seldon
Haywood B. Sharpley
Nora S. Ferguson
Jacqueline Shelton
Rosalind Simmons
Robert Sneed
Ronald Spears
Herbert Strather
Artistine Taylor
Ola Taylor
Eleisha D. Teasley
Linda Tinsley
Pamela Tucker
BEREAVEMENT NOTICES
Please keep in prayer the families who have lost loved ones. We have received the following names:
DECEASED
RELATIVES
LOCATION
DATE
TIME
Keith Thomas
Pixley Funeral
Friday
Barbara Thomas
Home
12/19/2014
Auburn Hills, MI
Varnette Willis
Swanson Funeral
Saturday
Flossie Willis
Home
12/20/2014
806 E. Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI
Deacon Barbara Gates Mt. Zion MBC
Saturday
Angela Thomas
Ecorse, MI
12/20/2014
Zanthia Ford
Ark of Deliverance
Saturday
George Hill
Church
12/20/2014
Detroit, MI
Wendy Little
Bethel AME
Saturday
Hellen Kelly
Church
12/20/2014
Detroit, MI
Ronald P. Bingham
HMBC
Saturday
Ronald W. Bingham
Darryl Bingham
12/20/2014
Barbara Winston
Bethel AME
Saturday
Arrie Louise Favors
Church
12/20/2014
St. Petersburg, FL
Arneda Ball
HMBC
Monday
FH-10:30 AM
Mable Lee Allison
Trustee Vincent Ball
12/22/2014 Svc-11:00 AM
Robert Eddins
Pye Funeral Home
Tuesday
FH-12:00 PM
Martha Eddins
Detroit, MI
12/23/2014 Svc-12:30 PM
Wanda L. Beverly
Arrangements
Marian L Beverly
Incomplete
For additional information on these names and others, please see the notices as posted on the
bulletin board in the north corridor, or call the Church Office.
IN THE HOSPITAL/REHABILITATION CENTERS
HENRY FORD HOSPITAL, DETROIT, MI
Deacon Norris Turner
CHILDREN HOSPITAL, DETROIT, MI
Patricia Mitchell
IMPERIAL HEALTH CENTER, DEARBORN HTS., MI
Louise Hamilton
BORTZ REDFORD GERIATRIC VILLAGE, DETROIT, MI
Ruby Henderson
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, SOUTHFIELD, MI
John B. Conyers
KINDRED HOSPITAL, DETROIT, MI
Minister Tommie Latimer Jr.
HEARTLAND REHAB NORTH EAST, LIVONIA, MI
Jacqueline Davis
WOODWARD HILLS NURSING CENTER,
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI
Trustee Dorothy Cleveland
EVERGREEN HEALTH CTR., SOUTHFIELD, MI
Cleveland Cole Jr.
NOVI MANOR NURSING HOME, NOVI, MI
Florastine Young
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY, the December Birth Month Ministry will be hosting the Fellowship Hour immediately following
the 11:00 AM Service in the Vincent Room. Please join them for delicious treats and fellowship with
members of this ministry and other Hartford members. We look forward to serving you!
Hartford Membership Photographers will be taking individual pictur es in Fellowship
Hall Stage area behind the screen on the Third and Fourth Sundays after the 7:30 AM and
11:00 AM Services. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by and not be included in our
membership publication. Stop by and ask for Delisa.
Get that Midweek Boost! J oin us for “Hour of Power” Ser vice each Wednesday, in the Chapel, at
12:00 Noon to 12:30 PM. Lunch is served after the Service in the Fellowship Hall. Be connected!
Prayer Service: Wednesdays fr om 7:00-8:00 PM, in the Chapel. The Theme for the Month is Patience.
Deacons and Ministers will anoint and offer comforting intercessory prayer. "Prayer is the key, but faith
unlocks the door."
The Cathedral Choir and friends will present excerpts from Handel’s Messiah, TODAY at 4:00 PM. The
annual presentation of this magnificent musical work chronicles the advent, the birth, the life, the death, and
resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. This world renowned oratorio has been performed at Hartford Church
for well over 50 years. The guest conductor is Dr. Robert Harris, former professor at Northwestern
University. There is no admission charge.
The Hartford Singles Ministry will have its monthly meeting Monday, December 22, from 6:30-8:00
PM in the Vincent Room. Join us as we recap 2014 events, and plan for 2015. For further info please
contact Deacon Jeffrey Steele at 860-830-8596, or [email protected].
Did you know that the Members Orientation Class is not just for new members? If it’s been years since you
last attended, never attended or did not complete the series, you are invited to come and learn more about
your Baptist heritage. After which you will be awarded your certificate of completing. Classes meet in the
Chapel at 9:30 AM on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays.
Following the loss of a loved one can be a very difficult time. You may experience all kinds of difficult and
surprising emotions, such as shock, anger and guilt. A Bereavement Support Counseling Group is being held
each 2nd and 4th Monday of each month, in Room 307 at 6:00 PM. Please contact the Church Office to
register at 313-861-1285 x 456, and begin the journey to healing.
PLEASE NOTE!
The Church and the Business Office will be closed
Christmas Day — Thursday, December 25, 2014
and
New Year’s Day — Thursday, January 1, 2015.
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NOMINEES FOR OFFICERS AND LEADERS FOR 2015
THE DIACONATE
Thomas R. Williams, Chairman
Artelia Griggs, 1st Vice Chair
Johnny Northern, 2nd Vice Chair
Veronica Thornton, 3rd Vice Chair
Lawrence T. Mathews, 4th Vice Chair
LaMont D. Hampton, Treasurer
Yolanda Shepard, Secretary
William Z. Agee
Daisy J. Aldridge
Terri A. Asbell
Helen Beckon
Markail E. Bell
Vernita Beverly
Maxine Borders
John D. Bradley
E. Kennedy Brandon
Cornelius Brown
Sheryl Brown
Annie Bush
Janice Bush
Randolph J. Butler
Raven Cannon
Edmon C. Carmichael
Lawrence W. Carter
Remonia Chapman
Patricia A. Clifford
Stanley M. Clifford
Reuben A. Davidson
Keith Davis
Mildred E. Dixon
Carolyn A. Drake
John H. Eley Jr.
Huey Ferguson
Brian C. Flaggs
Michael D. Fleming
Tamika Gaines
John T. Gambrell
Deborah Gaskin
Barbara A. Gates
Janet Gilyard
Geneva Goods
Kevin Hammons
Karen Harlan
Jason H. Harrison Sr.
D. Scott Harrison III
Denise A. Harvey
Larry J. Hathorne
Lee Jamal Helm
Betty Hill
Yaminah A. Hollifield
Harold M. Holmes
Thomas Houghton
Harley Hughey
James Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
Leon J. Johnson Jr.
Dorothy (Dee) Jones
Alexis A. Kerr
Justine Lofton
Curley Lumpkin
Johnnie Carl Lurry
Roderick Marshall
Yvonne W. Mayfield
Constance (Connie) McCoy
Eugene McCrary
Bridget McDonald
Leah M. McKissic
Mary E. McKissic
Clara Medley
David Mitchell
John B. Mitchell
Richard Moncrease Jr.
William A. Moncrief
John Moore
Silas Norman Jr.
Mary Lee Pearson
Kimberly L. Perkins
Lawrence M. Poole
Washington C. Porter
Cary Powell
James C. Price
Brandee S. Pruitt
Lamar Reed
Annette Robinson
Walter Skerritt Jr.
Matthew Smith
Odessia M. Spruill
Jeffery Steele
George Taylor
Patricia A. Taylor
Willie J. Taylor
Gary Teasley
Joseph F. Thomas
Robert Thornton
Beverly Tufts
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Norris G. Turner
Terrell Turner
Phoebe Vanderburg
David L. Ward
G. Wayne Watkins
Robert E. Welch
DEACONS EMERITUS
Lawrence C. Brown
Varrie E. Bryant
Howard Hood
William Hoston
Arthur Jefferson
Bernard Parker
Lamont Price
John B. Robinson
Jack Wade
DEACONS HONORARY
Barbara A. Atkins
Vanessa Brooks-Heard
Roberta Cheatham
Jimmy Christian
Gail Y. Clifford
Carlos Corniffe
William Cummings
Joselyn T. Dowe
Rudy Dowe
Louis Fair, Jr.
Michael C. Hanna
Melvin Harris
Linda Hicks
Myrtice Macon
Derrick Matthews
Charles E. McNair
Richard Moncrease Sr.
Mitchell Moss
Ludie Pearson
Irene Porter
Brian Riley
Greg Washington
Susan Winfield
John Winston
Anthony Womack
DEACONS IN PROCESS
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Joshua Ministry (for adults 18-40) welcomes you to our weekly Thursday Bible Study at 6:15 PM in
the Vincent Room. Join us as Reverend Kevin Taylor leads in Bible study and discussion. Please contact
Kamil Williams at [email protected] so that we can get a headcount for dinner.
Esther Mission Circle 5 thanks the Jubilee Chorus, April Birth month Ministry and other members and
friends who generously contributed to the "New Clothes for Kids Drive". Hartford's total and relative
standing among the other Michigan Progressive Baptist Churches will be announced at a later date. Esther
Circle meets every fourth Saturday at 3:00 PM in the Church and is seeking new members. Lillian Clinton,
Leader.
ATTENTION MARRIED COUPLES: Please plan to attend and participate in our MCM Christmas
Celebration, Friday, December 19, in the Vincent Room from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. We ar e having a
holiday potluck dinner with festive music, fun and fellowship. Please contact Johnny 313-575-5489 or
Donna Northern 313-407-6519 to coordinate the delicious dish you will bring, or to make a $25 donation.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Some ar eas of Detr oit ar e still suffer ing fr om the effects of the summer
flooding. Residents desperately need help. If you would like to help, you may register by visiting
semichiganflood.givegab.com. Please lend your assistance to these residents in their time of need.
REMINDER!
The year is coming to a close.
It is the time to make sure you are achieving your tithes, offering and Capital Campaign goals.
We are available to talk to you. Please contact Diane Jenkins at 313-861-1285 x411.
STEPHEN MINISTRY
“Christ Caring For People through People”
STEPHEN MINISTERS CARE FOR PEOPLE FACING TOUGH TIMES and are ready to provide
the emotional and spiritual help need with crisis that include:
Loss of a loved one
Terminal Illness/Chronic Illness
Divorce or Separation
Unemployment/Job Crisis
Loneliness/ Discouragement
Incarceration or Re-entry…and more
STEPHEN MINISTRY IS A CONFIDENTIAL MINISTRY and are trained volunteers ready to provide
you with one-on-care. To Contact a Stephen Minister Call (313) 341-2301
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Music Lessons: Keith Gamble is offer ing music lessons for saxophone, flute and clar inet for a
nominal fee. You may reach him at 313-330-0346, or email at [email protected]. Also,
Deborah Scales, a retired DPS band and orchestra teacher is available to assist in beginning strings, snare
drum, trumpet and trombone. There is no fee for her lessons. Arrangements and times can be made by
calling Ms. Scales at 248-939-7358 or [email protected]. Give the gift of a life time, a musical
instrument and lessons beginning the New Year.
Pass it On! TRUTH Ministries ar e collecting gently used items for childr en who will not be affor ded
opportunities to celebrate Christmas. Please donate quality used or new clothes, shoes, hats, gloves and
toys. These children would also benefit from toiletries. All items can be placed in a large box outside the
Chapel and will be donated to a local charity, Avengers Mentor Program. For more info and suggestions,
contact Rev. Robyn Moore at 248-252-7678 or Minister Edward Dean at 313-656-7214.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Fourth Sunday of Advent
College Students’ Breakfast with the Pastor
Messiah by Georg Frederic Handel
Christmas Eve Service
Christmas Day (Church and Business Office will be closed)
First Sunday after Christmas
New Year’s Eve Service
Teen Connect Bible Study has star ted. Lear n the Word of God studying topics suggested by teens
and directly impacts their daily living. Studies are 5:30 to 6:30 every Tuesday and include guest speakers,
projects, prizes and more. For additional info, contact Rev. Robyn Moore at 248-252-7678.
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New Year’s Day (Church and Business Office will be closed)
11 First Sunday after Epiphany
18 Second Sunday after Epiphany
The Scholarship Ministry is sponsoring its 2015 Black College Tour, Friday, April 3 thru April 12,
2015. They will tour colleges in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Florida. The donation is $600, and
includes transportation and lodging. For applications and additional information, please contact Ms.
Georgia Daniel at 313-861-1150 or the Church Office.
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Applications are being accepted for the 2015 Christian Debutante and Chaama Program. Applicants must
be a member of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church for at least one year and at least a junior in high school.
Applications may be obtained from Ms. Georgia Daniel in the Church Nursery any Sunday after the 7:30
AM Service. All Applications must be returned to Ms. Daniel on or before Sunday, January 18, 2015. For
additional information, please call Ms. Daniel at 313-861-1150 or Ms. M. Faye Mance at 3248-569-8485.
Orientation will be held at Hartford on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 10:00 AM. Also, The Christian
Debutante and Chaama Committee is looking for former Debutantes, Chaamas and their parents/guardians
to serve as advisors or mentors to the 2015 candidates.
7:30 & 11:00 AM
8:00 & 9:30 PM
7:30 & 11:00 AM
7:30 & 11:00 AM
FEBRUARY 2015
Men’s Day
7:30 & 11:00 AM
Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III,
Pastor, Friendship West Baptist Church, Dallas TX
23-27 Winter Revival
7:00 PM
The College Christian Ministry invites all members that are undergraduate college students to our annual
Christmas Breakfast, Sunday, TODAY, in the Vincent Room at 9:30 AM. We will worship at the 7:30
AM Service.
Hartford Basketball season is star ting. We ar e for ming basketball teams for all age gr oups.
Cheerleading will also be offered. Adult coaches and assistant coaches are needed. To register and to
receive additional information, please call Deacon Stan Clifford at 248-766-5208 or call the Church Office.
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7:30 & 11:00 AM
9:30 AM
4:00 PM
8:00 PM
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COMMEMORATIVE CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS IN LOVING MEMORY AND
HONOR OF LOVED ONES BY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
CONTRIBUTOR
Darlinda Smith-Van Buren
Mother Florence Smith
Deaconess Darlene Spivey
Smith
Mr. B. B. Smith
Joyce Smith
Rose Stanley
Foress O. Steele
Clarissa H. Stone
Herb Strather
Patricia A. Taylor
Eleanor R. Tucker
Irene Turnage
Vanderburg Family
Valunda Watkins
Rebecca J. Williams, MD
Vonzie Whitlow
Laydell Wyatt & Licia Harper
IN MEMORY OF
Charlie D. Smith
Lucile Smith
Alvina Smith
Cordell Van Buren
Ira N. Smith
William Earl Smith, Husband
William Earl Smith, Daddy
Thomas Simmons, Father
Karen Hamm-Simmons, Sister
Sebe Stanley, Mother
Zack Stanley, Father
Robert L. Steele
Atty. Horace E. Stone Sr., Husband
Marjorie O. Holley, Sister
London Paige Strather
Mrs. Mildred Martin
Mattie Lee Douglas
James Turnage, Husband
Maudice Vanderburg
Charles Edward Watkins Sr.
Rev. Archie Williams Sr
Inez Lofton Williams
Rebecca Benson, Bishop James T.
Williams
William Ryan
Vernor Headen
Felicia Wood,
Mother & Grandmother
James C. Wyatt II,
Husband & Stepfather
IN HONOR OF
COMMEMORATIVE CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS IN LOVING MEMORY AND
HONOR OF LOVED ONES BY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
CONTRIBUTOR
Clarease Andrews
Trustee Vincent Ball
The Beckett & Rivera Family
Debra Beckon
Lady Grace Taylor
Helen Beckon
IN MEMORY OF
Deacon Julius McCarty, Father
Irene Ball, Mother
Iantha C. Beckett
Murphy Beckon Sr., Husband
Aaron L. Tucker, Brother
J. C. Beckon Jr.
Dr. Lette Beckon Alston
Margaret Eddington Black
Shirley Blasingame
Dr. LaVerne Bostic
Paula Brisco
Mrs. Virginia Taylor
Tommie Lee Douglas Sr.
Annie Latimer
Tommie Latimer
Stacy K. Brooks
Paulette Brown
Renee Bryant
Donna & Richard Burk Jr.
Nettie Ryan
Deacon Lawrence & Jackie
Carter
Jeanette Carter
Remonia Chapman
Rev. Natalie A. Cherry
Deacon Patricia Clifford
Lillian Clinton
Marcina Cole
Edward B. Darnell
Lannie Davis
Arneda Ball, Wife
Quintin, Gabriel, Toure, Emi and
Gabrielle, Grandchildren
Georgia Marshall
Deacon Joseph Marshall
Helen V. Leach
Fannie Love, Grandmother
JoAnn Williams, Mother
Gerald Williams, Brother
Darryl Gracey, Partner
Barbara R. Randall
James Brown, Father
Noelle Marie Bryant
Rosia Mae Greer
Milo Burk
Cole Moorehead Sr.
Deaconess Agnes Hoston,
Mother & Mother-in-Law
Mildred I. Martin,
Mother & Mother-in-Law
Jessie M. Carter, Mother
Janet Carter, Sister
Rev. Angelo B. Henderson
Rev. Dr. Frederick G. Sampson II
Joi Elane Turner, Daughter
Henry Fountain, Father
Lillie Fountain, Mother
Effie Henderson
Elizabeth Cole, Mother
James A. Cole Sr., Father
Gwendolyn Darnell
Allen Davis Jr.
Alice Edwards
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IN HONOR OF
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Helen F. Ellis
Elsie Taylor, Other Mother
Emmett Williams, Father
Richard Burk Sr.
Deacon William Hoston
Father & Father-in-Law
Lela M. Chapman-Cry
Larry Cry
Lady Grace Taylor
Keith Davis Sr.
Sybil Davis
Carl Edwards, Son
COMMEMORATIVE CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS IN LOVING MEMORY AND
HONOR OF LOVED ONES BY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
CONTRIBUTOR
Elizabeth Enoch
Raymond, Brenda & Laura
Flowers
Linda Forte
Deborah & Gregory Gaskin
Beverly A. Kanoyton Green
Rev. Dr. Freida Green
Cynthis Harris
Judy Henderson
Roosevelt Henderson
Schylbea Jean Hopkins
Larry Jessup
Brenda Jeter
Dr. Charmaine Johnson
Trustee Audrey LaSalle-Brown
Sharold Lewis
Marsha Leonard
Hennie Major
Ron McCutcheon
IN MEMORY OF
Mary Enoch, Mother
Charles Enoch, Father
IN HONOR OF
Irene Turnage, Godmother
Eleanor Foster, Mother
John Henderson Sr.
Willie Mae Henderson
Gwendolyn P. Hopkins
Emma Johnson
Ethen & Cory Boyer
Paul Jeter Jr.
Macie Jackson
Alice V. LaSalle, Mother
Barbara LaSalle Davis
Abigail Burney
Charlotte Lewis
Welton Leonard
Rev. Andrew McCoy, Father
Mother Clara McCoy, Mother
Minnie Hutchinson, Sister
Doretha McCoy, Aunt
Frank McCoy, Uncle
Loys Moore, Niece
Deacon Charles Major, Father-inLaw
Pearl Hill
Frances Rogers
Ethel Jackson, Mother
Dina McCutcheon, Wife
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CONTRIBUTOR
Brenda McKay
Christopher Young
Delvin Forte
Lynette Davenport
Eva Duncan, Beloved Grandmother
Michael Bailey, Beloved Brother
Gregory A. Stitt, Special Friend
Frances Jackson, Mother
Maurice Jackson, Father
Mrs. Beulah B. Baxter
Ollie Foster, Father
Sidney Franklin, Grandfather
Elayne Sampson, Godmother
Dorothy Bussey
COMMEMORATIVE CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS IN LOVING MEMORY AND
HONOR OF LOVED ONES BY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
IN MEMORY OF
James Turnage, Father
Melinda McMurtry
Ramona (Brown) Brooks, Sister
Alona Webb McNeil
David & Cozette Webb, Parents
James & Mollie Webb, Grand Parents
Moses & Leola Bell, Grand Parents
David Webb Jr., Brother
Duane Webb, Brother
Melanie McQueen Moultrie, Niece
Helen Littleton McNeil Taylor, Mother-in-Law
Bernice Simmons
Gwendolyn McWilliams
Gloria G. Mills
Maxine M. Mills
Shellie Mitchell
Antsernette Moncrief
Roxalana Moore, Sister
Roby Jones
Ora Reese
Deacon Holloway Mosley
Theodore Andrew Bussey
Patricia L. Perry
Ruth R. Leftridge, Mother
William E. Leftridge, Father
Lance A. Pickett, Son
The Pickett Family
Vivian Pope
Roy Barshell Blake Pounds
Lance A. Pickett
Betty D. Anderson, Mother
Barbara Pounds
Harriet J. Perry
Theodore Andrew Bussey
Patricia L. Perry
Ruth R. LeFtridge, Mother
William E. Leftridge, Father
Julian Martin
Nancy Martin
Walter Crosby
Anthony Crosby
Delphine Robinson
Barbara McCutcheon, Sister
Kevin McCutcheon, Son
Karen Quinn, Daughter
Chauncey Quinn, Son-in-Law
Camille Connely Lilly
Harriet J. Perry
Eboni Pickett
Deaconess Angeline Brown,
Mother
Deacon Booker T. Boynton
Deaconess Clara M. Boynton
Michael Mills
George & Bessie Mills, Parents
Terri Mills Ossman, Sister
Addie M. Kelly
Theado Kelly Sr.
Wyman Stewart, Father
Alice Dunham, Grandmother
Wanda Morrison
Deacon Marie L. Mosley
IN HONOR OF
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Mother Ernestine Mosley