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Rehoboth Church
DECEASED
PITTS, Alfred W.; 95;
of God sanctuary
ordained bishop; North Caro-
MINISTERS and
lina; Marie Pitts (wife)
Vision Realized in Connecticut
COMPANIONS PITTS, Robert R.; 83; exhort-
DAVIS, William Edward; 70;
er; Florida; Mary Pitts (wife)
BLOOMFIELD, Conn.— with songs, shouts of praise,
ordained bishop; Kansas;
SEDMAN, Donald Morgan;
On November 14, 2009, and stories of the days of old. It
Mamie Davis (wife)
80; ordained bishop; Tennes-
Rehoboth Church of God (for- marked the end of 18 months of
see; Barbara Sedman (wife)
merly the Blue Hills New Testa- toil and tears.
LEWIS, Laurel Merle; 74;
ment Church) celebrated the “Our Journey: Past, Present,
minister of Christian educa-
SNYDER, Harold Omar; 76;
completion of their new church and Future” was the prevailing
tion; Florida; Sophia Lewis
ordained bishop; West Vir-
home. The event was marked theme on dedication day. As
(daughter)
ginia; Sue Snyder (wife)
with a ribbon cutting and dedi- everyone entered the new sanc- LUTTRELL, Arlis; 87;
catory service. tuary, Pastor J.A. Williams pro- ordained bishop; Kentucky;
VILLEGAS, Efrain; 65;
Two weeks earlier, on Octo- claimed, “Home at last. Home at Kathy Luttrell (wife)
ordained bishop; Massachu-
ber 31, church family, friends last. Thanks be to God, we are
setts; Aida Villegas (wife)
MEDLIN, William Floyd; 85;
from the community, and local home at last!” Praise dancers,
ordained bishop; Georgia;
political representatives (Mayor soloists, the sanctuary choir, and
Katie Medlin (wife)
Eddie Perez and Councilwoman many others rendered praises.
Veronica Airy-Wilson) marched Jonathan Ramsey Jr., South-
from the church’s former home, ern New England’s administra- in the ribbon cutting, and then Islands, encouraged the church
339 Blue Hills Avenue in Hart- tive bishop, along with Pastor Bishop Ramsey proclaimed, to “not let this be the destina-
ford, to their new home, 1170 Williams, First Lady Norma “Look what the Lord has done!” tion,” but just a starting point
Blue Hills Avenue in Bloomfield. Williams, Ruth Skyers (a charter W.A. Blair, former overseer for greater works in the Lord. He
The three-mile journey was filled member), and others took part of Jamaica and the Cayman commented on the beauty of
the building and the hard work
North Carolina Church Sends Books Around the World
that went into it, yet emphasized
not getting caught up in the
GOLDSBORO, N.C.— missionaries and converts on the hundreds of volumes in just
building, “but get caught up in
When Frances Whitfield, local mission field. two months. Thirteen cartons
the Builder.”
missions director for the Park The Park East Church set up of books were delivered to Dr.
As the ceremony drew to a
East Church of God, informed a collection center, bringing in Beaty in Cleveland, Tennes-
close, Pastor Williams thanked
her pastor, J. Wesley see, while Bibles that
“all the former pastors of the
Jarman, about Books were collected were set
Blue Hills Church of God for leav-
for Schools Around aside for new converts
ing footprints for me to follow.”
the World (BSAW), he in the East Park Church
(The church was founded by the
caught the vision to and the church’s prison
late Peter C. Barrett in 1965.)
involve his church in this ministry.
After thanking God for the
ministry. BSAW is headed You can learn more
vision, Pastor Williams thanked
by former Church of about Books for Schools
the church for their support, and
God missionary James Around the World via
made special mention of his wife
M. Beaty. Its purpose is email or phone: james-
for being his silent strength. The
to provide Bible-related mbeaty@bellsouth.net
church erupted in cheers and
;
reference materials to
praises. The celebration contin-
423-479-5262.
ued for five more nights.
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