sunday, august 28, 2016 - Hartford Memorial Baptist Church

HARTFORD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH
A BRIEF HISTORY
Hartford Memorial Baptist Church celebrates 98 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.
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.
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.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2016
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
ORDINANCE OF BAPTISM
UNCF SUNDAY
Dr. Charles G. Adams, Pastor
Rev. Charles C. Adams, Presiding Pastor
Rev. Kevin N. Taylor, Assistant Pastor
Rev. Lurecie M. Stokes, Minister of Pastoral Care
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18700 James Couzens Highway— Detroit, Michigan 48235 — 313-861-1300/Church —313-861-1285/Office
SERVING TODAY
LOOKING AHEAD
The Scriptures for next Saturday and Sunday are: Jeremiah 18:1-11; Psalm 139:1-6,
13-18; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33.
The theme of these lessons is clear, compact and concise, namely, “We Belong To
God.” Jeremiah 18:1-11 invites us to see ourselves as pliable clay in the hands of
God, the Powerful Potter, who like an artist molds us and shapes us according to
God’s will. Shakespeare says, “There is a Divinity that shapes our ends, Roughhew them how we will.” (From Hamlet, Act V, Scene II, Line 10). Even though
the clay gets spoiled by our bad choices, mistakes and foolish acts, the Potter is still
in charge, and can take our flawed clay and reshape it into a more beautiful design
than had been originally conceived. The congenital defects in the childhood speech
of Demosthenes was used as the occasion for the determined discipline that made
him the world’s greatest orator. The erstwhile inability of James Cone to write well
made him that much more determined to succeed as a prolific author. The mercurial temper of Beethoven made
him a more powerful musician and creative composer than would have been possible without the very flaws that
God reshaped into art. Who knows what God is able to accomplished with persons who have flaws that in
God’s hand can be refashioned into flowers of breath-taking beauty? The Potter is able and willing to re-make
and re-shape flawed and broken human beings. Are we not all vessels of clay ready to be re-shaped?
Psalm 139 reiterates and articulates the theme of God’s being in charge of us. See if you are able to recite this
Psalm and find in it three things:
1. The Intense Insight of God Into Human Character.
Only God knows us inside out. Don’t judge or be judged partially by people. Be truly known and fully
searched of God, the Powerful Potter with a plan for the flaw.
2. The Omnipotent, Omnipresent Oversight of God.
The same God who sees “into us” watches “over us.” Isn’t that wonderful! God provides both intimate
companionship and comprehensive coverage.
3. The Faithful Foresight of God.
There is no way to escape God’s presence. God watches over us from pre-conception through post-existence.
That is awesome! This 139th Psalm is Howard Thurman’s favorite prayer. I heard him recite it in 1979 in
San Francisco at the first meeting of the Congress of National Black Churches. I will never get over it! Let
each person pray “Search me, O God.”
Philemon is a whole book with only one chapter. It is the story of Onesimus, a runaway (perhaps) slave, who
met Paul while the Apostle was imprisoned in Ephesus. Under Paul’s preaching, Onesimus was converted to
Christianity and became useful in Paul’s ministry. With this letter in hand, Onesimus is returned to Philemon to
be reconciled and restored to his “master’s” household “no longer as a slave but more than a slave, a beloved
brother .....” It is not difficult to see the transformative power of the Gospel at work in human relationships,
even during The First Century A.D. when slavery was taken for granted and no one dared challenge it. The
Gospel of Jesus Christ was shaking the foundations of an old institution (slavery) that had been thought
impossible to change or destroy. In what way does the Gospel affect social policies, practices and structures of
authority in today’s society? When Onesimus knew that he belonged to God, he could no longer belong to
Philemon, yet he did make himself useful to Philemon within the restrictions of slavery. His faith in Christ had
set him free from slavish routine to liberating love. Onesimus found freedom in slavery when he could not be
granted freedom from slavery.
Luke 14:25-33 contains some of the hardest, strictest, severest demands of Jesus. We are told to “hate father and
CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Dr. Joanne Clark
Minister of Pipe Organ
Dr. Sylvia Hollifield
Director
Dr. Donald Johnson
Hammond Organ
Joseph Hayden
Bass
Matthew Lemmons
Percussionist
USHERS:
Senior Usher Ministry #2
IZANDLA
INTERPRETERS:
Reichelle Tucker **
John Harvey
Nina White
** Interpreting Sermon
MINISTERS ANOINTING
TEAM:
Billie Beverly, Captain
Urias Beverly
Laverne Bostic
Delores Brandon
Paulette Bronner
Farrell Downey
Shaun Gardner
Penny Goldboldo
Annette Hankins
Peter Hart
Robyn Moore
Charles Willis
DEACONESSES:
Jacqueline Poole, On Duty
Dorothy Welch, Team Leader
Linda Hathorne, 1st Asst.
nd
Dorothy Marbury, 2 Asst.
Daisy Bryant-Aaron
Kathryn Cotton
Lannie Davis
Marjorie Dickson
Jackie Lurry
Eboni Mathis
Rachell Mitchell
Lurine Moncrease
Gwen Moore
Paulette Turner
Dorothy J. Ward
Carol Williams
Shirley Woods
DEACONS:
Thomas Williams, Chairman
Lawrence T. Mathews, On Duty
Richard Moncrease Jr., Capt.
John D. Bradley, Co-Capt.
Daisy Aldridge
Dennis Q. Banks *
E. Kennedy Brandon
Lawrence Carter
Patricia Ann Clifford
Keith Davis
Carolyn Drake
John H. Eley Jr.
Huey Ferguson
John T. Gambrell
Karen Harlan
Betty Hill
Harold M. Holmes
Alexis A. Kerr
Johnnie Carl Lurry
Yvonne W. Mayfield
Leah M. McKissic
Mary McKissic
Lamar Reed
George Taylor
Beverly Tufts
Norris G. Turner
* Deacon in Process
TRUSTEES:
Jacqueline Shelton, Capt.
Kathy Hemingway, Co-Capt.
Shirley Myrick, Co-Capt.
Madge Anderson
Janice Ashford
Vincent Ball
Mia Bennett
Linda A. Clark
Dorothy Cocroft
Nora Sharpley Ferguson
Dexter Fields
Joann Drake Gambrell
Ashley Gray *
Licia Harper
Candice L. Howard
LaRue Jones
Hennie Major
Creflo Mims
Eric Peterson
Janetta Reese
Derrick Roman *
Dr. Ronald Turner
Kenneth Watts
Andrea Whitfield
* Consultative Trustees
NURSES:
Regina Thomas, President
Kathleen Armstrong
Terri Cromer
Leah Harlan
Penelope Hinton
Gloria Howard
Emily Kilpatrick
Jacqueline Lemons
Helen Lucas
Janice McCrary
Josephine Sanford
Barbara Simmons Smith
Joseph Thomas
CHURCH CLERKS
Ruby Newbold, Vice Clerk
Deborah Boatner
ANNOUNCEMENT CLERKS
7:30 AM
Kamil Williams
11:00 AM
Yvonne Mayfield
SPEARS-WATSON
BOOKSTORE
Jeannene Sailor
Virgil Young
Elva Green
Dolores Spencer
GREETERS
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Julia Baldwin
Shelvie Brice
Laytha Danley
Ellen Jakhel
Deborah Johnson
Bruce Perry
Beverly Sneed
Julia Tarrant
Virginia Tate
11:00 AM
Carol Anderson
Elaine Carter
Ada Grant
Ozella Henry
Katie Lindsey
Deborah Little
Patricia Perry
Cynthia Trusclair
Oneita Whitfield
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 Sunday after 7:30 AM and 11:00 AM Services, and Wednesdays 11:30 AM - 6:30 PM.
Bookstore’s direct line —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
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: ktaylor@hartfordchurchdetroit.org
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Stacy Brooks
Carolyn Drake
Lovica Gilmore
Cynthia Harris
Carrie Thomas Johnson
Andra Teasley
Audrey Thomas
Linda Tinsley
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BEREAVEMENT NOTICES
Please keep in prayer the families who have lost loved ones. We have received the following names:
DECEASED
RELATIVES
LOCATION
DATE
TIME
Rodell Pollard
Basil Pollard
Metropolitan Church
Saturday
FH-1:30 PM
Dr. Deborah Smith-Pollard
of God
08/27/2016 Svc-2:00 PM
Rev. Jeanette Pollard
Detroit, MI
Romona Jackson
Duncan Edward Jackson
HMBC
Thursday
FH-10:00 AM
Kossivi Jackson
09/01/2016 Svc-11:00 AM
Antoinette Brundage
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.
GRIEF SUPPORT MINISTRY
Hartford Memorial Baptist Church has an ongoing Grief Support Ministry that is open to grieving families and
friends within the community. This is a group for individuals who have lost someone close and are seeking
support with others experiencing like emotions. Sessions are held at the church on the 2 nd and 4th Monday of
each month from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., in room 307. Call (313) 861-1285, ext. 429 for further information.
IN THE HOSPITAL/REHABILITATION CENTERS
Sinai Grace Hospital, Detroit, MI
Nylon Graves
Deontaye Clay
Deacon Lamont Price
Mt. Sinai Hospital, Chicago, IL
Kevon Smith
Angel Gardens, Livonia, MI
Jamesy Reliford
Kettering Memorial Hospital, Dayton, OH
Saxyn Hart
Heartland Rehab Center, Livonia, MI
Daisy Bryant Aaron
American House Sr. Living Ctr, Southfield, MI
Trustee Dorothy Cleveland
Rehabilatation Center, Mobile, AL
Algia Johnson
Courtyard Manor, Farmington Hills, MI
Clarence Bell
Oakwood Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center,
Dearborn, MI
Nellie Askew
Farmington Hills Inn, Farmington Hills, MI
Geneva Hicks
Rae Walls
Maple Manor of Novi, Novi, MI
Deacon Varrie Bryant
Queen Loudmon
Heartland of West Bloomfield, W. Bloomfield, MI
Trustee Milton Watson
Evergreen Health & Living Ctr, Southfield, MI
Mother Sarah Olectric Mance
Alonzo Cooper
Deacon Richard Moncrease Sr
Bobbie Smith
Eleanor Lockett
Cambridge Rehab Center, Beverly Hills, MI
Marilyn Bradley
Jacqueline McKeller
The Park at Trowbridge Living Center,
Southfield, MI
Mother Charlie Mae Wilson
Villa at Great Lakes Crossing, Detroit, MI
Corrine Thomas
Samaritan Manor Rehab & Nursing, Detroit, MI
Joseph T. Boynton
Vivian Odoms
Oakwood Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center,
Dearborn, MI
Nellie Askew
Baton Rouge Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA
Nicole Taylor
Azalea Trace Center, Columbus, GA
Gregory Frazier
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mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even life itself in order to become a disciple of Christ. This
is one of the most misunderstood and misinterpreted passages in all scripture. The word ‘hate’ here is not our
modern understanding of ‘hate’ as an emotional, irrational dislike and rejection of another human being.
Sometimes, such hatred can be based upon the insanity of bigotry, prejudice or foolish refusal to view others as
we view ourselves. The word ‘hate’ in this scripture is a Semitic hyperbole (exaggeration) that expresses
detachment or turning away from. It is not emotional or irrational. It is not arbitrary. It does not mean literal
hatred. What it does mean is that once we turn our lives over to God, we are to love all the people and things in
our lives less than we love God. In this passage, ‘hate’ means to love others less than we love Christ. Anything
lower than God must be loved less than God, or it will be loved destructively, abusively, idolatrously and
inappropriately. Read and love appropriately, giving your utmost to the Highest and loving all persons in God.
That means that we are to love others as an expression or consequence of our primary and pre-eminent love for
God. Hallelujah!
Love ya,
C. G. A.
D.J. REED
Senior Pastor, Chilson Hills Church
DJ came to Chilson Hills in November of 2010 after completing a pastor al r esident
program at Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, TX, part of a Lily Foundation program. A
native of the Chicago area, DJ was a former Minister to Single Adults and Director of
Communications at Valley Ranch Baptist Church in Coppell, Texas, and earned a Master of
Divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, and a Bachelor of
Arts degree in English from Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. He has served as a
youth pastor in Illinois, a videographer in Texas, and as a teacher in California. He currently
serves on the ABC Executive Regional Board as the chair of the Leadership Ministries Team
and is a co-president of the Brighton Ministerial Association which brings together 12-15 churches to serve and
minister in Livingston County. When he is not spending time with his family, DJ serves as a Team Leader for
Docent Research Group which resources pastors with sermon preparation and manuscript editing.
To each and every one of you, my deepest thanks for the many prayers, thoughts, gifts, cards that meant so
much to me during my convalescence. I am still in recovery but my Doctor’s say I am progressing well. I truly
missed seeing you and look forward to the day I can come back to Church. Thank you again, if I were
Chinese….
Love,
Agnes Adams
The Altar Flowers were placed today in memory of
Ramona Brown
by Deaconess Angeline Brown
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SISTERS!
SERMON NOTES
September is Women’s Month at Hartford Church!
Let’s get excited!!
In lieu of our August Meeting, Hartford Women United will be having a fellowship for all sisters, immediately
following the 11:00 AM Service TODAY, in Fellowship Hall.
We want to begin focusing on our theme:
“Water Walking Women, Doing Amazing Things In God”
We will be discussing the scheduled services for Women’s Month.
Food will be provided while we fellowship with one another.
Any questions, please contact Karen D. Harlan, HWU President, at 313-310-7453.
Remember Sisters,
“The gift of true friendship is that it takes us by the hand and reminds us
we are not alone on this journey of life.”
Carolyn Drake, HWU Cultural Chairperson
The Men’s Cancer Support Group
will now meet the first Saturday of every month,
9:00 AM –10:30 AM, in the Youth Lounge. Join us.
Continental Breakfast will be served.
Rev. Farrell M. Downey, facilitator.
STEPHEN MINISTRY
“Christ Caring For People through People”
CHURCH COMMUNICATION
Should you have any questions, cares or concerns please list them below so that we can assist you efficiently and
lovingly. Whether you have a concern you would like to express, questions about the church or your spiritual
journey, we want to hear from you. Please tear off this slip and give to a minister as you leave and we will be
sure that you get the answers, guidance and prayers you are looking for.
Question for: Pastor ___ Presiding Pastor ___ Office Staff ___ Other ___
Question/concern/prayer request: ________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Response required? _____ yes _____ no
Name: ______________________________________________________________________
Phone#:_____________________________________________________________________
Email:_______________________________________________________________________
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STEPHEN MINISTERS CARE FOR PEOPLE FACING TOUGH TIMES and are ready to provide
the emotional and spiritual help needed with crisis that include:
Loss of a loved one
Terminal Illness/Chronic Illness
Divorce or Separation
Unemployment/Job Crisis
Loneliness/ Discouragement
…and more
STEPHEN MINISTRY IS A CONFIDENTIAL MINISTRY and are trained volunteers ready to provide
you with one-on-one care. To Contact a Stephen Minister Call (313) 341-2302
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SANCTUARY CELEBRATION
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
UNCF SUNDAY—ORDINANCE OF BAPTISM
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2016 — 7:30 AM & 11:00 AM
ORDER OF SERVICE
Dear Hartford Members and Friends: WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!
We are collecting Oral Histories of Hartford Avenue and Hartford Memorial Baptist Church for our 100 th
Anniversary in May of 2017. Beginning Apr il 15, 2016 the Histor ical Committee will be videotaping and
recording oral histories of members and friends of Hartford Avenue and Memorial Baptist Church in preparation
of our 100th Anniversary in May of 2017. If you would like to be recorded, please contact the Hartford Historical
Ministry at 313-861-1285 Ext. 534 or fill out the form below (and return it to an usher or leave it in the Church
Office) to schedule an appointment. For more information on this project please contact us.
________________________________________________
First and Last Name (Please Print)
__________________________
Phone Number (Home)
________________________
(Mobile)
___________________________________________________________________
E-mail address
Are you a member? Yes [ ]
No [ ]
If you are a member, what year did you join __________
If you are not a member, in what capacity are you affiliated with Hartford?
(For example, grew up in Hartford’s old neighborhood).
Thank you for participating in the Hartford Oral History Collection. We will be contacting you shortly.
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Devotional & Pastoral Advisements
Prelude
“Invocation” - Guilmant
Choral Introit
“Be Lifted Up” - C. Cymbala
Opening Praise Sentences
7:30 AM-Min. Curtis Kilpatrick / 11:00 AM-Rev. Shaun J. Gardner
Processional Hymn #524
“All Hail the Power”
Prayer of Invocation
7:30 AM-Min. Curtis Kilpatrick / 11:00 AM-Rev. Shaun J. Gardner
Glory Be To The Father #541
Ordinance of Baptism (7:30 Service)
Organ Interlude
“Chanson” - Penfieild
Anthem
“Holy is He” - C. Cloniger / D. Clydesdale
Prayer of Intercession &
“Is There a Word From the Lord?” - G. Burleigh
Song of Inspiration
Welcome To The Visitors
7:30 AM-Min. Curtis Kilpatrick / 11:00 AM-Rev. Shaun J. Gardner
The Tithes & Offertory Period
Offertory Sentences
Luke 6:38; Matthew 6:19-21 (NRSV)
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.
Offertory Selection
“Faithful Is Our God” - J. Bartholomew
Please Note: No one is permitted to enter or leave the Sanctuary during the offertory period.
The Prayer of Dedication
7:30 AM-Min. Curtis Kilpatrick / 11:00 AM-Rev. Shaun J. Gardner
Hymn of Preparation #153
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
The Written Word
Luke 11:1-4
Preached Word
“WHEN YOU PRAY”
Rev. D. J. Reed, Senior Pastor
Chilson Hills Church, Brighton, MI
Invitation To Christian Discipleship
Hymn of Invitation #346
“Close to Thee”
Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Right Hand of Fellowship
Recessional #494
“I Am on The Battlefield”
Choral Benediction
“Sevenfold Amen” - P. C. Lutkin
Postlude
“Love Divine” - Manz
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
IT’S 9:30… SUNDAY MORNING… WHERE SHOULD YOU BE?... SUNDAY SCHOOL!
Please join us immediately following the 7:30 AM Service, for Sunday School. Today’s lesson is “Love Fulfills
the Law” – Matthew22:35-40; Romans 12:1-20; 13:8-14. There are great classes for all age groups. We begin at
9:30 AM and end at 10:30 AM. See you there!
Attention Teens (12-17 years old); Join BLAST. This is eight gr eat weeks of r apping about contempor ar y
subjects while deepening your understanding of God through Bible Study. The one-hour Bible Study will be
followed each week with games and field trips suggested and coordinated by the teens. Bible Study begins at
5:45pm and is required to participate in the fellowship activities. Teens should register via Hartford TRUTH
Ministries on FB, rev.robyn_hmbc on Instagr am or text 248-252-7678! Join in on the FUN!
Get that Midweek Boost! J oin us for “Hour of Power” Service each Wednesday, in the Chapel, at 12:00 Noon
to 12:30 PM. Deacon-led devotion begins at 11:30 AM. 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 Mercy. Deacons
and Ministers will anoint and offer comforting intercessory prayer. "Prayer is the key, but faith unlocks the
door."
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 completion. Classes meet in the Chapel at
9:30 AM on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays.
Hartford Prayer and Fasting Ministry meet ever y Wednesday, 6:00 PM-7:00 PM, in Room 304. We invite
you to come and join us in this service to pray for you or with you for whatever your spiritual need may be. We
are also available to teach you the benefits of fasting and how to fast. Contact Rev. Barbara A. McDonald,
Director at 313-345-9863. Let’s go to the War Room.
The Married Couples Ministry will be having their 2nd annual cookout. The cookout will occur on Sunday,
TODAY at 3pm on Belle Isle in the Woodside Shelter. Married Couples, if you are interested in attending the
cookout, please contact Dr. Urias Beverly at 313-531-1236 or Leon Johnson at 313-533-8527 for more details.
Look forward to seeing you there. MCM Co-chairs - Rhonda and Leon Johnson.
Our annual Hartford Memorial Golf Outing/Tournament will be held Saturday, September 17, 2016, at the Glen
Oaks Country Club, on 13 Mile Road in Farmington Hills, MI. This event is our primary fundraiser for our
Hartford Jr. Golf Program. This 18-hole scramble will have lots of prizes, a wonderful dinner after golf and
league recognitions. Donation: $95.00 per person. Committee persons will be available between services in
Fellowship Hall or pick up a registration form in the Church Office or at the Institute Building. For more
information, please see contact numbers on registration form.
The Announcement Ministry is in need of 7:30AM ANNOUNCEMENT CLERKS ONLY. Please email Deacon
Dixon at MTOOTISE10@aol.com or verbally contact me in church. Thank You.
All-States Ministry member s will meet for br eakfast TODAY. Please join us immediately following the
7:30 AM service, in Fellowship Hall. Deacon Kay Steen-Stoutermire, President.
You are invited to a Scam Seminar, in the Vincent Room of Hartford, Wednesday, September 14, 2016, from
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Refreshments will be served. This seminar is sponsored by the Birth Month Ministry. For
more information, please call Callie Moss Scott, Birth Month Ministry Chairperson, at 248-477-9493 or Trustee
Artistine Taylor at 313-585-7755.
Hartford will resume Ballroom classes starting September 16th at 6pm for beginners and 7pm for Intermediate
classes. Hustle classes will also resume beginning Tuesday, September 20th from 6-7:30pm. Cost for Ballroom
classes- $5/person, for Hustle- $7/person. For more information on class schedules, please see the Church
Website. Both are great forms of fun exercise and opportunity to fellowship.
#PamperMePretty - This special "Girls Night Out" is scheduled for September 16, 2016 from 6:00 pm to 8:00
pm. Girls (14 years old and under) will learn the importance of self-care in a fun atmosphere. Mentoring, selfesteem building and encouragement will be the focus of this event! Register with Rev. Robyn at
rdm080163@gmail.com or text 248-252-7678.
Hartford Institute of Biblical Studies will offer a class “Be Confident (Hebrews)” to be taught by Dr. Urias H.
Beverly, Thursdays, September 8, 2016—December 8, 2016, from 6:00 PM to 7:45 PM, in Room 106. Come and
study with us the book of Hebrews. Dr. Laverne Bostic, Dean HIBS.
TODAY IS
UNCF SUNDAY AT HARTFORD
We are honored to have Rev. Michael J. Cox visiting with us today. At UNCF, Michael Cox has
the responsibility to advance the mission of UNCF in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri and
Kansas. Currently, he’s the Regional Development Director for UNCF and a consultant on strategic
transformation, leadership development and change management for non-profits. Cox holds a bachelor
of arts degree in Political Science from Morehouse College in Atlanta, and a master’s in religious
education from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary of Fort Worth, TX.
Thank You to everyone that supported the UNCF 28th Annual Walk for Education at Belle Isle
yesterday. If you have not had an opportunity to make a donation, you can do so today during both
services. Please support UNCF’s mission to increase post-secondary access for under-represented
minorities, particularly African-American, low-income and first-generation students. In the 2013-14
academic-year, Michigan students were awarded eighty-eight scholarships totaling more than $2.4
million; thirty-six recipients were from the city of Detroit receiving nearly $880,000.
Churches and religious denominations have been the pillars of America’s private historically black colleges and
universities (HBCUs) since their founding. Almost all of these colleges were founded by religious institutions,
and most retain their church affiliations including UNCF’s 37 member colleges and universities.
“A mind is a terrible thing to waste, but wonderful to invest in.” ™
Chef’s Corner!
Good Morning,
the Culinary Ministry will be serving for your dining pleasure our traditional “Catfish
Breakfast”.
On the first Sunday of September, Women ‘s Month , the cuisine will be Omelets along with
the regular breakfast menu.
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