New issue 11

In this Issue Rev

Richburg

For

Bishop

Page 20

Judge

McDuffie

Page 28

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18

Hall Johnson

Camp

Page 5

Senior Usher Anniversary - Page 7

Sam Dennis

Page 10 Curtis Young

Page 13

A Panther In Church

Page 13

Page 14

Panorama

Newspaper

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“O” Page 17

Preaching is

his Mistress

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Kizer Walker

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Katherine

Burton / Violinist

Page 32 Page 24 The Carpenters Shop

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Still Here

A Christian View Magazine was born in 2009, and the

Lord has been blessing it every year since. I saw a need

in the Christian Community for spiritual communication

between the believers of Jesus Christ and their work in

Jesus’ footsteps. This has been a rough road to travel and

to this day, I am trying to fill that need.

I would like to thank each and every one of you for sticking with me and my staff

as we try to print a publication that I pray uplifts and encourages you the reader in

some way or at least leads you to a church home. A Christian View Magazine has

truly grown over the last five years; so much, so that we now have readers all over

the world, on line and in print. Even though A Christian View has had great success,

it still needs your help to continue blessing you, our readers. Each month just like

any other business, we must meet financial obligations. It’s expensive and very

time demanding to produce this type of magazine with no financial backer or spon-

sor. A Christian View Magazine is produced by you, our advertisers, subscribers,

and those that purchase ACVM. Thank all of you.

I, Minister Joe Johnson, am always on the road to visit churches and ministries

where ever the Lord leads me. I have done this for the past five years and pray to

continue another five years.

I truly believe that this is my ministry, and it is growing but it has not been easy; for

example when I travel five hours to a location only to find out that the financial

promise is not going to be kept or when someone expects to get free copies to give

to family and friends not thinking about the cost it took to print, or when an error

has been made in an article, etc. Only God gives me strength to persevere and push

past the moment realizing that there is a plan for ACVM.

A Christian View Magazine will one day be published in five cities across the coun-

try and employ people from those areas. I want to be a blessing to those that can’t

find employment, or to those that are retired and looking for something to fill their

days. This all can be possible with your help, the reader of this publication.

Be a part of the future of ACVM by calling us and letting us know what's going on

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know someone with a business please email me and I will gladly contact them in

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This article is not to complain but to enlighten you the reader that even though we

produce a professional publication

and is being read by a lot of people

I still need your help to sustain

and if you can’t at this moment

please pray for me and ACVM that

we continue to be a blessing to so

many.

Minister Joe Johnson

The 2014 Hall Johnson Summer Camp and Concert

were held at Allen University, Columbia, South Carolina in July. The

festival conductor was Maestro Roland Carter, who has spent many

years as the choral director at Hampton University and music adminis-

trator at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Many hours during the week were spent preparing the students for a

most enjoyable concert performance. Under his leadership, the music

came alive and the students sang with confidence that could only

come from the teaching of a skilled and professional conductor.

The camp consisted of twenty students from different parts of the state.

A few of them plan to return next year. The staff was comprised of

Bobra Bright McAdams, Founder & General Advisor; Charlene

Spearmen, Resident Poet; Kenneth Green, Camp Director; Roland

Carter, Festival Conductor; Ginger Jones-Robinson, Vocal Instructor;

Carolyn Cleveland, Piano Accompanist; Peter Felder, II, Instructor;

Herbert Johnson, Head Counselor; Jason Singleton and Camry Marsh,

Camp counselors.

The students were welcomed by Dr. Lady June Cole, Interim Presi-

dent. She said, “this is a wonderful

opportunity for each of you to con-

tribute your gifts and talents to help

make the camp a success and to have

a meaningful learning experience.”

The Hall Johnson Negro Choir was

formed in 1925 by Dr. Francis Hall

Johnson (1888-1970). He was an

American composers and arranger

that elevated the African-American

spiritual to an art form. He con-

ducted his choir in more than thirty

feature length Hollywood films. His

arrangements of the spirituals have

been recorded by some of the

world’s finest artist. After his death

he was elected to the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. This camp at

Allen University is name for this extraordinary musician.

Musical selections performed during the concert were: “Lift Every

Voice and Sing; Listen to the Lambs; I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin; Let us

Break Bread Together; At the Feet of Jesus; Steal Away; Give Me

Jesus; I’ve Been Buked; I’ll Never Turn Back No More; and Ain’t Got

Time to Die.”

Mrs. Bobra McAdams received substantial assistance from Dr.

Eugene T. Simpson,

author and curator of

the extensive collection

and memorabilia of Hall

Johnson’s legacy and

endowment. Because of

the close friendship

between Dr. Simpson

and Dr. Johnson, Mrs.

McAdams and Dr.

Simpson developed

summer camp activities

that were very interest-

ing to the students and a

performance that was

enjoyable by the

community.

A Christian View Magazine 5



Canaan Missionary Baptist Church on Mosstree Rd North Charleston

South Carolina and their Senior Ushers’ Ministry held their 76th Anniversary Celebration, it was a

week long event saw a host of speakers representing: New Francis Brown United Methodist

Church; Royal Baptist church; Mt. Olive Baptist Church; Jerusalem Baptist Church and the host

pastor Rev. Dr. Alfred Williams.

President Brother Jacob Myers, Jr remarked “I am truly overwhelmed with what I have seen today,

the sight of these ushers is truly a sight to see.”

The theme for the week was “Jesus Christ, the oly foundation,” the scripture : “if any man’s work

abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.” 1 Corinthians 3:14

President Myers

Deacon Vinson

Senior Ushers’ Ministry

Canaan Missionary Baptist Church

Rev Dr. Alfred Williams




Sam Dennis, a

video announcer and

local minister at Ca-

naan AME Church in

Andrews, SC (little

area called Trial) has been in radio for 33 years. He remembers at six years old

working on a reel to reel, and taking the reel to reel to the local radio station every

week for two years. Bishop David Joyner was the radio announcer at that time. He

remembers working for his father on his TV show which was the Southern Gates,

which was his job until high school. While in high school he started hanging out in

the band room and playing the piano. He remembers the first song he learned to play

was “O Happy Day.” This song was played in his first contest and he won. As a

result he started playing the piano regular. He became so good that he received eight

scholarships to Historical Black Colleges and Universities. Livingston offered him

a full ride so that’s where he went. Even though he had been playing gospel music

with his mom and dad growing up, a man named Jimmy Thomas formally intro-

duced him to gospel music at Livingston. He auditioned for the prayer meeting choir

that performed at prayer meetings on Wednesday nights and that’s how he met John

P Kee, traveling from Charlotte to Salisbury and the rest is history.

He still plays and sings after receiving a degree in music from Livingston and later a

Masters in Music Education from Wake forest. When he returned home he met

Jessie Williams, who introduced him to the radio business. He wasn’t just being a

radio announcer, but had to learn production, sales, management and more. He has

met many artists, such as Edwin Hawkins and performed with them as well. He has

always wanted to be involved in the gospel music part of radio, which is number

one in his life because of the fear of God, to put something back into the community,

to give hope and to help people reach out and grab something.

In the early days, gospel radio and the business of radio were like poison to each

other; those two could not mix together; people didn’t accept the business side of

gospel radio. And that’s one of the reasons why gospel radio is so far behind secular

radio. The refusal to accept the business side, allow individuals to come and

prophesied; and then end up with a thirty minute program and eventually taking

over the whole radio station.

Gospel radio today has more staying power than any secular power because the

churches that broadcast on the gospel radio stations and the length of time they have

been on the station consistently. The gospel ministry being sponsored by the secular

business is more important on the radio than the secular business itself, because it is

temporary.

Everything that he does is for the people it’s not for him; he doesn’t want any credit.

There are individuals in the listening population that are home bound, blind, health

failing, family gone and all they have are their radios. That’s it; they are not buying

cds, they will never go out to see a recording artist, and that’s one of the

reasons why it’s good to talk about it when

the announcer returns on the air. People that

are homebound or in the hospital they can

visualize what took place at the event and

hear the remarks. Recently some friends

came together to honor Mr. Dennis for his

time in broadcasting. Although they called

his name and they put a number by it that

had nothing to do with him. That was for all

those guys and all those ladies who have

never been celebrated. That was for all

those radio announcers that have moved on

and been forgotten about such as Brother

Isaac Haywood. Folks that were there

when there was no syndication, when there

were no computers, these folks still played

the gospel and they took the gospel every-

where.

Radio Personality Sam Dennis

Continued next page

Sam and

Beverly Crawford

Sam and

H.E. Dixon

Sam and

James Fortune


That’s what it was about; it had nothing to do with him. Yeah,

they called his name, but how about those announcers that have

gone on that couldn’t even pay their bills, health failed, no insur-

ance, couldn’t even buy medicine; but week after week they would

climb up in that radio station whether it was cold or squirrels com-

ing through the ceiling they would climb up in that radio station

just to give somebody else hope. And that’s not just here in

Charleston, he hopes that every market and city do something for

those that came before, it’s something to think about.

Mr. Dennis sees in his future, owning another station. “I would

love to do that and I’m depending on God to do that for me. I

would love to acquire three FM stations.” If someone reading this

would like to talk to him he can be reached at samden-

[email protected] or stop by his church at 2365 Seaboard Rd.

in Andrews, SC

He has worked with a lot of quartet artists; he has presented a host

of artist to the city of Charleston. He sees a lot of musicians going

Caribbean today and this music growing in our churches. The key

point in this business is to do right and be right. His advice to any-

one coming into the radio business is “radio broadcasting is not a

glamorous business, know your region, and know where you are;

New York is different than South Carolina. And you have to study

the market, if you don’t do it right you will have a problem. Talk

to the people to see what they like and don’t like.

He has four children all girls, two from birth, and two adopted.

And on my tombstone just put FATHER and nothing else.

My New Address Recently the writer of this article attended a home going service in

Maryland, in which he heard this letter entitled “My New Address”

read and felt it

would be interest-

ing to share with

the readers. The

service was for

Thelma T. Griffin.

“My dear family

and friends,

Please be advised

that I have moved.

I received a call

from God, Chief

Architect the other

day, and he in-

formed me that my

new home was

complete.

You all know that I

had been working

on my building,

sending up my

timbers, packing

up, and getting

ready to go. I knew that my mansion needed some finishing touches

and that the Chief Carpenter, Jesus Christ had to inspect it and give the

final approval. On the morning of last Thursday, he let me know that

my mansion was complete and that I could move in. So he told me to

go ahead and change my address.

Well, my new home is finished and what a sight it is to behold!! It is

located on an exclusive estate behind a beautiful pearly gate. It is just

over on the other side of a serene celestial shore. Of course, you know

the streets are paved with gold and everyday is Sunday, just like

you’ve been told. Trees with twelve manners of fruit grace my garden

and I can walk and talk with my master with not a worry or a care…

I have lived many places, but my new home is so much better than any

other place I’ve ever lived. There is piece, joy, happiness, no pain or

heartache, no more pills or doctors, no strife, or discontent, only sweet

serenity. I can dine at the Master’s bountiful table and listen to a heav-

enly choir! And best of all my Heavenly Father is here in all His

Glory!!

And oh yes, I have my own designer here who has fitted me with my

very own white robe and wings. I could go on and on about my new

home, but instead I’m going to pray that you get to move here yourself

one day…

Before I go though, let me give you my new address:

Thelma T. Griffin

72 Heavenly Circles

Godstown, Heaven 123135

I don’t have a telephone, but you can always call on God. If you don’t

know his number, read your bible, it’s listed on every page.”

Sam Dennis Continued

mailto:[email protected]




Pastor Curtis Young Celebrated his tenth anniversary in June as the

under shepherd of Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Cameron, South

Carolina with First Lady Lois Young at his side. The theme was

“Recognizing the leader that watches over our souls.”

There were musicians and soloist from all over SC that rendered selec-

tions at the service. Rev. Young is a gospel singer also. The Master of

Ceremony was Rev. Dr. Frank Thomson, Jr. The Cedar Grove Male

Chorus sung the first selection, followed by Minister Algeron Wright,

Cedar Grove Combined Choir and

many others. The church was full and

individuals arriving late found seating

only in the choir section.

Rev. Dr. Anthony McCallum, pastor of

Bethlehem Baptist church in Columbia

SC, gave a spirit filled message that

was filled with encouraging words for

Rev. Young. The church was excited

about what God had in store for Cedar

Grove and their pastor. Gifts and praises were

given to Pastor Young and First Lady Young. A

very delicious dinner was served and enjoyed

by all. The

evening ended

with Rev. and

Mrs. Young

giving remarks

to everyone in

appreciat ion

for their

support.

St. Paul A.M.E Church in Irmo,

SC, where Rev. Derrick Scott is

the pastor, recently had a couple

of sports stars as visitors. They

were Josh Norman, corner back of

the Carolina Panthers for the past

three years and his brother,

Ranoldo Norman, The Jackson-

ville Giants basketball team.

These brothers were invited as

part of St. Paul’s Athletic day in

which the church honors athletes

in their congregation. Members of

the church wore jerseys and sports

clothes to represent their favorite

professional sports or college

team.

In his introduction, Pastor Scott said “This is a family of athletes

and one is going to speak to us from an athletic perspective and

the other is going to speak to us from a spiritual perspective. They

each have different gifts even though they are from the same tree.

There are five boys that came up in this God fearing home where

the father is the Rev. Norman and the mother, Sis Sandra Norman,

who is a vocalist and a pianist.

Josh Norman is from Greenwood, SC and played with the Green-

wood Eagles at Greenwood High School. Pastor Scott was his

little League coach and is very proud of him. Josh Norman is

number 24 on the Carolina Panthers and was there to encourage

the young people in the church.

Ranoldo Norman is the other brother that spoke to the congrega-

tion that day, but this brother is following his father in the ministry

as well as being a professional athlete. His other brothers focused

on football but Ranoldo focused on basketball, he’s played profes-

sional basketball for seven years all over the world, and now in

Jacksonville Florida playing forward for the Jacksonville Giants

ABA Basketball League. He preached from Matthew 25 and was

titled “Whose team are you on?”

A Panther in Church

Rev Norman, Renoldo, Josh, and Rev Derrick Scott

Mother & son

Happy Anniversary Pastor

Curtis Young

Youth and athletes of St. Paul A.M.E




Recently, SC State University’s School

Of Business held their 2014 Business week, and the theme was “Entrepreneurship and

Innovation: Turning Ideas into Opportunities.” The speakers for the opening session

were the owners of Carolina Panorama Newspaper, Nathaniel Abraham Jr and Nathaniel

Abraham, Sr.

Nathaniel Abraham Jr is owner of MBD Media, which publishes the Carolina Panorama

and it has served the area’s African American community since 1986. This father and

son team has been working together for over 26 years. The newspaper got its start from

his father Nathaniel Abraham Sr. It was first named the Palmetto Post. Abraham Jr took

over the newspaper in 2004. It is circulated in Winnsboro, Irmo, Lexington, Richland

and Orangeburg Counties.

Their office is run by their right hand person Mrs. Patricia Abraham, who is married to

Nathaniel Jr and they have three children. They attend Zion Baptist Church where Na-

thaniel Jr is a trustee and the pastor is Dr. Kevin Donaldson Sr.

In 2009, inspired by the Empowerment Experiment, a Chicago family’s project to pa-

tronize only African American owned businesses for one year, he started a weekly col-

umn listing which minority owned businesses he had visited that week and how much he had spent. That year, Abraham also

launched the newspaper’s front-page “Community Business of the Week” column, highlighting a different minority owned

company each week.

Abraham’s efforts to promote minority businesses extend beyond the newspaper. He is co-founder of the Midlands Business

Referral Network, which connects local minority business owners with free resources and advice, and a co-founder of the Pro-

fessional Minority Photographers of the Midlands. He has also received the SBA 2013 Minority Business Advocate of the year

award.

Nathaniel Abraham, Sr. has also devoted his life to making a positive impact on the Black community. His message has been

clean and consistent: “The minority community needs a voice- A strong and resonant voice that’s not afraid to right that which

is wrong, fight injustices and champion the causes of the underprivileged. Remember, if we are afraid to tell the truth, we don’t

even deserve freedom.” He has used the voice of the print media to promote the Black community politically, educationally

and economically. He has also worked with and trained the majority of the state’s Black newspaper publishers. Nathaniel Sr.

has won many awards during his career, including the Columbia Urban League’s

Whitney Young Award, The Key to the city of Columbia and Region, and Na-

tional Minority Media Cornerstone Award from the U.S. department of Com-

merce.

The Panorama recognized black businesses that have been in business for over 40

years and pasted down for more than two generations. Those in the community

have grown to look for the panorama newspaper every week; they know that it

will be filled with news and info that relate to their issues and concerns. The

motto of The Panorama is “Positive News for a Positive Experience.” Both of

these men confirm that the only reason they are still in business is because of the

man upstairs, because he has their back.

They must be doing something right, because to be able to give a free publication

these days is something that is not done too often anymore. They would like to

have the continued support of the community in the future.

2346 Two Notch Rd Columbia SC / 803-256-4015



Founding Members: Joe Ligon and Richard Wallace

Long-time Members: Mike Cook, Ron Staples, Johnny

Valentine, Michael McCowin and Wilbert Williams

The original Mighty Clouds of Joy members were

made up of members from three different Los Angeles

Gospel groups. Today, the current membership is

made up of two of the original group, Joe Ligon and

Richard Wallace, plus Johnny Valentine, Ron Staples

and Michael Cook, who have all been singing together

for some time.

The Mighty Clouds of Joy formed in 1955, and started

recording in 1960, and have been going strong ever

since, through "triumphs and tragedies, successes and

near failures," becoming living legends in the process

of serving Jesus Christ through their unique musical

gifts, which have been showcased in their years of

singing Gospel music, taking the genre "to places it

seldom, if ever had been." All members of The Mighty

Clouds of Joy have similar backgrounds, beliefs and

attitudes concerning their faith and their musical ef-

forts. "We all had similar backgrounds -- we were all

raised in the church, and we all had a like mind about

the kind of music we wanted to do. And we've re-

mained dedicated to each other and the quality of the

music all these years." - Joe Ligon.

Having a love for Jesus and a love for Gospel music were two important areas which Joe Ligon and the other members of

The Mighty Clouds of Joy took to heart, motivating them to sing Gospel music, much to the blessing of their audience. For

what they have learned about Jesus through His Word and through a life depending on Him, has inspired heartfelt perform-

ances of the wonderful collection of songs found on their albums

Joe Ligon, lead singer, was born into a large family and grew up in rural Alabama. Joe shares in an interview found in the

group's promotional materials about his upbringing and important moments in his childhood and youth, his church experi-

ences being a cornerstone in his developing faith. One can find some of his early experiences expressed in several songs

found on their album, IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD The album's title song, IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD catches the

spirit and worship experiences that young Joe remembers in his growing up years, when his grandma took him to church.

Grandparents were and are a positive spiritual influence in the lives of many children and people. Joe Ligon's Sunday experi-

ences and his church's annual revival as well, positively effected his love for the Lord and helped him to grow spiritually

through music and worship, important seeds of faith which were planted early in his life.

Like the little boy in the song, Joe Ligon was taken to his grandfather's church which was a church family who encouraged

Joe to grow spiritually through music and other experiences. Witnessing

Christians around him expressed their faith and love of the Lord through

words, songs, feeling the movement of the Holy Spirit among them.

Joe's mother was a source of encouragement . Though stage-shy in nature,

Joe was encouraged to sing by his family, especially his mother in church for

the love of Jesus, in worship to Him. Joe shares this in a song called Mama

Prayed Us Through. Prayer was an important part of everyday life in Joe

Ligon's family. His mother "prayed" them through many hard times, and the

Lord always came through. Joe Ligon thanked his mom. "I want to thank my

mom, Bernice Ligon, for always seeing my God given talent and encouraging

me to use it the way God wanted me."

Joe Ligon and the other members further express their testimony about how

the Lord Jesus has been a loving guiding force in their lives through their

relationships with Him, through the songs they sing.

.


After 50 years of being with the Mighty Clouds of Joy. Joe Ligon and Richard Wallace have decided to pursue other avenues in the gospel

music. Legendary singer, Joe Ligon, will continue touring all over the world and recording as Joe Ligon and the Mighty Clouds of Joy. One

of the greatest gospel groups of all time, Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame Inductees, Gospel Hall of Fame Inductees, Image Award

winners, 11 time Grammy Nominee and 3 time Grammy award winning Mighty clouds of Joy have been singing and traveling for over 50

years. Their hits include “I been in the Storm Too Long”, “Ride the Mighty High”, Steal Away”, Bright Side”, “Heavy Load”, and “I am a

Living Testimony..”

They have toured with almost every gospel group and even R&B groups such as The Rolling Stones, Paul Simon, Johnny Cash, Aretha

Franklin, James Brown, Earth Wind & Fire and many more.

The Clouds have found a diverse audience that includes both old school and new school listeners, whether you’re a bible-totin’ believer or a

I-pad totin’ believer you’ve probably heard a tune from the clouds that still gets you patting your feet and praising God.

With today's gospel music going in all directions it’s great to hear a traditional gospel quartet every once in a while. The Clouds has music

for every generation and they have not forgotten what has gotten them to where they are in gospel music today and that is The Lord.


A Service of Worship & Praise For

The Reverend Dr. Caesar R. Richburg, Pastor

2016 Candidate for Bishop Orangeburg SC

The committee to elect Dr. Caesar R. Richburg as a Bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal

Church participated in a grand worship experience on Sunday 13, 2014 at Williams chapel AME

Church of Orangeburg, SC. The worship service featured greetings, commendations and salutations

from the Right Rev. Frederick Calhoun James, a retired Bishop of the church, The Rev. Dr. George

F. Flowers, the executive Director of Global witness and Ministry for the A.M.E. church, the

Presiding Elders of the Central Conference and numerous civic and community leaders that have been

imparted by the ministry of Dr. Richburg.

The highlight of our worship was the skillful and scholarly preaching moment provided to us by the

Right Reverend Richard Franklin Norris,

the resident Bishop of the 7th Episcopal

District. Bishop Norris preached to us from

the 3rd chapter of 1st Timothy under the

subject:

“So, You Want to be Bishop ?” We left

Williams Chapel that evening refreshed,

renewed, transformed and revived.


We at A Christian View often ask you the reader for your testimonies, and I want to thank you

for your replies. This is one that came in from a reader named Karen, she wanted to put this

out there to possibly help or minister to someone else. I Joe Johnson think this is an issue that

needs to be brought up because I have met several people that tell me how hard it is to be a

pastors wife or even a ministers wife. I have done some research and after you read her com-

ments please look at my findings.

Karen wrote: My husband was a pastor/evangelist of various prisons in our state. He was so

faithful to the sheep. God was first, the inmates were second; and I and our three girls came

last. My husband preached in the prisons more than he was home or at his 40 hour a week job.

He was a man of great faith, integrity, and character. No one would ever imagine that I and

the children were so neglected. Whenever there was an issue that needed to be addressed; my

husband would find someplace to go and preach to avoid the issue. Preaching became his mis-

tress, even though he was doing it all in the name of The Lord. Pastors families are some of the most neglected people in the world.

Wow I thought that was very deep, thanks Sister Karen. Please realize that you are not alone, there are many pastors wives that feel

neglected trying to be the wife that honors her husband’s calling to the ministry because it is the work of the lord. here are some statistics.

Three of the major researchers into clergy life all voiced similar statistics: The Barna Group reports 2008 that

90% of pastors report working between 55- 75 hours per week

50% of pastors report feeling unable to meet the demands of their jobs

70% constantly fight depression

50% of pastors starting out will not last 5 years

50% of pastors’ marriages end in divorce

70% of pastors do not have a close friend

Ellison Research reports that according to the results of their study:

71% of pastors say that they are overweight by an average of 32.1 pounds

52% say that they experience signs of stress on a weekly basis

Most ministers are so ambitious they try to build a ministry with folks that may or may not be with them a few years down the road. The

wives or spouses are usually the neediest people in a typical congregation. Statistics show that most wives of senior pastors blame the min-

istry for the marital difficulties they have! Do we need to talk about what pictures come to mind when we think of the term “P.K.”? The

children and spouse of senior pastors often become embittered because the husband’s focus is constantly on the needs and vision of the

church to the emotional neglect of the ones he is most responsible for!

Many pastors’ wives blame the ministry for 80 percent of their marital problems. Many pastors who allow congregants to call their homes,

interrupt family time or dinner time, allowing visits at all hours of the night, thinking this is what God expects of them. This is could be one

of the reasons why children of preachers hate the ministry and would never even think of imitating their parent’s faith and works. Some

successful pastors have an office OUTSIDE of their home —to keep set office hours and separate church work from their family time in

regards to affection and focus. Without setting proper boundaries, the pastor will inevitably sacrifice their family on the altar of ministry,

alienating both spouse and children.

Preaching Became His Mistress

Is it hard to be a pastors wife ?

Continued on page 26


Kizer Walker Kizer Walker, a native of Louisa, Virginia and minister of music

at Kingdom of God Deliverance Ministries International in

Brandy Station VA, has experienced a lifelong support in music from his father, James Walker, who is a pastor and

musician. .

Kizer is interested in traveling to various functions and engagements, as well as having a desire to work with profes-

sional musicians and performers across the country. Walker began playing with Davon Jefferson and The Children

of Israel from Richmond, Virginia and continues to move forward. He plays organ, bass and sings; he is very gifted

when it comes to learning new material.

At five years old, Kizer began playing the drums for the Walker singers which consisted of his family members. He

adhered to a daily practice routine and learned new material which enhanced his ability to play anything that he

hears. God has blessed him with this gift which he had to sacrifice many long hours daily to be able to glorify God

and entertain man. Therefore, he hopes to begin traveling in the

near future. He has a passion for gospel music, but he can play any

type, contemporary or traditional. His gift is evident when the at-

tendants saw him play three organs at the conference that was held

at Kingdom of God Deliverance Ministries International in Brandy

Station.

The founders of the church, Apostle Gregory and Prophetess Carol

Simpson, have nothing but praise to give for this young man’s tal-

ent. “He is truly gifted,” said Apostle Carol Simpson.

Kizer said, “In all things remember, it is Christ who strengthens

you, and God can do anything for you if you put him first”.

Call me @ 540-205-5612


Prophetess Geraldine Simpson and her husband Apostle Gregory Simpson have been in ministry for twelve years

in the Culpepper area of Virginia. Prophetess Simpson recently hosted a women’s conference, “Broken to be Made

Whole,” with guest speakers, Apostle Carmen Mills, Apostle Sylvia Cunningham, and Pastor Nikita Garrison

Watson. Their testimonies related directly to the theme of this conference. When God showed Pastor Simpson these

women she did not questioned Him. She, immediately, invited them to be speakers at the Broken to be Made Whole

Conference. Pastor Simpson said that she is taking this conference on the road; the Lord gave her a vision called

“The Kingdom Daughters Movement”; and they have already lined up different Virginia cities to visit. In the month

of December, Charlotte, NC will be their destination. They have a team of spiritual daughters ready to break chains

everywhere.

If you would like this team to come and visit your ministry where the women/men can be set free please contact

them. A lot of ministries do not have women ministers in their churches so their whole assignment is to break

barriers in every city they are blessed to visit. “There are so many problems in our churches because people need to

be set free. All of these bad feelings like envy, hatred, bitterness, gossip and all this stuff; and I can truly say that

when we started out in this ministry that’s what we dealt with. And it came from women that were so hurt and

broken. But now there’s been a great turn around and great progress, and transformation; because women that have

come into this ministry say they want to be free and remain free,” said Prophetess Simpson. They tell her that they

want what’s on her life because she walks in freedom, of mind, will and emotions.

She wants to tell women that they can be made whole and stay whole. Invite them to your city. She said “the king-

dom of God suffers violence, but the violent takes it by force.” I’ m violent; I refuse to let the enemy take anybody.

The decision to surrender your broken body to God is necessary in order that you will be able to minister to someone

else that’s broken. Amen

Kingdom of God Ministries International, 18399 Brandy Rd, Brandy Station, VA, 540-825-4580 / email –[email protected]


Sandy Grove Baptist Church was the location for “Mission Possible.” Presented by Heaven Bound Praise Dance Camp and by The

SC Baptist Music Auxiliary. The Director Natalia “Mia” Bostic with the help of camp staff has doing this for fourteen years and with the

help of her husband Nicholas Bostic who works with the young men have done a great job. Mrs. Josiellia has been a member Sandy Grove

her entire life. Dr. Ralph W. Canty Sr. is the pastor. This day was their annual dance camp now in its fourteenth year, there were young peo-

ple from throughout the Pee Dee area of South Carolina and as far away as

North Carolina and Georgia.

This is a paid camp with a cost starting at $60 a week, that includes food

and clothes for the performance. From 9-5pm they will be fed and taken

care of. This program started as a vision of Pastor Canty, when he wanted

to have a praise dance ministry and the praise dance ministry was born

around 2000, and later her daughter Mia who was in college at the time said

that she wanted to do a dance camp with the praise dancers. So we started

out with about fifteen girls, the first year; 25 the next year; 45 the next and

now we are proud to say we have 180 young people as of this year’s camp

boys and girls.

There are children that started with the camp early on that are now in col-

lege, and they love it each year. The ages range from 3 to adults, sometimes

we even have the parents dance with their children during the camp.

This night the program started with prayer, the welcome and the purpose

then the music started and it was not stop from there as children came from

everywhere and started dancing together in zinc and also singing in unison.

The program lasted around an hour and a half, and they were not even out

of breath.

Mrs. Williams can be reached at the J Williams Group 700 S Parker Dr,

Suite 6 Florence SC 29501, or email at [email protected] also on face book.

Heavenboundpraisedancecamp.org.

She would like to thank her daughter Mia and all the staff for their help and

support throughout the years and all the young adults that have

been dancing here since they were children. And she wanted to

thank Pastor Canty for allowing this type of ministry to exist

and for letting the children be themselves. It has truly brought

these young people to a new level in their walk with Christ.

She wanted to thank Mrs. Green the church administrator for

her support over the years, and we can’t forget the parents, and

finally her husband James Williams and he knows why.

Heaven Bound Praise Dance Camp @ Sandy Grove Baptist church

Join us next year for HBPDC ‘15 July 6-10, 2015

Josiellia Williams




As a pastor’s wife, the stigmas and myths attached to depression can

be intensified. Have you bought into the myth that clergy families

must look as though they have it all together? Thoughts like these

are simply untrue. Because of these lies, however, pastor’s wives

often won’t acknowledge their deep despair or allow themselves to

recognize it in their families. Ministry spouses often pout when

times grow hectic. They hope their mates see how exhausted they

are and suggest taking a breather. Yet they often don’t come right

out and say, ‘That’s it. I’ve had enough, and I’m taking a break.’”

Let your husband/wife know when you’ve hit a wall. Don’t expect

him to read your mind. Everyone needs a break from time to time,

including you.

Another thing to keep in mind is that your greatest ministry may be

in the home and not in the church, which is even more reason for

fulfilling Proverbs 31:28 “Her sons rise up and call her blessed. Her

husband also praises her,” just a thought.

There is too much stress in ministry to have stress in your marriage

at the same time.

HELP WANTED: Pastor’s wife. Must sing, play music, lead youth groups, raise seraphic children, entertain church notables, minister to other wives, have ability to recite Bible backward and choreograph Christmas pageant. Must keep pastor sated, peaceful and out of trouble. Difficult colleagues, demanding customers, erratic hours. Pay: $0.

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An Once of Practice is

Worth More Than

Tons of Preaching

Mahatma Gandhi

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Mrs. McDuffie shares with Min. Joe Johnson what it was like growing

up in public housing smiled graciously. “Growing up in public housing,

many people shared with me their experiences, and helped me to grow

positively. My mother instilled in me self-pride and self – esteem. I

have always felt the world was full of opportunities and I must take

advantage of them.”

She received her B. A. degree in education from Allen University, her

Master’s degree in education from South Carolina State University,

and has done further studies at South Carolina State University and the

University of South Carolina. She is a person with great initiative and

self –motivation. In order to enhance her college education, she

worked her way through college as a secretary in the Athletic Depart-

ment at Allen University, and moved on to other jobs and positions to

continue her higher education.

“Education is a permanent asset in your life,” she added. “No one can

ever take away your education, your knowledge, or your college de-

grees. These are the stepping stones in one’s life towards achieving

goals. My goals are and have been from day one, to serve mankind,

share my values, and do it quietly without seeking glory. If you do it

for material reasons, its impact is reduced to one’s earthly benefits.

That is interpreted as self-service.”

Mrs. McDuffie is married and mother of four children, all college

graduates. Because of her dedication to community service, Mrs.

McDuffie has won numerous awards and honors, such as The Wall of

Fame by the Columbia Housing authority, Woman of the Year by

American Business Women Association, Heritage Award of Achieve-

ment by Booker T. Washington High School Foundation, Outstanding

Service Award by St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Living the Legacy by

National Council of Negro Women, the 1990 Vanguard Award for

Leadership and Community Service, and one of Columbia’s Ten Most

Outstanding Women sponsored by the March of Dimes. She was also

appointed as a Lay Eucharistic Minister and a Lay Leader in St. Luke’s

Episcopal Church; to name a few. Her accolades are too numerous to

list in this article.

She is also a life member of Sigma Gamma RHO Sorority, Inc., join-

ing in 1965; she has faithfully carried out this great organizations

pledge by serving first, as an enthusiastic team member and secondly,

as a leader willing to accept the challenges placed before her. She has

served her chapter and southeast region as Chapter Philo Advisor,

Chapter Rhoer coordinator, Southeast Rhoer coordinator, and Basileus

of Beta Epsilon Sigma.

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The title of Judge is an accomplishment that she treasures.

Judge Mildred McDuffie, that’s right after all those accom-

plishment the title of Judge can be added. Senator Daryl Jack-

son asked her to be a magistrate and she was later appointed

as a summary court judge. She worked in bond court from

2001 – 2007. Judge McDuffie as she is called today, volun-

teers at several schools-- C.A. Johnson, O Claire High

School, W.A. Perry and others. She is a member at Bethel

A.M.E Church in Columbia, SC. She was baptized at three months old and has been a member

in the A.M.E Church ever since. “I was saved at 12 years old

and surprisingly enough it wasn’t in an A.M.E. Church; it was

in a holiness church. I thank the Lord for his grace everyday

and I thank him for my husband as well.” I was also recently

inducted into the Hall of Fame of Women’s Missionary Soci-

ety of Columbia.

Judge McDuffie feeds families as part of her mission work.

She, along with her husband, does not wait on families to ask

for help. They will help anyone in need. “I would like to see

our African American children taken better care of in the fu-

ture, I don’t think there is enough being done these days. The

young folks are living as if everything is just fine, and it’s not.

The churches need to be more involved in teaching our his-

tory. I’m talking about African American culture, because

now a day, children don’t live in a village; grandma does not

live down the street; aunty does not live around the corner.

They live miles away so the children don’t get a chance to be

around family members to hear the stories about what has

happened in the good old days. They think with this little bit

of integration they have, they think everything is okie dokie

and it’s not.

They are still getting the menial jobs and usually the last hired

first fired. We have to teach them that we have to work to-

gether in order to accomplish something. My hope is that we

can get somebody that can get our children together, the Bap-

tist, the A.M.E’s, the Catholics and other denominations need

to work together. They can’t be separate entities and make

this work; someone has to step up to the plate and make a

village.”

“I am not tired yet, my mother at 85 took a computer class

and passed, so I know I’m not tired,” She said. I will keep

going and doing what I can.” “Here is what I live by, do what

you can for people today, tell them you love them today,

We all die The goal isn't to live

forever The goal is to create

Something that will.

Seventh Episcopal District

Leadership Congress 2014

The Rt. Reverend Richard Franklin Norris Seventh Episcopal Districts

Presiding Prelate and Mother Mary Ann Norris Seventh Episcopal Dis-

trict’s Episcopal Supervisor and hundreds of others were in Florence SC in

July as part of Leadership Congress 2014.

The event took place at the Florence Civic Center. Guest speakers in-

cluded : Bishop John Hurst Adams, Retired Bishop; Congressman James

E. Clyburn; Lt. Governor John Yancey McGill; Downtown Charlie Brown,

Washington Redskins, retired and other special guest.

Workshop and session’s included : Youth leadership academy plenary

session; How to win others; Discipling through social media; Discipleship

through decision making and budgeting; How do I fit in the discipleship

puzzle; Young women of destiny, bold, confident,& courageous; Men of

valor, strong, courageous, & responsible; I’m a Christian...right?; Life

after salvation, how to survive and thrive as a young Christian; Me? Make

disciples!; High school hook up, “he said…” “she said…”; and My face in

the book, dig deeper into the bible.

The theme for the three day event was “ The Evidence of Discipleship”

Mark 8:34

There was also a Youth Leadership Academy Agenda that features several

learning sessions; a few of the sessions included: How to win others; Dis-

cipling through social media; Young men of valor; Life after Salvation;

and High school hook up.

It was a very successful Leadership Congress and well attended. The AME

Church celebrates 227 years of service to God the Church and the

Community.



There is a new company on the move in Columbia SC and is the vision

of Louise M Smith. The company is named Kingdom Builders Publi-

cations, LLC. (KBP, LLC) The name was given almost twenty years

before any actions were made to start the company. Louise Smith is a

published author – poet, songwriter, musician and recording artist.

She has always had a creative edge. Although she suffered severely

from vascular headaches and epileptic seizures, it didn’t deter her

from setting and pushing through to completion on her goals. The fact

that she has had developmental problems with reading and writing

(dyslexia), she was always a great listener and that compensated for

the lack of those communicative skills.

In 2008, she wrote a memoir and tried to get it published but no one

wanted to pick it up, so she went to a local publisher who advised to

self-publish since she had published music in the past.

Smith became a little more aggressive in search to publish. She be-

came discouraged and thought it was not for her to put this book out.

After being turned down nine times and putting it away for four years,

Mrs. Smith had the unction to try once more. She got the ball moving

for self-publishing. When she was about ready to seal the deal for

print, she suffered an illness that left her in the hospital and rehab for

almost half a year.

With her tenacious drive and faith in GOD, she was able to finish her

final draft with the help of an editor and send it to print. She left rehab

in 2013 and had her first book signing. Then the true test of faith came

when a woman saw her book and said, “I would like to do a book” and

Mrs. Louise said “come on lets go”, and the rest is history. She went

from two authors to a roster well over twenty in less than a year. Their

roster includes, authors, ghost writers, editors, poets, storytellers,

sketch artists, Graphic designers, What sets Kingdom Builders Publi-

cations LLC apart from any other publishing company is the ROYAL

treatment and the quality service. We are a very personable company.

That will NEVER change. From beginning to end, we will help our

client achieve success without robbing you. Your experience will be

fantastic. We swear by our name. We are KINGDOM!

Mrs. Mary Bryant was sent to KBP LLC to teach Smith many things

without her even knowing it. When Mary came to the company, others

came by the testimonies. There were some who came because of

online referrals.

At the top of 2014, a non-profit society was formed called Pen of a

Ready Writer Society. It is the bed for success through training, mo-

tivation, teaching, fellowship, networking, performance, collaboration

and prosperity. They meet quarterly with illustrators, authors and

poets. Pen of a Ready Writer Society has an ever-growing organiza-

tion. Kingdom Builders Publications LLC is the parent company to

PRWS.

KBP, LLC is a Christian Publishing company.

Mary Bryant is considered the “Daughter of KBP, LLC” as she was

the first person to be published with Louise Smith. Mary’s writing is

seasoned mainly because she’s been writing in her journals since she

was a teenager about her boyfriend. As she got older, her writings

became more serious because she desired a relationship with the Lord.

Her new found love became Jesus and her writings reflected Him; her

prayers, poems just precious sweet moments with Him. Her book

Prayers Poem & Precious Moments is geared toward those who feel

like they’re the only ones that have struggles, or that God doesn’t

listen to them or they’re too broken for GOD to put them back together

again. This book is for them. She doesn’t claim to be a poet but by the

inspiration of the Holy Spirit; they just flowed out of her. Some times

with tears flowing, she would be writing, writing so that some reader

would be blessed.

Sabrina Brown, another writer started writing poetry in high school

after reading material from Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and

Robert Frost. All of them were very instrumental in her developing a

love for poetry. She remembered a tenth grade teacher (Mrs. Paulette

King) reading a poem that she had to do for college. It was so in-

triguing because it was a backward poem and she had to read it back-

ward. Sabrina met Louise Smith at Agape Worship Center in Colum-

bia. She learned that Mrs. Smith was a musician, singer and publisher.

They began a relationship through music. Through their fellowship,

she learned about her company and a Creative Competition for a free

publishing. Sabrina along with 18 others entered the contest given by

the Pen of a Ready Writer Society. Sabrina won first place in the

poetry division. There were two other winners. The name of Sabrina’s

book is Poetic Rhythms of My Heart. It’s a collection of poems in

six categories such as faith, love, tributes, life lessons and victory and

triumph.

These ladies are all walking testimonies of God’s Grace. They all

have something in common. In Mrs. Louise’s book Beyond the

Clouds she talks about the various dreams and visions God had

given her, the testimonies of triumph over tragedies, and relationship

with God. One quote from her many nuggets is “You can have a

great talent; however it doesn’t mean more the Creator. Talent is

never a substitute for God.”

Mrs. Smith attributes some of her gratitude to her husband Linton J

Smith, Jr for the motivation through encouragement to pursue every

endeavor. With GOD all things are possible. Life is doable.

Feel free to call on Kingdom Builders Publication and Pen of a Ready

Writer to visit your city. We are a full service Book publications ser-

vice.

If you would like to contact this wonderful society, they can be

reached at www.kingdombuilderpublications.com or 844-669-7180.

http://www.kingdombuilderpublications.com


Katherine Burton (Testimony)

My musical journey started in the ninth grade, I began violin lessons

in the public school system and was immediately placed in

orchestra. The orchestra rehearsals would begin at 7:30A.M. in the

morning. It was an experience that shaped my musical journey. Dur-

ing high school, I started private lessons with Mrs. Kerner, who was

an excellent teacher. With her training, I was able to get a scholar-

ship to Temple University for music education with a concentration

on violin.

I grew up in Abyssinian Baptist Church in Philadelphia. My involve-

ment with the different organizations was numerous ;Usher Board,

Sunday School, Young Adult Choir, Baptist Training Union. The

church played an important part in my musical development. Listen-

ing to hymns and gospel music each Sunday was a prerequisite for

playing gospel music on the violin.

When I was in college, there was an invitation to a Christian retreat. I

attended the retreat and received Jesus Christ as my personal Savior.

I learned the importance of the gift of salvation. It changed my life

forever. It was interesting, even though I had been in church my en-

tire life; I was offered a church membership but never the gift of sal-

vation.

My focus changed, it was not about performance but allowing the

Holy Sprit to speak through my instrument. People often would tell

me, I hear the words when you play....they would tell me that my

playing was anointed. I grew up in a Baptist Church.....It was diffi-

cult to wrap my mind around the word “anointing”. My purpose was

to be a consecrated vessel dedicated to ministry.

One time, I was playing a classical piece at a church with a string

quartet when the choir director switched to a gospel piece. As the

rest of the string quartet rested, I started playing along and began to

improvise. It was a surprising revelation: God had given me an extra

special gift, a natural ability to improvise.

Then, I started playing Gospel Selections and improvising with my

husband’s choir. My first selections were God Is, I Don’t Feel No

Ways Tired, I’m Looking for a Miracle, Call Him Up, Jesus is

Mine, For God So Loved The World, His Eye is on The

Sparrow, Sovereign. During this time period, I remember participating in one competition

and the judge scornfully said “Gospel Music on the violin? The

comment did not discourage me because I realized that praising God

on the violin was a ministry. I did win the Wen Sun Music Award for

instrumental music in Philadelphia which encouraged me. In the 80’s,

I performed as a soloist at the Thomas Dorsey Convention ,Gospel

Music Workshop of America and Edwin Hawkins Music and Arts

Seminar.

It was a difficult process trying to find a place for my musical gift.

The choirs had their own musicians and the recording personnel were

not always receptive to a violinist. One of my first performances as a

soloist at the GMWA convention was Call Him Up, the audience

were very receptive; they had never heard gospel music on a violin.

I also performed I Don’t Feel No Ways Tired with James Cleveland

in the audience. When he approached the podium after my perform-

ance, He said” It would be good if we stick with traditional instru-

ments in Gospel Music”.

Some of the audience members gave me a disapproving look. I was

not surprised at the response, It takes time to embrace something

different in gospel music that is not traditional. In my heart, soul and

spirit: I knew that God had called me to a ministry of music on the

violin. My confidence rested in the joy and fulfillment of proclaim-

ing the name of Jesus through my instrument.

My first debut CD “I’ll Fly Away” was a compilation of hymns and

contemporary gospel music. Two selections “Jesus, You’re the

Center of my Joy” by Grammy-Award winning gospel star, Richard

Smallwood and “Order My Steps” by Glen Bernie proved to be

enduring favorites from this CD project.

At this time, I am working on a CD which will be released in

October 2014. The title of this CD project is “The Lord Is On My

Side”. It is titled after a composition written by me which will be

featured on the CD. This CD will be the first nationally released CD

to have voice and violin.

This gospel selection summarizes my journey with the Lord:

If it had not been for

the Lord on my Side,

I would be tossed by

the storms of life

against the sea of time

If it had not been for

the Lord on my side

Broken dreams, fool-

ish things, I would

have no hope in side.

For the Lord is on my

Side, that’s why I

praise him, The Lord

is on my side.

I am grateful that the

Lord has given me an

instrument to praise

him. God is truly

worthy of all praise.

Blessings, Katherine Burton

K atherine Burton Christian Violinist


The Carpenter Shop Ministry, founded by Pastors Melvin & Tracinia Rascoe in Baltimore,

Maryland, was named for Jesus’ job title, carpenter. Jesus was a carpenter and He was always shaping and

transforming people; therefore, he asked the Lord what should the name be and He said The Carpenter Shop to

help transform the lives of His people.

Their foundation scripture is Hebrews 3:4 “for every house is built by some man; but he that build all things is

God.” Their services are Sundays at 8:30am-10am. They offer several services to the community and one of

the things that make them unique is they offer help to those looking for work, by helping with resumes and by

having classes on the subject and coaching classes as well. They also have guest speakers for those with

criminal records in hopes of giving them assistance in getting back on the right track. Pastor Melvin is em-

ployed with Job corps as a career transitional counselor and this makes him uniquely qualified to assist people

and it’s a great addition to their ministry as part of kingdom building.

Pastor Tracinia Rascoe has a personal ministry vision and it is to reach out to women, especially single women,

because there are a lot of them that are broken and they need healing within. They try to be father and mother

and a lot of them stumble and fall without a clear direction to go. God has placed that situation on her to bring

them into the ministry and show them who God is and to bring them to healing and deliverance. She is also

blessed to do intercessory prayer.

Every fifth Sunday they have “Word on The Street” where they get from behind the four walls and put on their

street clothes to let people know that the church is not just a place where they come and preach, sing and shout.

It’s also a community resource. Anyone can get in touch with them for help or prayer at 443-486-8964 or email

at [email protected], or Lady Rascoe can be reached at [email protected]. “Come out and be a

part of our mime ministry or our poetry ministry, church people can have

fun too,” said Pastor Melvin.

People appear to be running toward the mega church or mega ministry

today and there’s nothing wrong with that. It seems they are looking for

something that they think they can’t get in a smaller church. People should

not count the smaller church out because they are about the work of God

as well and great people have been birthed out of small ministries. Pastor

Melvin stated that we shouldn’t get so caught up on “New Births” new

ministries that are growing seemingly overnight, because he has come to

learn that just because someone is growing fast that doesn’t mean that the

Lord’s hand is really in it. There is a difference between growing and

selling and swelling is usually an indication that something is wrong.

We’re in what he calls a slow cooker at this time, and sometimes great

things take time. Amen




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