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Plant City Church To Host Gospel Concert
Strawberry Festival Names New President
This Saturday, May 23rd, Gospel Mets Ministries will be hosting an anniversary celebration of the founding of the gospel group, True Purpose. The celebration will begin at 7 p. m.
Pastor Edith Langston and her sister, Pastor Rose Smith are the founders of Gospel Mets Ministries, and Pastor Langston’s daugh- ter, Anita Byrd, is one of the founders of True Pur- pose.
Special guests for the gospel concert will be Brother Gene Bell, Gospel Warriors and Traveling Stars, Keisha Clark, Ervin Givens, and the Gospel Mets.
“We’re always having events at Gospel Mets Min- istries, so it’s a pleasure to be hosting this event for my daughter and her group,”
PASTOR EDITH LANGSTON
said Pastor Langston.
“It makes it really special to have the members of True Purpose as members of Gospel Mets Ministries, and whenever we have a pro-
gram, we can always count on having a packed house.”
Pastor Langston said Plant City has long been a great place to live with deep religious roots.
“Church events continue to draw big crowds in Plant City, and we have a food ministry that’s really starting to pick up.
“It’s also a good thing that people are starting to notice and read about what’s going on in Plant City. The reason a lot of people don’t know about all the church events is because most people send their news to a radio station in Lakeland.”
Pastor Langston said they have an open invitation to anyone who wants to come out and join them Sat- urday in celebrating the first anniversary of True Pur- pose.
For the past two years, Jim Jeffries sought to bring more diversity to the annual Straw- berry Festival held in Plant City. As President, he spear- headed the effort to include more African American per- formers at the event, including this year with John Legend and Boys 2 Men performing.
After a meeting by the Board of the Strawberry Festival, Dan Walden was elected as President. Walden had previ- ously served as a board mem- ber for 15 years.
Festival presidents serve two, one-year-terms, and along with Walden, Sandee Parke Sytsma was elected vice president; Floyd Hall was elected secretary, and W.
May Birthdays
A belated birthday wish is sent to Ms. Cheryl Everett-Marion, who cele- brated her special day on May 7th. You are wished many more!
Ms. Eula Weldon and Sarah Boyd are both wished a happy belated birthday, their special day was May 7th.
Mrs. Lue Annie Atkins
celebrated her 81st birthday on May 19th and her hus- band, Mr. Leroy Atkins will celebrate his 88th birth- day on May 27th. They are planning to attend their fam- ily reunion in Greta, FL.
Mrs. Lue Annie Atkins
is sending birthday wishes to Brianna Sampson, whose natal day is May 20th and Mary Lee Moore whose natal day is May 29th.
Sick And Shut-Ins
We continue to pray for those on the sick and shut-in list: Rhonda Williams, Lawson Johnson, Bob Anthony, Earnest Clark, Keith Ennis, Frieda Washington and Lydia McNeal.
Congratulations
Congratulations are in order for Arthur “AJ” Jones, who graduated from FAMU Law School on May 9, 2015.
This wish comes from the Perry, Clark, Everett and Johnson families.
D. McGinnes
was elected treasurer.
The Florida Strawberry Festival’s
board of direc-
tors is the gov- DAN erning body of WALDEN the 11 day event
and is made up of 30 individu- als: 16 board members and 14 associate board members. Each year, four board mem- bers are elected to serve on the executive board, made up of a president, vice president, sec- retary and treasurer. Gener- ally, each president has previously served two years in each office before being elected to the highest office.
Letter From Pres. Barack Obama
Yours truly received a let- ter from President Barack Obama in response to a let- ter I wrote him. He ex- plained that he appreciated my views on important is- sues and that he and his committees are working to make changes that would benefit our communities. He is also looking into police policies and the prison system.
Free Chess Lessons
Join Coach Ted McNair and others who want to learn or sharpen-up their skills in Chess at the Riverview Li- brary on the 1st and 3rd Satur- days from 10 a. m. – 12 noon. It’s great family fun!
Scripture (Psalm 41:1, 3)
Blessed is he that consid- ereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trou- ble...The Lord will strengthen him upon his bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sick- ness.
F.Y.I.
Let us pray for President Barack Obama and his family.
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