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at St. Johns Associates (an order mailing company) in the Bronx for twenty-nine (29) years, where
she retired. She has been a member of the Woods Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church for about twenty
(20) years, serving in various capacities, namely as Chairperson of the Caribbean Auxiliary Club, the
Steward Board and as Life Members Chairperson of the Women’s Home and Overseas Missionary
Society. Barbara Harmitt work with other ministries in maintaining the cleanliness of the Church.
This honoree is passionate about Church hospitality and works outside the sanctuary by planting
flowers and beautifying the grounds of the Church. As she looks back on my life, she can see clearly
the hand of God guiding me. Barbara is thankful to God for my family, especially my grandchildren.
Favorite scripture: The LORD is my light and my salvation- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the
strength of my life- of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1

JOHN J. MOORE’S MEMORIAL A.M.E. ZION CHURCH
FLORENCE CARTER

Florence Y. Duchess Hines Carter was born on May 27th in Dalton, South Carolina
to Francena Hines and Roosevelt Gardner. At the age of nine, the family relocated
to the borough of Bronx in New York City for a better life. Florence or “Duchess”
(as her Mom called her) attended Elementary School and then went to Evander
Childs High School. After completing high school, she attended Voorhees
College in Denmark, South Carolina, matriculating in 1981 with a degree in
Political Science and Criminal Justice. Florence met and married her late
husband David Carter. From that marriage, they had two daughters,
Peaches (a/k/a Francena) and Tina (a/k/a Precious). Florence loves her
family, especially when becoming a grandmother. When her mother and
twin sister Frances became ill, Florence was right there by their side until
they passed. Presidential Honoree Florence Carter became a member of
Woods A.M.E. Zion Church in 1985, where she became a member of the Senior Choir South Carolina
Club, the Women’s Home and Overseas Missionary Society, and was consecrated a Deaconess. She
also served as a Preacher’s Stewart. Currently, Florence attends John J. Moore’s Memorial A.M.E.
Zion Church in the Bronx under the pastorate of Reverend Dr. Wayne Joseph. At J.J. Moore’s, she
serves as a Deaconess and is the Local President of the Parent Body Missionary Society. In this role,
she loves helping the seniors, those who are handicapped or the mentally challenged. Sis. Florence
Carter’s hobbies are crocheting, knitting and needlepoint, as well as singing.

GREATER HOOD MEMORIAL A.M.E. ZION CHURCH
GLORIE R. BROWNE

Glorie R. Browne is the President of the W.H.&O.M. Society of the Greater Hood
Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church for the past three year. She was born in Summerton,
S.C. where she was raised in a Christian home and educated in the public school.
Sis. Browne became a member of A.M.E. Zion in 1976, and joined Caldwell A.M.E.
Zion Church under the pastorate of the late Rev. Dr. Carnes McKinney. As a
member at Greater Hood, this is where Glorie Brown heard her true calling by
joining the Christian Education Dept. and the Missionary Society under President:
Rev. Bertha Duncan. After Rev. Duncan stepped down, Sis. Browne was
appointed. As President, the Society had meetings monthly until she became sick in 2017. She
pressed on to still have meetings on the phone from time to time. Under her leadership, Caldwell
was known as the church that gave out clothes, and we had many summertime fish dinners to raise
funds. Since she has been in rehabilitation, First Lady Sis. Cheryl Walls stepped up to continue mission
ministry for the Northern Manhattan nursing home. This year, she took it a step further to share socks
and items with The Greater Harlem Nursing Home, as well as to collect toiletries for the homeless
shelter in the community of Greater Hood Church. She is finally home but unable to attend Greater
Hood Church, but pray that a special effort will be made to contribute medicinal supplies to the
A.M.E. Zion Janie A. Speaks Hospital in Ghana, Africa.