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What's
Happening now?
Tuesday night
fellowship
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We meet on the first
Tuesday of each
month at 5 PM.
Everyone brings a
covered dish and we
enjoy each other's
cooking.
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Mother's Day
We had a nice crowd
of mothers on their
special day.
"Goody bags" were
given to each of
them and words of
appreciation were
spoken by Pastor
Jerry as they stood
before the church.
Here are some
pictures of them.
Sister Lorinda was
included in the
ceremony and a
special gift was
presented to her as
a mother and
appreciation as a
spiritual ladies
leader. Pastor
Jerry greeted each
mother and expressed
his appreciation for
them.
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Father's Day
As with the
mothers, fathers
were treated
with "goody
bags" and
honored by
Pastor Jerry
with words of
appreciation.
Pastor Jerry is
a father, so he
was included in
the group of
fathers who were
presented to the
church for
honor. In
addition, a
special gift of
appreciation was
presented to him
as the spiritual
leader of the
church.
Pastor Jerry
greeted each man
to show his love
and
appreciation.
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Special
Occasion!
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Pastor Jerry and
Lorinda celebrated
their 50th wedding
anniversary on
June 20, certainly a
landmark occasion
that not many reach
these days.
They were delivered
to the hall in a
1959 Chevy limo
where their guests
awaited their
arrival.
The affair was a
huge success as
family and
friends from
near and far
gathered to help
celebrate Pastor
Jerry &
Lorinda's 50
years of
marriage and
show
appreciation for
their untiring
service to Faith
Tabernacle.
Click Here
for a
special page
commemorating
this Special
Occasion and
more pictures.
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Ladies
Conference
Shelton Park CGMA
Temperance, Michigan
October 3, 2009
Some of the ladies
from our church
traveled in the
church van to
Temperance, Michigan
for the annual
Ladies Conference.
Pastor Grubbs
brought Sister
Lorinda and met with
us early on the way
at Cracker Barrel.
He surprised us by
treating us to a
nice breakfast.
Sister Lorinda
Grubbs was the
keynote speaker.
Following her was
Sister Linda Rose
from Taylor,
Michigan and then
Sister Ellanor
Yelverton of Toledo,
Ohio.
Secretary-Treasurer,
Kim Walden, greeted
the ladies as they
entered the church
at the registration
desk and took care
of the silent
auction of crafts,
etc. that several of
the ladies brought
with them.
President Lois
Centers opened the
meeting and
welcoming the ladies
was Kim Isham,
pastor's wife of the
host church.
Special music and
singing was provided
by the Rydell
Family.
Sister Lorinda's
message was
"Faithfulness
Rewarded" ;
Sister Rose's was
"God's divine
Purpose" ; Sister
Yelverton's was
"Women of Prayer."
The ladies of
Lincoln Park left
with pride in their
representative.
Sister Lorinda gave
an inspiring message
about the various
ministrations of
women and the
resultant rewards.
lick here for more:
Faithfulness
Rewarded
by Lorinda
(See pictures below)
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Revival
October 4, 5, 6
With Rev. Jay
Walden, CGMA
Missions Director
The church was
blessed nightly by
the ministry of Rev.
Jay Walden, his wife
Tammy and their
children, "JJ" and
Bethany. Rev.
Walden delivered
powerful messages
each night which the
church received
joyfully. He
and Tammy blessed
the church with
their ministry in
song and music .
Bethany sang each
night also and "JJ"
artfully accompanied
all our music with
the drums.
On the last night,
there was a nice
time of fellowship
after service with
food provided by the
ladies of the
church. The
church looks forward
to having this
family back in the
future.
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Rev. Donnie
Hill
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Hill's picture
to enlarge.
The church was
blessed to have
the CGMA General
Overseer, Rev.
Donnie Hill, for
the Sunday
morning worship
service October
18. Bro.
Hill preached an
inspiring
message,
reminding the
church that it
needs to have
the "wedding
garment" on at
all times;
because no one
knows when the
Groom will be
returning for
His Bride.
The Lincoln Park
CGMA always
enjoys the
ministry of Bro.
Hill and looks
forward to his
future visits.
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Pastor
Appreciation Day
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Sunday, November
15 was Pastor
Appreciation
Day; and it was
a wonderful day
for Faith
Tabernacle
folks.
Friends gathered
at the morning
worship service
and filled the
sanctuary to
honor Pastor
Jerry and Sister Lorinda.
They had a
pleasant
surprise when
church began;
Assistant
General
Overseer/Missions
Director, Rev.
Jay Walden and
his family were
the featured
musicians and
singers, and
Rev. Jay
delivered the
message.
Before beginning
his sermon, he
mentioned the
beginning of
Faith Tabernacle
in Detroit.
He and his wife,
Tammy, sang an
appropriate song
titled, "Store
Front Church."
He had contacted
someone the
evening before
to get the words
(see Tammy
holding book
with the words
in picture
below), because
he felt it was
typical of how
Faith Tabernacle
originated under
the pastorate of
Rev. Paul Grubbs
Rev. Jay
esteemed Pastor
Jerry's father,
Rev. Paul
Grubbs, as the
founding pastor
of Faith
Tabernacle and
honored him for
his years of
faithful service
until shortly
before his
death. His
family members
were
instrumental in
helping Rev.
Paul founding
and maintaining
the church
through the
years.
Pastor Jerry,
his sisters,
Ina, Gloria and
Mary were asked
to stand to be
recognized and
honored for
their years of
faithful
service.
(For more on the
church history,
click
"About Us.")
After his
inspiring
message, Rev.
Jay asked Pastor
Jerry and Sister
Lorinda, Ina,
Gloria and Mary
to come to the
front and stand
so the
congregation
could greet them
with hugs and
words of love
and
appreciation.
After service,
the entire
congregation met
in the
fellowship hall
for a delicious
meal prepared by
the ladies of
the church.
The hall was
decorated
beautifully by
Pastor Jerry and
Sister Lorinda's
daughter, Karen
Jacobs.
Her elegant
touch was seen
throughout the
room and her
expertise was
evident by the
well-organized
food bar, tables
and the
smoothness with
which everything
progressed until
every person was
adequately
served and
seated to enjoy
the meal and
fellowship.
The fellowship
continued into
the early
evening hours.
Everyone
reported that
they had a
wonderful day
and a delicious
meal as they ate
each other's
cooking.
The consensus
was that this
was one of the
best Pastor
Appreciation
Days that the
church had
experienced.
The experience
of
fellowshipping
in love is hard
to beat for a
memorable time.
A special spot in
the fellowship hall
was reserved for
Pastor Jerry and
Sister Lorinda and
the Waldens.
After the meal,
gifts and cards
from the church
and from members
and friends were
presented to
Pastor Jerry and
Sister Lorinda
as expressions
of their love
and
appreciation.
Miscellaneous
Pictures
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Thanksgiving Eve
Instead of the regular
Wednesday evening youth
service and activities, Ken
and Karen planned an evening
for both youth and adults
Wednesday evening before
Thanksgiving. It was a
time of giving thanks, fun
and fellowship. Tables
were set informally with
subdued lighting and a
Karaoke stage was set up.
Some of the teens opened the
evening with singing with
Karen at the keyboard, then
Lorinda at the keyboard;
Keith and Nathan did the
drums.
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enlargement)
Tables in casual settings
Different individuals and
groups sang. The mike
was passed around so that
individuals' voices were
heard.
Karen began the segment of
giving thanks. Various
children and adults took the
mike and gave a short
"Thanksgiving speech"
telling what they were
thankful for.
The
ever-faithful
kitchen crew
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Game time and
everyone joined
in.
Some of the
ever-faithful
kitchen crew
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Christmas
2009
Pastor Jerry &
Lorinda being
honored for
their labor of
love at Faith
Tabernacle
Pastor Jerry
introducing
Howard who
provided fruit
for Christmas
treats
Christmas Program
Our Christmas
Program was held
on the evening
of December 20.
Ken & Karen
Jacobs did an
outstanding job
with the teens
and children.
The stage
scenery was
beautiful.
To see more
pictures, click
below.
2009 Christmas
Program
The Stage
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