Washington Metropolitan AME Zion Church, the mother church of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church west of the Mississippi, has embarked upon a five year “Faith Works” Capital Campaign from 2013 to 2018.
Washington Metropolitan “preaches and teaches the gospel of Jesus Christ and reaches to serve human needs to build on an inclusive community of faith,” according to its mission.
According to organizers, the campaign was created to address the current and future needs of Washington Metropolitan’s ministries, congregation and structure. For nearly 100 years the church has responded to the needs of its congregants and surrounding communities “through ministries that respond to God’s mandate to serve,” organizers said.
The first of many events benefiting this Capital Campaign was the Jazzin Up The Runway fashion show, luncheon and silent auction which took place Saturday September 21 at the Marriott Airport Hotel Grand Pavilion. The Bosman Twins provided entertainment and Michael McMillan served as honorary chair.
There was a special tribute given to Climer Nelson Taylor, a renowned model who received countless awards and whose career spanned four decades. Her career took her to Greater Antilles, London, England, Germany, Paris, Italy and Russia, to name a few locales. Climer traveled through the South during her early years of modeling, not without adversity. However, through her resilience and encounters she was able to help break the color barrier for African-American models in the South.
Washington Metropolitan honored this great lady, Climer Nelson Taylor, a member and great leader throughout the church for over 60 years with a tribute. She worked tirelessly for God, family and community and we thank her for helping to pave the way for our young black models of today.
Reverend Anthony Witherspoon is the pastor of Washington Metropolitan AME Zion Church, located at 613 North Garrison Ave.
Christian Benefit Concert for Breast Cancer
A Christian Benefit Concert for Breast Cancer will be held 7 p.m. Saturday, October 26 at Live Kingdom Citizens, located at 2003 Chambers Rd. building#1 in the Christian Faith Center Church campus.
An all-female lineup will feature BLACC, Pecola Jaye, Chi Mathias, Dana Marie, Toi Willis, Ashleigh Sky, Georgia Haynes, KeeKee Roc and more.
All proceeds will go towards the Susan G. Komen 3Day Fund. For more information or to purchase tickets,call 314-327-4625.
Pay What You Can at church coffee house
The Merge Coffeehouse will launch its PWYC (Pay What You Can) PERKS program on 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, October 12. All sales and donations from Saturday’s event will help provide PWYC PERK vouchers to those in the community who cannot afford full price on The Merge’s regular menu items.
The PWYC menu will go into effect on Monday, October 14 at the coffeehouse, located at 4141 N. Cloverleaf Dr. in St. Peters.
The Merge is a coffeehouse, church, and concert venue. The mission of The Merge is to experience real life in Christian community and live as real Christians in the community. The Merge Coffeehouse hours are currently 7-11 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For more information, visit http://www.themergestl.com.
