Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church – 2235 Bond Ave.- E. St. Louis, IL – will celebrate 116 years and Mortgage Burning Ceremony. The anniversary theme is: “GOD DID IT” (2Chronicles 20:15).
The weekend activities include: Celebration Banquet, Friday, September 22, from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snow ( 442 S. DeMazenod Dr., Belleville, IL 62223) – with special guest speaker, Bishop Kenneth Ulmer. Ticket cost: $40.
Saturday, September 23, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Community Picnic with free food, fun, games and bounce houses for the children to be held at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church – 2235 Bond Ave. E. St. Louis, IL
Sunday, September 24 at 10:40 a.m. Morning Worship with guest speaker, Rev. Dr. Jerome Jackson, Pastor of Southern Mission Missionary Baptist Church
Sunday afternoon, September 2 at 3:30 p.m. Special Guest Speaker Bishop Kenneth Ulmer, son of Mt. Zion and pastor of Faithful Central Bible Church, Los Angeles California. Also, Mt. Zion’s Mass Voices featuring “special reunion choir” under the direction of Dr. Dello Thedford and the Gospel Symphonic Choir will be invited guests.
The pastor at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church is Dr. Curtis E. Levingston, its 12th spiritual leader. He was installed on November 3, 2013.
Dr. Levingston was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, and was ordained at Genesis Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as associate minister from 1991 through 1999. His maternal grandfather, the late Rev. Henry Levingston Sr., established Genesis and his paternal grandfather, the late Rev. Robert B. Poe, pastored Canaan Missionary Baptist Church for more than 30 years.
While his spiritual journal began in the Midwest, teaching and preaching the gospel would lead him to other parts of the country. Before returning to his Midwestern roots, he served as senior pastor of New Beginnings Worship Center, in Graham, North Carolina, for two years. Prior to that, he pastored First Baptist Church of Graham for 11 years.
Dr. Levingston is a strong proponent of learning and education. His ministry is centered on stewardship, discipleship and worship. His vision is for Mt. Zion to be an “effective, liberating, biblical and educational institution.” He advocates for a ministry that reaches beyond the church’s four walls through evangelism, where lives and communities can be uplifted and saved.
Everyone is invited to the celebration. For additional information, please contact Dr. Doris McGilberry at (618) 875-0091 or Sis. Susie Green at (618) 292-0207 or mtzionclerk@att.net.
Or mail mtzion2235@att.net or visit www.mtzionesl.org or www.facebook.com/mtziones1.
Spanish Lake Senior Resource Fair at Bethany-Peace Church
The Spanish Lake Community Association will host its 2017 Senior Resource Fair Saturday, September 30 at Bethany-Peace United Church of Christ from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Senior Resource Fair is an opportunity to learn about resources available to senior citizens in the St. Louis area.
Bethany-Peace United Church of Christ is located at 11952 Bellefontaine Road in Spanish Lake. For more information contact Julie Griffith at 314-791-8083.
