Church
Holy Men Gathering Together in Spirit and Style
By Eloise Thompson,
Publicity Ministry,
Community A.M.E.
Zion Church,
Vancouver, WA
T
he Men’s Ministry,
Brother in Christ,
hosted their Fifth
Annual Men’s Conference
and First Men’s Style Show
last month in Vancouver,
Wash.
Reaching out to bridge the
gap between our Youth (our
emerging men) and wisdom
Senior Adult men) was the
main focus of this year’s
conference activity.
Community A. M. E. Zion
Church was the site of the
first activity – a Spaghetti
Fellowship Dinner followed
by the on-line viewing of
the documentary film
“Bring Your ‘A’ Game”, a
ground-breaking
film
directed by Mario Van Pee-
bles, produced by Karen
Williams in partnership
with Twenty-First Century
Foundation (21CF).
This film laid the founda-
tion
for
Saturday’s
discussion panels held at the
Vancouver
Marriott
Springhill Suites. Three
panels - Emerging Men (our
Youth), Young Adult Men
and Senior Adult Men - dis-
The crowd applauds the male models
cussed the plight of Black
men in today’s society and
addressed a series of pre-
determined topics (morals,
life goals, responsibilities,
leadership and love). Later
that afternoon, the men
invited the ladies to attend
their delectable early dinner
and style show. The men
strutted their stuff with
excellence and style. Three
year old Forrest stole the
show in his 2-pc brown
seersucker suit and woven
fedora.
A special worship pro-
gram was held on Sunday at
Community A. M. E. Zion
Church, Rev. Joyce M.
Smith, Pastor. Holy men
from various local churches
gathered in spirit to give
praises to the Lord. Elder
Walter L. Smith, Jr. the first
Administrative Assistant to
the Senior Pastor of Heaven
Bound Deliverance Center
in Portland, Oregon, was the
guest speaker. Energized by
the Holy Spirit, Elder
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Smith, Jr. delivered a
thought provoking and
soul searching message.
In closing, he pointed out
a few truths: (1) God is
looking for men not
afraid of giants; (2) Men
must have enough faith
to believe, enough faith
to speak out and enough
faith to stand in the gap;
(3) Women don’t need a
man on the ‘free lunch
program’ (4) Every
woman should look for a
man who’s not afraid to
call on God.
The Men’s Style Show with Little Forrest and Brother
Jackie Smith Sr.