Year in Review 2020-Double Portion Blessings
God is STILL Faithful and in Control

(Wedding-December 21, 2019-Wedding of Kurtis and Ashley Jennings)
***God instituted the Family first, then the Church, then Government***

·         January 5, 2020 First Sermon of 2020-Pastor Samuel V. Harrell

o   Psalm 34:1-8 Taste and See that the Lord is Good.

·         January 12 -Installation of Officers

·         February-Black History Month biographies each Sunday-Sis. Pate andNewlyweds Kurtis and Ashley Jennings

·         March 15, 2020-Last in-person service

·         Monday, March 16-Pandemic shuts down cities

·         March 22-No service

·         Thursday, March 26 Pastor introduces Zoom technology in a trial run-7pm-Prayer Meeting and Bible Study

·         ***Sunday, March 29  First Zoom Church Service 11-11:40 (Free Zoom)

·         Pastor, First Lady Babette, Carletta and Maurice manage the technology

·         Wednesday, April 1 first official Zoom Prayer Meeting and Bible Study

·         ***Sunday, April 5 Church Service and First Communion on Zoom

·         Sunday, April 19 First Zoom Sunday School 10am-Pastor teaches

·         Sunday School 10-11am, Worship Service 11-12noon

·         Wednesday, April 22-Alex Twum, Missionary from Ghana, West Africa  joins our Prayer Meeting

·         Sunday, May 17-Deacon Walton teaches Sunday School-Sunday School Teacher Rotation begins

·         Friday, June 12-Trenton Copeland’s Drive Up Graduation Celebration at DMBC

·         Sunday, June 14 Youth Day

·         Sunday,  July 12 94th Church Anniversary

·         Wednesday, July 15 Special Prayer Service

·         Sunday, August 16 Back to School Rally

·         Sunday, September 20-Bless Our Schools Sunday

·         Wednesday, September 23  Global Day of Prayer for Our Schools-Special Prayer for Pastor and First Lady

·         Sunday, November 8 Pastor’s 26th Anniversary

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·         Worship Services-Pastor Harrell/Rev. Garrett

·         Operations-Trustees especially Ronald Crenshaw and Forrest Reynolds

·         Special Sunday School Teaching Rotation beginning May 17-Seasoned teachers and first time teachers

·         Weekly Newsletter begins in June-Tommy Newsome-Editor/IT Manager

·         Food Giveaway(Drive Thru)July -December Third Saturdays from 10am-2pm

o   ***Leaders-Jennifer Moore, Stephanie Crosby; Assistant Russell

·         Music First Lady Dr. Babette Harrell

·         Linda Elder-Birthday Cards

·         IT Department(Media/Communications)-Tommy Newsome, Kurtis Jennings, Carletta Harrell, Michelle Walton

***Special prayer for caregivers, the sick and those who need comfort
Thank you for being prayerful, hopeful and for staying connected.
Thank you for supporting each other in joys and sorrows, in sickness and in health