Recently Appointed Bethel AME Church Pastor Letting God Lead Her Leadership

Rev Dr Lugenia Johnson

by Clarence W. Thomas, Jr. MGI Contributor thomasjr63@gmail.com Three months ago the parishioners of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Macon’s Bellevue neighborhood received new leadership following the appointment of Reverend Dr. Lugenia Johnson by Right Reverend Michael Leon Mitchell, Presiding Prelate for the 6th Episcopal District (Georgia). She replaced former Pastor Marvin Colbert and she is exceptionally grateful….

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Sister Theresa Departs Macon for Detroit Adventure

Sister Theresa Sullivan

By Bee Dee Clay Herbert Dennard can’t quite recall if it was spring or fall when he and his walking buddy, Benny Lester, first ran into Sister Theresa Sullivan at Central City Park, now Carolyn Crayton Park, during one of their early morning exercise walks. What he does remember, however, is the magnetic presence of Sister Theresa, who, in…

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Warner Robins CME Church Pastor Crafting a Community Focused Church

Pastor Andre C Loyd Sr

by Clarence W. Thomas, Jr. MGI Contributor thomasjr63@gmail.com “This church is a well-oiled machine,” Pastor Andre C. Loyd, Sr., stated matter of factually in a recent conversation with the Middle Georgia Informer concerning Warner Robins CME Church. “It’s been a blessing. I inherited a solid foundation.” Since being appointed to preside over the church on July 18 by CME…

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New Piney Grove Baptist Church Pastor Emphasizing Development of the Community

Pastor Antoine Scruggs

Clarence Thomas, Jr. thomasjr63@gmail.com MGI Contributor Pastor Antoine Scruggs of New Piney Grove Baptist Church is about community. The way he has NPGBC moving supports that. Scruggs has over 20 years of Community Development experience. Since arriving two years ago from Beulahland Bible Church, the Berkley, California native is overseeing the establishment of a new non-profit 501c3 “Straight Street”…

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Gifted Harmony Sings for Clergy

Gifted Harmony View recent photos

by Bee Dee Clay Thursday, August 8, 2024, was a special day for a group of special citizens as they were featured at the Rhythm and Rally Pickle Ball venue at the Mayor’s Council of Clergy Luncheon. They, Gifted Harmony Choir, became the first group to celebrate with more than 100 ministers at the world’s largest Pickle Ball facility….

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Diamonds In the Sky

Senior Ministry Prom Committee

June Eighth After Five, 2024, will be a day remembered as diamonds and pearls, gentlemen and ladies, glamor and elegance, lovers and friends celebrated Bethel AME’s first Senior Prom. The Senior Ministry @ Bethel AME, led by President Patricia Simmons and committee, planned, and organized the Senior Prom. Bethel’s Senior Ministry was organized by Pastor Marvin Colbert in 2014…

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Middle Georgia Orthodox Missionary Baptist Association a Viable Resource for Churches

Sylvester Freeland

Listen to Pastor Sylvester Freeland of St Mary’s Baptist Church in Macon’s historic Pleasant Hill neighborhood talk up the Middle Georgia Orthodox Missionary Baptist Association, and you’ll a hear a leader that’s clearly committed to it and those it serves. Freeland recently shared details on MGOMBA worth noting. Consider the following: the organization is 119 years old (established in…

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