Architectural rendering of the new David and Pamela Goatley High School to be constructed in Liberia. Sharing the moment are (from left) Dr. David and Mrs. Pamela Goatley, Lott Carey President Dr. Gina Setart and Executive Secretary-Treasurer Rev. Emmett Dunn, | |
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The Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention, one of the oldest African American Christian missionary organizations in the United States, celebrated its 126th Annual Session in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The four-day event, which ran from Aug. 14 to 17, drew more than 1,300 participants from across the United States and around the world. It featured worship services, workshops, and presentations from various mission partners around the world.
The theme of the session was “Go”, reflecting the organization’s commitment to “Touching lives with transforming love.”
Mission reports
One of the highlights of the session was the reports from six countries in Africa where Lott Carey has been supporting mission work for decades: Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, and Liberia.
The reports showcased the diverse and impactful ministries that Lott Carey has been involved in, such as providing shelter and support for abused women and children in South Africa, training and equipping Christian leaders in Zimbabwe, evangelizing and planting churches in Kenya, fighting against HIV/AIDS and providing reproductive health services in Ethiopia, establishing more than 80 churches and supporting six schools in Nigeria, and providing quality education and community service in Liberia.
The reports also highlighted the needs and prayer concerns of each mission partner, such as finances, medical supplies, hygiene products, clothes, shoes, and blankets. There was a need for school supplies, scholarships, staff development, income generating projects, furniture and educational technology, among other requests and needs.
Zimbabwe requested prayer for peace and stability during national elections. Kenya asked that persons pray for the completion of projects, political stability, evangelism efforts, widows’ welfare, and the establishment of a Bible Institute and headquarters. Ethiopia requested prayers for peace, healing, and hope for the HIV-positive people.
Nigeria expressed concerns about security challenges and economic hardship and asked persons to pray for the protection of schools and students from violence and kidnapping, the zeal and safety of ministers and teachers who serve in difficult areas, evangelism in unreached regions, and for persecuted Christians in the north who face discrimination and oppression.
Liberia requested prayers for extension of Bopolu school to senior high level to accommodate more students, resolution of land dispute and a court case that threaten the school’s property, retention of teachers who are often lured by better opportunities elsewhere and increase of financial support and resources to improve the quality of education and service.
Annual Session attendees were moved by the reports and expressed their gratitude and admiration for the mission partners. They also pledged their continued support and prayer for their work.
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Rev. Emmett Dunn, Executive Secretary-Treasurer for Lott Carey, delivered a report highlighting new and ongoing initiatives for the coming year.
One of the main goals of Lott Carey is to ensure a sound financial future for its ministry. To achieve this goal, Lott Carey launched a new membership drive called I Am Lott Carey during the 2023 Annual Spring Mission Conference. This initiative offers individuals the opportunity to become supporting partners of Lott Carey through financial and prayer support.
The I Am Lott Carey membership program has different giving levels, ranging from $25 to more than $1,500 per year. Each level comes with benefits such as newsletters, certificates, pins, and invitations to special events.
Rev. Dunn said that the program is a way for everyone to participate in the mission and ministry of Lott Carey. “I trust that you will embrace this as a way that all of us can help fund our calling to Touch Lives with Transforming Love,” he said.
Another important aspect of Lott Carey’s work is to equip pastors and lay leaders to help congregations better recognize their changing social and cultural contexts, clarify values and mission, and cultivate Christian practices that can strengthen their vitality, faithfulness, and effectiveness. To this end, Lott Carey launched the Thriving Congregation initiative in 2022 with a grant from Lilly Endowment.
The Thriving Congregation initiative is a leadership development program that supports congregations to thrive by building their capabilities to discern assets and opportunities, clarify vision and mission, and engage in practices that can empower them to flourish. The program consists of four cohorts of three participants each from different congregations. The participants engagements include both in-person and virtual over a period of 18 months.
Currently, there are 40 participants from 15 congregations of both rural and urban churches from the Mid-Atlantic region: Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, and North Carolina. The first two cohorts will conclude their training in September 2024, and the third and fourth cohorts will commence in the latter part of 2024. Recruitment for the second phase of the program will begin this Fall.
Rev. Dunn said that the Thriving Congregation initiative is designed to help churches adapt to the changing world and serve their communities better.
A call to serve
Lott Carey also continues to find ways to serve its global family through short-term mission trips. These trips provide opportunities for churches in the United States to extend their Christian witness by assisting their brothers and sisters in other countries in their time of need.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lott Carey had to suspend its short-term mission program for a while. However, now that the situation is improving, Lott Carey is in the process of relaunching its short-term mission program with some modifications. Rev. Dunn said that Lott Carey is following the guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure the safety of its mission teams and partners.
Currently, Lott Carey’s partners in Jamaica and Puerto Rico are preparing to host teams desirous of serving in these countries. The teams will be involved in various projects such as construction, education, health care, evangelism, and community service. Rev. Dunn said that these trips are not only beneficial for the recipients but also for the participants.
However, not all countries are ready to receive mission teams yet. Rev. Dunn said that Haiti is one of them due to its security situation. He said that Lott Carey remains in prayers with its Haitian family and hopes to resume its mission trips there soon.
Community initiatives
In addition to its ongoing programs, Lott Carey also announced some new initiatives for the future. Some of these initiatives include:
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Bikes for pastors: This project aims to provide bicycles and motor bikes to pastors, evangelists, and church planters in countries where transportation is a problem. Lott Carey has already provided a few motor bikes to its partners in Liberia and Kenya. Rev. Dunn said that the bikes enable them to travel faster and farther, to visit more people, to share the gospel more effectively, and to serve their communities better.
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Water/Well Project – Wells for Wellness: This project aims to provide safe drinking water to thousands of people in Kenya, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Lott Carey committed to building ten wells and supporting water projects in response to requests from its partners. Rev. Dunn said that the wells improve the health and well-being of the people who use them. They also reduce the burden on women and children who have to carry water every day. They also create opportunities for economic development and social cohesion.
- David Emmanuel & Pamela Goatley High School Construction: This project aims to extend Lott Carey’s current junior high school in Bopolu, Gbarpolu County, Liberia to the high school level. The school will be named after Dr. David Emmanuel Goatley and Pamela R. Lightsey Goatley in honor of their many years of service to Lott Carey. Rev. Dunn said that the high school will offer academic, vocational, and technical training to prepare students for higher education and self-sustainability as young entrepreneurs. The high school will also equip students with the essential knowledge and skill set to become productive workers in the workforce and members of their community and society.
- Other community initiatives: Lott Carey is also planning to launch other initiatives such as a youth leadership program, a women’s empowerment program, a disaster relief fund, and a coffee farm expansion project.
Rev. Dunn said that these initiatives are part of Lott Carey’s vision to touch lives with transforming love in every corner of the world.
“We are grateful to have people who are committed and dedicated to the mission of Lott Carey,” he said.
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In its 126th Annual Session in Greensboro, NC, from August 14-17, Lott Carey celebrates its ongoing partnerships and new initiatives that have made a positive impact on the lives of thousands of people across the globe. Rev. Emmett Dunn, Executive Secretary-Treasurer for Lott Carey, shared some of the highlights of the mission work in his report.
According to Rev. Dunn, Lott Carey has provided more than $787,000 in mission partner support to various churches and organizations that are engaged in evangelism, education, health care, social justice, and community development.
Lott Carey has also contributed $227,000 in disaster and relief services to Haiti and the United States, where hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods have caused widespread devastation and displacement.
Additionally, Lott Carey has allocated $32,000 for Special Projects that include installing a solar system and a well for Lott Carey Mission School in Liberia, building a church and providing sewing machines in Kenya, and offering hunger relief in Sierra Leone.
The global mission agency has also donated 60 computers to Jamaica and Liberia to enhance the educational opportunities for students and teachers. Through Lott Carey’s Kids Against Hunger program, 200,000 meals have been packaged and sent to Haiti and Liberia to address food insecurity and malnutrition.
Moreover, it distributed 630 pairs of shoes for school-aged children who often walk barefoot or wear worn-out footwear. In Ethiopia, Lott Carey has supported a VCT Mobile Unit housed on the campus of Addis Ababa University for HIV/AIDS testing and counseling.
Lott Carey sponsored scholarships for students who are pursuing higher education or vocational training in various fields. Some of the beneficiaries of these scholarships are studying theology, nursing, education, and social work.
Rev. Dunn also reported on his mission visits to South Africa, Liberia, Kenya, and Jamaica since he assumed his role as Executive Secretary-Treasurer/CEO in November 2019. He expressed his admiration and appreciation for the partners who are making a difference in their communities despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and other socioeconomic factors.
He announced his plans to visit Nigeria, India, Ethiopia, Guyana, Zimbabwe, and Haiti in the near future to strengthen the relationships with the partners and assess their needs and opportunities.
Rev. Dunn concluded his report by appealing to the members of Lott Carey to increase their annual mission support as a way of expressing their gratitude to God and their solidarity with their brothers and sisters around the world. He said that even a small sacrifice can make a big difference in advancing the kingdom of God on earth.
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India is a country of contrasts: ancient and modern, rich and poor, diverse and divided. The largest democracy in the world and the powerhouse of South Asia.
It is also a country of immense challenges: poverty, illiteracy, disease, violence, and religious intolerance. In the midst of these challenges, a small but faithful group of Christians has been serving the people of India for more than seven decades: the Lott Carey Baptist Mission in India.
The mission was founded in 1947, the same year India gained its independence from British colonial rule. The mission’s vision was to follow Rev. Lott Carey’s example of preaching, teaching, and healing in India, a country with a predominantly Hindu population and a small Christian minority.
The work has grown from a handful of churches to a network of 12 churches and four prayer groups across the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal. It established four public schools with nearly 10,000 students, seven non-formal education projects and vocational training centers for children and women from marginalized communities, four HIV/AIDS awareness projects and mobile clinics for the poor and uneducated people, and six leprosy clinics that have treated thousands of patients.
Impact is evident in the lives of the people it serves but the mission’s work is not without challenges. The evangelists, pastors, doctors, teachers, staff and students of the mission face danger and opposition from radical Hindu groups who accuse them of converting people by force or inducement.
There are limited resources and funds to meet the growing needs of its ministries and it urgently needs funds for church buildings in Bulandshahr and Sadabad, Uttar Pradesh, where the congregations currently worship in rented halls or under trees. Funds are needed for non-formal education projects and vocational training centers for women, which provide them with skills and opportunities to escape poverty and oppression.
The mission requests prayer for its wellbeing and safety, for the completion and dedication of the church buildings in Bulandshahr and Sadabad, for the success and growth of its non-formal education projects and vocational training centers for women, for the healing and prevention of HIV/AIDS and leprosy among the poor and needy, and for the country of 1.4 billion people, 84 percent living on less than seven dollars per day.
As attendees at Lott Carey's 126h Annual Session in Greensboro, North Carolina learned, the Lott Carey Baptist Mission in India is a testimony of God’s grace and power at work in a challenging context. It is also a legacy of faith and service that honors the memory of Rev. Lott Carey.
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The Lott Carey network of churches and supporters are gathering for its 126th Annual Session, a four-day conference that will celebrate and advance its mission of promoting Christian mission, education, and social justice around the world.
The event is from August 14-17 in Greensboro, North Carolina, and will feature the theme “Go” - Matthew 28:19-20.
Approximately 1,000 missional leaders are attending the conference, which offers workshops, plenary sessions, worship services, and mission opportunities.
The conference also includes a night of comedy and an evening of jazz, both of which are ticketed events. William Powell is the comedian, and Dr. Alyn Waller is the guest jazz artist.
The Lott Carey Annual Session is a gathering of Baptist and other church leaders and supporters from around the world who come together to celebrate the organization’s mission of promoting Christian mission, education, and social justice. The organization supports indigenous communities through prayer partnership, financial support, and technical assistance, primarily through ministries of evangelism, compassion, empowerment, and advocacy.
The conference theme “Go” is based on the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19-20, where Jesus commands his disciples to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything he has commanded them. The theme reflects the Lott Carey network’s commitment to spreading the gospel and serving the needs of people across the globe.
Mission opportunities are available on Saturday (August 12), Monday, and Wednesday for conference attendees who want to put their faith into action. Participants can choose from various projects that will benefit local communities in Greensboro and beyond.
Parents and guardians are invited to attend a joint meeting for Hope Missionaries and International Youth Development on Sunday, August 13.
Those who attend and participate in the Annual Session will be informed and inspired to invest in Christian missions around the world. Let’s make a difference in the world in word and deed.
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Lott Carey, a global Christian community that supports indigenous communities through prayer partnership, financial support, and technical assistance, is hosting its 126th Annual Session in Greensboro, North Carolina, from August 14 to 17, 2023.
The theme of this year’s session is “Go” - based on Matthew 28:19-20, the Great Commission of Jesus Christ to his followers.
Those attending in person can still register on-site at the Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons on Sunday, August 13, at 2:00 pm.
However, the Annual Session will also offer a virtual component for those who cannot attend in person. Virtual attendees will have access to all seven worship services, four plenary sessions, and a Worship Arts Concert featuring David Canady, Sanina Barber, and Chaurita Dawson!
Registration fee for the virtual component is only $100.00 per person. This is a great opportunity to join the Lott Carey family and learn from inspiring speakers, network with fellow mission-minded Christians, and celebrate the organization’s mission of promoting Christian mission, education, and social justice around the world.
Don’t delay, register today!
Annual Session is more than just a conference. It is a movement of God’s people who are committed to go and make disciples of all nations. Don’t miss this chance to be part of it!
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The Lott Carey Global Christian Missional Community invites you to join us for the 126th Lott Carey Annual Session, a gathering of mission-minded Christians from around the world. The theme of this year’s session is “Go” - Matthew 28:19-20.
The online registration for the session closes on July 31.
If you miss the online registration deadline, you can still register by downloading the pdf form on the Lott Carey website and email it to lottcarey@lottcarey.org.
On-site registration will take place at the Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons, which opens on Sunday, August 13, at 2:00 pm.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with fellow believers, learn from inspiring speakers and workshops, and participate in meaningful worship and service. We look forward to seeing you at the 126th Lott Carey Annual Session!
For more information, please visit our website at www.lottcarey.org or contact us at lottcarey@lottcarey.org or (301) 429-3300.
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Lott Carey President Rev. Dr. Gina M. Stewart invites all to the Annual Session in Greensboro, NC | |
Annual Session to host blood drive | |
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As part of the 126th Lott Carey Annual Session, a blood drive will be held at the Koury Convention Center, Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons, on August 16, from 10:00 am-2:30 pm.
The commitment is to donate 30 pints of blood. All donors will receive a free health screening prior to their donation.
“We are excited to be hosting this blood drive,” said Lott Carey Executive Secretary-Treasurer Rev. Emmett Dunn. “It is an opportunity for us to give back to the community and help those in need.”
To schedule your appointment, log on to redcrossblood.org, and enter the keyword, LottCarey.
The blood drive is open to everyone, including all Annual Session attendees.
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Why you should attend the Lott Carey Annual Session | |
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The 126th Lott Carey Annual Session, from August 14-17 in Greensboro, North Carolina, will feature inspirational preaching and worship services as well as rich fellowship and events for women, men, youth, and children.
The morning preachers include Rev. Dr. Ricky L. Banks, Rev. Mitchell J. Stevens, Lott Carey's International Youth Development Team Leader Rev. Brittany D. Mingo, and Rev. Dr. Alyn Waller. In the evenings, attendees will hear from Lott Carey President Rev. Dr. Gina M. Stewart, Rev. Dr. Danielle Brown, and Rev. Dr. F. Bruce Williams.
There will also be informative breakout sessions and outstanding mission education classes. The mission education classes will be based on the book, Missional Moves: 15 Tectonic Shifts that Transform Churches, Communities, and the World, by Rob Wegner and Jack Magruder. The book describes 15 paradigm shifts in how gospel-driven Christian leaders are thinking about churches and ministry in today’s world.
Special events include “An Evening of Jazz” with Dr. Alyn Waller, senior pastor of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Philadelphia, PA, and “A Night of Comedy” with William Powell as the special guest comedian. In addition, there will be a Financial Wellness Breakfast sponsored by MMBB Financial Services.
A benefit luncheon to honor Dr. and Mrs. David Emmanuel Goatley will recognize their more than 21 years of service to the Lott Carey family and their impact and ministry around the world. Proceeds from the luncheon will go to the construction of a new high school in Liberia to be named in the honor of Dr. and Mrs. Goatley.
A historical bus tour will visit North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (also known as North Carolina A&T State University), the February One Monument, The University Galleries at North Carolina A&T State University, Bennett College and Magnolia House.
These are among the reasons and more why you should register to attend the Lott Carey Annual Session in Greensboro.
You can register for the conference online or download a registration form from the Lott Carey website.
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Service opportunities at Annual Session | |
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Lott Carey invites its members and supporters to participate in various mission service opportunities during its 126th Annual Session, which will be held in Greensboro, North Carolina, from August 14-17, 2023.
The Annual Session is a gathering of Baptist and other church leaders and supporters from around the world who come together to celebrate the organization’s mission of promoting Christian mission, education, and social justice.
The mission service opportunities are designed to engage the attendees in meaningful and impactful ways with the local community and to demonstrate the love of Christ through practical actions. The opportunities include both on-site and off-site activities that cater to different levels of impact and interest.
The attendees can choose from the following options:
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Operation “School Backpack” - On-site): In recognition of the start of a new school year, help to sort much needed school supplies and prepare backpacks to be donated to the Gillespie Park Elementary School (GPES). Donations of school supplies and backpacks are welcome!
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16 Cents (known as “Ministry Under the Bridge” - Off-site): This ministry opportunity, designed to feed the unhoused and underserved spiritually, physically and emotionally through the enabling of the Holy Spirit includes set-up, breakdown of chairs for the worship service, along with distribution of prepared meals to homeless guests in attendance in addition to one-on-one ministry as one feels led by the Holy Spirit.
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Greensboro Urban Ministry (The Potter’s House Community Kitchen - Off-site): This minimal impact service opportunity affords one with varied service, including but not limited to, assisting in the food pantry – organization and sorting of non-perishable food items, assisting with food preparation and serving homeless guests. The Potter’s House Community Kitchen provides FREE, well-balanced, nutritious meals to 200-500 people daily. The meal is served between 10:30 am and 12:30 pm. The opportunity to assist in the food pantry.
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Interactive Resource Center (IRC - Off-site): The Interactive Resource Center is Guilford County’s only day resource center for people experiencing or on the brink of experiencing homelessness. This low to medium impact service opportunity involves set-up/breakdown of tables to serve guests, meal preparation, and distribution of food and toiletries.
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Piedmont Christian Home - Off-site): Plan for and participate in a devotional service to include, scripture, prayer, musical selections, and an inspirational message for residents of the Piedmont Christian Home.
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Out of the Garden Project - Off-site): This low to medium impact service opportunity includes repacking donated Panera Bread and Little Caesars Pizza; sorting produce from Out of the Garden’s food reclamation initiative and making produce boxes for distribution at the Fresh Mobile Markets; sorting donated shelf-stable food items, bagging shelf stable food items for the Operation Backpack program or for the emergency food relief bags that are distributed at the Fresh Mobile Markets; sorting donated bread/sweets, dairy/deli to ensure dates are safe for consumption; and general cleaning post session. All services are performed at the warehouse. Volunteers are asked to wear closed toe shoes and be willing to get a little (or a lot!) dirty.
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Second Harvest Food Bank - Off-site): This medium impact service opportunity includes sorting of food and other products to serve communities across 18 counties in North Carolina (e.g., from Boone to Burlington). These communities include cities, college towns, and many rural communities. 1 in 6 people in Northwest North Carolina live with food insecurity. Children and seniors are among the most vulnerable.
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West End Ministries, Inc. - Off-site): This low to medium impact service opportunity affords one with varied service, including but not limited to, assisting in the food pantry – organization and sorting of non-perishable food items, and sorting of donations received in the thrift store.
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Salvation Army Greensboro - Off-site): This medium impact service opportunity focuses on the sorting of donations (e.g., clothing and household goods) received. The Salvation Army has two
The mission service opportunities are open to all attendees who register for the Annual Session.
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A message from Lott Carey President Rev. Dr. Gina M. Stewart | |
Informative mission education classes | |
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The Lott Carey global missional community is excited to announce that it will be holding mission education classes during the 126th Annual Session at Sheraton at Four Seasons in Greensboro, North Carolina, from August 14-17.
The classes will be based on the book, Missional Moves: 15 Tectonic Shifts that Transform Churches, Communities, and the World, by Rob Wegner and Jack Magruder. The book describes 15 paradigm shifts in how gospel-driven Christian leaders are thinking about churches and ministry in today’s world.
The church was never designed to be a fortress for the righteous, but a flood of revolutionaries, bringing the Good News of the Kingdom to broken lives and broken communities in a broken world. Today, millions of Christians are awakening to the holism, or wholeness, of the gospel call, expanding their understanding of church from an institution to a movement.
Recognizing the church’s past missteps and re-envisioning its role in modern society, Missional Moves will fundamentally alter your understanding of the church and how its mission is lived out.
Rob Wegner and Jack Magruder are church founders and Christian thought-leaders who will walk you through three distinct categories of changes that today’s churches have to understand to have the greatest, positive impact in the paradigm shift of our missional imagination, the centralized shift of our local church mission field, and the decentralized shift of the global family of Christ.
If this calling toward movement and transformation is to be realized, it will require some earth-shaking shifts in our concept of the evangelistic mission: “Missional Moves.” This book provides a plan of action for your church that will empower you to unleash each member on a mission, both locally and globally.
Register early for these mission education classes as space is going fast.
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Several special events will occur during the 126th Lott Carey Annual Session in Greensboro, North Carolina, from August 14-17.
These include “An Evening of Jazz” with Dr. Alyn Waller, senior pastor of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Philadelphia, PA, and “A Night of Comedy” with William Powell as the special guest comedian. In addition, there will be a Financial Wellness Breakfast sponsored by MMBB Financial Services.
The historical bus tour of Greensboro includes five stops. The tour will visit North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (also known as North Carolina A&T State University), the February One Monument, The University Galleries at North Carolina A&T State University, Bennett College and Magnolia House.
As these are ticketed events with limited seating capacity, persons are encouraged to register early and purchase tickets.
Additional information on these and other events are available on the Lott Carey website at www.lottcarey.org.
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Lott Carey will be hosting a benefit luncheon to honor Dr. and Mrs. David Emmanuel Goatley during the Annual Session from August 14-17, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The luncheon will recognize their more than 21 years of service to the Lott Carey family and their impact and ministry around the world.
Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy a delicious meal while hearing inspiring stories of the Goatleys' service and commitment to Lott Carey.
Dr. Goatley, an accomplished theologian, missiologist, and academic administrator, served as Lott Carey's executive secretary-treasurer for many years. Mrs. Pamela Goatley was a longstanding volunteer to Lott Carey, providing administrative and operational services.
While leading Lott Carey, Dr. Goatley oversaw many new initiatives and programs. He extended partnerships to several countries, expanding Lott Carey’s global reach.
"We are especially pleased to honor the service and commitment by the Goatley family that has given so much to Lott Carey," said Rev. Emmett Dunn, executive secretary-treasurer of Lott Carey.
Proceeds from the luncheon will go to the construction of a new high school in Liberia to be named in the honor of Dr. and Mrs. Goatley. “I can hardly think of a more fitting way to honor a family that has given so much to Lott Carey and Liberia,” Rev. Dunn said.
After leaving Lott Carey, Dr. Goatley moved to Duke Divinity School as the associate dean for academic and vocational formation, Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams Jr. Research Professor of Theology and Christian Ministry, and director of the Office of Black Church Studies.
He is currently the sixth president of Fuller Seminary in California, the first Black president of the interdenominational evangelical school, which has provided graduate level training to many outstanding leaders in the church.
For more information and to register for the luncheon, please visit Lott Carey's website at www.lottcarey.org.
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The 126th Lott Carey Annual Session, taking place from August 14-17 in Greensboro, North Carolina, is a Christ-centered experience that brings together young people from all over to serve, learn, worship, and fellowship.
Lott Carey’s International Youth Development (IYD) has developed a unique program that offers connectivity, growth, and empowerment to youth ministers, youth workers, children's ministry leaders, and ministries to young adults and college students. The program includes leadership development opportunities, research, resource-sharing, leadership workshops, enrichment sessions, and global mission outreach.
The Annual Session will also feature the Hope Missionaries, children aged 6-12, who will participate in mission education and serve the Greensboro community through special service projects. They will also have the opportunity to visit the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, Out of the Garden’s Urban Teaching Farm, the Greensboro Science Center, and more.
"We are excited to bring young people together for a unique four-day opportunity for spiritual refreshment and ministry rejuvenation," said Lott Carey Executive Secretary-Treasurer Rev. Emmett Dunn. "We encourage everyone not to miss out on this incredible experience."
The registration fee is $125 per person for children and youth. To register, please visit www.lottcarey.org.
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Annual Session to Feature Dynamic Preachers | |
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The 126th Lott Carey Annual Session is set to take place in Greensboro, North Carolina, from August 14-17, and attendees can expect to hear from some of the most dynamic preachers in the country.
The morning preachers include Rev. Dr. Ricky L. Banks, Rev. Mitchell J. Stevens, Lott Carey's International Youth Development Team Leader Rev. Brittany D. Mingo, and Rev. Dr. Alyn Waller.
Dr. Banks, a seasoned pastor with more than 40 years of experience, is the President of The General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. Rev. Stevens, a talented musician and preacher, is the pastor of two churches in Louisiana. Rev. Mingo, a Philadelphia native with a background in education and nonprofit work, is a seminary student studying for her Master's of Divinity in Urban Ministry. Dr. Waller, the Senior Pastor of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Philadelphia, has led the church through significant growth and is actively involved in supporting education in the Philadelphia School District.
In the evenings, attendees will hear from Lott Carey President Rev. Dr. Gina M. Stewart, Rev. Dr. Danielle Brown, and Rev. Dr. F. Bruce Williams. Dr. Stewart, the first African American female pastor to lead an established African American Baptist congregation in Memphis and Shelby County, is a trailblazer in her field and has received numerous awards for her work. Dr. Brown, Senior Pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Plainfield, NJ, is the first woman to hold the position since the church's founding in 1908. Dr. Williams, the Senior Pastor of Bates Memorial Baptist Church in Kentucky, has seen the church's membership grow from 100 to more than 5,000 during his tenure.
"We are thrilled to have such a diverse and talented group of preachers joining us for the 126th Lott Carey Annual Session," said Rev. Emmett Dunn, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of Lott Carey. "Their unique perspectives and experiences will undoubtedly inspire and challenge us all."
The Lott Carey Annual Session is a gathering of Baptist and other church leaders and supporters from around the world who come together to celebrate the organization's mission of promoting Christian mission, education, and social justice. This year's session will feature workshops, plenary sessions, and worship services.
For more information about the 126th Lott Carey Annual Session and to register for the event, visit www.lottcarey.org.
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Established in 1897, Lott Carey has networks in 27 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America.
Based in the Washington DC Metro Area, Lott Carey provides financial support and technical assistance in leadership development, education, training, healthcare, advocacy, disaster relief, and other services.
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