Mount Moriah Community A.M.E. Church, Maricopa’s first African Methodist Episcopal Church, will celebrate one year of service in the community on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008.
The celebration will begin at 3:30 p.m. at the Province Town Hall Ballroom, 20930 N. Province Parkway (south on SR 347 and east on Smith-Enke Road to Province).
Special guest for the event will be Bishop Theodore Larry Kirkland, the newly appointed Presiding Prelate of the 5th Episcopal District.
Reverend H. Charles Farris, Presiding Elder of the Phoenix/Albuquerque District and pastors and members of sister churches, including the Reverend Benjamin N. Thomas, Sr. of Tanner Chapel A.M.E. Church (Phoenix) have expressed their support and will be welcomed guests.
A Few Good Men, a men’s choral group out of Greater Bethel A.M.E. Church (Phoenix), will provide music.
Province is a gated community, and a guest list is required. Please notify Mt. Moriah by Saturday, Oct.4, if you plan on attending and allow time to check in at the guard’s station on Sunday.
If you live in the city of Maricopa and need transportation to the Anniversary Celebration, please contact the Bus Ministry via email at [email protected] prior to 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct 4.
Detailed directions to the facility and to the church can be obtained by phone, email or on the church’s web site at www.mmac.thischurch.org.
The A.M.E. family of churches was organized in 1816 by peoples of African descent and heritage. Their mission, then and now, is to minister the gospel to the spiritual, intellectual, physical and emotional needs of all people. Mount Moriah is a multi-cultural church that welcomes all people seeking an experience of God.
“We expect to have a wonderful time in the Lord and would count it a honor if you are able to join us. Invite your family, friends and neighbors. All are welcome, however seating is limited to 200 people,” said Reverend Sheriolyn Curry-Lasley.
For more information about Mt. Moriah Community A.M.E. Church, contact Curry-Lasley at (480) 980-1494.
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