YMT MESSENGER

WINTER ISSUE

December 2015 - March 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS

From the Pastor’s Desk

Choir Social and Winter Accounting Meeting

Trustee Appreciation Day and Capital Nursing Home Ministry

Christmas Day Program

Music Departments Workshop

Board of Evangelism Workshop

Missionary Anniversary, SAINT’S Club Recognition Day

Dr. Kirk-Duggan speaks at Wilson Mills Christian Center

Men’s Fellowship Movie Night, Youth and Young Adult Week,

and New Horizon Church-wide Fellowship

Valentines Day Proposal

Young Trustee - Home Depot, Praise and Worship Service

AARP 50# Financial Workshop

Black History Month

One Night Youth Revival

Three Sister Churches in Baptize at YMT

Mozell Harris Employee of the Month/Welcome Wake County

Spring Convocation Webcast

Spirit of Praise Dancers at Rogers Chapel C.M.E.

Easter Sunday—”Resurrection Sunday!”

My First Baptism—Rev. Anwar Pace

Church Baptisms

New Members

Words from the Editor

From the Pastor

Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

What a wonderful and exciting time in the life of Young Missionary Temple

C.M.E. Church. We are beginning our journey towards our 100th Church Anni-

versary. Not many people or things exist long enough to experience a

“Centennial Celebration,” but God the Father in His amazing grace has allowed

us to be able to experience this occasion. There were so many pastors and mem-

bers of the congregation who served in God’s venue here at YMT. God’s people

who went before us, left behind a legacy full of wonderful accomplishments and

proud moments. I am sure these Saints were not immune to the numerous

chal- lenges, struggles, and times of despair experienced by any group on a 100-

year journey. However, when serving God, we must remember the words of the

Apostle Paul to the Corinthians: Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast,

immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord

your labor is not in vain.

I am proud to be the current pastor and the one God has chosen and honored to

experience this grand occasion with a church having such a rich history. We are

indeed a church in love with God and God’s people.

We will be celebrating how far the Lord has allowed us to come, but also the

exciting things that lie ahead. To God be all the Glory.

We come to this place celebrating 100 years of serving God in the Christian

Methodist Episcopal Church tradition. Personally, I am elated to see the mighty

move of God. God allowed us to totally renovate our edifice, the congregation is

growing by leaps and bounds, baptisms of our youth are almost every month,

and the Holy Ghost is falling. Get Ready, Get Ready, Get Ready as the Church

who loves God and People enjoy A Mighty Move of God!

Choir Social - November 13thThere was a Choir Social held on November 13, 2015, for the purpose of getting closer to one another. The Bible says:

How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony! (HCSB)

The choir social was the idea of Isaiah Moore who functions as Minister of Music for YMT. Thanks to all who came out to support our choir social. We are looking forward to many more.

Winter Accounting MeetingThe Winter Accounting Meeting was held on Dec. 12, 2015, at Parkwood Insti-

tutional C.M.E. Church where Rev. Dr. Kathy Jones is the Pastor. It was an

ex- citing meeting held by our Bishop with great worship and preaching. Our

Presiding Elder, Rev. Clifton Harris, gave a great report on behalf of the Durham

Dis- trict. Praise God for the members of YMT who paid their conference claims

which enabled us to report round for the 5th consecutive year! God Bless You!

TrusteeAnniversary“All Working Together To Build God’s Kingdom”

On Sunday December 13, 2015 at 3:00 P.M. YMT’s Trustee Board celebrated the C.M.E. Church’s birthday withan afternoon worship service. Rev. Angela Black was the worship leader, William Sanders did the prayer, RebeccaShelton read the scripture, and Bro. Larry Davis welcomed our invited guest.

Our guest for the occasion was Grace AME Zion Church, Raleigh NC and Rev. Dr. Staccato Powell, wasour preacher for the service. He was assigned to GraceAME Zion in Dec. 2003. Upon his arrival, Grace had amembership of forty five, and God has added to thisfledging flock a number in excess of twelve hundred newcongregants. His passion is the "New Church," which heenvisions as a transformative body evidencing the signs tofollow them that believe given by Jesus in Mark 16.

Capital Nursing Home MinistryChristmas Celebration

The Board of Evangelism’s Christmas celebration was

held at Capital Rest Home on December 19, 2015. The Usher

Board from YMT for the last three years added to the Christ-

mas festivities by blessing each of the residents who attend

Bible Study and Saturday services with an array of gifts.

The sermon was entitled “You are Pregnant with

Promise, Presence, and God’s Protection” Matthew 1: 21-23. This scripture gives one hope

in Christ that “God is with us” through it all even when family and friends are not present.

The best Christmas is that God fulfilled the Promise of salvation in Jesus Christ, the

Presence of Christ in our lives that Protects us from our sins and evil. This is Providence,

God’s will to intercede and protect us from evil and give us the victory. We know that God

will never leave us or forsake us and will be with us always which means “You are Pregnant

with Promise, Presence, and God’s Protection.” The greatest gift of Christmas is salvation in

Jesus Christ. This year Jacinth McAllister along with her team adopted a special resident that

needed to be shown the love of a family. He was showered with much love, surprises, and

cheered as he opened his presents with a smile from ear to ear.

Much gratitude to all who came out to the Christmas Celebration: Pastor White and

the ministers that accompanied him, the Usher Board, and the Board of Evangelism. That’s

love!

Rev. La Tanya Sanders

Christmas Day ProgramFor to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on

his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

On Sunday December 20, 2015, Young Missionary Temple celebrated Christmas

during the morning worship service. Dr. Cheryl Kirk-Duggan taught us while

lighting the Advent Candle. The Children's Choir, Chosen Generation, blessed us

with songs of the holiday season. The service continued with “The Candy Cane

Moment” by Sis. Nellie Evans, the Christmas Skit entitled: “Scrooge” presented

by the Youth Ministry, Chosen Generation Dancers, L’il Drummer Boy by

Khirayle Cooper, and the finale, which was a reenactment of the birth of John the

Baptist and Jesus. We thank and praise God for all who participated in this year’s

Christmas program. Afterwards, we fellowshipped at Hibachi Grill China Buffet

Restaurant in Raleigh. Delicious!

Music Department Workshop

Minister Gabriel Sharp facilitated the second phaseof the workshop and taught the choirs two originalselections.

Minister Sharp is a native of Kansas City, Kansas,and began playing the organ at an early age. His organ

skills are profound and have led to many opportunities opening up to him, suchas playing the organ for major gospel artists. Minister Sharp has played for artistsuch as the Clark sisters, Ricky Dillard, Shirley Caesar, and others. MinisterSharp serves as Minister of Music for the 42nd Jurisdiction of the Church of Godin Christ, Inc. (COGIC). Minister Sharp also serves as Assistant Minister ofMu- sic at the Abundant Life Christian Center COGIC. Minister Sharp ismarried to Krystal Sharp and has 2 lovely daughters.

The Music Department is getting Stronger, Wiser, and Better all the time.

A Music Workshop was conducted on January 8, 2016, sponsored by Bro.

Isaiah Moore, Minister of Music, for YMT. The workshop began at 7:00 P.M. had

two phases, teaching and singing with different facilitators.

The first phase was facilitated by our pastor. His teaching used the title: “Let

Yourself Breath – Let Yourself Sing.” In this portion of the workshop, we learned

how to correctly use your diaphragm to breath in and out. Controlling your air is

vital if you want to be a good singer. He also taught us the 3 Golden Rules of

Singing: (1) Inhalation, (2) Pausing and Stabilization, and (3) Singing. We also

learned how and why having the correct singing posture ( i.e., alignment and

balance) relates to our singing. Oh, what a time we had blowing up balloons and

us- ing our breath to keep feathers in the air. Rev. Anwar Pace was the biggest

blow- hard in the Feather Icebreaker Contest. Pastor always makes things so

much fun and is a great facilitator.

HAPPINESS IS SINGING ON THE CHOIR!

COME JOIN US!

Board of Evangelism WorkshopThe Commission on Membership and

Evangelism presented a workshop on January

9, 2016 at Young Missionary C.M.E. Church

teaching was taken from the

entitled: “Gone Out Fishing for a Catch.” The

book“Evangelism and Church Growth” written by

Rev. Dr. W. C. Champion. This workshop calls

the CME Church to renew and refocus on its

primary purpose of evangelism. The second-

ary purpose cited was for the church to reded-

icate itself to carrying out the Great Commis-

sion of Jesus the Christ; “Go and make disci-

ples.”

The church’s primary mission is the saving ofsouls for the Lord Jesus Christ through spreading the gospel. The corpo-

rate mission is to enhance the spiritual life of the congregation moving

new converts from membership to discipleship.

One of the goals for this workshop was to help the attendees overcome

the fear of witnessing to others while on this journey. The church must

always seek opportunities to promote spiritual growth and discipleship.

Other focuses for the workshop was evangelistic prayer and faith sharing.

We hope to present the other two components of the book, evangelistic

worship/events and nurturing disciples in preparation for evangelism and

church growth, later this year.

Reverend Freddie McAllister discussed three important questions that we

should be able to share with others inside and outside the church. The

resource used for her portion of the workshop was “Catch Attracting &

Connecting Visitors” by Debi Williams Nixon with Adam Hamilton. These

three questions are important in soul winning: 1. Why do people need Je-

sus Christ?, 2. Why do people need the Church?, and 3. Why do people

need my particular church?, which was discussed by Sis. Delwyn King.

Rev. La Tanya Sanders, supported by Velma Britt presented Evangelistic

Prayer from the book: “A Formula for Evangelism and Church Growth.”

Prayer is essential for the spiritual awakening of every church and the

spark which ignites the fire of faith sharing evangelism. We must pray

without ceasing for souls to be saved. The Holy Spirit and prayer enables

the church to become an empowered and dedicated vessel for kingdom

building. Prayer should be especially made for those laboring in God’s

vineyards.

Sis. Rosa Riddick - President

B.O.E Workshop continuedMinister Georgette Watson taught on the topic of “Faith Sharing”. Faith

sharing is witnessing our faith through words and actions. Min. Watson

presented questions for discussion on faith sharing. For example: What

would be the impact on our church if each member brought someone to

Christ this year? Sister Rosa Riddick spoke to us about “Overcoming the

Fear of Witnessing” supported by Sister Diane Jenkins. Sis. Rosa Riddick

discussed overcoming the fear of witnessing, which is the main function of

the Holy Spirit. She presented this phase of faith sharing from a personal

prospective using scriptural references. There were thirty participants for

this workshop from several churches.

First, we want to thank God for the vision and for guiding us in all we do.

We thank God for the love and support of our Pastor. We thank God for

the attendance of Rev. William, and Dr. Annette Mosley and the

congregation from New Horizon C.M.E. Church, and Elder Crystal Ortiz,

Shalom Christian Community Church, Garner, N.C. Thanks to the members

of YMT’s B.O.E for their love, participation, and support. God Bless Sisters

Mozelle Harris, Charlotte McKenzie-Hunter, and Vivian Harvey along with

our YMT family, especially the children in attendance.

What a great workshop!

Missionary AnniversaryOn January 12, 2016, the Missionary Society of YMT celebrated their

anniversary at the 3:00 P.M. worship service. Rev. Yvonne Mills served

as the worship leader, Sis. Barbara Kenan blessed us with the prayer, and

Mother Anna Leake read the scripture, and Sis. Nellie Evans welcomed

our guests. Also taking part in the service was Sis. Cleo Saulter, and Sis

Ida Dawson introduced our guest preacher, Rev. James O Perry, Pastor of

White Oak Missionary Baptist Church located in Middlesex, NC. We

were blessed with a powerful anointed message entitled: Commissioned

By Grace, from Galatians 1:11-24. The closing remarks were given by

Missionary President Sis. Cleo Saulter and Pastor White.

Saints Club RecognitionDay

The SAINTS Club celebrated their anniversary on

January 17, 2016. It was a great worship service as

Bro. Robert Williams led the body of believers in

the morning prayer, Sis. Nellie Evans read the

scripture, and Sis. Jessie Lewis delivered the

SAINTS Moment. Rev. Brenda Mills preached a

powerful and anointed message, entitled: Called to

a Spirit-Filled Life Serving the Lord, from

Philippians 4:4-8. Rev. Mills admonished us to live

a spirit-filled life of service.

God Bless all of our Saints!

Dr. Cheryl Kirk-DugganSpeaks at Wilson Mills Christian Center

On January 17, 2016, our very own Dr. Cheryl Kirk-Duggan preached at New

Generation Christian Center for a Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Service.

It was a great service with the music being rendered by the Smithfield

Community Gospel Choir. They literally sang until the power of the Lord came

down.

Dr. Kirk-Duggan preached a message entitled: Creative Extremist for Love and Justice, or Justice from the Drum Major. The Thesis: Because God created this world and made it good, but people do bad things, people of faith must engage a ministry of justice.

Scripture: Amos 5:21-24; Luke 10:25-27

Men’s Fellowship Movie NightOn January 29, 2016, the Men’s Ministry sponsored a movie

night held at the church to view “War Room.” The movie’s

title comes from the thought, "In order to stand up and fight

the enemy, you need to get on your knees and pray. Prayer is

one of the greatest instruments used to fight spiritual battles

and everyone needs a secret closet to pray and seek the Lord

for our strategy for living. The Bible says:

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and

when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in

secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward

thee openly. “Matthew 6:6”

Youth and Young Adult Week KickoffThe Youth and Young Adults kicked off their week during the

morning worship service with their guest speaker, our very

own Minister of Music, Isaiah Moore. Isaiah is also a minister

of the gospel of Jesus Christ. He preached a dynamic message

using the topic: “God Will Deliver Us out of It All,” taken

from the book of Job. Minister Isaiah took us all by surprise.

God has a heavy anointing on his life .

Fellowship @ New Horizon C.M.E. ChurchOn January 31, 2016, our congregation was invited to fellowship and worship with Rev. and

Dr. Mosley and the New Horizon C.M.E. Church family on their third Missionary Anniver-

sary. New Horizon is our Sister church located in the city of Raleigh. The theme for the day

was “Bringing in the Harvest by Actively Sowing Seeds of Righteousness as We Obey the

Great Commission. Prayer was given by Sis. Yvonne Stanback, Sis. Angela Williams read the

scripture, Sis. Lonntay Barber welcomed us and other guests, and Bro. Gerrod and Hassan

Stanback gave us a spirited selection of the 12 Days of Christmas. Pastor White’s soul stirring

message was from “Weeping to Reaping” taken from Psalm 126:1-2. Pastor White’s three

points were: (1) We need help from the Holy Spirit, (2) Keep sowing even in the worst of

times, and (3) Joy will come. Final Remarks were given by New Horizon’s Missionary

President, Sis Pamela Kirkland. The Word of the Lord truly blessed all in attendance.

Happy Valentine’s Day

Proverbs 18:2

He who finds a wife finds what is good

and receives favor from the Lord.

Congratulations!

One of the most exciting and memorable things which

happened on Valentine’s Day was the marriage proposalof Brother Keith Chapman. Bro. Chapman proposed to

his love, Sis. Tonya Allen, during the morning worship

service. We were all so very happy for the two of them. We

pray for their happiness now and forever!

Young Trustee Outing—Home Depot

Please remember to bring your kids ages 7 to

12 to the church at 8:30 A.M. each 1st Saturday

to attend the Young Trustee Program. The

Trustee’s of our church take the children to

Home Depot to make certain crafts requiring

the use of tool and painting skills. The next

outing will be held on May 7th and the

children’s project will be making “Angry Bird

Houses”. Thank You for our Trustee’s who take

the time with our kids.

Music Ministry Praise and Worship Service

February 21, 2016 3pm

A Sunday 3:00 P.M. there was a Praise and Worship

Service sponsored by the Music Department of the

church . Our Guest Preacher of the Service was Rev.

Clinton Ruffin , pastor of St. Beulah United Holiness

Church located in Henderson, NC. Rev. Clinton Ruffin

preach from the Lords message to his people coming

from While you are Waiting taken from Acts 1:14. He

told us that we must know our purpose in

Christ Jesus via the Holy Ghost who empowers us to witness. Witness and give

your testimony wherever you go.

Rev. Glenda Johnson led us in the wor-

ship experience, and prayer was given by

Rev. Anwar Pace. The music ministry was

delivered by the Macedonia Church

Choir and YMT’s Spirit of Praise Dancers

blessed us with liturgical dancing.

AARP 50+ Financial Workshop

YMT is one of 20 churches in Raleigh selected to

participate in AARP’s 50+ Financial Freedom Program

sponsored in conjunction with Shaw University. After being

trained by Audrey Galloway (AARP) and Winnona Swayze

( AARP Volunteer) Pastor White and Sis. Cheryl Garris

implemented the AARP program to 20 members of the

YMT congregation. The Workshop consists of three parts:

Part 1: Making an assessment of your financial standing, set

goals, and learn about budgeting.

Part 2: Credit and debt assessment and guidance for improv-

ing your credit and reducing debt.

Part 3: Focuses on building and protecting your assets,

saving money, and protecting yourself from fraud.

The main focus of the program is to help you see how you

can take charge of your finances and work toward the goals

you want for yourself and your family.

This workshop will be given again in the fall of the year. I

encourage you to sign up the next time this workshop is

presented. It could make all the difference in the world.Winnona andAudrey

YMT Celebrates Black History

Oratorical Contest Participants

One Night Youth Revival -

True Passion for MinistryTrue Passion for Ministry (tp4m) is a non-profit

charitable organization sponsored a youth outreach

revival on the evening of March 4, 2016. The program

opened up with a spirit-filled youth praise team that

rocked the house with praise and worship. Minister

Michael Eley preached an anointed word entitled:

“You Got Next!”

Michael Eley, Jr. is a gifted and blessed young man

with a passion for ministry. He accepted Christ as his

Lord and Savior at the age of seven. Michael is the founding minister of True

Passion 4 Ministry .

True Passion for Ministry is dedicated to spreading the gospel of Christ while

equipping young saints with the necessary resources to build their Christian

character.

Minister Isaiah Moore is a member of tp4m and serves God’s people. YMT

welcomes them to our house and to partner with us to build the Kingdom of

God.

Please take the time to visit their homepage at www.tp4m.org.

Three C.M.E.Churches

Join for Baptism at YMTYMT welcomed

Rogers Chapel CME

Rev. Keith Wooten

and

St. Paul CME

Rev. Brenda Harrington

and

Chalk Level CME

Rev. Deloris Perry

February 27, 2016

These three churches

joined together to

baptize their converts at

YMT.

We give thanks and

praise to God for allow-

ing us to be a vessel for

these pastors. We were

blessed as we watched

them perform the Sac-

rament of Baptism.

HALLELUJAH!

Wake County Public School System’s

Employee of the Month

Sister Mozell Harris was honored as Outstanding

Employee of the Month by the Wake County

Public School System. Sis. Mozell has been a

School Bus driver for several years. It was a

pleasure to see her honored by Wake County

along with a few of her peers. We are proud to

share this honor with you. Keep on working as

unto the Lord! Keep blessing our children and

keeping them safe.

YMT Welcomes Wake County Human Services

On March 18, 2016, YMT was the host site for a meeting held by Wake County

Human Services. Our facility was selected as a place to hold meetings for

information, training, and employee recognition. We hope to make YMT a

blessing to all people and agencies in the community. Our goal is to become

more external and community minded. God Bless the Wake County Child

Welfare Services Department.

7th Episcopal District

Spring Convocation Webcast

On March 19, 2016, Bishop James B. Walker held the 7th Episcopal District

Spring Convocation via webcast . The theme for the convocation was: “A Chosen

Generation, Making Disciples of Every Nation”. The webcast was broadcast

from Williams Memorial C.M.E. Church, located in High Point NC, to thousands

of C.M.E. members and guest throughout the

Episcopal District via remote sites.

Young Missionary Temple was one of the

remote sites. We were joined by our sister

churches: Rogers Chapel, New Horizon,

Guilford Chapel, Beebee Memorial, and St.

James. The day started off with a light break-

fast prior to the broadcast. Breakfast was

followed by Praise and Worship by YMT’s Praise Team. Afterwards, we took a

few pictures to send to the team at Williams Memorial and then settled in to

watch the webcast. Around noon everyone went to the fellowship hall where we

had a wonderful lunch while still watching the webcast. We had a great time in

fellowship and the webcast was great! Thanks to all of the churches who came to

watch the webcast at YMT. Special thanks to YMT’s A/V Team, Sis. Cheryl

Garris who chose our menu, and to all who helped her serve it.

Spirit of Praise Dancers celebrate with

Isaiah played the Drums Bishop James B. Walker

and the Spirit of Praise Dancers

Rogers Chapel CME Church

On March 20, 2016, Rogers Chapel C.M.E.

Church celebrated their 75th Anniversary. It was

a grand occasion. The choir from Russell Memo-

rial did a fantastic job as they ministered in mu-

sic, and YMT’s liturgical dancers presented

“Walk into Your Season.” The highlight of the

day was hearing our very own Presiding Prelate,

Bishop James B. Walker preach God’s Word

using the sermon topic: Palm Sunday Remix

from the Gospel of John Chapter 2. It was time

en- joyed by all in attendance.

CONGRATULATIONS to Pastor and First Lady

Wooten, and the Rogers Chapel Family. May

God Bless each of you with many more

wonderful years of service to our Lord and King.

YMT’s Easter Celebration began with Sunrise Service at

6:30 a.m. Rev. Dr. Annette Mosley was our guest speaker.

She preached a powerful anointed message using the topic:

“Come out of Your Grave Clothes and Leave them at

the Altar.” (check out this message at ymtcmechurch.org.)

After the Sunrise Worship service, YMT’s Kitchen Com-

mittee served a wonderful breakfast to all and boy did we

eat. Breakfast was wonderful!

Our pastor preached the morning message using the topic:

“The Resurrection.” Sis. Veronica Pace and her Chosen

Generation presented during the morning service. The

children enjoyed the Easter Parade around the inside of the

church and taking their annual picture with pastor. “Christ

the Lord is Risen Today!”

The Chosen Generation also celebrated the Resurrection on

Good Friday with an Easter Egg Hunt and crafts. Thank

you Sis. Veronica, Sis. Victoria, and all who helped to

make this event a huge success.

My First Baptism

By Rev. An-War’ Pace

Baptism is a sacrament of the Christian church marked by the ritual use of water in

admitting converts into the Christian community by faith in Jesus Christ. The using of

water symbolizes purification of the soul.

On December 6,2015, I had the opportunity to baptize Kye’lliyah Hinton. I must admit I didn’t

expect my first time baptizing would come so fast. When I was called upon, I was a nervous

wreck. All I could think was that I wanted to do this right because this was a major part of

do- ing God’s work. I didn’t even think about what would happen if I didn’t do it all properly,

like if the person I was baptizing got water up their nose and all that could happen with that.

Quickly after a short prayer while I got dressed and ready to do the work for God, I got a few

encouraging words from Pastor and advice on how to handle it all properly. With a sigh and yet

another prayer, I knew God was with me and my pastor was behind me.

As I stepped into the water I saw all eyes were on me, so I knew then I had to do this right.When the candidate for baptism got into the water also, I wasn’t sure which one of us wasshaking the most. But after that it happened so fast I was relieved that all went well and myfirst baptism was behind me. I have to admit I didn’t feel like I was ready, but God knows a lotbetter what we are ready for and not. This was another experience in trusting and followingGod, and I’m glad I did. Later when I thought about it, after I preached the word on the Sun-day before it was the same new Christian that gave her life that I was honored to baptize, howgreat is the God we serve.

For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to

new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.

Colossians 2:12 (NLT)

Kye’liyah Hinton

BAPTISMS

Schevonta Pullen 2-14-16

Kye’lliyah Hinton 12-6-15 Khirayle Cooper 1-3-16

Damarius Davis 1-3-16 Christian Hunter 2-14-16

Kamiya Macon-Smith 2-14-16

WELCOMING OUR

NEW MEMBERS

Keith Chapman 3-6-16

Edain Cheek with her children

Michael and Elizabeth

12-6-15

Bernadette Cheek

12-6-15

Kimberly Ross 2-07-16

Words from the Editor

Thank You for the opportunity to willingly and gladly serve asEditor for the YMT Messenger. It’s my pleasure to compile anddocument all of the wonderful services, programs, and events ofthis great ministry. “Don’t be surprised if I snap your picturenext!”

I would like to remind and encourage each of you to submitany and all articles for incorporation into future newsletters. Allactivities of YMT members are welcome, especially those relatingto our youth (e.g., new arrivals, high school proms andgraduations, sports, special honors…..etc.). Please submit yourarticles with at least one picture and a short paragraph or two.Church articles should be sent no later than two weeks after theprogram, service, or event. Please Utilize your secretaries.The YMT Messenger is the vessel used to document the history ofour church and to let others glance into the life of YoungMissionary. For “Past Editions” of the YMT messenger see ourhomepage, ymtcmechurch.org, and click on the “News” tab.You may also follow us on Facebook and Twitter via ourhomepage, pay tithes, give offerings, and charitable donations viathe “Online Giving” tab. God is blessing us in so many ways.

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