| KINGSTON LAKE MISSIONARY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION |
Young Peoples Association "Empowering our Young to Complete the Mission: FAITH FORWARD" |
MOTTO “Empowering our Young to Complete the Mission: FAITH FORWARD” INSPIRATION Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better; Our only security is our ability to change” OFFICERS President, Darryl Conner, Jr. Vice President, Lynette Bratcher Secretary, Sharon Beaty Assistant Secretary, Renita Stephen Treasurer, Vickie Hemingway Historian, GeFranya Graham Parliamentarian, Franchesca Scott Worship Arts Director-Position Open Field Worker, Cindy Cokley Field Worker, Tyrone Smith Public Affairs Officer, Karen H. Frinks Special Activities Coordinator, Dana Armstrong Chaplin, Christopher Ford Missionary, Precscilla Bellamy District 1 Worker, Jeanette Aklin District 2 Worker, Barbara Smalls District 3 Worker, Annette Dixon District 4 Worker, Barbara Bellamy District 5 Worker, Allison Hampton Advisor, Rev. Harris Wilson Our Aim The Kingston Lake Missionary Baptist Young People’s Association is an organization that works to involve young people in “God’s redemptive work in today’s world.” It is a fellowship designed to help our young people TO BE: “God’s redeemed one, and TO DO: work to bring others into the fellowship of the redeemed. The Young People’s Association is an organization to promote leadership, character building, social fellowship, biblical enrichment, cultural diversity, generational change, and Baptist Christian Training for the betterment of our churches, communities, and our posterity. It is necessary that we unite ourselves as young people for various duties of life to establish a spirit of love, fellowship, cooperation, and service. Calendar of Activities June- 1st Annual Summer Holy Convocation Theme: K. I. S. S. IN THE SUMMER OF 2009 KISS is an acronym for Keeping It Saved and Sacred Held with Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church beginning at 7:30pm nightly Nightly Speakers: Monday Night- Tuesday Night-Min. Conswella Mitchell Wednesday Night-Min. Darren Alston Thursday Night-Min. Shawn Johnson Friday Night-Summer Luau Praise Jam (6:30pm) July 13-17, 2009 South Carolina Baptist Congress of Christian Education Florence, South Carolina August 15, 2009 Back To School Extravaganza September 19, 2009 Mister and Miss Kingston Lake YPA ***BLACK TIE AFFAIR October-TBA Annual Session Night A Message From Our President… Greetings! What joy does it bring me to serve as the President for The Kingston Lake Missionary Baptist Young People’s Association. I am blessed to have a team so dedicated to bring forth a change for the young people of our association. With their dedication and effort, we need your commitment to participate. It is my goal as the President to rope our young people back into our association. With a new face for the YPA we have designed and implemented new activities, new generation worship experiences, social fellowship engagements, training sessions, and many other items of interest for our young people. We are depending on our Pastors, Church Leaders, and Young People Directors to actively participate in this change. We are extremely excited about what God is doing! As President Obama stated, “A Change Has Come…” However, with the change that is being made we need the support of our associational churches to agree with the statement, “YES WE CAN!” I ask that you support this Association as we bring forth a new face upon the entire Kingston Lake Association, with your ideas, support, dedication, participation, prayer, and love, we will move to higher heights! Darryl Conner, Jr. President Kingston Lake Missionary Baptist Young People’s Association |
| YPA Black History A Moment With Historian GeFranya Graham, YPA Historian Kingston Lake Missionary Baptist Young People Association takes great pride in embracing the history and accomplishments of African Americans. Carter G. Woodson initiated an organized honor system towards these contributions because African Americans were overlooked, ignored, and even suppressed by the writers of history textbooks and the teachers who use them. In 1926, Mr. Woodson pioneered the celebration of “Negro History Week” for the second week in February. Isn’t ironic, that week landed the same week as Abraham Lincoln birthday and Frederick Douglass’s Birthday. Who else honored President Lincoln’s birthday this past week. Don’t think too hard …. The first African American President of the United States of America, Barack Obama. In 1976, this week was extended to the entire month of February. What did we end up calling it? ….. Exactly “Black History Month”. It’s great to honor people such as Langston Hughes or remember historical events such as the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade or Bloody Sunday. Just the other day you may have sat your relative down and told the story of the Civil Rights Movement, the events leading up to the Million Man March or praise God 20 years from now we will tell the story of Election 2008 similar to our elders memory of election 1932 when FDR became president or presidential election 1960 when JFK was elected. Let me carry you back one more time … can you count on your ten fingers and ten toes the color barriers that were broken from 1930 to 1970. BUT HOLD UP…. WAIT A MINUET! We, as members of Kingston Lake Missionary Baptist Association have another charge. We must tell our story; ° For example how Kingston Lake was organized in 1870 ° That the way to the association was by mule and small covered wagons ° we can’t stop there …. How the dress attire were dresses, bonnets, aprons, brogans and overalls/ Tell your Children: ° How the spirit was on the move when songs such as “When the Saints Go Marching In” and “How Did You Feel When you Came out the Wilderness” was sung at an Association function. ° Don’t forget to tell How Kingston Lake received its name because in order for you to get to Horry County you had to cross what ….. that’s right the Kingston Lake. My Uncle Adolph says that one man actually swam the lake to attend the Association. ° Make your children aware of the shoulders they stand on. Ummm I’m thankful for Harriet Tubman, Yes I am very grateful for Rosa Parks and I’m glad that I was given an equal opportunity to increase my knowledge thanks to Brown vs. Board ° But Lord thank you for the vision of those persons that have gone on loving Kingston Lake until the breath was released from the body. Thank you Lord for ° Sis. Anna Alston of Bethlehem ° Sis. Helen Burroughs of St. Elizabeth ° Dea. Arthur Dozier of Mt. Calvary ° Bro. Gibb Dozier of Mt. Calvary ° Rev. Acie Faulk Sr. of Bethlehem ° Dea. Acie Faulk Jr. of Bethlehem ° Rev. Lemarois Goff of Mt. Olive ° Sis. Ella Gore of Oak Grove ° Sis. Eva. Graham of St. Joseph ° Sis. Bernice M. Johnson of Cherry Hill ° Dea. Archie Johnson of Oak Grove ° Sis Mannie Johnson of St. Matthews ° Rev. John Keel of First Baptist of Clarendon ° Rev. James T. McCray of Mt. Moriah ° Dea. Edgar McIntyre of Salem ° Bro. John L. Stanley of Flag Patch ° Sis. Lessie Legette of Bethlehem ° Rev. S.V. Riggins of Sandy Gove ° Dea. George Best of St. Elizabeth ° Dea. Major Booth of Truevine ° Rev. Liston Livingston ° Dea. Van Williams of Bethlehem ° Dea. Boyd Owens of St. Peter ° Dea. Joshua Vaught of Chesterfield ° Rev. Jennifer Livingston ° Rev. Joe Keel of McNeil Chapel ° Rev. Mallard Rucker of First Baptist of Atlantic Beach ° Bro. Thomas DeWitt of Mt. Rona ° Rev. Montgomery Watson of Second Baptist ° Bro. Bank Holmes of Prince Chapel ° Sis. Winnie Floyd of Silent Grove ° Dea. Elmore Long of St. Paul ° Bro. Tillmond Williams of Mt. Pisgah ° Rev. Cabb Stanley of Sweet Gum & Green Acres We must tell our own history along with America’s history! |
| Our President Brother Darryl Conner, Jr. |
