In observance of Black history Month, Northminster will host its annual Poetry Cafe where lovers of the spoken word gather to hear the almost lost art of poetry recitations.
The Poetry Cafe will be held on Sunday February 25 at 4:00 pm at the church, located at 6717 David Street. The public is invited.
One of the highlights of the Poetry Cafe will be a minireproduction of Roses and Revolutions, a 1975 record album of the spoken word, poetry, dance and music depicting black excellence in the arts. The Columbia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc is supporting the Poetry Café.
There is no admission fee. For more information, contact the church office at 803 754-1812.
Pastoral Anniversary to be held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Eastover
The Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Eastover, SC will celebrate its Pastor’s Ninth Pastoral Anniversary and his 50th year of service in Ministry on February 18, 2024 beginning with the 9:30 am worship service. The speaker will be the Rev. Donnie Chambers, pastor of the Red Hill Baptist Church and Moderator of the Wateree River Baptist Association. The afternoon service will begin at 2;00 pm with the Rev Robert Benton and the Antioch AME Zion Church leading the Worship.
Please join us as we celebrate our Pastor, the Rev.
munity banking. The Network moved its main account to one of the big banks when Community Bank, the previous iteration of Victory Savings, went into federal receivership. Brett met with Dominik Mjartan, the president of Optus, and promised to return when the necessary full-service banking operations were attained. Today, SC Progressive Network is depositing $250,000, the majority raised in the last few months from individual donations, to
launch a sustained, nonpartisan DemocraSC Campaign to reconstruct democracy. Today’s deposit evidences our appreciation and trust in Optus’ ability to meet our banking needs and their shared commitment to our mission. We encourage like-minded organizations and individuals to join us in transferring accounts to a bank that shares our values.
As we face the most serious challenge to democracy and equality since South
Carolina led the nation to war to preserve slavery, we quote Modjeska Simkins, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is no sitting down time.”
