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NEW PROSPECT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Dr. Wilma R. Johnson, Senior Pastor
6330 Pembroke - Detroit, MI 48221 - (313) 341-4883
Administrative Office – Mon. – Fri. 9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. (313) 341-4204
Fax (313) 341-4203 - TTY for the Deaf Community (313) 341-4200
Reach Pastor Johnson at (313) 999-2053 or Toll Free: 1 (866) PSALM 91 (772-5691)
Pastor Johnson’s Email: [email protected] - Twitter: @joylighthouse
Radio Outreach AM 1340 – WEXL “The Glory Station” – Tune in on Sundays at 4:00pm
Website: www.newnpmbcunity.org (Live Video Streaming)
“Prayer Conference Call” and Morning Devotion
Monday – Friday promptly at 9:11 A.M.
Dial: (712) 432-0075 * Participant Code: 949399#
“The Church Where The Spirit of Unity Abides”
“TODAY IS THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER”
SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2015 * 6:00 a.m./8:00 a.m./11:00 a.m.
Order of Celebration
Devotion and Call To Worship .................
Opening Hymn of Praise .......................
Prayer of Invocation/Confession .........
Scripture .............................. Acts 5:27-32
Show Some Love .....................................
Invitation To Share Your Offerings ....
Offertory Prayer .....................................
Prayer of Intercession ...........................
Musical Selection ...................................
The Preached Word ................................
Invitation to Discipleship ....................
Benediction and Blessing ......................
Prayer of Invocation/Confession
Lord Jesus, You are the One who
loves us. You are the One who freed
us from our sins by Your blood. We
give You the glory, and the honor, and
we worship You today. Resurrected
Christ, as You entered the upper room,
through locked doors, come now and
enter the locked doors of our own
lives. Find the hidden places of shame
and hurt and brokenness. Holy Spirit,
please breathe Your life-giving power
into us and on us. Please live Your
resurrected life in us and through us.
This is our prayer. Amen.
Praise the Lord! Praise God in the
sanctuary! Praise God in the mighty
firmament! Let everything that
breathes praise the Lord! Praise the
Lord!
Enter His Gates With Praise Page 2
OFFERTORY PRAYER
Dear God, we have the blessed
assurance that Your heart rejoices when
we give ourselves and our offerings to
You. So we bring our tithes, missionary
offerings and sacrificial gifts to You,
trusting that what we joyfully bring to
You will, in some way, reflect Your
generosity toward us. Amen.
"Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast,
immovable, always excelling in the
work of the Lord, because you know
that in the Lord your labor is not in
vain." 1 Corinthians 15:58
DEBIT CARD GIVING
You can worship the Lord with your
tithes and offerings by also using your
debit card. Please visit Rm. 106 at the
end of each worship service.
BROADCASTING LIVE
Share with our church family, especially
our sick and shut-in, they can view our
Sunday Services on our website. Click
on sermons, and then
LIVE VIDEO STREAM
Appreciations and Expressions of
Thanks have been received
from the following:
ON LINE GIVING
eGiving is available for your
convenience on
New Prospect’s Website:
www.newnpmbcunity.org
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
We will acknowledge wedding
anniversaries on the First Sunday of
each month. Both the husband and the
wife must be members of New Prospect.
Please call the church office with your
information.
Worship Service Participants
11:00 a.m. Worship Service
Jaylen Lewis
Solange Okai
Darielle Clark
Tyeisha Lewis
Pray Without Ceasing For Our Members Page 3
THE HOSPITAL
Providence
Baby Ariana Respass (No Visitors)
FUNERAL NOTICES “Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4
DECEASED RELATIVES LOCATION DATE Johnnie Mae Gray NP MEMBER New Prospect Baptist Church
Detroit, MI
April 14, 2015
Jessie Hunter The Hunter Family New Prospect Baptist Church Detroit, MI
April 13, 2015
Daniel Maynard The Maynard Family Bethel AME Church Hampton, VA
April 11, 2015
Doris Johnson The Johnson Family New Prospect Baptist Church Detroit, MI
April 6, 2015
Frances Hopkins The Long Family Providence Baptist Church San Francisco, CA
April 2, 2015
Mary Harvey The Williams Family St. Charles Catholic Church Detroit, MI
April 1, 2015
For additional detailed information, please see the notices posted in the
Church Lobby and The Light Center Lobby, or call the Church office.
Pray Without Ceasing For Our Members Page 4
APRIL 2015 - SICK AND SHUT-IN
Florene Bayless, Vibra Hospital & Care Center, 26400 W. Outer Dr., Lincoln Park 48146 Herman Bennett, Evergreen Nursing Center, 19933 W. 13 Mile Rd., Southfield 48076 Mattie Bullock, Westwood Nursing Center, 16588 Schaefer, Detroit 48235 Ferris Byrd, Oak Pointe Villa Nursing Home, 18901 Meyers, Detroit 48235 Rose Claytor, Lakeland Center, 26900 Franklin Rd., Southfield 48033 Mark Dixon, Rainbow Rehabilitation Center, 25911 Middlebelt Rd., Farmington Hills 48336 Lloyd Dunn, Hartford Rehabilitation Center, 6700 W. Outer Dr., Detroit 48235 Velma Knox-Haynes, Signature Health Care, 1150 Dovercrest Rd., Memphis, TN 48134 Ethel Hearn, Heartland Health Care Center, 28550 Five Mile Rd., Livonia 48154 Arvadia Howard, American House, 11255 15 Mile Rd., Sterling Heights, MI 48312 Geneva Hunter, Lakeland Center, 26900 Franklin, Southfield 48033 Sandra Kendricks, White Pine Rehabilitation, 34225 Grand River, Farmington 48335 Emma Maclin, West Oaks Nursing Care, 22355 W. 8 Mile Rd, Detroit 48219 Artmeca Moorer, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, 261 Mack, Detroit 48201 Harry Larsosa, Passion and Caring Nursing Home, 570 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit 48214 James Parham, Heartland Health Care Center, 925 W.South Blvd., Troy 48085 Alberta Phillips, Bortz Nursing Center, 11700 E. Ten Mile Rd, Warren 48089 Sarah Tinsley, Heartland Rehabilitation Center, Farmington Hills, MI 48336
Floyd Allen Barrett Dorris Dorothy Jameson Delores Singleton
Wanda Allen Juanita DuBose Calvin Johnson Mary Singleton
Annie Bailey Katherine Dunn Hilda Johnson Connie Stafford
Edith Bailey Fannie Elkins Laura Johnson Emma Strong
Shirley Bailey Annie Ellison Yolanda Jones Mary Tatum
Lina Baker Donnie Farrior Leroy Killion Charlie Tennyson
Tina Baker Thomas Foster Willie B. Lee Grace Tindle
Ulysses Bellamy Sterling Gilmore Maurice Lynum Loretta Torrence
Rhonda Bowens James Gray Louise Maddox Grady Townsend
Mary Boyd Ruby Green Lesa McClain Castana Turner
Fannie Burrell Latonia Hampton Gloria McKee Doretha Turner
Martha Price Burrows Gregory Harrison Juanita McMurtry Gail Turner
Lottie Caffee John Harrison, II Lucile Miller Jeanette Turner
Odessa Carter Mary Hawkins Lavora Morrison Ollie Turner
Ruby Casey Joyce Heath Martha Price Sethrida Walker
Clerely Chaney Lois Heath Lois E. Primas Rutha Welch
Gregory Christmas Randolph Henlon Priscilla Pugh Elizabeth White
Clayton Clarke Julia Hill Janice Marie Rambo Michelle White
Janice Coley Rudean Hill Andrea Reason Carmen Wiggins
Ora Coleman Shirley Hightower Hattie Reynolds Andrea Williams
Angela Collins Josephine Hollingsworth Jeanette Riley Jacqueline Williams
George Cook Willie Holmes Mamie Rimmer James Woods
Ronald Copeland Esther Holt Ella Roberson
Tanisha Cooper Clara Horton Claborn Rogers
Carolyn Daniels Janice Hurd Darlene Smith
Joanne Darby Cecelia Hutson Kay Shavers
Jessie Mae Dinwiddie Susie Jackson Ruth Smith
P.U.S.H.
Pray Until Something Happens
Prayer Changes Things
Prayer Changes People
The following 15 Persons and their families I need
to carry on my heart this week:
Velma Haynes
Louvenia Haliburton
Derien McNeil
Candace Woodall
Akmed Porter
Tanika Ross
Javier Williams
Marquala Woodward
Ameerah Gillespie
Luella Johnson
Jermaine Williams
Shantaniece Lewis
Raylenn Kingune
Rashaun Williams
Tynese Long
CD’s of Today’s Worship Services and Shine T-Shirts are available in the NuRu
Bookstore. LENTEN JOURNEY AND HOLY WEEK CD SETS ARE AVAILABLE.
Our Bookstore is be open Wednesdays before Bible Study and Sundays
after each service. We accept debit and credit cards.
What if Christ was not raised? What if the belief that we have
cherished by faith, for more than two thousand years, is not true?
Would it make a difference? Yes, it makes all the difference. If Christ
was not raised, we are still in our sins. My preaching is in vain and
those who died in Christ have perished, if Christ was not raised from
the dead. But Christ was raised! God's final Word is “resurrection from
the dead”.
Announcements and Information Page 6
** The Nursery is open Sundays at 7:30am and 11:00am**
2015 Weekly Bible Reading Plan
April 5, 2015 – Week 14 – Psalm 14
April 12, 2015 – Week 15 – Psalm 15
April 19, 2015 – Week 16 – Psalm 16
April 26, 2015 – Week 17 – Psalm 17
May 3, 2015 – Week 18 – Psalm 18:1-19
May 10, 2015 – Week 19 – Psalm 18:20-36
May 17, 2015 – Week 20 – Psalm 18:37-50
May 24, 2015 – Week 21 – Psalm 19
May 31, 2015 – Week 22 – Psalm 20
WORDS FROM PASTOR J
MONDAY – APRIL 13, 2015
10:00 a.m. – Intercessory Prayer Time
4:30 p.m. – We Sew Love Quilting Ministry Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Miracle Monday Prayer and Praise Service
6:00 p.m. – Drama Ministry Meeting
6:30 p.m. – Teens Liturgical Dance Rehearsal
7:00 p.m. – Brother to Brother Bible Study
TUESDAY – APRIL 14, 2015
5:30 p.m. – Usher Ministry #1 Instructors Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Women in the Word Bible Study
6:00 p.m. – Vacation Bible School Volunteers Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Pastor’s Care Ministry Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Courtesy Ministry Meeting
6:30 p.m. – Circle of Sorrow and Hope Ministry Meeting
7:00 p.m. – Combined Choir Rehearsal
WEDNESDAY – APRIL 15, 2015
11:00 a.m./6:30 p.m. – Devotional Message
11:30 a.m./7:00 p.m. – Pastor’s Bible Study and Prayer
5:30 p.m. – Sunday School Teacher’s Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Celestial Children’s Choir Rehearsal
6:30 p.m. – Children’s Bible Study
6:30 p.m. – Youth Bible Study
THURSDAY – APRIL 16, 2015
11:00 a.m. – Seasoned Seniors Chair Aerobics
6:30 p.m. – Movie Night “Annie”
9:00 p.m. – Crossroads Young Adult Bible Study Online (See page 10)
SATURDAY – APRIL 18, 2015
11:00 a.m. – Combined Choir Rehearsal
11:00 a.m. – Project Cotton Candy
1:00 p.m. – Forever Young Adult Ministry Fellowship
1:00 p.m. – BME Choir Rehearsal
This Week At New Prospect – April 13-18, 2015 Page 7
Miracle Monday Prayer gathering at 10:00am and 6:00pm.
The Community Meal Is Served With Love, TODAY, April 12, 2015, at
4:00pm. Volunteers are needed to greet and serve our guests in S. L.
Whitney Fellowship Hall. Wear your “Shine” t-shirts.
The Courtesy Ministry meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at
6:00pm.
Pastor’s Care Ministry Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2015
at 6:00pm.
Vacation Bible School Volunteers Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April
14, 2015 at 6:00pm. All those who are interested in volunteering for VBS
are welcome to attend this meeting. Please see page 12 for VBS Volunteer
forms.
The Circle of Sorrow and Hope Bereavement Ministry meeting will be
held on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 6:30pm.
Project Cotton Candy will take place on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at
11:00am at the Interim House. The Deacon and Circle of Sorrow and
Hope Ministry will serve.
The Forever Young Singles Ministry will meet on Saturday, April 18, 2015
at 1:00pm.
Announcements and Information Page 8
MOVIE NIGHT
“Annie”
Starring Jamie Foxx and Quvenzhané Wallis
Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 6:30pm in the
sanctuary. All are welcome!
MINISTRY OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Following both worship services in the S. L. Whitney Fellowship
Hall. You will be able to obtain information on our various
ministries and meet and greet Ministry Heads.
This is your opportunity to join and serve on a Ministry.
Everyone is invited!
Pastor and People Continue Celebrating 16 Years! Sunday, April 19,
2015. Our Guest Preachers: Rev. Dr. Larry Smith and Rev. Dr.
Jacqueline Nelson
The H.U.G.S. Ministry will meet on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 6:00pm.
The Health and Life Ministry will meet on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at
6:30pm. Health Care Persons, Chaplains, Nurses, and anyone that is
interested in caring for people are welcome to attend!
Usher Ministry #1 will meet on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 6:30pm.
Sister-to-Sister Ministry meeting will be held on Saturday, 9:00am.
Announcements and Information Page 9
B. M. & E. State Congress of Christian Education
Mass Choir Musical
Sunday, April 26, 2105 – 6:00pm
at
New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church ____________________________________________
B.M.E. Mass Choir Rehearsals
Saturdays - April 18 and 25, 2015
1:00pm – 2:30pm @ New Prospect
During the month of APRIL AND MAY the Nurses Ministry is collecting
empty prescription pill bottles for their mission project. Please deposit
your empty bottles in the NURSES’ container located in the lobby.
New Anderson Temple Baptist Church, 19646 Schoolcraft, Detroit,
invites New Prospect and Choir to celebrate the 2nd Pastoral Anniversary
of Rev. John C. Middleton on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. Pastor
Johnson will be guest preacher.
Williams Chapel Church, 3100 Elmwood, Detroit, invites New Prospect
and Choir to celebrate the 9th Pastoral Anniversary of Rev. James C.
Jones on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. Pastor Johnson will be
guest preacher.
Join The Crossroads Young Adult Ministry Online Bible Study on
Thursday evenings from 9:00pm-10:00pm. To join us for Bible Study,
please log onto: http://login.meetcheap.com/conference,52153054. ALL
ARE WELCOME!
The Multimedia Ministry (Audio/Visual) is looking for new members. If
you are interested in serving on this ministry, please contact Deacon
Keith Reid or the Administrative Office during regular business hours.
The Transportation Ministry need volunteers to assist with the
following: driving routes, assisting drivers, cleaning and maintaining the
church vans. If you are interested, and have a valid driver’s license,
please con tact the Administrative Office. This is your opportunity to
serve and grow!
Announcements and Information Page 12
Calling all New Prospect High School Seniors: Applications are now
available for the New Prospect Scholarship Award Program.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: 1. MUST be a member of New Prospect for at
least ONE YEAR. 2. MUST be an active participant in a New Prospect
Ministry for at least ONE YEAR. Applications are now available on the
table in the lobby. Deadline to turn in completed applications to the
Administrative Office is MONDAY, MAY 4, 2015. If you have any
questions, feel free to contact Rev. April Hearn at 313-342-1925.
TODAY on-site registration begins for the Komen Detroit Race for the Cure®
after both services in the Atrium of the Light Center. Registration will also
take place on Sunday, April 19 and April 26 only. Please be sure to stop by
and register for the Race. You can still take advantage of the special $10.00
discount, however this will be the last opportunity to register as part of Team
New Prospect. You can still register on-line through New Prospect’s page at
www.active.com/donate/detroitRFTC15/NPunity. Type the code FAITH2015,
in the special Coupon Code box when prompted for payment and click
REDEEM to activate the discount. Discounted rates will be: Adults, age 18 –
64 years: $20.00; Seniors, age 65 years & up: $5.00, Youth, age 6 -17 years: $5.00
and children 5 and – FREE. Thank you for your continued support and
participation. Please see Sis. Jeanette Girty or Deaconess Myrtle Nelson with
any questions.
SAVE THE DATE: The Gift of Life/MOTTEP Life Walk/Run 2015 is coming
soon! This is the largest event promoting organ and tissue donation in the
state of Michigan. Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 8:00 a.m., Historic Belle Isle
State Park. Event details and information on joining the New Prospect Team
to be announced soon.
Announcements and Information Page 11
B.M.&E. State congress of Christian education
Presents
EDUCATION WEEK – April 25, 2015 – may 1, 2015
New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church
6330 Pembroke, Detroit MI 48221
Rev. Dr. Wilma R. Johnson, Host Pastor
Rev. Wallace R. Mills, Jr., Congress President
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Christian Education Breakfast
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Musical
Monday, April 27 – Thursday, April 20, 2015 – 4:45pm
Registration and Dinner
Classes: Monday, April 27 – Thursday, April 30, 2015 – 5:30pm-7:25pm
1003 Translations and Visions of the Bible – Phase I
1004 Effective Bible Reading - Elective
1080 The Life of Christ - Elective
4029 How to Witness to a Jehovah Witness - Elective
5014 The Role of the Minister’s Wife - Elective
5020 Being Hurt in the Church – Elective
8055 Church Security and Safety - Elective
8066 Christianity and Contemporary Issues – Phase IV
Monday, April 27, 2015 – Thursday, April 30, 2015 – 6:00pm
Youth Workshops
Monday, April 27, 2015 – Thursday, April 30, 2015 – 7:30pm
Evening Worship Service
Friday, May 1, 2016 – 7:00pm
Youth and Young Adult Explosion
Flyers with class information are available on the table in the lobby.
YOU MAY REGISTER FOLLOWING BOTH WORSHIP SERVICES
S.O.W.
Saturday Outreach Worship April 11, 2015 at 3:00pm 3501 Woodward Avenue
Detroit MI 48201
One Church – Two Locations New Prospect – Orchestra Towers
*We Have Adopted An Apartment Building*
Let the church keep our two missionaries in our prayers.
They would love to hear from us.
Yolanda A. Wilson Rachel E. Mims
US Peace Corps Peace Corps Volunteer
P.O. Box 37 ECPAT
Peka 340 Leribe, 143 Anonas Road Extension,
Lesotho Sikatuna Village
Diliman, Quezon City
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Food Pantry Items of the month
***CANNED FOOD WITH POP TOP LIDS***
FOR MORE INFORMATION
www.1800speakup.org
Grief Tool Box April 2015
Spring is the time for outdoor activities like gardening, admiring amazing insects, long
walks, or just enjoying family and friends. This month as we transition into warmer
weather we can share some delightful short stories with our children, grandchildren,
nieces, and nephews.
Included in this month’s tool box are some helpful books for children and adults. Feel free
to couple them with your own unique circumstance, a favorite scripture, or life lesson you
want children to practice when questions, doubts, and sadness arise.
Suggested reading:
Water bugs and Dragon Flies, Explaining Death to Young Children, by Doris Stickney Looking for a meaningful way to explain to neighborhood children the death of a five-year-old friend, Doris Stickney adapted the graceful fable about the water bug that changed into a dragonfly. A Child’s View of Grief, A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors, by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. Wolfelt answers these questions:
What should you say to kids when someone they love dies? Should young children attend funerals? How might a grieving child act?
Why is the grief teenagers experience especially complicated?
How can caring adults best help children and adolescents with their grief?
Scripture “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NIV
Prayer Dear Lord, teach me to be attentive to the needs of my family. I want to tell them the ways you have shown your love for me. In the name of Jesus, Amen.
These books can be found through Amazon.com or ordered through your favorite bookstore
Announcements and Information Page 15
Weekly Christian Education
Opportunities
Bible Study
Children (Ages 5-11)
Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. – Room 107
Teens (Ages 12-17)
Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. – Room 101
Choir Rehearsals
Celestial Children’s Choir (Ages 5-11)
Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. – Chapel
Youth and Young Adult Choir (12+)
Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. – Fine Arts
*Check the bulletin for details
Sunday School
Every Sunday Morning at 9:30am
FOR ALL AGES!
Scouting Programs at
NP
Every 2nd and 4th Saturday
at 11a.m.
Girl Scout Troops 75268/75269/75270/75274
Location: Light Center
Boy Scout Troop/Pack 689 Location: At The Lighthouse
Youth In
Action “Little Lights”
Events and Activities Designed Especially for Ages 11 and Under
Every 3rd and 4th Sunday at 11am Location: The Light Center
Youth Message/Round Table Lively/Relative/ Lessons for Teens
Ages 12-17 Every 3rd Sunday @ 11:00am
All Are Welcome!
Mentoring Sessions
EVERY 2nd & 4th Sunday
@11am
NP GIRLS UNITED Ages 12-17 in Room 210
CROWN FORUM – for Young Men
Ages 12-17 in Room 200
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
YOUTH
July 13-17, 2015 * July 20-24, 2014
8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
We are in need of volunteers for the in the following areas:
teachers; teacher aides; arts and crafts instructors; kitchen aides
and health aids. Most of all, we need your prayers.
VOLUNTEER FORM
I am available to help with___________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Name____________________________________________________
Phone Number: cell: _______________ home: _________________
Email: __________________________________________________
PLACE IN COLLECTION PLATE or ADMINSTRATIVE OFFICE MAILBOX
Our Mission is D.E.E.P.
(Disciple, Educate, Evangelize, Pamper
& Care for God’s People)
NEW PROSPECT’S SUPPORT GROUPS
Circle of Sorrow and Hope Bereavement Ministry
For members, families and friends who have experienced any type of loss.
They meet the 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
H.U.G.S. (Healing Under God’s Spirit) Ministry
For members, families and friends who have been affected by cancer.
They meet the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Caregivers Support Group Ministry
For members, families and friends who are taking care of loved ones.
They meet the 2nd Saturday of each month at 11:00 a.m.
MEMBERSHIP COVENANT
1. I will support my church by attending faithfully, living a Godly
life, attending Bible study and giving my tithes and offerings
cheerfully.
2. I will uplift the vision of my church by following leadership and
serving in a ministry.
3. I will promote the love of God in my church by praying for my
brothers and sisters in Christ and by loving the members and
visitors.
4. I will serve the ministry of my church with my mind, my body
and my spirit.
Announcements and Information Page 17
***SUNDAY SCHOOL – LIGHT CENTER***
LOCATION CLASS
Nursery Ages 2 to 3
Nursery Pre-K - Kindergarten
Room #208 Grades 1-2
Room #206 Grades 3-4
Room #207 Grades 5-6
Room #209 Grades 7, 8, 9
Room #201 Grades 10, 11, 12
Room #200 Adult Sunday School
Room #210 Adult Sunday School
CB HEATH HALL
Room 101 Young Adult Sunday School
*** CHRISTIAN EDUCATION – LIGHT CENTER ***
Room #204 The Search For Significance
Room #205 The Bait of Satan
Room #203 Side-by-Side (Married/Engaged Couples)
Room #202 The Cure for the Common Life
Room #105 Know The Words of Jesus
Library New Member’s Orientation (Adults)
WRJ Chapel Discipleship Class
Sunday School And Christian Education Opportunities Page 18
A Brief History of New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church
In 1924 a few officers and members of Mount Beulah, banded together and organized a church
which they named Mount Lebanon Baptist Church. Two ministers worked together in the
organization of the church. This small faithful group of people purchased a lot at 20470
Wisconsin in Detroit. More people moved into the area, joined Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
and the name was changed to First Baptist Church.
Reverend Smith served as Pastor until 1929. Reverend Theodore Williams served from 1931
until 1935. The church called Reverend Pyles who served about three years and rebuilt First
Baptist. He was unable to finish rebuilding the church because God called him from labor to
reward. Reverend Sandy Gibson, who was the assistant to Reverend Pyles, carried out his
term and was elected for a short period in 1939.
Reverend Charles B. Heath was called as pastor in the spring of 1939. Much was accomplished
under Reverend Heath’s administration. Due to the fact that there were two churches in Detroit
with the same name, Reverend Heath had the church change its name from First Baptist to
New Prospect Baptist Church on January 7, 1945.
In 1953 the church voted to enlarge their present building. The members were supportive of
this effort and contributed considerably. In March 1960, the members borrowed ten thousand
dollars and made the down payment to purchase the 6330 Pembroke building. Reverend Heath
pastored the church for twenty eight (28) years until his death in 1967.
In February 1968, the church called Reverend Dr. S. Leon Whitney from Jackson, Mississippi.
Under his pastoral leadership an addition to the Pembroke Property was made and the facilities
were expanded to its current structure. There was much growth under Reverend Whitney until
his death in December 1990. His son, Reverend Dr. Keith L. Whitney assumed the pastoral
leadership from 1991 until 1996. Reverend Randolph F. Henlon who was the Assistant Pastor
at the time served as Interim Pastor from 1996 until March 1999.
On March 1, 1999, history was made in Detroit. Reverend Wilma Robena Johnson, a female
assistant pastor at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, was elected Senior Pastor of New
Prospect Missionary Baptist Church. A new light appeared in the community.
THIS IS THE CHURCH WHERE THE SPIRIT OF UNITY ABIDES.
THIS IS THE CHURCH WHERE THE VISION LIVES AND SHINES!
Pastor and People Celebrating 16 Years!
Our Theme: “My Cup Runs Over With Joy!”
Psalm 16:11
March 1, 2015
Our Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Clifford A. Jones, SR.
Friendship MBC, Charlotte, NC
Pastor and People Continue Celebrating 16 Years!
April 19, 2015
Our Guest Preachers:
Rev. Dr. Larry Smith and Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Nelson
May 5-7, 2015 – Anniversary Revival
Our Guest Lecturer and Preacher:
Rev. Connie “CJ” Jackson and
Rev. Dr. Walter T. Richardson
May 15, 2015
“An Evening of Surprises “and
Show Some Love
May 16, 2015
Race For The Cure
May 17, 2015
Our Guest Preachers:
Rev. Dr. Charles G. Adams
Rev. Dr. Wilma R. Johnson