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Celebrating 168 Years of Ministry...
We are remembering the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this month as his birthday is commerated on January 18. Dr. King was the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the civil rights movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. He was assassinated in Memphis TN in 1968. Dr. King is recognized as a martyr by two Christian churches. A Baptist minister, King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957, serving as its first president. King's efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his famous " I Have A Dream" speech. There, he raised public consciousness of the civil rights movement and established himself as one of the greatest orators in U.S. history. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end raicial segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means.
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2009-2010 Upcoming Events
Please join us for...
Pippin
February 13, 2010
PLAYHOUSE ON THE SQUARE 8:00 PM
Tickets are $35 each; please call 529-8187 for tickets
and souvenir booklet advertising
Pippin is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson. Bob Fosse, who directed the original Broadway production, also contributed to the libretto. The show was based on the life of Pippin the Hunchback, the son of Charlemagne. The show was partially financed by Motown Records. As of April 2009, Pippin is the 29th longest-running Broadway show. Pippin was originally conceived by Stephen Schwartz as Pippin, Pippin, a student musical performed by Carnegie Mellon's Scotch'n'Soda theatre troupe.
According to musical theatre scholar Scott Miller in his 1996 book, From Assassins to West Side Story, "Pippin is a largely under-appreciated musical with a great deal more substance to it than many people realize....Because of its 1970s pop style score and a somewhat emasculated licensed version for amateur productions which is very different from the original Broadway production, the show now has a reputation for being merely cute and harmlessly naughty; but if done the way director Bob Fosse envisioned it, the show is surreal and disturbing." PLEASE JOIN US FOR A FANTASTIC NIGHT!
To Advertise in our Souvenir Booklet...
Our Advertising Rates are as follows:
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| Inside Back Cover (8 ½ x 11)
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| Outside Back Cover (8 ½ x 11)
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| Full Page (8 ½ x 11)
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| Half Page
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| Quarter Page
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| Thus says the LORD: "Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD." (Jeremiah 9:23-24ESV) |
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Collins Chapel CME Church
"A Historical Landmark"
...out of the believer's heart shall flow
rivers of living water (John 7:37-39)
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| But he was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5) |
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What We Believe...
...in God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit
...in God's forgiveness of sin
...in the Virgin birth
...in the resurrection of Jesus Christ
...that God is the creator of the universe
...that Jesus Christ is the Living Saviour
...in the monthly Holy Communion to remember the suffering of Jesus
...in the practice of baptism and the dedication of infants
...that the Bible is the inspired Word of God and more than adequate for living a good life
...in the rapturing of the saints and the end time prophecies
...in the creation of a New Earth
- The Holy Spirit is a divine person.
- All scripture is given by inspiration of God.
- All have sinned and come short of the glory of God and are in need of salvation.
- Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men.
- It is the will of God that every Believer be filled with the Holy Spirit.
- Healing is provided in the redemptive work of Christ and is available to every Believer.
- The Church consists of all those who have received Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.
- There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust.
- In the personal, visible, imminent return of Jesus Christ
- In water baptism, and observance of the Lord's Supper.
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The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Statement of Affirmation of Faith
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"I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ his only begotten son our Lord who was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty from whence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen."
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Our church was found in 1841 as the first organized Colored church congregation. The church is located on its original site, at the corner of Washington and Orleans Street, in the Memphis Landmark's Commission Historic District. The congregation began worshiping on this site in 1841, under an arbor. Before then the slaves and servants had worshiped in the loft of First Methodist Church (formerly Wesley Chapel). In 1859, the Conference of the C.M.E. Church South, charged Rev. J.T.C. Collins (white), with the responsibility of leading the members in purchasing the site and building a church. The conference named the church Collins Chapel in honor of the leadership Rev. Collins had provided. We have a long and illustrious history with prominent members (past and present) who have made over the years many contributions in the fields of religion, medicine, business, and education.
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| Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. |
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Scripture of the Month
2 Corinthians 5:17
(Paul of Tarsus writes his second letter to church at Corinth, Greece)
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
In this letter to the Corinthians, Paul tells us that this world is not our home. When we are at home in the body, we are absent from the LORD. He shares with us that it is Christ's love that has saved us; for if He died for all then all were dead. Therefore, we we give our hearts to Christ, we began brand new. Everything old is passed away--past sins, past woes, past hurts--all have been washed away by the precious shedding of the blood of Jesus the Christ. We can then live victoriously with human weakness replaced by spiritual strength.
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Ministries & Programs
Worship Service 10:45 AM Each Sunday Morning
Sunday School 9:15 AM Each Sunday Morning
Bible Study 6:00 PM Each Tuesday Evening
Children's Ministry
Youth & Young Adult Ministry
Praise Dance & Step Ministry
Social Concerns
Lay Council
Membership & Evangelism
U. S. Walton Auxiliary
Willing Workers Auxiliary
Technology
Homeless
Women's Book Club
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The Great State of Tennessee
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