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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] - Follow me on Twitter: @joylighthouse
Radio Outreach AM 1200 – WCHB – Tune in on Sundays at 1:00 p.m.
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”
THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE NEW YEAR
“EPIPHANY DAY”
JANUARY 6, 2013 * 7:30 a.m./11:00 a.m.
Order of Celebration
Devotion and Call To Worship ........
Opening Hymn of Praise ...................
Prayer of Invocation/Confession ....
Scripture ................. Jeremiah 31:7-14
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
Almighty and Awesome God, we
gather this day with much
confidence in Your goodness and
greatness. The Lord God lives and
we have seen His glory! Open our
eyes as we worship, so we can see
the light of Your grace upon grace.
Guide us through this day and
through this new year. We want
to live by the light of Your
revelation that Jesus Christ is our
only Lord and Savior. Thank You
for mercy and great blessings. We
are recipients of Your overflowing
grace and love and we are so
grateful. This we pray in the name
of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Praise the Lord! Praise your God!
The Lord blesses. The Lord grants
peace. Praise your God!
OFFERTORY PRAYER Dear Lord, we want to serve You
better. You are always ready to give us
answers to our problems and to hear
our prayers. May our gifts today be our
response to Your love. Despite our
rebellious natures and disobedience,
You still call us Your children. So
we bring our humble gifts, our tithes
and offerings to You. We cannot love
You without giving. So we give freely
our love and our treasures as You have
called us to do. May we praise You as
we should. May these gifts draw us
closer to You.
Amen.
God, our Savior saved us, not because
of works of righteousness that we had
done, but according to his mercy,
through the water of rebirth and
renewal by the Holy Spirit. Titus 3:5
ON LINE GIVING
eGiving is available for your
convenience on
New Prospect’s Website:
www.newnpmbcunity.org
BROADCASTING LIVE
Share with our church family,
especially our sick and shut-in, they
can view our Sunday Services and
Wednesday evening Bible Study on
our website. Click on sermons, and
then LIVE VIDEO STREAM
IN THE HOSPITAL Deacon Willie B. Lee Henry Ford
Jarale Williams Henry Ford
Sadie Flennoy Providence
Blessed are they that mourn, for they
shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4
The Family of Dan Ella Jones
The Family of Charles Lowery
The Family of Katherine Foster
The Family of Herman Mackie
The Family of Nichelle Lindsley
Appreciations and Expressions of
Thanks have been received
from the following:
The Family of Celestie Foster
Trustee Thomas & Sis. Priscilla
Foster
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.
Enter His Gates With Praise Page 2
JANUARY 2013 - SICK AND SHUT-IN
Electra Blackmon, Cambridge East Health, 31155 Dequindre, Madison Hts. 48071 Mattie Bullock, Westwood Nursing Center, 16588 Schaefer, Detroit 48235 Ferris Byrd, Oak Pointe Villa Nursing Home, 18901 Meyers, Detroit 48235 Carrie Cummings, Cambridge East Healthcare, 31155 Dequindre, Madison Hts. 48071 L. V. Daniels, Regency Heights Nursing Ctr., 19100 W Seven Mile Road, Detroit 48219 Debbie Elder, Redford Geriatric Nursing Home, 22811 W. Seven Mile Rd, Detroit 48219 Deaconess Dorothy Grubbs, Lasher Hills Nursing Care, 25300 Lahser, Southfield 48033 Ruth Hutson, Village of Redford, 25330 W. Six Mile Rd., Redford 48340 Lillian Johnson, Lahser Hills Nursing Care Center, 25300 Lahser Rd., Southfield , MI 48034 Emma Maclin, West Oaks Nursing Care, 22355 W. 8 Mile Rd, Detroit 48219 Alberta Phillips, Bortz Nursing Center, 11700 E. Ten Mile Rd, Warren, MI 48089 Lucille Reed, Medilodge of Southfield, 26715 Greenfield, Southfield 48075 Gladys Smith, Redford Geriatric Village, 22811 W. Seven Mile Rd, Detroit 48219 Irene Touchstone, Evergreen Living Center, 19933 13 Mile Rd., Southfield 48076 Rita Walton, W. Bloomfield Nursing Home, 6445 W. Maple, W. Bloomfield 48332 Julius Weeks, Heartland Healthcare Center, 26001 Ford Rd., Dearborn Heights 48127
Baby Carter Agbugui Crystal Daviston Timella James Jeanette Riley
Dennis Alexander Patricia Dorris Dorothy Jameson Ella Roberson
Mae Alexander Juanita Dubose Hilda Johnson Carl Saunders
Frances Allison Katherine Dunn Emma Jenkins Ruth Smith
Mary E. Ashman Annie Ellison Laura Johnson Delores Singleton
Annie Bailey Donnie Farrior Lillian Johnson Mary Singleton
Beverly Bellamy Sadie Flennoy Leroy Killion Manfred Smith
Mary Boyd K. Patricia Gilbert Willie B. Lee Connie Stafford
Julynn Brown James Gray Maria Long Sylvia Stafford
Barbara Brown Latonia Hampton Gladys Lowe Walter Stafford
Queenie Bruce John Harrison, II Gloria McKee Beverly Stubbs
Lester Bryant Joyce Heath Juanita McMurtry Mary Tatum
Wyley Burroughs, Sr. Josephine Hollingsworth Barbara Marable Edward Tate
Gregory Christmas Willie Holmes Carole Merritt Grace Tindle
Cathleen Clark Esther Holt Adell Morrow Sarah Tinsley
Delores Clowney Clara B. Horton Dessa Neal Irene Touchstone
Janice Coley Deborah Howze Carol Norris Castana Turner
George Cook Jessie Hunter Lois E. Primas Sethrida Walker
Ronald Copeland Faye Owens James Annie Pullum Norma Wilks
Charles Daniels Frederick James Hattie Reynolds
Pray Without Ceasing For Our Members Page 3
My Precious New Prospect Family and Friends:
We cannot begin to share our gratitude for the love poured out
upon us during the CHRISTmas season and our birthdays.
Thank you for all the gifts, prayers, calls, messages, cards and
hugs!
New Prospect has blessed us over and over down through the
years and we can't thank you enough! How can we say
"Thanks" to God? What shall we render unto God for all His
benefits? God has been so good and faithful to us and because
of our church family, we desire to serve the Lord more and
more. I will continue to ask God for strength and faith to teach,
preach, love, praise and pray!
We have entered a new year together. And we must give thanks
for the joy that each day will bring because of Jesus and the
Word of God. There's a fresh WIND blowing and there's a FIRE
burning. Come Holy Spirit, Come!
Please accept our thanks today and every day. Our lives are all
the more blessed because of all of you!
Joyfully and Sincerely,
Deacon Dave and Pastor J
THANK YOU! Page 4
CD’s of Today’s Worship Services, Shine T-Shirts and
“The New Prospective” is available in the NuRu Bookstore.
Our Bookstore will be open Wednesdays and Sundays.
** The Nursery is open Sundays at 7:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. **
EVERY SECOND SUNDAY
MENTORING FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS
Crown Forum – Males (ages: 12-17)
Young Ladies of Poise and Purpose – (ages: 12-17)
Young Women of Destiny – (ages: 18-25)
My Brother’s Keeper – (ages: 18-25)
Today is the first Sunday of the New Year. Today is also Epiphany Day.
Today we embrace again the great truth that the Word became flesh and
lived among us. God is not out there somewhere watching us, God is living
in our midst. God is our light in darkness. We celebrate Epiphany because
the light of God has entered the darkness of our lives in the person of Jesus
the Christ. I know the darkness of life is real. But from God there is life and
light that overcomes darkness in the person of Christ through the presence
and the power of the Holy Spirit. Let the Church say: AMEN!
Enter His Gates With Praise Page 5
WORDS FROM PASTOR J
2012 – Weekly Bible Reading 2 Year Plan
Old and New Testament Together
December 16, 2012 – Week 51 – Leviticus 27 and Mark 2
December 23, 2012 – Week 52 – Numbers 1-2 and Mark 3
December 30, 2012 – Week 53 – Numbers 3 and Numbers 4
January 6, 2013 – Week 54 – Numbers 5-6 and Mark 4
January 13, 2013 – Week 55 – Numbers 7 and Numbers 8-9
January 20, 2013 – Week 56 – Numbers 10-11 and Mark 5
January 27, 2013 – Week 57 – Numbers 12-13 and Numbers 14
MONDAY – JANUARY 7, 2013
10:00 a.m. – Intercessory Prayer Time
4:30 p.m. – We Sew Love Quilting Ministry Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Youth Drama Ministry Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Brother to Brother Bible Study
7:00 p.m. – Miracle Monday Prayer and Praise Gathering
TUESDAY – JANUARY 8, 2013
6:30 p.m. – Tutorial Ministry – Location: Light Center Library
6:30 p.m. – Study the Word of God
6:30 p.m. – NP Sign Language Class
POWER WEDNESDAY – JANAURY 9, 2013
11:00 a.m./6:30 p.m. – Pastor’s Bible Study and Prayer
5:30 p.m. – Sunday School Teacher’s meeting
5:45 p.m. – Celestial Children’s Choir Rehearsal
6:30 p.m. – Study the Word of God (Ages 5-17)
THURSDAY – JANAURY 10, 2013
10:00 a.m. – Seasoned Seniors Chair Aerobics
12:00 p.m. – Study the Word of God
6:00 p.m. – Young Adult Ushers Ministry Meeting
6:30 p.m. – Women in the Word Bible Study
7:00 p.m. – NP Youth Chorale and Young Adult Voices Choir Rehearsal
FRIDAY – JANAURY 11, 2013
7:00 p.m. – Spirit of Praise/Choraleers Choir Rehearsal
SATURDAY – JANAURY 12, 2013
11:00 am. – NP Youth Chorale and Young Adult Voices Choir Rehearsal
11:00 a.m. – Girl Scouts Meeting – Light Center
11:00 a.m. – Boy Scouts Meeting - ATL
This Week At New Prospect –January 7 – 12, 2013 Page 6
Miracle Monday Prayer and Praise service at 7:00 p.m.
7:00AM Prayer on Power Wednesday With Pastor J! Dial: (712) 432-0075;
Participant Code: 949399#.
ALL MINISTRY HEADS!!! PLEASE SUBMIT THE DATES AND TIMES OF
YOUR MEETINGS FOR THE 2013 CALENDAR TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE. ALSO, CHECK YOUR MINISTRY MAILBOX FOR THE PROJECT
COTTON CANDY CALENDAR FOR 2013.
ATTENTION MEMBERS: As of January 2, 2013, the Transportation Ministry
only provides bus service for the Wednesday Morning Bible Study Hour and
Sunday Morning Worship Services. If you need a ride, please call the church
office on Monday or Tuesday.
The NP Sign Language Class will resume on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at
6:30pm.
New Prospect will assist in feeding the Hungry at Ecumenical Theological
Seminary located at 2930 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201, Wednesday,
January 9, 2013 at 10:00am.
Nursing/Senior Citizens Ministry: Thursday, January 10, 2013
5:00p.m. West Oaks Senior Care/Rehab, 22355 W. Eight Mile Rd, Det.
6:00p.m. St. Joseph’s Mercy Living Center, 9400 Conant, Hamtramck
6:00p.m. Royal Oak Towers, 20800 Wyoming, Ferndale
New Prospect Girl Scout’s next meeting will be held on Saturday, January 12,
2013 at 11:00 a.m. Location: The Light Center. All girls are welcome to join!
Deaconess Ministry meeting will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at
10:00am.
Announcements and Information Page 7
New Prospect’s Boy Scout’s next meeting will be held on Saturday, January
12, 2013 at 11:00 a.m., Location: At The Lighthouse. We would like to invite
all boys from 1st grade and up, to join us.
The Community Meal Is Served With Love, Sunday, January 13, 2013 at
5:00pm Volunteers are needed to greet and serve our guests in S. L. Whitney
Fellowship Hall. Wear your “Shine” t-shirts.
The H.U.G.S. Ministry meeting will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at
6:30pm.
New Prospect’s Homeless Ministry dates to remember: January 19 through
January 26, 2013.
In observance of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday on Monday, January
21, 2013 the Church and Administrative office will be closed.
Oak Grove AME Church, 19801 Cherrylawn, will observe their Women’s
Season Consecration on Friday, January 25, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Pastor Johnson
will be guest preacher.
This month Project Cotton Candy will take place on Saturday, January 26,
2013 at 11:00 a.m. The Music Ministry and the Grandparents as Parents
Ministries will host Project Cotton Candy for the month of January.
The Church Family Business meeting will be held at 7:00pm on Friday,
February 1, 2013.
The Installation of officers will be held on Sunday, February 3, 2013.
Attention Church Members! If you have not done so, please contact the church
office at 313-341-4204 and submit your new mailing information and your
email address.
Announcements and Information Page 8
ATTENTION All Adult Men and Young Men of New Prospect! Reserve your
spot now for the Mountaintop Conference VIII – “In His Image: Do You
Recognize the Man in the Mirror” to be held April 11-14, 2013 in Bay City, MI.
Flyer/Registration forms are available on the table in the lobby. For any
questions, please see Deacon James Parham or Min. Lawrence Phillips.
ATTENTION! Volunteer Drivers are needed to serve on the Transportation
Ministry. Interested persons please call the Administrative Office at 313-341-
4204. We need drivers for Sunday Worship services.
Black History Program
Jazz Night
Scouting Sunday
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE NEEDED
FOR THE NEW PROSPECT FOOD PANTRY:
Jelly and Jam Canned Pasta Canned Fruit Mayonnaise
Spaghetti Sauce Sugar Crackers Fruit Snacks
Pudding Juice Rice Applesauce
Muffin Mix Grits
Granola Bars Canned Evaporated Milk
Announcements and Information Page 9
IT’S TIME TO SERVE & SHINE!
Saturday, January 19, 2013 thru Saturday, January 26, 2013 is our
Annual Ministry to the Homeless Week at New Prospect!
Volunteers are needed to meet the needs of our guests during that week.
(More details to come).
All ministries and members are encouraged to participate...
It will be a blessing to you.
Our guests will be in need of the following items:
Blankets
Twin Sheets
Pillows
Pillowcases
Shampoo
Conditioner
Lotion
Soap
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Mouthwash (Non-Alcohol)
Deodorant
Disposable Razors
Kleenex
Vaseline
Chap Stick
Comb
Brush
Wash Cloths/Towels
You may bring your items at any time and place
them in the receptacles in the church’s lobby.
Come Out and Be A Blessing!
Please submit a copy of your child’s report card to the church office, if they received a 2.5 or better,
to be included in the New Prospect honor roll. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
Angel Alls-Hall
Renaissance High School .
. Matthew Lewis
Cass Technical High School
George Badgett, III
Old Redford Academy High School .
. Tyeisha Lewis
Allendale Elementary
Deionte Bruton
Ecorse Community High School .
Shaniya Marshall
Detroit Service Learning Academy ,
Jarell Cunningham
Grosse Pointe High School .
Christina Miller
Mumford High School .
Alicia Dennis
Berry Shoals Middle School .
. Eric Minus
Renaissance High School
Daion Hall-Foster
Pasteur Elementary .
Erica Nelson
Shrine Catholic Grade School
Raven Fowler
Cornerstone Schools .
Rachel Nelson
Shrine Catholic High School
Sharon Harrison
Detroit Country Day Middle
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. Joshua Smith
Birney Middle School
Jaylen Lewis
Rogers Early Elementary
Jaylen Stafford
University YES Academy
ANNUAL YOUTH MINISTRY SNOW BALL DINNER DANCE
Friday, January 25, 2013 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm Cost: $10.00 per person
Dinner, Dancing and Door Prizes
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Wednesday Night Bible Study Ages 4-11 ~ Location: Room 105
Teens Ages 12-17 ~ Location: Room 102-103 Exciting topics, fun activities and lively discussions about
the WORD of God and how God loves you! Don’t be counted out!
New Member Orientation (Youth) 3rd and 4th Sunday at 12:00 noon. Location: Room 209
Youth In Worship…Worship with an Edge! (Hebrews 4:12) 3rd and 4th Sundays, in the Wilma R. Johnson Chapel
This worship service is designed especially for Ages 6-17! Service begins promptly at 11:00a.m.
Boy Scouts Ski Trip
Trip to the Underground Railroad Living Museum
Museum Hop: Charles H. Wright & Motown
*Watch the bulletin for detail *
** For More Information, Contact Rev. April Hearn at 313-342-1925
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.
Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
*** THE LIGHT CENTER ***
Location Class
Nursery Ages 2 to 3
Room #107 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
Room #204 Living Like You Belong to God
Room #205 The Bait of Satan
Room #203 Side-by-Side (Married/Engaged Couples)
Room #202 When God Whispers Your Name
W. R. Johnson Chapel Know The Words of Jesus
Library New Member’s Orientation (Adults)
CB HEATH HALL
Room 101 Young Adult Sunday School
Sunday School And Christian Education Opportunities Page 14
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!
HOLIDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE
First Sunday of Advent December 2, 2012
“Mary’s Song” Luke 1:46-55
Second Sunday of Advent December 9, 2012
“Zechariah’s Song” Luke 1:67-79
Third Sunday of Advent December 16, 2012
“John the Baptist’s Song” Luke 3:1-18
Christmas Gathering and Pastor’s Birthday Celebration
December 21, 2012 - 6:30pm
Fourth Sunday of Advent December 23, 2012
“The Angel’s Song” Luke 2:14
Christmas Eve Cantata/Worship Service – 6:00pm/7:00pm December 24, 2012
“T’was the Night Before”/“What Child Is This?” Luke 2:1-20
Christmas Day Worship Service – 8:00am December 25, 2012
“It’s Time To Celebrate” Luke 2:8-20
Russell Street and New Prospect - Location: New Prospect Baptist Church
Pastor DeeDee Coleman and Pastor Wilma Johnson, Preaching
First Sunday After Christmas December 30, 2012
“WATER” (A Symbol of the Holy Spirit) John 7: 38
New Year’s Eve Worship Service – 7:00pm December 31, 2012
“WIND” (A Symbol of the Holy Spirit) John 3:8
Watch Night Worship Service – 10:00pm December 31, 2012
“FIRE” (A Symbol of the Holy Spirit) Act 2:3
First Sunday of 2013 January 6, 2013
“WINE” (A Symbol of the Holy Spirit) Ephesians 5:18