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Special Event: Pentecost Weekend with guest speakers at Greater Works Ministries in Kennett Square, PA.
This coming weekend from Friday, May 25, through Sunday, May 27, Greater Works Ministries hosting guest speakers who are coming in for this very special occasion. Feel free to join us for any of these events. Schedule is:
Fri. May 25th, 8pm: Pastor Jerry Eldridge from the Temple of Praise Worldwide, Inc., Bear, DE.
Sat. May 26th, 3pm: Pastor Rodney Williams from the Strong Tower Pentecostal, Richmond, VA
Sun. May 27th, 12am :Midnight Cry - Midnight Meeting at the Church - Saturday night / Sunday morning.
Sun. May 27th, 9am: Rev. Terri McClain from the St. James UAME, Darlington, MD, The Mighty Wind Celebration
Sun. May 27th: 11am Elder Ernie Stevens from the Highway Word of Faith, Newark, DE.
Sun. May 27th, 4pm: Pastor Luke Witherspoon, Jr. from the Living Word, Absecon, NJ.
Join Us! Greater Works Ministries; 553 Rosedale Road; P.O. Box 319; Kennett Square, PA 19348.
For more information visit www.GWMinistries.net or call 610-444-5581
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The black congregation of Greater Works Ministries and the Hispanic congregation of Restoration Tabernacle of Devotion River Church will fellowship to hold a bi-lingual Good Friday on April 6, 2007, beginning at 7:30 pm. Services will be held at 553 Rosedale Road, Kennett Square, PA. Greater Works Ministries Church (formerly known as Christ Temple Church) has been a landmark in Kennett Square for more than fifty years. Earlier this year, the two congregations began sharing space in the church and holding services at alternate times. Presiding over the services will be Pastor Gilberto Fuentes Restoration Tabernacle of Devotion River Church (Tabernaculo de Restauracion Rio de Alabanza). All are invited for this special service.
For more information visit www.GWMinistries.net or call 610-444-5581
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A Farewell Celebration for the Rev. Stephen and Paula Gutridge will be held at Greater Works Ministries, 553 Rosedale Road, Kennett Square, at 4 p.m., Feb. 19.
Various ministers and members of other congregations will be on hand to wish the couple good luck as they transfer to a ministry in Louisville, Ky.
For information, call 610-444-5581.
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A Community Christmas Party will be held at The Garage Youth Center, 115 S. Union St., Kennett Square, from 1 to 4 p.m., Dec. 17, sponsored by the Greater Works Ministries, Kennett Square. Free parking is available at the Kennett Public Parking Garage. Call 610-444-5581.
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09/16/2005
An open house of Kennett Square’s churches is planned for Sept. 18 to commemorate Kennett Square’s Sesquicentennial Anniversary.
Eleven churches plan to open their doors for tours, musical offerings and refreshments. The tour starts at Kennett Square Presbyterian Church, 211 S. Broad St. from 1 to 3 p.m.
Listed is the schedule: ...Greater Works Ministries, 553 E. Birch St., 2 to 3 p.m.;...
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09/02/2005
Greater Works Ministries, 553 Rosedale Road, Kennett Square, will have discipleship training from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m., Sept. 4, with celebration following at 10 a.m. Evening celebration begins at 4 p.m.
The new schedule includes"Living Waters Prayer Ministry" Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Tuesdays, Christian education for all ages begins at 7 p.m. Women of Wisdom Bible class meets at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month and Iota-Sigma-Iota meets at 7 p.m. the last Saturday of each month.
Call 610-444-5581.
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Greater Works Study Buddy founder Anna Anderson retires after many years of service
Years ago, Anna Anderson's interest was sparked during a Bridging the Community meeting when conversation turned to creating more Study Buddy programs in the area. She felt she had to do whatever she could to bring the program to the Greater Works Ministry, and she did. Now, she's ready to retire after seven years of dedicated work with her Greater Works Study Buddy program.
The tutoring program enrolls kids from kindergarten to 10th grade. The students are personally picked up in a van driven by Anderson on Thursday evenings and they stay until 7:30 p.m.
During that time they work on their homework with the 11 volunteer tutors who range in age from high school students to adults. According to Anderson, the homework loads can get pretty heavy. But if children finish their homework, they are encouraged to read until it's time to go.
Joan Holliday, one of Anderson's co-workers who helped her begin Greater Works Study Buddies, praised Anderson's work. "It's magical to see so many kids lively and energetic and at the same time, so orderly. Anna commands respect in a way that comes from love, not authority," said Holliday.
Anderson said the program has been rewarding to her, and she loves seeing the positive results from her students.
"I like to read the letters the kids write about the program," she said. "One young man was making bad grades and came up to A's and B's so he wrote a 'What I like about Study Buddies' letter."
Some kids have attended Anderson's program straight through its seven years. and many kids use it on-and-off. Currently, the program has over 20 regular students attending. There is a Study Buddy Program for four churches in this area, including Anderson's Greater Works Ministry. According to Holliday, the program is a community-based effort and is in partnership with the churches.
"Anna is one of the most committed women I've ever experienced. She does it with such love and affection and understanding. She really joins with the spirit of the child," Holliday said.
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02/27/2004
Greater Works Ministries Mighty Men will have a community fellowship "Party of Praise," at 3:30 p.m., Feb. 28, at the church located at 553 Rosedale Road, Kennett Square.
Guest speaker will be Marwin Reeves and the Christ Community Church from Williamsport. Choirs from Delaware, West Grove and Kennett Square will join in song. The pastor is Elder C. Mark Avery.
For information, call 610-444-5581.
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10/04/2002
A "Fellowship Concert," featuring gospel music, will be held at 7 p.m., Oct. 12, at Greater Works Ministries (formerly Christ Temple Church), 553 Rosedale Road, Kennett Square. For more information, call 610-444-5581.
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05/17/2002
Elder C. Mark Avery and members of The Greater Works Ministries of Kennett Square, located at 553 Rosedale Road, Kennett Square, will be celebrating "Pentecost 2002" through May 19.
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05/14/2002
Elder C. Mark Avery and members of the Greater Works Ministries of Kennett Square, 553 Rosedale Road, Kennett Square, will be celebrating Pentecost 2002 this week.
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Congregations share again as church reopens
09/26/2001
KENNETT SQUARE -- The congregation of Christ Temple Church on Birch Street returned to its building Sunday after a summer away from the structure. During that time, the members shared pews and services with the Presbyterian Church of Kennett Square on Broad Street.
Parishioners and clergy praised the alliance of the two parishes.
Christ Temple has a mostly black membership, while the Presbyterian church is mostly white.
Presbyterian Pastor Stephen Gutridge told his congregation one summer day, "They say 11 o'clock Sunday morning is the most segregated hour of the week. Well, not here."
Christ Temple Pastor Mark Avery said he loves being back at the newly renovated building. "We will miss our brothers and sisters at the Kennett Presbyterian Church, though," he said.
"I can't emphasize enough how much each church grew," Stephen Gutridge, senior pastor at the Kennett Presbyterian Church said.
The racial and denominational walls crumbled as the churches came together, and that really excited people, he added.
The two churches worshipped together during the Presbyterian church's 11 a.m. service from April through Labor Day.
Then they cametogether again on Sunday to celebrate at Christ Temple.
The morning began with both congregations assembled at the Presbyterian church. A motorcade formed, and the congregations traveled as one group over to Christ Temple.
Gutridge led the way, blowing through a shofar, a ram's horn trumpet.
At Christ Temple there was a feeling of excitement similar to visiting a friend who has a new house, Gutridge said.
Pastor Avery preached and the Christ Temple praise band performed the worship music.
Gutridge and his wife received gifts in thanks for their hospitality.
Although it was the Presbyterian church that helped out Christ Temple, both churches benefited, Gutridge said, adding, "It has been one of the best experiences that all of us have had."
The two churches have vowed to continue co-sponsoring events, such as their annual Praise in the Park held at Anson B. Nixon Park each August.
Leon Spencer, mayor of Kennett Square and choir director at the Kennett Presbyterian Church, agreed with Gutridge and said the joint worship was a learning experience for both congregations.
"Both churches learned a lot about each other, all in the course of fulfilling the tenets of scripture, which say love one another," he added.
"I believe when this arrangement began there were some apprehensions due to different styles of worship, but the bottom line is it is the same God we serve," he said.
Christ Temple underwent about $125,000 worth of repairs including waterproofing, new rest rooms, new vinyl floors, upgraded office space, new floors in the office and new lighting.
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Christ Temple congregation returns to its building
From left, Cheryl Avery, Paula Gutridge, Joann McKimm, Catherine Jones, Desireé Walker and Helen Reeves join in the music that celebrates the reopening of Christ Temple on Sunday on Birch Street. Photo by Chris Barber |
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The mostly black congregation of Christ Temple Church on Birch Street in Kennett Square returned to its building Sunday after a summer away from the structure. During that time, the members shared pews and services with the mostly white Presbyterian Church of Kennett Square on Broad Street. Parishioners and clergy praised the alliance of the two parishes.
'clock Sunday morning is the most segregated hour of the week. Well, not here."
Christ Temple Pastor Mark Avery said he loves being back at the newly renovated building. "We will miss our brothers and sisters at the Kennett Presbyterian Church, though," he said.
Christ Temple underwent about $125,000 worth of repairs including waterproofing, new rest rooms, new vinyl floors, upgraded office space, new floors in the office and new lighting.
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08/17/2001
Christ Temple Church of Kennett Square will feature a "Praise in the Park" event on Sunday, Aug. 19. It will begin with a fellowship picnic from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Games and activities will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., and an evening worship service will begin at 4 p.m., featuring guest speaker, Elder Luke Witherspoon Jr. of Atlantic City, N.J. Also featured will be choirs from the local community.
All food and events are free. For more information, visit the Web site at www.ctcministries.org or call 610-444-5581.
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05/04/2001
Christ Temple Church of Kennett Square will sponsor a performance by the "Serious Players" of Pentecostal Faith Assembly of Philadelphia titled "Whose Mind Do You Have?" at 5 p.m., Sunday, May 6 at Kennett Square Presbyterian Church, 211 S. Broad St., Kennett Square. Call 610-444-5581 for information.
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03/16/2001
There will be a "Mid-Week Celebration" at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 21 at Christ Temple Church, E. Birch Street, Kennett Square with Pastor Mark Avery. Guest speaker will be Lamont Turner of the Zion Temple in Havre de Grace, Md.
For information, call 610-444-5581.
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02/23/2001
Christ Temple Church, East Birch Street, Kennett Square, will hold a pre-anniversary service with Pastor Gilbert Snowden and the Tabernacle of Praise Church, Chester at 8 p.m.Friday with Bishop Ronald Young and Pentecostal Bridegroom, Philadelphia at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 28.
Call 610-444-5581 for information.
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02/16/2001
Christ Temple Church, Birch Street, Kennett Square, features a Black History Program sponsored by the church youth ministry at 5 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 18. Call 610-935-7430.
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12/29/2000
Christ Temple Church, East Birch St., Kennett Square, will hold Ministry Recognition Day at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31. The church will recognize local civic leaders. Call 610-444-5581.
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10/06/2000
The Inspirational Gospel Choir of Christ Temple Church, East Birch Street, Kennett Square, will be celebrating their 50th Choir Anniversary at 8 p.m. on Oct. 7.
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NEIGHBORS CHESTER & BRANDYWINE
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Kennett Square Church Family set to Mark 50th Anniversary the Pastor's Wife is a Granddaughter of a Founder Who Remains a Bright Presence at Christ Temple Pentecostal.
09/29/2000
John Corr, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
The Rev. C. Mark Avery rises when Catherine Norton comes into his office.
It's not just that she is 77 and 40 years his senior, or even that she is his wife's grandmother. There is also the fact that she may be considered the "mother" of the church he serves as pastor.
Slight, bright and quick to smile, Norton goes into Mr. Avery's office in the basement of the Christ Temple Pentecostal Church on Birch Street in Kennett Square to talk about the big celebration of the 50th anniversary of the birth of the church.
She was present at the birth. In fact, the dozen or so believers who formed the nucleus of the church met for prayer and Bible study in her home on Mill Road, Kennett Square, before becoming an official congregation of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World.
"We met first at my house," she said. "Then we found this vacant, rundown church in Unionville, but we couldn't stay there long."
The congregation was officially formed in 1950. Two years later, the group, which then numbered about 30, raised the money to build the Birch Street church. That same year, the church's Inspirational Gospel Choir was formed. The first service at the new church was on Easter Sunday 1952. Because the upstairs sanctuary wasn't finished, the service was held in the basement.
In a way, the sanctuary is still being finished. This week the interior was painted and carpeted just in time for the birthday celebration that begins this evening.
There will be special services and fellowship meetings every night, and the observance concludes on Oct. 8 with a birthday banquet at the Best Western Concordville Inn. Pentecostal Bishop Fernwood Jones will be the banquet speaker.
Mr. Avery went to the church in 1985 as a lay member of the congregation.
"I had no inkling that I would ever, ever become pastor," he said.
In 1987, the Rev. Allen Tate, then pastor, appointed him a deacon.
"I thought it was a very high honor," he said, "especially since my father and grandfather had been deacons at the Rose of Sharon Pentecostal Church in Philadelphia."
He entered Bible school and began studying for the ministry. He preached his first sermon in 1989 and became pastor in 1992.
His mostly African American congregation has grown to 150, and he now serves a busy church whose members are very much involved in community projects.
"It's a warm, loving and cordial congregation," he said, "and one that keeps a balance between church and community activity. I urge everyone to get out of the comfort zone of our church building, to touch and embrace the community and become part of the heartbeat of the community."
In this regard, Mr. Avery has led by example. He is a member of the Kennett Consolidated school board and of the Kennett YMCA Board of Directors.
A major activity for the congregation in recent weeks has been reaching out to former members of the congregation to bring them back to the church for the anniversary celebration.
"Many of the original founders are still with us, and we hope to see them all during the coming week," he said.
John Corr's e-mail address is jcorr@phillynews.com
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Gathered to plan the anniversary celebrations are (from left) Beverly Peterson Catherine Jones, Catherine Norton, the Rev. C. Mark Avery, church pastor. A week of activities is planned. (HINDA SCHUMAN / Inquirer Suburban Staff)
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09/29/2000
Christ Temple Church, E. Birch St., Kennett Square, begins its 50th anniversary at 8 p.m. today and continues with nightly services through Oct. 8. Call 610-444-5581.
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08/19/2000
Christ Temple Church, East Birch Street, Kennett Square, will sponsor "Praise in the Park 2000" on Sunday, Aug. 20. The day will begin at 10 a.m. with morning worship at Christ Temple Church, followed by a Fellowship Picnic at 1 p.m. at Anson B. Nixon Park, North Walnut Street, Kennett Square.
The Praise in the Park Service, with guest minister William Todd of St. Christ Haven Church, Darby, will begin at 4 p.m. The day will feature music by "Voices of the Temple," the Christ Haven Mass Choir, and Junior Celebration Team Princess "G" Ministries, from Christ Temple Church, Washington, D.C. For information, call 610-444-5581.
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06/09/2000
A Pentecost Celebration will continue at Christ Temple Church, E. Birch St., Kennett Square at 8 p.m. today with a Evening Worship Service.
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06/02/2000
A Pentecost Celebration will begin at 8 p.m. on June 8 at the Christ Temple Church, East Birch Street, Kennett Square. Guest Speaker for the evening will be Pastor Carl Washington and will feature CTC Men’s Choir.
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05/12/2000
He is part of Kennett Area’s "Bridging the Community" service organization. He was an altar server for three years at St. Patrick Church and a D.A.R.E. role model at Greenwood and Mary D. Lang schools. His Eagle project involved designing and constructing a flower garden at Christ Temple Church on Birch Street in Kennett Square.
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Group Continues County Prayer Sessions
01/15/1999
The Chester County Intercessors Alliance is hoping to unite the county through monthly prayer meetings. Its goal - to hold a prayer session in every church in the county. The group's next prayer meeting will be held at Christ Temple Church, 498 N. Mill Rd., Kennett Square. from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Linda Eckman, who was inspired after a weekend religious revival, founded the alliance in September. "I feel that there is a harvest of souls out there. There is a real...
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