Commission on Mission Education and Interpretation Sister Darlene M. Justice, 2 nd Vice President, Coordinator Promotion and Missionary Education Historiographer-Statistician Worship Leader Scholarship
Report of the Second Vice President Commission on Missionary Education and Interpretation Sister Darlene M. Justice Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. Proverbs 16:3 To Bishop Gregory G. M. Ingram, Presiding Prelate of the 1 st Episcopal District, Rev Dr. Jessica K. Ingram, Supervisor of the 1 st Episcopal District, Mrs. Jewel McAshan, 1 st Episcopal District WMS President, Mrs. Patricia N. Smith, New Jersey Conference Branch WMS President. New Jersey Conference Branch WMS Executive Board Members, Area Chairpersons, Local WMS Presidents, Missionaries, Clergy, and Laity. I continue to praise Almighty God for the many opportunities he affords me to continue on this journey, as his word continues to be a lamp unto my feet and a light to my pathway With sincere conviction and a spirit of thanksgiving. We the members of the Commission on Mission Education and Interpretation, acknowledge the opportunities for service and witness that have been afforded to us by the God s Grace. We strive to provide available information to help us battle the many situations that we are faced with on the daily basis. Highlights: The New Jersey Conference WMS held their Annual Mass Meeting on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at St. James AME Church Atlantic City, New Jersey. Our Workshops were as followed: Project Possible (skills that propel): Presenter: Rev. Darlene Reynolds Health Insurance Market Place (Obama Care): Presenter. Sis Mary Pressley Disaster Preparedness: The value of Preparation, before, during, and after disaster. Presenter: Sis Annette Chambers. Our Noon Day Preacher: Rev. Zina Thompkins We truly had a very Good Day! Accomplishments: We have a new Scholarship Chairperson: Dr. Lola Ames Goals: Identify potential sources for Scholarships. Encourage young people to obtain information regarding scholarship that are available to them. Continue to encourage prescription for Missionary Magazine. Encourage Societies to take photos of events, so we might include in our history. We need to be more creative in presenting and using our study Guide. I would like to thank everyone who served under my commission on Mission Education and Interpretation, Area chairperson, Local President and a special
thanks to Our President Sis Patricia N. Smith. Who has truly been there for me, and keeps me in check, Thank You! Still on the Journey Darlene M. Justice 2 nd Vice President
Promotion and Missionary Education (PME) Report ~Educating, Equipping, Enriching, and Inspiring~ Don t turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you. Love her, and she will guard you. Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do! And whatever else you do, get good judgment (understanding). Proverbs 4:6 &7 NLT We perused the pages of the 2013 Mission Education Curriculum Health Matters, delved into some aspects of life in Mexico, and we still can write more and more on the topics found on the pages. In 2014, we continue to be faced with disparity in health care, and skyrocketing numbers of premature deaths in America due to lack of adequate care, health insurance coverage or funds to provide either or both, and poor eating habits/choices. It remains important that we continue to spread the good news, that good health matters. During the summer of 2013, NJCBWMS Worship Leader, Sister Juanita Moss and yours truly, were asked by our President, Sister Patricia N. Smith, to offer a combined workshop with the PME Directors/Worship Leaders. With teamwork, ten minutes could cover the devotions and the monthly lesson. The workshop was well attended and insightful. The gathering turned into such a blessing for us all, and we are looking forward to presenting another workshop. The Connectional PME Dialogue was held the 2 nd weekend of December 2013 at the Doubletree Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland. We brainstormed for themes, lesson topics, etc., for the 2015, and 2016 yearbooks. The theme we are feasting upon this conference year is Finding Peace in the Midst of Conflict: In the Home, In the Heart, and in the World. The Geographic Theme: Canada. As we keep up with current events, we can confirm this theme is on target. Conflict is on every hand, yet we know who has promised and does give us peace, if we put our trust and faith in Him. Our sincere thanks and appreciation to our President, the Area PME Directors, Area Chairpersons, Local PME Directors, and each missionary for continuing to purchase, use WMS Educational Curriculum, and for your support. So, let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with each of us. Submitted by, Bernice Dillings, NJCBWMS PME Director
Total 2014 Missions Education Curriculum 395 *Speak Peace in a World of Conflict (by B. Rosenberg) 2 *The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict (by Arbinger Inst.) 2 Certificates of Appreciation & Recognition 2 Sub-total $3,460.00 15% Postage & Handling 519.00 Total $3,979.00 *Purchased at PME Dialogue
HISTORIOGRAPHER/STATISTICIAN REPORT 2013 2014 Annual Report To: Bishop Gregory G. M. Ingram, Presiding Prelate of the First Episcopal District, Rev. Dr. Jessica Ingram, Supervisor of Missions First Episcopal District, Mrs. Jewel McAshan, First Episcopal District WMS President, Mrs. Patricia N. Smith, NJ Conference Branch WMS President, NJ Conference Branch WMS Executive Board Members, Area Chairpersons, Local WMS Presidents, all Missionaries, Clergy and Laity. I grateful to almighty God for affording me the opportunity to make my second annual report as Historiographer/Statistician, under the dynamic leadership of our 17 th New Jersey Conference President Sister Patricia N. Smith. To God be the Glory. Reviewing the past history of the NJWMS, gives a reflection of how far we have come, yet how much work remains to be done: The New Jersey Conference is moving forward on Project Possible Skills That Propel. The project s is to give women the tools and techniques required to selfassess the skills and interests already existing within them that can be developed to yield personal income, while providing the community around them with a viable product or service. The New Jersey Conference Branch Queen Sister Wilma J. Farmer a member for many years of Mt. Pisgah AME, Lawnside and President of the Margret C. Cox WMS. Sister Farmer has the distinct pleasure of being crown the First Episcopal District Queen. Conference Branch Mass Meeting/Annual Training was held at St. James AMEC, Atlantic City. The meeting was well attended and the workshops on the National Affordable Care Act (Obama care) and Disaster Preparation were extremely informative. The Conference Annual Luncheon honored Mission Minded Men. On this special occasion the WMS enthusiastically showed their gratitude by showering them with gifts, and expressions of appreciation. The Conference continues to explore who and why of our local WMS names. A pictorial collage of our year s activities will be posted for your information and pleasure. Many thanks to the Area Chairpersons and Local Presidents for their submissions. For we are God s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesian 2:10 Humbly Submitted, Josephine L. Horton, Josephine L. Horton
Historiographer/Statistician New Jersey Conference YPD Statistical Report 2013-2014 Area Mother Sunbeams 2-6 Allen Stars 7-12 YPA 13-17 Young Adult 18-26 Total Asbury Area 1 14 27 7 49 Atlantic City Area 12 44 42 25 123 Camden Area 17 46 26 5 94 Elizabeth Area 13 65 49 38 165 Gouldtown Area 17 28 16 14 75 Morristown Area 13 50 52 22 137 Newark Area 13 48 39 27 127 Trenton Area 13 42 32 18 105 Total 99 337 283 156 875 **This report includes the churches as listed below** Asbury Area Trinity, Long Branch Bethel, Freehold Quinn Chapel, Atlantic Highland Bethel, Asbury park Atlantic City Area Allen, Asbury Park Bethel, Lakewood St. Paul, Pleasantville Wells Chapel, Toms River Asbury, Wildwood Friendship, Browns Mills St. James, Atlantic City St. Mark, Lindenwold Allen, Atlantic City Camden Area Bethel, Pennsauken Jacob's Chapel, Mt. Laurel Hosanna, Camden Bethel, Woodbury St. James, Thorofare Mt. Pisgah, Lawnside Bethel, Camden Macedonia, Camden Bethel, Paulsboro Mt. Zion, Voorhees Elizabeth Area Freedom Temple Ebenezer, Rahway Mt.Teman, Elizabeth Mt. Zion, Plainfield Mt. Pisgah, Jersey City Mt. Zion, New Brunswick North Stelton, Piscataway Gouldtown Area New Bethel, Vineland Trinity, Gouldtown Mt. Zion, Swedesboro Bethel, Millville Morristown Area Mt. Laurel, Piles grove Bethel, Vauxhall Bethel, Morristown St. Paul, East Orange St. Thomas, Newark Israel Memorial, Newark St. Matthew, Orange Emmanuel, Montclair Bethel, Boonton Newark Area Union Chapel, Newark Allen, Newark St. Marks, East Orange St. James, Newark Trenton Area St. Luke, Newark Bethlehem, Burlington Bethel, Cooks town Greater Mt. Zion, Trenton Bethel, Moorestown Bethel, Beverly Grant Chapel, Trenton Union, Allentown
Statistical Report 2013 2014 Asbury Area 12 Churches WMS NAME LOCAL YWI AREA CONFERENCE LIFE MEMBERS Bethel, Pennington Georgiana 3 0 0 0 0 Downes Fisk Chapel, Fair Arnette 11 0 0 3 0 Haven WMS St James, Manalapan Mary Driver 6 0 1 0 0 Bethel, Freehold Ida F. 40 0 9 9 0 Simpson Mt Zion, Little Rocky Amelia 8 0 7 0 0 Hill Rydell St. James, East Ethel Carter 0 0 0 0 0 Milestone Quinn Chapel, Atlantic Lucy Bryant 14 0 2 8 0 Highlands Mt. Pisgah, Princeton Rachel 18 0 18 18 0 Conover Trinity, Long Branch Sojourner 11 0 4 4 0 Truth Allen Chapel, Asbury Alice Moore 35 0 3 1 0 Park Bethel, Asbury Park Mattie 34 0 10 27 0 Graham St. James Hightstown Alice Brown 5 0 2 2 0 Totals 185 0 56 72 0
Statistical Report 2013 2014 Atlantic Area 15 Churches WMS NAME LOCAL YWI AREA CONFERENCE LIFE MEMBERS St. James, Atlantic Tyree Delaney 17 0 19 19 4 City St Paul, Pleasantville Sara Langhorn 46 3 46 46 1 Grant Chislehurst Carrie L. 25 0 17 17 0 Wanzer Friendship, Browns Mammie 7 0 7 7 0 Mills Anderson Wells Chapel, Fannie Wells 16 0 16 0 Atlantic City 4 St. Mark, Lindenwold Jannie Warren 3 0 2 2 0 St. Stephens, 8 0 8 1 0 Whitesboro Circle of Friends Elizabeth Quest 4 0 1 0 St. James, Ocean City St. Luke, Egg Harbor Mattie 5 0 2 2 0 Slaughter Allen, Cape May Hattie Harris 5 0 5 0 0 St. James, Mays Carldwell- 6 0 6 6 0 Landing Money Bethel, Lakewood Nettie Kearney 10 0 7 7 0 Lessie George Asbury, Wildwood L.P. Moultrie 5 0 5 0 0 St. Thomas, Jackson Johanna Smith 5 0 2 1 0 Totals 164 3 144 112 5
Statistical Report 2013 2014 Camden Area 12 Churches WMS NAME LOCAL YWI AREA CONFERENCE LIFE MEMBERS Bethel, Camden Josie D Heard 6 0 6 3 0 Bethel, Paulsboro Sims 10 0 8 8 0 Bethel, Pennsauken Jane Anderson 21 0 13 13 0 Bethel, Woodbury Phyllis Anne 10 0 4 3 0 Ricco Campbell, South Frances 7 0 5 5 1 Woodbury Huffington Greater Mt. Pisgah, Elizabeth 2 0 1 1 0 Haddonfield Smiley Hosanna, Camden Sadie Carter 7 0 7 5 1 Jacobs Chapel, Mt. Cordelia 19 0 15 12 0 Laurel Gaines Macedonia, Camden Myra Ashley 17 0 7 5 0 Mt. Pisgah, Lawnside Margaret C. 13 0 8 7 0 Cox Mt. Zion, Kresson Isabella 6 0 6 3 0 Garrett St. James Thorofare Eva Cutler 5 0 5 3 0 Totals 123 0 56 85 2 Elizabeth Area 10 Churches WMS NAME LOCAL YWI AREA CONFERENCE LIFE MEMBERS North Stelton, Ann Howard 36 0 21 21 0 Piscataway Mt Zion, New Virginia 30 0 11 10 0 Brunswick Worsham Mt Pisgah, Jersey City Ruth 54 0 37 35 0 Heard, Roselle Louise Wilson 21 0 13 13 0 Mt Teman, Elizabeth Charlotte 31 0 8 7 0 Williams Mt Zion, Plainfield Sarah Marsh 22 0 15 13 1 Ebenezer, Rahway Deborah 14 0 14 14 1 St. Mark, Cranford Sarah Allen 9 0 7 7 0 St Paul, South Bound Sarah Allen 2 0 2 2 0 Brook Freedom Temple Sarah Allen 9 3 6 6 1 Totals 228 3 134 128 3
Statistical Report 2013 2014 Gouldtown Area 10 Churches WMS NAME LOCAL YWI AREA CONFERENCE LIFE MEMBERS Mt. Pisgah Ada Tyler 13 0 12 12 0 Trinity, Gouldtown Margaret A 26 26 12 0 White Mt Zion, Bridgeton Alice Wilson 10 0 9 4 0 Mt. Laurel, Pilegrove Sarah Jane 13 0 13 3 0 Cottingham Mt Zion, Woodstown Shorte Bell 7 7 1 2 0 New Bethel, Vineland Mervella 15 0 12 9 0 Arthur Bethel, Millville Dorcas 14 0 14 14 0 Bethel, Glassboro Nina McNealy 1 0 1 1 0 Mt Zion, Swedesboro Helen White 6 0 2 0 0 St Stephen, Doreas 3 0 3 0 0 Newtonville Philyaw Bethel, Othello Mabel Hubbard 3 0 3 0 0 Totals 109 0 94 57 0 Morristown Area 12 Churches WMS NAME LOCAL YWI AREA CONFERENCE LIFE MEMBERS St Matthew, Orange Angenetta S 68 2 37 24 0 Jackson Israel, Memorial, Rosa Wells 34 7 21 32 1 Newark Bethel, Morristown Leslie 17 0 14 14 0 Clemons St. Paul, East Orange Madeline 22 0 17 3 0 Choice Bethel, Vauxhall Elsie Mills 34 0 17 17 0 Bethel, Madison Rebecca 9 0 9 4 0 Lassiter Bethel, Boonton Elizabeth 10 0 10 3 0 Lewis Emmanuel, Montclair Hattie Mae 17 0 5 3 0 Johnson Mt Pisgah, Washington Emma Groves 7 0 6 6 0 St Thomas, Newark Evelyn Boyer 4 0 4 4 0 St Paul, Kenilworth Addie M 9 0 9 9 0 Smith Mt Zion, Millburn Helen Burton 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 231 17 160 119 1
Statistical Report 2013 2014 Newark Area 9 Churches WMS NAME LOCAL YAM AREA CONFERENCE LIFE MEMBERS St James, Newark Eulamae B 50 0 34 33 0 Orr St Luke, Newark Sarah Allen 24 2 18 17 2 Union Chapel, Newark Mary B 20 4 10 12 0 Austin St Mark, East Orange Bessie Allen 33 3 12 12 0 Allen, Newark Mary Lou 8 2 7 7 0 Cowart Bethel, Paterson Thelma Smith 5 0 2 2 0 St John, Westwood Lillian 1 0 1 1 0 Henderson Mt. Pisgah, Princeton Rachel 18 0 18 18 0 Conover St John, Jersey City 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 151 11 94 94 2 Trenton Area 12 Churches Greater Mt Zion, Trenton WMS NAME LOCAL YAM AREA CONFERENCE LIFE MEMBERS Myra Ashley 26 0 26 24 1 Bethel Moorestown Mary C Muse 25 0 16 24 0 Grant Chapel, Trenton Ethel Hudson 32 0 2 15 0 Mt Zion AME, Sarah E 15 0 0 5 0 Bordentown Currington Bethlehem, Burlington Geda 15 1 11 10 0 Union, Allentown Christina 16 0 7 6 1 Smith Mt Zion, Riverton Alice Taylor 2 0 2 2 0 Bethel, Beverly Mary Brown 9 0 4 4 0 Henry Trinity, Cinnaminson Mary Farrell 3 0 2 2 Grace, Crosswicks Ann Hubbard 3 0 2 2 0 Bethel, Cookstown Hannah 2 0 2 2 0 Benette Mt Moriah, Mt Holly Ethel M Gaines 3 0 3 3 0 Totals 151 1 56 92 2
Summary Areas Local Societies Local Members YAM Area Conference Life Members Asbury 11 185 0 56 72 Atlantic 15 164 3 144 112 5 City Camden 12 123 0 85 68 2 Elizabeth 10 228 3 134 128 3 Gouldtown 11 109 0 94 57 0 Morristown 11 231 17 160 119 1 Newark 9 151 11 94 94 2 Trenton 12 151 1 78 92 2 Totals 91 1342 35 845 742 15 Humbly Submitted, Josephine L. Horton, Josephine L. Horton Historiographer/Statistician
Worship Leader Report 2013 2014 Juanita Moss, Worship Leader Since last annual conference the following are the activities: Planned and conducted Praise and Worship sessions at Executive Board Meeting and Massing New Jersey Conference PME Director and I facilitated a workshop for Worship Directors and PME Directors Attended Praise and Worship Director workshop at the Connectional WMS Executive Board Meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas I m grateful for the opportunity to serve Humbly Submitted, Juanita Moss