MAY 2014VOLUME 2

United times

Bishop Eric D. GarnesPresiding Prelate

Bishop James E. DukesNational Director of Social Justice

Bishop James R. ChambersSecretary General

Bishop Glenn E. LivingstonGeneral Treasurer

Overseer Dan Johnson National Business Manager

Pastor Aurelia H. JemmottNational Director of Operations & Logistics

Overseer Frank Robinson National Youth Director

National Directors

Elder Jacqueline MarshallNational Director of Women’s Ministry

Bishop Rory MarshallNational Director of Men’s Ministry

Bishop J. Nathan PaigeNational Director of Music

Bishop Orlando A. WilsonNational Director of Center for Theological Studies

Pastor Martin J. DeSilvaNational Commander – Apostolic Knights of Pentecost

Elder Reginald KingAdjutant General

Sister Edna CapersNational Director of Ushers

General Board

Letter From the EditorGrace and peace be unto you UNITED,

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Psalm 103:1

How we praise the name of the Lord for His presence and His goodness. With a heart of thanksgiving, we press forward in the process of the renewal of our minds. To do this, we must also renew our focus. Pastor Tahijj Counts continues to minister to us about the Renewed Focus…Renewed Dream.

We are still gearing up to experience the manifestation of The Limitless God at our Silver Anniversary celebration in Towson, MD. Have you registered yet? The first 200 people are in for a treat as they will receive complimentary seats (a $25 value) to join us at our awesome People’s Appreciation Luncheon where we will present the winners of the UNITED Spirit Awards. Who do you know that has exhibited the Spirit of Love, Courage, Commitment, Giving or Excellence? (Winners must be present and will be acknowledged at the 25th National Holy Convocation)

Continue to read on and be blessed as you enjoy this mid-month issue. And above all UNITED, continue to stand.

In His Service, Annette ParkinsEditorwww.unitedcovenantchurches.org

Renewed Focus…Renewed DreamAnd the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now

thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee. Genesis 13:14-17

The Dead Sea is dead because water flows in but nothing comes out. If you keep God's blessing for yourself it becomes stale and spiritually dry. The intrinsically selfish nature wants everything to flow into you, not a pitcher to pour into others. Genesis 13:5-7 speaks of the blessing Lot possessed because of Abraham, but yet he was still selfish. Lot had a selfish focus – serve me, listen to me, share with me, love me.

We must let Jesus transform our self-focus into outward focus. If you want to change your future, don't focus on circumstances or people that are smaller than what you are hoping for! STOP focusing on your distractors. STOP allowing people who don't care about you to rent space in your mind for FREE. Stop focusing on your selfishness. Abram lived by faith, Lot lived by sight. Abram was humble and respectful, Lot was greedy and self-exalting. Abram sought after God and His promises, Lot sought after bright lights, possessions and pleasures of world. Are you Abram or Lot?

If I told you I had $10,000 to give to someone who really needed it, who comes to your mind? God was teaching Abram to focus. Whatever your predominant focus is, that is what your permit to exist in your life! God trained Abram to focus on bigger thoughts. You have to see yourself walking into the blessing.

Your focus will feed your faith or confirm your fears. Stop focusing on people who don't believe in you, don't support you, etc... The shame in life is not to fail to reach your dream but to fail to have a dream to reach for.

Pastor Tahijj S. CountsFirst Baptist of YardleyYardley, PA

Youth Leaders...it's FINALLY HERE!!!!Youth and Youth Leaders of New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Delaware and Maryland, join Pastor Louise Cornish and the Agape Temple Of Praise & Ministries – Cambridge, MD – as we celebrate our Youth Revival May 19 - 25, 2014. The services during the week (May 19-23) will be 7pm nightly with a different preacher each night taking us higher and higher!

But wait, there's more! This is a double explosive Youth Celebration as May 24-25 is our Uc3 Youth Summit and our National Overseer of Youth Overseer Frank Robinson will be in the "Agape House"! Saturday (May 24th) at 11am an impartation for Youth Pastors/Leaders will reshape, define and encourage youth ministries! Don't miss it!! Then at 6pm "Dancing with the King" - contact the church today to sign up your dancers for this moving experience!

Sunday May 25 at 11am the Preacher of the Hour will be Overseer Frank Robinson to seal this epic experience and preach the house down!!!!

Check out our commercial, spread the word and "Don't Hear About It...Come and Experience It"!

You can check it out here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53KWOnx_YEk

Join Rhema Word Worship Center for

their Singles Conference 2014 –

May 21-23, 2014.

From SlaveBox To XboxThe cutting edge Internet radio show hosted by Dr. James Dukes explores

and discusses the topics that are relevant to the beloved community.

You don't have to just sit by and listen, you can join in on the discussion and the solution. We are not telling you what to think about... But please

think about something!

Visit www.unitedcovenantchurches.org

for registration and workshop information.

Connect with us on Facebook and twitter to receive the latest

information.

Make your hotel reservations now. You do not want to miss

our Silver Anniversary Celebration!

UCCC National Holy ConvocationJuly 22-26

Reserve your room at the Sheraton Baltimore North Center ($109/night)

(410) 321-7400

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL:The first 200 registrants receive complimentary entrance seats at our

PEOPLE'S APPRECIATION LUNCHEON ($25 value)!

#UCCC #25yearsUnited #UnitedServesALimitlessGod

Nominate someone for the UNITED Spirit Awards!

Choose a person that has illustrated exemplary character, attitude and

approach in the following categories:Spirit of Excellence -- Second best is totally

unacceptableSpirit of Love -- Leads with their heart

Spirit of Courage -- Has faced a difficulty but was steadfast and unmovable

Spirit of Commitment -- Faithful to the endSpirit of Giving -- Unselfishly contributes their

time, treasure or talents

Please send your nominations to marketing@unitedcovenantchurches.org. Nominee

must be present at the 25th National Holy Convocation.

Stay Connected with United Covenant Churches of Christ

"mention" us on twitter @UnitedCovenant @EricDGarnes 

"tag" us on Facebook (search and "like“) The United Covenant Churches of Christ

"tag" us on Instagram: BishopEDGarnes 

Or even "pin" to our Pinterest board: bishopedgarnes 

Become a part of the Uc3 Movement search” and “like” The Uc3 National Youth Congress

@uc3youth

Do you know what these symbols mean? How can they take you and

your church to the next level of ministry?

If you've ever asked these questions, then this class is just for you! Even if you are not computer savvy, find out

how you can reach the masses through the power of social media

such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+ and more!

Join us on Saturday, May 31 at 12pm for Social Media 101. We'll

explore how to speak the Social Media lingo, what certain symbols (@, #)

mean and how you can connect your church vision to the cyber community.

To register, visit our website at http://www.ncfellowship.net -

donations are only $10 (20% discount to all active UCCC New York

State members).

As children, youth, young adults and Youth Pastors from across this great nation anticipate our 25th UCCC Holy Convocation July 22-26 in Towson, MD, I wanted to set a launching pad for you!

This year’s Uc3 theme is "U-neXt"! Unique.. Undefeated.. Unbreakable.. Universal.. you are...UNITED. You’re next to walk in excellence! You’re next to walk in greatness. You’re next to walk in favor beyond your understanding!! U-neXt is a sign of a shift - it represents a move, a transfer and a new direction!

Isaiah 58:12 (MSG) is our foundation that this year from what was, it will be greater. The U-neXt generation will be the fixers, restorers, rebuilders and renovators!!

The U-neXt experience will kick off with a dynamic, high-energy Word delivered by our special guest, Evangelist Marissa Farrow of Baltimore, Maryland. There will be workshops that literally touch and meet the needs of our children, youth, young adults and Youth Pastors/leaders. These Uc3 workshops and instructors are guaranteed to go beyond your expectations.

We will have powerful and transformational Word delivered by Pastor Leslie Christie, Min. Ray Garcia, Darian Garnes and others! In each U-neXt worship experience we will have youth choirs, groups, ministry in dance, mime, rap, a DJ, spoken word/poetry, our very own Uc3 Youth Choir and so much more!

Hey, you've heard of "The Voice"? Well we will have the Uc3 version entitled: "The neXt Voice"! Sign up is taking place now! Contact our National Youth Music Director Min. Aurelius Palmer today at uc3youth@unitedcovenantchurches.com. So are you the "neXt Voice"? Little secret (don't tell anyone) but a VERY nice cash prize will be awarded for the winner!

We will seal our time together with a Word from our National Overseer of Youth that will ignite the youth and command the atmosphere! We Praise God for Overseer Frank T. Robinson and we know that the Glory of God will show up and show-out!

If you know our National Overseer then you know he makes sure that every single one of our children and youth leave with surprises, gifts and so much more than they came expecting. This year is no different. So get ready because U are NEXT!! Uc3 is the next UNITED. Scan the barcode and enjoy!!! Spread the word #Uc3gotneXt

See you in Towson!!!

http://youtu.be/zan3GBXoWNI

Nazareth Christian Fellowship’s Renew'd Youth and Young Adults & Greater St. Mary’s Joshua Generation presents

Etiquette 102: Dining With Class.

This will be a day of etiquette coaching by Pastor Aurelia Jemmott and Bishop James R. Chambers along with a fun cooking session. Donations are

$10.00. For further information, please call 718-771-9193 or 718-574-4100.

Cornerstone Int'l Fellowship, Inc. & Pastor R. A. Hubert cordially invites our UNITED family to join us in honoring &

Celebrating our Senior Pastor, Apostle Dina Hubert at her 45th Birthday Celebration Service on Sunday May 25th at 6pm.

(Monetary Gifts Preferred)

Join us for the Affirmation and Pastoral Installation of Pastor Joyce Lott on May 31, 2014 at 10am.

St. Lutheran Church425 N. DuPont Hwy.

Dover, DE 19901

Join Tabernacle of Praise and Unity Liturgical Dance Ministry for their first PRAISE-R-CISE Saturday May 31st

at 10am!

Cost of admission – PAY YOUR SHOE SIZE!Come ready for fun, fellowship, door prizes, snacks, vendors

and more…

Join Dr. Debora C. Hooper & Us Girls Can for our

monthly conference call: Empowering the Female

Voice for Women in Ministry

Every FIRST Monday – June 2nd at 9pm EST

(712) 432-1500582418#

https://www.youtube.com/user/HeavenIsForRealMovie/featured

Based on the beloved book, HEAVEN IS FOR REAL discover the amazing true story of one family's story about Heaven and the impact it has on their community ... and the

world.

In Theaters Now!

Share the Good News with a friend, and let them know Heaven is for

Real.

CALLING ALL MEN – Time to get spiritually fitfor the Kingdom of God!

Register early for the Nazareth Christian

Fellowship Spiritual Iron Man Boot Camp.

Join Faith Assemblies of God on Saturday July 12th for food, music, entertainment, games and much more at their 2014 Annual Family and Friends

Church Picnic at Holiday Hill in Cheshire, CT.

$83 per adult (12+)$53 per child (3-11)

$25 (under 3)*non-refundable $25 deposit

required*

For more information call Min. Colleen John (718) 208-557 or

Angelique John (718) 208-5231.

Pastor & Lady Newsome along with Power of GOD Cathedral are celebrating TEN years of established ministry in Queens, New

York.

We are celebrating "ONE DECADE" of continuous

faithful ministry.

Join us as we present our FIRST Banquet in TEN years.

We have a ticket reserved just for you.

"This is our year of JUBILEE!"

"Turn Up" with prayer...GENERATIO

N "Covered"!

The purpose of the youth prayer call is to

keep our children covered by the word and build a strong prayer life for our

children.  NVKLC and Uc3 provides a vehicle

that will get your child's day started and

encouraged to go throughout the week.

CALLING ALL INTERCESSORS: Draw nigh to God in this key season. There are morning and afternoon prayer lines within your UNITED family to join and watch the Hand of God move supernaturally in your life, your family, your church and your community!Bishop Jamie Johnson – James Temple

Miracle CenterFort Valley, GA Every Wednesday night at 9:05pm EST(641) 715-3200 access code: 1004868#

Bishop Roberto Jemmott – Nazareth Christian FellowshipBrooklyn, NY Tuesdays 6am EST(712) 775-7100 access code: 456009#

Overseer Carlos Haynes – Faith Assemblies of GodBrooklyn, NY Sunday-Saturday 5am-6am EST(760) 984-1000 access code: 919671#

Pastor Frederick E. Wilson, Jr. – The Temple of Glory InternationalChicago, ILSunday-Saturday 6am CST(605) 477-3000 access code: 552942#

Overseer Dan Johnson – The Empowerment Worship CenterChicago, IL Monday-Friday 5am-6am CST(712) 432-0075 access code: 502676#

Bishop Allen Williams – Rhema Word Worship CenterElkridge, MDTuesday-Friday 5am-6am; 1pm-2pm; 9pm-10pm EST(661) 673-8600 access code: 834439#

Bishop George E. Gibson, II - Christian Love Worship CathedralPhiladelphia, PA Saturdays 7pm (seven minutes) EST(218) 862-4152 access code: 533257#*please remember to mute your phones* 

Stretch your prayer life in this powerful season of prayer! His Kingdom come, His will

be done!

Register today for the 25th National Holy Convocation at

www.unitedcovenantchurches.org.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

~Aristotle

Have any questions, comments, ideas or would like to make a submission for future publication? Please contact: Annette Parkins

an.parkins@gmail.com(877) 97-UNITY

www.unitedcovenantchurches.org