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Church of the Month

GreaterBethelAME
This month we invite you to hop on over and fellowship online with Greater Bethel AME Church. Located in Nashville, TN, Greater Bethel is pastored by Rev. William Easley Jr. Their website includes links detailing the church's many ministries, info on the First Family, and music. Go 'head, check it out and don't forget to sign their guestbook!
In The Spotlight
Member Profile: Bro. Melvin L. Herring

MelvinHerringOur member In The Spotlight for February2001 is Bro. Melvin L. Herring. The featured morning speaker during this month's Founders Day/Lay Day Observance, Bro. Herring is the Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Minority Health in the Florida Department of Health. He attended Rosenwald Junior College in Panama City where he received an Associate of Arts Degree. He received the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. Additional training included the National Employment Law Institute, Lively Vocational Technical Center - Investigative Techniques and USEEOC Investigative Training. Bro. Herring began his employment with the State of Florida in 1971 serving in several supervisory and management positions which included Administrative Assistant, Program Operations Administrator, and Interstate Compact Administrator. He was appointed to serve as Staff Director for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services from 1984 to 1995 and was responsible for developing and implementing an EEO/AA program for more than 30,000 state employees. Mr. Herring served as Associate Representative for Beverly Enterprises and Equal Opportunity Coordinator for the City of Tallahassee from May 1995 to December 1996. In 1996, Mr. Herring returned to state government as the Civil Rights Manager for the Florida Department of Health. In November 1998, he was appointed as the Director. Bro. Herring is the chairmen pro-temp of the Board of Trustees. He and wife Carrie have two children, son Melvin III and daughter Melanie.

Youth Profile: The Williams Sisters

TheWilliamsSistersDeparting from the norm, this month our Youth profile spotlights three energetic individuals-- Misses Breonna, Jalisa, and Elshondra--a.k.a., "the Williams Sisters." Seen here with their proud mother, Sis. Gail O'Neill, since joining our church last year the Williams sisters have collectively become active and indispensible participants of our vibrant Youth Church. Almost always acting as one tightly knit unit, they are members of Choir #3, the YPD and the Inspirational Dance Team.
Breonna J. Williams, 14 the elder of the three enjoys singing in Choir #3 and speninf time with her god-mother and god-brother. Her best subjects in school incude Reeading, English and Math while her favorite hobbies are basketball and computers. She has aspiration of attending college and later owning her own hair salon.
Jalisa M. Williams, 12 enjoys being about town and spending time, as well as spending time with her god-parents. She favors the same subjects in school as elder sister Jalisa and shares her interest in computers. Another favored hobby is chatting on the telephone. Like Jalisa, she too hopes to attend college and own a hair salon. Perhaps we see a well-suited partnership in the making.
Elshondra S. Williams, 11 the youngster of the family likes to sing and dance, talk on the phone and being about town too. No wonder these girls are such a tightly woven unit at Flipper! Her hobbies include computer games, Game Boy, and playing outdoors. She enjoys Math and English in school and has lofty plans to become a lawyer after college. Flipper Chapel is certainly blessed in having the Williams sisters amongst our number!