Greetings brothers and sisters in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  We count it a true blessing to share this 124^th Church Anniversary with you, our Family and Friends!  Your presence here today is a reminder of the fact that we are part of a larger community of believers who too are striving to fulfill God’s promises for their lives.  We gather today to celebrate our efforts to be a faithful community of believers who seek the favor of God’s blessings upon our lives.  Today we are truly grateful for what God has done for us.  We ask you to join us today in thanking God for the blessings He has bestowed upon us all!

      We come today to celebrate the faithful devotion of those who labored to build this Mighty Fortress for God.  Our testimony is that we have come this far by faith.  We recognize that we must honor their faithful efforts by using our faith to serve this present age.  We come today to not only celebrate what God has done; but we also come to celebrate the vision God has given us for what he is about to do.  God has blessed us to address some structural issues that have needed attention within the fortress.  While these offer daily stresses within our community; we are thankful that God has resourced us to boldly but humbly approach his throne of grace to seek guidance and help to meet the need.  We must believe that God will provide for all our needs according to His riches in glory.  I encourage us all to celebrate this day what God has done; and to constantly prepare for the appearing of our Lord.  Just as our forefathers and foremothers sang so beautifully – Use me Lord in your service!

    As we face the challenges of the present day, we pray that God will continue to make His favor shine upon us.  Our mission is to truly be a “Fortress” where souls will be protected, nurtured, saved, and encouraged to make effective life changes toward holy fulfillment of God’s promises!.  We would like to give special thanks to our outstanding group of Young Adults under the leadership of Ebony Young; who accepted the challenge of leading through the efforts of preparing for this day.  You have done a beautiful job, and we are grateful that God has given us each of you.  To our family and friends, thank you again for sharing this great day in our lives.  May God bless you and yours this holiday season and give you peace.

 Rev. and Mrs. Allen Page, III