February 16, 2025 - Black History Presentation

 Welcome from Brown Chapel/Avant, Mt. Pleasant & Shiloh

Black History Moment:

                                                                Richard Allen

The African Methodist Episcopal Church

The AME Church was founded by Richard Allen (1760–1831) in 1816 when he called together five African American congregations of the previously established Methodist Episcopal Church with the hope of escaping the discrimination that was commonplace in society, including some churches. It was among the first denominations in the United States to be founded for this reason (rather than for theological distinctions). Allen, a previously ordained deacon in the Methodist Episcopal Church, was elected by the gathered ministers and ordained as its first bishop in 1816 by the first General Conference of the five churches—extending from the three in the Philadelphia area in Pennsylvania to ones in Delaware and Baltimore, Maryland.

The AME Church currently has 20 districts, each with its own bishop: 13 are based in the United States, mostly in the South, while seven are based in Africa. The global membership of the AME is around 2.5 million members, and it remains one of the largest Methodist denominations in the world.

Church Service

Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12 - My loved ones, let us have for one another: because love is of God, and everyone who has love is a child of God and has knowledge of God.  He who has no love has no knowledge of God, because God is love. And the love of God was made clear to us when he sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him.  And this is love, not that we had love for God, but that he had love for us, and sent his Son to be an offering for our sins.  My loved ones, if God had such love for us, it is right for us to have love for one another.  No man has ever seen God: if we have love for one another, God is in us and his love is made complete in us.

Subject: What About God's Love

• Love is used sometimes without thought. But what about God's love?
• God's love should warm our hearts.
• Characteristics of God's love.
• God's love is personal to us.
• God's love is unconditional (Agapy love)
• John 10:14-15 - I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.  As the Father knows me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
• God's love for us is proven.
• God's love was made manifest through Jesus Christ.
• Jesus is the love for us in human form.
• Love along with faith is action.
• God's love is perfected in us.
• God made us perfect and complete.
• God's love completes us.
• Good things are not only material things but also spiritual things.
• God's love is preserving.
• God gave His best.
• Our sacrifice is important to God as He gave us His only Son.
• God sent His Son to be sacrificed and to preserve us.
• John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believed in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
• What about God's love?  You can't beat it no matter how hard you may try.

Invitation to Christian Discipleship

Roll Call:

Pastor Baggett

Debra W.

Thelma W.

Rev. I. Pelton

Willie & Bonnie T.

Evelyn H. 

Clark M.

Ginger R.

Violet W.

Eddie & Marina J.

Gina L.

Rhonda L.

Closing Prayer: Pastor Baggett

                                                          Closing Song: 

                                            We've Come This Far By Faith

October 1, 2023

 Greetings from Brown Chape/Avant & Mt. Pleasant

Reminder: Brown Chapel's Homecoming is

October 8, 2023 at 11AM - Lunch served directly after service.

Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-4 - Beloved believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesses not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.  Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Subject: Greater Is He That Is In You, Than He That Is In The World

• Hosea 4:6 - Destruction has overtaken my people because they have no knowledge.
• People are sometimes lead astray.
• A lack of knowledge will lead to destruction.
• Christian's salvation is assured.
• Don't be fooled by false prophets.
• Are you listening to something that sounds good? Don't be fooled.
• When the Word of God is denied by churches, their foundation crumbles and falls away from God.
• Some spirits are not of God, so beware; be on your guard; be discerning.
• We must study to show ourselves approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.  2 Timothy 2:15
• Matthew 24:5 - For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
• Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and yours minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:5-7
• Christians guard your hearts and mines and lead on the Lord.

October Birthdays

Marceal W.

Monique V.

Roll Call:

Pastor Baggett

Rev. I. Pelton

Debra & Marceal W.

Willie & Bonnie T.

Clark M.

Ginger R.

Evelyn H.

Thelma W.

Violet W.

Rhonda L.

Closing Prayer: Pastor Baggett

October 16, 2022

 Welcome from Brown Chapel/Avant & Mt. Pleasant

Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-5 -  Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. 4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

Subject: Steps to Victorious Living

• The taste of victory is very sweet.
• It is not God's will to walk in defeat.
• Jesus said that he came that we would have life with abundance.
• 1 Corinthians 15:57 - But thanks be to God, which gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 
• We must keep our minds stayed on Jesus.
• We must have Titus 2:11-13 - For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.  It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
• Romans 15:13 - Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
• We must have praise.
• Acts 16:25 - About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them.
• We need to have faith and take the focus off of ourselves.
• Hebrews 11:6 - Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
• We must
• John 5:1-9 - After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic[a] called Bethesda,[b] which has five roofed colonnades. 3 In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed.[c] 5 One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?” 7 The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me.” 8 Jesus said to him, “Get up, take up your bed, and walk.” 9 And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked.

• Jesus is our shelter in the storm. He is our strength.
• We must never except defeat.
• We must continue to press towards the mark of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14

Roll Call:

Pastor Baggett

Rev. Pelton

Thelma W.

Evelyn H.

Debra & Marceal W.

Willie & Bonnie T.

Sadie V.

Clark M.

Ginger R.

Violet W.

Rhonda L.

Closing Prayer:  Pastor Baggett

May 17, 2020

Greetings from Brown Chapel/Avant, Shiloh Baptist & Mt. Pleasant Baptist

Prayer by Rev. Pelton
1 John 4:8 and 11 - He that loves not knows not God; for God is love.  Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 
Message from Pastor Baggett
Subject: The Greatness of God's Love

• God is great, God is good, let us thank Him for our food is a quote from our childhood.
• Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning God
• God is from everlasting to everlasting
• John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was fully God.
• God is the source of all love and is everlasting.
• God is omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient
• The power of love.  Jesus is able to safe through the power of love.  
• We have all kinds of power in this world today: solar, cellular, electrical, etc. But the power of God's love brings the Fruit of the Spirit. Galatians 5:22-23 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
• No one can escape the love of God.
• The path of God's love.  For God so loved the world that He gave is only begotten Son ....John 3:16
• We need to seek the love of God. 
• Ask and it will be given to you; Seek and ye shall find; Knock and the door will be opened to you.  Matthew 7:7
• Our love of Christ can also reach out to other with a smile or a kind word.
• The blood of Jesus will never lose its power.
• We have the VICTORY in JESUS!

Closing prayer by Pastor Baggett

Roll Call

Pastor Baggett

Rev. Pelton

Sadie V.
Clark M.
Hure J.
Pollett R.
Violet W.
Bonnie T.
Ed & Marina J.
Everlyn H.
Debra W.
Marceal W.
Rhonda L.