Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) Sarah E. Tanner Womens - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Saint Andrew African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) Sarah E. Tanner Womens Missionary Society (WMS) Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Byron C. Moore Executive Pastor: Rev. Sharon D. Moore Assistant Pastor: Rev. Debby Gaskin Global Mission
Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Byron C. Moore Executive Pastor: Rev. Sharon D. Moore Assistant Pastor: Rev. Debby Gaskin
*Taken from the Women’s Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church website
*Taken from the Women’s Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church website
“TRANSFORMING LIVES--BUILDING COMMUNITIES” In 1896, the first missionary society was organized at Saint Andrew African Methodist Episcopal Church. The Society became a member of the West Tennessee Conference in 1906 and was named the Sarah E. Tanner Missionary Society in 1910 in honor of the wife of Bishop Benjamin Tanner. The Society was divided into
beginning there were three units: Dorcas, Esther, and Lucy M.
expanded the M.R. Todd Unit was added and in more recent years the Lydia Unit was formed. The first Junior Missionary Society, now known as the Young People’s and Children’s Division (YPD), was organized under the leadership of Mrs. Velma Sherman. Following the Mrs. Sherman the YPD was under the direction of women called by God to teach the youth and perform mission
Ernestine Rivers, Mrs. Gloria Massey-Ward, Dr. Helen Reed- Broughton, Mrs. Rosemary Todd-Johnson, Mrs. Irma Self-Davis,
the leadership of it’s former presidents. The former presidents, in chronological order, were: Josie Carr- Pruitt, who served thirty-six years, Pinkie Robinson, Willa Gilton, Roberta Edmiston, Irma Bearden, Willie Young, Mamie R. Todd, Maggie Ball, Sylvia Jeffferson, Hattie Gilton, Irene Phillips-Massey, Gloria Massey-Ward, Lesa Halfacre, and Naomi Dyson. Today, under the leadership of Mrs. Deborah Dawkins-Massey, we continue our tradition of providing service to the needy of the church and the community. Because of its committed and illustrious leaders, especially the ones we honor today, we look forward to transforming lives and building communities during the 21st century. One Hundred-Twenty Years of Service: 1896-2016
seamstress made more than 100 face coverings for female detainees.
was featured in the Volume 2, Issue 4, June 2020, monthly newsletter for the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.
approximately 1,500 backpacks full of school supplies are donated to students and families in need.
presents are collected and donated to 50+ children whose parents are incarcerated.
food baskets and 30 fruit baskets were donated.
at Vernon Chapel AMEC, Flint, Michigan: Provided support in the water crisis, assisted the local schools, daycares, and private homes by donating 350+ hand sanitizers, Clorox wipes, and bleach.
drinking water is available to children in African by placing water wells in Machakos, Kenya.