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SEWING/CRAFT CLASS NEWS
The next session of the Sewing/Craft Class will be on Saturday, October 10, 2026. at 11:30 am.
CHURCH ANNIVERSARY NEWS
GNBC – Pre- Annual Revival Thursday – October 8 Bishop O. Rodney Brooks, and Friday October 9, 2026 - Rev. Dr. Frances Snelling Teabout at 7 p.m.
GNBC Youth Revival Friday, October 16, 2026 at 7 p.m.- Min. Hilton Rawls, III, Guest Preacher
GNBC – 55th Church Anniversary Service October 18, 2026 10 a.m. Rev Douglas L. Williams, III, Guest Preacher; Colors: Black and Gold
GNBC Harvest Festival– Oct. 24, 2026 doors open at 6 pm. $25 Adults; $12 Children 12 and under.
Post Anniversary Homecoming for the Holidays featuring GNBC Youth Choir Reunion, Sunday, November 22, 2026 at 3 pm.
Church Anniversary Chairs: Deaconess Charlene Davis and Deaconess Renee Graves,
Theme: “A Legacy of Faithfulness, Moving Forward with grace” Jeremiah 29:11
TRUSTEE NEWS
The Church is looking for a Church Clerk and an Asst. Church Clerk. Please stop by the Trustee Office to inquire about the duties of these two offices.
SWEET SISTER NEWS
Please remember your sweet Sister on her birthday.
On Saturday, October 17, 2026, the GNBC Sweet Sisters will be taking a “Shades of Autumn - Fall Foliage Tour” up the Hudson. This is a 4-hour cruise from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The cost is $90.00. We will meet at the church at 8:15 a.m. and depart at 8:45 a.m. to carpool to Weehawkin, NJ (drivers may be needed). Please see Trustee Norma Edrington for further details.
Wear your Sweet Sister T-shirt/Sweat Shirt (optional). All women are welcome to join this fellowship. You do not have to be a participant in the Sweet Sister Program. Let’s have a day of fun and enjoyment as we enter into a brand new season. This is not a fund-raising event.
NURSES MINISTRY NEWS
HELP WANTED
GNBC Nurses Ministry
We have immediate openings for church nurses this position will serve the Pulpit, music ministry and congregation. The hours; One Sunday a month (your choice), & every 1st Sunday. On the job training. We are also recruiting for the Jr. Nurse’s Ministry ages 10 to 21. For more info, see Sis. Emily Hall or call 973-818-7300.
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ATTENTION ALL GNBC MEMBERS
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On Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. is the GNBC Joint Board Meeting. All Deacons and Trustees are asked to attend. On Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. our Church Business Meeting will take place. All members are asked to attend.
ATTENTION GOOD NEIGHBOR MINISTRY LEADERS:
PLEASE FORWARD ALL DATES THAT YOU WOULD EITHER LIKE TO INQUIRE
ABOUT OR REQUEST TO THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL -rountreel@ci.newark.nj.us
ATTENTION ALL MINISTRIES:
Your monthly Financial Report must be submitted to the Trustee Board by the fifteenth of each month.
If you need to get in touch with the Pastor, had a death in your family, change of address or phone number, desire to have your baby dedicated, or are being baptized, please contact our Church Clerk, Sis. Gloria Robinson. She can be reached at 973-374-8739.
The Thursday evening Prayer Line phone number is 641-715-3274. The Access Code is 408721#. Time 7 p.m. All members and friends should call in the be a part of the Prayer Line.
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK AND SHUT INS AND THOSE IN NEED OF PRAYER
Sis. Doris Flemings-James, at home Hillside, NJ.................................
Bro. Kenneth Johnson, Orange County Hospital..................................
Sis. Sharon Moore, at home..........................................................
Dea. Jerry Perry, at home............................................................
Sis. Mary Pierce, Complete Care @Green Knolls,875 US 206, Bridgewater
NJ.........................................................................................
Bro. Elbert Ruffin, at home, Newark, NJ.........................................
Sis. Edna Thompson, at home......................................................
Bro. Carlo Wood, Henry Virginia...................................................
Let's continue to pray for the Sick, the poor and the shut ins...................
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
TO THE MEMBERS OF GNBC
BORN IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
SIS. DOROTHY MCMILLON OCTOBER 4
SIS. SHARON ANDREWS OCTOBER 8
BRO. NYGEL HILL OCTOBER 9
SIS. ZAKIIYAH ALEXANDER OCTOBER 11
SIS. KIRA SPEAKS OTOBER 12
MIN. HELENA BLACKWELL OCTOBER 13
DEA. KATHY WEST OCTOBER 15
SIS. CLAUDIA DAVIS OCTOBER 16
SIS. MARY HOLMES OCTOBER 16
REV. THEODORE FRAZIER OCTOBER 18
SIS. LONDYN BLOUT OCTOBER 18
SIS. BROOKE EVANS GRIER OCTOBER 21
SIS. ODEATHER PICKETT OCTOBER 22
SIS. NYLA BARR OCTOBER 22
DEAS. SELETA CORBIN OCTOBER 23
SIS. DAZARE FORTUNE OCTOBER 23
SIS. BRE’LYN PAIGE OCTOBER 23
SIS. NAEEMAH SHEPERD-HILL OCTOBER 25
SIS. AMY W. MILLER OCTOBER 25
SIS. SANAA KELLY OCTOBER 26
TRUSTEE NORMA EDRINGTON OCTOBER 27
SIS. GLORIA THOMPSON OCTOBER 28
SIS. BLAIR LOCKETT OCTOBER 29