July Discipleship 27 Newsletter

As we embark on the celebration of the 4th of July, (want to include Frederick Douglass’ “What is the 4th of July to the

Black man?”“What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sound of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciation of tyrants brass fronted impudence; your shout of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanks-givings, with all your

religious parade and solemnity, are to him, mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy—a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages. There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than are the people of the United States, at this very hour.”Read full speech here. https://zinnedproject.org/materials/frederick-douglass-the-meaning-of-july-fourth-for-the-negro/Did you know Black soldiers have a long history of success in U.S. war battles???…..Or that the Statute of Liberty was inspired by the fighting success of Black Soldiers????of a Statue of Liberty in recognition of the fact that black soldiers won the Civil War in the United States. It was widely known then that it was black soldiers who played the pivotal role in winning the war, and this gift would be a tribute to their prowess. Suzanne Nakasian, director of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island Foundations’ National Ethnic Campaign said that the black Americans’ direct connection to Lady Liberty is unknown to the majority of Americans, black or WHITE.”

African Americans in the Revolutionary War

Blacks were very much apart of the Revolutionary War.... Below are names and images of many Blacks who served in the Revolutionary War. Have a GREAT Fourth of July, 2018!!!

Praying for our Nation’s Liberty and Freedom for ALL

John Marrant - Captured by the British and forced to play as a musician....Later became a ministerCrispus Atucks - Led the cry for freedom from the British and was the first to die in the cause for freedomRichard Allen -Peter BestesSambo FreemanFelix Holbrook

Prince Estabrook joined the Minutemen when there was a call to arms in Lexington, MassThe Black Paul Revere  - Wentworth CheswillHe was the messenger for the Committee of Safety in New Market, New Hampshire. Lemuel Haynes Jones - MinutemanPeter Barzilla Lew - Battle of Bunker Hill The Blacks of America - All Black Unit During the Revolutionary WarPaul Jones - fought under John Paul JonesOliver Cromwell - Served under George WashingtonWilliam Lee - crossed the Delaware River with George WashingtonCyrus Bustill - was a baker who helped supply bread at Valley ForgeJames Armistead - was a spied on Benedict Arnold

“In Honor of Prince Estabrook – Prince Estabrook was a slave who lived in Lexington. At dawn on April 19, 1775, he was one of the Lexington Minute Men awaiting the arrival of the British Regulars at the Buckman Tavern. In the battle which followed, Prince Estabrook was wounded on Lexington Green. Through circumstances and destiny. Thus became the first black soldier to fight in the American Revolution. – This monument is dedicated to the memory of Prince Estabrook and the thousands of other courageous black patriots long denied this recognition they deserve.- Donated by the Alice Hinkle Memorial Fund – April 21, 2008”

Monumenrt in memory of Prince Estabrook

Thousands of brave men fought and died in America's Revolutionary War. Women were left to make do as best they could and black women, mostly slaves, had an even harder time. But some black women took a stand to claim freedom for their country.

James Armistead Lafayette was the first African American double spy. An African American slave, Armistead was owned by William Armistead in Virginia during the American Revolution. James Armistead took the surname of Lafayette to honor General Lafayette, whom he served under in the Revolutionary

John Chavis (c. 1763-1838) was a free black educator and Presbyterian minister in the American South during the early 19th century. Born in Virginia, he fought for the Continentals during the American Revolutionary War. He studied with John Witherspoon at the College of New Jersey and finished his studies at Liberty Hall Academy in Virginia. While in NC

he established a private school that was highly regarded and attended by both white and black students (although on differing schedules.)

Another “unknown” hero during the American Revolution, Austin Dabney was a slave who fought against the British. When the Georgia Militia was called up for the war, Dabney’s master sent him in his place. In order to address objections concerning Dabney’s slave status, his master claimed Dabney had been born free. Dabney fought bravely and was seen as war hero by many. He was given his freedom after the war.

Peter Salem There's a lot to be said about Peter Salem, who possibly no one has heard of. Peter was one of 5,000 African-Americans who fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775.

Alexander Hamilton isn’t just the man on the $10 bill, he was the United States’ first Secretary of the Treasury. His mother, Rachel Fawcett Lavain, was said to be of “mixed blood” and his father was the son of a Scottish Duke. Alexander’s older brother was dark-skinned and treated as black. But Alexander was light enough to pass and went on to establish the first national bank in the American colonies, founded the U.S. mint and wrote most of the

Federalist Papers.

Below are a names of relatives of Sister Gayle Ogden and Sister Judith Grevious Cephas dating back to the Civil War and World War I.

Sister Gayle Ogden sharing her family’s history as well as Alfred Street Baptist Church’s history..Below you will find a details re William Gaines, my great Great Great Grandfather and his wife Margaret. On his marriage certificate he noted that he served in the 40th Regiment of the U.S.C.T. >> Also note that the two were married by ASBC pastor Samuel Madden. 

Sister Judith Grevious Cephas’ relative who is part of the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington, DC

Name: Alexander Grevious

Side: UnionRegiment

State/Origin: U.S. Colored Troops

Regiment: 9th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery

Company: ARank In: Private

Rank Out: PrivateFilm Number: M589 roll 35

Memorial: Part of the African American Civil War Memorial

Plaque Number: A-20Displayed As: Alexander Grevious

Uncle Eugene Grevious – WW I and cousin Herbert Grevious WW II

Name Eugene Grevious

Birth 14 Oct 1894Death 13 Dec 1972

Military 27 Oct 1917Other 18 Jun 1919

Name: Herbert F GreviousBirth Year: 1910

Race: Negro, citizen (Black)Nativity State or

Country:Virginia

State of Residence:

New Jersey

County or City: Union

We hope that this inspires you to look back at your family’s history and contributions to keeping this nation free!

The link below include photos from the 49th Annual Graduate Luncheon courtesy of he ASBC Communications team.

https://alfredstreetbaptistchurch.smugmug.com/Graduate-Luncheon-Jun-2018-gnu/n-f74XpD

Congratulations to our Discipleship 27 2018 Graduates

Pre SchoolCelene Cox Minnieland Academy - Going to Laurel Hill Elementary School

Middle SchoolEvan Atkins Mark Twain Middle School - Going to  Flint Hill Academy

Gabriel Hart St Stephens Agnes - Going to St Stephens Academy

Necholus Ogden III Lake Braddock Secondary School - Going to Lake Braddock High School

College

Tyler Bozeman - Graduated from Bridgewater College

Nailah Penic - Graduated from Trinity University

Post GraduateColby Dawson - Graduated from Regent University 

Kelvin Brown - Graduated from Walden University

AnnouncementsWelcome our newest member, Skylar Vango, daughter of Sister Lisa Vango – Photo will be in the September newsletter.

Happy Birthday to DG 27 members who have a July birthday.

If you would like to highlight a DG 27 member in an upcoming newsletter, please submit a photo and a brief description about the member. If you would like to submit photos of your summer vacation, please send the images to judithcephas@yahoo.com REMEMBER… Please get permission from the DG27 member before submitting anything. Thank you!

Last Call

DG 27 has planned a fellowship together at a Nationals/Braves baseball game on Saturday, July 21. Invitations will go out to discipleships that have expressed and interest in joining You can select your seats and purchase tickets by clicking the link below or copying the URL Tickets for this game are $19 and will be mailed to you.

ClickNationals /Braves baseball game Saturday, July 21 at 7

PM . Or Copy and paste link in your address line

https://groupmatics.events/event/Alfredstreet721An invitation to join the ASBC family for the Friday 6:30 AM praying with our Pastor. Saints from as far as South Korea, Egypt, Hawaii, Alaska as well as the mainland United States are all connected in prayer every Friday. Call In Prayer with Pastor Wesley, every Friday at 6:30 AM Call: 530 -881-1212 Meeting number 788 999 – 203#

DG 27 Prayer Request

Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore! 1 Chronicles 16:11 NKJV

ALL of our military service members abroad for their safe return home to the USA

Reggie CrumpASBC Pastor, First Family, Leadership, and Church Family Residents of the Adult & Juvenile

Andrew, Christine and Alexander GrauerArsentha DavisBarbara Cox Bill GwathmeyBraylen Wisdom (son of Bryant & Monique)Chancellor Jordan Green - U.S. Air Force (son of Ron LeGrand)Cora Neal (sister of Alice Mosely) Darnell Wise LightbournDarryl WiseDaya WashingtonDeacon Emeritus Richard and Deacon Mary WairDenise ClintonDr. Kaleab Zeru (father of Yelena Zeru) Elizabeth DingleEmily O’stricker (friend of Patrick and Yolanda Barnwell)Evon Beckford (Brother-in-Law of Judie Cephas)Faye JordanGloria QuickInez Ferrell (friend of Patrick and Yolanda Barnwell)Jacqueline Yates (friend of Laverne Frayer)Jacqueline WindleyJasmine Taylor (Daughter of Duane and Jeanetta Taylor)Joe JordanJoyce PetersonKathy LeGrandKeiana StephensKrista FreerMelvin Grant (brother of Yolanda Barnwell) Detention CenterRev. Althea Millben (mother of MaryMilben)Rhonda Jordan-Antoine and ClaudelAntoineRobert and V. Faye Jordan and familyRoslyn HooverSeneca MalcomShannon Rachel Archie and FamilySheilah Miller SatterwhiteThe Cottom FamilyThe family of the late Azelia Moseley (mother of Sheilah Miller Satterwhite)The family of the late Benjamin Pruitt Sr. (Father of Skip Pruitt's )The family of Jamie SturgisThe family of the late Melissa Ireland (sister-in law of Michelle J. Millben) The family of the late Janie Walker (sister-in-law of Veola Rouse)The family of the late Trudy WilliamsThe family of Zaire Kelly The McCollough FamilyThe Wardlaw Family

Theodore Hunter (father of Helen Hunter Cox) Tony SatterwhiteWaikinya Clanton and familyWinston O'Stricker III and familyWinston Wardlaw (son of Michael &Denise Wardlaw)Yolanda BarnwellThe 2018 Graduate LuncheonThe USA and the World

A PRAYER FOR JULY

Hear our prayer, Oh Lord. Incline your ear to us because you are our Heavenly Father, our God of grace and mercy. You are the everlasting Father whose loving-kindness embraces us every day of our lives. You are God, who liberated us and set us free through the love and sacrifice of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior. May the Holy Spirit guide our hearts and minds in our petition and supplications unto thee!

We praise and bless your holy name, Lord God, because we appreciate that we are in the “land of the free and home of the brave.” We acknowledge that we are in a land where freedom of speech and freedom of religion exist. We are grateful for being beneficiaries of the hard won victories of emancipation as well as constitutional and statutory privileges of equality. We celebrate that on a higher plane, your word proclaims that we should “…stand fast therefore in the liberation wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage” (Gal. 5:1).

Yet, in times like these, Dear Lord, many of us are exhausted and aggrieved from the continuing evil, chaos and confusion that we are experiencing each day in this land that you have given unto us. We beseech your intervention to address the inhuman and immoral conduct perceived to be not of just flesh and blood, but of principalities, powers and rulers of darkness. Thus, we pray for the power to put on your “whole armor” in order to sustain the liberation and freedom due to us and our brothers and our sisters in Christ Jesus (Eph.6: 11 & 12). Because we foresee systematic attempts that threaten our

liberated way of life, we pray for your strength so that we will not “be still” nor remain “silent” in our response. Thus, we call upon you, Heavenly Father, to lead us in how to “stand-up”. Guide us and help us in how to “hold out” for the righteous power which will enable us to withstand and overcome these temporal attacks.

Dear God, we trust your faithfulness and claim the freedom and the liberation that our Savior, Jesus Christ has provided unto us. We praise you because we believe that those whom Jesus Christ has set free are free indeed (John 8:36).

So, bless us, O Lord that we concentrate on our Christian/spiritual responsibilities. Hold us accountable to exercise the appropriate Christian/spiritual virtue. Help us, while we wait on our change, that we manifest the Christian character appropriate to the circumstance, whether the need is for chastity, temperance, generosity, diligence, gratitude or humility (Summa Theologica; St. Thomas Aquinas), or whether the need is for compassion, kindness, gentleness or patience (Col. 3:12). Bless us also to practice the appropriate “Fruit of the Spirit” (Eph. 5:22). Holy Spirit, with your guidance, in the name of Jesus, we believe that “The Spirit” and the “Virtues” will make us strong, translate into love and give us the power to overcome evil with good.

All praise unto thee, O Lord, for the “strength of character” that will enable us to fight back and resist those who would impose “bondage” and bless all of us to live bountiful and liberated in a land that you have ordained for us.

We pray that you order our steps in your way, Father God. Help us as we go forward with our duty unto you in the blessed name of Jesus Christ and for his sake, we pray. Am

The next newsletter will be in September….Have a wonderful summer.

Taking a break in August break!

We would love for you to share some of your summer family reunion and vacations photos for September. Please send them to judithcephas@yahoo.com by August 23, 2018.