Rev. Charles C. Adams, Pastor Rev. Dr. Charles G. Adams, Pastor Emeritus

Rev. Dr. Kevin N. Taylor, Assistant Pastor Rev. Curtis H. B. Kilpatrick II, Asst. to the Pastor in Christian Nurture

Rev. Lurecie M. Stokes, Minister of Pastoral Care Rev. Jonathan Betts-Fields, Youth Pastor

SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2020

Stay Connected!

Website: hmbcdetroit.org Sunday Service streamed live each Sunday at 10:00 AM

WIFI Access Code: Hartford

#hmbcdetroit on Instagram Twitter & Facebook Linkedin We are also on

Celebrating Years

of Worship to GOD and Service to GOD’s People!!

Rev. Charles A. Hill 1920-1968

Rev. Edgar W. Edwards 1917-1919

Dr. Charles G. Adams 1969-2019

Rev. Charles C. Adams 2019-

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During these unusual times, Please join us for worship via the internet @

hmbcdetroit.org, at 10:00 AM every Sunday.

God bless you all and STAY SAFE.

SANCTUARY CELEBRATION SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2020 — 10:00 AM ORDER OF SERVICE

Prelude “” - Julian Goods, organist

Opening Praise Sentences Rev. Dr. Billie Beverly

Prayer of Invocation Rev. Dr. Billie Beverly

Scriptures from the Revised Common Lectionary Old Testament — Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 — Deacon Randolph Butler New Testament—Matthew 9:35—10:8 — Deacon Raquel Banks Musical Selection

Prayer of Intercession Rev. Dr. Billie Beverly

Stewardship Appeal

Offertory Sentences Luke 6:38; Matthew 6:19-21 (NRSV)

Leader: Give and it will be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over will be put into your lap.

People: For the measure you give will be the measure you get back. Leader: Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and

where thieves break in and steal. People: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust consume and

where thieves do not break in and steal. Unison: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Musical Selection

Preached Word Pastor Adams

Invitation To Christian Discipleship

Musical Selection

Pastoral Remarks

Benediction

Musical Selection

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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON AT A GLANCE

Lesson 2, June 14, 2020 — THE VALUE OF WISDOM — Genesis 39; Proverbs 2

“For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.” Proverbs 2:6 (KJV)

Proverbs was written in the tenth century BC and included in the Wisdom Literature or Writings section of the

Old Testament. Solomon wrote most of the proverbs in the book. A few were also written by Agur and Lemuel,

who are otherwise unknown. However, parts of the book of Proverbs also seem to have been borrowed from

Egypt. Much of Proverbs’ content is deeply spiritual, though not all. Overall, the book declares that wisdom is

the task of mastering the art of living and is better than folly.

A proverb is a short teaching governing conduct and life, often similar to a parable. The reason is that many

proverbs are condensed parables. Proverbs are spiritual instructions to ensure a godly, happy life here, and

reward in the life to come. Because proverbs were not generally written, memorization was an effective way of

teaching and learning. The short, concise phrases that comprise Proverbs lend themselves to the best method to

reveal and remember a divine truth so that they are easy to pass on to the next generation.

What is a valuable piece of wisdom you have received from your elders?

SUNDAY SCHOOL STILL CONTINUES...REMOTELY!!! During these trying times, Sunday School classes are still being conducted virtually. Students usually

sign in around 8:30 AM so class can begin at 8:45 AM. We want to finish the class in enough time to

tune in the 10:00 AM service on the Hartford Church website.

To participate in these classes, here are the instructions:

Adult #1 Class

Join them via telephone conference call — 712-775-7085 Access code: 804783#

Crusaders Class

Join them via Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84200706996 Meeting ID: 842 0070 6996

or

Via telephone conference call — 1 312 626 6799 US Access code is: 842 0070 6996 #

Senator Jackie Vaughn III Contemporary Issues Class

Join them via Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81869631183

Meeting ID: 818 6963 1183

or

Via telephone conference call — 1 312 626 6799 US Access code is 818 6963 1183 #

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GIVING AT HARTFORD During these unusual times, you may still worship through your giving at Hartford by:

Bringing or mailing your offerings to the Church Office, at 18900 James Couzens Freeway Detroit, Michigan 48235 (Church Business Office Hours Monday—Friday / 9:00 AM-5:00 PM)

or

Giving, using the following smart phone apps

(code for Hartford is $HMBC18900 The apps for these platforms are available in your phone’s app store

Footsteps of Paul Cruise: A 12-day trip aboard the Royal Caribbean Jewel of the Seas November 1-14, 2020

You will visit: Rome, Jerusalem, the Sea of Galilee, Ephesus, Athens, Corinth and many other sights. The Cost of the trip, including air fare from New York, ship accommodations and guided sightseeing starts at $3,898. Registration to reserve a spot is $100. Register soon to make sure your spot is reserved. If you are interested or for more information, please call Rev. Elizabeth Ann Allen, at 248-318-7090.

Visit us when the Church is reopened. In the meantime, call us Direct Number 313.864.3404

Accepted form of payment: Cash * Checks * American Express * Visa * Discover * MasterCard

CHURCH OFFICE—HARTFORD INSTITUTE BUILDING 18900 James Couzens Highway—Detroit, Michigan 48235

Administrative Offices—9:00 AM—5:00 PM Monday thru Friday 313-861-1285 / 313-861-1300 — Fax 313-861-0265

SPEARS-WATSON BOOKSTORE Open Sunday after 7:30 AM Service and 11:00 AM Service, and Wednesdays 11:30 AM - 6:00 PM.

Bookstore’s direct line —313-864-3404

HARTFORD AGAPE HOUSE 18700 James Couzens Highway—Detroit, Michigan 48235

313-861-1200 — Fax 313-861-7896 Hunger Task Force & Free Shop Mission — 313-861-1202

The Staff Minister on call is Rev. Dr. Kevin Taylor. He can be contacted for any emergencies or urgent matters 313-861-1285 or 313-475-0316 — Email: ktaylor@hmbcdetroit.org

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS

Grief Support Group Meetings have been suspended until the church is allowed to reopen.

Grief Phone Support + One-to-One Appointments

Call (313) 341-2302 - ask to reach Rev. Von Crigler

Jesus loves you! "He heals the brokenhearted ..." Psalms 147:3

STEPHEN MINISTERS: The After People People often ask, “What exactly is a Stephen Minister?” One way to put it is that Stephen Ministers are the After People. Stephen Ministers are there:

...after the phone call you hoped you’d never get.

...after the funeral, when everyone has left and the emotions you’ve held at bay come crashing in on you.

...after the relationship falls apart and the bottom falls out of your life.

...after the doctor says, “I’m sorry, but there’s nothing more we can do.”

...after the nursing home director shakes your hand and says, “Welcome to your new home.”

...after the last child honks the horn, waves and drives away—and the house suddenly seems empty.

...after the gavel comes down, the handcuffs go on, and your loved one is led away.

...after the baby arrives, demanding more of you than you ever dreamed possible.

...after you find a pink slip with your final paycheck.

...after your family and friends have heard your story one too many times, but you still need to talk it out. Stephen Ministers are the After People. They are ready to come alongside you—or your friends, neighbors, coworkers, or relatives—and provide comfort and support for as long after as needed. To reach one of us, call 313-341-2302, and leave a message that you want to speak to a Stephen Minister.

TOUCH WOMEN’S CANCER SUPPORT MINISTRY

The Women’s Cancer Support is available to all women with a cancer diagnosis.

For more information or assistance, please call 313-861-1285 ext. 423

Thank you

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Saturday Night Worship Service has been suspended until the church is re-opened. In the meantime, please keep everyone in prayer.

The “Hour of Power” Service that meets each Wednesday, at 12 noon, has also been suspended.

We may not be able to get in the church, but WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRAISE SERVICE is still alive and well via ZOOM.

Please ZOOM in to the Wednesday Night Praise Service June 17, 2020 at 7PM with Words of Encouragement from our Pastor

Rev. Charles C. Adams Presented by the Third Sunday Team

Join via Zoom: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9463240430?pwd=YjU1K1cyWEVrRXF1S1Zpbks2MWxuQT09 Meeting ID: 946 324 0430 Password: 017344 or Via Telephone conference call: 1-253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 946 324 0430 Password: 017344

"Prayer is the key, but faith unlocks the door."

HARTFORD’S COVID-19 SUPPORT MINISTRY

We are pleased to announce Hartford ‘s COVID-19 Support Ministry. This team is equipped for the work of Ministry to individuals desiring support concerning feelings such as grief, loss, fear, loneliness, sadness or anxiety. You may ask to speak to a member of the COVID-19 Support Ministry by calling (313) 475-0316.

Mission

The Hartford COVID-19 Support Ministry is a referral service for individuals seeking support concerning feelings such as grief, loss, fear, loneliness, sadness or anxiousness.

Goal

Connect Individuals to supportive volunteers who provide brief pro bono support as well as contact information for community agencies.

Objective

Provide support via teleconference or videoconference

Philosophy

The HMBC COVID-19 Support Ministry functions on the belief that all individuals, regardless of religious affiliation, are entitled to supportive care during this COVID-19 crisis. When more intense intervention is indicated, our Ministry will refer those individuals to their community mental health center.

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BEREAVEMENT NOTICES Terran Tucker Soleair Tucker

Deacon Lois Parker Deacon William

Parker Doris Reeves

Pye Funeral Home Detroit, MI

Monday 06/08/2020

FH: 9:30a Svc: 10:30a

Thomas Nelson Brewer Trustee Patricia Brewer

Calhoun Funeral Home

Bedford Hgts., OH

Tuesday 06/09/2020

Svc: 10:00a

Ardessia Hathorne Deacon Larry Hathorne

HMBC Thursday 06/11/2020

FH: 12:30p Svc: 1:00p

Elijah Walker Deacon Harold Holmes

Swanson Funeral Home

Detroit, MI

Thursday 06/11/2020

FH: 3:00p Svc: 4:00p

Joanne Braggs Harold Braggs HMBC Friday 06/26/2020

FH: 12:00n Svc: 12:30p

Lena Whitlow Vonzie Whitlow Zena Whitlow

HMBC Saturday 06/27/2020

FH: 10:00a Svc: 11:00a

Rosalind Douglas Eleanor Tucker Arrangements Incomplete

Ernest Ndukwe Arrangements Incomplete

Wallace Hamilton Elois Hamilton Pam Parker

Arrangements Incomplete

Curtis Cabil Gloria McCollum Arrangements Incomplete

For additional information on these names and others, please see the notices as posted on the bulletin

board in the north corridor or call the Church Office.

WE NEED TO KNOW HOW TO CONTACT YOU!!! Please help us to keep your address information current. Take the time to fill out the information including your email address, and give it to an usher or leave it in the Church Office. Thank you.

__________________________________________________________ ____________________________ NAME MEMBERSHIP NO. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________ ADDRESS HOME PHONE ___________________________________ _______ __________________ _______________________________ CITY ST ZIP CELL PHONE _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EMAIL ADDRESS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, NOTIFY ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________ NAME PHONE

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IN THE HOSPITAL/REHABILITATION CENTERS

Sinai Grace Hospital, Detroit, MI Mildred Goff

William Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn, MI Exie Stanley

William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI Gwen Persons

Ascension Providence Hospital, Detroit, MI Anderson Tucker

Henry Ford Main Hospital, Detroit, MI Esther Cherry

Heartland Rehab, Troy, MI Sherry Freeman

SKLD Livonia Nursing Home, Livonia, MI Jacqueline Mathis

Heartland Health Ctr., Livonia., MI Daisy Bryant Aaron

Regency at Canton, Canton, MI Robert Washington Jr.

SKLD West Bloomfield, W. Bloomfield, MI Wayne Kennerly

HARTFORD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH 103 YEARS OF WORSHIP TO GOD AND SERVICE TO GOD PEOPLE

Hartford Memorial Baptist Church celebrates 100 years of loving God and serving the world community. The Rev. Edgar Wendell Edwards served as founding pastor from 1917 to 1920 when he relocated to Chicago. After a diligent search, the Church called the Rev. Charles A. Hill Sr., assistant to the Rev. Robert L. Bradby Sr., of Detroit’s historic Second Baptist Church. Installed as pastor in November of 1920, he served for 48 years until his retirement on his 75 th Birthday, April 28, 1968. During his progressive pastorate, Dr. Hill built new church facilities on the corner of Hartford and Milford and subsequently, a community and recreation facility. He was a strong supporter of organized labor; UAW Ford Local 600 was organized at Hartford Church. An outspoken champion of civil rights in the difficult days before the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Hill was at the forefront of the struggle for equality in the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s. He was one of the first Blacks to run for the Detroit City Council. Courageously, he opened the Hartford pulpit to such nonconformists as W.E.B. DuBois and Paul Robeson.

On April 6, 1969, Hartford gleefully received its son, Charles Gilchrist Adams, as pastor of the church in which he had been reared, indoctrinated, baptized, licensed, ordained and married. At that time, Dr. Adams, an honors graduate of the University of Michigan and Harvard Divinity School, had just begun his seventh year as pastor of the historic Concord Baptist Church in Boston, New England’s largest African American congregation. Having burned the old mortgage in 1971, Dr. Adams led Hartford into the current James Couzens’ facilities on April 10, 1977; under his strong and vigorous leadership, this mortgage was burned in 1983, nine years ahead of time. With an ever increasing church family, Hartford has become one of the largest church congregations in Detroit. Widely known for its music ministry, Hartford boasts of the largest pipe organ built by a Black church. Choir loft expansions, upgraded audio/video equipment and redesigned lighting in the Sanctuary are only part of the ongoing renovations.

Dr. Adams’ vision of community outreach led to the establishment of The AGAPE (LOVE) HOUSE for charitable and community ministries. Formerly housed in properties purchased across the freeway on James Couzens, The AGAPE HOUSE, now temporarily located in the Church, continues to offer needed social services that include the Daily Senior Citizens’ Program, Hunger Task Force, Bookstore, Taping Ministry, Scholarship and College Preparation Programs, Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous.

Hartford has purchased commercial real estate along Seven Mile Road, supporting the establishment of fast food restaurants, such as McDonald’s, Long John Silver and Kentucky Fried Chicken and other businesses. A Super Kmart was built on church property and employed hundreds of local residents. Today, on the same church property, Home Depot continues to provide employment and a tax base for the city and state. On other church properties, Hartford has established the Head Start Agency, a Tutorial Program and the Hartford Institute for Biblical Studies.

Recently, Hartford, under the leadership of Dr. Adams, purchased 5.5 acres of land located on the former Meyers Road campus of Lewis College of Business. The design and plans are in progress for the utilization of this site for Hartford Village, a senior residential community, Dr. Adams’ and Hartford’s greatly expanded vision for community outreach — an assisted living complex, gymnasiums for seniors and youth, a performing arts auditorium and health facilities and The AGAPE HOUSE programs.

Over the last decade Hartford Memorial Baptist Church has continued to grow spiritually and physically. In 2010, Hartford established the Hartford Education Center. In 2012, we launched our website as well as video streaming, enabling us to become a worldwide ministry. Also, in 2012, Pastor Adams completed his five year tenure as a full professor at Harvard Divinity School and as the first William and Lucille Nickerson Professor of the Practice of Ethics and Ministry. In 2013, we began Phase I of the Capital Campaign to complete renovations and updates to the church’s physical structure and equipment. In 2014, we acquired Luger Park. In 2015, we broke ground and in 2016, we completed the construction of Hartford Village, the premier senior living community. Also in 2015, Hartford became a Michigan Historical Site and was dedicated as “Historical” Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in 2016. May God in all his glory continue to lead us through the next 100 years and beyond.

In 2007, Dr. Adams was selected as the first professor of the Practice of Ethics and of Ministry at Harvard University. His full teaching schedule at Harvard has not prevented his weekly delivery of soul-saving sermons at Hartford. Assisting him is his son, the Rev. Charles Christian Adams, who was unanimously elected as Presiding Pastor by the congregation. In 2019, by vote of the congregation, he was elected Pastor, thus continuing the Adams’ pulpit legacy. We celebrate and praise God for the ever expanding ministry of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church.