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Lots of singing of the old hymns and special music.
When Music Director, Reid Day, didn't know one of the hymns requested by the congregation, the individuals making the request had to come up and lead the singing.
The message was brought each evening by guest evengelist, Rev. Freddie C. Henderson.
Rev.
Henderson's ministry began 50 years ago at age 12 with an Exhorter's
license and continued a a student pastor through his high school and
college years. He has served the United Methodist Church as local
pastor in churches in the Baton Rouge area for close to forty years. He
has been Director of Financial Services at Morehouse College, Director of
Wesley Foundation Campus Ministry at Southern University, Juvinile
Chaplain at The Jetson Correctional Institute in Baker, LA.
Rev. Henderson has served on many of the boards and commitees at the district, conference and jurisdictional levels. He has been elected as a delegate to General and Jurisdictional Conferences and the years 1996, 2000, and 2004.
In 1998, Rev. Henderson was appointed Superintendent of the New Orleans District of the Louisiana Conference. In his last year there he was dealing with aftermath of the storms Katrina and Rita with all the churches in the District affected, some of which are still closed.
In June 2006, he was appointed Director of Disaster Preparedness for the Louisiana Annual Conference. This ministry entails building emergency preparedness into the culture of our churches across the Louisiana Anual Conference.
Afterward there was lot's of fellowship -
Lot's of couchon de lais -
And lot's of deserts !
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