St. Paul’s Annual Women’s Day Celebration By Tricia Hall

Sojourner’s Truth Reporter

“We are Women of Faith, Value and Vision” was the theme for this year’s St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church’s Women’s Day, which, as usual, was commemorated over an entire weekend – starting with the Women’s Day Luncheon on Saturday, September 14. The theme was inspired from Biblical scripture I Corinthians 15:10.

This year’s luncheon speaker was Sister El’Freda Agboka, who came down from the Detroit area to deliver her message of faith, value and vision.

Saturday’s program opened with Opal Allen’s worship leader and a scripture reading by Dorothy McDougal. Soloist Dorothy Gray of Search-Lite Community Church offered The Lord’s Prayer and Dawn Scotland offered words of welcome, followed by soloist Deborah Gardner’s song of Praise.

Agboka, a native of Starkville, Mississippi and graduate of Louisiana State University, is a motivational speaker who was a longtime employee of General Motors specializing in communications. She currently works with several nonprofit organizations one of which focuses on touching, encouraging and assisting women in all phases of their lives and another that reaches out to assist victims of human trafficking.

Agboka, in delivering the message of faith, value and vision, spoke of the need to put God’s will into action. “It’s one thing to be ‘hearers’ of God’s will,” she said. “We have to be ‘doers’ of God’s will. Once you believe that then you understand your value.”

Agboka encouraged the congregation to “have vision from what God says – not just anyone’s vision but God’s vision – then the impossible can take place.” The following day, Sunday, the St. Paul MBC sanctuary was filled in celebration of the annual Women’s Day service.

“I want to thank my pastor and of course the women of St. Paul. We are who we are by the grace of God. Our luncheon yesterday was fabulous, and we have so many talented women at this church. To God be the glory,” explained Daisy Fisher, Women’s Day chairperson.
 

Sunday’s celebration began with a joint Sunday school led by Rev. Marcia Dinkins, and then morning service led by Minister Barbie Harrison of Third Baptist Church. “I know we’ll have a good time today. The theme today is truly a message,” shared Minister Harrison.