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Pastor Shirley Caesar to be honored with birthday, anniversary celebrations

This week, Mt. Calvary Word of Faith Church is hosting services to celebrate the birthday and pastoral anniversary of its shepherdess, Pastor Shirley Caesar.  Pastor Caesar’s birthday is October 13.

Services take place Tuesday, October 11 through Thursday, October 13 at 7:30 PM nightly.  Featured speakers are Pastor Aaron McNair, Associate Pastor Wess Morgan, and Elder Kervy Brown.

Mt. Calvary Word of Faith Church is located at 3100 Sanderford Road in Raleigh, NC.
I personally wish Pastor Caesar a huge happy birthday and pastoral anniversary!  She looks and sounds as heavenly as ever.

“Happy birthday, Dr. Thomas Dorsey!”

Dr. Thomas A. Dorsey, recognized as the “Father of Gospel Music,” would have turned 102 today.  His most famous gospel composition is “Take My Hand, Precious Lord,” though he wrote over 1000 blues and gospel songs during his lifetime.
May we never forget the pioneers on whose shoulders we stand.

Bishop Harold Ivory Williams, Sr., celebrates 90th birthday this weekend

Bishop Harold Ivory Williams, Sr., former Presiding Prelate and Senior Bishop of the Mount Calvary Holy Church of America (MCHCA), Inc., will be honored this weekend at his 90th birthday celebration.

The celebration will be held at Mount Calvary Word of Faith Church on Sunday, April 17, 2011, at 5:00pm.  The guest speaker is Rev. John Flowers, Jr.  Bishop Williams’ wife, Pastor Shirley Caesar-Williams, is the host pastor.

Mount Calvary Word of Faith Church is located at 3100 Sanderford Road in Raleigh, NC.

Bishop Williams led MCHCA for more than 37 years as Senior Bishop before choosing to take emeritus status in 2008. 

Happy birthday and God’s blessings to you, Bishop Williams!

“Happy birthday, Rev. Al Green!”

GMF wishes a very happy birthday to The Reverend Al Green, who turns 65 today.

Green serves his Full Gospel Tabernacle congregation in Memphis as pastor while continuing to travel as both a gospel and R&B performer. Among his accolades are multiple Grammys, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and the distinction of being one of Rolling Stone magazine’s “100 Greatest Artists of All Time.”  He is also a Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductee.

Green’s most recent achievement is that his chart-topping 70’s hit, “Let’s Stay Together” has been selected this year for inclusion in the National Recording Registry for preservation in the Library of Congress.  On that note, happy birthday and congratulations, Rev. Green.