by Eron Henry | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog, News, News
August 16, 2022
Since 2015, Lott Carey and its partners have provided tens of thousands of dollars in support and assistance to Mission of Grace in Haiti.
This was revealed during Lott Carey’s 125th Annual Session in New Orleans, Louisiana, from August 15-19.
Mission of Grace was founded in September 2009 by Mrs. Linotte Joseph and her husband, Jean. Lott Carey support includes disaster relief, hunger relief, education, and volunteers.
Mrs. Joseph told the roughly 500 persons gathered in New Orleans that “Lott Carey showed up” when her mission and country needed help the most. “Being with Lott Carey means being with family.”
Among the things she disclosed were the $20,000 that Lott Carey sent immediately after the 2021 earthquake, the roofing of about 1,000 homes after the disaster, meals for 15,000 families for seven days, tents to help house the 390 students in the Mission of Grace school, and funding for 45 teachers in three schools.
Two Lott Carey partners, Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Arlington, Virginia, and First Baptist Church of North Brentwood, Maryland, sent more than $100,000 to build a school for more than 300 students.
“When you open schools, you close so many prisons,” Mrs. Joseph said about the educational support.
Most impressive were the Lott Carey partner volunteers who showed up. “The children saw those who turned up as big uncles,” Mrs. Joseph told the attendees at the specially organized mission dinner.
Executive Secretary-Treasurer Rev. Emmett Dunn told the Annual Session that Lott Carey will send another 60,000 meals to Haiti by Christmas of this year, as well as a team of volunteers.
The Annual Session incorporates Bible Study, worship, mission education classes, mission service opportunities, and presentations on issues of concern such as human trafficking, voting rights and social justice. There are special events for children and youth, among other activities and programs.
by Eron Henry | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog, News, News
August 15, 2022
Almost 500 participants are gathering for the 125th Annual Session of the Lott Carey Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, from August 15-18.
Aspects of the meeting will be streamed live with the involvement of approximately 200 virtual registrants.
The Annual Session incorporates Bible Study, worship, mission education classes, mission service opportunities, and presentations on issues of concern such as human trafficking, voting rights and social justice. There will be special events for children and youth, among other activities and programs.
“We are delighted to have our largest face to face gathering of Lott Carey partners from around the world since the global Covid-19 pandemic,” declared Executive Secretary-Treasurer Rev. Emmett Dunn.
“This is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect old ties and establish new ones. We look forward to discerning as we worship, pray, discuss, and debate among ourselves, the mind and will of God for these times.”
The Annual Session theme is “Embrace,” and is drawn from Matthew 28:19-20.
Preachers include Rev. Dr. J. Michael Sanders, Rev. Vernon Gordon, Rev. Brenda K. Harewood, Rev. Traci Blackmon, Rev. Dr. Jesse T. Williams, Jr., and Lott Carey President Rev. Dr. Gina M. Stewart.
Among others, guest presenters are Rev. Willie D. Francois, III, Rev. Dr. Brianna K. Parker, Rev. Dr. Robert C. Scott, Minister Brenda Troy, Dr. Ellyn Jo Waller, Bishop Leah Daughtry, and several Lott Carey mission partners.
A mobile app allows persons to connect, access the schedule, and get updates.
“We welcome the Lott Carey family to join us, from wherever you are, as we celebrate what God has done in and through us and continue to offer ourselves to the realization of God’s kingdom,” Rev. Dunn said.
by Eron Henry | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog, News, News
August 2, 2022
Rev. Dr. Amanda Haines is Lott Carey’s new director of mission partnerships and special projects.
She will oversee planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of a broad range of activities relating to Lott Carey’s foreign and domestic mission partnerships.
Dr. Haines works out of the Office of the Executive Secretary-Treasurer/CEO.
She brings extensive experience in church administration, youth leadership, and global engagement. She was president of the Baptist World Alliance Youth Department from 2013-2021 and youth pastor and church administrator for Shiloh Baptist Church in Norfolk, Virginia, between 2014 and 2022.
Dr. Haines has had longstanding association with Lott Carey, serving on its Leadership Team from 2010 to 2017 and as Youth Team Leader from 2007 to 2010.
“Dr. Haines is no stranger to the Lott Carey family,” said Rev. Emmett Dunn, Lott Carey’s executive secretary-treasurer. “Her appointment is a demonstration of Lott Carey’s commitment to ensure that our younger leaders are afforded the opportunity to share in shaping the direction of our missional thrust as we seek to embrace the present and future.”
She has had mission and ministry engagements in several countries, including Bahamas, Brazil, Guyana, Haiti, Kenya, Netherlands, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turkey.
Dr. Haines holds a doctoral degree in Global Leadership from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Theological Seminary of Virginia Union University, a master’s degree from the Divinity School of Duke University, and a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
by Eron Henry | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog, News, News
July 5, 2022
The Thriving Congregations Initiative will help pastors, lay leaders and the congregations they serve to recognize and respond to changing social and cultural contexts, clarify values, and cultivate Christian practices that strengthen their vitality, faithfulness, and effectiveness.
The program will facilitate four cohorts consisting of 8 to 12 congregational teams comprising pastors and three lay leaders. We envision supporting 50-60 congregations on a journey toward thriving.
Click on the link below to read, download and share the Thriving in Congregations letter from Executive Secretary-Treasurer Rev. Emmett Dunn.
by Eron Henry | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog, News, News
May 31, 2022
The Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention is deeply concerned by the levels of gun violence and the tragic loss of innocent lives in the United States.
We express condolences and offer our prayerful support to families and associates who mourn the painful and irreplaceable loss of their loved ones.
The Gun Violence Archive reports that the shooting at the Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, which claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers, is the 213th mass shooting this year. Education Week reports that the shooting at Robb Elementary is the 27th school shooting this year. Everytown For Gun Safety reports that more than 1,530 people have been killed in mass shootings since 2009.
These figures do not speak of the mental, psychological, and emotional trauma that victims and their families experience. They do not tell the stories of social dislocation and horror. The spiritual harm done to the young and old alike cannot be measured.
As the Robb school shooting happened, the nation was still grappling with the racist attack that killed 10 innocent Americans while they did their supermarket shopping in Buffalo, New York, on May 14.
We at Lott Carey call on federal, state, and local authorities to take the necessary steps to stem the level of violence to save the lives of Americans, including innocent, defenseless children.
We implore political leaders to pass the requisite legislations to ensure that lethal weapons do not end up in the hands of the criminally minded.
We call on churches to take actions to prevent gun violence, to provide pastoral care to those who suffer violence, and to engage in initiatives that will bring about peace and reconciliation.
Such actions may include public awareness campaigns on gun violence, sponsoring regular educational conferences on gun violence and its prevention, and liturgies and sermons reflecting the love of the One who rejected violence and vengeance.
We propose that church sanctuaries and other resources be made available as places of refuge and hope for those who suffer violence, and that pastors and congregations offer the Prince of Peace as the Christian alternative to violence and power.
As one nation, under God, the United States is obliged to protect the lives of its citizens and residents, and to value human lives over guns.
Rev. Emmett Dunn
Executive Secretary-Treasurer
Lott Carey
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