by Eron Henry | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog, News, News
August 18, 2022
Lott Carey international programs continue apace despite the adverse impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic that caused widespread disruptions and dislocations.
Executive Secretary-Treasurer Rev. Emmett Dunn reported to the 125th Annual Session in New Orleans that projects, programs and emergency relief were carried out in roughly one dozen countries.
This includes disaster relief assistance in Haiti, South Africa, Ukraine, and the United States; support to more than 12,000 students in India, Liberia, Nigeria, and Guyana; free medical care for leprosy patients in India; and HIV/AIDS education, prevention, care, and support in Ethiopia.
More than $1.1 million were given in mission support and approximately 60,000 meals were packaged through the Kids Against Hunger initiative.
Rev. Dunn hopes the ministry and mission of Lott Carey will “inspire you to remain engaged as together we embrace all that God is calling us to be and do.”
The 125th Annual Session comes at a difficult time for the global mission agency. “The last two-plus years have been challenging for us here in the United States and worldwide,” Rev. Dunn told the roughly 700 face-to-face and virtual participants.
“Notwithstanding, we took the initiative to maintain our commitments to all our partners, including responding to needs brought on by Covid-19.”
There was indeed much to celebrate. The 125th Annual Session is the first to be presided over by the first female president, Rev. Dr. Gina Stewart, and it is the first hybrid Annual Session ever held.
It also happens when the organization marks the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the Rev. Lott Carey on the African continent. A pilgrimage to West Africa is planned later in the year to celebrate and commemorate the milestone.
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.
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August 17, 2022
For more than 50 years, Lott Carey has been a constant support to the Caribbean/South American nation of Guyana.
Superintend of the Guyana Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Brenda Harewood, told the 125th Annual Session in New Orleans that “Lott Carey is a sister-friend that can be counted on.”
She recounts the global mission agency continued support during the recent Covid-19 pandemic that enabled students to receive materials and continue school. Even in circumstance where they lacked technological capacity or amenities.
A question that rural communities in Guyana and elsewhere needed to answer was, “How do you minister when there is no streaming services available?”
Rev. Harewood lauded Lott Carey for “providing a high touch support to rural communities” that answered the question.
The school materials it provided “compensated for lack of technology and enabled students to continue their education.”
She is “grateful that it continues to invest in lives,” that it “puts people before things,” and that the organization “partners with God to transform God’s world.”
The Guyana Missionary Baptist Church requires additional assistance in building infrastructure and repairing structures. She noted that several buildings in Guyana are both old and termite infested.
Rev. Harewood has had a longstanding association with Lott Carey. She is the former director of the Pastoral Excellence Program and was regional liaison for the Caribbean and South America.
Ministries of the Guyana Missionary Baptist Church include a health center and hospital, church-based food distribution centers, and learning clubs for primary and high school students.
The Annual Session, held August 15-18, 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.
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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.
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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.
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