With an agreement reached about the proposition for rebuilding Stax and the discussion of adding a music academy for the neighborhood children to the master plan, the assembled group set out to make it a reality. They decided to act as quickly as possible and focused on five major areas to make the project a success. Ewarton codified the first three areas of focus in its “Soulsville, USA Revitalization and Concept Plan.” First was the acquisition and control of the real estate on the East McLemore block between College and Neptune. Second, lie in the fundraising and advocacy on behalf of the Stax Museum and Music Academy. The third focus was in the acquisition of a license to use the Stax name from then owner of Stax’s intellectual property, Fantasy Records. In …show more content…
That is why I met with Bishop Patterson, which literally for them was like meeting the pope…Deanie Parker got me a meeting with the Bishop… He was the head of the whole church, at the mother church and I think he was helpful….I felt like I was going to the Vatican. I walk down the corridor, there’s nobody in the room, massive room. And there was tons of back conversations… He called the Reverend (Smith). I don’t know what he said but things did move a little quicker after that…But most importantly, the biggest message we had to them was time. It has been ten years (since COGIC tore down the building). Without offending them, what do you want to do, just put some money in your pocket (for the church), it was donated to you so just call it a day.
After Bishop Patterson’s intervention, South Side Church of God in Christ sold the abandoned Stax lot to Ewarton for $100,000 and Ewarton completed its control of the real estate on the Stax block. This was $50,000 less than Otis Higgs, the attorney for the South Side Church of God in Christ, proposed in 1989 in the
There have been many priest that I have known that have impacted me in certain ways. I think there is one that stands out from the others. Father Anthony Gerber is the priest at my parish St. Theodore. He arrived at our parish after our old priest retired. Father Gerber has only been with us for a short time, yet has still impacted me as a person and as a catholic.
Just over a year ago my dad was called to be the pastor. God gave him the vision that
Haslett Community Church continued holding services above the Township Hall, but as attendance grew, a building committee was appointed on December 9, 1954, to plan for the church’s own building. Building plans progressed rapidly, and on January 21, 1955, a church building site was selected and purchased for $3,500. Those involved in the early days of the Haslett Community Church were united in their purpose and included persons with many vocations – plumbers, electricians, painters,...
All the apartments in Henry Horner were falling apart, many of which were vacant. During the spring of 1989 inspections were taking place in the basements of Henry Horner projects by the Manager, Assistant Manager, and maintenance Superintendant. The reported conditions of the basements shocked me. An estimated two thousand appliances, refrigerators, kitchen cabinets, doors, burners, grates, etc. were standing in pools of water rusting away. The basement was heavily infedsted with roaches and flees. Dead rodents were lying in storage areas. The stench and odor was unbearable. After much fighting LaJoe finally got the Chicago Housing Authority employees to clean the basement.
Stax Music Academy has helped shape the lives of thousands of young people. It is a non-profit school who not only teaches music, but also English, math, etc. Many students have emerged from there to go on to be nationally or even internationally known. (Stax Museaum)
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Soon after the priest had gotten there, he planned to start building a school and a church. The priest served the church for a long time until the year 1909. The priest came from all over South Carolina to help lead the church. The mass there at the church was held twice a month. It was held on the fourth and the second
...n me. Know one approached me and asked me if I needed a bible, or even attempted to assist me with my awkwardness. I know all of these things would have happened at my church or any Baptist church for that matter. Essentially, the decision is up to the practitioner and the experience has definitely made me appreciate being a Baptist.
Here is an example from my own experience, a story that I blush to recount. A few years ago, at an international conference held in an exotic and luxurious setting, a prestigious professor invited me to his room for what he said would be an intellectual discussion on matters of theoretical importance.
After seeing though the eyes of my pastor I’ve come to realize the importance of faith and committing to one’s beliefs. Returning to church after two massive losses has helped my mother in many ways and it has also taught me as a young man how small things that I could do would turn to have a big impact on someone’s life the same way my pastor impacted my life and the life of my siblings.
In the mix of creating some of the nation’s greatest hits and improving the community, the Stax Museum also known as Soulsville USA previously known as Satellite records changed the dynamics of South Memphis neighborhood and shifted the community for the best making the area a spot for business and success. Two siblings by the name of Jim Stewart and Estelle Axon created this studio to originally support local artist and make signature sounds that would carry on for generations. This studio created hope opportunity and unity not only in the neighborhood of south Memphis but in the city of Memphis.
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At last I arrived, unmolested except for the rain, at the hefty decaying doors of the church. I pushed the door and it obediently opened, then I slid inside closing it surreptitiously behind me. No point in alerting others to my presence. As I turned my shoulder, my gaze was held by the magnificence of the architecture. It never fails to move me. My eyes begin by looking at the ceiling, and then they roam from side to side and finally along the walls drinking in the beauty of the stained glass windows which glowed in the candle light, finally coming to rest on the altar. I slipped into the nearest pew with the intention of saying a few prayers when I noticed him. His eyes were fixated upon me. I stared at the floor, but it was too late, because I was already aware that he wasn’t one of the priests, his clothes were all wrong and his face! It seemed lifeless. I felt so heavy. My eyes didn’t want to obey me. Neither did my legs. Too late I realised the danger! Mesmerised, I fell asleep.
have being so drastic; since they couldn’t use a long term goal to establish the new strategy