Franklinton Center Day 2022 Schedule

Saturday, August 6, 2022

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

WELCOME HOME CELEBRATION

Gathering in the Auditorium; Overflow Seating: Tent

Gathering Music

Welcome………….……………………………..Rev. Dr. Henry T. Simmons

Chair, Board of Trustees, FCAB

Prayer of Invocation………………………………………Rev. Stephen Camp

Council of Elders, FCAB

Choral Selection…………………….Mt. Calvary United Church of Christ Choir

Durham, NC

Welcome and Mission Overview…………………..Rev. Elly Mendez Angulo

Program Manager & Interim Executive Director, FCAB

Financial Appeal & Support Celebration………………….Mr. Rick Copeland

Council of Elders, FCAB

Presentation of Speaker………………………………..Rev. Dr. Yvonne Delk

Council of Elders Representative to the FCAB Board of Trustees

Choral Selection………….………Mt. Calvary United Church of Christ Choir

Keynote Address………………………………Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr.

President, Healing of the Nations Foundation

Honoring Vivian Lucas………………………….Rev. Dr. Henry T. Simmons

Choral Selection………….………Mt. Calvary United Church of Christ Choir

Closing Remarks & Benediction……………..….Rev. Dr. Henry T. Simmons

12 NOON – 1:00 PM

CELEBRATING OUR HISTORICAL ROOTS

Gathering under the Tent

Gathering Music by Combined Choirs

New Macedonia Christian Church, Norfolk, VA

Union Congregational Christian Church, Norfolk, VA

Zion Christian Church, Suffolk, VA

Celebrating Our History                                        Rev. Dr. Henry T. Simmons

The Afro Christian Archive Receives

The Rev. Joseph M. Copeland Collection                 Rev. Dr. Yvonne V. Delk

Tributes From                                                                    Mr. Joseph Copeland

New Macedonia – Rev. Patricia Crawley Ricks

Zion – Mrs. Clarine Jones

Letter from Union – Rev. Hugo Morrison

Union – Rev. Linda Clark

Conference & Wider Church – Rev. Dr. Edward Davis

Choral Selection by Combined Choirs

Remarks And Sending Forth                                    Rev. Elly Mendez Angulo

Program Manager & Interim Executive Director

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

THE TABLE IS SET

Gathering in the Dining Hall; Overflow Seating: Tent

Lunch is Served & Vendors Space is Officially Open

Campus Walking Tours (see us at the FCAB Booth)

3:00 – 3:30 PM

WALK OF HONOR CEREMONY

Memorial Bricks Walk, Hospitality House II

4:00 PM       Thank you for coming and please remember that we look forward to Welcoming you back home to FCAB on August 5, 2023!