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!