F. I. R. E.
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NEWSLETTER
ission In
Action
By Sister Johnnie Stockton
The annual Mt Moriah Missionary Baptist Church of
Palm Bay where the Dr. Quintin P. Woods Sr. is
Pastor and Deacon Moses Harvin is the Summit
Coordinator held its 24th Annual Summit of Seven
Boys and Men Conference on June 10-12. This
year’s theme for the Summit was “Finding your Gift;
People Helping People.” Like previous years, the
outpour of community support was tremendous and
the Summit was very successful. On Friday evening,
June 10th there was an icebreaker open to males and
females. During the icebreaker the Buffalo Soldiers
demonstrated safety tips on motor cycle riding.
Some of the young ones had the opportunity to sit on
the motor cycles. There were a bounce house for the
children to enjoy the outside environment and
release some energy. Saturday June 11th at 8 am all
who attended the weekend conference was served a
hearty breakfast before the workshops began. There
were several workshops lead by facilitators who
were very knowledgeable of their prospective areas.
Some of the workshop subjects were, Legal Matters
and Engineering & Robotics. There were special
workshops for the adult males as well, It’s Time to
be a Parent Again and College Dating. After the
workshops there were a luncheon where two
dynamic speakers Attorney Michael SandersRandall and Dr. Wendell Raulerson gave words of
encouragement and life experiences to the youth in
attendance. Mrs. Enid Roberts of the Melbourne
Palm Bay Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc. gave a presentation on Dressing for
Success during the luncheon.
Throughout the weekend conference there were
several informative information tables displayed.
The best part of the weekend was the prizes given
from bikes to electronic devices donated by local
merchants and individuals. To culminate the Summit
weekend, Sunday, June 12th at 8:00 am Rev Dr. Wendell
Quarter 3, 2016
Raulerson Senior Pastor of Greater Bethlehem
Baptist Church in Deland FL was the speaker and Dr.
Desmond Blackburn the 1st Black Brevard County
Public Schools Superintendent was the 11:00 am
speaker. Both speakers were very inspiring and
challenged the Summit attendees to find their gifts
and pass it on by helping others. To God be the Glory
for all He’s done for this year’s Summit of Seven,
Boys and Men Conference success. Check out Mt.
Moriah Facebook Page for more pictures.