Charleston’s Black Ministerial Alliance Installs First Female President

CBMA NEWS …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012

Charleston's Black Ministerial Alliance Installs First Female President

The Charleston Black Ministerial Alliance, Inc. will sponsor an Installation Service
and Celebration of newly elected officers on Saturday, May 5, 4:00 p.m. at Grace Bible
Church, 600 Kanawha Boulevard W, where Rev. Matthew Watts is Pastor.

After four decades of service to the Charleston community and Greater Kanawha
Valley, this celebration marks a historic moment. Rev. Roberta Smith, Pastor of
Shaffer A.M.E. church will be installed as the Alliance's sixth President but the
first female pastor to hold this office. Member pastors, ministers and friends are
expected to honor the significance of this event by wearing their clerical attire. The
service is open to the public.

This event signals a significant milestone in the history of the CBMA. Rev. Paul
Gilmer, the Founding President of the CBMA from 1967-68, also served as
Charleston's first Black Fire Chief. His successor, Dr. James Perkins, initiated the
first Martin Luther King birthday celebration in the Kanawha Valley. His successor, Dr.
Braxton Broady, Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist on Charleston's Westside also served as its
elected representative on the City Council. When Rev. Emanuel Heyliger, Pastor of the
Ferguson Memorial Baptist in West Dunbar became CBMA's fourth President, he
initiated the Covenant Program in partnership with One Valley Bank (now BB&T) to
promote economic empowerment in the African-American community. It was also
during his tenure that the CBMA welcomed Rev. Roberta Smith and other women
ministers into the organization.

For the past eight years Rev. Dr. Lloyd Allan Hill has led the CBMA in responding to the
needs of youth in our community and has demonstrated vigilant passion to make
neighborhoods a safer place to live. As Rev. Hill passes the Presidential torch to Rev.
Roberta Smith, he commends the Alliance for it courageous choice of "the first woman
to lead the organization which speaks to the growth and maturity of the CBMA".

For further information contact: Rev. Lloyd Allan Hill, President (304) 421-1710
or Rev. Ron English, Publicity Coordinator (304) 766-7295

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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Motivational Interviewing workshop for Clergy: How to help change an addiction

Motivational Interviewing Workshop for Clergy:
Learn how to help change an addiction

Motivational Interviewing is an effective way to help people look at making changes in their lives, it is especially helpful for Pastors, in learning how to support people looking to find the motivation to change an addiction.

Thanks to several requests, we will be repeating Motivational Interviewing Class 1 on Thursday May 3 at the Unity Church on Bridge Road. Those who took class one the first time can come to the repeat for free!

Class 1 (repeat) - Thursday, May 3, 2012 (at Unity)

Class 2 - Thursday, May 24, 2012 (at Shoenbaum)

Class 3 - Thursday, June 7, 2012 (at Shoenbaum)

Classes start at 9:00 am and end at 11:45

Click here for more info:


Wishing you a great day!

Sky

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

Fwd: The God Upgrade- for CARLA

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Rabbi James Cohn <rabbi.mailbox@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 9:10 AM
Subject: The God Upgrade- for CARLA
To: Sky Kershner <skykershner@gmail.com>

Please distribute to CARLA

Temple Israel  -  Charleston WV

AUTHOR ENCOURAGES "GOD UPGRADE"

"It's time to upgrade your concept of God," says Rabbi Jamie Korngold.

Rabbi Korngold will explain how to "get the upgrade" at a program at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 3, at Temple Israel in Charleston.  The Temple's Rabbi Jim Cohn says, "People of all faiths, or no faith, are welcome."

"We insist on upgrades for our computer software," says Cohn.  "Nobody would use AOL 1.0 to send email in 2012.  Rabbi Korngold invites us to take the same approach in how we think about our religion."

Korngold says that her own religious stumbling block came when she admitted to herself that her rational mind "just couldn't buy into a God in the sky who writes down our deeds and rewards and punishes us accordingly."

That's when she researched and wrote a book, The God Upgrade, which describes how Jewish concepts of God have changed over the centuries. "By upgrading our God concept to one that is aligned with our modern sensibilities, the result is a Judaism that is both meaningful and accessible."

Cohn says that his congregation's progressive attitude and "natural curiosity" made Korngold's visit a logical choice for his Temple's Enrichment Committee.  A dedicated group at the Temple has been exploring her book in detail since October.

"We've enjoyed Rabbi Korngold's intellectual honesty and sense of humor," says Cohn, "as we've journeyed from the earliest ideas of God to some of the most influential modern theologies."

Cohn adds that the active involvement of non-Jewish participants in the year-long book discussion shows that Korngold's May 3 visit "will be of interest to people of all religious orientations."

Rabbi Korngold is an ordained Reform rabbi and the founder and executive director of the Adventure Rabbi Program, based in Boulder, Colorado. She is nationally recognized for her innovative work combining religion and nature. A favorite of the media, she has been featured by Good Morning America, National Geographic, NPR, and the New York Times.

For more information, visit www.templeisraelwv.org or call the Temple Israel office at 304-342-5852.

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Sky Kershner, 304-346-9689 x13
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
www.kpcc.com

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Fwd: From Jim Lewis--Jimmy Creech Information--Attached

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <ejlchas@aol.com>
Date: Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 3:02 PM
Subject: From Jim Lewis--Jimmy Creech Information--Attached
To: skyk@kpcc.com

A Weekend with Jimmy Creech
April 27-29, 2012

 

SAGA (Straight And Gay Alliance) at St. John's Episcopal Church in Charleston, WV is sponsoring a weekend with Jimmy Creech, co-founder of Faith in America, Inc. and a former ordained elder in The United Methodist Church.  He was defrocked by the UMC after he celebrated a covenant ceremony for two women in September 1997.  Jimmy recently published Adam's Gift, detailing his experiences of the Church's struggle to welcome and accept lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons.  All events, except for the film on Friday evening, will be held at St. John's at the corner of Quarrier Street E. and Leon Sullivan Way.

Friday, April 27

Luncheon meeting with religious leaders, counselors, and legislative folks, etc. in Room 208 & 209  from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Lunch is either brown bag, or you may purchase lunch for a fee of $5 (salad and wraps).  Please send an e-mail to saga2ndsunday@gmail.com or call 304-346-5633 by Thursday, April 26 to request lunch.  No registration fee.

"Love Free or Die" will be shown at the WVSU Capitol Theatre on Summers Street at 7 PM.  This event is sponsored by Bridges of Grace United Church of Christ and will be followed by a panel discussion which will include Mr. Creech and others.  The film is about Gene Robinson, the first openly gay person to become a bishop in the Episcopal Church. There is no charge for this event. 

Saturday, April 28

Open community forum at St. John's from 7:00-9:00 PM in Hunter Hall.  There is no charge for this event, but monetary donations will be graciously received to help offset the cost of Mr. Creech's visit.

Sunday, April 29

Mr. Creech will be delivering the sermon at the 10:30 AM worship service at St. John's on Sunday.

If you have any further enquiries about SAGA and/or this event, please email SAGA at saga2ndsunday@gmail.com. You may also visit SAGA's website at http://sagaofstjohns.weebly.com or call 304-346-5633 for further information

Sky: Here's the information on Jimmy for Carla. Thanks for your help.  I have to come all the way up here to Stonewall Resort to touch base  with you. It's a strange and circuitous way to communicate? 

Jim

 

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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Fwd: FW:

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From: Jacquet, Mary K <Mary.K.Jacquet@wv.gov>
Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 1:45 PM
Subject: FW:
To: "Sky Kershner (sky@kpcc.com)" <sky@kpcc.com>

 

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Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 8:50 AM
To: Jacquet, Mary K
Subject: RE:

 

 

 

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Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 8:41 AM
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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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CARLA Meeting - This Thurs Apr 5 at 9am at Army Nat Guard

CARLA Meeting
Thurs, Apr 5, at 9am at Army Nat Guard
Chaplain Bruce Reed hosting

I believe we will be meeting at the
Tackett Family Readiness Center,
Air National Guard
1703 Coonskin Drive,
Charleston, WV

It is the building on the right at the top of the hill
buzz to get through the gate

Sky

Directions to The Tackett Family Readiness Center:

 

Take Greenbrier Street toward the Airport.  Stay in right hand lane and follow signs to the National Guard Headquarters.

Turn left onto Coonskin Drive (at GoMart).

Turn into the first entrance to the first parking lot on the right.  There is a small box on the left to buzz past the gate.

Drive past the front of the large building and the Tackett Family Readiness Center will be on the hill.

There is limited parking on the hill, but ample parking below.

Thurs, Apr 5, 9am	New Family Programs Building at our Joint Forces Headquarters, Army Nat Guard	Chaplain Bruce Reed
Tues, May 1, 9am	St George Co-Cathedral	Fr Olof Scott

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689