SIXTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT’S FOUNDERS’ WEEKEND (GNR)

1255 Druid Park Avenue,Augusta GA 30904

21 April, 2023

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On behalf of Bishop Thomas L. & Dr. Louise Brown, you are invited to come, celebrate and honor the birth of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Georgia! Founders’ Weekend, our Spring Gathering, hosted by our mother church, Trinity CME Church, 2930 Glenn Hills Dr., Augusta, GA 30906, Reverend Tommie Benjamin, pastor, will be held Friday, April 21 through Sunday, April 23, 2023. FOUNDER'S WEEKEND EVENTS (registration for Founder's Weekend is $50.00): Friday, April 21 One in the Spirit Banquet @ Paine College HEAL Complex (In-Person Only)Please see your Presiding Elder for tickets. Saturday, April 22 Business Session @ Paine College Gilbert Lambuth Memorial Chapel(In-Person Only) REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AND AVAILABLE VIA EVENTBRITE Historic Pilgrimage & Memorial Observance: Gravesite of Bishop Robert S. Williams Sunday, April 23 Morning Worship Service @ Trinity CME Church (Hybrid: Zoom)This event is open to the public. Reminders as you register: Registration for Founder's Weekend is $50.00 when paying your Elder directly; $54.57 if you pay through Eventbrite; and there is no cost for children and youth (ages 17 and under). If you paid $50.00 to your Elder, please remember to select Enter promo code and enter PaidElderFW and hit APPLY. This is the first step after hitting Tickets on the first page. Once the Joint Board Member has confirmed your payment with your Elder, you will receive a link for admission. Notification of your intent to attend the various activities is required upon registration. This is critically important as we prepare for transportation to and from the gravesite of Bishop Williams, as well as to obtain appropriate counts for the One in the Spirit Banquet. You must have a Banquet ticket to be admitted into the banquet hall. Your email address can only be used for one person only. If you use your email address for a second person, the first user is canceled out. Each registrant must have an individual email address. There are cutoff dates for the OITS Banquet and for the transport to the gravesite. Please register early!!! Shalom, Pansy R Washington Executive Coordinator