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It houses a 2,500-seat "Convenarium" for Sunday worship services and young adult ministries and a number of halls for other ministries covering different ages and life stages. [18] Groups meet once a week for Bible study, fellowship and ministry work.
The Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship was established by Bishop Paul S. Morton Sr. in 1994 within New Orleans, Louisiana, [2] though it began as a movement within the National Baptist Convention, USA in 1992. [5] From 25,000 to 30,000 attended the first conference of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship in 1994. [9]
The name "Palm Sunday" is a misnomer; the "verba" or "dwarfed spruce" is used instead. According to tradition, on the Saturday before Palm Sunday the Lithuanians take special care in choosing and cutting well-formed branches, which the women-folk decorate with flowers. The flowers are meticulously tied onto the branches, making the "Verba".
This year, Palm Sunday is on Sunday, April 2, 2023, but every year, it's celebrated for the same important reason: to commemorates Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem.
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Christ Fellowship started in 1984 as a small Bible study with 40 people in Dr. Tom and Donna Mullins' living room and has grown to be one of the largest churches in America. [3] [4] [5] Tom resigned from his job as athletic director at the Palm Beach State College in March 1985 to pursue ministry full-time. [6]
Born into a Christian family, his father pastored two congregations, one in Windsor, Ontario and the other in Detroit, Michigan. [2]In 1972, Morton moved to New Orleans, Louisiana and to the Greater St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church (now known as Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church) under the pastorate of Reverend Percy Simpson, where he became an associate pastor.
The Alliance is divided into six regional or geographical fellowships: North American Baptist Fellowship, Caribbean Baptist Fellowship, Latin American Baptist Union, European Baptist Federation, Asia Pacific Baptist Federation, and All-Africa Baptist Fellowship. [2]