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73rd Holy Convocation Information Updates!
Metro Points Hotel
8400 Annapolis Road, New Carrollton, MD 20784

Phone : 301-459-6700
Group Code : Holy Convocation www.metropointshotel.com 
Rate : $87.00 plus tax 

Reservation Deadline
Monday, July 17, 2017. Note: when making a reservation you will need a credit or debit card, a one night deposit will be taken at the time of reservation. Cancellation of any reservation less than 48 hours will result in loss of deposit and three or more rooms will require a one night deposit for each room and the cancellation policy remains the same. During check-in at the hotel, you will be able to use cash as payment and a one hundred dollar ($100) incidental fee is required.
Harborside Hotel
6400 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD 20746

Phone : 301-749-9400
Group Code : The Way of the Cross
Rate : $109.00 plus tax (13%).

Reservation Deadline
 Friday, July 21, 2017, can only be made by calling the hotel directly (no online reservations available via hotel website) and can only be made on a credit or debit card. The hotel rate not only applies for the Convention dates, but also 3 days prior and 3 days after the Convocation. If you cancel your reservation 3 days prior to the arrival date, you will be charged a one-night stay on your credit or debit card.

90th Anniversary Celebration Banquet
Many of you have inquired about tickets for the Way of the Cross Church of Christ (WOTCC), International’s 90th Anniversary Celebration Banquet. We have good news! The tickets are in and you can begin to purchase.

The Banquet will be held on Saturday, August 5, 2017, 2 o’clock in the afternoon, at the LaFontaine Bleue, 7963 Annapolis Road, Lanham, MD 20706. The banquet hall is located less than one-half (1/2) mile up from the Metro Points hotel on the left-hand side of the road.

This is a special year for the WOTCC, International, as we celebrate 90 years of delivering the gospel of Jesus Christ to men and women of all ages and ethnicities throughout the United States and abroad. In an effort to operate in a spirit of excellence, each church will be assigned to a committee member from the Mother Church to coordinate your ticket purchases.

Please contact the Anniversary Banquet Chairperson, Missionary Rose Willett for further information at (443) 889-9832.
73rd Holy Convocation & 6 3rd NYFC Convention  Schedule

Thursday, July 27, 2017 | NYFC Fellowship Day

  • 12:00 noon, Washington National Baseball Game (Tentative)
  • 4:00 pm, Pep Rally & Block Party @ The Mother Church, 1800 Hazelwood Dr., Capitol Heights, MD

Friday, July 28, 2017
  • 9:00 am Unity Prayer
  • 9:30 am Bible Bowl & Bible Bee Challenge
  • 11:00 am Worship Service, Speaker: Minister Cheston McCrae  & Elder Kyle Green
  • 1:00 pm Empowerment Sessions - Part 1
  • 2:30 p.m. Mass Choir Clinic - Part 1, Clinician: Elder Johnathan Mintz
  • 6:00 pm Graduate Recognition Service, Speaker: DE Troy Barnett 
  • 7:30 pm Youth Encounter Service, Speaker: Elder Jarrett Perdue, President of International Pentecostal Young People’s Union

Saturday, July 29, 2017
  • 9:00 am Unity Prayer
  • 9:30 am NYFC Business Meetings & Awards Ceremony
  • 11:00 am Worship Service, Speakers:  Minister Tavarius Hook & Minister Damon Swinea
  • 1:00 pm Empowerment Sessions - Part 2 
  • 2:30 pm Youth Explosion Service, Speakers: Age-Group Representatives
  • 4:00 pmMass Choir Clinic - Part 2, Clinician: Elder Johnathan Mintz
  • 6:00 pm Worship Service, Speaker: Bishop-Elect Melvin Easley

Sunday, July 30, 2017 | The National and NYFC Combined Services
  • 12:00 noon Worship Service, Speaker: Bishop Eugene McCrea
  • 5:00 pm Worship Service, Speaker: Bishop-Elect Troy Carter
  • 7:00 pm Worship Service, Bishop-Elect Travell Travis
  • 9:00 pm 300 Voice Mass Choir Rehearsal

Monday, July 31, 2017 | Northern Region Day

  • 9:00 am Unity Prayer led by Bishop-Elects
  • 10:00 am Worship Service, Speaker: Bishop Paul Robinson
  • 12:00 noon Keynote Address, Speaker: Bishop Alphonzo D. Brooks 
  • 2:00 pm - 4:00- pm, Elders & Ministers Training
  • 6:00 pm Worship Service, Speakers: Bishop Larry Whitfield & Bishop John Williams 
  • 8:00 pm Worship Service, Speaker: Elder Christopher Hairston

Tuesday, August 1, 2017 | National Women's Day
  • 9:00 am Unity Prayer led by Bishop-Elects
  • 10:00 am Worship Service, Speaker: First Lady Shirley Whitfield
  • 12:00 noon Elders & Ministers Training
  • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm CED and ACC Teaching Series: "Tracking My Apostolic Roots: From Past To Present", Lecturer: Dr. Ronald Frazier
  • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Altar Workers Seminar
  • 6:00 pm Worship Service, Speaker: First Lady Margo Easton
  • 8:00 pm Worship Service, Speakers: First Lady Tonia Cannady, First Lady Beatrice Richardson, Missionary Twana Fulton, & First Lady Linda McCrea

Wednesday, August 2, 2017 | Southern Region Day
  • 9:00 am Unity Prayer led by Bishop-Elects
  • 10:00 am Worship Service, Speakers: Elder Levern Fulton & Elder Olufemi Sotayo
  • 12:00 noon Elders & Ministers Training
  • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm CED and ACC Teaching Series: "Tracking My Apostolic Roots: From Past To Present", Lecturer: Dr. Ronald Frazier
  • 4:00 pm Foreign Mission Worship Service, Speaker: Bishop Eugene McCrea
  • 6:00 pm Worship Service, Speaker: DE James Taylor & Elder LaVaughn Nesmith
  • 8:00 pm Worship Service, Speaker: Bishop Hurron Freeman
  • 10:00 pm Men's Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, August 3, 2017 | National  Men's Day
  • 9:00 am Unity Prayer led by Bishop-Elects
  • 10:00 am Worship Service, Speakers: Bro James Pressley , Deacon Rodney Burns, Deacon Antoine Lancaster, & Elder Charles Hairston
  • 12:00 noon Elders & Ministers Training
  • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm CED and ACC Teaching Series: "Tracking My Apostolic Roots: From Past To Present", Lecturer: Dr. Ronald Frazier
  • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Altar Workers Seminar
  • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Outreach Service, Facilitator: Justin Barlow
  • 6:00 pm Worship Service, Speaker: Elder Clieve Adams & Bishop-Elect Paul Jenkins
  • 8:00 pm Worship Service, Speakers: DE Chauncey Lancaster & Bishop Henry Small
    (Acknowledging and Honoring "Men of Honor: Bishop Walter  Thompson, Jr., Deacon Richard Simon, & Deacon John Kearney)
  • 10:00 pm 300 Voice Mass Choir Rehearsal

Friday, August 4, 2017 | All Saints Day
  • 9:00 am Unity Prayer led by Bishop-Elects
  • 10:00 am Worship Service, Children Ministry Presentation
  • 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Apostolic Christian College "Open House Q&A"
  • 6:00 pm Worship Service, Speaker: Bishop Earley Dillard

Saturday, August 5, 2017

  • 2:00 pm 90th Anniversary Banquet of the Mother Church @ LaFontaine Bleue, 7963 Annapolis Road, Lanham, MD 20706
One Spirit - One Mind - One Church
“stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; 
Philippians 1:27