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Scholar,
economist,
author
and
commentator
keynotes
Plymouth
United
Church
of
Christ
Centennial
Service
DETROIT
-
Plymouth
United
Church
of
Christ
(UCC),
in the
heart of
Detroit’s
Midtown,
opened
May 4,
1919
with
nine
former
Alabama
Congregationalists.
Today,
under
leadership
of
Senior
Pastor
Rev. Dr.
Nicholas
Hood
III, the
church
celebrates
100
years of
ministry
throughout
Metro
Detroit.
In honor
of its
centennial,
a
spectacular
Sunday
celebration
will
include
keynote
Julianne
Malveaux,
Ph.D.,
economist,
author,
commentator,
and
president
emerita,
Bennett
College
for
Women —
one of
two
women’s
historically
black
colleges
and
universities.
Plymouth’s
centennial
service
themed,
Great is
Thy
Faithfulness…100
Years
and
Beyond,
takes
place at
11 a.m.
on
Sunday,
May 19,
2019 at
600 East
Warren
in
Detroit.
In lieu
of the
church’s
regular
two
services
at 8:30
and 11
a.m.,
only one
service
will be
held
that
day.
Dr.
Malveaux
is
widely
recognized
from
appearances
on
national
network
programs
on ABC,
BET,
CNBC,
CNN,
C-SPAN,
NBC, Fox
News and
others.
Her
popular
writings
have
appeared
in USA
Today,
Black
Issues
in
Higher
Education,
Ms.
Magazine,
Essence
Magazine,
the
Progressive
and many
more.
She is a
committed
activist
and
civic
leader
who
currently
serves
on
numerous
boards
including
Economic
Policy
Institute;
The
Recreation
Wish
List
Committee
of
Washington,
DC; and
the
Liberian
Education
Trust.
She is
also
president
of PUSH
Excel,
the
educational
branch
of the
Rainbow
PUSH
Coalition,
and is a
member
of Delta
Sigma
Theta
Sorority
Inc. She
earned
her
Ph.D. in
economics
from
MIT, and
holds
honorary
degrees
from
Benedict
College,
Sojourner-Douglas
College,
and the
University
of the
District
of
Columbia.
In
addition
to the
keynote
address,
highlights
include
a
special
presentation
from
Mrs.
Doris
Chenault
Hood,
widow of
Rev. Dr.
Nicolas
Hood
Sr.,
beloved
former
pastor
emeritus,
Plymouth
UCC,
civic
leader
and
Detroit
City
Councilman.
Mrs.
Hood
will
present
the
first
ever
award
named in
Hood
Sr.’s
honor to
two
deserving
recipients.
The
celebration
will
also
include
performances
by the
Windsor-Detroit
Dance
Company,
Plymouth
UCC mass
choir,
and
more.
Since
its
humble
beginnings,
music
has
played a
pivotal
role at
Plymouth
UCC.
Today,
the
church
has six
choirs
who sing
traditional
and
contemporary
gospel
music.
Each are
typically
accompanied
by pipe
and/or
Hammond
organ,
piano,
drums,
bass and
guitar.
Occasionally,
chamber
musicians
accompany
the
church’s
longest
performing
choir,
The
Renaissance
Choir,
who sing
spirituals,
anthems
and
cantatas.
Nearly
every
Sunday,
Rev.
Hood III
plays
his
harmonica.
In
addition
to its
robust
music
ministry,
Plymouth
leads a
variety
of
progressive
missions
impacting
the
lives of
families
and
children,
particularly
in
underserved
communities
near
Midtown.
Notable
missions
include
the
annual
summer
camp for
children
in
Oscada,
MI; a
scholarship
program,
averaging
$2,000
to each
church
member
applicant
graduating
high
school
who is
accepted
to a
college
or
university
or is
currently
enrolled;
the
Annual
Black &
Ivory
College
Tour,
which
exposes
students
to
historically
black
colleges
and
universities
as well
as ivy
league
institutions;
and
more.
Since
1997,
Rev.
Hood,
III has
promoted
the
widely
adopted
“Ring in
the New
Year
with a
Bell,
not a
Bang”
safety
campaign,
reminding
Wayne
County
residents
of the
dangerous
consequences
of using
guns
during
New
Year’s
Eve
celebrations.
Under
Hood
III’s
leadership,
the
church
has
remained
an
active
Detroit
participant.
Whether
hosting
political
candidates
to help
create a
more
informed
citizenry
or
serving
has host
site for
vote
casting
or voter
registration,
Plymouth
UCC’s
mission
work
will
remain
relevant
and
representative
of its
legacy
leadership;
most
notably
that of
Civil
rights
activist
and
former
Detroit
City
Council
member
Rev. Dr.
Nicholas
Hood Sr.
For
more
information
about
Plymouth
United
Church
of
Christ,
Sunday
services
or its
centennial
celebration,
visit
http://www.puccdetroit.org/.
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