Bronx, NY – Sunday, September 26, 2010, the Bronx AmeriCaribbean Chamber of Commerce (“BACCC”), has joined a number of community leaders to stand up in support with the Bronx Joy Fellowship Christian Assemblies, Inc., which is located at
1274 East Gunhill Road, Bronx, NY 10469 as they get ready to lay to rest their leaders of their church which mission reads “Bible fed, sprit led, come grow with us.” On Friday, October 1, 2010, Joy Fellowship will say farewell to their beloved leaders, Bishop Simon White, his wife Minister Zelda White, his sister Deaconess Elaine Reid, his Associate Pastor Titus McGhie, Missionary Avril Murray and Evelyn Ferguson. All six (6) members of the tragic car accident bodies will lay in State from 12:00PM to 5:00PM at the Bronx Community Protestant Church, 1659 East Gunhill Road, Bronx, NY 10469, and the funeral service will commence promptly at 6:00PM.
On Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 9:00AM to 11:00AM at the Community Protestant Church there will be a final viewing for family, friends and church family members, before two of the bodies, Missionary Avril Murray and Evelyn Ferguson return to their
land of birth, Jamaica West Indies, and Bishop Simon White, Minister Zelda White, Deaconess Elaine Reid, and Associate Pastor Titus McGhie will be interred at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, NY.
Joy Fellowship Christian Assemblies continue to ask the community to keep in pray the remaining church families who are still in the hospital, Deaconess Masie Gillespie, Deaconess Judith Richards, Missionary Joan Davis-Sign, Sister Charlene Mandie,
Sister Nanda Richards and Sister Miriam Edwards.
Sister Veronica Francis and Brother Bernard Lattibeaudire have since been released from the hospital and are recovering with help of family members.
For more information please contact:
Evangelist Katherine Lawrence
Tel: 917-887-9541
Pastor Lincoln Brown
Tel: 202-246-8914
Ms. Annika Evans
Tel: 646-938-8720
Hon. Krystal Serrano, Bronx AmeriCaribbean Chamber of Commerce
Tel: 914-497-1931
E-mail: kserrano@bronxamericaribbean.org