Whitefield 2015-2016 Annual Report

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ALUMNI spotlight As an eighth-grader, Anthony Johnson felt God stirring in his heart and leading him toward pastoral ministry. “I knew God had called me when I spoke at chapels at <strong>Whitefield</strong>,” said Johnson. Anthony prayed for God’s direction for his life. He headed to Covenant College where he played forward on the college basketball team, even coming close to winning the conference championship. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in biblical and theological studies with a minor in youth ministry. Anthony kept praying about his future. Where would God take him? What kind of community would he serve? After getting his bachelor’s degree, Anthony obtained a Masters of Divinity at Covenant Theological Seminary with a concentration in Christian education. Anthony was called to Chicago, and since that time, he has been serving as the youth supervisor at Harambee Chicago Foundation. Anthony says, “Harambee responds to God’s heart to care for the widows, orphans, immigrants, fatherless youth, and refugees in the Humboldt Park area, which is on the west side of Chicago. It is half Puerto Rican and half African American. On the east side of our neighborhood, gentrification is taking place, and whites are moving in. The west side of Humboldt Park still deals with high crime, gang activity, unemployment, low-achieving schools, and drug activity. Yet, I love my neighborhood. ” The ministry works with 12-18-year-olds in the neighborhood to help them find a purpose and impacts them by building relationships with them. The vehicle for building these relationships is teaching a skill called tuck pointing, which is the removal of old mortar in between bricks and replacing it with new mortar. The ministry tuck points homes for low income homeowners for free. By serving these homeowners and teaching youth to do the actual work themselves, the youth gain work experience, build self-worth, and develop a love for their own community. Johnson is determined to provide hope in the midst of hopelessness. “I wish more of our young men had dreams,” he said. “I think we need to witness God’s people moving and caring about communities like mine. When God’s people move into these neighborhoods and care about them as much as their own neighborhoods, then we will see movement and have hope of addressing these barriers.” A focus of Johnson’s ministry is to develop leaders among the youth within the community. Giving youth a vision of hope is a start, but providing them with the practical means to actually achieve their dreams is just as vital. “We need to help them go to college, get jobs, and return to impact the community. So often we preach to our youth to get out of the hood, and we need to preach to them to achieve and come back, not achieve and then run,” said Johnson. “We have focused a lot on personal salvation and missed that the gospel calls us to care for the most vulnerable in society through practical means, Johnson Continued, “personal salvation is a beautiful piece of the gospel, but not the only piece. We need God’s people to personally re-engage with the most vulnerable in society. The question I always ask is this: if Jesus spent his time amongst the vulnerable of society, why don’t we?” 16
alumni supporters Class of 1999 Ms. E. Summer Banks Mrs. Valerie Uhlir Class of 2000 Mrs. Megan L. Beard Class of 2003 Ms. Patricia Hatcher Class of 2004 Mr. Jarvis Bronner Class of 2005 Mrs. Emily D. Haisten Ms. Caroline Pattillo Mr. Harrison A. Powell Mr. Linell M. Rowe Class of 2006 Mrs. Carter Fawcett Ms. Leslie R. Jackson Mr. Alexander Jensen Kerr Mrs. Stephanie E. Moseley Class of 2007 Mrs. E. MacKensie Brandt Mr. Brent T. Hesse Mr. Boyce A. “Trey” Jones III Capt. Matthew C. LeCraw Ms. Sarah C. MacPhail Mr. G. Lane Nichols II Class of 2008 Ms. Danielle J. Ansley Ms. Ansley E. Chambliss Mr. Michael W. Nardi Mrs. Keely N. Ogburn Ms. Dawn L. Boggs Class of 2009 Mr. Harris B. Hosch Mr. Joshua F. Jones Ms. Katherine C. Mims Ms. Amy M. Nichols Class of 2010 Mr. J. Barrett Atkins Class of 2011 Mr. G. Lane Nichols II Ms. Avery E. Thomas Class of 2012 Mr. John P. Alar Mr. Cameron A. Thornton Class of 2013 Ms. Caitlin M. Hesse Mr. Christopher T. Washington Class of 2014 Ms. Rebecca E. Carswell Mr. Dane C. Peterson, Jr. Class of 2014 Mr. William A. Bell Jr. Alumni 17
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