Youth Ministry
Donna Dallas, Youth Director
1 Timothy 4:12
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers,
in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
WE WANT TO SEE YOUTH IN EVERY MINISTRY OF OUR CHURCH
FROM THE CHOIR TO THE USHER BOARD
2023 YOUTH MINISTRY HAPPENINGS!
JUNE 2023
Graduate Sunday
Rose Garay-Rodriguez – Meditation Speaker
Kameron Luster and Zor’Nelle Duffie – Jonas Porter Scholarship Recipients
MAY 2023
Chicago Sky Basketball Game – Wintrust Arena
4TH SUNDAY
Devotion – Gordon Woods
Academic Excellence – Gordon Woods
“Let the Church Say Amen” – Gordon Woods
Athletic Excellence – Kerlin Garcia
Music Ministry – Zor’Nelle & Zymphony Duffie
APRIL 2023
Supporting Kameron Luster’s Performance
“Into the Woods”
4th SUNDAY
Devotion – Mykayla Moreno Trice
Praise and Worship – Mykayla Moreno Trice
Announcement Clerk – Gia Shaw
Music Ministry – Zymphony Duffie
Chicago Field Museum Field Trip
Easter Sunday
Induction into the National Honor Society: Darryl McDaniel III
Narrator: Car’Mell Bell
Jesus: Darryle
McDaniel III
Soloist: Tozia Duffie
Gun Violence Speaker: Rev. Craig Neal, Sr.
Bullying Speaker: Darryle McDaniel III
MARCH 2023
Academic & Athletic Excellence – MyKayla Trice
John R. Lewis Middle School
Academic Excellence – Erin Irvin
Cook Magnet School
Baptism – Little Miss Howell
FEBRUARY 2023
95th Church Anniversary
“The Original 12”
Descendents of Original Founding Members
Original Member: Sister Nettie Hill
The Battle Family
Original Member: Sister Gertrude and Brother George Taylor
The Parkard Family
Original Member: Sister Demples Hodge
The Brooks Family
4th SUNDAY
Zion Park District Black History Program
Junior Vessels of Praise
NAUW – North Shore IL Branch 28th Annual Educators Luncheon
Scholarship Awardees
Kameron Luster
Zor’Nelle Duffie
Theme – “First Corinthian Black History Makers”
4th Sunday – Medical
Narrator- Kameron Luster
Announcer – Gabby Neal
Black History Maker – Kim “Pete” Luster
3rd Sunday – Law
Narrator- Zymphony Duffie
Announcer – Gabby Neal
Black History Maker – Lalania Gilkey-Johnson
2nd Sunday – Finance & Business
Narrator- MyKayla Trice
Announcer – Gabby Neal
Black History Maker – Bertine “Bunny” Nixon
1st Sunday – Olympian
Narrator- Ja’Kiya Kirk-Cobb
Announcer – Gabby Neal
Black History Maker – Olympian Shakedia Jones
“War at Home” stage play held at ZBTHS
Zor’Nelle Duffie and Kameron Luster
JANUARY 2023
4TH Sunday
Academic Excellence – Gordon Woods
Baptism – Karter Burke
Youth Speaker – Minister Bernard Carpenter
MLK Jr. Speaker – Vatr Jackson
