EVENT DETAILS
Morning Worship / Langston Day/ Scholarship Sunday
February 14, 2016     .     10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fairview Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate Langston University Day and Scholarship Sunday on February 14, 2016.   A part of Black History Month at the church, Fairview uses this special occasion to recognize Langston University, the only historically black university (HBCU) in the state of Oklahoma, and to raise funds for the John A. and Patricia Reed Scholarship Fund, a fund that assists students that are enrolled in a recognized school of higher education, post high school.  

Langston’s President, Dr. Kent J. Smith, Jr., the University choir, and the entire Langston community will join Fairview on this day.  Dr. Smith will deliver greetings and the choir will sing during the 10 a.m. worship period.     The speaker for morning worship is Attorney Erick W. Harris.  Erick is a member of Fairview Missionary Baptist Church where he serves as a Deacon, a Trustee and as Director of the church’s Black History Ministry.   

Mr. Harris is an Assistant Attorney General for the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office.  He works in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, prosecuting criminal fraud by Medicaid providers and abuse or neglect of residents in healthcare facilities. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Political Science at the University of Central Oklahoma.  Erick is licensed to practice law in all state courts in Oklahoma and is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association. 

Erick received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Tuskegee University where he served as Student Body President.  He received a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Oklahoma.  He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Law and served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Oklahoma Journal of Law and Technology.

Each year, Fairview uses this special occasion to raise funds for its scholarship program to support local college students.  The congregation will be given the opportunity to donate to the John A. and Patricia Reed Scholarship Fund.  Donations can also be made electronically on an ongoing basis through the church website's Online Giving link.

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Event Contact Info:
Name: Erick Harris
Title: Ministry Director
Phone: 405-232-1621
Email: blackhistory@fairviewokc.com
Website: www.fairviewokc.com
Location: Fairview Missionary Baptist Church
, 1700 N E 7th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73117
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Map / Directions:
Fairview is located on in the Northeast quadrant of Oklahoma City on Northeast 7th Street.  From I-35, Exit N. E. 10th Street.  From I-40, Exit Eastern Avenue.

The major intersection is N. E. 7th Street and N. Martin Luther King Blvd (formerly Eastern Avenue).  Those on Martin Luther King Blvd should turn West on N. E. 7th Street.  The church campus is located approximately two blocks West of M. L. King Blvd between Rev. J.A. Reed Jr. Street and N. Bath.
 
Parking Details:
HANDICAP PARKING: Handicap Parking is available on the South side of the main sanctuary. Passengers may be unloaded between the main sanctuary and the Donald Burns Fellowship Hall (Rev S S Fairly Drive). If no handicap parking spaces are available and you need assistance parking your vehicle, feel free to drive up in the load/unload zone and request assistance from the Hospitality Ministry. PUBLIC PARKING: Public Parking is located East and South of the main sanctuary and West of the Donald Burns Fellowship Hall. Street parking is discouraged, unless necessary due to unavailability of parking spaces in the parking lot. PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK DRIVEWAYS OF THE LOCAL RESIDENTS. RESTRICTED PARKING AREAS: The marked parking spaces North of the main sanctuary are designated Staff Parking. Please do not park in any designated areas unless authorized by security. PLEASE NOTE: Vehicles left unattended in the Fire/Emergency Vehicle or other No Parking zones may be towed.

Childcare Details:
The church nursery is located in the Donald Burns Fellowship Hall and is open each Sunday (except 2nd Sundays) for ages 3 - 5. Parents (or a responsible adult) must sign the child(ren) in and out. Activities are also available for these age groups on Wednesday nights during Bible Study. The nursery is normally open for special events. Email info@fairviewokc.com if there is no designation of the availability of childcare on event announcements.
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