EVENT DETAILS

Usher and Nurse Conference
August 29, 2014     .     7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Usher and Nurse Ministries of Fairview will have their Conference on Friday night, August 29. Please be attentive to further announcements about the Conference.

Brother James McHenry, President of the Usher and Nurse Auxiliary of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc., will be the key speaker for the Ushers.  Bro. McHenry has served in various leadership positions in Usher Ministries on the local, state and nationl level.  He is a member of the Greater New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, where Dr. J. H. Tucker is Pastor.

Speaker for the Nurse/Healthcare portion of the Workshop will be Ahondju Umadjela Holmes.  Mrs. Holmes is a Registered/Licensed Dietitian and currently serves as a Faculty member at Langston University and will address "Healthy Eating: Alternative Seasonings."  Her country of origin is the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in Central Africa.  As a child, she was interested in knowing why people ate different foods and why they ate specific foods. With that interest, she started collecting recipes from different cultures at age 10. Years later, she received her Master of Science Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences from the University Central Oklahoma. As a Christian and with an interest in healthy nutrition for all, she enjoys, she enjoys educating people on healthy lifestyle skills by not only providing evidence-based information but also empowering people with simple and helpful health/nutrition tips by using local and seasonal ingredients.

Those attending the Workshop will have the benefit of information from both speakers.  There is no cost and the sessions are open to the public.

Event Contact Info:
Name: Darnell Forshee; Teressa Hunter
Title: Usher President; Nurse / Healthcare President
Phone: 405-232-1621
Email: communication@fairviewokc.com
Location: Fairview Missionary Baptist Church
Address:   1700 N E 7th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73117
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