Members enjoy fun evening at annual red and white gala

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After a tedious work week filled with the hustle and bustle of business, a crowd gathered recently inside a building decorated spectacularly in red and white. As you walked through the doors, there was an anticipation that something special was about to happen on this rainy and somewhat dismal night. It was the Antioch Baptist Church North annual Red and White Gala. It has long been the belief of the Pastor Dr. Cameron Madison Alexander, of Antioch Baptist Church North, that believers in the Lord Jesus Christ should have a place or places to go to enjoy and have fun without the influence of the sin sick world. As pastor Alexander occasionally says; “just because you are a Christian doesn’t mean that you can’t have fun. We should enjoy life and enjoy it in abundance. There is nothing wrong with having fun.” On Feb. 22, the Women’s Division of Antioch Baptist Church North sponsored an event that was not only fun but also members took the opportunity to fellowship by participating in such things a birth month game and dancing. One of the many highlights of this glorious event was the dancing. The music was a montage of classics from the renaissance era in African-American music. If you can imagine members of all different ages taking to the dance floor and reminiscing such dances as the huckabuck, the swing, the bop, the stroll (line dance), hully gully, peppermint twist, mashed potato, the pony, swim, bunny hop and of course the electric slide; all of which except the electric slide were favorites in places like the Cotton Club, the Savoy Ballroom and the Apollo Theater. Because of the tremendous job done by the decorating committee for this event, the 590 building and the crowd inside felt as if they were transcended back in time to the 1950s and early 1960s. Some of our older members showed that they still have some pep in their step by dancing the night away. In addition to all of the great music and dancing, the member’s taste buds were treated to a variety of delectable treats such as smoked Alaskan salmon, delicious crab cakes, pasta salad, chicken on a stick and chicken salad, meat balls, succulent vegetable medley and deserts that left your taste buds wanting more. The night was capped off by a series of concluding events such as picture taking, some tremendously motivating comments from the pastor’s wife Mrs. Barbara J. Alexander, a final last dance from the pastor and his wife alone on the floor, and last but never least Pastor Cameron Madison Alexander’s inspirational comments that seem to always be exactly what we all needed to hear. Antioch Baptist Church North is Bible-Based, Christ-Centered, Holy Spirit-Led and Mission-Bound. The church is indeed all about doing the work of God in the community surrounding its location on the corner of Northside Drive and Kennedy Street and throughout the city of Atlanta and across the world. However, there is always time set aside for fun. The Red and White Ball is just one of several special events sponsored by the membership of Antioch. If you want to find out more about what’s happening at Antioch, you are always welcome to visit 540 Kennedy Street on Sunday morning, Wednesday night or one of the daily noon day services.