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Y O U T U B E

Commemorating 130 Years of Faithful Service

ORDER OF SERV ICE

C A L L T O W O R S H I P & I N V O C A T I O NR E V . C I A R R A N . S M I T H - B O N D

W O R S H I P I N S O N GU B B C P R A I S E T E A M

S C R I P T U R E P R O C L A M A T I O NS I S T E R D A N I E L L E R . R I C H A R D S O N

P R A Y E RR E V . V A L A R I E H O W A R D

W O R S H I P I N S O N GD A V I D B R A T T O N & V I R G I N I A U N I O N U N I V E R S I T Y C H O I R

W E L C O M E & S T A T E M E N T O F O C C A S I O NT R U S T E E L E S S I E O L I V E R C L A R K

E C H O O N B E H A L F O F A L L C L E R G YR E V . D R . L E O W H I T A K E R , E X E C U T I V E M I N I S T E RB A P T I S T G E N E R A L C O N V E N T I O N O F V I R G I N I A

G R E E T I N G S & C O N G R A T U L A T O R Y R E M A R K SR E V . D R . J A M E S V I C T O R , P R E S I D E N T

B A P T I S T G E N E R A L C O N V E N T I O N O F V I R G I N I A

C O N G R A T U L A T O R Y R E M A R K SP A R I S H L E A D E R S ( T W E L V E T R I B E S )

C O N G R A T U L A T O R Y S T A T E M E N T SS I S T E R C A T E N A C O L B E R T

M I M E P R E S E N T A T I O NB R O T H E R S O L O M O N H I L L

R E C O G N I T I O N O F F I R S T F A M I L Y S I S T E R E R N A G I L L I A M - R O B I N S O N

C O - C H A I R S P E C I A L E V E N T S M I N I S T R Y

T H E G R A C E O F G I V I N GR E V . D R . A K E E N Z . W A L K E R , P A S T O R

F I R S T B A P T I S T C H U R C H , P O W E L L S V I L L E , N O R T H C A R O L I N A

B L E S S I N G U P O N T H E G I F T S A N D D O X O L O G YR E V . D R . A K E E N Z . W A L K E R

O R D E R O F S E R V I C E

P R E S E N T A T I O N O F T H E P R E A C H E RR E V . D R . R O D N E Y W A L L E R , P A S T O R

F I R S T A F R I C A N B A P T I S T C H U R C H , R I C H M O N D , V I R G I N I A

S O N G O F P R E P A R A T I O ND A V I D B R A T T O N & T H E V I R G I N I A U N I O N U N I V E R S I T Y C H O I R

T H E P R E A C H E D W O R DR E V . A N G E L O V . C H A T M O N , P A S T O R

P I L G R I M J O U R N E Y B A P T I S T C H U R C H , R I C H M O N D , V I R G I N I A

T H E C A L L T O D I S C I P L E S H I PR E V . D R . R O D N E Y W A L L E R

P R E S E N T A T I O N O F R E V . D R . G R E G O R Y M . H O W A R D R E V . A N G E L O V . C H A T M O N

T H E A C T S O F I N S T A L L A T I O NR E V . C I A R R A N . S M I T H - B O N D

T H E C H A R G E T O T H E C H U R C HR E V . D R . P A T R I C I A G O U L D - C H A M P , P A S T O R

F A I T H C O M M U N I T Y B A P T I S T C H U R C H , R I C H M O N D , V I R G I N I A

T H E C H A R G E T O T H E P A S T O RR E V . A N G E L O V . C H A T M O N

S P E C I A L P R A Y E R O F I N S T A L L A T I O NR E V . D R . M A R V I N L . G I L L I A M , S R . , P A S T O R

E L E V E N O A K S B A P T I S T C H U R C H , C R E W E , V I R G I N I A

D E C L A R A T I O N O F I N S T A L L A T I O NR E V . D R . L E O W H I T A K E R

S P E C I A L P R E S E N T A T I O N SD E A C O N L A R R Y M U R P H Y

D I A C O N A T E L E A D E R

P A S T O R A L R E M A R K SR E V . D R . G R E G O R Y H O W A R D & F I R S T L A D Y K I M B E R L Y G O N X H E

B E N E D I C T I O N

S O N G O F C E L E B R A T I O N

T H E C H A R G E T O T H E U N I O N B R A N C H B A P T I S T C H U R C HC O N G R E G R A T I O N

L E A D E R : H A V I N G C A L L E D T H I S M A N O F G O D T O B E M I N I S T E R , D O Y O U N O WS OL E M N L Y P L E D G E T O H I M Y O U R P R A Y E R F U L I N T E R E S T , Y O U R S Y M P A T H E T I C U N D E R S T A N D I N G , A N D Y O U R F A I T H F U L S U P P O R T ?

U B B C C O N G R E G A T I O N : W E D O .

L E A D E R : D O Y O U P R O M I S E T O H E A R A T T E N T I V E L Y D R . H O W A R D ’ S P R E A C H I N G O F T H E W O R D , T O P A R T I C I P A T E R E V E R E N T L Y I N T H E S E R V I C E S O F W O R S H I P , T O S H A R E W I T H D R . H O W A R D I N T H E R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S O F T E A C H I N G A N D L E A R N I N G , T O A S S U M E Y O U R P R O P O R T I O N A T E P A R T O F T H E U N I O N B R A N C H B A P T I S T C H U R C H ’ S B E N E V O L E N T M I N I S T R I E S T O R E C E I V E D R . H O W A R D I N Y O U R H E A R T S A N D H O M E S , T O C O U N S E L W I T H H I M C O N C E R N I N G T H E W E L F A R E O F T H E C H U R C H A N D T H E W I N N I N G O F S O U L S , T O E N C O U R A G E H I M I N H I S S T A N D F O R T H E R I G H T , T O F O R G I V E D R . H O W A R D W H E N H E M I S S T E P S , A N D T O F O L L O W H I S V I S I O N A R Y L E A D E R S H I P A S H E F O L L O W S C H R I S T ?

U B B C C O N G R E G A T I O N : W E D O .

T H E C H A R G E T O T H E P A S T O R

L E A D E R : H A V I N G B E E N C A L L E D T O B E P A S T O R O F U N I O N B R A N C H B A P T I S TC H U R C H , D O Y O U T A K E T H E S E P E O P L E T O B E Y O U R P E O P L E , T H I S F I E L D O FL A B O R T O B E Y O U R F I E L D , W I T H O U T R E S E R V A T I O N O F M I N D O R H E A R T ?

P A S T O R : I D O .

L E A D E R : D O Y O U P R O M I S E T O G I V E Y O U R S E L F F A I T H F U L L Y T O T H E M I N I S T R Y O F T H E W O R D A N D T O P R A Y E R , T O B E T H E G O O D S H E P H E R D O F T H I S F L O C KO F G O D , T O M I N I S T E R T O T H E N E E D S O F A L L A L I K E , T O P U T T H E S E R V I C E O F C H R I S TA N D H I S K I N G D O M A B O V E A L L E L S E , I F W R O N G E D , T O F O R G I V E A S Y O U E X P E C TT O B E F O R G I V E N , A N D T O L E A D U N I O N B R A N C H B A P T I S T C H U R C H I N T H E W A Y SO F C H R I S T A S T H E H O L Y S P I R I T M A Y G I V E Y O U W I S D O M A N D S T R E N G T H ?

P A S T O R : I D O .

P A S T O R : I G I V E T H E E T H A N K S , O G O D , A N D A S K T H Y F A V O R U P O N U S .

Reverend Doctor Gregory M. Howard is a native of Lancaster, Virginia and currently resides in Chesterfield, Virginia. He is the Senior Pastor of Union Branch Baptist Church in Chesterfield, Virginia where he promotes kingdom-like living by unconditionally loving God and all of God’s people. Dr. Howard has also served as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church East End in Newport News, Virginia and Jerusalem Baptist Church in Sparta, Virginia. In addition, Dr. Howard has served as the Interim Dean and Associate Professor of Homiletics and Practical Theology at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology. He is the immediate past President of the Baptist General Convention of Virginia. Dr. Howard holds a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management and Development (Bluefield College), Master of Divinity (Virginia Union University), and a Doctor of Ministry in Preaching (Aquinas Institute of Theology at St. Louis University). He is the author of Black Sacred Rhetoric: The Gospel According To Religious Folk Talk and Voices Crying Out in the Wilderness: Theological Reflections Where Context Matters. Civically, he is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.

Above all, Dr. Howard loves God and the challenge of helping others see God’s grace in their own lives by proclaiming that Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Dr. Howard believes that we have been blessed with life and created in the image of God to be with and for one another; therefore, he strives to tear down the many obstacles that keep us from coming together in godly communion. Dr. Howard shares the joy of four children with his wife, the Reverend Kimberly Gonxhe.

Rev. Kimberly Gonxhe earned a Bachelor of Science with a minor in Business from the Ohio University in Athens, OH. She went on to earn a Master of Divinity from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, PA, where she was the 2006 Valentour World Travel Scholar focusing on women’s issues in a global context.

Rev. Gonxhe is currently pursuing a PhD in Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh. For the last five years she served as the director of the Metro-Urban Institute at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. She also serves as the founder and executive director of the Live Foundation, a global gender justice organization uplifting communities which champion systematic transformation. She answered this current call into academia and social justice after a thriving 10-year engineering career with a Fortune 100 Company.

Rev. Gonxhe has advocated for the marginalized in over 40 countries, spanning 5 continents, touching the lives of thousands. Her work has positively affected war-torn displaced people in Uganda, reformed sex workers in Indonesia, as well as married, mutilated, and uneducated young girls in Kenya. Rev. Gonxhe has ministered in preaching, teaching, and compassion ministry for over 21 years. Her guiding scripture is John 10:10, “The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy, but I have come that you may have life to the full.”

Rev. Gonxhe enjoys traveling, painting, hiking, and international cuisine. She is married to the Rev. Dr. Gregory M. Howard and they share four children: Zion, Jaden, Holli, and Destiny.

Rev. Dr. Gregory M. Howard

First Lady, Rev. Kimberly Gonxhe

UNION BRANCH BAPTIST CHURCH Welcomes

THE FAMILY OF PASTOR GREGORY M. HOWARD

Reverend Angelo Virtis Chatmon is a native of Los Angeles, California. After matriculating through the Los Angeles school system, he attended Yankton College in Yankton, South Dakota where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Humanistic Studies in 1976. In 1976 he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where he became a radio personality and producer at K.M.O.J. Radio. He attended the Brown Institute of Radio and Television Broadcasting, earning a first class radio telephone operator’s license and diplomas in radio and television broadcasting in 1981. He also served as the vice president of Promotions and Distribution for Cada Records, Inc., a gospel record label.

Rev. Chatmon moved to Richmond, Virginia in 1982. He attended the School of Theology at Virginia Union University and graduated in 1985 with a Master of Divinity degree. Also, in 1985 he was hired as an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Virginia Union University. He has taught in the Religious Studies Department for 20 years and has chaired the department for ten years. Rev. Chatmon earned a Master of Theology degree from Union Theological Seminary in Richmond in 1995. He has continued studies at the University of Richmond and the American University.

He is the former pastor of the Antioch Baptist Church in Mathews, Virginia (1985-1996). Rev. Chatmon has served as pastor of Pilgrim Journey Baptist Church since 1999. He now serves as Director of University and Church Relations as well as University Pastor of Virginia Union University. Rev. Chatmon and his wife Sheila are the proud parents of two children, Nora and Malachi. Rev. Chatmon believes that a congregation should be theologically developed, and he has endeavored to do so through his ministry.

Reverend Ciarra Smith-Bond was born and raised in Richmond, Va. She is a wife, mother, pastor, preacher, mentor, servant and friend of God. Ciarra is the wife of Ronald Bond, Jr. and they are the proud parents of two young men of valor, Calvin Jr. and Josyah. She is believer who has proven to be a faithful follower, humble servant and a Godly example of a virtuous woman! As a woman who firmly believes that she must be a living example for young ladies and youth that she mentors, she serves as a Senior Probation Officer. Ciarra received her Associates Degree in Funeral Service from John Tyler Community College. She later graduated Summa Cum Laude from Virginia Union University where she received her Bachelors of Science in Criminology and a minor in Legal Studies. In May 2018, Ciarra graduated from the Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University and earned a Masters of Divinity degree. Ciarra was chosen by the faculty of the School of Theology to receive the 2018 Ella P. Mitchell Preaching Award which highlights a woman minister whose work is judged as pioneering a legacy of justice and wholeness for women preachers or women in non-profit organizations whose work displays uncommon advocacy and ministry in behalf of women and/or children.

As she matriculated through school, she began to question her next steps in vocation and ministry. Her destiny has led her into leadership within the ministry. Her role as Associate Pastor allows her to combine her passion, gifts and talents to help others gain a free and clear mind to tap into the greatness God has for them. Actively involved in the community, both professionally and personally, she has surrendered to her calling to be a conduit for liberation and rehabilitation. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. where she is committed to be of service to all mankind. Ciarra believes everyone is called for a purpose and everyday there must be great emphasis to fulfill that purpose. Her favorite scripture is “ She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come..” (Proverbs 31:25 NIV)

Union Branch Baptist Church

In 1890 Union Branch Baptist Church was established. 130 years ago, our church forefathers worshiped together in the balcony of Gill Grove Baptist Church. They continued worshiping at Gill Grove Baptist Church until the end of the Civil War. Once the war ended blacks were declared free, the communities of Union Grove and Union Branch came together and organized a bush arbor church on river road in Chesterfield, Virginia. On November 23, 1890, a congregation of believers branched from Union Grove Baptist Church to establish Union Branch Baptist Church. This group was led by the spirit to form a congregation where they could worship together.

Reverend George Smith was installed as the first Pastor of Union Branch Baptist Church. He pastored the church from 1890-1891. Rev. Smith pastored each month at Union Branch Baptist Church on the second and fourth Sundays, and he also preached at Union Grove Baptist Church on the first and third Sundays of each month. Union Branch Baptist Church has prospered over the 130 years under the leadership of fifteen Pastors. These included George Smith (1891-1891); W. B. Carrington (1891-1914); A. H. Gallop (1915-1922); W. B. Carrington (1922-1924); Jack Willis (1924-1930); A.S. Thomas (1930-1934); Willie L. Smith (1934-1942); Earl Redfield Knox (Interim Pastor (1943-1944); K.L. Brazil (1946-1955); L.S. Covington (1955-1966); Alonzo L. Thomas, Jr. (1966-1970); Isaac James (1973-1988); David L. Chapman (1989-2006); Gregory M. Howard (2007-2013); Kenneth E. Rioland, Sr., (2014-2019); Gregory M. Howard (2020-Present).

UBBC was chartered on November 23, 1890. The charter members included: Deacons Joseph Branch, Charles Brown, Augustus Gilliam, Robert Haskins, and Charles Mason; Trustee Martin Edwards; and First Mother Louisiana Gilliam-Edwards.

The congregation of Union Branch Baptist Church worshiped in the original church building during its early years. The second church building was erected in the early seventies. Over the years the church has been rebuilt four times since it was founded in 1890. The most recent building expansion was completed in 2011 and is where the congregation currently worships. Presently, Union Branch Baptist Church is blessed to be lead once again under the leadership of our 15th Pastor, Reverend Dr. Gregory Howard, who led Union Branch Baptist Church from 2007-2013. In March of 2020, the Lord sought to return Rev. Howard to once again pastor. According to Genesis 32:9-10 "Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, Lord, you who said to me, "Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper." Union Branch Baptist Church is "Going back in order to move forward" (Sankofa).

"We have come this far by faith" Union Branch Baptist Church is known as a "City of Hope" as countless strangers have entered and remained as family because of the genuine love and support they experience. The church continues to thrive because of the grace of God. During our storied history, God has called approximately 21 men and women to minister the Gospel and establish countless ministries. God's grace has allowed this community of faith to be used as an agent of change as many lives have been transformed through this church's ministry.

Our Mission: The purpose of this church is to advance the kingdom of Jesus Christ. we seek to attain this end through public worship of God, the preaching of the gospel, consistent Christian living by its members, personal evangelism, missionary endeavors, and Christian education.

Reuben Phyllis E. Jones

D. McCoy Parker

SimeonMadison & Linda Hopkins

JudahAndre Artis

Julia C. GilliamTroy Lewis

IssacharVanessa Mason

Donald LeeLarry Murphy, Servant Leader

ZebulumPhyllis E. Jones, Co-Servant Leader

John Jones, Jr.

BenjaminMelvin MitchellStacy Mitchell

Union Branch Baptist Church Diaconate & Trustee Ministries

Welcomes Dr. Gregory M. Howard

DIACONATE MINISTRY

TRUSTEE MINISTRYShirley BarksdaleCarolyn Branch

Robert HillGwen Walker McCorvey

Lessie Oliver-Clark, Chairperson Donnell

RichardsonMelvin Simmons

Alice Whitlow

DanLee Hammond

James A. Evans, Jr.Joyce R. Mason

NaphtaliCarlene Boisseau

Paul JeniferBernard Surley, Sr.

Samuel Surley

GadMary & Stanley Marshall

Allen Payton

AsherArletha B. Gilliam

Alfred "AJ" Hill & Lisa Hill

EphraimJason Mason

Ricardo & Marsha Rochelle

ManassehRandy & Charry Brown

Words of Thanks

Pastor Howard, the Union Branch Baptist Church Family, and the Special Events Ministry, would like to express our sincere thanks to Rev. Angelo Chatmon and The Pilgrim Journey Baptist Church Family, visiting Ministers, Churches, program participants, and friends who have shared in the celebration of the Installation of our Pastor.

The Special Events Ministry thanks those in the Union Branch Baptist Church Family who contributed to the success of the Installation Service.

Special Events Ministry

Leathie Gibson Co-ChairErna Robinson Co-Chair

Alicetene ChilesJason Evans

Patricia GilliamLinda Hopkins

Celestine PointerReginald QuickJennifer Trower

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