Stelton's interim pastor to be ordained at Shiloh

The ordination of Stelton Baptist Church's interim pastor, Tamara Davis, will take place at 4 p.m.New Jersey on Sept. 12th at the Shiloh Baptist Church, Trenton, NJ 08618.

The worship leader for the ordination will be the Rev. David Spiegel, senior pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church , in Hamilton.

The invocation and Lord's Prayer will be sung by Minister-In-Training Dr. Nikol Alexander-Floyd.

The opening hymn will be "If I Can Help Somebody" led by Liturgy, Praise and Worship.

The welcome will be given by Min. Jane Wyche. Greetings from Stelton Baptist Church will then be given by Deacon Jim Purcell.

Special music will be performed by Toni Benecchi, a violin instrumental of "You Raise Me Up."

Introduction of the candidate will be given by the Rev. Lillian Gail Moore, pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church, in Newton, Pa.

Scripture readings for the day include: Isaiah 6:6-8; and Luke 10:2-3, and read by Min. Cathy Malloy.

The homily will be delivered by the Rev. Darrell Armstrong, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church.

The church offering and special music will be conducted by the Macedonia Baptist Church, while the statement and recommendation from ABCNJ Capital Association will be conducted by the Rev. Dr. Ed DeSilva, vice-moderator of the Capital Association of ABCNJ, who is also the senior pastor of Chesterfield Baptist Church.

Ordinations are a special time in the lives of not only candidates, but also for the denomination and the churches who nurtured the candidates and those who have called the candidate.

Stelton Baptist Church selects interim pastor for post

The Search Committee for Stelton Baptist Church, in Edison, has selected an interim pastor for the post, which becomes effective after the departure of Pastor Kathleen Tice, on Aug. 31. A Princeton Theological Seminary graduate, Min. Tamara Davis will officially begin her duties at Stelton on Sept. 12th. However, Min. Davis will be visiting Stelton on Sept. 5th, when the Rev. Dr. Dale Irvin, president of the New York Theological Seminary, will preach at Stelton.

Min. Davis, who will be ordained in the coming weeks by ABC-NJ, is coming to Stelton after being associate minister of both Shiloh Baptist Church and Macedonia Baptist Church, respectively.

As well as being in the completing her Master's of Social Work from Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, Min. Davis earned her bachelor of arts degree from Kean University, in 1999.

Among her other experiences, Min. Davis served as a chaplain intern for Carrier Clinic, in Belle Mead, and as a missions and activities coordinator for American Baptist Woman's Ministries.

Min. Davis was chosen by Stelton's Search Committee, which is comprised of: Search Committee co-chairs Thomas Ng and Charles Holt, Rev. Miles Austin, Pat Martin, Cassandra Gilliam, and Jim Purcell.