Love 4th Sunday of Advent

THE SEASON OF ADVENT

As we celebrate the 4th Sunday of Advent, may we

• Reflect on God's immense love,
• Embrace faith and trust, like Mary, to be filled with God's love,
• Prepare to welcome Jesus as a living presence, bringing peace and love into our daily lives.

The E-News

Friday, December 19, 2025

Steele Hill A.M.E. Zion Church

Rev. Dr. Jerret C. Fite

Pastor

Our Mission

To organize, train, plan and coordinate with fellow believers in the body, in order to achieve Excellence in Ministry

Our Vision

Steele Hill A.M.E. Zion Church is Christ-centered, Bible believing, Bible teaching church; serving the Body of Christ through excellence in Ministry and by perfecting the Saints so that God may be glorified.

Sunday School: 9:45 AM

December 21, 2025 Adult Lesson

Adult Unit I: Holy God and the Holy Scriptures Adult General Lesson Title: Christ the Savior Adult Topic: Safe and Secure Home Daily Readings Friday, December 19 - Isaiah 9: 3-7 - Welcome the Davidic Heir Saturday, December 20 - Psalm 2 - The Messiah Reigns Victoriously Sunday, December 21 - Luke 15: 1 - 7 Christ Rejoices when Sinners Repent

Let's See Your Ugly Sweater!

Will Charlotte Designer OW be a repeat winner Sunday on the Steele Hill Runway for Christmas 2025? Or will there a be a new designer who will take home the Ugly Sweater 2025 Honor?

ANTICIPATION

Thank You!

PJ's Sunday

The youth and kids wore their PJ's to Sunday School on last Sunday

IMPORTANT MEETING

Ms. Sheena Morrison will meet with ALL Mid-Winter participants immediately following morning worship, Sunday, December 21, 2025.

Coming in January 2026

Bible Study Series

All local churches experience a predictable life cycle of growth and decline. Taking Your Church to the Next Level explains the impact of age and size on churches and outlines the improvements that must be made at each point for a church to remain fruitful and faithful to its mission. McIntosh deftly describes the cycles of fruitfulness and the importance of continual improvement to diminish destructive forces that keep a congregation from its mission. Church leaders, pastors, and all who care about the church and desire to see it experience biblical growth will benefit from the sage wisdom offered in these pages.

How can I get a book? Please see Ms. Erica Morrison

Cost: $15.00

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!

December 15

December 25

December 19 - Jennifer Campbell

December 21 - Emma Barnes

December 27 - Tina Johnson

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We have EXCITING NEWS and we could not wait to share it with you! Thank You for Calling Customer Service: The Holiday Edition has officially gone from the stage to the BIG SCREEN on YouTube— and you can now watch the full, feature-length production on YouTube from the comfort of your home! That’s right — whether you attended one of our live shows or didn’t get a chance to make it, the entire play is now ready and waiting for you just in time for the holidays. WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/Amq9LzhXLK8?si=6_dQF_xWiGb4_N-6 We invite you to:

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Let’s spread the word far and wide — to our churches, families, friends, and communities. This is a perfect opportunity to gather everyone together, grab some popcorn and hot chocolate, cozy up on the couch, and enjoy a faith-filled, laughter-packed holiday story that speaks to the heart. No tickets. No travel. No effort required. It’s been lovingly packaged and hand-delivered straight to your TV screen, compliments of McIlwain & McIlwain Productions. Thank you for supporting this incredible body of work — the cast, the story, the message, and the mission. We truly hope it blesses your home the same way it blessed the stage. Enjoy, share, and let the joy continue this holiday season! With gratitude and holiday cheer, McIlwain & McIlwain Productions Thank You for Calling Customer Service: The Holiday Edition

The Lancaster District

COMMUNITY

Flu cases are spiking earlier than usual. What you need to know. (Consult your doctor or pharmacist)

Finding Holiday Joy: How to Survive the Season

Bishop Dickie L. Robbins is a dynamic visionary, community leader, public speaker, preacher, teacher, husband and father.  Bishop Robbins is a strong believer in equipping the believer to embrace the truth of who they are in Christ. They are to influence the world around them by having signs and wonders following them. The life of the believer should be such an example, of who Christ is, that those perishing are drawn to Christ by the life they live. Along with his wife, Bishop Robbins founded and is currently the Senior Pastor of Life In Christ Ministries in Chester, Pennsylvania.

Our History - 24/7/365

Her 1951 walkout helped end school segregation. Now her statue is in the U.S. Capitol

In 1951, a Black teenager led a walkout of her segregated Virginia high school. On Tuesday, her statue replaced that of a Confederate general in the U.S. Capitol. Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she mobilized hundreds of students to walk out of Farmville's Robert Russa Moton High School to protest its overcrowded conditions and inferior facilities compared to those of the town's white high school. That fight was taken up by the NAACP and eventually became one of the five cases that the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed in Brown v. Board of Education, whose landmark 1954 ruling declared school segregation unconstitutional. "Before the sit-ins in Greensboro, before the Montgomery bus boycott, there was the student strike here in 1951, led by Barbara Johns," Cameron Patterson told NPR in 2020, when he led the Robert Russa Moton Museum, located on the former school grounds. Johns' bronze statue is the latest addition to Emancipation Hall, a gathering place in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center that houses many of the 100 statues representing each state.

Steele Hill Is Social - Are You Connected?

A Christmas Prayer

Thank you, God for sending Your Son on one glorious night to be born a virgin, to live a perfect life, and to die on the cross for my sins. Thank you that he rose from the dead three days later and that this Christmas and every Christmas we can celebrate the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ. Amen.

“Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” - Luke 2:14

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