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2nd Baptist Church to Mark 144 Years

Second Baptist Church in Frankford will commemorate its 144th Church Anniversary at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 9, 2013.

Friends, family, and the Frankford community are invited to help us celebrate in worship and praise. Reverend Darrell R. Bradsbery, Pastor of Second Baptist Church will deliver a power packed message beginning with the 11:00 a.m. morning worship service. The historical celebration will continue at 3:30 p.m. with the Reverend Darnell Wise, from Mt. Pisgah Methodist Church, in Vineland, New Jersey.

Second Baptist Church has extended special invitations to the President of the United States, Barack Obama, PA Governor Tom Corbett, Honorable Mayor Michael Nutter, Senator Tina Tartaglione, Frankford’s State Representative James Clay Jr., and Stephanie M. Sawyer, Esquire.

We want you to experience an afternoon of fellowship, and empowerment—don’t miss it! Give God the highest praise and thanks for His wonderful kindness as we celebrate our 144 years—we’ve come this far by Faith.

Dinner will be served after the 11:00 a.m. service.

 

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Second Baptist Church, Frankford, 1801 Meadow Street, Philadelphia, PA  19124.

215-533-6222 • secondbaptistchurch.1@verizon.net

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News from the Northwood Civic Association Meeting

Low turnout on the election day meeting allowed more time for give and take on a few special topics.

  • Residents are concerned that the problem with the building at Simpson Playground has been put on the back burner by the city and as a result, the toddler play area is still closed to use as well as the building itself with the rest rooms.  Will the pool be able to open under those circumstances?  No answers have come from city officials and residents are feeling like the are getting the run around.
  • The tire shop behind Pat’s cafe has cleaned up its act since they were approached by Northwood Civic members as a result of last month’s meeting.  Weeds and trash have been eliminated.
  • The owners of 5260 Castor Avenue will be coming to the next Northwood Civic board meeting to discuss a proposed use for the property.  Residents opposed use for it as a beauty salon.
  • Work will be starting on the Y in the next few weeks.  Prospective tenants on looking to the building for use.  Volunteers and donated materials will be used as much as possible to rehab one office space at a time to get some income from the property as soon as possible.
  • Frank Bennett has been maintaining the triangle of property at Adams and Boulevard on his own time.  Cleanups are proposed in the coming weeks for the vacant water ice property on Castor Ave. and Northwood Park.
  • The Neighborhood Security Patrol is still out there doing the job and will be doing a new campaign to sign up additional participants.

The next meeting of the Northwood Civic Association will be held on June 18th at St. James Lutheran Church at Castor Avenue and Pratt St.

 

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Focus on Frankford: Anthony Smith

At Neighborhood Advisory Council, EPIC Stakeholders, Frankford Garden Club plant sale, Frankford Parks group, Campbell AME Church, you are likely to meet Anthony Smith.  He seems to be everywhere, lending a hand in one way or another.anthony

This lifetime Frankford resident has deep roots in historic East Frankford and is a community activist. 

The Smith family founded the SW Smith Moving and Storage Company almost a century ago.  His father was a founder of the Frankford Chargers. 

Since his father passed last year, his mother Nancy continues to live in Frankford .

He lives on Mulberry Street and is active in his church, the historic Campbell AME church. 

He takes great pride in his family: Wife Lucille, son Anthony and daughters Tanisha and Aykema.

Anthony often makes reference to how he loves the diversity of Frankford.   It has always been a neighborhood with people who cared about each other. 

The Frankford of his youth was a neighborhood that you could take pride in.  It was clean and safe.  Now he works to bring Frankford back to that standard.

He was one of the first members of the Frankford Parks group and has been instrumental in working on Wilmot Park and Hedge Street park. 

This was related to one of his pet peeves, cleanliness in the neighborhood.

The resurrection of these two parks has made a tremendous improvement in the community and has fostered a better environment for all who use them.

When I asked him how he feels about the future of Frankford, he gets thoughtful.  Realistic is his reply.

We have crime to be sure but we are seeing a lot of improvement in how its being handled.  He has praise for the new 15th District Police commander.  We’ve seeing more police on the streets walking the beat where they are needed.

His other big concern is the youth of Frankford.  There is the lack of jobs for the teenagers. 

There are not enough places for recreation in the community.  The Frankford Community Y, the Salvation Army and the PAL center have all closed in the last few years. 

Another problem is that there are new people moving into Frankford who do not know how to raise children with the values. 

However, there are a lot of people who care very much about the neighborhood and that is the greatest reason for hope for the future.

 

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Spring is Here at Overington Park

The Friends of Overington Park are celebrating Spring with our Perennial Plant Sale and Park Planting. Come join us. You’re sure to find some beautiful perennial plants at can’t beat bargain prices.

Maybe you would like to lend a hand with the planting of our new flower bed and mulching the park trees.  As a bonus, the Friends of Overington Park are giving away seed packs.

So please join us.

OVERINGTON PARK – 4600 Leiper Street

Saturday May 18, 2013

From 10am to 1pm

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