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Shaw Weekend 2023
Shaw Weekend 2023
For the weekend of April 28 through April 30, 2023, we are Loving our Legacy.
- FRIDAY EVENING EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
- Saturday morning, April 29, the Prayer Breakfast (hybrid) is from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Union Missionary Baptist Church. Please use the Zoom meeting link -TBA
- Saturday afternoon, April 29, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Alumni Cookout at the Yellow River Park in Stone Mountain, GA
- Location: 3232 Juhan Rd, Stone Mountain, GA 30087
- Location: 3232 Juhan Rd, Stone Mountain, GA 30087
- Sunday morning, April 30, at 10:45 a.m. Worship Service is for everyone (hybrid) to attend at Union Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, GA. Come worship with us as we celebrate Christ and the Legacy of Shaw University. You can worship via live stream using the Zoom meeting link below. A Fellowship Reception will be held immediately after service.
Zoom: TBA
Meet and Greet
FRIDAY EVENING EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
On Friday, April 28, we are planning to kick off the weekend with a meet & greet experience and fundraising opportunities at Willie A. Watkins Special Events Center in Lithonia, GA. The address is 5843 Redan Road Lithonia, Georgia 30088. Click this link Willie Watkins Events Center (Facebook) to view the website.
Donations:
- Scan the CashApp QR Code: TBA
Saturday
Prayer Breakfast
Prayer Breakfast
Saturday morning is from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Prayer Breakfast is a hybrid (In-person and/or Zoom) event. The in-person breakfast will also be held in the Union Missionary Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. The address is 2470 Bruce Street in Lithonia, GA. The website is Union Missionary Baptist Church - Home (umbclithonia.org)
Zoom Information:
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Zoom: TBA
Prayer Breakfast
- Pastor Edward Randoph, Jr. ‘83 (Host Pastor)
Union Baptist Missionary Church - Lithonia, GA - Bishop Douglas Joyner III, ‘00
Church of Change Ministries - Richmond, VA -
Pastor Kenneth Swann, ‘98 & ‘21
Cameron Grove AME Zion - Cameron, NC -
Rev. Dr. Marvin Tiller Jr, ‘11
Temple Baptist Church - Chester, PA -
Reverend Steve Allen, ‘11
Shiloh Baptist Church - Greensboro, NC -
Pastor William Buie Jr, ‘96
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First Calvary Baptist Church of Rock Hill - Rock Hill, SC
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Reverend D K Ferguson, ‘94
First Mayfield Memorial Baptist Church - Charlotte, NC -
Dr. Nya EL-Amin, ‘99
The Glory of God Global Worship Center - Stone Mountain, GA -
Rev. Dr. Tiffany Bennett-Cornelous, ‘98, ‘14
Macedonia New Life Church - Raleigh, NC -
Psalmist
Sharon Chalmers-Hill, ‘85 - Donations:
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- Scan the CashApp QR Code: TBA
- Scan the CashApp QR Code: TBA
Saturday
Alumni Cookout
Alumni Cookout
Saturday afternoon from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Alumni Cookout at the Yellow River Park in Stone Mountain, GA.
- Location: 3232 Juhan Rd, Stone Mountain, GA 30087
Sunday
Worship Service
Worship Service
On Sunday morning on April 30, everyone is encouraged to attend our Shaw Day Worship Service at Union Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, GA at 10:45 a.m. The church is located at 2470 Bruce Street, Lithonia, Ga.
- Pastor Edward Randoph, Jr. ‘83 (Host Pastor)
Union Baptist Missionary Church - Lithonia, GA
Donations:
- Scan the CashApp QR Code: TBA
Zoom Information:
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TBA
Shaw Weekend 2023 Info
Hosted by: Greater Atlanta Alumni Chapter
Event for: Everyone (Public)
Meeting type: In-person on Friday and hybrid for Saturday and Sunday events
Zoom: TBA
Nearby Hotel Accommodations: Stonecrest Mall (less than 10 minutes away from the events)
Time: Starts Friday, April 28 through Sunday, April 30, 2023
FRIDAY EVENING EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
- Friday evening: "Meet & Greet" from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. - Lithonia, GA - (In-Person)
On Friday, April 28, we are planning to kick off the event with a meet & greet experience and fundraising opportunities at Willie A. Watkins Events Center in Lithonia, GA.
- Saturday morning: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Prayer Breakfast (hybrid). Breakfast will be in the Fellowship Hall at the Union Missionary Baptist Church located at 2470 Bruce Street, Lithonia, Ga. The website is Union Missionary Baptist Church - Home (umbclithonia.org)
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- Zoom: TBA
- Zoom: TBA
- Saturday afternoon: 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Alumni Cookout at the Yellow River Park in Stone Mountain, GA. Location: 3232 Juhan Rd, Stone Mountain, GA 30087
- Sunday morning: 10:45 a.m. - Worship Service (hybrid) at Union Missionary Baptist Church located at 2470 Bruce Street, Lithonia, Ga. Fellowship Reception immediately following Worship Service.
Social Media:
- Website: www.shawuatl.org
- Twitter: Shaw U Atlanta (@shawuatlanta) / Twitter
- Facebook: Shaw University Greater Atlanta Alumni Chapter - Home | Facebook
Event Contact: info@shawuatl.org
Donations:
- Scan the CashApp QR Code: TBA
FAQs
Shaw Day is an opportunity for churches and members to recommit their support through financial gifts as well as the offering of volunteer services in the area of student recruitment, fundraising, mentorship, and community advocacy work on behalf of Shaw University.
Since Shaw University’s founding, the institution has continued to celebrate its connection with the Baptist Church. In recent history, "Shaw Day" observances have been established and held annually at partner churches in efforts to showcase the Shaw University product by demonstrating how the support of partner churches and its membership has contributed to the overall success of the institution and its students.
The purpose is to raise funds for Shaw University and to bring Alumni and friends together.
Shaw University started in December 1865 with a Bible class for newly freed slaves in Raleigh, NC. Fighting vicious prejudice in the aftermath of the Civil War and the Jim Crow South, Shaw rose to become a co-educational college, a medical school, a law school & a divinity school.