Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Thanks to all who brought friends to church on Sunday. We were filled to capacity! Friends visited from near and far. We had a great time of worship together - What a fellowship! We hope you will continue to invite friends for our Maundy Thursday Service as we host Dr. Wallace Charles Smith and the congregation of Shiloh Baptist Church. You can also bring friends to our Good Friday Service featuring dynamic preachers of the Gospel who are longtime friends or Sons of our church. (Friends and Family)

On Resurrection Sunday, we invite you to bring your family to worship with our church family. We will hold three services, 6:00 AM sunrise, 7:30 AM and 9:45 AM. Many of you have relatives in the area that may have been away from fellowship for a while or even family visiting for the weekend. Bring them all. There is room for Lottie, Dottie and everybody! We will personally greet and acknowledge your family as they enter the building. Therefore, register your family members when you arrive.

A special note, on Saturday, April 18, we will hold a Prayer Summit for our church family at Miracle Plaza in Largo from 12:00 Noon - 4:00 PM. This time of prayer and meditation will include a sacred walk around the grounds of our Land in Largo. Reverend Adriane Blair Wise and members of our PUSH ministry will lead us in this sacred time together. In addition, a Special Worship Service of Consecration and Praise will be held on Sunday, April 19th at 6:00 PM. Metropolitan will be joined by other pastors and choirs from the community and beyond who want to show their love and support for us through this challenging period of our church life. Again, I personally will be encouraged by your presence and urge you to set aside this special time for worship together.

Thank you again Metropolitan for your love, continued support, prayers and encouragement. We look forward to a joyous time of worship with your family and continued fellowship throughout this month.

Because He Lives,
Pastor Hicks

PS. Please forward this letter to your family members as your personal invitation.

Scripture: Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of the country, and from they kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee. And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing. And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Genesis 12: 1-3)