St. Paul A.M.E. Church - Zanesville
561 Pine Street, Zanesville, Ohio 43701
740.297.4000
Weekly Bulletin Announcements
St. Paul A.M.E. Church Prayer List: (Sick, Shut-Ins, and "Special Prayer" Requests) Please take the time to send cards or make calls to those on this list to shower them with Christian love and spiritual support.)
Robert Barnett
KhyRee Umstott
Peggy Gordon
Felicia Reid
Stacy Charlton
JoAnn Harris
Victoria Speakes
Deborah C. Redmond
Cindy McCordy
Victoria Holloway
Paris Dickinson
Rose Wright
Jessica Schmitt
Joann Spencer
Shirley Stettler
Dr. Brenda Toler
Emily Dickinson
Denver Norman
Please keep the families who have lost a loved one lifted in prayer. The St. Paul A.M.E. Church Family sends love, prayers, sympathy and condolences to them as this sad time. May God grant them gentle comfort as they face the days ahead.
- Prayers & sympathy to the family of Susan Rush
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of Gladys Needham Mayle
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of Alison Kaufman Gaiters
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of Melissa Wade Jones
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of John Jones
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of Louvina I. "Beanie" Smith
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of Patty Edwards
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of Lois Patricia Bailey Singleton
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of John Wesley Singleton
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of Cecily Caliman Johnson
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of Diana Martin
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of Bobby Gaiters
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of Eugene Ramey
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of Cheryl Lynn France Tate
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of Joseph J. Luna
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of Edwin Lamont Hampton
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of James Edward Kirby
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of Betty Lou Hodge
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of Rev. Mary Jane Newman
- Prayers & Sympathy to the family of Cynthia A. Engram
The Grace Palmer Women’s Missionary Society of St. Paul A.M.E. Church Zanesville did a community service project for Zane Grey Elementary School, which is located in the same neighborhood as the Church. School supplies and monetary donations were accepted through Sunday, September 8, 2024 and will be delivered by November 1, 2024 to the designated school. Below on the flyer is the supply list for the kindergarten grade level. God bless you and thank you in advance for your support! It's never too late to make a donation throughout the remainder of the current school year. 📚✏️📝✂️
Obituaries
Zanesville:
Cheryl Lynn France Tate, 61, of Zanesville, OH, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2023.
Cheryl was born June 29, 1962, to William and Dorothy France. In addition to her parents, she
is preceded in death by her husband, Kendall Tate and her sister Jan Smith.
Cheryl leaves to cherish her memory her children, Erin (Shaun) Sosa and Joshua
Weatherspoon; grandchildren, Braya, Issac, Jesse Sosa and Emersyn Eddy;
siblings, Ronald France, Mark France, Tamara (Robert) France-Barnett, Lisa (Robert) Byes,
Tahitia France, and James France; Nephew, Robert (Cristal) France; and several other
nephews and nieces, as well as many other friends and family.
Cheryl loved to enjoy a Pepsi. She also enjoyed going to the fair and watching the horse races.
She really enjoyed her friends and the staff at Willow Haven Nursing home. Cheryl will be
missed by all that knew her. You may call on the family, Wednesday, September 20, 2023,
from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. at Burrell Funeral Home. Cheryl’s celebration of life will start at 1 p.m.
Burial service will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. The family invites everyone for a meal
following the services at Zanesville Esquire Club, 111 State Street, Zanesville Ohio 43701,
BURRELL FUNERAL SERVICES is serving the family.
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Newark: A Homegoing Service, celebrating the life of John Wesley Singleton, 85, of Newark,
will be held on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Criss Wagner Hoskinson
Funeral Home with Rev. Clifton R. Kilpatrick officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill
Cemetery with military honors observed by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. Visitation
will be held at the funeral home, 179 Granville Street, Newark, one hour prior to the funeral
service on Wednesday, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
John was born in Mobile, Alabama on August 29, 1938 to the late Warren J. Singleton and Edna “Bonnie” (Jones) Singleton Means. He passed away at Altercare Newark South on February 22, 2024.
John proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. Prior to retirement, he was a division manager for Sears and Roebuck for 20 years. He also worked for the Newark City Schools as a bus driver for 16 years and Lakefront Lines Charter Bus Company for 14 years.
John was the Past Commander of the Levi Phillips American Legion Post # 85, where he held that office twice, and served on the Post Executive Board for many years. He was involved with the American Legion Buckeye Boys State Program for many years. He was Past Worshipful Master of Calumet Masonic Lodge in Farrell, Pa; one of the founding members and the first president of the Newark Ski Club; he was the first black ski instructor at Snow Trails Ski Resort in Mansfield, where he taught skiing at the resort for over 35 years; bought his first motorcycle at the age of 77 and joined the American Legion Riders at Levi Phillips American Legion Post #85 in Newark. He was also a member of the VFW, Post #1060 and the Newark Eagles Lodge.
John loved his family and friends more than anything else. He loved all types of sports, but especially snow skiing. He lived for the first snowflake of the season!
Survivors include his loving wife of 62 years, Lois Patricia (Bailey) Singleton, whom he married August 5, 1961; children, Sheila P. “Luster” (Alli) Singleton, Jeffrey W. (Beverly) Singleton Sr., Crystal A. (Gene) Hughey and Warren E. (Cory) Singleton; siblings, Rico Singleton, Michael (Victoria) Means, Barry (Terri) Singleton and Paula (Glenn) Caldwell; grandchildren, Karl (Natahsa) Rose, Justin J. (Rachel) Hughey, Jericah L. (Brandon) Harney, Jeffrey W. Singleton Jr., Olivia Singleton, Trajen M. Singleton, Eden M. Singleton-Tarr, Damian M. Singleton and Brynt M. Singleton-Tarr; great grandchildren, Isaiah Stinnett, Kami Rose, Kylee Rose, Kire E. Lucas Rose, Aesen J. Hughey, Adrain W. Singleton, Brandon Harney Jr., Bradley Harney, Tyler Harney, Tyden Harney, Della Rae Singleton, Roman Singleton and Archer W. Pickrell.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his mother and step-father, Edna “Bonnie” Singleton Means and Winslow Means, Jr.; father and step-mother, Warren J. and Pauline Singleton; siblings, Ernest Singleton, Rick Means, Charmie Means and Alvin Freeman.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions in memory of John to the American Legion, Post #85, Newark. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service is honored to care for John and his family.
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A Homegoing Service celebrating the life of Lois Patricia Singleton, 82, of Newark, will be
held on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral
Home, with Rev. Clifton R. Kilpatrick officiating. Burial will be held at Cedar Hill Cemetery
at a later date, where she will be buried with her husband, John Wesley Singleton.
Visitation will be held at the funeral home, 179 Granville Street, Newark, two hours prior to
the funeral service on Wednesday, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Lois was born in Zanesville, Ohio on May 22, 1941 to the late Walter E. Bailey and Alberta
(Adams) Williams. She passed away on February 24, 2024 at Altercare Newark South.
Prior to retirement, Lois worked for Racine Hydraulics in Zanesville from 1976 to 1985; Newark Air Force Base from 1985 to 1994; and transferred to DFAS in Columbus, retiring in 2003.
Lois was a member of St. Paul AME Church and Union Baptist Church in Zanesville for many years, where she was the director of the Gospel Choir at Union Baptist for over 20 years. She was also a member of Trinity AME Church in Newark for many years, where she was past president of Louise Evans Missionary Society and sang in the Senior Choir. She was past president of Levi Phillips American Legion Auxiliary #85; past district president, past treasurer, and past Chaplain of the 6th District of the Ohio American Legion Auxiliary. She was also chairman of various committees at the state level of the Ohio American Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors include her children, LuSter “Sheila” P. (Alli) Singleton, Jeffrey W. (Beverly) Singleton Sr., Crystal A. (Gene) Hughey and Warren E. (Cory) Singleton; brother, Fred Bailey; grandchildren, Karl (Natahsa) Rose, Justin J. (Rachel) Hughey, Jericah L. (Brandon) Harney, Jeffrey W. Singleton Jr., Olivia Singleton, Trajen M. Singleton, Eden M. Singleton-Tarr, Damian M. Singleton and Brynt M. Singleton-Tarr; great grandchildren, Isaiah Stinnett, Kami Rose, Kylee Rose, Kire E. Lucas Rose, Aesen J. Hughey, Adrain W. Singleton, Brandon Harney Jr., Bradley Harney, Tyler Harney, Tyden Harney, Della Rae Singleton, Roman Singleton and Archer W. Pickrell.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, John Wesley Singleton, whom she married August 5, 1961, and who went to be with the Lord on February 22, 2024; and sister-in-law, Rosemary Bailey.
Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Lois to the American Legion Post # 85, Newark. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service is honored to care for Lois and the Singleton family.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SECOND SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2024
The St. Paul AME Zanesville Young People’s Department is sponsored a Fall Clothing Giveaway on Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 11 am to 2 pm. Donations were dropped off on the day of the event at the Church starting @ 9 am. The location was 561 Pine Street, Zanesville, Ohio. As you clean out your closets to get your winter clothing, please set aside any unwanted clothing to donate to our next free clothing giveaway! Thank you to all those who donated to this fall's event! 💚🙌🏽🤍 🧤👖👕🧣👚👗👡👞👜👟
The Fall 2024 Planning Meeting is in Cincinnati from October 31 to November 2, 2024.
Please go to our Church Facebook page to view the sermon/Church service for August 25, 2024. Due to our new recording system that was recently installed, they are trouble shooting the issue of an invalid YouTube link preventing us from uploading to our website page. Thank you for your patience as they work to resolve this issue. Sorry for the inconvenience. These posted sermons are from May 19 & June 16, 2024.
Congratulations to RaShaun Merriman on being elected as the new Ohio South Ohio Conference YPD President! 👏🏽👏🏽 We are so proud of this young man and the leadership he will bring to the Young People’s Division at the Conference level. 💚🙏🏽🤍
Congratulations to our First Lady, Ruby Kilpatrick on being elected as the President of the Women's Missionary Society of the Ohio South Ohio Conference. Also congratulations to WMS Sister Costella Haley on being elected as the Young People's Division of the Ohio South Ohio Conference. We look forward to their leadership in the new conference year!
🚨🚨🚨🔊 Attention Students and Parents!!
The Muskingum County Community Foundation is using a system called GOapply to accept Martin Luther King Scholarship applications. The following link will take you through the process of creating an account, starting an application, and applying for an MLK Scholarship by the November 1st DEADLINE.
http://www.mccf.org/apply
The following scholarships are listed. Simply select “View” BESIDE the MLK scholarship, and then click “Apply.”
* Children's Medical Support Fund
* Friends of Secrest Scholarship
* Make Muskingum Home 2024
* L. Leona Burrell Scholarship
➡️♦️* Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship
Welcome to our NEW Leadership to the Third Episcopal District...
Bishop Stafford J.N. Wicker and Episcopal Supervisor, Dr. Constance Belin Wicker
Please make note that the Church has a NEW phone number.
The NEW number is 740.297.4000 Please update your contact info.
