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B M & T ••• March/April 2016 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 15 shipers (leaders and participants). Speakers included Dr. Ralph West, Dr. john Guns, Bishop Noel Jones, Bishop Paul Morton, and Pastor John Hannah. Instructors and Worship Leaders included Minister Earl Bynum , Pastor John Paul McGee, Pastor William McDowell; and Prayer Service Leader, Pastor Tamara Bennett. Special honorees included Yolanda Adams, Ambassador Bobby Jones, V. Michael McKay, and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. For more information, contact Dr. Teresa Hairston at (770) 866-2427. CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 1 -6, 2016, "Working with the Shadow: Tasting the Essence of Tantra Series," Vajrapani Institute, Vajrapani Institute Retreat Center, Boulder Creek, CA. Contact (800) 531-4001 for information. March 4, 2016, "Peace Baptist District Missionary Association Gala Banquet," National Baptist Convention USA, Inc. (NBCUSA, Inc.), Fairfield Civic Center, Fairfield, AL. Contact Hattie French at (205) 515-9478 for information. March 7-11, 2016, "North Mississippi Baptist State Congress of Christian Education," (NBCUSA, Inc.), Brown Missionary Baptist Church, Southaven, MS. Contact David Brown at (901) 212-6937 for information. March 10, 2016, "180 Conference – A Turnaround Church Conference," Redeemer United Methodist Church, Redeemer UMC, DeWitt, MI. Contact Pastor Rod Kalajainen at (517) 669-3430 for information. March 10-12, 2016, "Kingdom of God International Leadership Conference," Kingdom of God International, Lake Avenue Church, Pasadena, CA. Contact Minister Lor Re Solinger at (866) 670-5464 for information. March 10-13, 2016, "How Karma Works," Vajrapani Institute, Vajrapani Institute Retreat Center, Boulder Creek, CA. Contact (800) 531-4001 for information. March 12, 2016, "Pastor Bridget Hilliard's Epic 60th Birthday Celebration," New Light Christian Center Church, New Light Christian Center Church - Eastern Campus, Houston, TX. Contact (281) 875-4448 for information. March 14, 2016, "Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church Christian Leadership School," NBCUSA, Inc., Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Meridian, MS. Contact Dorothy Clark at (601) 678-7506 for information. March 15, 2016, "Reimagining Faith Tour with Bishop I. V. Hilliard," The dReam Center, Decatur, GA. Contact (281) 875-4448 for information. March 17-18, 2016, "The Bishop C.E. Blake Legacy Conference," Church of God In Christ (COGIC), West Angeles Church, Los Angeles, CA. Contact Charlene Bryan at (323) 733-8300 Ext. 2209 for information. March 25-27, 2016, "17th Annual ISNA Education Forum," Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and Canadian Islamic Society of North America (CISNA), Westin O'Hare, Rosemont, IL. Contact Basharat Saleem at (317) 839-1825 for information. March 28-April 1, 2016, "PNBC Midwest Region Meeting," Progressive National Baptist Convention Midwest Region (PNBC), Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark Hotel, St. Louis, MO. Contact Dr. E. G. Shields, Jr. at (314) 862-3972 for information. April 4-7, 2016, "COGIC Annual Spring Call Meeting," Mason Temple - The Peabody Memphis and Sheraton Memphis Downtown Hotel, Memphis, TN. Contact Keith Kershaw at (901) 947-9300 for information. April 9, 2016, "Gigantic Gospel Concert 2016," J. Spivey Productions, Friendship West Baptist Church, Dallas, TX. Contact Jimmy Spivey at (877) 577-6016 for information. April 12-14, 2016, "First Baptist Church East Nashville Annual Revival," NBCUSA, Inc., First Baptist Church East Nashville, Nashville, TN. Contact Pastor Morris Tipton at (615) 248-5780 for information. April 15-17, 2016, "SOAR Ministry A Weekend Celebration for God's Women," Sheila B. Ministries, Southern Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA. Contact Charlee Kessee at (310) 720-2887 for information. April 15, 2016, ISNA Interfaith Forum and Dinner Banquet 2016, ISNA, Hilton Crystal City, Arlington VA. Contact Basharat Saleem at (317) 839-1825 for information. April 28-May 21, 2016, "AMEC Connectional Lay Organization Spring 2016 Executive Board Meeting," African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC), Westin Airport Hotel, Baltimore, MD. Contact Dr. Willie C. Glover at (614) 856-9649 for information. April 21-23, 2016, "International Pastors and Leadership Conference - Think Yourself Clear," T. D. Jakes Ministries, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL. Contact (800) 247-4672 for Information. April 19-21, 2016, "Church Leaders Conference," Watermark Community Church, Watermark Community Church, Dallas, TX. Contact Pastor Todd Wagner at (214) 361- 2275 for information.