ALL NIGHT LONG!

First Community Interfaith Institute Inc. will close its fiscal year with the annual "Minister Akilah Ife's Cultural Extravaganza" on Friday, September 23 at 219 Hamilton Street. September 23 is the 49th anniversary of Minister Lawrance Lee Evans and his late wife, Minister Akilah. The Cultural Extravaganza begins at 6 PM and will last the entire evening. Entertainment and dinner will be provided. "All Night Long: Minister Akilah's Cultural Extravaganza" is a fundraiser for the Institute's cultural and educational programs. Suggested donation is $150. There are five scholarships available for those who are unable to give $150.00.

Uhuru Week begins on August 14!:

First Community Interfaith Institute Inc. invites you to attend our annual week long celebration of the anniversary of the Honorable Marcus Garvey's birth, also known as Uhuru Week. "Uhuru" means freedom in Swahili. Uhuru Week begins on August 14 and concludes on August 20. Minister Lawrance Lee Evans, our National Minister, will speak at all seven events, which will all  take place at 219 Hamilton Street.

Our schedule is as follows:

• Sunday, August 14, 4 PM: hostess is Sister Uwimana Oni, promoter of Minister Evans. She will give her presentation on the Asante (Ashanti) Nation of Ghana.
• Monday, August 15, 6 PM: hostess is Sister Shiminege, promoter of the Charles Riley Tutorial Program. She will give her presentation on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and discuss the way too early loss of her brother and niece in 1986 at the Sylvester and Stacey Johnson Memorial.
• Tuesday, August 16, 6 PM: host is Brother Zeb, promoter of the Black Koptic Press Release. He will give his presentation on the Akan nation of Ghana.
• Wednesday, August 17, 6 PM: on the 129th birthday of Marcus Garvey, the host is Brother Brian, Minister Evans' chief assistant. He will give his presentation on the Zulu Nation of Southern Africa.
• Thursday, August 18, 6 PM: assessment and review
• Friday, August 19,  6 PM: host is Brother Leo, the promoter of security. He will give his presentation on the Igbo (Ibo) Nation.
• Saturday, August 20, 6 PM: hostess is Sister Brenda Snow. The Johnny Brown Defense Committee will provide musical entertainment.

Below Minister Evans speaks at the most recent Martha Jordan Dinner, July 9, 2016 in Elyria, Ohio during the FCII Festival.

Join us on June 26 for a Memorial Lecture!

"DOOLOGY: TRUE LOVE CONQUERS INFERIORITY"

219 Hamilton Street

Rochester NY

SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2016

4 PM

Ministers Lawrance and Akilah Ife Evans

June 26 is a very important day for Minister Lawrance Lee Evans Sr. On June 26, 2012, his beloved wife and student, Minister Akilah Evans, joined the ancestors. On the fourth anniversary of her passing, Minister Evans will give a special presentation in Minister Akilah's honor. Please support this important fundraiser and celebration.

Legacy Day is on June 6

On June 6,  the birthday of Madam Martha Jordan, Minister Lawrance Lee Evans Sr.' s grandmother and teacher, First Community Interfaith Institute Inc. will host an event in her honor. "Legacy Day" is sponsored by the Johnny Brown Defense Committee, under the coordination of Sister Brenda Snow. "Legacy Day" will feature the singing father and  daughter duo of Johnny and So-so Brown. Please join us at 5:30 PM at 219 Hamilton Street for this annual event.


At our "Remembering Malcolm X!" program on May 19 (the 91st anniversary of Malcolm's birth), Minister Lawrance Lee Evans' son Malik gave a presentation at the beginning of the program about a recent meeting where he met Ilyasah Shabazz, one of Brother Malcolm's daughters .

Remembering Malcolm X!

On May 19, we will celebrate Malcolm X's 91st birthday with a special lesson titled:

 “Manifesting Real Spiritual Blessings, Positive Relationships, Divine Power, True Romance and

Authentic Leadership”

speaker: Minister Lawrance Lee Evans, Minister of First Community Interfaith Institute Inc.

time: 5:30 PM

venue: First Community Interfaith Institute Inc.

We are looking for sponsors to give donations for the Charles Riley Tutorial Program, as well as supporters willing to donate NYS five cent cans and bottles for a speccial bottle campaign drive on May 14. For more information, come to Student Doology Hour on Sundays at 4 PM, 219 Hamilton Street. 

The Meaning of Resurrection is this Sunday

On Sunday March 27, 2016, Minister Lawrance Lee Evans Sr. will present "The Meaning of Resurrection." Our annual service, which coincides with Easter Sunday, takes place at 4 PM at 219 Hamilton Street. We hope to see you this Sunday.

Below is a recent video from the "Tribute to Sister Siti" from March 10:

The "icebreaker" for this year's "The Meaning of Resurrection" is:

Incarnate, The Panther and the Lash, Passover, Holy Week, lithurgies,
"Eurocentric, Miseducation or Calculation

Communion, Catechism, Cross, Messiah, Madonna, Isis, Osiris, Kamba, Kikuyu, Easter Bunny, Peter Cottontail, Orunmia/Yoruba/1924 UNIA Convention, The Gospel...Egypt...Symbols, Supremacy, Kemetic Soil Standards"

Women's History Month starts tomorrow!

First Community Interfaith Institute Inc. will have its annual Women's History Month program on Thursday, March 10.

WHAT: SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO SISTER SITI

WHEN: MARCH 10, 2016

TIME: 5:30 PM

VENUE: FIRST COMMUNITY INTERFAITH

INSTITUTE INC.

219 Hamilton Street

Rochester NY 14620-1112

March 10 is the 84th anniversary of the birth of our Queen Mother Sister Siti Akanke (1932-2005), a powerful woman who devoted her the last twenty plus years of her life to First Community Interfaith Institute Inc. She assisted Minister Evans in his organizing activities, participated in tutoring, wrote for the Institute newsletter, and served as trustee.