Family Worship
The families will gather in a Gastonia Convention Center event space for the annual service and keynote address by one of our very own cousins (TBD)
Dinner
Enjoy a sumptous dinner prepared by the host center staff as a fitting end to the weekend.
** Sunday Only registrations must be made in advance. No registrations will be made on Sunday. **
Zoom Sessions
The Morning Worship and the after-dinner program will be broadcast on Zoom for the benefit of those who cannot attend in person. A link to join the sessions is included in the latest edition of the Family Reunion Newsletter. If you did not receive a newsletter, send an email to Reunion President Myron McNeil, and request a link.
SUNDAY'S KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Cecil Bernard Jackson
Cecil Bernard Jackson, son of Christina Egleston Jackson and Joseph Jackson, was born in Austin, Texas and raised in Dallas, Texas. He currently lives near Atlanta, GA with his wife, Donna Phipps Jackson. They have four adult children, three sons and one daughter. Cecil is a descendent of one of the seven sisters, Betsy Caroline Roberts, daughter of Phebe Magness Roberts and several of our reunion patriarchs, Emanuel Roberts, Jake Roberts, and Big Bob Roberts.
Cecil Bernard is a Professional Artist who has been painting for nearly five decades. Known for painting without a brush, his abstracts and contemporary music themed paintings are collected internationally and much of his work has been exhibited in fine art galleries and numerous art shows throughout the southeastern United States and overseas. Bernard began to attract the attention of numerous celebrities in the 1970’s and today, notable athletes, entertainers and serious art collectors worldwide proudly showcase his work in their homes and places of business. He is known as the “Artist to the Stars.”
Cecil responded to the call to preach and currently serves as a revivalist with a fiery passion to share the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. He is a graduate of Southwestern Adventist University in Keene, Texas. All over the country, he has preached the gospel to multiple denominations from California to New York, from Michigan to Florida, from Texas to Nebraska, and everywhere in between.