We are blessed to have several family members participate in the Sunday Worship Service. The featured preacher is Mr. Haywood Stowe III.

      Haywood Stowe III was born October 2, 1974, the oldest of a set of twins. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but moved to St. Louis shortly after birth, where he completed elementary school. His family moved to Portsmouth, Virginia in 1987.  His family joined St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, where Haywood was baptized at the age of 11.  He received his high school degree in 1993, graduating co-valedictorian with his twin brother, Edwood, with a GPA of 4.37. He received an all-paid 4-year academic scholarship to North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (Aggie Pride!).

      Haywood enrolled in North Carolina A&T State University in 1994, as a freshman majoring in Electrical Engineering. He graduated Suma Cum Laude with a 3.7 GPA in 1997, and was hired by…