Doorkeeper July 2025

NATIONAL UNITED CHURCH USHERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC www.nationalchurchushers.org

NATIONAL PRESIDENT DR. LINDA B. PATES

From the Desk of Dr. Linda Barnes-Pates

Greetings! Fellow Doorkeepers,

With great pleasure, your 25th National President greets you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

Congratulations to the National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., as we prepare for the 106th convention in Phoenix, Arizona, in the Valley of the Sun. Let’s pray that the convention is spiritual, inspirational, and successful.

May you be blessed with the knowledge that you are never alone in life and that God will always be there to watch over you and guide you.

God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest pathways to Him.

We are living in a time of uncertainty. Trust the wait. Embrace the uncertainty. Enjoy the benefits of developing. Some of the most beautiful periods in our lives won’t have a name until much later. When nothing is specific, anything is possible through God’s Word. Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. Moreover, may God grant us with the gifts of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, and temperance as we endure to be a servant in the Usher Ministry during these uncertain times. Let’s continue to pray for the world, national, state, and local governments, our organization, the sick, shut -in, bereaved, and the men and women who are serving in the military, as well as their families.

Stay Safe and healthy, and be a blessing to someone, for tomorrow may be your blessing!

Blessings,

Dr. Linda B. Pates Dr. Linda Pates, 25 th National President

Dr. Linda Pates

Jamal Edwards-Frayer

Brian Valentine

Filmore F. Gregory President Emeritus

Ruth I. Jones

President

President

President

Board Chairman

Young Adult Department

Junior and Young

Emerita

People’s Department