Doorkeeper Oct 2025

State President: Michael Stevens State Reporter: Rosemary Stevens

Congratulations to Makaila Bracey Makaila is the president of the Arkansas State Ushers Federation Junior department. We also would like to recognize her most recent accomplishments of being elected to two new positions, they are the Southern Region Church Usher Junior Director and 3 rd Vice President of the National Junior & Young Peoples department. Makaila serve locally at her church, Liberty Hill MBC as the president of the junior ushers. You Go Girl ! Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

Union Hopewell Missionary Baptist church located in Pine Bluff; Arkansas held their Ushers Annual program on August 3, 2025, Sister Belinda Smothers, was honored for 35 years of faithful and dedicated service of the church and usher ministry. Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Congratulations to Sister Ladonna Hall, Southern Region Junior supervisor, on being reappointed as the National Junior & Young People Supervisor. Ladonna is also Arkansas State Usher Federation Assistant Junior Supervisor. She is a member of Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church Pine Bluff, Arkansas “ Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” – 1 Peter 4:10