Doorkeeper Oct 2025

NATIONAL UNITED CHURCH USHERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. www.nationalchurchushers.org HELEN B. HORNBUCKLE CHAIRMAN DESTINEE’ MERIDA Greetings to you in this blessed season of fall! As the leaves turn and the air grows crisp, we are reminded of God’s faithfulness through every season of change. Autumn invites us to reflect on gratitude, to celebrate the fruits of our labor, the steadfastness of our faith, and the abundance that flows from walking in God’s purpose. To our faithful state reporters, thank you for using your gifts to share the stories that shape and encourage us. And to our loyal supporters, delegates, and friends, your prayers, presence, and perseverance remain the heartbeat of this ministry. As the season turns, may we be reminded that even in the harvest, God is still planting seeds for tomorrow. Let us pray: Gracious and Everlasting God, we thank You for the beauty of this season and the blessings You have poured upon us. As we gather the fruits of our labor, may we also gather renewed strength, wisdom, and compassion to serve You faithfully. Teach us to rest in Your promises, to trust in Your timing, and to continue sowing seeds of love in every place You send us. Bless our ministries, our families, and all who labor in Your name. Amen.

May this season be one of reflection, gratitude, and renewed purpose. Yours in Faith, Destinee’ Merida Editor / HBH Chairman

Dr. Linda Barnes-Pates Jamal Edwards-Frayer

Adaisha Wells

Filmore F. Gregory President Emeritus

Ruth I. Jones Board Chairman

President

President Young Adult Department

President

Junior and Young People’s Department

Emerita