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Women’s Day
2024
Theme: Women United in Christ
Galatians 3:26-28
SUNDAY, March 24, 2024
11:00 AM
First Baptist Church of Red Oak
4710 Washington Road
College Park, GA 30349

Women’s Day
2024
PASTOR’S GREETINIGS
1ST LADY’S GREETINGS

Women’s Day
2024
Theme: Women United in Christ
Galatians 3:26-28
GUEST SPEAKER
VIOLA ROUNDTREE PARKER was born to the late Reverend
and Mrs. Frank A. Roundtree in Coffee County, Douglas,
Georgia. Her father was an (AME) African Methodist Episcopal
Preacher and Presiding Elder in the 11th and 12th districts.
She is the youngest of four children. All of her siblings are
deceased. She pioneered integration and graduated from
Coffee High School in 1966. She has one daughter and six
grandchildren. In 2004, she united in holy matrimony with Terry
Parker of Saint Louis, Missouri. In 2005, they became full time
parents to five of her grandchildren. Who were ages 3,6, 9, 11
and 13 at that time. All her grandchildren are now grown and gone.
REV. PARKER lived in Alabama for twenty years after attending
undergraduate school at Tuskegee University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science
degree in Social Work. She completed 1 - ½ years in Clinical Social Work, at the University of
Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Her professional career began in Child Welfare and Mental Health Services.
She became a licensed minister in 1988, at Gaines Chapel AME, Douglas, and served as a
licentiate, at Saint Philip Monumental, Savannah (in the Ole Georgia Conference). She was
ordained a Deacon in 1991; ordained in 1993, an Itinerant Elder, in the Atlanta-North Georgia
Annual Conference (Flipper Temple). She attended (ITC) Interdenominational Theological
Seminary, the Erskine Theological Seminary, and the Emmanuel Bible College/Seminary, before
receiving a Master of Arts Degree in 1996, in preaching. She has pastored in Atlanta, Waycross,
Saint Simons Island, Carrollton, and East Point, Georgia. She served St. John (East Point), for
nearly ten years. She pastored New Hope (Buckhead), Atlanta, for a brief period, in 2014. She has
served on the Ministerial Efficiency Committee, Trustee Board, the Board of Examiners and the
Finance Team in the Atlanta North Georgia Conference. She was the only female clergy elected, as
delegate, in the Atlanta North Georgia Conference, to the General Conference in 2008, held in St.
Louis, Missouri. She was a delegate in 2012; held in Nashville, Tennessee; an alternate at the 51st
session of the General Conference 2021.
REV. PARKER is bi-vocational with over thirty years of work experience in Clinical Social Work. Her
professional work experience has yielded skills in completing psychiatric assessments, providing
education, consultation, counseling and care to individuals, groups, families, and multi-family
groups. She possesses skills in psycho drama, social drama, and family sculpting. These services
have been provided directly and indirectly through clinical management in metropolitan and rural
settings (i.e. adolescent substance abuse treatment, severely emotionally disturbed residential
care. In-home and outpatient behavioral health services). With her leadership and skills in
psychotherapy, individual family and multifamily groups, program planning, implementation, and
evaluation, two organizations for behavioral health gained (Joint Commission) accreditations.
She remained bi-vocational until she faced health challenges beginning in 2001 and had a
complete hip replacement in 2003. She became a full-time pastor in 2003. Her life experiences
and dedication to the work the Lord has called her to remain steadfast, unmovable, and always
abounding in the work of the Lord. She often says, “to Him who is able to do exceedingly,
abundantly, more than we can ask, think, or imagine, according to his power that is at work, within
us!, to Him be the Glory, throughout all generations, forever and ever!” (Her testament in Life).
REV. PARKER was appointed as pastor of Mt. Pleasant (Palmetto) on May 11, 2015. She retired
from Mount Pleasant on October 27th, 2021 at Midyear Convocation.

Theme: Women United in Christ
Galatians 3:26-28
ORDER OF SERVICE
Women’s Day
2024
SUNDAY, March 24, 2024
11:00 AM
First Baptist Church of Red Oak
4710 Washington Road | College Park, GA 30349
Sister Lucille Wallace
Presiding
The Lord’s Day Congregational Song................................
Invocation......................................................................
Choral Response.................. ”Glory Be to the Father”.........
Sister Sebernia Freeman
Almighty God, we thankfully invite You into this Holy place today. Bless this service
today. Bless this service with Your presence. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen
Old Testament Reading...................................................
New Testament Reading.................................................
Congregational Prayer....................................................
Occasion & Welcome.....................................................
Announcements.............................................................
Selection........................................................................
Worship With Tithes & Offerings
Rosalyn Harris & Emma Slaton
Doxology Prayer.............................................................
Introduction of the Speaker............................................
Selection.......................................................................
Speaker.........................................................................
Invitation to Christ ............ “Jesus is the Answer” .............
Final Remarks................................................................
Benediction/Blessing of the Food...................................
Sister Nelcina Bolden
Sister Vearl James
Sister Mary Groves
Sister Tamu (Ann Norman)
Sister Vearl James
Virtuous Women’s Choir
Sister Archie Emerson
Virtuous Women’s Choir
Rev. Viola Parker
Rev. Dr. John A. Allen, Sr.
Pastor Allen
Postlude - Congregation Please Stand
Refreshments will be served immediately following service.