Murph Community AME Church in Phoenix, Arizona announced that it is set to hold a garage sale.

On a Facebook post on Tuesday, July 5, the Murph Community AME Church said that it will hold a garage sale on Saturday, July 16.

According to the church’s post, a wide variety of gently used items such as clothing, electronics, appliances, sports equipment, furniture, and others.

The church said the garage sale will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

However, the Murph Community AME Church advised attendees not to park in the driveway.

Interested attendees may visit the Murph Community AME Church’s Facebook post for more information written on this article.

Church’s Mission, Vision, Purpose

The AME Church's mission is to promote the social, spiritual, and physical growth of all individuals, according to the church’s website.

The church said that it shall carry out the spirit from which the AME Church arose, namely, to seek out and save the lost, and to serve the needy, at every level of connection and in every local church. 

Furthermore, the church added that it has a responsibility to keep enticing all members to participate in all facets of church instruction. 

The AME Church's overarching goals are to first make God's biblical principles accessible.

Second, proclaim the gospel of Christ, and third offer ongoing initiatives that will improve everyone's overall social development.

Church’s History

H.W. Church was formally inaugurated by Presiding Elder L.K. William on March 1, 1987, at 4801 E. Murph Community A.M.E. AZ's Glendale's Myrtle Street, according to the church's website. 

The church said that it is named after "The Right Reverend" Henry Wendell Murph, one of the African Methodist Episcopal Church's longest-serving bishops. 

According to the church, "He invested in people because he felt that God impacted the world through the power of the human spirit.”

Bishop William Burden was Murph's first pastor, the church said.

The church said that since Bishop Burden, Murph has been fortunate to have had a number of leaders who have brought growth and development through the acquisition of numerous buildings.

The church added the creation of a food bank to feed the less fortunate, and the addition of a weekly service segment that is specifically geared toward children.

Using the CERBY strategy, which promotes member teamwork, Pastor Dr. D. Charles Wharry reignited a revival at Murph Community AME Church in 2009, according to the church. 

The church said that Community involvement, Education, Retain (recruit, retrain), Building (alternative financial initiatives), and Youth are the objectives of the CERBY plan (Scholarships & Programs).

Pastor Gerald Richard, the most recent former pastor, declared the church's new motto, "We are one family," continuing the emphasis on teamwork, it added. 

Pastor William Cornick Jr. MDiv. is the church's current pastor and upholds the original vision by promoting strong stewardship, neighborhood, and religiously based involvement.

Murph currently resides at 6702 N. 27th Ave. in Phoenix after going through multiple moves. The Murph Community AME Church is open to everyone.

 

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