08/11/2026
✨ FOUNTAIN OF HOPE AME CHURCH PRESENTS ✨
OUR 2ND PASTORAL APPRECIATION CELEBRATION
📅 Sunday, August 23, 2026
“A Spiritual Servant After God’s Own Heart”
📖 Jeremiah 3:15
We joyfully invite you, your family, and your friends to join us as we celebrate and honor our beloved Pastor, Rev. Dr. Gilbert V. Richards, II, and the Richards Family during our 2nd Pastoral Appreciation Celebration! ❤️🙌🏾
This special celebration is an opportunity to express our love, gratitude, and appreciation for their faithful service, spiritual leadership, sacrifice, and commitment to the Fountain of Hope AME Church family and the people of God.
We will celebrate with a Two-Part Worship Day, featuring two powerful worship experiences and two anointed preachers!
🌅 MORNING WORSHIP — 10:30 AM
🎤 Rev. J. Nicholas Williams
Pastor, New Beginnings AME Church
Vallejo, California
🌆 AFTERNOON WORSHIP — 3:00 PM
🎤 Rev. Dr. Harold R. Mayberry
Chairperson of the Episcopal Committee of the AME Church, Retired
Presiding Elder, Retired
🌍✨ AFRICAN ATTIRE IS ENCOURAGED! ✨🌍
Let’s celebrate our heritage and culture in style! We invite everyone to wear their favorite African attire as we come together to honor Pastor Rev. Dr. Gilbert V. Richards, II, and family.
As we gather under the theme “A Spiritual Servant After God’s Own Heart,” let us give thanks for a shepherd who continues to serve God's people with faith, love, wisdom, and dedication.
Bring your family. Bring your friends. Wear your African attire. And most importantly, bring your praise! 🙌🏾🔥
We can't wait to worship and celebrate with you!
