Posted on Sun, Oct 9, 2011 : 9:38 a.m.
Churches hold community block party to bring residents together
By Jeff Sainlar
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The Greatest Hits perform at the "Meet on the Street Community Block Party," out in front of Grace Fellowship Church in Ypsilanti Saturday October 8, 2011. Pastor Willie J. Powell of Grace Fellowship Church along with Pastor Julianne Smeck of St. Mark Lutheran Church decided to put this on together to connect the communities. Jeff Sainlar I AnnArbor.com
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The Greatest Hits perform at the "Meet on the Street Community Block Party," out in front of Grace Fellowship Church in Ypsilanti Saturday October 8, 2011. Pastor Willie J. Powell of Grace Fellowship Church along with Pastor Julianne Smeck of St. Mark Lutheran Church decided to put this on together to connect the communities. Jeff Sainlar I AnnArbor.com
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Maggie Miller(left) and Kim Bailey hand out food at the "Meet on the Street Community Block Party," out in front of Grace Fellowship Church in Ypsilanti Saturday October 8, 2011. Pastor Willie J. Powell of Grace Fellowship Church along with Pastor Julianne Smeck of St. Mark Lutheran Church decided to put this on together to connect the communities. Jeff Sainlar I AnnArbor.com
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Bouncing castles provide hours of enjoyment for kids at the "Meet on the Street Community Block Party," out in front of Grace Fellowship Church in Ypsilanti Saturday October 8, 2011. Pastor Willie J. Powell of Grace Fellowship Church along with Pastor Julianne Smeck of St. Mark Lutheran Church decided to put this on together to connect the communities. Jeff Sainlar I AnnArbor.com
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Kristina Vinson rides a pony with her grandson, Trent Vinson,1, at the "Meet on the Street Community Block Party," out in front of Grace Fellowship Church in Ypsilanti Saturday October 8, 2011. Pastor Willie J. Powell of Grace Fellowship Church along with Pastor Julianne Smeck of St. Mark Lutheran Church decided to put this on together to connect the communities. Jeff Sainlar I AnnArbor.com
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Tiana Priester,4, is a little scared when first swetting off on the pony at the "Meet on the Street Community Block Party," out in front of Grace Fellowship Church in Ypsilanti Saturday October 8, 2011. Pastor Willie J. Powell of Grace Fellowship Church along with Pastor Julianne Smeck of St. Mark Lutheran Church decided to put this on together to connect the communities. Jeff Sainlar I AnnArbor.com
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Trevon Adams,8, performs some skate tricks sponsored by One Twenty Three Skate Shop at the "Meet on the Street Community Block Party," out in front of Grace Fellowship Church in Ypsilanti Saturday October 8, 2011. Pastor Willie J. Powell of Grace Fellowship Church along with Pastor Julianne Smeck of St. Mark Lutheran Church decided to put this on together to connect the communities. Jeff Sainlar I AnnArbor.com
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Robbyn Spangler-Magby performs some skate tricks at the "Meet on the Street Community Block Party," out in front of Grace Fellowship Church in Ypsilanti Saturday October 8, 2011. Pastor Willie J. Powell of Grace Fellowship Church along with Pastor Julianne Smeck of St. Mark Lutheran Church decided to put this on together to connect the communities. Jeff Sainlar I AnnArbor.com
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Robert Stephens performs with the rest of his group, Peer Dance Ensemble, at the "Meet on the Street Community Block Party," out in front of Grace Fellowship Church in Ypsilanti Saturday October 8, 2011. Pastor Willie J. Powell of Grace Fellowship Church along with Pastor Julianne Smeck of St. Mark Lutheran Church decided to put this on together to connect the communities. Jeff Sainlar I AnnArbor.com
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Shelby Hepner (right) shows off her face painting skills at the "Meet on the Street Community Block Party," out in front of Grace Fellowship Church in Ypsilanti Saturday October 8, 2011. Pastor Willie J. Powell of Grace Fellowship Church along with Pastor Julianne Smeck of St. Mark Lutheran Church decided to put this on together to connect the communities. Jeff Sainlar I AnnArbor.com
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Participants in the "Meet on the Street Community Block Party" enjoy some food out in front of Grace Fellowship Church in Ypsilanti Saturday October 8, 2011. Pastor Willie J. Powell of Grace Fellowship Church along with Pastor Julianne Smeck of St. Mark Lutheran Church decided to put this on together to connect the communities. Jeff Sainlar I AnnArbor.com
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The Rev. Willie J. Powell of Grace Fellowship Church along with the Rev. Julianne Smeck of St. Mark Lutheran Church hosted a Meet on the Street Community Block Party on Saturday. Organizers felt this would be a good way to bring the people from the community together, and to let them know they are here and working together to serve the needs of the community and God.
The block party featured fun things for the children such as pony rides, a bounce castle and skate boarding. It was held Saturday afternoon on South Harris Road between Wingate Boulevard and Foley Avenue.
Comments
john doe
Tue, Oct 11, 2011 : 8:31 p.m.
man that band The Greatest Hits is awesome! I would love to see them play again
Bear
Sun, Oct 9, 2011 : 7:18 p.m.
Yeah, good ol' Yipsilanti..... yippee. Gotta love the lazy use of spell check instead of the human eye. You know, there's a Ypsilanti in N. Dakota as well? All you have to do is get on I-94 and head west, till you find yourself just a little east of Jamestown, N. Dakota, exit 269. Nice little place out in the middle of nowhere.
luvdady
Sun, Oct 23, 2011 : 3:12 p.m.
yeah I wanted to go but the gas prices shot way up. there is also an ypsilanti in Georgia.
HoopsDad
Sun, Oct 9, 2011 : 2:39 p.m.
Please correct the spelling of Ypsilanti on the captions. There should be no "i" between the Y and the P. Otherwise a very nice gallery.
Tony Dearing
Sun, Oct 9, 2011 : 8:37 p.m.
Thank you. That's been corrected.