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Rev. Sylvester Williams, Jr., Trina Welch, Min. Shane Williams I

CONGRATULATIONS, TRINA WELCH the GRAND PRIZE WINNER of the 31st Annual Historic WUBS 89.7FM Radio Station “Sweet Potato Pie” Contest.
She said, this was her fourth entry but she was not going to give up.

Trina proved what a right attitude and persistence can do if you are steadfast!

WUBS Radio will Celebrate 32 Years of Delicious Tradition: The Sweet Potato Pie Contest.

Next year marks a special milestone for WUBS Radio Station—our 32st anniversary of the Sweet Potato Pie Contest! For decades, this beloved event has brought our community together to celebrate tradition,
talent, and the rich, comforting flavors of homemade sweet potato pies. What began as a small gathering has blossomed into a much-anticipated annual contest, where bakers and shakers of all skill levels come
together to showcase their finest recipes.

From the flakiest crusts to the creamiest sweet fillings, this event highlights the love and creativity poured
into each pie. Over the years, we’ve tasted hundreds of unique recipes, witnessed family secrets passed down through generations, and savored the delightful results of both classic and innovative takes on this
Southern favorite.

As we celebrate 32 years, we want to honor not just the pies themselves, but the spirit of community and
togetherness that this contest represents. It’s more than just a competition—it’s about family, friendship, community and the shared love of good food.

Join us in celebrating this milestone! Whether you’re competing for the coveted title of “Best Sweet Potato Pie” or just coming to enjoy the festivities, this year’s contest promises to be the sweetest yet.
Here’s to 32 years of delicious memories and many more to come!

If you would like to enter your Award Winner Pie in the contest next year we will be collecting slices of pies between 10am -12noon on Thanksgiving Day November 26, 2026 at 702 Lincolnway West South Bend Indiana

COMMUNITY LEADERS GATHER AT 702 LINCOLNWAY WEST IN SOUTH BEND TO OFFICIALLY DEDICATE THE “BELOVED COMMUNITY” MURAL AND TELL ABOUT IT CONCEPTION TO THE COMPLETION.

WUBS RADIO STATION WAS HONORED WITH THE HIGHEST AWARD CALLED THE “SPECTRUM” IN INDIANAPOLIS FOR THE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR,

WUBS 89.7FM RADIO STATION REACHES NEW HEIGHTS IN THE BROADCAST INDUSTRY RECIEVING TWO OUTSTANDING AWARDS IN ONE YEAR. THE CARDINAL AWARD GIVEN FOR DEMONSTRATING THE COMPACITY TO DO OUTREACH DURING DEVASTATING HURRICANS “HELENE AND MILTON” THE SPECTRUM AWARD WAS GIVEN FOR THE BEST PROGRAMMING OF THE YEAR; SUCH AS A CHAT WITH DR. KATHY. BOTH AWARDS ARE FROM THE INDIANA BROADCASTERS ASOCCIATION.

CELEBRATING PINK SUNDAY “BREAST CANCER AWARENESS” FEATURING MOTHER ADELINE WIGFALL JONES

STAY IN THE PINK BECAUSE THERE IS POWER IN PINK. GOD HAS GOT THE WORLD WORLD IN THE PALM OF HIS HANDS..

WE ARE BOTH VISIBLE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE PREACHING AND BAPTISING AND FELLOWSHIPING IN JESUS NAME.

PARTNERING WITH THIS SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY PEACE RUN, WALK, STROLL OR SIT EVENT ON AUGUST 23, 2025 STARTING 9AM. AT OLIVET AME CHURCH. SIMPLY SCAN BARCODE TO ENROLL .

EQUIPPING THE SAINTS TO BE EQUIPPED

Second year WUBS 89:7FM has received the Cardinal Award from the Indiana Broadcasters Association for it’s outstanding ministry to aid victims of Hurricane Helene and Milton with life saving supplies.

History of Juneteenth and Challenging Prayer

Juneteenth commemorates the day, June 19, 1865, when the last formerly enslaved Black people, in Galveston, Texas, learned that they were free as a result of President Abraham Lincoln’s Jan. 1, 1863, Emancipation Proclamation, which ordered that all enslaved people in Confederate states at war against the Union at the time “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.

The date was celebrated by freed people in Texas as “Jubilee Day” in 1866. Later, the name “Juneteenth” a combination of the words “June Nineteenth” was popularized and remains today.

Juneteenth celebrations in the following decades featured music, prayer services, barbecues and other activities, according to History.com. Since that day, Juneteenth celebrations spread across the U.S. as Black people moved from Texas.

In 2021, President Joe Biden proclaimed June 19 as Juneteenth Day of Observance and a national holiday.

“Juneteenth is all about celebrating freedom,” said Latorya Greene, president of the South Bend Chapter Indiana Black Expo. “… This is a day to celebrate when all slaves knew that they were free.”

The Challenging Prayer

Dressed in white shorts and a white shirt with a “Black Lives Matter” chain around his neck, the Rev. Sylvester Williams Jr. faced the crowd, microphone in hand, as he prepared to give the opening prayer for the annual Juneteenth celebration.

Rev. Williams started his prayer by asking those gathered to repeat “Lest We Forget”.

Lord help us “Lest We Forget”

Lord help us “Lest We Forget” from where we come from and how we got here today.

Lord help us “Lest We Forget” that God has brought us form a mighty longer way.

Lord help us “Lest We Forget” our fore runners, who were deemed less than human fought a good fight against slavery .

Lest we forget the sacred baton of freedom that passed from their hands to our and we must pass on to the next generation.

I pray we recommit and rededicate ourselves with the Lord help to preserve and protect our freedoms, because “it seems like (freedom is) slipping away.”

Rev. Williams (along withe late wife Wanda) is the founder of ICU/WUBS-FM (89.7), the day also took on political significance.

In his opening blessing of the event, Williams prayed for God to help attendees protect the preservation of freedom because “it seems like (freedom is) slipping away.”

“This day means a day of celebration, a day of remembrance and a day of challenge to never forget where we came from because we may repeat it.”

“It’s a day of community gathering to be in solidarity, because slavery was brutal and horrible. “Lest We Forget”

The History of the “Hill”

HILLTOP SUNRISE SERVICE at LaSalle Park on the far westside served as a pocket where many residents called home while others called it the swamp.  It was a community of connected families living in a polluted environment that made them special.

This historic founding of a unique idea “HILLTOP SUNRISE SERVICE” was to praise God at the base of LaSalle Park in South Bend, Indiana starting in 1979 at the rise of the sun on every Father’s Day.

It is called the “HILLTOP SUNRISE CHOIR” by the founder, Mrs. Bertha Norman, a Mezzo Suprano, who saw a vision of praising God on top of a Hill.

The event drew a mutli-racial group of people together from the community and continued until 2004, which means it was successful 25 years.

For More information:
Pastor Sylvester Williams, Jr.
ICU/WUBS 89.7FM
574-287-4700

MY FAITH IN ACTION Spring Quarterly 2025

My dear brothers and sisters, we are experiencing a year of transition, tension and tragedy, but I believe deep within my heart that in every Christian there is a call to live with purpose and meaning. It is a call to lead, to protect, to serve and to defend the faith.

Many of us have witness the uncertainty and fragility of 2025, but the spiritual certainty is God’s has a way to call our faith into action.

For over 44 years ICU/WUBS has been a trusted name, tried by time providing inspiring gospel resources and support for strengthening our community and listeners faith.

When the world marginalizes us and think religious radio is non-essential and should step aside we are stronger than before. Praise the Lord.

The uplifting nature of gospel programming is feeding and fueling people who are hungry for hope and encouragement in these uncertain times.

This letter is to encourage and invite you to put your faith in action.

Brother Johnson came to the radio station praising God recently because he lived a life of drugs and hopelessness, but one day while listening to WUBS radio was convicted then went to church and never again been the same. Not only did he come to share his testimony, but planted a financial seed. That is faith in action. Praise the Lord.

Sister Elonda says, “I smile with gratitude every time I am listening to the powerful sermons and inspiring music on the WUBS. I am grateful for the service you provide our community.

That is faith in action. Praise the Lord.

These are just two of many testimonials of faith in action, but it does not stop there because you can put your faith in action to protect, preserve and defend the faith over the airwaves.

The bible says that faith without works is dead? James 2: 29

You are invited to put your faith in action by sending a financial blessing and to pray for the upcoming outreach ministries of ICU/WUBS. Together we will see and hear how God is moving in the lives of His people saying, “What must I do to be saved?”

Mark your calendar and save these dates. Re-imagining the historical “Hilltop Service”. June 15th and the 9^th Annual Gospel in the Garden September 14th, 2025

Send your “My Faith in Action” prayer concerns and contribution.

ICU/WUBS – P. O. Bx 3931 – South Bend, IN 46619

Sincerely,

Rev. Sylvester Williams, Jr.

GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE

FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY GHOST….

GOING INTO ALL THE WORLD AND BAPTIZING THEM ……..

Pastor Sylvester Williams, Jr. praying at the scene of a collision. All occupants survived but rushed to the hospital.

ICU WOMEN OF GOD: Judy Dukes, Shelaine Hodges, Esther Holmes, Alberta Brown, Cara Williams and Pastor Sylvester Williams, Jr.

ICU/WUBS MEEN TEAM GREEN

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 4TH AAUAL RECOGNITION CEREMONY FEATURING SURVEYOR DEREK DEITER (CENTER) MIN. SHANE WILLIAMS I (LEFT) REV. SYLVESTER WILLIAMS, JR. ( RIGHT) ARE AWARDED THE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR FOR 2024. WE GIVE GOD ALL THE GLORY AND WE ARE HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS ON BEHALF OF OUR LISTENERS, SUPPORTERS AND PROGRAMMERS

10TH ANNUAL ICU/WUBS PRAYER BREAKFAST

PERSONS OF THE YEAR RECIPIENTS: CHIEF ENGINEER BRIAN HOOVER AND RETIRED PROFESSIONAL PHILEBOTOMIST ELONDA WILDER HAMITON

IT IS ALWAYS THE RIGHT TIME TO HELP SOMEONE ALONG THE WAY.

IT ALSO FEELS GOOD WHEN YOU ARE ABLE TO HELP SOMEONE ALONG THE WAY.

ICU/WUBS Partnering with Generation Do More: Hearts 4 the Homeless

ICU/WUBS HISTORICAL 30th ANNUAL SWEET POTATO PIE CONTEST FIVE JUDGES HAD THE AWESOME RESPONSIBILY OF SELECTING THE BEST HOMEMADE BAKED PIE IN THE NATION.

Rev. Williams followed by Solomon Anderson, Harold Brazier, Loren Zappia, Councilwoman Georgia Boggs and Sharess Lee

The Historical WUBS 30th Annual Sweet Potato Pie Contest is all smiles…

Congratulation Ruth Hemingway for baking the best delicious pie in all the world.

So tell your family, friends and you enter your best homemade baked “SWEET POTATO PIE” next Thanksgiving, because you just might be crowned champion of the 2025 “WUBS SWEET POTATO PIE CONTEST”

The winner will be given a “Chef Troupy and “CERTIFICATE”, plus a DINNER FOR TWO” at one of our fine venues.

All entries will receive a thanksgiving gift for your participation.

Or more information call 574-287-4700

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Rev. Williams and Min. Shane received the St. Joseph County Commissioners “Business of the Month Award” on behalf of their ministry, listeners and supporters. Thank you Team ICU/WUBS

In photo is Commissioners Derek Dieter and Anthony “Tony” Hazen

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ICU/WUBS OPERATION STORM RELIEF FOR HELENE HURRICANE DIASATER VICTIMS

This effort was a great success and we thank all our supporters, partner’s, laborers of love and you for taking time to help.

The mighty load of supplies went to the hardest hit areas in the southeast including Asheville, NC. God bless you for your labor of love.

Although our Relief is completed we still are praying for recovery, restoration and revival. Amen.

Senior Pastor Sylvester Williams, Jr. for more information.

574-287-4700

Congratulations to Min. Shane and Rev. for a ministry well done was recognized across the State of with the “Cardinal Award” by the Indiana Broadcasters Association.

WATCH WORSHIP, MESSSAGES AND OUTREACH MINISTRIES

IN-SIGHT BOOKLETS

Do you need “IN-SIGHT” that will help you better understand God’s love and blessings for you.

We have the written IN-SIGHT booklet and the spoken word on CD or Flash Drive. Listed are a few topic covered.

Living Under Siege – The Greatest Discovery – Who Sstole Your Heart? – Jesus Is The Answer – Where Will You Spend Eternity? – OH. The Blood – Making It Plain – Seal The Deal – On The Brink

OPERATION RESTORE

Our goals are to focus on urban youth behavior that leads to misconduct in home, school and community violence.

Our objectives: SAVE URBAN CHILDREN

Restore hope and faith among urban youth.

Develop skills in socialization and volunteerism development among urban youth.

To seek a voluntary commitment from urban youth to demonstrate a willingness to change their environment by changing their attitudes towards destructive and violent behaviors; leading to a dysfunction community.

Revive the spirit of cooperation and partnership among urban youth through civic, community and religious endeavors.

Our fund raising efforts include seeking grants and direct solicitation from the public.

Your Financial Gift Is Greatly Appreciated And Is Tax Deductible.

God Bless You, Pastor Sylvester Williams, Jr.

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