Photo Gallery

These photo's capturing Security in Ministry through several years of services  within the Flint and Genesee County areas, enjoying the fellowship of one another and the communities involved. Through songs, Awards banquets, picnics and fellowship we inspire to give hope, inspiration peace and happiness by following the love principles of Jesus Christ, while promoting a healthy environment. we live by the creed of:  I am My Brothers Keeper.


SIM Award recepients Doris Nunn & Sharayal Johnson

1999 Awards dinner @ New Jerusalem FGBC

Colonel Tedford at 1999 SIM awards banquet

A one man band presentation at New Jerusalum FGBC

SIM awards dinner

(Fun & Fellowship)

Rev Curry founder of first Deputized security in the churches

1999 SIM Banquet

Moderator: Rev Henry L. Fuller and wife

1999 SIM Banquet awards dinner

Rev Archie Powell Jr

1999 Sim Awards Banquet

Sheriff Robert J. Pickell & wife Janet

1999 SIM awards at NJFGBC

Sheriff Pickell

1999 Key note speaker @ NJFGBC

Sheriff Pickell & Chief Barksdale giving out awards

Capt Vera Styles receiving awards @ 2000 sim dinner

(Faith Tabernacle) Captain Richard 2nd Betty Gunnerfeld & Major Bob Gunnerfeldt

2000 SIM awards Banquet

New SIM Honor guards

2000 Awards banquet New dress attair

2000 sim awards banquet

Skip Mcdaniel directing the Honor Guards

2000 SIM Banquet

Quinn Chapel AME group at the table

Fodd Avenue MBC Awards recepients: Richard Bowman & O.C. Johnson Jr.

2000 awards Banquet

Foss Avenue MBC Youth SIM.

Desmond Ownsby - James Ownsby - Amber Ownsby

Carl Gildersleeve - Jade Ownsby - Mark Gildersleeve

Cortez Mullins

2000 SIM Banquet

Gen Arlee Mitchner 1st appointed to organize Security in Ministry by then Sheriff Joe Wilson.

Chucki receiving Award

2001 awards banquet

Sheriff pickell & Rev Shelton from Christ Fellowship MBC

2001 award banquet

2001 banquetBob Gunnerfeldt, Gloria cook, Arlee Mitchner & Colonel Tedford

Minister Carol Alexander from Grace Emmanuel Baptist Church

2001 sim banquet (Short talk)

Rev Fletcher seated

2001 sim banquet

2001 banquet

Lee Watson, Johnnie Etherly, & Vera Styles from 1st Union

MBC and Nathaniel Battle from 1st Trinity Baptict

Youth SIM : Jimmy Mitchner at attention as New Chief of Flint Police Hagler & wife enters

2004 SIM Banquet at Mott Community college

2004 award ceremonie

Former sheriff Joe Wilson assist with the awarding.

Foss avenue SIM Youth Group

Foss Avenur Church service day

SIM Honorphoto shot.

2004 sim banquet Mott Community College

2002 Picnic shot

UAW park on Torry road

SIM Picnic

2002 Picnic UAW Park

SIM picnic sign.

2002 Torry road uaw park

Getting started

2002 uaw park

2002 sim picnic uaw park

Gen. Mitchner and son Jimmy dressed in costume for picnic

1st SIM Honor Guard

1999 Banquet @ NJFGBC

Morning Star MBC SIM Team Award winning Picture

Sheriff Pickell & Chief Brad Barksdale

2000 SIM Awards banquet

Ray Snyder and his vehicle with magnetic sign

First Union Baptist church

2002 SIM Picnic UAW Ball park

SIM 2002 Picnic @ Uaw Ball park

SIM 2004 Picnic

Ballenger park: Genesee County Procuter David Laden/Col Tedford/Sheriff Pickell

2004 SIm Picnic Ballenger park

Pastor Betty Rogers : Echoles of Faith Church

2004 Award recepient

Major Bob Gunnerfeldt: Faith Tabernacle Church

2004 SIM Picnic: Johnny Fouse with Magnetic sign

Ballenger park

2004 SIM Picnic Ballenger park

60 foot obstacal course

2004 SIM Picnic Ballenger park

2004 sim picnic: Female youth fully dresses in a fire suite

2004 sim picnic: Fireman dressin youth. Ballenger park

Ballrnger park sim picnic

2004 SIM Picnic: Genesee County Procuter David Laden & Colonel Tedford

2004 Picnic: Richard Clark: Faith Tabernacle & Col Tedford

2004 Sim Picnic: Serving food

2004 Picnic: Unified Sisters performing

2004 SIM Picnic

2004 Picnic

William Sampson, Clark Sharp, Richard Ferguson from Truelight Baptist Church & John Ingrim from New Heaven Baptist

2003 SIM Picnic in UAW Park

2003 SIM Picnic in UAW Park

General Mitchner & Son Jimmy in costume representing Country Buffey Resturant

2004 SIM Picnic: Unified Sisters in Performance 2

2004 SIM Picnic: Crowd watching Unified Sisters in Ballenger park

2005 sim Picnic; 2004 & 2005 T-Shirts together

2005 sim Picnic at (ballenger Park)

2004 sim Picnic Major Jerome Barnett : NJFGBC

2005 SIM Picnic / Ballenger Park

2005 Picnic: (Conversating)

2005 Picnic 1st fire truck

2005 SIM Picnic (Dunk Tank)

2005 Picnic: Major Robert Underwood, Gen Mitchner: & Sgt Billy Hines

Truelight MBC SIM Team

To front row far right is 1st Major Richard Ferguson / Immediate supervisor of SIM

2006 sim picnic SIM Staff

Top L-R. Maj Richard Ferguson/ Col Ralph Tedford/ Gen. Arlee Mitchner. Bottom L.-RCapt Gloria Cook / Capt Vera Styles

Pastor Archie Powell

2006 picnic

Dunk Tank

2006 SIM Picnic

Dunk Tank

Dunk Tank

Dunk Tank

Preparing to throw

Dunk Tank

Johnnie Etherly who has been directing the SIM Picnics for the last several years

Enjoying the fellowship

What a great day for a picnic

Genesee County Commissioner Floyd Clack & Bobby Smith

The barbecue Chef

Rev Lavell Sims

The meat food line

Colonel Ralph Tedford & General Arlee Mitchner

2006 SIM Picnic

Genesee County prosecutor David Laden & Col. R. Tedford

Captain Robert Hines

Major Johnny Foust

Gen. Arlee Mitchner & his brother

Major Lee Watson & C.W. Sumpter

Col Tedford & Gloria Cook

2006 Picnic

Part of Quartet singing group

Chess Game: R. Ferguson, Deputy Sampson and others

The Worlds best Sim Picnic D.J.

Latanya Clegg

Gloria: helping by serving

Genesee County Commissioner Woodrow Stanley

Left Tyra : The Sheriff Secretary and Right Tina Filder The Sheriffs Administrative Assistant

2006 Picnic

The Dunk Tank

The Kids Moon Jumping unit

The obstacle Course

2006 Picnic

The Giant Slide

2006 Picnic

Coming to the picnic

L-R: Ray Snyders wife, Ray Snyder, Rev Lavell Sims

Rev. William E. Brown

The roasted pig is tamed

The Roasted Pig

Rev Brown & the Pig

Sim Picnic

Coming to enjoy the fellowship

The obstacle Course

YMCA on Pierson Rd Flushing Mi

Picnic scene

Giant Slide

Bouncing Moon walk

Dunk Tank

Preparing to throw

Enjoying the fellowship

Paul Britt

Taking it all in

Johnnie Etherly & friend

Arlee Mitchner & Judge Marble

Enjoying the fellowship

Top,L-R R. Ferguson, Arlee Mitchner, Johnnie Etherly

Bottom L-R Vera styles. Rev William Brown. Gloria Cook

Having Fun

2006 SIM Banquet held at Mott Community College 0n 10/28/06

Carolyn Baker from True Light MBC introducing the Guest speaker:

Guest Speaker

Wilmer Jones Ham/ Mayor protemp from Saginaw MIchigan

Guest Speaker

Wilmer Jones Ham

Guest Speaker

Wilmer Jones Ham

Captain Vera Styles

Pinning Casarge on Guest Speaker

Colonel Tedford introducing the M/C

Mr. O'neil Swanson: Director of Swanson Funeral Home.

The M/C for the program

Mr. O'Neil Swanson: Director of swanson Funeral Home

Guest Soloist

Mrs Carla Tedford Price singing from her new CD release/ God is no Stranger to me.

Guest Soloist

Carla Tedford Price

Guest Musician: Mr. Ralph T.

Ralph is one of the best Saxaphone players in the country and well sought after within the state and Canada. He is a member of Grace Emmanuel MBC

Guest Musician: Mr Emuell Tedford

Emuell is a Mystro on the piano/organ and other intruments. His music is on recordings around the world, for he is truly a master. He did the music for his sister Carla which is getting great reviews throught the natiion.

Emuell & Carla

Singing a duet from Carla New C/D titled . He did it just for me.

Director of SIM

General Arlee Mitchner

L-R: Sheriff Robert J. Pickell / Colonel R. Tedford / Maj. Richard Ferguson

Lillian Henderson: wife of late husband Major C.J.Henderson

Receiving awards in memory of C.J. who was very much instrumental in the growth process of SIM.

L-R: Maj. Richard Ferguson & Capt Gloria Cook :

In Memorial is shown part of the uniform that Major Henderson wore

Senior Administrator

Colonel Ralph Tedford & wife Margaret

Mott Community College

General Arlee Mitchner & wife

Colonel R. Tedford & sister Dorahetta Perry who attended the function

Reverend Archie Powell Jr.

Pastor of First Union MBC.

Mott Community College

2006 SIM Awards Banquet

Cake made by Cherry Broadway who specializes in creative wedding and cake making

Cherry is also a member of the SIM Honor Guards

Mott Community College

2006 SIM Awards Banquet

Posting of colors

Honor guard 1st: Juanita Cole: Cherry Broadway: Gary Byas: and Robert Hines

SIM Honor Guards

Led by Youth SIM Lavance Baldwin, followed by Juanita Cole, Cherry Broadway, Gary Byers & Robert Hines

Honor Guards

In the background is The Sheriff's Administrator Tina Fielder singing the American National Athem

Youth Honor Guard member Lavance Baldwin leading the salute of the American flag with the Adult Honor guard behind him.

Youth SIM

Damiyon Harris> St Mark MBC

Youth SIM

Rodney Watson Gethsemane MBC

Youth SIM Members from 4 churches

Left toRight:. Deondrick Ellis/ James Wiggins/ Lavance Baldwin/ Austin Love

Pastor Latrell Holmes

Pastor of Greater Galilee MBC

L-R: Maj. Johnny Foust, hso wife and their Pastor: rev: Latrell Holmes

Family and friends of Lillian Henderson, all attended the affair in memory of Major C.J. henderson

2006 SIM Awards

Genesee County Prosecutor David Laden wife, Janet Pickell & the Sheriff

2006 SIM Awards Banquet

Mott community college

Prosecutor David Laden speaking

2006 SIM Awards Banquet

2006 SIM Awards Banquet

2006 SIM Banquet

All dignitary and pastor wives who attended the banquet were given complimentary gifts

Distribution of complimentary gifts to visitors

SIM Awards Banquet Mott College 2006

Pastor Alfred Harris from Macedonia MBC

He blessed the food for the banquet. and was also nominated to receive an award

Pastor Rodney Williams from: Second Friendship MBC

Receiving an Award for his support of the SIM team at his church

Sheriff Pickell & General Mitchner

L-R: Gen Arlee Mitchner / Capt Gloria Cook/ Maj Richard Ferguson/ Sheriff Pickell/ & Colonel R. tedford

Mt. Calvary MBC/ Pastor Henry L. Fuller

Major Callie Miller appointed SIM team leader

Snap shot of Malti members in all uniform styles

Honor Guard/ Youth SIM team/ Regular/ Soft dress style

New Heaven MBC/ Pastor Fred White

Left: Major John Ingram appointed SIM team leader

Snap shot Honor guard

L-R: Maj,Robert Underwood/Carl Ferguson/Maj,Cherry Broadway/Gary Bayers/Carolyn Fair/ Capt,Robert Hines

First Union MBC/ Pastor Archie Powell Jr.

Ray B. Snyder/ Vera Styles

SIM Staff

Top L-R: Col. Ralph Tedford/ Maj. Lee Watson/ Gen. Arlee Mitchner/Capt,Gloria Cook/ Capt,Vera Styles

Ignite Flint Four Square Church

First Union SIM Team / with Gen Mitchner included

Pastor is Rev. Archie Powell Jr.

observing the set up

Col Tedford

2007 SIM Fun day

Setting up Obstacal course

Obstacal course set up

2007 Moon Walk

Gethsemane MBC SIM Team 2008

SIM Honor guard 2008 Awards banquet

Mari Tedford = guest Soloist

Emuell Tedford guest Pionist & Husband of Mari tedford

Ralph Tedford 111 guest Sax player

Sgt Doug Wilson M/C for the program / Egnite Flint Four Square Church

2nd from the left = Guest Speaker : Larence E. Moon; who did an outstanding job.

Pastor Archie Powell Jr. First Union MBC

Gen: Arlee & Pastor Todd Syruws from Egnite Flint Four Square church

Lt -R. John Boyd, Col. Tedford ,Gen Mitchner and Arthur Burns receiving Award for Pastor F.O.Hockenhull of 1st Trinity MBC in his absence.

Dr. James Shelley from Grace Emmanuel Baptist church introducing Lawrence E. Moon the guest speaker for the night

Captain Bob Muschiana & his lovely wife from Egnite Flint FourSquare church

Pastor Henry L. Fuller from Mt. Calvary MBC and also the President of the State of Michigan Baptist Convention.

Margaret Tedford Wife of Colonel Tedford. seated to the right of her is Colonel Tedford mother Lessie M Tedford

L-R. John Boyd & wife Michele from 1st UnionMBC and Major Richard Ferguson Ferguson from Truelight MBC

General Arlee Mitchner & His Wife

Crowd Shot of 2008 SIM banquet

Crowd shots include Sgt Robert Reyes & his wife

Crowd shots Egnite Flint Four Square Church

Crowd shots Egnite Flint Four Square Church

L-R Pastor Todd Syruws: Ignite Flint Four Square Church.Sheriff Pickells wife Janet. And Jan Telgenhof from Motherly Intercession org.

Crowd Shots

Crowd Shots

Mrs Lessie Tedford Mother of Col Tedford & Margaret Tedford Wife of the Colonel

Award recepient: (Youth) Daniel Dinnan Egnite Flint Four Square Church

Award Recepient (Youth)

Award Recepient: (Youth) Austin Love from first Union MBC.

Award Recepient: Janet Pickell

Award Recepient Dr. J.S. Hopkins Pastor of St Mark MBC

Award Recepient: Pastor Robert Underwood Jr.Pastor of Breakthrought Ministers

Award Recepient: Pastor Anthony Morris of Blackwell AME church.

Award Recepient: Major Cherry Broadway

Award Recepient Major Carolyn Fair

Crowd Shot

Capt. Vera Styles/ Capt. Gloria Cook/ & Major Lee Watson

Major Erwin Patterson & Capt. George Haywood from St Mark MBC

Col. Tedford and his Mother

Col tedford and his Wife Margaret

SIM Honor guards : L-R Capt Robert Hines/ Gary Byas / Clarence Murphy

Crowd shot

Guest Speaker Lawrence Moon

Crowd Shots

Attorney Loyst Fletcher and Dr James Shelley

Deputy Jimmie Ballard

Bethel American Methodist church Flint Mich SIM team.

2009 SIM Banquet

M/C Doug Wilson from Ignite Flint church and

Renee Campbell guest Soliest from Grace Emmanuel Baptist

Mr. Antwan Kirkland Guest Key bord player

Pastor Kenneth Stewart from House of Prayer Key note speaker

Pastor Stewart & Pastor Latrell Holmes from Greater Galilee MBC

Dawn Jones: City of Flint Mayors Administrative assistant

Pastor William M. Brown Jr. Grace Baptist Church

Pastor Alfred Harris: Macedonia MBC

Award recepient Mr. Arthur Key: who orders our annual Roasted Pig.

L-R Taresa Lott Mott Community College chief of Police/

Alvin Lott: City of Flint Chief of Police: Dawn Jones Mayor Walling Administrative assistant.

2009 SIM Picnic Kids Obstacle chorus

Having fun horse back riding

L/R Harold Woodson: Flint board of Education: Omar Sims Genesee County Board of Commisionors

Slides

L/R Edward Beam from Breakthrough Ministries and John Turner from New Jerusalem FGBC

SIM secretary Cherry Broadway and her daughter on the left.

2010 SIM Awards Banquet: The Jewell of Grand Blanc resturant & golfing complex

Wife of photogropher Steve Staten

Members of SIM Board / staff

Sheriff Pickell & wife Janet

L/R From First Trinity MBC. Arthur Burns and wife = Nathaniel Battle and wife

Musicians: L/R. Ralph T on sax and Martha Wiley on Key board

Pastor Seon Thompson (Key note Speaker) from Refuge Temple church of Flint.

2010 Award reciepent Gary Bayas from New Jerusalem FGBC

Genesee County: Chief Prosecuting Attorney; David Layton and wife.

L/R David Layton/ Pastor Seon Thompson/Sheriff Pickell

L/R Mrs Staten & Margaret Tedford

2010 SIM Picnic

Ralph T. 2010 SIM Picnic DJ

A happy visitor

Its eating time.

Winston McClinton from St. Paul MBC

Pastor William Brown with Roasted Pig of 2010

L/R. Anderson sisters: Sherily,Margaret, & Dorothy

L/R. Sheriff Pickell & Pastor Archie Powell Jr. First Union MBC