Alabama Update September 2015

ALABAMA

UPDATE THE CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY

SEPTEMBER 2015

Alexander City: The church at Alexander City is pleased to announce the appointment of our new pastor, Roy W ooten, of Hartselle, Al. and wife M indy, with daughter Jayden.

Altoone: W e had a special Christmas in July on the 12 th of July.

Everyone received gifts and a special Christmas dinner afterwards. W e were happy to have our State Overseer Brother Jones with us.

Sister K athy T aylo r did a wonderful job in organizing everything.

Anniston-Praise & W orship: Our pastor and wife were given a “welcome back basket” full of gifts. W e prayed over them for the coming years. There were 54 in attendance and 1 young man got saved and another young woman joined the church in covenant membership. W e have a Hispanic family, Hector and Alicia Chun, that have moved from the Spanish COGOP in Guntersville. He is a Lay Ministerand we are confident that a Spanish Ministry will be developed here through their ministry. W e glorify God for what He is doing here in the Anniston church.

Alton: KiDzMaNiA! The year of the Killer W ave was packed full of Awesome Puppets! Radically Special Characters!

Killer Science Experiments & Games! The CoW aBuNgA Prize Patrol! Groovy Music!

And Cool W orship Time! Mr. Freezo, the giant penguin (Pastor Daniel) and Gidget, the wayout surfer girl (Pastor Laura) created a dynamic duo bringing the awesome W ord

of God to the children (as well as the adults).

Seeing the children praying, singing, dancing, worshiping God, and playing games was absolutely amazing! I must say that seeing the adults join in was radically cool dude! Robert Chamblee and Eleanor Bailey helped collect seashells, Opal McGowan joined in the penguin march, Doris Reese walked on eggs, Elease Johns attempted to knock down a pyramid of cans by shooting them with a rubber band (not much luck)...oh and by the way...

Bishop L. V. Jones tried the same thing knocking them down a few at a time and closing the deal by shooting the last can at the very last second! He even won a prize!

Vanessa Brown, Adeline Turner, Charlotte W iggins and Laura Stronge were disciples in a pretend boat doing their best to keep from falling out as the children circled around them creating lightning, thunder, wind, and waves. Finally, they saw Jesus walking on the water toward them and they weren’t afraid anymore. And we topped it off with a hotdog and cookie lunch, a huge water slide, and other fun water games Sunday afternoon! Total Kidz=44 and Total Adult Kidz=59. The Kidz “Collected SeaShells” with a total offering of $455.89!

A fun time for all! W ow! It was an absolutely, radically cool, awesome KiDzMaNiA and we are already preparing for next year. W e thank God for a new covenant member, Quinette McCurry.

Browntown: W e had several events this month that included; Family Day, Pastor and wife birthdays celebration, State Convention and Kids Crusade.

The crusade’s theme was “Blast to the Past” and a total attendance of 20 children.

Chickasaw: W e’ve had some wonderful services this month. The Lord is blessing! Our youth had a Sunday School party that was enjoyed by everyone.

Collinsville-H arvest Center: The response to the ministry of the Holy Spirit is overwhelming.

David W oods has been pouring into our young people in particular, but we are all receiving a fresh taste of the Spirit. W e have been and continue to be truly revived. W e have couples returning back and two families that want to come and visit after the revival.

Fayette-North Pointe: North Pointe members and praise team enjoyed attending the convention. W e were blessed by the classes and messages from all the teachers and ministers. It was great to connect with our brothers and sisters across the state.

W e were blessed to witness the ordination of Brother Shane W atkins as a minister and our Pastor Brent Smalley receiving his Bishop license. Our children’s leader and youth are excited about growing and launching new ministries. W e welcomed the men’s choir from Peaceful Rest Baptist Church with a time of fellowship afterwards.

Gadsden-Living Waters: Gadsden closed a revival with David W oods with 3 getting saved, 3 sanctified and 3 receiving the Holy Ghost.

Goodwater-Joyful Praise: There were 5 members received this month: Darlina W ilso n, T erry T hom p son, Alliso n Thompson, Lillian Thompson and Leanana Thompson. Praise God! Greenpond: VBS. “Journey Off The Map”, was huge success. Sixteen young people accepted Christ as their Savior.

The teachers were anointed. Each night was filled with excitement. The singing, classes, crafts, games and skits were awesome. The church and class rooms were beautifully decorated for the journey. The last night, parents and grandparents came to see the children in action. The offering received is helping a young man on the mission trip to Nepal. Seventy-five were in attendance with fifty-one being children. Our 4 th of July Celebration was great with one

hundred and thirty in attendance. Food, fun and fellowship were enjoyed but cut short due to one of the mortar shells exploding and injuring our youth director, Neal Pate.

Praise God he is making a speedy recovery.

W e had a 4 th of July service and special thanks was given to all active and retired military and those who gave their life for our freedom. The State Convention was enjoyed by those attending. The classes were great. W e also, had three saved in our services and one joined the church this month.

Hackleburg: W e have been training to host a Celebrate Recovery Ministry at HCC and have been officially accepted. Our launch date for first official gathering is August 18 th and the state representative for Alabama CR will be with us for that first service and support group session. W e are thrilled to have become apart of such an incredible tool to disciple the hurting and heal the wounded. To be a true and approved CR ministry, training and discipleship of leaders must take place first.

To date we have already been training and preparing for 6 months to serve as a Celebrate Recovery venue. This ministry is designed to help recover from hurts, habits and hang-ups.

Huntsville-M astin Lake: The first mission team from “the church building project” in the Dominican Republic returned home.

They poured the foundation, raised the first columns and laid the first blocks. W e had five churches involved and three pastors on this trip. W e were so blessed to help our brothers and sisters in their effort to build a church. Since then, we had one in our church to be saved and we are so thankful for this new child of God. W e also, welcomed Stacy Tuttle and family as Youth Pastor. W e were overjoyed to see five of our children move up into Youth Ministries as they were presented Study Bibles to personally take their faith deeper.

Leesburg: July was a busy month with our Youth Explosion and VBS. This year our Youth Ministries conducted a Youth Explosion ( VBS for youth). It started on Sunday night with a visiting missionary from Ecuador, Rick W aldrup, and continued through W ednesday night with food, fun, music and evangelism and with an average attendance of 50. There were several salvation experiences.

Kids Under Construction was the theme for our annual VBS. W e enjoyed a full week of songs and

dance, classes, crafts, refreshments and spiritual growth on the foundation of Jesus Christ and our Bible as the blueprints. For closing exercises on Sunday, we reviewed the happenings of the week, fed everyone lunch, played on a huge inflatable waterslide and then everyone walking down to the river for a baptism of 28 people of all ages. W e ended with an average attendance of 150, 18 saved, 28 baptized.

We welcome Pastor Tim and Ann Douglas back as our Pastors!

Parrish: W e were all touched as one gave her heart to God. W e had not witnessed such a sorrowful outcry to God in quite some time. Thankful.

Short Creek: Praise God for Camp Boothe! All our children came home revived and on fire. Thanks to all the Staff.

W onderful State Convention! W e pray everyone was ‘empowered’ as they left the convention to continue their work for God. To God be the glory for our State Staff and Overseer. Revival is in the air at Short Creek!

Tarrant: W e were blessed to have fifteen people attend the State Convention. W e are doing fund-raisers for retreats and our children are encouraged to bring their Bible and learning how to use them. W e had a great attendance at our Luau for Family Night. The Holy Spirit has been blessing our services with His presence!

Trinity: W e have been having some outstanding services with the Holy Spirit filling the altars with seekers. W e are beginning Month-Of-Sunday’s Revival in September.

Being intentional. I recently received a blog post from a fellow coach about how to be intentional with time and money. My immediate thought when I read the topic was how these same steps also apply to our Spiritual lives. W hat do we mean by being intentional? It means not just accepting what comes along, but rather creating a deliberate plan with an intended purpose and then acting on it. Prayerfully seeking God while taking the following steps will help you to create and follow this plan.

Use tools. Prayerful reading of the Bible is the primary tool. W e must know the W ord of God in order to create our plan and ensure that it agrees with the W ord. If we find a discrepancy, we must seek God for direction to clarify His will. I also recommend using a clock and possibly the alarm on your phone. Setting a specific time every day for communing with God and studying His W ord is a great part of living intentionally for God. Find a partner. An accountability partner is a safeguard to keep us on track. Select a person you have confidence in, who will be a real friend and speak truth into your life.

Then share your plan for intentionality and keep them updated on your progress regularly. It is easy to let things slide when we don’t have someone watching out for us.

Put away distractions. Once you have developed your plan for intentionality, don’t allow anything to distract you from taking the action you set out for yourself.

Keep your plan on your mind, and on paper in places you frequent, to maintain focus.

Refuse to let anything interfere with your private devotion time or stepping out of your comfort zone according to your plan.

It isn’t always easy to be intentional, but the results are more than worth the effort.

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Tips For Abundant Life Carolyn Guyton

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.

Eph. 3:20

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ATTENTION!!!

Alton COGOP is interviewing for a Youth Pastor. “We are looking for someone called by God to the Youth Ministry”.

Contact: Pastor, Daniel Stronge, Alton Church, 2305 Old Alton Road, Birmingham, AL 35210, 2 0 5 - 2 3 3 - 0 0 1 3 , blendedminstries@yahoo.com Ca r b o n H i l l : H o me c o mi n g September 13th , 10:00am, Barnett Family and Brother Stanley Reeves special singers.

STATE WEB SITES Alabama Update Blog: W W W . a l a b a m a u p d ate.blogspot.com Alabama Web Site: alcogop.org Youth-Tim Beck Web: w w w .e xpe r i e nc e h y d r a t e . c o m www.hydrateministries.com

AVAILABLE FOR REVIVALS Joey Dobbs: Member of Sterrett Church of God of Prophecy.

Telephone (205)746-3017.

Earlean Emerson, P O box 1863, Hamilton, AL 35570. Telephone (205) 921-5637.

Christine & Curtis Englebert, 111 Woodland Road, Dora, AL 35062 Telephone (205) 648-2871 or cell # 2 0 5 - 2 7 5 - 1 1 9 9 . cenglebert2871@charter.net. Fill in for pastors also.

Brenda Kay Pate, P O Box 156

Woodstock, AL 35188; 205-388-1087 or 388-3129. Fill in for pastors also.

SPEAKING AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS: Anita Falkner Parker, 3615 Moody Pkwy, Moody, AL 35004. Telephone (205) 640-6207.

Brenda Kay Pate, P O Box 156; Woodstock, AL, 35188; 205-388-1087 or 388-3129.

MUSICAL MINISTRY Breaking Chains, Elliot:251-4548946,breakingchainsworship@yahoo. com.

WEDDINGS

BIRTHS Carbon Hill: Elijah Riggs was born July 19th to Wendy and T. J. Armstrong.

BABY DEDICATION Sterrett: Bryce was dedicated by his parents Brent and Jacqueline Garrett.

Sterrett: Parents Doyle and Lindsey Akins presented by baby Zechariah for dedication.

DEATHS Anniston-Praise & Worship: Jack Jenkins went to his resting place July 10th.

SEPTEMBER PASTORS/WIVES BIRTHDAYS Julie Barber Brenda Chance Jackie Cleveland Terry Gann Judy Lyles Crissy Lynn

K. T. Martin Nita Noe William Noe Shane Pate Damon Rose Linda Simpson Joan Smith Judy Wallace Danny Whitaker ANNIVERSARIES Kenneth and Billie Humphries Gerome and Sarah Key Robert and July Lyles Ron and Pam Martin James and Linda Simpson Daniel and Laura Stronge Beecher and Chris Tanner Kenneth and Elaine Wilkins

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Future Events Hydrate Campus Tour

September 25-26 Women’s Conference October 23-24 Men’s Conference November 5-8 Gordon Conwell School Camp Boothe 11-14 Fall Term SOPAS Camp Boothe Dec 30-January 2 Winter Conference Camp Boothe January & March D Min Schools, Leaders of Leaders, Schools Camp Boothe March 4-8 Gordon-Conwell Camp Boothe

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Alexander City Aliceville Alton Altoona Anniston Praise Worship Bayou La Batre Bessemer Hopewell Rd Woodland Hills Boaz Boldo Brown’s Chapel Browntown Calera Harvest Chapel Carbon Hill Chickasaw Citronelle Clanton Collinsville Harvest Center Cordova Cottondale Cunningham Bridge Decatur Dothan Dry Valley East Lake Highlands Elba Elkmont Eoline Fayette-North Pointe Fort Payne Gadsden Living Waters Goodwater Joyful Praise Gordo Grant-Sanctuary Greenpond Grove Hill Hackleburg Haleyville Pathway Hamilton New Heights Happy Hill Harris Chapel Hartselle Hazel Green

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2393.00 2670.54 7535.43 1012.22

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4106.67 450.00

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6609.00 8427.19 943.00 1092.00 818.02 2861.41

64 130 21 17 16

--8617.00 1105.00 1474.45 2915.00 4889.00 3888.34 --619.00 3177.60

73 13 30 113 17 19 13 21 18 62 8 26 26 7 21 20 No Report 120 40 98 40 39 41 56 --17 48 ---

--1206.10 --9164.00 1314.30 2329.50 899.00 2007.15 1190.00 2266.41 800.00 4401.15 3241.51 292.32 2358.35 1608.00

45 62 100 8 33 No Report 15 45 7 --22 102 8

Huntsville Mastin Lake Bell Road Jasper Leesburg Lincoln Mentone Montgomery Moulton Munford Silver Run Odenville Parrish Pelham Pinson Parkway Poarch Red Bay Robertsdale Rock Cliff Sheffield Cliff Haven Short Creek Sterrett Summerbrook Tannehill Mission Tarrant City Trinity Worship Twilleytown West Blocton Winfield Family World Outreach

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5719.82

15 38 --83 7 151 54 No Report 72 61 No Report 47

1089.93 2267.39 --2724.00 2664.00 815.43

1155.56 7205.43 569.00 8893.12 --24176.05 --10239.15 7174.36 ---

18779.57 3072.50 4960.40 3412.90 --2334.34 9152.40 3753.00 --3407.75

THE ABOVE STATISTICS WERE TAKEN FROM TREASURERS’ REPORTS RECEIVED IN STATE OFFICE AS OF AUGUST 2015

Reports from Previous Months June Boldo Brown’s Chapel Grant Hazel Green Odenville May Grant Hazel Green April Hazel Green

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784.15 1310.02 1154.20 3045.00 2500.00

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983.10 5892.00

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