Voice of Hope

Greetings District Pastors, Remember the Dayton Children's Workers Workshop at Dayton, TN CoGoP with the Great Kim Batson May 1st Pastor's Lunch at La Costa Restaurant in Crossville May 3-5 "Get Real Girls camp at Camp Hickory Hills and  May 26 Young Child's Workshop at Old Hickory CoGoP with the Great Kim Batson God Bless you as you work for Him "Freddie" Harding drharding@me.com 931-260-1966

Bishop Knoblich writes: Dear Church Family: First, I want to say thank you for the outpouring of your love and prayers for those whose lives have literally been turned upside down. It appears like the last person rescued was last Saturday when this immense landslide occurred.    For days, search teams have concentrated on rescue operations.  Unfortunately, these operations have turned now to recovery mode.  Our missing church member, Steve Hadaway still has not been found.  At this point there are over two dozen known fatalities and approximately 90 people still unaccounted for. As you can imagine when a tragedy of this magnitude hits a small community of about 1300 people, it is devastating.  None the less, the community is pulling together and trying to do the best they can.  Our pastor and his wife in the Darrington area, Brother and Sister Alexander, are working hard ministering to people and...

"But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with   compassion  on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd." (Matthew 9:36) It seems like it was only a short-time ago that I accepted the call from the Lord into ministry.  To be perfectly honest, it was a call that I ran from for many years.  Like so many others, I tried to deal with the conviction from the Holy Spirit by filling my life with things of no eternal value.  I was on a dead end road until the day came that God put a roadblock in my path and I turned around. The memories of those early days are still fresh.  You see, I knew the difference between right and wrong, I simply chose wrong.  I had a godly mother who prayed and fasted for me, and had been married almost two years when I stopped running from God and started running toward Him.  My father returned to the Lord, mostly brought on by the sudden and unexpected death of my older bro...

Received from North American General Presbyters office: The Pre Assembly Expression reports and forms were made available via the COGOP website and mailed to North America Pastors on March 12th, 2014. The original deadline for the expressions to be returned to the State/Regional/National Offices is set for March 31. This date seems somewhat unrealistic for some of our outlying areas that may not get the information quickly to make a quick turn around with their expression. Wi th the changes in the business procedure this year and the Meeting of the General Presbyters and Committees upcoming in April, I am proposing these changes in deadlines: April 10, 2014 - Deadline for Pastors to send Pre Assembly Expressions to State/Regional/National Offices

Friends, Perhaps you have heard the news of a terrible mudslide in Washington State that was devastating to the local community.  I learned this afternoon that this has affected members of the Church of God of Prophecy.  Please read the following notice from Dr. Don Knoblich, the State Presiding Bishop of Washington and Alaska.  Will you also please join us in prayer for this special need: Dear Church Family: Last Saturday, March 22nd, a devastating land/mud slide occurred on Highway 530 between the small towns of Darrington  and Arlington.  Reports say that the slide took out 1 square mile of the mountain.  Tons and tons of debris have destroyed houses and have taken out a major section of Highway 530.  Worst of all, there are a number of fatalities and now it is believed that dozens of people are missing.  One of those missing is Steve Hadaway , a member of the Darrington  Church.  Please keep the Hadaway  ...

Today I was privileged to minister the Word at the Emerge Church of God of Prophecy in Lebanon, Tennessee.  My wife Debra and two grandchildren, Reagan and Madison traveled with me and were present too. Walking into the new entrance-way and sanctuary were like walking into a brand-new church building.  The church, under the direction of Pastoral Team Larry and Kelly Meadors have overseen what can justly be described as a transformation like nothing I have ever seen.  Gone is the old worn look of much use and in its place a more youthful, vibrant and colorful facility.  I do not have the words to express the change.  If you have ever attended that church, you need to see it now.  Wow! As always, we received a warm welcome and was so thrilled to see all of the progress of the work there.  Along with old friends, there are a lot of new congregants.  The worship team was excellent and filled with the Spirit   The ladies of the church...

Today is a special day around our house. My wife, Debra is celebrating her birthday. My life is worth living because she is a major part of it. She is full of love for people, is an avid prayer warrior and loves unconditionally. HAPPY BIRTHDAY....I love you.