Voice of Hope

Greetings Tennessee Church Family!  Just in a few short months the 99th International Assembly will begin in Orlando, Florida. The last few Assemblies I have served on the Assembly Task Force to oversee the ushers, greeters, and security teams. One of the main focuses of my task, is to recruit many people to cover the locations and times of our needed volunteers to serve near 10,000 International delegates of the Church of God of Prophecy. With so many friends across Tennessee, I am asking for any of our people who will be at the Assembly and can serve for multiple services to please go to our website to register as a volunteer. From this registration we will schedule the three sessions each day.  As we are blessed to have the International Assembly not only in the United States but in the southeast, I ask that you consider the great privilege of serving our global church family during this international reunion. I promise you will be blessed during your time! Go ...

1.  Please help us pray for Leona Cox who has been hospitalized this week.  Leona serves alongside her husband, Pastor Donnie Cox at the Pelham Valley church. 2.  Please help us pray for Barbara Creasy who has been hospitalized this week.  Barbara serves alongside her husband, Pastor Bob Creasy at the Clarksville church.

Dr. Freddie Harding Earlier this year, Dr. Freddie Harding resined his position as District Presbyter of the Plateau Region after serving faithfully for almost 12 years.  The State of Tennessee has been blessed by the faithful service of both Dr. Harding and his wife Juanita.   After much prayer and consideration, the Presiding Bishop and the District Presbyters have selected Bishop Terry Swaw to serve as the new District Presbyter. Bishop Terry Swaw Bishop Terry Swaw began his ministry in 1995 White Bluff Church of God of Prophecy now Crossroads Church, and served as District Youth Director under the leadership of Bishop Eugene Weakley. Bishop Swaw received his first pastoral appointed to Waverly COGOP in September 2002 and West Nashville COGOP in 2005.  The Swaw Family Bishop Terry Swaw, his wife Heather, their two children, Andrew and Sarah Grace reside in Crab Orchard, Tennessee where Bishop Swaw continues to serve as Sr...

Wow!  That's all I can say about the MOMENTUM retreat held this past weekend at Camp Hickory ( camphickoryhills.org ) near Dickson, Tennessee.  This "young-men's retreat was blessed with powerful sermons from Eric Washburn, Jeff Jones, Phil Minter.  The worship was equally compelling and encouraging.  I was given the opportunity to bring the retreat to a close on Sunday morning. Special thanks to the Matheny family for meal preparation and to the directors for their planning.  More will follow, and lots of photos are available at camphickoryhills.org 

Heirline in concert Easter 2016 Weekend! Saturday, March 26 @ 6 PM Sunday, March 27 @ 10:30 AM GreenRidge Church of God of Prophecy 1936 Greer Road (Hwy 257 W)  Ridgetop, TN 37152 Pastor Sammy Rye and congregation invite everyone to join them for a special Easter weekend of great southern gospel music featuring: Heirline!   A special love offering will be received during both services. Contact info: Pastor Sammy Rye:    931-553-8301 or 931-249-8623  Church: 615-851-9500            God bless you!

We are surrounded by need.  It doesn't take an especially observant person to see it, but it dawns on me today that one of those persons who is the neediest of all may go unnoticed.   Like most people, I have a routine that starts when my feet hit the floor and I prepare for the day that is ahead.  A bleary-eyed trip to the coffeemaker, where the "mountain-grown" aroma fills the room.  My favorite cup is filled and I flip on the news channel to see what has taken place the night before around the world.  With the first few sips of the coffee, my eyes focus on the screen to see a world filled with misery.  We all know the world is in a mess, but when I go to the local channel, I find it is no different closer to where I just slept.   We need to pray for all those people! My favorite local newscaster tells of another shooting overnight in Nashville, and on some mornings, more than one.  A local convenience market is robbed at gu...

Is the red sky the rising or the setting of the sun? What in the world is going on? That is a question that I hear asked on a regular basis. I hear it from the news anchors asking their invited "experts" and I hear it from people in our churches. The person only has to ask the questions and you will hear a plethora of answers.  If you ask the politically-minded, the answers are as varied as can be. "Well, it's the democrats, or its the republicans who are to blame." The activist will say, "its because of America's foreign policy." The race-baiter says, "the (fill in the blank) people are to blame they are just keeping us down." The prophetic will say, "its the end of the world." Again, the answers are as varied as there are people. Believe it or not, everyone has the right to their own opinion. But with all of these answers, there is one answer that can be found by simply reading this one verse, what is it? I'm gl...