DEATH OF BONNIE (CROSSNO) CURTIS

Sister Bonnie (Crossno) Curtis died early this morning. Sister Curtis was a member of the Huntingdon church for many years and is survived by sons, Manuel and Ray Crossno. Each time Karen and I visited with her we felt a warm welcome and noted her fervency in prayer. She would tell us that that she would love to be in church and ask how things are going each time we visited. Thank God for senior members such as Sister Bonnie who have labored faithfully for many years in the work of the Lord.

The following is the verbatim obituary from the Dilday Funeral Home .

Mrs. Bonnie Crossno Curtis, 86, of Huntingdon, Tennessee, died Saturday December 30, 2006, at Huntingdon Health & Rehab.

Funeral services will be conducted 5:00PM Sunday December 31,2006, in the Chapel of Dilday Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Bethel Cemetery Monday January 1,2007. Brother Milton Gordon officiating.

Mrs. Curtis was born March 5,1920 to the late George and Francis Holt Williams in Greenfield, Tennessee. She was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy, retired clerk for Fred’s Dollar Store, preceded in death by her husbands Wyman Curtis and Elbert Crossno, her children Raymell Gardner, Linda Crossno, Eugene Crossno and James Crossno.

She is survived by two sons Manuel Crossno of Huntingdon, Tennessee, Ray Crossno of Nashville, Tennessee, seven grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 2:00PM until 5:00PM on Sunday December 31,2006, in the Chapel of Dilday Funeral Home.

SISTER BONNIE (CROSSNO) CURTIS

Everett Fulmer

Karen and I were saddened to hear of the death of Everett Fulmer. He attended church at Pelham Valley when we pastored there. He was a great blessing and help to us there. He will be greatly missed. We are sorry we were unable to attend the visitation or the funeral. We continue to pray for the family. Karen and I visited the family and Brother Fulmer a couple times in Vanderbilt Hospital. We look forward to seeing him again in that heavenly realm.

More information on the funeral can be found here at the State Church site.

SUNDAY, DEC. 24 & CHRISTMAS TRAVEL

For the past five days Karen, Jason and I have travelled to be with family during the Christmas season. Sunday after a great time of reading the Christmas story and singing several Christmas songs, we left for Karen's family Christmas. We enjoyed being with her family at Steven's home (Karen's youngest Brother). We had a great meal and enjoyed the fellowship and family contact. They asked me to offer the prayer for the meal. Karen and I continue to pray for her family that they will get involved in church. They have a respect for the Christ and Christians and we believe that God will open their hearts to get involved in attending worship - we pray that it will be so.

After visiting with Karen's family we left to visit with my mother. We enjoyed being with my Sister and her husband and my Brother and his family on Monday. Of course we enjoyed the great time of eating and family interaction. It was just great. After being together for several hours in the afternoon, my brother and sister and families left for home. Jason went and visited with my brother and family. Karen and I took mom to see the movie, "The Nativity." We enjoyed the movie. It was very well made and very much biblical. I never tire of hearing or seeing the message of the birth of Christ. I would recommend this movie to anyone.

Tuesday was a day of rest for all of us. Karen, Mom and I rested, enjoyed conversation and ate the leftovers from Christmas day. What a great day of rest. Thank God for rest.! Wednesday morning, I helped do some things around Mom's house trailer. We rested more on Wednesday afternoon as well. Karen and I went to the Petros area late Wed. evening to get Jason and visited with my Brother and family for a while. We left for home at around 12:30 pm today. We came through Nashville and stopped at 3 pm for Karen to have some tests done. We left from Nashville at around 5:30 and dropped mom off at my Sister's in the White Bluff area and visited for a while. We left for Huntingdon and arrived home at 8:45 pm. Thank God for keeping us safe on he highways and thank God for this great time of being with family and celebrating the birth of our Lord. We sang Happy Birthday to Him as a family. He is worthy of all our praise.!!!!

HUNTINGDON CHURCH SCHEDULE FOR THE SEASON

The following schedule is for the next couple weeks during Christmas and the New Year.

No service was held on Wednesday evening, December 20th.

Sunday Morning December 24th will be the scheduled services of Sunday School at 10 am and worship at 11 am.

Sunday Evening December 24th, Christmas Eve, no service.

Wednesday evening, December 27th, no service.

Sunday Morning, December 31 will be scheduled services of Sunday School at 10 am and worship at 11 am. Quarterly Business Conference (TBA) will be held on Sunday Morning after church or Sunday Evening after devotion and worship.

BISHOP BUFORD M. JOHNSON

The Reverend Buford M. Johnson, 85, a resident of Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away on, December 21, 2006. He was a retired Bishop of the Church of God of Prophecy, licensed in 1941.

I did not know Bishop Johnson personally but read many of his writings - in the White Wing Messenger, in books he wrote and in Sunday School literature. I have some of his books in my library. He was a prolific writer and a dynamic minister in many ways and in the positions that he served in the Church of God of Prophecy.

More can be read about this spiritual giant at Tennessee State Overseer E. C. McKinley's site. Click here .

Quotes

Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true. Demosthenes

The turning point in our lives is when we stop seeking the God we want, and start seeking the God who is. Patrick Morley

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM/PLAY

Huntingdon is very "proud" of the directors, cast and staff of the Christmas play this year. God blessed as we presented the play "The Clues of Christmas." The children quoted poems and we sang Christmas carols before, after and in between the four scenes of the play. Huntingdon has plenty of "the clues of Christmas" and we thank the Lord for approximately 60 who came to see the play. We are continuing to seek the Lord as we go, go, go and grow, grow, grow for the glory of God.

Part of the cast singing the last song - "Go Tell It On The Mountain."

The other end of the line of those in the cast singing the last song as Brother Stanley Reynolds videos.

Part of those who came to see the program/play.

A back view of those who came to see the Christmas program/play.

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM/PLAY

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM/PLAY, "THE CLUES OF CHRISTMAS." HUNTINGDON CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17TH AT 10:30 AM AND 6:30 PM. BANQUET AFTER THE EVENING PLAY IN THE DINING HALL. . .

The directors and staff continue to work diligently on the upcoming program and play. The children, teens and adults are enjoying this time of getting ready to present the true message of Christmas. We pray that God will help us portray the birth of our Savior, Lord and King. We welcome one and all.

Milton Gordon, pastor

MORE PICTURES FROM FAMILY CHRISTMAS

Here are more pictures from our family Christmas at Sarah's house in Manchester, Tennessee.

Sarah, the youngest on the left and Danita the oldest on the right. I think they like the dolly's and play toys - huh?

This is Tito Brown, Sarah's and Chris's male Boxer. Tito is about 7 months old and very playful and loving.

This is Bella, Sarah's and Chris's 8 month old female Boxer. She is quieter and more reserved but very loving. All of us enjoyed playing with them and petting them.

Covered with presents and konked out. Jason stayed up too long the night before. Heather is lost in thought. Karen is saying, "Don't you take that picture." Too late. . . .What a great family!

UPDATE - YESTERDAY AND TODAY

Karen, Jason and I left for my daughter's house in Manchester last night. We enjoyed our family Christmas time together this morning at Sarah's house along with Danita, Heather, and Jason our four children and with Keyante', Courtney, Caleb and Aviana our grandchildren. This was our day to celebrate the birth of the Savior together. We had brunch aroung 10 am, played Christmas music and gave the grandchildren their gifts. We enjoyed a great time togther. Some pictures below.

Jason, Karen and I headed back to Huntingdon for Christmas play practice at 4:30 pm. We practiced until 6:30. I am praying for a good memory since I have a short part in the play and will be helping with the stage settings. I am praying for those who have a longer part as well.

Sarah and Chris did a great job with their tree. Heather and Caleb in the front left corner.

Aviana with her Dora phonetic books. She likes Dora.

Caleb was not in the mood for taking pictures. He turned just as I snapped the picture.

Keyante gets his gift of two toy guns that shoot soft nerf-like ammuntion. Courtney and Keyante played with them for a long time.

Courtney our oldest grandchild with the toy gun. She got clothes mostly for Christmas. She is now nine years old.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER, 10, 2006

Thank the Lord for anthor great Sunday. We continue on the series of messages on "The Messiah." Today's message was "The Messiah - Old Testament."

Pictures of the season. . .

Susie Reynolds and Josie Rivera decorate the dining hall for the banquet after the play Sunday evening.

Nice work and beautiful setting ladies. . .

The children love Brother Stanley and they love to ride on his speed-chair. Stanley enjoys giving them a ride. . .

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM/PLAY PRACTICE

Karen and I were at the church today at 10:30 to begin helping with the stage set-up, setting, play practice, etc. Today was getting final touches on the Christmas play (setting, stage set-up, practicing the play, etc.). We are exited about the opportunity to portray our Savior's birth in this program and play. The director, assistants and all the cast are doing their best to present this for the glory of God. We enjoyed a great day. Karen and I made a pot of homemade chili and brought hotdogs. Others brought drinks, etc. We enjoyed a great time of working together, eating together, fellowshipping together and, of course, the fun of practicing the play with all the blunders, bloopers, etc.

We finished the day at about 5:30. We are blessed to be able to present this effort to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. The play is also having a positive impact on the cast, especially the younger ones. We pray that it will impact those who come to see it.

VISIT

Karen and I went to visit with the Chris Spivey family in Camden. They attend here at Huntingdon. We were sorry they were not at home.

PRAYER, CHRISTMAS PROGRAM/PLAY PRACTICE & NEW FAMILY

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AND PLAY DECEMBER, 17TH, AT 10:30 AM. THE TITLE IS THE CLUES TO CHRISTMAS, BY MARLA PEREIRA.

We thank the Lord for another good season of prayer tonight. We also thank the Lord for those who are working diligently in the Christmas Program/Play. Below is a picture of one of the families who are helping in our play. We are thankful for the Jeff and April Davis Family. They have been coming to church now for about 9-10 months.


Front row, l to r, Jonah (9), Jordan (3) and Jacob (13) are the children of April and Jeff Davis. Jonah and Jacob are the in the play. Jordan is memorizing two poems and Jeff and April are helping with the Christmas Songs.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Ragene Burks is requesting prayer for her mother who lives in Oklahoma. Ragene says that she is very sick. Also remember Ragene as she may need to travel to Oklahoma to visit her mother since she may not live very long. Lets pray for this request.

Sister Bonnie (Crossno) Curtis is very sick and has been unable to get up the past couple weeks. Karen and I visited the other day and she is desiring prayer.

Sister Lillie Grooms, Sister Jennie Sanders, Sister Mildred Stacy and Sister Lennie Mae (Crossno) Sells are also in need of prayer. These sisters are homebound mostly and desire our prayers.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2006

Today was another great day of worship. God's presence was very close and evident as we gave our hearts in praise and worship. The message today, first in a series, was The Messiah - Eternity Past. This time of the year we are flooded with much commercial information about Christmas but to us Christmas is all about the Messiah - Jesus Christ.

We are thankful for new visitors who seem to be coming each week and we thank God for them.

Above from left to right are newer ones who have visited and/or are coming to our services. Montana and Dakota Maness are two youth that have attended the past two Sundays. They desire to be involved in youth work and are inviting their friends. Next is Randall Waddell who visited us for the first time today. He is from New Johnsonville. We we were so glad that he visited with us today and extend an open invitation to be with us any time. Next is Sister JoAnn Blow who has been attending now for about two months. She has joined right in to our worship and has testified of the blessings of God in her life. We thank God for her Christian testimony.

Look at this one and his mother. This is Little Kenau and his mother Tricia. Tricia has attended church at Huntingdon since she was a few days old. Now she is bringing her little ones. She is the daughter of Kathy VanMeter and Don VanMeter. She is the granddaughter of J. E. and Marie Moore.

Here is another little one and mother. This is little Nashtosha and mother, Jessica. Jessica is also the daughter of Kathy and Don VanMeter. Jessica has been attending church here since she was a few days old and now she is bringing her little one. She is the grandaughter of J. E. and Marie Moore.
Karen gets in on holding the little ones. She is one of several who held little Kenau and Nashtasha. Karen must have some memories, memories, memories. . . . .

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM/PLAY PRACTICE

We are thankful for the opportunity to present the message of the virgin birth of our Savior with a Christmas Program/Play on Sunday morning and evening, December 17th at 10:30 am and also at 6:30 pm. Below is the Program/Play Director, Donna Crossno (back 4th from left) and Assistant Delilah Mummel (3rd from left) along with part of the cast. We desire to present this performance to glorify God and emphasize the awesomeness of the Messiah's birth.

Christmas Program/Play staff. Front Row, l to r, Tyler, Jason, Brooks, and Santana. Middle Row, l to r, Brandon and Mariah. Back row, l to r, Jimmie, Cathy, Delilah, Donna and Lori. Not pictured, Jacob, Jonah, Dakota and Montana.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2006

Thank the Lord for anther great day. We enjoyed new visitors in our morning service. Pastor Tolbert, a retired minister of over 40 years, visited and blessed us with his testimony. He has pastored in the Assembly of God and Baptist churches. We were blessed to have two new youth, Coty and Montana, Brother Leon Reynolds' great niece and nephew. Their grandmother, Brother Leon's Sister, was also in worship. It was good to see sister Joann Blow with us again. She has been attending now for the past couple months. Her Son-in-law and daughter pastor the Assembly of God in another state. We were blessed to have several of our regular attenders and also the faithful leaders present.

After the morning worship, the Christmas program director and all those in the program stayed for pizza and practice. We are exited about the Christmas Program and details will be posted in the future. The Christmas play, singing and children's program will be presented in full on Sunday Morning and Evening of December 17th. The morning program will begin at 11:00 am and the evening program will begin at 6:30 pm.

Thank God for those who are working so diligently to present the message of the virgin birth of our precious Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Brother Everett Fulmer is in Vanderbilt Medical Center. He is in need of continued prayer. He has been in ICU since Thursday November 16 and is in critical condition. Sister Karen and I visited with Sister Fulmer and their daughter and offered prayer with them. The Fulmers were a great blessing to us when we pastored them at the Pelham Valley Church in the late 80's. We will continue to pray for them.

These are also in need of prayer. Pastor Jerry Payne is in critical condition and needs prayer. James Brown of Clarksville is in need of prayer after being electrocuted severely.

Sharon Caruthers is also in need of prayer after having her 5th hip replacement.

We are continuing to pray for these needs.

Thanksgiving With Family

Karen, Jason and I travelled to our oldest daughter's house in Lebanon, TN for Thanksgiving. It was great being with family and visiting with the many who came. Here is a list. . .

Danita and Shane Queener, oldest daughter and husband
Heather and Sammy Hall, second daughter and husband
Heather and Sammy's daughter Courtney and son Caleb
Sammy's younger sister, Myrna
Jason our only son and third child
Sarah and Chris Holman, youngest daughter and husband
Aviana, Sarah and Chris's daughter
Cassandra and Madison, Chris's twin nieces
My mother, Beatrice Cathey
My Sister Joyce and husband Ronnie Hooper
My Brother Tony and wife Pascha Cathey
Tony and Pascha's twin girls Anna and Carrie
Karen and I

It was an awesome day with family and being at my oldest daughter's place out in the country with their four horses, two dogs a cat and Shane and Sammy's four-wheelers. The food was great. We had an awesome time as we enjoyed being with family.

What a great sight to see over 20 family members form a circle and hold hands as Tony led in prayer and we thanked the almighty God for being God, for being our God and for bringing us into His family. We are most richley blessed.

Following are some pictures of present and past events. I have just gotten to posting them.

THANKGIVING PICTURES - 2006

The day was so filled with being with family (grandchildren, children, mom, brother and sister and their families) and petting horses, playing fetch with the Aussie Healer, LaRue, riding four-wheelers, having great family conversations and just being together, that I did not even pick my camera up until we were about to leave and most others were already gone. I did get a couple quick shots before we left.

Pictured above is Chris's twin nieces (I dedicated them about three and half years ago. Their names are Cassandra and Madison. I am not sure which is which. I even got their names mixed up when I prayed for them on their dedication day. I am just glad that God knows them perfectly well and they had understanding parents and grandparents. Aviana, our youngest granddaughter is in the middle. She is the first cousin to the twins.

This is my sweet, oldest daughter, Danita. She came on my birthday, 34 years ago, September 28. I took this close-up as we were getting into our cars to leave. Danita worked hard to get everything ready for our visit, to have each one a place to sleep and to help with breakfast and Thanksgiving dinner. She is a very fine homemaker and housekeeper. Shane and her have a beautiful three-level home in an awesome setting. We so much enjoyed being there and sitting out on the deck and watching the son set and seeing the blue haze settle over the hills of middle Tennessee. Shane also helped get things together and we do so much appreaciate them opening their home to all our families. Shane has done a lot of remodeling on the home and adding of space. The woodwork is awesome. WE LOVE YOU AND ALL OUR FAMILY! Mom and Dad.

PICTURES OF DANITA'S, SARAH'S AND MY FAMILY BIRTHDAY GET TOGETHER, Sept. 06

Heather, our second daughter. Do blonde's really have more fun?

Sarah, the youngest (red hair) who is now 20 (October 2) and Danita the oldest who is now 34 (Sept. 28).

Chris, Sarah's husband. Wake up Chris, its the middle of the day!

My birthday present. Isn't it nice?

Keyante, Chris and Sarah's son, with his friend, Turtle, that they found on the road on the way in.

HUNTINGDON HOMECOMING PICTURES - OCT. 29, 2006

Dear friends and a new couple at church, Rex and Lori Warmon.

The tables were spread at the homecoming. People fellowshipped and enjoyed the home cooking.

More of those who enjoyed the homecoming time together.

My mother got to be with us. Here she is with Sister Judy Reynolds who decorated the the dining hall for the homecoming. Great job Sister Judy!.

The Chris and Tammy Spivey family with their children.

THANKSGIVING

What a blessed time of the year we celebrate in our nation. Thanksgiving. We are admonished to be thankful. Not only do we have numerous temporal blessings to be thankful for, we have a host of spiritual blessings that God bestows on us daily. We are blessed with salvation, sanctification and the blessed Holy Spirit baptism. We are blessed with family and friends and the family of God.

It is our prayer that you have a blessed Thanksgiving and that your time with family will be blessed abundantly. Karen, Jason and I will be with family at our oldest daughter's house. We will also be with Karen's family for a visit as well. May God keep and bless each one.

GREAT, AWESOME!

We are praising God for another great Sunday of worship services. The presence of the Lord has been especially close today. People were challenged as we continue to pray during this time of 100 days of prayer. The spirit of intercession has gripped our hearts and the Holy Ghost is moving among us in ways beyond our comprehension. People are weeping, shouting, lying prostrate, drunk in the spirit. The enemy is being defeated in people's lives, in family's lives and in the church here. We simply say, "To God be the Glory for how great He is and for what He is doing among us!

YOUTH RETREAT

Jason came back early to be in church this morning and reported that he enjoyed the conference. He said there was a great spirit of worship and unity there. The youth are going forward for the Lord. Certainly, I believe this is the generation that will see the coming of our Lord.

TENNESSEE YOUTH RETREAT

YOUTH CONFERENCE: The Tennessee Youth Conference Retreat is presently underway (Nov. 17-19, 2006) at the Hickory Hills Campground in Dickson. Sister Karen and I visited last evening. The worship was outstanding as the State Youth Directors moderated. Jeff Jones ministered what I believe is a much needed message for today that dealt with listening to God and how our days are inundated with noise and visual messages that distract from hearing God. I look forward to hearing about the rest of the retreat and what God is doing with and among the youth of the church. Jason is there and we look forward to hearing when he gets back home.

LOOK WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE

Just a quick summary of some great things God is doing.

We praise the Lord for the following blessings at Huntingdon over the past three weeks.

One recently saved.
Several healed and delivered.

New Families attending services.

Over $5000.00 in New Property indebtedness paid off.

Over $600.00 offering for The Walker Family on Homecoming Day.

A $3000.00 offering (above the payoff) given to the furtherance of the New Property Development.

Over $1400.00 given and raised for World Missions to Uganda and Sudan.

A great spirit of unity and revival moving in the local church.

We give God praise and honor for all He is doing and thank him.

Milton Gordon, Pastor

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Thank God for another great Sunday of worship. We thank the Lord for over $1400.00 dollars being turned in to World Missions for the month of October. Brother Ntezimana James, Overseer of Uganda and Sudan will be needing this to help with new tires and other needs as he noted in an email. We are continuing to pray for this country. I received an email from him a few days ago. Here is part of the email.

Hello Milton

We just finished our Leadership Conference. It endend yesterday. The attendence was 700 pastors with many blessings. Thank you for your prayers. Getrudha , my wife has not yet gone through operation and seems God has done his operation. Please keep praying for her complete Milacle. I will be sending you june programme very soon so that you start praying about it. . . How is your wife and the Church. We are praying for you. Coming soon is Ladies Retreat which starts 22nd Nov.-26th.Pray for the move of the Spirit upon the ladies. I will get back to you this week but per now, let me wish you big blessing.

Bishop James.

PRAYER REQUEST

I received a prayer request from a friend of mine, Vernon Caruthers. Sharon is going through some very difficult times. Here is the request from Vernon's email.

Milton, I need you to pray for Sharon. She had an awful hard time trying to walk this past week. She thought it was her knee but it kept getting worse. Friday night she bent down to get something out of a bathroom cabinet and she heard her hip pop. The pain was intense and she could not stand to put weight on it at all. I took her to the ER and they did an x-ray which showed that her hip joint that she had totally replaced ---- the big long iron stem has broken into two pieces straight across and they are sitting on top of each other. She will have to have another total hip replacement. They have to order the hardware and it will probably be done on Tuesday here at McMinnville. She was in some terrible pain this morning with severe muscle spasms. They gave her a shot of Nebane and she had some bad reactions to it and she jerked her entire body so hard it took 2 of us to hold her on the bed. She is discouraged. This will make 5 big surgeries on that right hip. That hip replacement was done only 2 years ago. When it rains it pours. The only insurance she has is her Medicare. Oh Well. Here we go again. Have the church to please pray for us. Vernon

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2006

We praise the Lord for a great time yesterday. Even during the classes the spirit of the Lord moved and one person, Gloria, was saved. She is one of the new people here at the church. She gave her heart and life back to the Lord after being away for the past three years. She also sang a song during worship in Spanish. She said, "I haven't sung this song in over three years but today I can sing it with peace in my heart." Our Hispanic folks enjoyed the song and the rest of us rejoiced as she sang to the glory of God. The angels in heaven rejoiced as this one came back home. She said, "God has accepted me back and changed my heart and now I am changing my life-style to please the Master." We are continuing to pray for her and her friend Tay.

After the message each one was given the opportunity to receive Communion. There was a special presence of the Lord.

The service was charged with the presence of the Lord last night as people came to the altar. Prayer was the focus for the whole service. God's presence was very evident. Some were prostrate in His presence. Others were rejoicing and weeping as the Holy Ghost swept through. We are seeking God for revolutionary revival. Thank God for the precious Holy Ghost and for our Savior and Lord.

Update

It has been several days since I have posted here. Karen and I have been very busy. We have been doing a lot of traveling and working. We have also been with Jason who is in need of prayer at this time.

Tuesday was the "Trunk or Treat" activity for the children and youth. Due to rainy weather we did not have the candy in the trunk but we did have several to come to the parsonage. We gave out candy as we greeted the children.

Wednesday evening's service was very refreshing as the presence of the Lord met with us in a special way. Tears flowed as the presence of the Lord melted our hearts into prayer. Prayer was the emphasis and we asked the Lord to help us get aligned with His will and with His desires for ministry here.

FIFTY-NINTH HOMECOMING 2006

Glorious time today at the Huntingdon Church of God of Prophecy! The presence of the Lord was very evident as 60 plus came to enjoy the Homecoming. The Walkers ministered in great fervency and anointing. They ministered in song (many written by them) with a powerful message of the gospel of Jesus Christ. What a great time!

We were thankful to note that the new property has been paid off and $3000.00 was donated today for the furtherance of the ministry in the development of the new property. We joyfully move forward to reach others for Jesus. We also anticipate the time that we begin building the new multi-purpose building.

The fellowship was great - not to mention the food. We also are very thankful for new visitors Gloria and Tay and Tay's children Dontaye and Takita. We are also thankful for the newest addition of babies to the church - twins (a boy Easton and a girl Delaney) of Chad and Kim Byars. God is blessing and we are praising Him and rejoicing!

THE WALKERS TO MINISTER AT HOMECOMING

The Walker Family, of Perry, Florida will be the guest ministers and singers at the Huntingdon Church of God of Prophecy annual Homecoming on October 29, 2006 beginning at 10:30 am. There will be worship, giving, singing, gospel ministry, in word and song. The Walkers are a prominent gospel group from Perry, Florida and they minister with great spirit and fervency. The mother of the family is an evangelist and will be ministering in the Word.

Go to their web site to see pictures and learn more about them. The Walkers

There will also be a special time of honoring Bishop Omer Lawson who was very involved and instrumental in the establishing of the Church of God of Prophecy in Huntingdon. Bishop Lawson passed from this life in late September of this year.


NOTE: There will be no singing after dinner and no evening service.

Funeral Services for Margaret Wheeler Baucom

Funeral Services for Margaret Wheeler Baucom will be held on Friday, October 27, 2006 at 10:00 am at the Humphreys County Funeral Home, Main Street, Waverly, TN. The graveside service will be held at the Wheeler Town Cemetary, on Bold Lane, McEwen, TN. Officiating the funeral will be Reverand Milton Gordon, pastor of the Church of God of Prophecy in Huntingdon, TN.

DEATH NOTICE

Sister Margaret Wheeler Baucom passed from this life on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 in the early morning hours. She has been a member of the church for several years but lived with her brother about 80 miles from Huntingdon and then in a nursing home in Union City for the past several months. Her brother, Albert, called to tell the church and to request anyone that would like to come - to come. Funeral arrangements will be posted as received.

Pay Off of New Property

We thank the Lord for the 7.8 acre piece of land that we have been given to develop. The pictures below are of different parts of the property and the landscaping project.

Whew, its hot and that cool drink really hits the spot.


Grading the property on the West side. . .

A front view of the property where the huge shade trees are. . . We are praying about a ministry name for the church which will best emphasize our purpose, vision and mission in the Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tennessee area.

Looking Northwest on the property. . .

A view of the New Pavilion looking North from Northwood Drive. . .

Deacon J. E. Moore viewing the landscaping and heading for the pavilion with his water jug. It was very hot today! This view of the property is Northeast where undergrowth clearing is yet to be done and landscaping is to be done.


This view from the pavilion is Southwest towards Northwood Drive. Some of the shade trees are in view near the highway.

This view from the pavilion is West/South West towards Northwood Drive. The white building in the far background between the trees is the Fire Department on this side of town.


This view from the pavilion is the Northwest back side of the property that needs undergrowth to be cleared and more landscaping.
Andy Boone does a great job of operating the little Komatsu (sp.?) Dozier.

This view of the property is Southeast looking towards Northwood Drive from the pavilion. Several of the large shade trees which run down the front of the property are in view.

New Church Property Pay-Off

Huntingdon Church of God of Prophecy purchased approximately 7.5 acres a little over 3 years ago for $45,000.00. The property today (after clearing, landscaping, installing water and electricity with a 30x40 ft. pavilion) is estimated to be worth $70,000.00. In a local church business meeting, after hearing the treasury report and with funds available, it was motioned and seconded and approved by the church conference to pay the balance of the property indebtedness (a little over $5000.00 balance). We will be celebrating this in our Homecoming on October 29, 2006. We thank the Lord for this in the ministry here and for the faithful leaders and workers here who have reached this milestone. We look now to continued ministry in the present and to the future and moving forward in plans for building a multi-purpose facility for growth and ministry.

SUNDAY, OCT., 22, 2006

Thank God for another great Sunday. It was good to see Jeff and April Davis and their children Sunday morning. There were several others out on trips or vacation or sick but God came and we had a great time.

Sunday evening, Sister Cathy Coleman and Karen worked on the church books for about five hours. Business conference went well Sunday evening. Several were out but we thank God for the business that was conducted. One note of excitement is that the funds to pay the new church property off were allocted by the conference to go ahead and pay the balance off. PRAISE THE LORD!

BETHEL RENNAISANCE CHOIR

Karen and I enjoyed going to Bethel College tonight to hear the yearly Rennaisance Choir Concert. This is their third year since they began and each time they seem to be better. The singing was inspiring and encouraging. They sang hymns, contemporary worship songs, country worship songs and blue-grass worship songs. They have quite a reportoire of styles and genre's of songs. They even had a time of singing some old love songs from the 50's & 60's. Jason is in his third semester there working on his Bachelor's degree concentrating in Music Education. We thank God for opening the way for him to attend college and we thank God for him and pray for him.

HUNTINGDON'S FIRST TRAFFIC SIGNALS

Although Huntingdon, TN is a town of several thousand and has dozens of stop signs, there has not ever been (according to locals) traffic signals (for stopping and going) in the town. Now Huntingdon has traffic signals at the intersection of the 22/70 by-pass and 70 West Hwy. toward Jackson very near Wal-Mart. There are four signals and also four walking signals for pedestrians. This was a surprise to many of the Huntingdon residents who took "pride" in not having traffic signals. Huntingdon is a town larger than many others that have as many as five or six traffic signals.