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First Methodist: Met David Wolfe,
their worship leader, whose nephew is Pastor David Hill, heard on WKCL FM: "Jesus, I Just
Wanted to Say" and leader of The Sanctuary of Summerville. The Pastor is David Cox. It
was great to hear how the Lord is moving on the hearts of First Methodist to reach out and work with other congregations.
David Wolfe has a passion for the presence of the Lord. In his adult years, he has begun a new and fresh pursuit of the Lord
and desires to see God work in this area among the congregations. David Hill has a passion for the presence of the Lord
too and recently led worship at his uncle's church.
Living
Word Family Worship Center: Dr. Lawrence Jerideau and Pastor Cynthia Jerideau
lead this flock. They worship right around the corner from the Felix Pinckney Center just off East Montague. The pastor, believes
as we do, that worship is where the Lord has been bringing the Church to over this two thousand year period.He manages the
Piggly Wiggly on Ashley River Road and has been in ministry for over 30 years. When he said this regarding worship, something
really clicked in my spirit. Please listen to the Tabernacle of History spot on the revival history page. Worship is that
form of companionship where we love on God in response to his great love for us. Worship is the point of all that God has
done!
Friendship Baptist: Pastor
Eddie Willis loves the Lord. Our
first meeting nearly two years ago was wonderful! There on his shelf was Bill Gothard's Alumnus book from the Basic Principles
of Life Seminar and Jim Cymbala's "Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire". He is very happy with where the Lord has placed
him! There is a deep hunger in him for revival. This is indeed an established and large congregation with a rich history;
For instance, Grady Wilson, now with the Billy Graham Association, once pastored here in the 1970s. It was encouraging
to interact with Pastor Willis, because he has a heart and mindset for corporate prayer. Over the years he's initiated
times of prayer for revival within his own church. He is sound and down to earth too, not given to the dramatic. What stands
out is what he has shared regarding prayer. There have been seasons in his life, like ours, where corporate prayer was key.
He described waiting in the silence of his sanctuary in the evening, praying over people in his flock and asking the Lord
to visit with them. The Lord planted this man and his flock here for great things! "Friendship" is more than
a name or motto, it's a character trait with this body of believers.
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Portside Baptist: Here's another David to join our
friends at First Methodist: David Kinney. He is the youth leader and after hearing him speak
on Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 to the youth at Portside and Remount Baptist, my heart was greatly warmed. David truly loves
the Lord and wants revival. There are things you see in a person's eyes and hear in their voice that cannot be imitated.
Having been successful in business for 21 years, God called him into ministry. He speaks affectionately and reverentially
of his friend, boss and pastor, Dr. Michael Giles. Dr. Giles is extremely gracious, has
a contagious smile and has pastored here for over 25 years. Wow! He's loved. These people want God to move in our area.
I also learned that two middle school friends of mine now attend this church and are serving God with passion.
Royal Missionary Baptist: We haven't met Pastor Isaac Holt, Jr. yet, but we have witnessed his preaching. He is an incredible, brilliant,
humorous and quick witted preacher-leader. We were quite taken by the presence of the Lord in this congregation
when we attended a summer Sunday morning service that began at 8:30 AM. Belinda
Greene-Brown, the church secretary, as well as an intercessor, has become a true friend. With me not knowing a thing
about the church, she gave me a tour. The presence of the Lord was strong during that tour. There are two other times
I've felt this. The first time we toured Brownsville Assembly of God in Pensacola back in 1997 and in
2004 when Faye Mcateer, widow of the late Ed McAteer (America's Most Media-Covered Supporter of Israel) gave us a tour
of Memphis' Bellevue Baptist Church pastored by the McAteer's dear friend, now in
heaven, the late Dr. Adrian Rogers. Whatever the plans of the Lord for the Park Circle area, this congregation will
definitely factor heavily into them, not just because of great leadership, the size of the congregation or
their obvious love of the Lord, but because of something else that comes with those first three: Praise God! His manifest
presence is here.
Seacoast
has introduced the Dream Center to the area, a facility which has a purpose of reaching out to
the community and with the support of local congregations. Associate Pastor Sam Lesky is heading up this mission under the direction of Senior Pastor
Greg Surratt. The heart of this effort according to their own words is the "spreading
God’s love through meeting people's most basic needs". They also are implementing Pastor Tommy Barnett's (Los
Angeles Dream Center) "Adopt-A-Block" which can be used by area congregations to impact this area in a great way.
Sam and company are doing an excellent job and what a blessing to have them here. (Proverbs 27:17)
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