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Remount Baptist: Dr. Joe Traynham is the
Pastor. "Just call me Joe" he insists with a genuine smile. He is many things, from a lay Presidential historian,
avid reader, team player and prayer leader. One of his favorite prayer leaders and authors is Pastor Jim Cymbala of
Brooklyn Tabernacle. He is "mildly passionate" about Barbeque and Presidential History! But obvious, among
his deepest interests is to see a sweeping move of God's Spirit in this community. Our interview for the prayer
video was wonderful and am excited about the Lord in this man and in this man's congregation! Pastor Traynham is also
one of the key leaders helping to pave the way for the prayer-based Church Leaders Fellowship. This
is also a church that has touched my family in the past. In the 1970s many Charleston-area congregations like Remount
were greatly affected by a swell of young and ambitious Christians eager to change the world. Two of those were my parents.
During that period they taught a Sunday school class here. I recently met one of the members of their class, the Reverend Stanley Stone, who is currently on staff at First Baptist Mt. Pleasant.
He shared how many in that class went on to live for the Lord and how many even went into ministry. Like my father, he affectionately
recounted a major move of the Holy Spirit in the early 70s that came upon Lowcountry churches all over. For instance,
the late Dub Phillips, once a leader of the Coconut Grove night club band, the Dixie Playboys,
was touched and changed during that time. Phillips became a pastor and founded the Chapel of the Holy Spirit in
Ladson and even later; WKCL FM. Another local band named Blue Mist came to Christ at Remount
and subsequently renamed themselves Christos, but when the entire band was filled with God's
presence to the point of overflowing, they renamed the group again to Dayspring. The place where the band was filled was Park Circle of all places! Dayspring was based out of Remount
and won many to Christ during that time.
Rohobeth Ministries: On the way home from the
Persecuted Church Banquet sponsored by Curtis Bostic's "Remember" Ministry, decided to drop in and meet
the Pastor here because they had just wrapped up service. Meet Pastor Johnnell Cancer! I marked it down: Thursday, November 8th, 2007 at
9:20 PM. Brother Johnnell looks like he could be a linebacker for the Cowboys! We
immediately started talking about prayer and revival. Told him what was in my heart and he then shared how two weeks earlier
the Lord gave him a dream in which he saw the Lord calling him to seek the Lord with fellow area pastors. It was encouraging
to hear this! He is a kindred spirit.
Faith Missionary Baptist: One of our closest family
members and friends, Tamra, attended worship here as a little girl with the leading of her grandmother, when North Charleston
Church of God first existed here. She invited the Lord into her life then as a child and He has remained with her to this
day! Today, the congregation of Faith Missionary Baptist resides here. We recently worshipped with them and like so many of
the Missionary Baptist congregations, we were treated wonderfully. This church is around the corner from the Duck Pond on
Rugheimer. Minister Larry Doctor is the pastor here and he has a heart for unity in the
Body of Christ!
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Canaan Missionary Baptist: We share quite a number
of friends and it is amazing that everyone one of them used this word to describe the pastor of Canaan Missionary Baptist:
"Humble". Pastor Alfred Williams is a godly man who has served this community
for over 30 years. He is a key leader in helping form the prayer-based Church Leaders Fellowship and has been very
encouraging toward this community prayer effort. What an honor it is to know he is a friend and that God has blessed
our community with this wonderful congregation. "Know them that labor among you" (1 Thessalonians 5:12) Once home
to North Charleston 1st Pentecostal Holiness (Later renamed Life Christian Assembly, now on Landing Parkway near Ashley Phosphate
and Dorchester Rds.) I encountered the Lord many times in this building growing up as a teen. This is
where the Lord saved Lisa, my wife and also brought here into my life. How I remember the Lord's presence so strong
here and from both the looks and feel of things, the ministry of the Holy Spirit within this facility, has only gotten better
since that time!
St.
Thomas Episcopal: Lisa and I were married here in 1992. Friends, family and the entire His Radio
staff from Greenville came. The Lord was there that day! Good friend, My best friend of 18 years, Paul Skipper attended
here with his family for many years. Paul died on March 27th, 1987. We've run into Father Jim Taylor a few times at the
Old Village Barber Shop on Montague Avenue; Seems to be a very down to earth guy, yet very intellectual. Father Jim clearly
loves the Lord and wants people to know His love. From a structural point of view, this is a neat-looking church building.
Dont' you think? There's a deep beauty brought (and retained) in liturgical worship and congregations such as this
bring this to the table. C.S. Lewis, one of the greatest Christian authors ever, came from this tradition of worship. We look
forward to fellowship with Father Jim and company!
North
Charleston United Methodist: This house of worship creates an atmosphere for our area
unlike any other by the bells it rings every hour. We can sit on our front porch and hear the classic hymns playing in the
air on church bells which also serve to remind of the traditions that are worth keeping. And how appropriate that
they be the bells of North Charleston United Methodist, a congregation which has a rich history here in the Park Circle
area. You can learn more by going here http://www.ncumchurch.net/history1.htm Pastor David Smith is one the key leaders working with
us to form the prayer-based Church Leaders Fellowship whose goal is to organize a week-long fast within the next year. He
is both gracious, down to earth and has a heart for unity and fellowship among church leaders in our area.
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