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Page 4A Dr. Jeff Hendley Pastor Kings Mountain . Baptist Church I grew up hearing about a number of great evangelists of a previous generation. One was a British evangelist named Rod- ney Smith, who was known to me by the name of “Gypsy” Smith. Influenced by his father, Ira Sankey, and by an encounter with John Bunyan, the famed author of “A Pilgrim’s Progress,” Smith was converted at the youthful age of 16. Young Gypsy taught himself to read and write and began to practice preaching, and was / Fellowship & Faith KINGS MOUNTAIN ~ Long Creek Presbyterian Church 701 Long Creek Road 704-629-4406 Love Valley Baptist Church 2032 Bethlehem Road 704-730-0075 Macedonia Baptist Church 1101 S. Battleground Avenue 704-739-6811 Midview Baptist Church 703 Margrace Road 704-739-6711 Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church 220 N. Watterson Street 704-739-8354 Mountain View Agape Church . 506 Sparrow Springs Road 704-739-0160 Mt. Olive Baptist Church Compact School Road 704-739-4516 Mt. Zion Baptist Church 220 N. Watterson Street 704-739-8354 : New Beginnings Church of Jesus Christ 541 Crocker Road 704-730-9507 New Bynum Chapel Zion Church N. Cansler Street The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.net CE x MEDITATION Standing on the shoulders of believers known for singing hymns to folks — a quality of his person- «ality that led to his becoming known as the “singing gypsy boy.” In the 1870s Smith be- came an evangelist with the Christian Mission (later known as the Salvation Army) having been noticed by William Booth. Another evangelist who was often mentioned in the sermons of my youth was a man named Mordecai Ham, who was an In- dependent Baptist evangelist and began his ministry with a radio broadcast. Having de- scended from eight generations of Baptist ministers, Ham re- portedly claimed that from the age of eight years he had never thought of himself as anything other than a Christian. At the tender age of nine he had already begun to experience the sense that God was calling him into the ministry. Although Ham was significant in his own right, I suspect the one reason why he was lifted up to me as an example was because of his 704- 739. 9371 New Way Missionary Baptist Church 105 Waco Road 704-724-0414 . Oak Grove Baptist Church 1022 Oak Grove Road + 704-739-4833 Oak View Baptist Church 1517 York Road 704-739-7831 connection to Billy Graham. It was the 1930s and young Billy’s parents had attended one of Mordecai Ham’s meetings. The preaching of Ham was so significant for them that Billy’s father claimed that Dr. Ham's meetings opened his eyes to the truth. Despite his parents ex- citement, Billy did not want anything to do with someone known as an “evangelist,” and so he refused to go. Yet he later read in the Char- lotte News of Ham’s charge that there were immoral conditions in the local schools, and Billy realized that this man might just know what he was talking about. The news report led to the plans of some students plan- ning to demonstrate at the evan- gelist’s meetings, and it was this assertiveness on Ham’s part that attracted Billy, for he liked a “fighter,” who would stand up for what he believed in. Ham’s preaching so attracted Billy Graham that he felt as if he was hearing a voice other Pathway Baptist Church 3100 Parkdale Circle 704-734-0852 Patterson Grove Baptist Church than Ham’s — the voice of the Holy Spirit — and it drew Billy * like a magnet so that even all of his father’s mules and horses could not prevent him from at- tending every meeting. What dawned on Graham during those weeks was “the miserable realization” that he did not know Jesus Christ for himself, and this led to his conversion experience and personal trans- formation. Growing up in the moun- tains of Western North Carolina, these were the kind of men who were often held up to me as. models of Christian ministry. Although many things have changed over the years, and my own ministry has traveled in different directions, I thank God for the treasury of ministry that has been passed down to me. It is certainly true that we all stand on the shoulders of be- lievers who have gone before, and it is a joy to know that we have the chance to pass this on to younger generations. August 22, 2012 ! Chestangs to sing Sunday at Pathway The Chestangs, a Bluegrass gospel singing group from McIntosh, Alabama, will sing at Pathway Baptist Church Sunday, Aug. 26, at 11 a.m. Pastor J: ames Hamrick invites the pub- lic. - Fundraiser for Crisis Ministry Aug. 24-26 A fundraiser for the Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry will be held Aug: 24-26 at Ingles on . Shelby Road from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Boar’sHead hotdogs and drinks will be available to the public with all proceeds to the KM Crisis Min- istry. Senior Open Mic Night August 24, 2012 at 6 p.m the Gaston County Senior Center will host an Open Mic Night. Come out and show off your vocal tal- ents. For more information contact Gaston County Parks & Recreation Senior Center at 704-922-2170 or visit the County’s website at www.gastongov.com. Featured Church of the Week: Lave Valley Baptist Church St. Paul United Methodist Church N. Cansler Street 301 Oak Grove Road ; 704-739-5826 2 704-739-1256 Peoples Baptist Church : Sunrise Baptist Church 208 Mail Road 1010 Groves Street 704-692-3007 704-739-0398 : Proclaiming the Word Temple Baptist Church ile ye 612 N. Cansler Street Minisieles ¢ 704-739-4716 7011 Cleveland Avenue : : The Favor Center Church Progressive Church of Our Lord 602 Slater Street 1001 Cleveland Avenue “ True Gospel Holiness Church 704-734-1070 : : 1608 Shelby Road Resurrection Lutheran Church 704-739-6764 600 Crescent Circle . : 704-739-5580 Unity AME Zion Church ‘ 948 Unity Church Road Royal Praise Ministries 704-228-0328 2055 Shelby Rd. Vestibule AME Zion Church Saint Matthew’s Lutheran Church 2175 Vestibule Church Road GASTONIA \ Bethesda United Methodist Church 3714 S. New Hope Rd Grace Community Advent Christian Church 206 West 3rd Avenue © 704-739-9230 GROVER Bethany Baptist Church 423 Cleveland Avenue. my 704-937-3010 . Carolina Praise and Worship Center : 201 N. Main Street’ 704-937-7541 First Apostolic Church of Blacksburg 205 E. Cherokee St. Blacksburg, SC704-937- 7390861 830 1873 704-739-2606 201 N. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-7961 ; : 704-739-7466 » ey WACO New Camp Creek Baptist Church : Westover Baptist Church New Testament Misstonaey Baptist 863 New Camp Creek Ch. Road Second Baptist Church 114 Westover Drive Church 704-487-7128 120 Linwood Road . 1 704-739-4216 : Note : i J vin 6. In order to accommodate the number of churches in our communities New Life Family Worshi ; y es Samy Worsiip Shady Grove Baptist Church we will print two alternating lists of churches each week. Ey 339 Shady Grove Road you don't see the church you're looking for, be sure to check next weeks paper. 428 Oak Grove Road 704-739-8920 ) y The Staff of Dilling YOUNG rr Oy HARRIS [FUNERAL HOME "108 S. Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain 704-739-2591 Amity ‘Finance (704) 739-1311 Heating Co. LEROY) HOME COMFORT SYSTEMS Innovation never elt #0 good. ™ 1250 Linwood Rd. « Kings Mountain 704-739-3446 Mobile: 704-297-0397 RV SALES . Hwy 74 @ Oak Grove Rd. 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