The Liberty Leader Newspaper

Local Pastor Appreciation Luncheon Held
On Sat. May 19, a group of local Christian men decided to honor and thank all the local pastors of the surrounding area for all the work they do for the Lord Jesus Christ. The event was held at the American Legion Hut in Liberty (the space was provided free thanks to the Legion Hut) and a free lunch and program was provided. The event began with a warm welcome given to all the pastors from Don Herndon. Don informed the pastors the group felt led by God to provide them with a thank you. He stated, “This is simply a sincere thank you from the men in the community who not only know of God’s love but wish to share it.” He also went on to tell them that a group of local men have been meeting every Tuesday morning for the past two years and their purpose. Don then allowed each pastor to pass the microphone around to provide their name, church they serve at and some history of their works. This was a great time to hear how God’s chosen people have been serving Him. Rev Benjamin Humphrey, Jr (St Stephens AME Church) and Rev Bill Bigham (retired pastor of First United Methodist Church Liberty and Liberty Grove) both shared that they have been serving the Lord for over 50 years and look forward to more years. What an inspiration. The Pastor’s then partook of a full spread of food to feed their bodies. The menu included, grilled chicken breast (cooked courtesy of John Moody) and home cooked foods prepared by the wives of this men’s group. Following the meal, the program highlighted the video presentation of “The Father’s Love Letter” (we encourage all with access to the internet to visit this great website—www.fathersloveletter.com) (if you do not have access to the internet and would like a paper copy of this contact the mens group at 622-5555 and state you would like one sent to you). Next we were blessed by a local artist, Jeff Koenig, who heard about this event and wanted to provide some live music to the pastors as a thank you. Jeff is a local music artist that uses his gift of music to reach others for Christ and Jeff has a music CD for sale. (to learn more about Jeff visit his website at www.jeffkoenigmusic.com) Following the program, free gift bags of collected items were given to each pastor to take home and encourage him in his daily walk. We want to once again thank the pastors for their dedication to the Word and God. THANK YOU. 

 

  

Past Events

 

• JOBS Soup Kitchen - We have provided and served a meal at Edwards Grove Baptist Church local Soup Kitchen. This was a great time of fellowship and blessing. Not only recieving the joy from the smile but the blessing of prayers shared with the men of the church.
• "Every Man's Battle" Book by Fred Stoeker and Stephen Arterburn - a study of this book to encourage and strenghen men in their daily walk
• "Wild At Heart" Book by John Eldredge - a study of this book to encourage and strengthen men on what God call of men to be.