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July 29, 2026 - You are both welcome and invited, to join Abundant Love Ministries' church family as we celebrate our Inaugural Summer Revival, Thursday - Saturday Aug 6 - 8.
Service times are Thursday and Friday, at 7pm nightly; Saturday at 10am. Abundant Love Ministries' very own, dynamic Youth Pastor, Minister Cameron Cloudy, Sr., is the Revivalist.
Bring the entire family out for an in-season Word as summer break closes and we prepare to send our youth back into the classrooms.
Abundant Love Ministries is located at 1426 Shelbyville St., Center, TX 75935
July 29, 2026 - O Lord, Send a Revival! And let it begin in me!
Blount Chapel Baptist Church, Center Texas Pastor Byron Coutee Jr. invites you to their Annual Revival July 29, 30, 31, 2026 at 7pm nightly.
Homecoming service and cemetery drive to follow on Sunday August 2 a 11:30am with Rev, Dr. Jackie Garrett, Borden Chapel Baptist Church, Beaumont.
- Wed. July 29 a 7pm Bishop Cedric Grace, Mount Zion Baptist church San Augustine, Texas
- Thurs. July 30 7pm Pastor Johnny Jones Pleasant Grove Baptist church, Center, Texas
- Friday. July 31 at 7pm Pastor Deshmone Johnson Mt, Horeb Baptist Church, San Augustine Texas
July 28, 2026 - New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church in Timpson, Texas will be celebrating Homecoming on Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 1:30pm. Pastor Mario Osby, Smith Chapel Baptist Church will bring the message. Everyone is cordially invited to attend this special occasion.
New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church will also have a one-night revival on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 7pm. Rev. Jeremy Moore will bring the message.
Sis. Janice Garrett, Program Coordinator
Sis. Mary Criner, Program Coordinator
Rev. Rayford Caraway, Pastor
July 28, 2026 - Mt. Gillion Baptist Church in Center, Texas will be celebrating Homecoming on Sunday, August 9, 2026 at 12 noon. Rev. Eric Harton of Humble, Texas will bring the message. Everyone is Cordially invited to attend this special occasion.
Mt. Gillion Baptist Church will also have a three-night revival starting Monday, August 10th and continuing through Wednesday, August 12th at 7pm nightly.
- Monday - Sup. Marvin Jackson, Clay Temple Church of God and Christ, Timpson, Texas
- Tuesday - Kenneth Boyer, Sweet Union Baptist Church of Garrison, Texas
- Wednesday - Bishop Cedric Grace, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, San Augustine Texas
Sis. Sharon Hamilton, Church Clerk
Rev. Rayford Caraway, Pastor
July 27, 2026 — The Gates Chapel Baptist Church family warmly invites you to join us for our Annual Homecoming Service and Revival 2026, a time of worship, fellowship, and spiritual renewal.
The Annual Homecoming Service will be held on Sunday, August 2, 2026, at 3pm at Gates Chapel Baptist Church. The Homecoming message will be delivered by Pastor Deshmond Johnson of Mt. Horeb Baptist Church.
The annual Revival will follow Wednesday, August 5, through Friday, August 7, 2026 at 7:30pm nightly, with services featuring the following speakers:
- Wednesday, August 5 – Bishop Cedrick Grace, Mt. Zion Baptist Church
- Thursday, August 6 – Pastor Deshmond Johnson, Mt. Horeb Baptist Church
- Friday, August 7 – Bishop Cedrick Grace, Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Overseers: Bishop Cedrick Grace and Pastor Deshmond Johnson, Gates Chapel Baptist Church
Gates Chapel Baptist Church is located at 227 County Road 2310, Center, Texas 75935 *(SHELBYVILLE)*
July 28, 2026 - Vacation Bible School in July ends this Wednesday! Don't forget!
Join this July at The Pentecostals of Joaquin for an exciting month of VBS, "Our Great Big God"! Each Wednesday night, kids will enjoy Bible lessons, worship, games, crafts, snacks, and plenty of fun while making lasting memories and growing in their faith.
Every Wednesday in July (Beginning July 1st) 6:30pm – 8pm The Pentecostals of Joaquin. Ages 4–11
Registration is quick and easy! Simply complete the online registration form here.
Register today and reserve your child’s spot for an unforgettable Vacation Bible School experience! We can’t wait to see you there!
The Pentecostals of Joaquin is located at 11113 SH-7 Joaquin, TX 75954
July 27, 2026 - Mt. Zion CME Church will have Homecoming and Revival services Sunday, August 2, at 3pm with Pastor Rev. Richard Edwards and guest speaker, Bishop Howard Cloudy Sr., Triumph Church.
Then Revival August 3 - 7 at 7pm nightly:
- Monday: Rev. Steven Standley - East Liberty Baptist Church
- Tuesday: Bishop William Nash, Jr., - House of Refuge Ministries
- Wednesday: Rev. Stanback Morris - Friendship CME Church
- Thursday: Rev. Alvin Davis - Open Door Worship Center
- Friday: Bishop W.C. Martin - Bennett Chapel
Mt. Zion CME Church is located at 921 MLK Drive, Center, TX. 75935
July 27, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, July 27.
On this day, in the year 1890, my favorite painter made the fateful and tragic decision to take his own life. The life of Vincent Van Gogh had been a sad one, a troubled one. But during his short 37 years he had still managed to produce over 2000 paintings. How many did he sell? One. Only one. In 2017, one of those paintings sold at auction for 81 million dollars. Van Gogh’s most famous work, “Starry Night”, is hanging today in the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. I had the memorable opportunity to see it a few years ago. It will never be sold at auction, but if it was, art dealers estimate it could bring more than a billion dollars.
The term “starving artist” is a cliche because it is so often true - talented, gifted people who are unable to support themselves with their art, who live their lives unknown, unsung, and unvalued. Emily Dickinson is now considered one of America’s greatest poets. But in her lifetime she only published ten poems. Albert Einstein called Galileo “the Father of Science”, but Galileo spent the last ten years of his life in prison because of his controversial views. And Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, thought by many to be the greatest composer in history, died a pauper and was buried in an unmarked grave.
Talent is sometimes unappreciated. Good work often goes unnoticed. Life isn’t always fair. And maybe we experience times when we feel unknown, unsung, and unvalued. The Apostle Paul certainly must have faced feelings like these. He was constantly followed by false teachers who tried to damage his reputation. He was hounded by his own people, the Jews, for his missionary work. And he was persecuted, and eventually executed, by the Roman Empire for standing up for Christ.
Here’s what Paul says to us today - “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance of your reward.” Colossians 3:23.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
cindertex50@yahoo.com
July 24, 2026 - Revival Tabernacle will be hosting their Vacation Bible School (VBS) Sct118 “PROMISES!" Did you know that God has given us so many promises!? This is a an event targeted to children ages 3-11, and it will explore all that God has for us as His children! It is Free admission, but here is a ticket link to preregister your children!
Times & Dates:
- Friday, July 24 from 6-8pm
- Saturday, July 25 from 4-6pm
- Sunday, July 26 at 11am
Revival Tabernacle is located at 2398 SH-87 Center, TX 75935.
July 23, 2026 - In June, Uniting Pieces (a ministry of Center Missionary Baptist Church) received an application for assistance from a Shelby County resident who is the sole provider for a family member with autism. The applicant requested both prayer and financial support to enroll their family member in the Helping House, a private, non-profit early intervention center in Nacogdoches for children with autism and developmental delays. The Uniting Pieces review board reviewed the application, evaluated the household income, conducted in-person interviews with the caregiver and the child, and ultimately approved the request for funds on July 22, 2026. A check in the amount of $12,600 was issued to The Helping House in the form of a scholarship in the name of this student. Upon receiving the news, the caregiver responded, “Thank GOD and thank you Uniting Pieces and Center Missionary Baptist Church!” The total tuition is $19,800 for the school year with the remaining balance covered by other scholarships and fundraising done at the Helping House.
In May, Uniting Pieces awarded a scholarship to another Shelby County resident to attend the 8-week summer program offered by the Helping House. This program ensures that students with autism who have gained skills throughout the school year do not regress over the summer break and lose those learned skills.
Uniting Pieces can help people with autism in more ways than just access to specialized education. The ministry can also assist with the cost of care items, such as electronic devices that generate speech for non-verbal individuals, flashcards with words and pictures to aid in communication, sensory items such as noise cancelling headphones or ear buds, weighted blankets, and more. In addition to financial assistance, Uniting Pieces also offers the opportunity to request prayer, or for caregivers to participate in a support group.
In April, Uniting Pieces held its first annual Superheroes for Autism 5K, which raised over $30,000 to assist Shelby County residents with autism in their development of foundational skills, including self-care, language and communication, independent work, and peer tolerance. Over half of the funds raised in April 2026 have been used to accomplish these goals. Next year’s Superheroes for Autism 5K is scheduled for Saturday, April 17, 2027. We hope to have an even bigger event, and we will need the continued support of this loving community to sponsor and donate so that this ministry can keep helping families in need.
For more information on Uniting Pieces, click here
For more information on the Helping House, click here
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