The Fellowship of Joy has entered into a new partnership ministry with Darryl Curry, one of our members and pastor of the Grafitti ministry. His New Hope Ministries will be incorporated into ours with a board of our members and others and we are in the process of opening a men's home for discipleship and recovery through Jesus Christ. lately, we have reassessed our sponsorship of Set Free Ministries and have prayerfully and carefully come to the conclusion that we will be helping them launch out on their own and removing ourselves from responsibility and oversight over them. Below is the letter I wrote to them this week and they receieved graciously: Baptist Temple – The Fellowship of Joy 4141 N Fresno St., Fresno, CA. 93619 www.fresnojoy.com 559-229-9379 From the Desk of Tom Sims, Senior Pastor www.pastortomsims.com tomsims1@compuserve.com Set Free Ministries – Fresno 4141 N. Fresno St. Fresno, CA. 93726 Attention: Pastor David Zamora March 8, 200...
Pastor Tom will bring important messages at the morning and evening services this Sunday on the church's mission and vision. It has been a busy week at the Fellowship of Joy - at least for me. A few updates: We are negotiating with a possible landlord for a new men's home under the auspices of the church and New Hope Ministries. Pastor Jack's father is out of intensive care and will soon be transfered to a rest home. Mike Lenhof needs prayers for a room at a rehabbilitation place where he can continue to regain his motor functions. He is alert and aware. Falma Parker is undergoing some tests and needs our prayers. Please be in prayer for: The family of Alan McWhorter who passed away earlier this week. Alan is the son of Month & Bev McWhorter and brother of Randy McWhorter. If you would like to send a card here are addresses: Monty & Bev McWhorter 2240 E. Brandywine Lane, Fresno, CA 93720 Randy McWhorter c/o CSBC 678 E. Shaw Avenue, Fr...
Mark 8 27 - 9 1 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition In those days when there was again a great crowd without anything to eat, he called his disciples and said to them, “I have compassion for the crowd because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way—and some of them have come from a great distance.” His disciples replied, “How can one feed these people with bread here in the desert?” He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.” Then he ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves, and after giving thanks he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute, and they distributed them to the crowd. They had also a few small fish, and after blessing them he ordered that these, too, should be distributed. They ate and were filled, and they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. Now there were about fou...
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