On the Fourth Sunday, which is Youth Sunday, the young boys go forth and whatever beats they have, they bring out their buckets,” said Apostle Smith.Īpostle Smith stated that the most challenging thing with youth today is the support of the parents. It gives the little ones, from four to 10 years old, to do something other than singing and some of them don’t want to dance. “There are a couple of men who work with them, and they come up with different rhythms and beats. They beat on five gallon buckets like drums and make music. There is also a group for girls named “Beautiful Zion,” who do praise dancing and there is the “Bucket Boys for Jesus” group. The church has a Youth Ministry and within that ministry there’s a group called “Like David,” which is a male group that does praise dancing and mimicking. In 1988, after a series of events, twists, and turns of life circumstances, the Lord convinced me that I needed to live His way, do things God’s way, and I’ve been walking with Him ever since.” There was no real change, no real transformation, at least tangible, that you could touch, feel or see. There was no genuine repentance of my sins because I kept doing the stuff I was doing. Looking back on where my heart was and how my lifestyle was at that time, I called myself a churchgoer and wanted to be true, but I was still a sinner. “I gave my life to Christ, for real, in September 1988, and I make a distinction of for real and just giving my life to Christ in 1979 when I was 18 years old. We don’t have a lot of bells and whistles, but we do have a heart, and we try to communicate the message of the Gospel in its entirety to the people of God in hopes that some will buy into Him, and give them an opportunity to transform their lives in every type of way spiritual and also in social ways as well.”Īpostle Smith tells about his spiritual and religious growth on his Christian journey. “Our church is a small congregation, but we like to feel that we do big things. The building that houses the church now was once the home of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra.Īpostle Darence Smith was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and has been the Pastor of Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church for nearly 12 years. The church moved to its present location at 2340 Fairfield Avenue in October 2008. Pastor Wilson passed away in 2002, five years prior to Apostle Darence Smith becoming the church’s shepherd on Psalm Sunday in 2007. Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church was founded in 1972 by Pastor Lee Wilson and his wife, Pinky Wilson, and was located in the 900 block of Lillie Street.
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