Alabama Church of God of Prophecy State Convention

Are you hungry for God ?

Attend State Convention. You will join with hundreds of others just as yourself - young and old alike - pursuing God's faithfulness to His Word just as Abram did.

The 2011 Alabama State Covention is held to:

* Encourge believers to find greater connectivity to the Holy Spirit.

* Pursue a fresh revelation of Christ's authority.

* Allow the Holy Spirit to impregnate us with the seed of Divine Faith that produces complete obedience to God's promises and destination for His People.

See you in a few days !

Bishop L. V. Jones

For More Convention info: http://www.alabamastateconvention.com/

HACKLEBURG HELPING HANDS CHARITY ACCOUNT

Please continue to spread the word about the HACKLEBURG HELPING HANDS CHARITY ACCOUNT to aid the citizens of Hackleburg, Alabama in recovering and rebuilding from the devastation caused by the EF-5 tornado that almost destroyed the whole town on the afternoon of April 27, 2011.

http://www.hackleburghelpinghands.com/

UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO GET RECENT UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:

http://www.aplacefornewbeginnings.blogspot.com/

Schedule of Services at the Hackleburg Church of God of Prophecy

Sunday Morning Worship under the tents                   10:00 am
Sunday Morning Children's Church under their tent     10:00 am
Tuesday Night Intercessory Paryer under the tent         6:00 pm
Wednesday Night Youth Service under the tent            6:00 pm

Sunday School & Sunday Night Services are Postponed Until Further Notice

CMT's Top 20 Countdown

Hackleburg was once again on CMT's Top 20 Countdown this past weekend. This time it wasn't because a video won our town fame as "The Best Small Town in America". This time is was to help us spread the word that even though an F-5 tornado that ripped throug our town on April 27, destroying everything, WE WILL REBUILD. And, more importantly to inform viewers about how they can help the people of our town. Thank you CMT.

To find out how you can help visit:  www.hackleburghelpinghands.com

"By the People, For the People" - Disaster Relief Donations

The Hackleburg Community Church (Church of God of Prophecy) has set up a charity account to receive donations that will be used strictly to aid the citizens of Hackleburg who are in need because of the devastation caused by the tornado that destroyed our town on April 27, 2011.


For complete information about this charity and how you can donate, please visit the following website:


www.hackleburghelpinghands.com

If you are financially unable to donate to this cause, please keep the people of Hackleburg in your prayers.


Thank you.

Services at the Hackleburg Church of God of Prophecy

Announcements will be made each week with information about services for that week.

At 10:00 am, Sunday, May 8th, Service will be on the front lawn of our church under tents.

The wonderful folks at the RAMP in Hamilton have invited us to join them for services on Sunday evenings until we are able to resume our Sunday night services.

Pastor Clint and Pastor Dustin are trying to find a way to have youth services on Wednesday nights. More details will come later.

Pastor Clint, Pastor Liz, Pastor Dustin, and all of our congregation want to say a special "THANK YOU TO EVERYONE" for volunteering to help this town in so many ways; for all of the many donations from money to clothing, to food, to diapers, to water, and the list goes on; and for your concern and your prayers.


Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - An EF-5 tornado destroyed our town. Far too many of residents of this small town lost everything they owned. Others were able to salvage some of their belongings. And others made it through with little to no damage. This town lost it's elementary & high school, our only grocery store, pharmacy, physician's office, & dollar store. Our town also lost many of the public housing apartments, our largest employer, gas stations, restaurants, church buildings and I could go on and on. We, the Hackleburg Church of God of Prophecy, suffered the loss of our new church facility, our youth church facility, and our Pastor's Family's home.

As devastating as these losses are, we suffered even greater losses. We mourn for each friend, family member and loved-one who did not survive. However, we can find comfort. Through all of this devastation it might be difficult to see right now, but there is HOPE. God is our hope. God did not thrust these horrible storms upon us. He is not punishing us. God is Love. God loves each and every one of us. God is merciful. GOD IS FAITHFUL!

To paraphrase what Pastor Clint said at our Sunday morning service under a tent, "Out of these ashes, will come something beautiful."
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If you would like to make donations to help rebuild our church, please make payment to HCOGOP and drop it in the offering bag at Sunday morning's serivce or mail it to:

Church of God of Prophecy
9731 State Hwy 172
Hackleburg, AL 35564

Moriah Crisis Counseling Classes

This is the schedule for Moriah classes this week for registered students: 

Thursday, April 14th - 6:00 pm
Friday, April 15th - 6:00 pm
Saturday, April 16th - 9:00 am

Be sure to bring your "Biblical Foundations of Christian Counseling" study guide and a pen.

RENEWED 2011 WOMEN'S CONFERENCE

This year's women's conference was great! A lot of lives were changed. To see scenes from the conference click on this link: 

http://aplacefornewbeginnings.blogspot.com/2011/04/scenes-from-renewal-2011.html

Women's Counseling Group Meetings - Suspended

Our Christ-centered counseling ministry, called "27 Steps to Freedom, group meetings have been suspended for the present time. Announcements will be made when we resume these meetings.

However, we have a certified Crisis Counselor who is available 24/7. If you are in a crisis situation and are in need of counseling, please contact our church so that we can put you in touch with our Crisis Counselor. Our contact information: 

Church of God of Prophecy

9731 Highway 172

Hackleburg, AL 35564

Phone: (205) 935-3549

E-mail:  pcknowles@gmail.com - Pastor Clint

psalmist70@gmail.com - Pastor Liz

FREEDOM STEP MINISTRIES

Freedom Step Ministries offers faith based, life giving resources through physical, emotional and spiritual education. We currently provide a 12 step program to promote drug and alcohol free living every Monday at 6 pm. We have one certified Crisis Counselor available 24/7. We are training more than 10 individuals in a Crisis Counseling Training program to partner for the needs of addiction recovery and abuse in our community. Our goal is to mentor and life coach those who are enrolled in our Addiction Recovery Program.


"Respect the Lord and refuse to do wrong, your body will be healthy, your bones will be strong."--Proverbs 3:7-8

Renewed 2011 Women's Conference Pre-registration

Time for this Renewed 2011 Women's Conference is drawing near. We urge you to pre-register at your earliest convenience. Having an approximate number of attendees will help us in ordering food and in other preparations. 

It's easy to pre-register:

Email your name, address, phone #, email address, & church/group (if any) you will be coming with to: tinastults@centurytel.net

Call the church office at (205) 935-3549, please leave a message if you get the machine and someone will return your call to obtain your information.

You will be able to pay your registration fee at the beginning of the conference.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Ladies Aerobics Classes

Debbie Avery posted on Facebook that there will be no aerobics classes at the Hackleburg COGOP this week.

Renewed 2011 Women's Conference

The Ladies Ministry of The Hackleburg Church of God Presents:

"Renewed 2011 Women's Conference"

April 8th & 9th, 2011

@Hackleburg Church of God of Prophecy

Guest Speakers are Pastor Liz Knowles and

Ms. Shanna Thompson Meyers

April 8th:  5:30 - 6:30 pm - Registration Begins and Snack Time

6:30 - 7:00 pm - Meet, Greet, & Seat

7:00 pm - Service Begins

April 9th:  8:45 am - Registration and Talk And Pray (TAP) Group Assignment Begins

9:00 - 9:30 am - TAP Group Sessions

10:00 am - Service Begins

Immediately Following the Service: Lunch and Door Prize & Gifts Given Away

Registration Fee: $10.00

Free registration for every leader who registers 5 or more attendees.

Please call (205) 935-3549 or contact Tina Stults at tinastults@centurytel.net  for more information and to pre-register.
You may also mail your registration form and check, made payable to Church of God of Prophecy (COGOP), to
9731 State Hwy 172, Hackleburg, AL 35564
Please complete the entire registration form and please print when doing so.

Hotel Accommodations:

Econolodge - 2031 Military Street, Hamilton, AL (205) 921-7831
Key West Inn - 224 River Rd Dr, Hamilton, AL (205) 921-3333
Days Inn - 849 Military Street, Hamilton, AL (205) 921-1790
Best Western - 13770 Hwy 43, Russellville, AL (256) 332-1002
Greenwoods Inn - 13600 US Hwy 43, Russellville, AL (256) 332-8920

Renewed 2011 Women's Conference

We will be giving away door prizes at the end of the conference immediately following the luncheon. If you would like to donate an item for us to use as a door prize, please see our Women's Ministry Director, Janet Baker. The item doesn't have to be something expensive, just something new that a woman would like. We appreciate all donations. Thank you.

Renewed 2011 Women's Conference Brochures

Brochures for this year's conference are now available at the Welcome Center of the church. There are also additional registration forms that have the main conference info printed on the back. If you have friends and relatives you would like to invite, please feel free to take as many of the additional registration forms as you need. We encourage you to pre-register as soon as you know you will be able to attend the conference. It will help us in planning the set-up and in ordering the food. Thank you. We hope to see you there.

Renewed 2011 Women's Conference Volunteers

We need several women to assist with the planning and production of this year's women's conference. There are several areas in which help is need:  Registration workers, Greeters, Ushers, TAP Leaders, Decorating Assistants, Clean-up workers.

If you would like to volunteer to help make this event great, please sign up as soon as possible. The sign-up sheet is in a binder at the welcome center. Your help is always greatly appreciated.

Hackleburg COGOP's First School of Ministry

16 students gathered this weekend for the first class, 9 clock hours and tons of incredible Biblical knowledge on "The Heart God Desires". Among the students are 13 who have begun their training in Crisis Counseling, the beginning foundation of The Hackleburg Church of God of Prophecy's emerging Addiction Recovery Rehab Program, 'Freedom Step'. More information will be available soon for the Summer/Fall program for interested Theology students. - Pastor Liz Knowles

Christian Crisis Counseling Training Classes

For those of you who registered to take this class here is the schedule for the first class:


Thursday, March 10th - 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Friday, March 11th - 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Saturday, March 12th - 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

If you want to come a few minutes early Thursday night, Pastor Liz will be available at the church office at 6:15 pm. 

Remember we pay for each class at the start of the class. Please make your checks payable to Church of God of Prophecy or COGOP and wirte Freedom Step on the memo line. Please fold your check or put your check or cash in an envelope with your name on it.

For the first class bring your own snacks/beverages, the items that were on the supply list in the packet you were given when you signed up, and your study guide printed from the Moriah website via your student portal. If you do not have your username and password or have forgotten it, contact Pastor Liz.

The text book, "The Pursuit of God" by AW Tozer, can be ordered from amazon.com for about $5.00. You can also print it from your student portal, but it is over 100 pages. You can also download it to your computer to read or print later.

If you have any questions, please text, call or email Pastor Liz

Note:  This is a closed class and is not open to the public.