Church of Champions and Christian Tabernacle

berkeley · #1 10-29-2010, 10:42 AM

What do you know about these two congregations in Houston?

All I know is that Church of Champions is pastored by Wendell Hutchins... and that Jon Suber was a member there.

Christian Tabernacle is the exploding pulpit church.... located less than ten minutes from where I reside.

Apocrypha · #2 10-29-2010, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Berkley

What do you know about these two congregations in Houston?

All I know is that Church of Champions is pastored by Wendell Hutchins... and that Jon Suber was a member there.

Christian Tabernacle is the exploding pulpit church.... located less than ten minutes from where I reside.

Your thinking of Richard Heard of Christian Tabernacle. The whole "exploding pulpit" event is referenced here ... http://www.pastornet.net.au/renewal/...0/d-heard.html

They are ok i guess, have heard alot of good and some bad.. the bad mostly coming from UPCI folks who attack him for leaving and other personality based things. Seems to be booming as far as growth.

I've been to Church of Champions. David Grisgsby is their outreach guy who i mostly interacted with. Good folks, the pastor is a bit strong in his personality.. but all things in balance a solid church thats also growing fast.

If your looking for a good church in the S.E. Houston area give my friend Mark Willhoite a try. He planted a UPCI work there a year ago and is running about 40ish. www.lifechangingchurch.info

berkeley · #3 10-29-2010, 11:29 AM

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If your looking for a good church in the S.E. Houston area give my friend Mark Willhoite a try. He planted a UPCI work there a year ago and is running about 40ish. www.lifechangingchurch.info

Baytown... 20 minutes east... not too bad... Has the appearance of conservative or at least moderate. Can you elaborate via pm.

Apocrypha · #4 10-29-2010, 11:41 AM

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Baytown... 20 minutes east... not too bad... Has the appearance of conservative or at least moderate. Can you elaborate via pm.

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berkeley · #5 10-29-2010, 05:13 PM

Any more info on the two would be appreciated. thanks

berkeley · #6 10-29-2010, 05:14 PM

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Jack Shephard · #7 10-29-2010, 06:19 PM

Richard Heard is a good preacher if you like the getting loud pentecostal style.

berkeley · #8 10-29-2010, 06:39 PM

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Richard Heard is a good preacher if you like the getting loud pentecostal style.

I don't care about style. I am concerned with content.

hawks-cry · #9 10-29-2010, 06:54 PM

is Mark Willhoite any relation to (I believe his name was) Ronnie Willhoite?? The creator of the "Search-For-Truth" series from the 1960s???? I ask,...because I used to work as the staff artist on some of the artwork from that time in Houston, Texas.

Sherri · #10 10-29-2010, 07:23 PM

James and Tracy Shockley, who are good friends of mine from Bible college days, have been the music pastors at Richard Heard's church for the past 25+ years, I think. They are solid and wonderful people of God, so I'm thinking Richard Heard must be ok or they wouldn't have stayed there all these years.

My only memories of him were when he preached all that prophecy stuff (666) back in the 70's. I assume he's changed a lot since then. I know he has a work in South Africa and goes over there a lot.