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Some of our children shared another special song for us on Sunday, August 20, 2023!
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Had to feature Pastor Russ in one last fun music video (which he always seemed to set himself up for!), so here he is, Russ “Buck” Carson, singing “Gloom, Despair and Agony on Me” with a little help from some of the Hee-Haw gang!
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Sunday morning, June 25, 2023, was Pastor Russ and Tina’s last Sunday with us. The whole service can be found by clicking here, but this video is of the farewell we gave them as the end of the service:
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On Father’s Day, June 18, 2023, a few of the children sang a special song for the fathers present at church and online!
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At Prayer Meeting on May 31, 2023, following his testimony to God’s goodness, Rev. Cale led the congregation in an old fashioned “Hallelujah March” around the sanctuary in praise to God while Roy & Rita Stacy sang “God’s Been Good,” which was followed by prayer for Rev. Cale and his family led by Pastor Russ.
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On Mother’s Day, May 14, 2023, a few of the children sang a special song for the mothers present in the service and online.
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“Precious Lord, Take My Hand” sung by Tim Stacy. On Sunday evening, May 7, 2023, with no piano accompaniment available, Tim stepped up and sang a special acapella. According to some, it was the best they’ve heard Tim sing!
“A precious hymn text was born out of great suffering. Thomas A. Dorsey (not the big band leader) had great tragedy and through it found the strength of the Lord was very precious indeed. Dorsey was born of slave parents in the late 1890s in Georgia, the son of a preacher. He became a very popular jazz composer/musician and traveled with several bands in the 1920s.
He had wandered away from the Lord and decided that he was on the wrong track and he returned to serving the Lord.
He married and was going to have a baby. He was so excited. However, that excitement turned to great heartbreak as his wife and baby died in childbirth. He lost all hope. He questioned, “What was the use of serving the Lord?”
As he grieved he began to feel the presence of the Lord comfort him and give him strength and hope. As he sat at his piano he began to play a familiar tune and these words began to flow from his heart…” (from The News Leader {online}, Venice FL).
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On Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023, our children enjoyed hunting for eggs in the church yard. We were grateful for nice weather and for the help providing the eggs and getting them hidden!
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“What a Day That Will Be” by Tim Stacy.
“Jim Hill wrote ‘What a Day that Will Be’ in 1955…The story began when Jim Hill’s mother-in-law suffered a stroke when she was only 50. Hill was a new Christian and didn’t understand why God would allow suc a good woman to suffer so. One day while on is way home from work, he began thinking about a verse in Revelation that describes the day when all our troubles will be behind us. He exclaimed, ‘What a day that will be!’ When he got home, he saw some cardboard and began writing on it. Those words became the song many have loved over the years” (from Christianity.com).
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“Lord, I’m Coming Home” by Garland Elmore, Sr, accompanied by Dana Bowen on the piano.
The hymn was written in 1892 by William Kirkpatrick, who “wrote [it] when he attended a series of Methodist Camp Meetings in Pennsylvania. He was moved to pray for the unsaved soloist who performed each night. One evening, the lyrics and tune to this ong came to [him] as he prayed. He wrote them down and handed them to the soloist. The soloist sang the song the next night and, while singing…felt inspired to stay for the sermon. Following the sermon, the soloist responded to the altar call and received Christ” (from Christianity.com).
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“I Came to Praise the Lord” by The Doublemint Boys (Russell Carson and Roy Stacy), featuring Gene McDonald singing bass with Bill and Gloria Gaither and their Homecoming Friends providing backup!
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Come together in the midst of worship on Sunday February 12, 2023, The Quintessential Quintet consisted of Garland Elmore, Sr., Pastor Russell Carson, Tim Stacy, Harold Porter and Pastor Daryl Densford. Together they sang “Victory in Jesus.”
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In the morning worship service on February 12, 2023, 19 people gathered around the altar to pray (while others prayed at their seats) for specific names of unsaved family and friends. Over that past few weeks, testimonies of God working have been coming in and we’re expecting more great things in the days ahead. God is moving at the Church of the Nazarene in Logan!
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Not quite ready to go on a nationwide tour, The Spontaneous Quartet impulsively came together (at the urging of Pastor Russ) to sing “Beulah Land” as the Holy Spirit moved during the Sunday morning worship service on January 15, 2023. Members of the quartet include (from left to right): Garland Elmore, Sr., Tim Stacy, Rev. Russell Carson and Rev. Daryl Densford, with a little help from Dana Bowen at the piano providing vocal assistance.
Then, of course, we had to have some fun. Here’s a mock magazine cover touting the new quartet!
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Showing Compassion at Christmas time: An amazing number of coats were donated by our people for a local organization who will be distributing them to people in need in the Logan area. Thank you to everyone who gave so generously to help our community stay warm!
Ringing the Salvation Army bell: On Saturday, December 17, 2022 (a cold day), 15 people from our church manned the kettle and rang the bells to raise funds for Salvation Army social services in Logan County!
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Minister’s & Spouse’s Christmas Dinner: On December 8, 2022, Pastors Russ, Daryl and Cale, and their wives, were all pleased to be able to attend the West Virginia South District’s Minister’s and Spouse’s Christmas Dinner at South Charleston Church of the Nazarene. Billy Huddleston and John Darin Rowsey provided music and message to make it a great evening!
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Decorating for Christmas: “Hanging of the Greens 2022” On November 26, 2022, over a dozen from our church family gathered on a chilly Saturday morning to decorate our church building for the Christmas season. The result, as usual, was beautiful!
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Madison Church of the Nazarene Revival Services: Several people from our church attended the Revival Service at Madison Church of the Nazarene on October 10, 2020 when Pastor Russ was the preacher, then again on October 11th when Ruth Anne DeLong, the pastor at Alum Creek, was the speaker.
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Church Vandalism: After the church was vandalized with spray paint on October 6, 2022, Pastor Russ was interviewed by channel 3 news on October 8th
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A song from the children’s Christmas program, 2017
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