Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We praise God for the St. John Church family and all our families and friends that come to worship with us. Over the years you have exemplified the extraordinary qualities of integrity, character, perseverance and commitment to Christ. We praise God for the steadfast guidance of this church family and how you have grown in strength and love. I further thank God for Minister Kelvin Hawkins and his family, a young man who has experienced the presence of God and is willing to serve as directed by God.

I remind the church that we are the servants of the Lord. We must be workers for Him. This poem is a good illustration of a Christian.

Christ has no hands but our hands, to do his work today,

He has no feet but our feet to lead men in his way.

He has no tongue but our tongues to tell men how He died.

He has no help but our help to bring them to his side.
 

We are the only Bible the careless world will read,

We are the sinner’s Gospel; we are the scoffer’s creed.

We are the Lord’s last message given in deed and word,

What if the type is crooked? What if the print is blurred?
 

What if your hands are busy with other work than His?

What if your feet are walking where sin’s allurement is?

What if our tongues are speaking of things his lips would spurn?

How can we hope to help him and hasten his return?
 

To hasten our Lord’s return we truly need more power.

So let us all be spirit filled and awaiting Him each hour.

In an hour that we think not, He said he should appear.

Then let us walk in Holiness and meet him with a cheer.
 

In conclusion I admonish you to continue the course and continue to build on the solid foundation that has been prepared. We are told in the word that God is good and if we trust in Him we are blessed.
 

Pastor and Mrs. Robert L. Brown ( 1974- Present)