PRE-ANNIVERSARY SERVICE

"Celebrating Our Pastor & 1st Lady"

Superintendent Booker and 1st Lady Wanda McMillon

Sunday-July 12, 2015 @ 3:00 P.M. 

Guest Speaker: Pastor Jerius Marshall
Gethsemane Baptist Church
Mansfield, Louisiana

~ ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND ~

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WOMEN OF GOD PAGEANT

KEATCHIE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST

~ Annual Love Day ~

Honoring First Lady Wanda McMillon

Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 3:00 P.M.

You are cordially invited to join us in the celebration of an awesome woman of God.

Theme: "What's Love Got to do with it?"

1 Corinthians 2:9

Come hear a mighty word of God from our guest speaker,

District Missionary Terry Baker

Sheepfold Church of God in Christ

Houston, Texas

                                              

"Joy to the world, the Lord is come; let earth receive her King!"

KEATCHIE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST

152 McMillon Rd

Keatchie, LA

 

2013 ANNUAL HOMECOMING REVIVAL

Set My Soul Afire, Lord

It’s A Holy Ghost Fire!

“COME, RENEW YOUR SPIRIT - REVIVE YOUR SOUL”

Tuesday, August 27 - Friday, August 30, 2013

7:30 pm Nightly

Sunday, Sept 1, 2013 - 3:00 pm

Evangelist for this great occasion will be,

Superintendent Lytton Cleveland

Haughton Church of God in Christ

Haughton, LA

Please come out to fellowship with us. God has been showing up and showing out each year. We guarantee that this will be another Spirit-filled, Hallelujah good time. You won’t want to miss an opportunity to be in God’s presence. 

Everyone welcome – Come join us and bring a friend!!!

Superintendent Booker McMillon, Pastor

 

Visit our website: www.keatchiecogic.org

 

 LOVE DAY RECOGNITION

For

First Lady Wanda McMillon

June 30, 2013

3:00 P.M.

Keatchie Church of God in Christ

 

Theme: “A Classic Woman of God”, Romans 12:1

(Striving to accomplish great things)

Guest Speaker: Missionary Brenda Lewis

Unity Church of Monroe

Monroe, Louisiana

Come fellowship with us as we show our 1^st Lady how much we love and appreciate her.

 

Keatchie Church of God in Christ

152 McMillon Road

Keatchie, Louisiana  71046

Superintendent Booker McMillon, Pastor

Mansfield District

Church Of God In Christ

District Meeting

 

"True Holiness, The High Standing of Living"

 

 

April 22 - 26, 2013

 

Keatchie Church Of God In Christ

Keatchie, Louisiana

Superintendent Booker McMillon, Host Pastor

 

District Training, Tuesday - Friday 7:00-7:45 PM

Missionary Louise Harris - Dean of Training

 

Monday Night - District Musical--7:00 PM

Brother Fulton Gatlin, Presiding

 

Tuesday Night - Elder Joey Miller, Presiding

Speaker: Elder Roosevelt Harris, Jr.

 

Wednesday Night - Elder Roosevelt Harris, Jr., Presiding

Speaker: Bishop Roy L.H. Winbush

Prelate First Jurisdiction of Louisiana

General Board Member

Church Of God In Christ, Inc  

 

Thursday Night - First Lady Wanda McMillon, Presiding

Speaker: Supervisor Vanessa W. Gatlin

Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women

 

Friday Night - Official Service

Elder Dwight Gatlin, Presiding

Speaker: Superintendent Booker McMillon

District Superintendent Mansfield District
Pastor Keatchie Church Of God In Christ

 

  

MERRY CHRISTMAS

 

A Christmas Prayer

"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14 (NIV)

 

The Manger of My Heart
This Christmas, Lord, come to the manger of my heart.
Fill me with Your presence from the very start.
As I prepare for this Holy day and gifts to be given,
Remind me of the gift You gave when You sent Your Son from Heaven.

The first Christmas gift, it was the greatest gift ever.
You came as a baby born in a manger.
Wrapped like the gifts I find under my tree,
Waiting to be opened, to reveal Your love to me.

Restore to me the wonder that came with Jesus' birth,
when He left the riches of Heaven and wrapped Himself in rags of earth.
Immanuel, God with us, Your presence came that night.
And angels announced, "Into your darkness, God brings His Light."

"Do not be afraid," they said, to shepherds in the field.
Speak to my heart today, Lord, and help me to yield.
Make me like those shepherd boys, obedient to Your call.
Setting distractions and worries aside, to You I surrender them all.

Surround me with Your presence, Lord, I long to hear Your voice.
Clear my mind of countless concerns and all the holiday noise.
Slow me down this Christmas, let me not be in a rush.
In the midst of parties and planning, I want to feel Your hush.

This Christmas, Jesus, come to the manger of my heart.
Invade my soul like Bethlehem, bringing peace to every part.
Dwell within and around me, as I unwrap Your presence each day.
Keep me close to You, Lord. It's in Your wonderful Name I pray.

God's presence in our lives is a gift we can open not only today but every day of the year.

In Loving Memory Of Sandy Hook School Victims

 

 

 

 

Rest In Peace

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved."
John 3:16-17

I want you to try and picture those moments in heaven just before God the Son left His throne of majesty and came to earth as a baby. Think about it: The angels in heaven understood the life that lay before Him. The Father was putting Him on a path that would lead to humiliation and death. And Christ Himself knew the pain He would endure on the cross. It must’ve been so hard.

So what made Him go? It was love. God loved the people of this planet, and knew Jesus was the only way we could be saved from the consequences of our sin. And our planet – a little speck in the great universe – was loved so much that God became a man. We didn’t deserve Him, but we got Him.

It’s been well said, “God doesn’t love us because we’re valuable; we’re valuable because He loves us.” No truer words have been spoken. Jesus didn’t come into the world because He found us attractive. No, He came into the world so that we might become holy and blameless in the eyes of God.

Our Lord experienced so much hardship by coming into the world. But He knew it was worth it, to rescue us from the dominion of darkness and bring us into His Kingdom!

JESUS CAME BECAUSE OF HIS GREAT LOVE FOR US. PRAISE HIM THAT BY ACCEPTING THAT LOVE, YOU’RE MADE HOLY IN GOD’S EYES.

 

LADIES OF VICTORY AND ENCOURAGEMENT

 

2012

 

"ANNUAL CHRISTMAS GALA BANQUET"

 

Please join us for a wonderful evening

 

December 15, 2012

 

At 6 o'clock p.m.

 

 

Holiday Inn West

5555 Financial Plaza

Shreveport, Louisiana   71129

 

There will be door prizes, musical quests, a great guest speaker,

good food and a fun evening program planned for your enjoyment.

Don't miss your chance to attend.

Look forward to seeing you there!!!

 

~ 18 years & up ~

 

Tickets available only $35.00 per person

 

Please R.S.V.P. to

1st Lady Wanda McMillon

318-464-7578 or ladymcmillon@att.net 

PASTOR AND WIFE'S 15TH ANNIVERSARY

OCTOBER 20 - 21, 2012

THEME: A GREAT LEADER WITH AN EVEN GREATER VISION

PROVERBS 29:18

"Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he."

 

OCTOBER 20 - GUEST SPEAKER PASTOR CLARENCE COLLINS

PALM LANE C.O.G.I.C.

HOUSTON, TX.

OCTOBER 21 - SUPT. MICHAEL NATION

GREATER LOVE OUTREACH MINISTRIES C.O.G.I.C.

VIVIAN, LA.

 

 

 

Supt. Booker & 1st Lady Wanda McMillon
 

 

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

 

You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
you have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,
that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
Psalm 30:11-12
The wonderful poet Annie Johnson Flint composed a poem that gives remarkable insight into Christian gratitude. She wrote,

As we offer our small rejoicing for the love that surrounds our days
All the wonderful works of Thy goodness open before our gaze.
And through gates of our narrow thanksgiving we shall enter Thy courts of praise.
Praise and thanksgiving to God do more than make us feel good. They also increase our comprehension and apprehension of God’s goodness. And through that, we receive a greater capacity to enjoy Him and experience Him in our lives.

While many people spend a great deal of time enlarging their prayer lists, we must also spend time enlarging our praise list and counting the blessings of God—naming them one by one. This day is about more than turkey; it’s about recognizing God’s goodness in our lives.

As you count your blessings today, let that guide your thoughts. Give God praise for His goodness and you’ll enjoy Him all the more!

LET GOD’S GOODNESS GUIDE YOUR THOUGHTS THIS THANKSGIVING AND YOU’LL DEEPEN YOUR ENJOYMENT OF HIM!

MANSFIELD DISTRICT MEETING

April 16 - 20, 2012

Keatchie Church Of God in Christ

Theme: "Back To True Holiness"

Ephesians 4:24

Training Classes 7:00 - 7:45 p.m. Nightly

Worship 8:00 p.m.

Monday Night Musical

Tuesday - Civics

Wednesday - Speaker, Bishop Roy L.H. Winbush

Prelate, 1st Jurisdiction of Louisiana

Thursday - Women's Department

Speaker, Supervisior Vanessa Winbush Gatlin

Friday - Official Night

Speaker, Superintendent Nelson Gatlin

Sulfur Springs, Texas

District Superintendent Booker McMillon

District Missionary Annie Gatlin 

"Come one, come all"

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

I heard about an old lady who bowed her head at the table one Thanksgiving and said out loud, “Thank you, Lord, for our food. Amen!”

So her grandson, sitting at the table a few places over turned to her and said, “Grandma, don’t you know that you’ll have that food whether you say thanks or not?”

And she replied, “Well, maybe so, but everything just tastes better when I say thanks!”

It’s true, isn’t it? Life is just better when you acknowledge and give thanks for the blessings you receive. Yet, in today’s world with so much assumption that people are entitled to this or that, that attitude of gratefulness is slowly fading.

The Bible tells you and me to give thanks in every circumstance, not just the good ones. How can we do that? By remembering that even in the worst of circumstances, we have Jesus. Whether you experience poverty, bad health, death, grief, or suffering, you still have Jesus, and He is always more than enough.

So today, and every other day, live your life with an attitude of gratefulness, knowing that in Christ, you have every spiritual blessing you need!

WHATEVER YOUR LIFE’S SITUATION, CULTIVATE AN ATTITUDE OF GRATEFULNESS IN YOUR HEART, APPRECIATING WHAT CHRIST DID FOR YOU AND ALWAYS GIVING THANKS TO GOD.

Taken from Pastor Jack Graham

HIGHLIGHTS OF YEAR 2010

L.O.V.E. ANNUAL BANQUET

(Ladies of Victory and Encouragement)

WE HONOR OUR VETERANS

Deacon Samuel Gatlin, Bro. James Poullard, Bro. James Allen,   Deacon Robert Roberson, 

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Minister JonWesley B. Gatlin

100 YEARS OLD !!!

Elder Gilbert Burks

{Awesome Man of God}

We were so blessed to have this great man of God in our service. Elder Gilbert Burks,oldest 

Elder in the Mansfield District. Still preaching the word of God.

Elder Burks is a member of  Pleasant Hill C.O.G.I.C. where Elder Otis Mack is Pastor and 

Sister Minnie Mack (his daughter) is the 1st Lady.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

-- John 1:1-5

Every single person faces darkness from time to time. Whether it's the darkness of failure, the darkness of sin, or if it's the darkness of sorrow, it's clear that darkness is all around us. And we wonder: Will the darkness conquer? Will the night win? Will these dark days prevail?


But because of Jesus Christ, the answer is no! His light has come into the world and shone in our hearts. And because of Christ in you, there's hope and there's life! This same Christ is coming again with the glory of the Father and the holy angels to set all things in order. He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords!

Yes, the world is in darkness. intellectual darkness, political darkness, moral darkness. But we who once sat in that darkness have seen a great light.

That night when Jesus was born, when God became a baby, when the infinite became an infant, the light of God came and dwelt with us. The smile of God was in that baby's creased and dimpled chin. God's arms reaching out to the world were in his tiny little fingers. And the love of God was wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.

Jesus, the Light of the world and the hope of all humanity, was born. And that's the greatest gift of all.

Merry Christmas!

GOD'S GREATEST GIFT WAS GIVEN IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST WHO IS THE ONLY TRUE LIGHT IN THIS DARK WORLD.

A Testimony of Deliverance

"I AM A LIVING TESTIMONY, THAT GOD IS A WAY MAKER"
When my child drowned I was so depressed and so hurt I didn't feel like living. I drove my car to the river on the Texas side at the boat ramp. I drove the front of my car into the water. God said, STOP and I just stopped for a moment to listen. God told me to back Up. He said, "stop , turn your car off and just listen to me, then you do what you want but listen to me first." Then God started talking to me and said these words, "I know you're hurting and I feel your pain, but do you want to hurt anybody?" I said no Lawd, I don't want to hurt anybody. He said, "if you drive your car into this water, look at the people you'll be hurting...you have other children that love and need you and there are a lot of people that love you, and if you don't want to hurt them, back this car up and go home".I spoke and said, yes Lord, with tears running down my face I went home. I continued to try and work and go on, but every night I cried myself to sleep and I asked the Lord to help me. One night, about a week later when I went to bed the Lord brought my child to me in a dream, I saw every day I carried her, I saw her birth, I saw her crawling, her toddler age, and her growing up as a teenager. I saw her finish school. I saw myself going to work every day. I got off work and came home and I walked into my living room, there were two white boys and two black boys with two black girls and on the table was nothing but drugs. Everybody in the room was high. I walked to the gun rack and got the shot gun and I started crying. I said baby, I will kill you dead before I let you put me through this. When I said that..God woke me up, he said, "I got her before she got corrupted". I'm here to tell you that God don't make mistakes. You can depend on God. Whatever you need God's got it.He will be your keeper and your Saviour. He is your waymaker..."Whatever you need, God's got it."
Sister LeeVern Stotts-Gilliam

This Do In Remembrance of Me.1 Corinthians 12:24

These words we mostly reflect on at time of Holy Communion. It seems, that Christians may forget Christ. There could be no need for this loving exhortation, if there were not a fearful suppositition that our memories might prove treacherous. It appears almost impossible that that those who have been redeemed by the blood of the dying LAMB, and loved with an everlasting love by the eternal Son Of God, should forget that Gracious Saviour, but, if startly to the ear, it is a fact. It is too apparent to eye to allow us to deny the crime. But how can we forget him that never forgot us! Foget him who poured his blood forth for our sins! Forget him who love us even to the death! Can it be posssible? Yes, it is not only possible, but conscience confesses that it is too sadly a fault with all of us, that we suffer Him to be as a wayfaring man tarrying for night. We much make Our Lord and Saviour the abiding tenant of our Memories. Please do not forget that
without CHRIST there would Be NO Christmas. While memory too well preserves a poisonou weed, it suffereth the Rose of Sharon to wither. Let us charge ourselves to bind a Heavenly forget-me-not about our hearts for Jesus our beloved, and, whatever else we let slip, let us hold fast to HIM.

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!

-- Psalm 118:1


An old pastor and his wife invited a new young couple in the church over for Thanksgiving dinner. As the couple entered the home, they smelled the wonderful turkey and all the trimmings in the kitchen. As the four made their way to the dining room table, there was a great feast before them!


But as the young wife scanned the table, she noticed something out of place. Among the turkey, dressing, casseroles, and pies were three Chinese takeout cartons and a plate of egg rolls!

“I know what you’re thinking,” the old pastor said. “Why is there Chinese takeout on the table?”

“You see,” he continued, “23 years ago on Thanksgiving Day, my dear wife burned the turkey and started a fire in our kitchen! In fact, our entire kitchen nearly caught fire and the whole Thanksgiving meal was charred black!”

“So after the fire department left,” he chuckled, “we ordered Chinese takeout and that was our Thanksgiving meal! And every year since, we’ve had Chinese takeout as a part of our meal to remind us to be thankful for what we have!”

This year, I hope Thanksgiving isn’t just a holiday for you. It should be a way of life for every Christian. We serve a wonderful God who sent his Son to die for you. So as you reflect on what you are thankful for this year, remember God’s blessings in your life!

GIVE THANKS TO GOD FOR HOW HE HAS BLESSED YOU IN YOUR LIFE AND ESPECIALLY FOR SENDING CHRIST TO DIE FOR YOU!