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Gospel Moments In Black History

 


In light of Black History Month "Keep The Faith Now" and the "Urban Leadership Post Podcast" will be taking the time for the remainder of February to Spotlight some very powerful Black people who have made huge contributions to the work of the Kingdom of God.

Today we are putting the Spotlight on Apostle Melvin and Marva Strothers. They are the Founders of New Hope Outreach Center in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. These two have given their lives and have made an incredible mark for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

They are the King and Queen of outreach. The love they displayed to the broken, captive, and lost stretched from Germantown, New Jersey, Lancaster Pa., including LA, California. The way they emptied their lives to serve people will never be forgotten and their reward is extremely great.

Not only are they the Founders of New Hope Outreach Center Germantown, their church planting efforts landed them in New Jersey, Lancaster, and California. 

The love of Christ has always been their example. I had the pleasure of sitting under their tutelage and disciple training, which has made me the woman of God I am today. The days we learned to pray, to live Holy and set apart for the Lord is something that is lacking in the 21st Century church. I learned to keep my body, to have integrity in everything, and most of all the love I received is the love I was able to give when I became a Pastor. Their love was unconditional, they definitely have the heart of God. "Then I will appoint wise rulers who will obey Me, and they will care for you like shepherds." Jeremiah 3:15 

Apostle Melvin and Marva Strothers are definitely pioneers of the Black Church and Outreach. The countries they have gone to, teaching Bible Class to children are just an inch of the impact they have made on reaching souls and spending every bit of themselves for the Gospel. They are a true example of giving your all! 

There is so much more that I could share, countless stories of outreach, streets, prison, nursing homes, hospitals, people's homes, their money, whatever it took they did it.

It is with much gratitude that we have them featured as our first spotlight. Gospel Moments In Black History 2022 would like to Honor and Thank the King and Queen of Outreach, The Legendary Duo Apostle Melvin and Marva Strother! 



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