Harvest Baptist Church Independent-Fundamental-KJV

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WEEKLY CALENDAR

Unless otherwise announced on Sunday, the following meet each week.

Monday, 7:00 PM, OVERCOMERS meet in the fellowship hall.

Tuesday (1st and 3rd weeks each month), 7:00 PM, Fit to Serve meets in the fellowship hall.

Sunday, 5:00 PM. Adult choir practices in the choir room.

Men's Retreat

MEN GET READY! Our annual men's retreat is scheduled for September 25. We will go out to Camp Tracey Children's Home for a 3:00 skeet and turkey shoot and a 5:00 cookout. These are always highlight times together. Don't miss it and bring a friend with you!

Joyful Life Prison Ministry

Leader: Jack & Carol Dover

E-mail Joyful Life Prison Ministry

In 1982 I went with a prison ministry to one of Florida’s prisons. While there, the Holy Spirit of God called me to preach. Harvest Baptist licensed me into the ministry in 1983 and Carole and I started “Joyful Life” Prison Ministries that same year. I was ordained by Harvest in 1986. I preached and Carole sang in our prison services.

Dr. John R. Brooks put together three Bible courses—a beginners, an advanced and a study in the Book of Romans. Dr. Brooks copyrighted the courses and received $3 per lesson. However, he graciously allowed us to present the studies to prison inmates free of cost. Certificates of completion are presented to the prisoners upon completion of each study. We currently have over 10,000 inmates doing the Bible studies in every state, including Hawaii and Alaska. We also have death row inmates in foreign countries where English is spoken. Carole grades all the studies and handles all the related correspondence.

From April, 1983, until March, 2003, we traveled about 4,000 miles per month going to various prisons in Florida and Georgia and averaged 24-26 services each month in those prisons. In our services, we were privileged to lead thousands of men and women to the Lord. I once did a study on how many were saved per mile we traveled and calculated that one person was saved for every 17.5 miles we traveled. We wore out 5 vehicles with the last van we drove showing 480,000 miles on it when we traded it.

In March of 2003 I had serious surgery and could no longer travel. Carole continues with Bible studies for the inmates.

Additionally we continue to handle Angel Tree donations every Christmas for the children of prisoners.

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