Barraque Street Missionary Baptist Church presents the
1ST PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY of
REV. SIDNEY D. MILTON, SR.
February 7, 2021 | 11:30 AM
You may also call: 870-522-7622 Guest Messenger: Dr. Dwight Townsend, Sr. Pastor of Longley Baptist Church
TO OUR PASTOR
YOU TEACH US FROM THE BIBLE WORDS OF LOVE AND SO MUCH MORE. YOUR DEDICATION TO GOD'S WORD IS SOMETHING WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR.
YOU SHOW US CHRIST IS SURELY THE ANSWER, AND HE'LL STRENGTHEN US EACH DAY, YOU NEVER SEEM TO GET WEARY HELPING OTHERS ALONG GOD'S WAY
FULL OF WISDOM, GUIDANCE, AND LOVING CONCERN AND YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT MEANS SO MUCH, WE'RE SO BLESSED THAT YOU'RE OUR PASTOR, OUR LIVES YOU'VE TRULY TOUCHED.
Anniversary Program DEVOTION
DEACONS JAMES HORTON & CHARLES BRUCE
WELCOME/OCCASION
SIS. PEGGY EVANS
INTRODUCTION OF GUEST MESSENGER
SELECTION
BRO. BRANDON SMITH
SIS. SHAYLA EVANS
THE PROCLAIMED WORD
DR. DWIGHT TOWNSEND, SR.
INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP
DR. DWIGHT TOWNSEND, SR.
CHARGE TO THE PASTOR
DR. DWIGHT TOWNSEND, SR.
OBSERVANCE OF HOLY COMMUNION
PRESENTATION FROM THE CHURCH
REV. SIDNEY D. MILTON, SR.
SIS. MARGARET GATSON & SIS. ALMA JACKSON
PASTOR'S REFLECTIONS
REV. SIDNEY D. MILTON, SR. .
BENEDICTION
Dr. Dwight D. Townsend, Sr. DR. DWIGHT DEMONE TOWNSEND IS THE ANOINTED PASTOR OF THE LONGLEY BAPTIST CHURCH OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN A ROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD IN EAST LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. HE AND HIS ELEVEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS HAD TO OVERCOME MANY OBSTACLES AND HARDSHIPS. DESPITE THE ADVERSITIES THAT HE ENCOUNTERED, PASTOR TOWNSEND DID NOT IGNORE THE CALLING ON HIS LIFE. HE ACCEPTED HIS MINISTRY CALLING AT THE AGE OF 18. WITHIN A YEAR HE WAS LICENSED AND ORDAINED. IN 1996 HE WAS CALLED TO SERVE AS PASTOR OF THE MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. FOUR YEARS LATER, HE WENT ON TO SERVE AS PASTOR OF GREATER PILGRIM REST BAPTIST CHURCH IN VAN BUREN, PASTOR TOWNSEND CAME TO LONGLEY IN MAY 2005. SINCE COMING TO LONGLEY THE CHURCH HAS EXPERIENCED PHENOMENAL GROWTH IN THE AREAS OF MINISTRY, EVANGELISM, EDUCATION AS WELL AS FINANCES. PHYSICALLY LONGLEY HAS UNDERGONE MANY IMPROVEMENTS TO ITS STRUCTURE AS WELL. LONGLEY HAS GROWN FROM A MEMBERSHIP OF 900 TO OVER 2700 TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IS VASTLY BECOMING A BEACON LIGHT IN THE SOUTHWEST LITTLE ROCK AREA.
PASTOR
TOWNSEND HAS A HEART FOR REACHING THE LOST AND STRENGTHENING THE SAVED THROUGH EXPOSITORY PREACHING AND INTENSIVE BIBLE STUDY CLASSES. HE IS AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS, “THE QUIET STORM”, BY HIS COLLEAGUES. IN 2009 PASTOR TOWNSEND RECORDED HIS FIRST CD AND USES HIS GIFT OF SONG TO FURTHER HIS CALL TO THE MINISTRY.HE IS MARRIED TO THE FORMER GLOMICHA MICHELLE PERKINS. HE AND MRS. TOWNSEND ARE THE PROUD PARENTS OF TWO CHILDREN: DACIMBER AND D. J.