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“ Growi ngS tronger, Growi ngDeeper, Reachi ngHi gherI nTheLord” Butt hos ewhot r us ti nt he

LORD wi l lf i ndne ws t r e ngt h.

The ywi l ls oa rhi ghon wi ngsl i kee a gl e s .

The ywi l lr una ndnotgr owwe a r y .

The ywi l lwa l ka ndnot f a i nt .

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“ Growi ngS tronger, Growi ngDeeper, Reachi ngHi gherI nTheLord” Butt hos ewhot r us ti nt he

LORD wi l lf i ndne ws t r e ngt h.

The ywi l ls oa rhi ghon wi ngsl i kee a gl e s .

The ywi l lr una ndnotgr owwe a r y .

The ywi l lwa l ka ndnot f a i nt .

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TheChurchHistoryofRefreshingSpringsChristianCenterC.O.T.N. r e s hi ngSpr i ngsMi ni s t r i e swa sf ounde dbyt hel a t eBi s hopRi c ke yGi l l a r di n1980.

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1, a ndWBBP1480AM. TheOut r e a c hMi ni s t r yc ons i s t e dof :Fe e di ngoft hehungr y , Cl ot hi ngt hepoor , a nda l s ot heSpi r i t ua lf e e di ngofGod’ sWor ds ot hedownt r odde nc oul dbe e nc our a ge , t hes i nne rme na ndwome nc oul dbes a v e d, a ndt hedowna ndoutwoul dknowt ha t“ The r e i sawa yout ” !

Bi s hopGi l l a r dgr a dua t e df r om Nor t hs i deHi ghSc hooli n1974, a ndHewa sc a l l e dbyGodi nt ot he mi ni s t r yi n1975.

Hel a t e rc ompl e t e dhi sAs s oc i a t e sDe gr e ei nDi v i ni t yf r om Cr i c ht onCol l e ge .

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Bi s hopRi c ke yGi l l a r dma r r i e dPa s t orBe s s i eL. Gi l l a r donOc t obe r6, 1979.

Andi nt ha tHol yMa t r i mony t he ywe r ebl e s s e dwi t ht hr e ec hi l dr e n:De ’ Unt r e aGi l l a r dSy ke s , Chr i s t ophe rGi l l a r d, a ndSt e phe n Gi l l a r d.

I n1980, Bi s hopRi c ke yGi l l a r dwa sor da i ne dbyt hel a t eBi s hopG. E. Pa t t e r s on.

I n1995, t heLor dc a l l e dBi s hopRi c ke yGi l l a r dt oPa s t ors ohede c i de dt os t e poutonf a i t h!TheLor d ha da“ RAM”i nt hebus h, Mr s .

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Ba l l a r dwa si ns t r ume nt a li nhe l pi ngRe f r e s hi ng Spr i ngst oa c qui r eapl a c eofwor s hi p.

Bi s hopGi l l a r dbe ga nRe f r e s hi ngSpr i ngsChr i s t i a nCe nt e r ( RSCC)i nt hec l ubhous eoft heMc ke l l a rWoodsApa r t me nt s ;l oc a t e d5001Ai r wa y sBl v d, Me mphi s , TN. Hes t a r t e dwi t hONLYf i v eme mbe r s , hi si mme di a t ef a mi l y !Af t e rGodbe ga nt oa ddt ot hef l oc k, He mov e dt heChur c ht ot heNCCNe i ghbor hoodChr i s t i a nCe nt e r , l oc a t e don223Sc ot tSt r e e ta ndt he y wor s hi pe da ndr e s i de dt he r ef ort woy e a r s .

TheLor dbe ga nt oa ddt ot hef l oc ka ga i ns oBi s hopne e de d t of i nda not he rpl a c et owor s hi p!Bi s hopGi l l a r dwa sbl e s s e dt omov et o4935El v i sPr e s l e yBl v di nApr i l of2000, whe r ewec ur r e nt l yr e s i denow!Andj us tl i keI s a a c ;Bi s hopGi l l a r dwa sa bl et os a y : “ Re hobot h” …“ Atl a s tt heLor dha sma der oom f orus , a ndwes ha l lbef r ui t f uli nt hel a nd. ” Dur i nghi sPa s t or a l , Ev a nge l i s tBe s s i eGi l l a r dbe c a mehi sAs s i s t a nta ndt he ywor ke dt oge t he rt of or m s e v e r a lmi ni s t r i e swi t hi nt hec hur c hs uc ha s :Boy zt oMe n, MODLa di e sOfDi s t i nc t i on, Wome n Mi ni s t r y , Br ot he r hoodMi ni s t r y , a ndt heHe a l t h, He a l i ng, &a mp;We l l ne s sMi ni s t r y .

Ea c hmi ni s t r i e swe r e c r e a t e dt ohe l pwi t hi nt hec ommuni t ya swe l la st hr oughoutt hec i t yofMe mphi s .

For24y e a r sRSCCha sbe e ngi v i ngoutf oodba s ke t st ot hec ommuni t ya ndot he r swhoa r ei nne e d.

RSCCj oi npa r t ne r s hi pwi t ht heWhi t e ha v e nEl e me nt a r ySc hooli nwhi c h, t hec hur c hwa si ns t r ume nt a l i npur c ha s i ngne wwi nt e rc oa t sf orc hi l dr e nwhone e de dt he m.

NOTonl yha sRSCCbe e ni nv ol v e dwi t h pur c ha s i ngofc oa t s ;butt hes c hoola l s or e c e i v e ds c hools uppl i e sf r om RSCC. Bi s hopGi l l a r dwa st heSe ni orPa s t orofRe f r e s hi ngSpr i ngsChur c hf or14y e a r supunt i lhi sde pa r t ur e i nt hi sl i f eonMa y16, 2009.

Anda f t e r29½y e a r sbe i ngma r r i e dt oBi s hopRi c ke yGi l l a r d, NOT knowi ngdownt her oa dt ha tGodwa sgoi ngt oi mpa r tuponhe rl i f eagr e a t e ra noi nt i ng;Ev a nge l i s t Be s s i eGi l l a r dwa sl i c e ns e di n2009, or da i ne di n2016, a f t e rs hec ompl e t e ds e v e r a ly e a r sofBi bl i c a l St udi e sa tNa z a r e neBi bl eCol l e ge .

Pa s t orBe s s i eGi l l a r dha sbe e nt heSe ni orPa s t orf ort e ny e a r sa t RSCC. Pa s t orBe s s i eGi l l a r dr e a l l ydi dn’ tunde r s t a ndi fs hec oul dorI Fs hewoul dha v et hes t r e ngt h, c our a ge , a ndc onf i de nc e , t oc a r r youtt hec ha r get ha tGodha dgi v e nhe rt obe c omet he“ s pi r i t ua l l e a de r ”oft hef l oc ka tRSCC, Buts her e me mbe r e daquot es t a t e dbyEl e a norRoos e v e l t . “ Y ouLe a r nby Li v i ng, Y ouga i ns t r e ngt h, Y ouga i nc our a gea ndc onf i de nc ebyEVERYe x pe r i e nc ei nwhi c hy our e a l l ys t opt o l ookf e a ri nt hef a c e .

Y oua r ea bl et os a yt oy our s e l f , “ Il i v e dt hr ought hi shor r or , Ic a nt a ket hene x tt hi ng t ha tc ome sa l ong.

Y oumus tdot het hi ngy out hi nky ouc a nnotdo. ” Andj us tl i keGodc a l l e dJ os huat ot a ket he“ ba t on”a ndr unwhe r eMos e sl e f tof fdur i ngt hej our ne yt o t hePr omi s eLa nd;Godha sa s s ur e dhe ra l s ot ha t“ HE”woul da l s obeal a mpunt ohe rf e e ta ndal i ght unt ohe rpa t hwa y !Ea c hy e a rRSCCc ont i nue st os e ndsdona t i onst ohe l ps pons orTr e v e c c aNa z a r e ne Uni v e r s i t y , l oc a t e di nNa s hv i l l e , TheNa z a r e neWor l dEv a nge l i s tGl oba lMi ni s t r yf orMi s s i ona r i e s , a nd t heNa z a r e neCompa s s i ona t eMi ni s t r i e s .

RSCCwoul dl i ket ol e ty ouknow:“ Tha tt he r e ’ s NOpl a c el i ket hi spl a c e ;Any whe r ene a rt hi spl a c e , f ori ti sapl a c eof[ Re f r e s hi ng] ! ”

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