H-4 PEOPLE-FILES
- Allen Hickman - Elise Hilton - Costi Hinn - Richard Hinojosa - Chris Hodges - Mat Hodges - Margaret Hodgkins - Raschaad Hoggard - David Hoffman - Ron Hoffman - Ellie Holcomb - Billy Holland - L Jonathan Holston - Christian Hooft -
==Allen Hickman======
Allen Hickman lives in Picayune, Mississippi. Allen and his wife, Amy, both knew at an early age that God’s calling of ministry was upon their lives. Allen graduated high school at Picayune Memorial High School in Picayune, Mississippi in 1983. After graduating high school Allen went on to attend Mississippi College where he played football and graduated in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Bible. After graduating college, Allen felt God’s call on his life to pursue ministry further so he went to Emmaus Road Ministry School in Texas where he also graduated. Allen is currently ministering as Senior Pastor of Resurrection Life Worship Center located in Picayune, MS
CHURCH HIGHLIGHT: RESURRECTION LIFE CHURCH – PICAYUNE, MS
Resurrection Life Church, located in Picayune, Mississippi exists to fervently pursue the arrangements of opportunities for God and man to meet by passionately loving Him and loving people. In 1988 RLC was birthed in the heart of a man who wanted to love people who had been beaten, battered, and bruised by the world and by the institutionalized Church. It was out of that heart that Resurrection Life Church was started. Founding Pastor James Hickman or, “Papa” as he was affectionately known to many for years, was a gentle giant. His heart for Picayune was not only evident to RLC but to the whole community. In 2000 Pastor James Hickman stepped down and turned the leadership role over to his youngest son, Allen Hickman. Pastor Allen was with his dad at the inception of RLC and still serves the people of RLC and their city faithfully and passionately as lead pastor. Under the leadership of Pastor Allen, the church has grown to well over 1500 people meeting in weekly services at two campuses. Throughout its history, RLC has reached out to the city and community in many ways......They are now in the development stage of a “NEW HOME”. They have over 50 acres in the Picayune city limits that they are in the process of developing a master plan for the acreage. The dream is to have a 1,500 seat main auditorium with children’s and youth ministry space, a sports complex, and retirement housing. (Significant Church Network 5/5/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Resurrection Life Church, located in Picayune, Mississippi exists to fervently pursue the arrangements of opportunities for God and man to meet by passionately loving Him and loving people. In 1988 RLC was birthed in the heart of a man who wanted to love people who had been beaten, battered, and bruised by the world and by the institutionalized Church. It was out of that heart that Resurrection Life Church was started. Founding Pastor James Hickman or, “Papa” as he was affectionately known to many for years, was a gentle giant. His heart for Picayune was not only evident to RLC but to the whole community. In 2000 Pastor James Hickman stepped down and turned the leadership role over to his youngest son, Allen Hickman. Pastor Allen was with his dad at the inception of RLC and still serves the people of RLC and their city faithfully and passionately as lead pastor. Under the leadership of Pastor Allen, the church has grown to well over 1500 people meeting in weekly services at two campuses. Throughout its history, RLC has reached out to the city and community in many ways......They are now in the development stage of a “NEW HOME”. They have over 50 acres in the Picayune city limits that they are in the process of developing a master plan for the acreage. The dream is to have a 1,500 seat main auditorium with children’s and youth ministry space, a sports complex, and retirement housing. (Significant Church Network 5/5/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Allen Hickman
“It is people Jesus Christ died for. When we devalue people we lose something of ourselves and our ability to make good decisions, because people are the crown jewel of creation."'
--Allen Hickman; Picayune Item; Unity Rally at Jack Read Park; 6.13.23
Allen Hickman
“The book of Exodus tells the account of when God used Moses to set His people free from slavery in Egypt. With mighty miracles, He led them out of captivity with the promise of bringing them into a land of their very own. However, when Israel finally arrived at the Promised Land, they were so afraid of its inhabitants that they refused to enter it. Because they didn't trust God, they walked away from their planned destination and began living without a destination at all. For the next 40 years they wandered...and that's a perfect representation of what it's like to live a life without vision. There's a lot of movement without heading toward a destination!"
-Allen Hickman; Irreplaceable; 2019
-Allen Hickman; Irreplaceable; 2019
Aug 18, 2020: Sun-Herald: As a Black family searched for a loved one, white Picayune groups spread rumors of fear
Allen Hickman, a pastor at Resurrection Life Church in Picayune, was on vacation at Smith Lake in Alabama when he started getting calls from congregation members.
Allen Hickman, a pastor at Resurrection Life Church in Picayune, was on vacation at Smith Lake in Alabama when he started getting calls from congregation members.
June 20, 2020: Picayune Item: Prayers for Peace event brings local community together
An extensive line up of speakers during the event included Pastor Brian Dees, Pastor Allen Hickman, Pastor Vernon Robinson, Pastor Tony Lambert, Pastor Donald Hart and Pastor Josh Braddy.
An extensive line up of speakers during the event included Pastor Brian Dees, Pastor Allen Hickman, Pastor Vernon Robinson, Pastor Tony Lambert, Pastor Donald Hart and Pastor Josh Braddy.
May 3, 2019: Picayune Item: Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast was heavily attended
After the series of prayers, Rev. Allen Hickman of Resurrection Life Church asked all public officials and everyone running for public office to stand at the front of the room. Then the attendees stood, raised their arms and joined him in a prayer over public officials and candidates. His prayer asked God to give the officials strength and included a request that God eliminate abortion from the nation.
After the series of prayers, Rev. Allen Hickman of Resurrection Life Church asked all public officials and everyone running for public office to stand at the front of the room. Then the attendees stood, raised their arms and joined him in a prayer over public officials and candidates. His prayer asked God to give the officials strength and included a request that God eliminate abortion from the nation.
July 13, 2018: Picayune Item: Improvements at Friendship Park are first of many planned
Committee members include city of Picayune Grant Manager Christy Goss, Picayune Parks and Recreation Director Trevor Adam, Capt. Theresa Milar with the Picayune Police Department, Picayune Main Street Director Reba Beebe, Rev. Allen Hickman with Resurrection Life Ministries, Rev. Brian Dees, Pastor Darrell Worley of Christian Life Assembly of God and Laura Rutherford.
Committee members include city of Picayune Grant Manager Christy Goss, Picayune Parks and Recreation Director Trevor Adam, Capt. Theresa Milar with the Picayune Police Department, Picayune Main Street Director Reba Beebe, Rev. Allen Hickman with Resurrection Life Ministries, Rev. Brian Dees, Pastor Darrell Worley of Christian Life Assembly of God and Laura Rutherford.
May 17, 2023: Picayune Item: Twice as Nice: Manna Ministries opens new thrift store in Picayune
“The store is our next step in reaching out to more people in the community,” Allen Hickman, senior pastor at Resurrection Life said. “We hope that the community also views it even as a safe haven to relax and spend their time.”
“The store is our next step in reaching out to more people in the community,” Allen Hickman, senior pastor at Resurrection Life said. “We hope that the community also views it even as a safe haven to relax and spend their time.”
==elise hilton================ |
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Aug 1, 2014: Illinois Review: August 1: Day Of Prayer For Persecuted Christians
Elise Hilton of Acton Institute writes that August 1 has been deemed to be a World Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians in Iraq, Syria and the Middle East.
Elise Hilton of Acton Institute writes that August 1 has been deemed to be a World Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians in Iraq, Syria and the Middle East.
==costi hinn=================
Costi Hinn
In Jude 4 we read a sobering description of not merely sinful teaching, but the sinful lifestyles of false teachers. Jude writes, “For certain people have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into indecent behavior and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.”
The word for licentiousness he uses also translates as “sensuality” and means “lack of self-constraint which involves one in conduct that violates all bounds of what is socially acceptable.”(1) False teachers don’t only go too far with their doctrine, they always go too far with their deeds. They are marked by sins of “self-love” which is precisely why Paul warns Timothy that in the last days, men will be “lovers of self” (2 Timothy 3:2).
When false teachers speak out of the sides of their mouths and try to appear orthodox, there is still one surefire way to discern their deceptive patterns. One must look at their lifestyle in the wake of their claim to orthodoxy. If they appear to repent of a certain false teaching or veer away from it, one must ask, did they also repent of their greed, sexual immorality, homosexuality, and patterns of falsehood?
It is entirely convenient for a false teacher to edit a book secretly, or to quietly distance themselves from other false teachers who are bad for business, but does the deceptive teacher openly repent of their lifestyle of sin? If not, they are much more akin to Adam and Eve trying to foolishly hide from God in the garden (Genesis 3:8), rather than the Publican who openly cried out for mercy and identified himself as a sinner (Luke 18:9-14).
-Costi Hinn; For The Gospel; The Licentiousness of False Teachers 2.23.23
The word for licentiousness he uses also translates as “sensuality” and means “lack of self-constraint which involves one in conduct that violates all bounds of what is socially acceptable.”(1) False teachers don’t only go too far with their doctrine, they always go too far with their deeds. They are marked by sins of “self-love” which is precisely why Paul warns Timothy that in the last days, men will be “lovers of self” (2 Timothy 3:2).
When false teachers speak out of the sides of their mouths and try to appear orthodox, there is still one surefire way to discern their deceptive patterns. One must look at their lifestyle in the wake of their claim to orthodoxy. If they appear to repent of a certain false teaching or veer away from it, one must ask, did they also repent of their greed, sexual immorality, homosexuality, and patterns of falsehood?
It is entirely convenient for a false teacher to edit a book secretly, or to quietly distance themselves from other false teachers who are bad for business, but does the deceptive teacher openly repent of their lifestyle of sin? If not, they are much more akin to Adam and Eve trying to foolishly hide from God in the garden (Genesis 3:8), rather than the Publican who openly cried out for mercy and identified himself as a sinner (Luke 18:9-14).
-Costi Hinn; For The Gospel; The Licentiousness of False Teachers 2.23.23
Costi Hinn
This story is an incredible lesson to all of us that what we might think is the reason for sickness isn’t always the reason. Our finite human wisdom gets us only so far. Jesus makes it clear that God’s purposes and ways are far above our pay grade and that we do not control His plan and schedule. Sometimes God allows certain things or determines how long a circumstance will last so He can showcase His infinite power and wisdom and reveal more of Himself to us. We wouldn’t praise Him for His mercy if we weren’t aware of His wrath. We wouldn’t appreciate His love for sinners if we didn’t realize His hatred of sin. In the same way, we couldn’t begin to glorify Him for His healing hand if we didn’t experience (or see) sickness. -Costi Hinn
==richard hinojosa====== |
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We are all in a season of being "under construction," but God is faithfully and quickly bringing us into a new season! A better season! Just watch what God will do.
chris hodges
July 27, 2023: Christian Post: Church of the Highlands founder Chris Hodges denies ‘engineering’ takeover of Celebration Church
Founder and leader of Church of the Highlands in Alabama, Chris Hodges, has dismissed claims in a lawsuit by Celebration Church founders Stovall and Kerri Weems that he, along with several other high-profile members of the Association of Related Churches, engineered a takeover of the megachurch for financial gain and damaged the couple's reputation.
Founder and leader of Church of the Highlands in Alabama, Chris Hodges, has dismissed claims in a lawsuit by Celebration Church founders Stovall and Kerri Weems that he, along with several other high-profile members of the Association of Related Churches, engineered a takeover of the megachurch for financial gain and damaged the couple's reputation.
==matt hodges================
April 3, 2023: CBN: 'Praise the Lord, We're Alive!' Victims of 52 Tornadoes Survey the Damage; 32 Dead
Pastor Matt Hodges of First Assembly of God in Wynne, Arkansas said, "We're thankful for organizations like (Operation Blessing) that has come in and been partnering with the local church."
Pastor Matt Hodges of First Assembly of God in Wynne, Arkansas said, "We're thankful for organizations like (Operation Blessing) that has come in and been partnering with the local church."
==margaret hodgkins===========
Feb 15, 2023: Religion News Service: A 300-year-old church hopes to connect with spiritual but not religious neighbors
The church recently launched the Trinity Spiritual Center, which offers lectures, classes on meditation and contemplation, and a sense of community during a trying time, said the Rev. Margaret Hodgkins, the rector of Trinity Church.
“The Christian mandate is to love and serve and I feel like we’re helping people, through this contemplative focus, to be calm and courageous in turbulent times,” she said. “That comes out of time that’s spent in prayer and meditation. So, if we’re helping people to have more contemplative life — that helps everyone.”
The church recently launched the Trinity Spiritual Center, which offers lectures, classes on meditation and contemplation, and a sense of community during a trying time, said the Rev. Margaret Hodgkins, the rector of Trinity Church.
“The Christian mandate is to love and serve and I feel like we’re helping people, through this contemplative focus, to be calm and courageous in turbulent times,” she said. “That comes out of time that’s spent in prayer and meditation. So, if we’re helping people to have more contemplative life — that helps everyone.”
==raschaad hoggard==========
Mar 29, 2023: Sojourners: THE HARLEM SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER WHO LED TRUMP’S INDICTMENT
Manhattan’s District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, is best known these days for leading the probe of whether former president Donald Trump and his company broke state laws in 2016 to buy Stormy Daniels’ silence about an alleged affair.
But at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, one of the most significant institutions serving Black New Yorkers, Bragg is known as a devoted man of faith and longtime member. His pastor Rev. Raschaad Hoggard recently preached: “You don’t have to like Trump, but you have to love him!” Bragg said with a chuckle during a February interview in his downtown office. His deputy director of communications shook her head, saying, “Nope!”
Manhattan’s District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, is best known these days for leading the probe of whether former president Donald Trump and his company broke state laws in 2016 to buy Stormy Daniels’ silence about an alleged affair.
But at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, one of the most significant institutions serving Black New Yorkers, Bragg is known as a devoted man of faith and longtime member. His pastor Rev. Raschaad Hoggard recently preached: “You don’t have to like Trump, but you have to love him!” Bragg said with a chuckle during a February interview in his downtown office. His deputy director of communications shook her head, saying, “Nope!”
Oct 30, 2023: Spectrum News: Congregation celebrates the life of Rev. Calvin Butts
“While we are in deep mourning. We believe what Dr. Butts has taught for the last 50 years, that we have to have the courage to keep the faith. He didn’t tell us to keep the faith just when the clouds and sun was out, but when it was raining and darkness and uncertainty. He commissioned us to keep the faith to press on to look to God for strength, for direction, for comfort, for clarity, for peace,” Rev. Raschaad Hoggard said.
“While we are in deep mourning. We believe what Dr. Butts has taught for the last 50 years, that we have to have the courage to keep the faith. He didn’t tell us to keep the faith just when the clouds and sun was out, but when it was raining and darkness and uncertainty. He commissioned us to keep the faith to press on to look to God for strength, for direction, for comfort, for clarity, for peace,” Rev. Raschaad Hoggard said.
david hoffman
Jan 28, 2023: Christian Post: Did Andy Stanley do a 'great disservice' with comments on LGBT churchgoers?
While drawing praise from some LGBT-affirming Christians, others such as David Hoffman, founder and director of the evangelism training ministry His Kingdom Enterprises in Tucson, Arizona, have accused Stanley of pandering to LGBT individuals over "straight people."
While drawing praise from some LGBT-affirming Christians, others such as David Hoffman, founder and director of the evangelism training ministry His Kingdom Enterprises in Tucson, Arizona, have accused Stanley of pandering to LGBT individuals over "straight people."
==ron hoffman==========
Jan 3, 2023: Christian Post: Alaska megachurch changes its name, drops 'Temple' to avoid being 'associated with false religions'
A Baptist church in Alaska older than the state itself is changing its name.
Anchorage Baptist Temple, a well-known and politically influential church for decades, will now be known as Mountain City Church.
Pastor Ron Hoffman announced the change Sunday, saying the name would better reflect the identity of the roughly 2,500-member congregation.
A Baptist church in Alaska older than the state itself is changing its name.
Anchorage Baptist Temple, a well-known and politically influential church for decades, will now be known as Mountain City Church.
Pastor Ron Hoffman announced the change Sunday, saying the name would better reflect the identity of the roughly 2,500-member congregation.
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June 17, 2020: Alaska News Source: Some faith groups concerned about impact of SCOTUS LGBTQ Ruling
An Anchorage church says the Supreme Court ruling that protects the rights of gay and transgender workers could affect how some religious groups are viewed. Pastor Ron Hoffman with the Anchorage Baptist Temple says he’s worried about what the ruling will mean for organizations with religious convictions about the meaning of sex and sexuality. |
The SCOTUS ruling now allows "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to be included in the definition of “sex” in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Hoffman says many people in his congregation of more than 1,500 Alaskans feel that they’re being discriminated against because of their traditional views. "It makes it difficult for the church as a whole, it ends up demonizing the church, long term effect is that truthfully, the church will be demonized as a hater, unkind or un-nice, it will impact every aspect of the world view on what church is,” Hoffman said. --6.17.20; Alaska News Source |
==ellie holcomb======
Christian Devotional Books: 10 Faith-Based Daily Companions
Fighting Words Devotional by Ellie Holcomb: Beloved Christian singer/songwriter Ellie Holcomb's 100-day devotional speaks to those of us experiencing a stretch of our journey that feels hopeless, overwhelmingly busy and downright tiring. With encouraging scriptures and her own personal stories, Ellie's relatability and honesty helps readers open up about their struggles, have the courage to fight lies with truth and feel the power of God's promises in the darkest seasons of life. Experience how God's Word works as a balm for our tattered spirits and trade sorrows for joy! What readers are saying: "Ellie Holcomb's love of God shines through, and her winsome personality does as well. Much darkness fills our headlines these days; this book is a well-written blessing that helps me lean into Jesus, the Light of the world." (MSN 7/2/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Fighting Words Devotional by Ellie Holcomb: Beloved Christian singer/songwriter Ellie Holcomb's 100-day devotional speaks to those of us experiencing a stretch of our journey that feels hopeless, overwhelmingly busy and downright tiring. With encouraging scriptures and her own personal stories, Ellie's relatability and honesty helps readers open up about their struggles, have the courage to fight lies with truth and feel the power of God's promises in the darkest seasons of life. Experience how God's Word works as a balm for our tattered spirits and trade sorrows for joy! What readers are saying: "Ellie Holcomb's love of God shines through, and her winsome personality does as well. Much darkness fills our headlines these days; this book is a well-written blessing that helps me lean into Jesus, the Light of the world." (MSN 7/2/24) READ MORE>>>>>
billy holland
Dr. William F. "Billy" Holland Jr. is an ordained minister, community chaplain and author of the "Living on Purpose" faith column. He lives in central Kentucky with his wife, Cheryl.
Billy Holland
It’s true that Satan was tempting and lying to Eve just like he does with everyone today, but we must include that she and her husband also had the choice to resist and reject the deceptions of the enemy of our soul the same as we can now. Verses 6 and 7,“When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.” Let us note the very important statement, “Then their eyes were opened.” For the first time, sin awakened the conscience within the human mind and established a guilt that could not be satisfied by human morality and also established a personal accountability to seek spiritual truth. Humans became incarcerated in their sinful condition and can only be released by the infinite, divine, and absolute truth which is God Himself. An interesting consideration is found in John Chapter 8 and verse 32, where Jesus said that truth in itself will not necessarily bring personal spiritual deliverance but “knowing” truth (comprehend, perceive, awaken, realize, discern, understand, apprehend) is the act of faith which activates the power of God to spiritually set someone free. “And you shall ‘know’ the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
-Billy Holland; Bill Holland Ministries
-Billy Holland; Bill Holland Ministries
Billy Holland
Observing the trend of the churches today as they strive to be “seeker friendly,” we see that the chief means by which the church seeks to accomplish this end is to embrace the world. Does the world love rock music? The church will give them rock music. Does the world love sports? The church will create Christian sports leagues and build ball fields and a sports complex. Does the world love entertainment? The church will install big screens, professional lighting and sound systems, and put on a show. Does the world love its celebrities? The church will build a personality of cult around its gifted speakers, singers, and entertainers.
Of course, those Christians who embrace all the things of the world, declare they are doing so in a quest to be “relevant.” After all, they reason, how will they reach a lost world if they do not appeal to the desires of the world? The problem with this way of thinking is that having drawn worldly people into the church, the seekers find no significant difference inside the church. The church merely presents them with a “cleaned up” version of what they had outside. The church has all the same values of comfort, ease, pleasure, and entertainment; they are presenting a religion that satisfies the soul of man, instead of leading people to the radical change of focus that they need. Mankind apart from Christ is by nature a consumer. He lives to satisfy his natural appetites. This became the state of all men when Adam transgressed in the Garden of Eden. Adam failed to subdue and rule over the beasts (and by extension the beast nature). Adam submitted to the rule of the serpent. Consequently, the curse on the serpent became mankind’s curse. --Billy Holland
Of course, those Christians who embrace all the things of the world, declare they are doing so in a quest to be “relevant.” After all, they reason, how will they reach a lost world if they do not appeal to the desires of the world? The problem with this way of thinking is that having drawn worldly people into the church, the seekers find no significant difference inside the church. The church merely presents them with a “cleaned up” version of what they had outside. The church has all the same values of comfort, ease, pleasure, and entertainment; they are presenting a religion that satisfies the soul of man, instead of leading people to the radical change of focus that they need. Mankind apart from Christ is by nature a consumer. He lives to satisfy his natural appetites. This became the state of all men when Adam transgressed in the Garden of Eden. Adam failed to subdue and rule over the beasts (and by extension the beast nature). Adam submitted to the rule of the serpent. Consequently, the curse on the serpent became mankind’s curse. --Billy Holland
==l jonathan holston=====
UMC removes rule that homosexuality is ‘incompatible with Christian teaching
South Carolina Conference Bishop L. Jonathan Holston said that the vote will have a mixed reaction from the denomination, which has already experienced schism over the LGBT debate. "I know that some of you are celebrating, some are mourning and some are uncertain about what your future holds — for the denomination, for your local church and perhaps even for yourselves as followers of Jesus Christ," said Holston, as quoted by UM News. (Christian Post 5/3/24) READ MORE>>>>>
South Carolina Conference Bishop L. Jonathan Holston said that the vote will have a mixed reaction from the denomination, which has already experienced schism over the LGBT debate. "I know that some of you are celebrating, some are mourning and some are uncertain about what your future holds — for the denomination, for your local church and perhaps even for yourselves as followers of Jesus Christ," said Holston, as quoted by UM News. (Christian Post 5/3/24) READ MORE>>>>>
==christian hooft======
Christian Hooft is president of the Christian Alliance of Evangelical Churches of the Argentine Republic (ACIERA)
May 2, 2023; Sight Magazine: Argentine election: As politicians look to woo evangelicals, experts say their votes may have little impact on results
That is why people like Pastor Christian Hooft, who heads the Christian Alliance of Evangelical Churches of the Republic of Argentina (known as ACIERA), considers that there is no such thing as an “evangelical vote” in the country.
“There is no uniformity among Christians," he says. "And there is no intention that such uniformity comes into being,”
That is why people like Pastor Christian Hooft, who heads the Christian Alliance of Evangelical Churches of the Republic of Argentina (known as ACIERA), considers that there is no such thing as an “evangelical vote” in the country.
“There is no uniformity among Christians," he says. "And there is no intention that such uniformity comes into being,”
