On February 17, 2014, members of Creston Missionary Baptist Church,

believing we had adhered to the will of God, called the Reverend Godwin H.

Haynes as the third pastor of this great church. For the church, this action

aligns us with God’s word found in Jeremiah 3:15 – And I will give you pas-

tors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and un-

derstanding. We know from nearly 52 years of spiritually led leadership

that obedience to God’s will is an expression of our love for Him and faith in

His promises to us.

As a Creston family, we will continue the journey each of us has started at

various times. Collectively and individually, we will continue to pray for

God’s guidance, but our prayers will now include blessings upon the man

God has sent to us as our Shepherd-Leader. We will also continue to pray

for patience and understanding as we experience this new leadership.

Over the last months, we have received God’s word from Rev. Haynes as a

candidate for the pastor. From this point forward, we will receive the word

from him as our pastor. He has already shared with us his desire that

Creston MBC always be a praying church, as the effectual fervent prayers

of the righteous availeth much (James 6:16b). We have witnessed what

prayer can do and as we move forward, our commitment to God must re-

main steady and strong. The power of a praying leader is great because that

power comes from God. Faithfully following a God-led pastor increases our

power as Christians and can only lead us to greater heights and more love

for God and each other.

Now is the time to renew our commitment as church workers as we contin-

ue praying for God’s guidance through the leadership of our pastor and

church leaders. We praise God’s name and lift Him up. We thank Him for

what He has done, what He is doing and what He will do in our lives and

the body of Creston Missionary Baptist Church.

VOLUME 13 , ISSUE 34

APR/MAY/ JUN

2014

The Crestonian

CRESTON MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

A New Beginning 1

2

Birthday Wishes 2

New Members 2

Upcoming Events 3

Viewpoint 4

From the Editor’s

Quill 4

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

A NEW BEGINNING

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Birthday Wishes! “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24

The Creston Church Family salutes all born in the second quarter of 2014: April, May and June.

The Installation Service of Rev. Godwin H. Haynes

The Rev. Godwin H. Haynes was installed as the third pastor of Creston MBC on March 16, 2014. Pas-

tor-elect G.H. Haynes and his wife, Sis. Brenda Haynes were escorted into the church by Dea. and Sis. Virgil Gunner as the celebration of this great occasion began. The Rev. M. A. Paul and the Greater Gali-

lee Missionary Baptist Church family were our special guests. Rev. Paul’s message on Ministry from 2

Kings 2:14-15,19-22, concerning the story of Elisha purifying the water with salt was spiritually sym-

bolic. The power to do this came from the Lord. God will give our Pastor what he needs to lead us.

The Rev. Stanley Hillard, Pastor of St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, gave the Statement of Purpose, Rev. W. C. Baker, Pastor of Lakeland Baptist Church, gave the charge to the pastor and Rev. Byrd

Lacy, Pastor of Greater Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, gave the charge to the congregation.

It was a blessed day at Creston and we give thanks to God for His goodness, His mercy and on this

day, for sending us a Shepherd-Leader.

To God be the Glory

New Members Bro. Ricky Parker

Reuniting

Sis. Nora Seymore

Bro. Christopher Wells

Sis. Tracee Wells

Creston needs your willing hands and

faithful hearts.

THANK YOU CRESTON MBC

The Creston Board, Search Committee and Election Committee give a big THANK YOU to

the Creston Missionary Baptist Church family for prayers, patience and cooperation dur-ing the eight month process that resulted in the calling and installation of Rev Godwin H. Haynes as the pastor of Creston MBC. Love, unity and prayer are all key ingredients that sustained and enhanced the pro-cess. We are thankful for spiritual selection and election processes, as is commanded of us as Christians. GIVE GOD THE GLORY as we prepare for what lies ahead. THANK YOU, CRESTON.

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Past Events:

February 15, 2014

Youth & Adult Outing @ Houston Baptist University. We had a great turn out and everyone en-

joyed the game. Special thanks to Deacon Terry Garner for always making this event possible, also

Deacon Virgil Gunner and Deacon Ricky Thomas for your assistance again. The youth had lots of

fun, you could tell that Creston was in the house rooting for HBU, we had our own little special area and of course HBU won! We were spotted on the 10:00 o’clock news when the game was spot-

lighted during the sports segment.

February 23, 2014

Black History month ended with a beautiful play presented by the Youth Department. The name

of the play was “A Voice From The Past For The Future”. All of the participants did a great job, and

the songs that accompanied the play brought back a lot of good memories. The Little ones from

the Children’s Church performed the Rosa Park and Bus Scene. They were fantastic. Rosa Parks’

character was portrayed by Lil Sister Lavar Butler (she was great). She memorized hers lines per-

fectly. The bus driver was portrayed by Lil Brother Marcus Wadely, and the two policemen was Lil Brother Devin Pinkney and Lil Brother Cory Seymore. Creston appears to have their own little

movie stars in the making. Sis. Crystal Pinkney, Sis. Carmen Hightower and Sis. Angela English

did a marvelous job with teaching the little ones at the Children’s Church.

Upcoming Events for Apr/May/Jun 2014 May 2014

Brotherhood Mother’s Day Breakfast

11th—8:00 a.m.—9:00 a.m.

Youth Mother’s Basket Raffle—11:00-TBA

Apr 2014

Easter Program—18th—6:00 p.m.

Easter Egg Hunt—19th—11:00 a.m.

Easter Sunrise Service—20th—7:00 a.m.

Jun 2014 Youth Father’s Day Breakfast

15th—8:00 a.m.—9:15 a.m.

V B S—16th-20th—6:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m.

Brotherhood Scholarship Benefit

21st—7:00 p.m.

Communion

Communion is scheduled each 1st Sunday during the morning service. Come share in this holy observance of the ultimate sac-rifice by Jesus Christ.

Condolences Creston Missionary Baptist Church has lost three (3) flowers from our garden. Their families has our deepest sympathy.

Deacon Lovic Dobbins Sis. Rose Mary Egland

Sis. Hilma Gunner

Church News

Congratulations to our

2014 Graduates

Breanna Franklin Tracey German

Orlando Hayward Fallon Johnson

3201 CRESTON STREET

HOUSTON TX 77026

Creston Missionary Baptist Church

Phone: 713-692-4214

Fax: 713-692-5164

E-mail: crestonmbc@comcast.net

The Crestonian Staff

Newsletter Committee

Paulette Young

Editor

Natasha Barrett

Angela English

Doris Fields

Terry Garner

Joyce Hebert

Sheila Ross Henderson

Linda Moreham

Samuel Stewart

Carol Stillwell

Pastor

Rev. Godwin H. Haynes

Visit our website at

www.crestonmbc.org

View Point

Creston entered the New Year diligently praying for God to bring us a

Pastor. The process has been one of patience, cooperation and much

prayer. Elections and installations of auxiliary officers have been ful-filled as well. Now, we should as always, be about doing God’s work.

Our youth activities have been put in the forefront with our little ones

inspiring us all with their increase in numbers with praise dancers

headed by Ms. LaTrevia Thomas. Sis. Joyce Hebert, our Youth guru,

along with the other matrons, they put together an outstanding Black History Program on 4th Sunday that included participants young and

old. February was full of activities. This included the election of our

new pastor, Rev. Godwin H. Haynes, congratulations Pastor!

We even found time to take a large group of the congregation to a basketball game at Houston Baptist University, HBU vs Central Ar-

kansas. The youth got a chance to pet the mascot, the husky dog and

HBU won the game as well. Let us continue to be prayerful as we

proceed in the New Year and mindful of our sick and shut-in. We

must continue to encourage one another as we journey down the

road in our everyday lives.

Take care and God bless.

From the Editor’s Quill God has once again blessed Creston with a Shepherd after his own

heart. We must continue to be diligent and obedient in doing God’s

will. According to (Psalm 125:1) they that trust in the Lord shall be

as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. Con-

gratulations Rev. Haynes, may God continue to bless you, as well as, Creston.

And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. Jeremiah 3:15

History In The Making Electing The Third Pastor For Creston Missionary Baptist Church