Pray Lubbock Declares Christ

Do you remember how it began?  Pray Lubbock’s first public appearance was a full-page advertisement in the Avalanche-Journal on November 29, 1998.  Thirty signatures from senior pastors and churches of Lubbock surrounded a declaration.  It continues to be the heartbeat of everything associated with Pray Lubbock.  It reads:

“With this statement, we, who represent various Christian fellowships in our city, publicly confess that we have failed to demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ toward one another in ways in which our community has been able to see.  We purpose to turn from the practices and attitudes that have brought this failure about and commit ourselves to pray and to work together to create an atmosphere for revival in our city.  It is our deep desire that each one in our community might know, by our love, that a relationship with Jesus Christ is the solution to all of our needs.  We invite our community to watch for the proofs of what we say as we show all of Lubbock …how we love one another.”

Signatures:

John Donnerberg, First Church of the Nazarene

Jim Gerlt, Indiana Avenue Baptist Church

Tom Mills, St. Luke's United Methodist Church

Bracken Christian, Church on the Go

Bill Couch, LakeRidge United Methodist Church

Mark and Deborah Elvers, Salvation Ministries Church

Dick McCreight, New Life Family Center

Douglas Hale, Vandelia Church of Christ

Charles Carman, Raintree Christian Church

Gary D. Kirksey, Trinity Church

Tom Lakey, First Assembly of God

Paul Cunningham, Westminster Presbyterian Church

Jackie White, Church on the Rock

David L. Wilson, Southcrest Baptist Church

Andy Hurst, Texas Tech Wesley Foundation

Rodney Plunket, Broadway Church of Christ

Chuck Williams, Live Oak Community Church

D. L. Lowrie, First Baptist Church

Eddie Marcum, First United Methodist, Wolfforth

Thomas and Linda Sawyer, Grace Christian Fellowship Center

Ed Peckham, Lubbock Canyon United Methodist Church

Rick Burkhalter, St. Matthew United Methodist Church

Mel Swoyer, Shepherd King Lutheran Church

Mike Schafer, Aldersgate United Methodist Church

Ricky Honea, College Heights Baptist Church

Bob Veach, Christ Fellowship

Steven f. Campbell, Agape United Methodist Church

Larry Brooks, Community Baptist Church

Gary Scoggins, Cathedral of Praise

Chris Sutton, Calvary Baptist Church

Let’s continue to press on toward our goal!