OUR PASTOR

Reverend Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff

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Doris Ratliff - Yellow

Meet our First Lady

Doris Ernestine Gardner Ratliff is a native of St. Louis, Missouri.  She is the daughter of Ernest Sr. (deceased) and Rena Gardner (deceased) and the oldest of seven children...

Pastor's Schedule 2024

JANUARY

10
Winter Bible Study
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Teacher/Facilitator
Virtual – 7:00pm

14
Mount Ephraim Baptist Church
30th Ministry Year & 40th Church Anniversary
Special Guest Preacher – 9:30am
610 Largo Road
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20774
301.808.1584
Dr. Joseph A. Gilmore, Jr.

17
Winter Bible Study
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Teacher/Facilitator
Virtual – 7:00pm

24
Winter Bible Study
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Teacher/Facilitator
Virtual – 7:00pm

26
Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church
Deacon Ordination Service
Special Guest Preacher - 7:00pm
3826 Wheeler Avenue
Houston, Texas 77004
713.748.5240
Dr. Marcus D. Cosby, Host Pastor

28
Metropolitan Baptist Church
86th Church Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 9:15am
149 Springfield Avenue
Newark, New Jersey J 07103
973.642.2267
Dr. David Jefferson, Sr.

31
Winter Bible Study
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Teacher/Facilitator
Virtual – 7:00pm

FEBRUARY

3
Sunday School Equipping Institute
Special Keynote Speaker – 8:00am
Lifelong Learning Center
Brentwood Baptist Church Campus
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Host Pastor

11
44th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Campus of Brentwood Baptist Church
13033 Landmark Street
Houston, Texas 77045
713.852.1400
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Host Pastor

19 – 22
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, Inc.
2024 Clergy and Lay Leadership
Conference
Palmer House Hilton – Chicago, Illinois
773.548.6675 (SDPC Office)
Dr. Iva E. Carruthers, General Secretary

22
New Life Church of Texas
5th Pre-Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 7:00pm
1112 7th Street N.
Texas City, Texas 77590
409.655.5949
Rev. Andrew W. Berry II, Host Pastor

MARCH

10
Triumph Baptist Church
25th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher 7:45am – 1:00pm
2550 S. Liddesdale
Detroit, Michigan 48202
313.386.8044
Rev. Solomon W. Kinloch Jr., Host Pastor

16
The Revelation of Christ Church
Consecration
Special Guest Preacher – 10:00am
1473 Remount Road
Charleston, South Carolina 29406
843.566.0024
Rev. Lance T. Johnson, Host Pastor

17
Victory for the World Church
37th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 11:00am
1170 North Hairston Road
Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083
678.476.6000
Dr. Kenneth L. Samuel, Host Pastor

24
Blessed Hope Baptist Church
74th Church Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 11:00am
3741 Colvin Street @ Wallisville Road
Houston, Texas 77013
713.673.6309
Dr. Jacques D. Denkins, Host Pastor

27
Mt. Hermon Baptist Church
Ordination Ceremony
Special Guest Preacher - 6:00pm
3512 Hwy. 90 W.
Avondale, LA. 70094
504.436.8062
Dr. Darold A. Ingram Jr., Host Pastor

APRIL

14
The Ark Church
37th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 10:00am
1263 E. North Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
410.539.1591
Bishop James L. Carter, Host Pastor

23-24
Issachar 3 Conference
The Church Without Walls
5725 Queenston Blvd
Houston, Texas 77084
281.649.6957
Dr. Ralph D. West, Host Pastor

25
Gethsemane Baptist Church
26th Pre-Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher
7:00pm
8775 Flagship Drive
Houston, Texas 77029
713.674.4435
Rev. Dennis C. Jones, Host Pastor

MAY

1
Fountain of Praise
33rd Pre-Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher - 7:00pm
13950 Hillcroft Ave
Houston, Texas 77085
713.433.1824
Dr. Remus E Wright; Dr. Mia Wright, Host
Pastors

18
Morehouse College Baccalaureate Service
830 Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
404.681.2800
Dr. David A. Thomas, President

19
Metropolitan Baptist Church
160th Church Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher - 10:00am
1200 Mercantile Lane, Suite 115 B
Largo, Maryland 20774
202.238.5000
Dr. George L. Parks, Jr., Host Pastor

26
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
28th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher - 7:45am
3920 West Cardinal Drive
Beaumont, Texas 77705
409.842.3146
Dr. John R. Adolph, Host Pastor