Reverend Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff
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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
JUNE
1
First Baptist Church - Capitol Hill
Installation Service
Special Guest Preacher
900 Nelson Merry Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
615.255.8757
Dr. Shane B. Scott, Sr., Host Pastor
3 – 6
110th Hampton University Ministers’ Conference and 90th Organists’ & Choir Directors’ Guild Workshop
Hampton, Virginia
9
Ebenezer A.M.E. Church
Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher - 10:00am
5151 W. Chicago Drive
Detroit, Michigan 48204
313.933.6943
Dr. Mickarl D. Thomas, Sr., Host Pastor
JULY
10
Brentwood Baptist Church Youth Revival
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Preaching
Sanctuary – 7:00pm
Brentwood Baptist Church Campus
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Host Pastor
22 – August 1
South Africa Tour
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Tour Host
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
3-6
The National Baptist Convention
143rd Annual Session
Baltimore, Maryland
15
New Faith Church
7th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 7:30am
4315 W Fuqua Street
Houston, Texas 77045
713.434.4000
Dr. Andre J. Lewis, Host Pastor
22
Galilee Baptist Church
70th Church Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 9:00am & 11:00am
2101 Shadyside Avenue
Suitland, Maryland 20746
301.420.5013
Dr. Lloyd T. McGriff, Host Pastor
24-25
Second Mount Carmel Baptist Church
Revival
Special Guest Preacher – 7:00pm
5713 Kinsman Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44104
216.391.8043
Rev. Darius J. Jeffries, Host Pastor
29
Mount Ararat Baptist Church
20th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 9:00am & 11:00am
425 Howard Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11233
718.342.1571
Rev. Steven Eugene Carter, Host Pastor
OCTOBER
5
First Baptist Church of Highland Park
Evening Service
Special Guest Preacher – 6:30pm
6801 Sheriff Road
Landover, Maryland 20785
301.773.6655
Dr. Henry P. Davis III., Host Pastor
6
First Baptist Church of Highland Park
24th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 7:30am & 11:00am
6801 Sheriff Road
Landover, Maryland 20785
301.773.6655
Dr. Henry P. Davis III., Host Pastor
10
Concord Church
18th Pastoral Anniversary Appreciation Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 7:00pm
124 West Bellville – MLK, Jr. Hwy. 77
Giddings, Texas 78942
979.542.2052
Rev. Stanley P. Harris, Host Pastor
13
The Church Without Walls
37th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 8:00am & 10:00am
5725 Queenston
Houston, Texas 77084
281.649.6800
Dr. Ralph Douglas West, Host Pastor
20
Silver Lake Community Church
29th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 8:00am & 10:00am
1865 Cullen Parkway
Pearland, Texas 77581
281.997.6006
Rev. Reginald W. DeVaughn, Host Pastor
27
Transforming Life Christian Fellowship
Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 11:00am
2109 S Beckley Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75224
469.620.2300
Rev. Tyrone D. Gordon, Host Pastor
NOVEMBER
3
The Encounter Church of Katy
15th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 10:00am
1350 Main Street
Katy, Texas 77494
713.228.4331
Dr. Anthony W. Wilcots, Host Pastor
11-13
First Baptist Institutional Church
Revival
Special Guest Preacher – 7:00pm Nightly
3144 3rd Avenue, South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33712
727.321.6503
Dr. Wayne G. Thompson, Host Pastor
17
Faith Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church
Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 9:45am
29 Grove Street
Stamford, Connecticut 06901
203.348.8755
Dr. Joseph G. Ford, Host Pastor
DECEMBER
8
The Church of New Beginnings
26th Pastoral Appreciation Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 9:00am
11816 Champion Forest Drive
Houston, Texas 77066
281.859.2312
Dr. Michael Lee Jones, Host Pastor