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 2025
JANUARY
8
Winter Bible Study
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Teacher/Facilitator
Virtual – 7:00pm
15
Winter Bible Study
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Teacher/Facilitator
Virtual – 7:00pm
19
Mount Canaan Missionary Baptist Church
MLK Anniversary Service
Special Guest Preacher – 6:00 p.m.
1666 Alston Street
Shreveport, Louisiana 71101
318.227.9993
Dr. Greg Oliver, Sr., Host Pastor
22
Winter Bible Study
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Teacher/Facilitator
Virtual – 7:00pm
29
Winter Bible Study
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Teacher/Facilitator
Virtual – 7:00pm
FEBRUARY
1
Sunday School Equipping Institute
Special Keynote Speaker – 12:00noon
Lifelong Learning Center
Brentwood Baptist Church Campus
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Host Pastor
9
45th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Campus of Brentwood Baptist Church
13033 Landmark Street
Houston, Texas 77045
713.852.1400
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Host Pastor
13
Texas Gospel Music Excellence Awards
27th Anniversary Welcome Service
Special Guest Speaker – 2:30pm
Houston Marriott South – Hobby Airport
9100 Gulf Freeway
Houston, TX 77017
281.935.3573
13
New Life Church of Texas
6th Pre-Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 7:00pm
1112 7th Street North
Texas City, Texas 77590
409.655.5949
Rev. Andrew Berry, Host Pastor
FELLOWSHIP VISIT
MARCH
2
Triumph Baptist Church
26th 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
9
Greater Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
60th Church Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 3:00pm
1823 DeWalt Street
Houston, Texas 77088
281.477.7123
Rev. Michael A. Caldwell, Host Pastor
FELLOWSHIP VISIT
16
Victory for the World Church
38th 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
23
Blessed Hope Baptist Church
75th 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
30
Cedar Street Baptist Church of God
17th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 10:00am
2301 Cedar Street
Richmond, Virginia 23223
804.648.8919
Dr. Anthony M. Chandler, Sr., Host Pastor
APRIL
6
Bethel United Methodist Church
Special Guest Preacher – 11:00am
227 S Acme Road
San Antonio, Texas 78237
210.433.8683
Rev. Carolyn Pittman, Host Pastor
8
Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church
Revival
Special Guest Preacher – 7:00pm
4004 LeBanon Pike
Hermitage, Tennessee 37076
615.298.4387
Rev. Breonus M. Mitchell, Sr., Host Pastor
13
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
24
Gethsemane Baptist Church
27th Pre-Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher and Choir – 7:00pm
8775 Flagship Drive
Houston, Texas 77029
713.674.4435
Rev. Dennis C. Jones, Host Pastor
FELLOWSHIP VISIT
29 – 31
Issachar 3 Conference
The Church Without Walls
5725 Queenston Blvd
Houston, Texas 77084
281.649.6957
Dr. Ralph D. West, Host Pastor
MAY
4
Elizabeth Bible Church
Legacy Service
Special Guest Preacher – 7:15am, 9:35am, 12:00pm
4245 Cascade Road SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30331
404.691.3146
Bishop Craig L. Oliver, Host Pastor
7
Fountain of Praise
34th 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
17
Morehouse College Baccalaureate Service
830 Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
404.681.2800
Dr. David A. Thomas, President
18
Bible-Based Fellowship Church
36th Church Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher - 10:00am
4811 Ehrlich Road
Tampa, Florida 33624
813.264.4050
Dr. Anthony C. White., Host Pastor
25
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
27th 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
2 – 5
111th Hampton University Ministers’ Conference
and 91st Organists and Choir Directors’ Guild
Workshop
Hampton, Virginia
8
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
17 – 28
Egypt and Dubai Tour
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Tour Host
JULY
9
Brentwood Baptist Church Youth Revival
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Preaching
Sanctuary – 7:00pm
Brentwood Baptist Church Campus
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Host Pastor
13
The Revelation of Christ Church
Pastoral Anniversary
Special Guest Preacher – 10:00am
1473 Remount Road
Charleston, South Carolina 29406
843.566.0024
Rev. Lance T. Johnson, Host Pastor
20
Metropolitan Baptist Church
Special Guest Preacher – 9:15am
149 Springfield Avenue
Newark, New Jersey 07103
973.642.2267
Dr. David Jefferson, Sr., Host Pastor
27
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
Senior’s Day Service
Special Guest Preacher - 10:00am
428 East Main Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
614.221.3446
Dr. Eugene Gibson, Sr., Host Pastor
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
21
New Faith Church
8th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 7:30am
4315 W Fuqua Street
Houston, Texas 77045
713.434.4000
Dr. Andre J. Lewis, Host Pastor
28
Mount Ararat Baptist Church
21st Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 9:00am and 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
25th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 7:30am and 11:00am
6801 Sheriff Road
Landover, Maryland 20785
301.773.6655
Dr. Henry P. Davis III., Host Pastor
9
Concord Church
19th 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
10
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church
40th Pastoral Anniversary Banquet
Special Guest Preacher – 7:00pm
111 Hobart St.
San Antonio, Texas 78237
210.433.5636
Dr. Jerry W. Dailey, Host Pastor
12
The Church Without Walls
38th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 8:00am and 10:00am
5725 Queenston
Houston, Texas 77084
281.649.6800
Dr. Ralph Douglas West, Host Pastor
19
Silver Lake Community Church
30th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 8:00am and 10:00am
1865 Cullen Parkway
Pearland, Texas 77581
281.997.6006
Rev. Reginald W. DeVaughn, Host Pastor
29
Greater True Light Missionary Baptist Church
64th Church Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 7:00pm
6828 Annunciation Street
Houston, Texas 77016
281.449.6137
Rev. Theophilius O’Brian Berry, Host Pastor
FELLOWSHIP VISIT
NOVEMBER
9
The Encounter Church of Katy
16th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 10:00am
1350 Main Street
Katy, Texas 77494
713.228.4331
Rev. Anthony W. Wilcots, Host Pastor
17-19
First Baptist Institutional Church
Revival
Special Guest Preacher – 7:00pm Nightly
3144 3 rd Avenue, South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33712
727.321.6503
Dr. Wayne G. Thompson, Host Pastor
DECEMBER
14
The Church of New Beginnings
27th Pastoral Appreciation Celebration
Special Guest Preacher – 9:00am
11816 Champion Forest Drive
Houston, Texas 77066
281.859.2312
Dr. Michael Lee Jones, Host Pastor