Dr. Michael R. Gentry Ministries

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Information about Dr. Gentry

EARLY LIFE: Dr. Michael R. Gentry was born in El Reno, Oklahoma on April 8, 1951. Parents were Emmanuel & Leona Gentry. Dr. Gentry attended the Midwest City, OK Independent School District including (1) Country Estates Grade School (1956-63); Monroney Jr. High (1963-66); Midwest City High School (1966-1969).

EDUCATION: College and Post-Graduate Degrees include: B.A. in religion (1973) @ Bethany Nazarene College; Th.B. (1983) & Th.M (1985) @ Freelandia Institute; M.Min. (1995) @ Southern Nazarene University; D.P.Min (2005) @ Master's Graduate School of Divinity.  Independent studies without degrees undertaken at Nazarene Theological Seminary, Oklahoma Baptist University, Kaskaskia College, Paris Junior College.

ORDINATION: Local Ministers License (1972) ... District Ministers License (1973) ... Ordained Elder by Southeast Oklahoma District Church of the Nazarene (1974) 

PASTORAL MINISTRY: All in the Church of the Nazarene .. (1) Okemah OK (09/1974) ... (2) Republic Mo (03/1977) ... (3) Centralia IL (08/1979) ... (4) Madill OK (11/1987) ... (5) Paris TX (11/1990) & Blossom TX (11/2004) ... (6) Cisco TX (06/2007)

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:  (1) Wesleyan Theological Society, (2) American Academy of Religion, (3) Association for the Sociology of Religion, (4) Academy of Parish Clergy, (5) Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies.

OTHER MINISTRIES: Founder and President of "Defender of the Faith" Newsletter (1984-1995); Second Tenor in "Gene Adams & The Miracles" (1979-1982); Occasional Evangelist with revivals in Oklahoma, Mississippi, Illinois, Arkansas, Maryland, and Texas (1975-current); Teaching Professor for Dallas Intensive Ministerial Training School & Dallas Extension of Nazarene Bible College (1995-2004).

SPECIAL HONORS: Inclusion to 3rd & 4th Edition of Marquis' Who's Who In Religion; Religious Personalities of America.

WRITINGS/PUBLICATIONS: Herald of Holiness magazine, The Communicator, Christian Holiness Pulpit Digest, Defender of the Faith, Paris (Tx) News, Cisco (Tx) Press, Eastland (Tx) Telegram, Abilene (Tx) Reporter

 

CURRENT ISSUES / PRAYER

          JANUARY 2012

  • Jan. 10 ...... Cisco Lions Club Pancake Supper @ Cisco H.S. Cafeteria ... 5:00 - 7:00 pm
  • Jan. 13-15 ... West Texas District "Shepherd's Sabbath" @ Abilene Elegante Motel
  • Jan. 15 ...... Rev Bob Ferguson speaking at CCN @ 10:45 am only
  • Jan. 24 ...... West Texas District SDMI Meeting @ Ft. Worth
  • Jan. 29 ...... 5th Sunday Singing @ 6:00 pm

    • FEBRUARY 2012

  • Feb. 02 ...... Abilene Zone Pastor & Spouse Fellowship @ Abilene Town Crier Restaurant ... 6:30 pm 
  • Feb. 08 ...... Nazarene Missions Elections . 7:00 pm
  • Feb. 12 ...... Church Board / S.S.Sup't. Elections ... 10:45 am
  • Feb. 12 ...... Church Board Meeting ... 5:30 pm
  • Feb. 12 ...... Cisco Community Service @ Cisco Church of the Nazarene ... 6:30 pm
  • Feb. 16-17 ... RAM (Rural America Missions) Conference @ Durant OK Victory Life Church 

Cisco Texas Church of the Nazarene

SUN: Sunday School ----------------------------- 9:45 am

SUN: Morning Worship -------------------------- 10:45 am

SUN: Youth Meeting ------------------------------ 6:00 pm

SUN: Evening Praise -----------------------------  6:00 pm

WED: Evening Hour of Power --------------------- 7:00 pm

Monthly Activities

2nd SUN: Church Board Meeting -------------------- 5:30pm

2nd SUN: Cisco Community Service ---------------- 6:30 pm

2nd WED: NMI Missions Service -------------------- 7:00 pm