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Welcome to my humble blog...Jennifer and I met while we worked at Home Depot back in 1998. We were married in 2003, and now I am all alone at the Depot. We love our two boys, Thomas and Joshua, and our other two kids, Baby Girl (Lab mix) and T.J. (Chow/Shep Mix). There is no telling what you might find on here. It's all very random. I earned a Master's of Divinity degree (M. Div.) from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in Memphis, TN, and did some additional work at Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Jennifer is a stay at home mom and the Principal, Teacher, and Administrator of Reeder Christian Academy for our two boys. Since 2008, we have lived in Tyronza, Arkansas, where I am the Pastor at Barton Chapel Baptist Church.

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Monday, August 11, 2014

The Kingsmen Come to Barton Chapel !!

The Mighty Kingsmen
Barton Chapel Baptist Church
189 Barton Road
Tyronza, AR 72386

August 29, 7 PM

BIO from the Kingsmen Website

http://kingsmenquartet.musiccitynetworks.com/index.htm?id=15770

For more than a half a century, no group has secured such a far reaching legacy like that of The Kingsmen Quartet. Since 1956, this group has risen from humble beginnings in the mountains of western North Carolina to one of the most beloved and innovative groups in Christian music. Countless renowned artists have been a part of this great lineage; such as Eldridge Fox, "Big" Jim Hamill, Ray Dean Reese, Squire Parsons, Johnny Parrack, Anthony Burger, Ernie Phillips, Gary Sheppard, and a host of others. The momentum has not stopped as this group continues to help define the Southern Gospel genre for a whole new generation of music lovers, perhaps more so than any other group.

In the mid-fifties, brothers Raymond, Reese, and Louis McKinney formed a gospel group, traveling locally throughout the western part of the Carolinas and completing dozens of recordings by the late 60's. By the early 70's, area natives Eldridge Fox and Ray Dean Reese joined this emerging quartet and in 1974 released their first live recording, "Big & Live" consisting of Fox, Reese, Jim Hamill, and Johnny Parrack. This Dove award winning album brought to gospel music, fresh arrangements and catchy melodies that would later become southern gospel classics, such as "Gloryroad", "Look for Me At Jesus Feet", and "Love Lifted Me". This would be the start of many legendary live albums for the Kingsmen. Traveling with a live band, the Kingsmen became one of few groups during this era to be able to perform with three to five musicians, granting them individuality and innovation in the industry.
Always seeking to have a creative edge, they began introducing themselves as, "The Ton of Fun". Through the late 1970's and 80's, more hits were churning from albums such as "Chattanooga Live", "Live Naturally", & "Live at The University of Alabama". These albums combined with high energy and up-tempo music brought music lovers an exciting brand of showmanship. Songs like, "Old Ship of Zion", "Shake Hands with a Poor Boy", "Beautiful Home", "Saints Will Rise", and "Child, Child" became gospel music staples. In 1981, "Excuses" became the Kingsmen's biggest hit of that era; it was steady at number one for 18 months, making it the longest running number one song in Southern Gospel Music history.
The successes of The Kingsmen have led to many prestigious opportunities. In 1977, The Kingsmen performed on the south lawn of the White House for President Jimmy Carter and in 1982 they performed at the opening ceremony of the World's Fair in Knoxville, TN which was broadcast on local and regional TV, with President Ronald Regan present to open the fair. The Kingsmen was also the first group to film and record a live performance at the famous Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and in 2000 they were inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame followed by the Christian Music Hall of Fame in 2008. They've garnered multiple dove awards and numerous Singing News Fan awards including favorite bass vocalist, tenor, baritone, lead, instrumentalist, video, the 1992 favorite song "Wish You Were Here" as well as favorite album by the same name, male quartet of the year, and group of the year. The Kingsmen band was voted favorite band a record 17 times making this quartet one of the most awarded groups in Southern Gospel Music.
"The key is to never lose sight of what we are working towards" says Ray Reese, Kingsmen manager and bass singer. "We tour year in and year out to spread our music to people across the country. Our music has a message, the message of Christ. Every night we work to bring His message to our audience. Our goal is to see people saved through Jesus Christ whether we're singing indoors, outdoors, in an auditorium, church or studio recordings ". Today the Kingsmen consist of 2008 hall of fame inductee, Ray Dean Reese, his son Brandon Reese, Randy Crawford, Bob Sellers, and Chris Jenkins. .

Sunday, February 23, 2014

FREE Squire Parsons Concert March 30!

We are pleased to announce that Squire Parsons will be joining us for a night of singing and praise on March 30th, 6 p. m. at Barton Chapel Baptist Church.  The concert is free to anyone who would like to attend but a  love offering will be taken.  Please see below for directions to BCBC and some biographical information for Bro. Parsons. Arrive early, space is limited!


 

Directions to Barton Chapel

Barton Chapel Baptist Church
189 Barton Road
Tyronza, AR 72386
901-626-5641

From West Memphis:

Interstate 55 North to Exit 21 (Hwy 42)
Go West on Hwy 42 about 7 miles
Barton Road is on the right.
You can see the church from the highway

From Jonesboro:

Hwy 63 South
Take exit 13 to AR-149 at Marked Tree
Drive south about 10 miles (through Black Oak)
Turn right on Hwy 42 and drive east about 2 miles.
Barton Road is on the left
You can see the church from the highway

Squire Parsons Bio

Squire Parsons
P.O. Box 279
Leicester, NC 28748

Squire Parsons is a native of West Virginia.  His father was a choir director who taught shape notes.
He and his wife Linda have four adult children.

1970 - Attended West Virginia Institute of Technology where he earned a B.S. in music.

1975 - Began singing with the Kingsmen Quartet.

1979 - Went into Solo Ministry.  Ordained by his home church Trinity Baptist in Ashville, N.C.

1981 - His song, "Sweet Beulah Land", voted "Song of the Year" by SINGING NEWS

1986, 1987 - Named "Favorite Baritone" by SINGING NEWS fans.

1988 - Named "Favorite Southern Gospel Male Singer" by SINGING NEWS fans.

1986,1992,1993,1994,1995  - Named "Favorite Gospel Songwriter" by SINGING NEWS fans.

1990 - Awarded the Martin Norcross Award for devotion to family, church, community affairs and music contributions

2008 - Inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame, in Pigeon Forge, TN.

2013 - Awarded the "Harmony Honors Award" by the Southern Gospel Music Guild for his contributions as a songwriter.

Other noted songs include, "Master of the Sea", "Oh What a Moment", "The Broken Rose", "He Came to Me", "I Call it Home", "I Sing Because", "Hello Mama", "I'm Not Giving Up", "I Go to the Rock".

Other Appearances include:

FBC, Atlanta, GA., with Charles Stanley
Little Rock Billy Graham Crusade 1989
Numerous Gaither Homecoming Events

Believe it or not...`

I'm still here.  When I first started this blog, I had never heard of Facebook.  Goodness, I was just then learning MySpace.  I originally started this blog to post pics of my kids for family and friends...then along came FB and gave me a better way to connect.  So, here I am. Blog is still here, but you won't find much.

Friday, August 22, 2008

BBQ Review

Thanks to Kristi for sending me this video. . . Any BBQ lover can appreciate it.


Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Barton Chapel Baptist Church






Over the past couple months we've met some wonderful people at Barton Chapel Baptist Church in Tyronza, Arkansas. They've been looking for a pastor, and this month, they called us to come as Interim. We're looking forward to this next step in our lives and are really excited about the coming months. It's a really great little church if you can get past the preaching... :-) They have a cute little parsonage too - Thanks to everyone who helped work on it so we would have a place to stay on the weekend.


I'm really too big for this now



Just me and my brother






Happy Days...





Sleepytime






At the sprinkler park


Playground pics






Recent Family pics












Mostly July 4th










Saturday, June 28, 2008

Family Pics

Hey all,....the next 5, 10, or 20 posts are a series of pics i've taken over the last few months because I haven't been on my blog for quite some time. Enjoy, and I promise for those of you who are interested (shannon in particular), I will get them on shutterfly soon.