Sandy Run Church

06/16/2026

I want to ask you something that most church folks have never been asked directly.

Think of someone you know — someone who used to be in church every Sunday. Knew every song. Led a small group. Prayed out loud without blinking. And then one day... they were just gone.

Here's the question: What happened to them spiritually?
Did they lose their salvation? Did they prove they were never really saved to begin with? Is that even possible — or is God's grip stronger than any choice they could make?

These aren't trick questions. They're some of the most important questions in the Christian life — and two of the most serious, Scripture-honoring traditions in church history land in completely different places on the answer.

We're going to look at both sides. We're going to read the actual verses. And then you're going to have a chance to figure out what you believe — and why.

📖 CAN YOU LEAVE YOUR FAITH?

A Study in Apostasy, Eternal Security & What the Bible Says

Come ready to think. Come ready to talk. And if you've got somebody whose chair is empty right now — come ready to pray.

I'll see you there, folks.
For the Kingdom,

Pastor Chuck E. Parish, D.Div.

Sandy Run Worship & Praise Center
Wednesday 6:00 PM

06/13/2026

🎵 He ran the 24-hour praise cycle in David's Tabernacle.

He played bronze cymbals before the Ark of the Covenant.

Kings commanded their Levites to sing HIS songs alongside David's.

Even after 70 years of Babylonian exile — 128 of his descendants came home and rebuilt Israel's worship from the ground up.

His name was Asaph.
And this man — the chief worship architect of an entire nation — almost lost his faith.

Come on, somebody. If it could happen to HIM...
Here's the thing — Asaph didn't lose it because he stopped believing in God.

He lost his footing because he started watching the wrong people.
And I think a whole lot of us know exactly what that feels like.

This Sunday I'm bringing a message I've been sitting with for a while.

It's called "When You Forget To Remember" — and Asaph is going to walk us right into the one place where everything changes.

Not a building.
A presence.

📖 Psalm 103:1-2 | Psalm 73

We'd love to have you join us this Sunday at Sandy Run! Service Time 10:45am

Come experience what happens when you stop looking out, stop looking in — and start looking UP. 👆

🏠 Sandy Run Worship & Praise Center | Hattiesburg, MS
📲 Share this with somebody who needs a fresh perspective this week!

06/07/2026

Notes and takeaways from Founding Pastor, Lavon Overstreet.

06/06/2026

Experience a Sandy Run Sunday!!!

06/05/2026

🏛️ Sandy Run Family — this Sunday matters.

There's something powerful about hearing a message from the person who first heard the call to build what you're now a part of. This Sunday, June 7th, our Founding Pastor, Rev. Lavon Overstreet, will be ministering in our main service 10:45am — and he's bringing a word rooted in the very foundation of Sandy Run Worship & Praise Center.

Before there was a congregation, there was a calling.
Before there were members, there was a mission.
Before there was a building, there was a burden placed on one man's heart.

The man we call Pastor answered that call — and what God birthed through his faithfulness is the church family you call home today.

This Sunday, he's not just attending. He's speaking from the foundation — reminding us who we are, what we were built on, and where God is calling us next.

1 Corinthians 3:11 tells us there is no other foundation than the one already laid. This Sunday, we go back to that foundation — and we build forward from it.

If you've ever wondered what Sandy Run is truly about at its core — come Sunday and hear it from the man who laid the first stone.

Invite someone who needs a church home. Invite someone stepping into a new season. Invite someone who needs to be reminded that God builds things that last.

We'll see you Sunday! 🙌

📍 Sandy Run Worship & Praise Center | Hattiesburg, MS
🕑 10:45 - Traditional Service
🕑 11:am - "Kingdom Kids" Children's Church

05/09/2026

Happy Mother's Day, Sandy Run family! 🌸
We want you to know that our Founding Pastor, Lavon Overstreet, was scheduled to be with us tomorrow — and we are so looking forward to that Sunday when it comes! Due to a scheduling conflict, Pastor Lavon will be joining us at a later date. Stay tuned — that's going to be a great one!

But here's the thing — you are still invited to join us for a SandyRun Sunday and Mother's Day Celebration, and we believe God has already ordered this day!
Pastor Chuck will continue our spring series, "Afterwards" — and this week's message could not be more fitting for Mother's Day. We're calling it "Afterwards — Wait Here."
We're going to spend some time with a mama who knew something about waiting.

Mary didn't just witness the story of Jesus — she carried it. Before the world ever heard His name, she was already saying yes in the dark. An angel showed up with an impossible announcement, and this young woman looked heaven in the face and said "Be it unto me according to thy word." Then she waited. Nine months of whispers, stares, and questions she couldn't fully answer — trusting a promise she couldn't fully explain.

She was there when He drew His first breath. She was there when He drew His last. And when they laid Him in that tomb, nobody's heart broke like Mary's broke. But she didn't walk away. She waited.
And then — on the other side of the worst weekend in history — she was still standing. Still believing. Still there.

Come Acts chapter 2, when the disciples gathered in that upper room waiting on the Promise of the Father, Scripture tells us Mary was right in the middle of them. She had waited for His birth. She had waited through His death. And now she was waiting for His Spirit.
Folks, Mary didn't just birth the movement — she outlasted every reason to quit and waited it all the way through.

That's a word for every mother in the room who is still holding on to something God promised you. Don't you leave that upper room.

We'll see you in the morning! Bring your mama, your family, and an expectant heart. 🙌
📍 Sandy Run Worship & Praise Center
🕑 10am Dare To Move
10:30 Worship Service
📖 Series: Afterwards | Week: Wait Here

04/15/2026

04/03/2026

"Change The Recording"

A mentor and friend of mine — Tom Telesco — gave me something a while back that I haven't been able to put down.

Studies show that by the time we reach seventeen years old, the average person has heard "No, you can't" about 150,000 times — and "Yes, you can" about 5,000 times.

That's 30 no's for every single yes.

Here's the thing — that kind of math doesn't stay in childhood. It follows you right into the boardroom, the pulpit, the mirror every morning. And what starts as somebody else's voice eventually starts sounding like your own.

Proverbs 23:7 says it plainly: As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.

Your heart is listening to everything you say about yourself, folks. Every single word.

So Tom's challenge was simple — and I want to pass it on to you today. He called it "Change The Recording."

Every hour, take notice of the conversations going on inside your own head. When that old recording starts playing — you're not enough, you can't do this, who do you think you are — re-script it. On purpose. With intention. Out loud if you have to.

Is it going to take work? Absolutely! But it starts with something as simple as this —

Write your name down. And beside each letter, write a word or phrase that tells the truth about who you actually are.

I'll go first.

C — Called — before I ever had a title, I had a purpose.
H — Helpful — my first instinct is always "how can I serve?"
U — Unwavering — my faith doesn't flex with my circumstances.
C — Connector — I build bridges between people and their potential
K — Kingdom-minded — every decision I make runs through a higher filter.

Now you try it. Put your name in the comments and give us one word — just one — beside the first letter. Let's change some recordings together today.

You must be careful how you speak to yourself.

Your heart is listening. 🙏

Sunday is on the way! The darkest day in Kingdom history brought forth the greatest Light the world will ever know and opened the door to your Divine Purpose!

— Pastor Chuck E. Parish, D.Div.

Join us for a Sandy Run Resurrection Sunday!!
10:am Worship Service

03/07/2026

🌸⏰ Spring Forward, Sandy Run! ⏰🌸
Don't forget — tonight before you go to bed, set your clocks ONE HOUR AHEAD! Yes, you lose an hour of sleep... but you gain a whole season of new beginnings! 🌱
And hey — what better way to spend that first Sunday of Spring than with YOUR church family?! 🙌
Join us tomorrow:
☕ 8:00 AM — Men's Coffee with Pastor Chuck (Come caffeinated or come desperate — either way, come!)
🏃 10:00 AM — Dare to Move
🎶 10:30 AM — Worship
👑 11:00 AM — Kingdom Kids
Spring is a season of growth, fresh starts, and new life — and that's exactly what we celebrate every single Sunday at Sandy Run! Don't let a lost hour keep you from a FOUND purpose! 💪
We'll save you a seat. 😊
Sandy Run Worship and Praise Center — Where every season is a reason to praise!
📍 See you Sunday!

01/25/2026

SALT AND LIGHT: A Call to Bold Faith